I know I speak for us all when I say we’re all glad to see the back of 2020. It has been a truly awful year for everyone, so I’m not going to dwell on that. Even so, I think it’s always important to look back at the end of each year before looking forward …
Well, blimey. Diary of the Dad is ten years old today. It started as a way of trying out content for a book idea, became a new hobby, then a full-time job, before reverting to a hobby again. It’s been quite the proverbial rollercoaster. But the one thing that has remained constant is that I’ve …
Well, where to start, eh? Another year is just about over and so, indeed, is another decade. So it’s time for all the clichés about the passing of time, looking forward and also looking back. This year has been quite a mixed bag. It started with high hopes of blog work picking up again and …
Four years ago today, I started a new life as a freelancer. Soon afterwards, blogging took over and became my full-time job. When I left a secure and well-paid role to become my own boss in 2015, it did raise a few eyebrows among colleagues. It was worth the risk though. It’s given me loads …
Well, I never thought I’d see the day. This is my 1,000th blog post. I won’t get a letter from the queen or anything like that, but it’s a proud achievement nonetheless. As my good friend John from Dad Blog UK put it the other day, I’m a veteran blogger now. This is a much …
Like most self-employed people who work alone, I can get a bit down from time to time. It’s so easy to lose self-belief and, as a result, motivation when your entire workforce is just you. On Monday, I spent an hour or so searching Google for articles and blog posts about the way I was …
Blogging for a living is a strange existence at times. I never know what I’ll be working on more than five or six weeks in advance or, indeed, if I’ll have enough work. There’s also the fact that I don’t have a specific payday and that a large amount of my time is spent on admin, …
I’ve just celebrated ten years on Twitter. Well, I say I celebrated, I didn’t actually realise until yesterday when it prompted me to share a tweet to mark the occasion. I love Twitter. It’s definitely my favourite social media platform and is the one that has served me best as a blogger. I’ve made some …
Well, it’s that time again. Christmas is over and we’re in that weird nether period while we wait for everything to start up again in the new year. If nothing else, it’s a good opportunity to look back at the last year. As always, it’s been a mixed bag. In fact, generally speaking, it’s been a …
Eight years ago today, I published my first blog post. It was nothing special as first efforts go. Just 259 words about why I related to zombies since joining the ranks of sleep-deprived parents. A lot has changed since then. What started as a new hobby that I didn’t necessarily think would stick has become …