The eBay Mummy Blogger Challenge

Cast your minds way back to before we counted in the New Year with Champagne and fireworks (or maybe you were in bed by 11.15 like me...), before your kids woke you at 4.30am to show you what Santa had brought, before the snow made everyone get cabin fever and left them twitching in a corner of their house mumbling 'Air - I need fresh air'.....OK, you can stop there - that's about the time of the eBay Christmas Mummy Blogger Challenge.

If you didn't hear about it at the time the deal is this: eBay gave five mummy bloggers £300 to spend on their Christmas shopping on eBay. We had to get as much help as we could from people on Facebook, Twitter, Blogs etc and you could vote for your winner on eBay dedicated Facebook page.

And as if that wasn't good enough there was £500 up for grabs for the winner.

So who was it that bugged the hell out of her friends to vote for her? Who was it that became a Twitter pest with her hourly eBay updates? Who begged strangers for their support like a crazed politician and promised random visitors lifelong friendship? Yes sir-ee, yours truly did.

And guess what? It worked. You are now looking at the Queen of the eBay Mummy Blogger Challenge!!!

Oh that's ok - there no need to bow.

(Seriously though - thanks so much to everyone who helped and voted for me. The winnings were very much needed so you can rest assured they've gone to a good home. x)

A letter to my online love

I just stumbled on 3bedroombungalows Dear So and So linky and had to jump onboard with a letter to my poor neglected Online Love.

Dear B,
I know I said that I would never let anything come between us, that I would love you and take care of you, nurture you and have fun with you. I told you nothing would ever come between us. I meant it. Really I did. But then someone else came along and offered me something that you haven't yet. I'm not proud to admit it, but yes, it was indeed money. Of course I know it's shallow of me, and possibly shortsighted, but you should see the gifts he gives me! First there was the gorgeous jewellery, then the leather purses, and the clothes...
And I must say he is unbelievably good with the kids - you really wouldn't believe all the presents he's sent for them.
I have missed you though. And I just wanted to let you know that I will be back to give you my full attention before long. You see the money has nearly run out so me and Mr. eBay will be taking a break from each other very, very soon. And then I will be with you again dear Blog, and I promise to be attentive, witty, and completely dedicated to you (well, until the next great offer comes along anyway).

Love and Comments,
Kate.

Kate would like to thank eBay for the amazing opportunity of taking part in the eBay Mummy Blogger Challenge on Facebook. Kate's Blog would like to tell eBay to get lost and leave them to talk through their recent split in peace.

eBay Mummy Challenge

Now I realise that none of you are going to be quite as excited as I am by this - but I have just been given £250 by ebay.co.uk for my Christmas Shopping! Hooray!
Did they know I had given up work, moved house, and in the process become rather poor this year? Did they know that our kids were all set to be getting  a tangerine, a walnut and half a curly wurly in their Santa sacks on Christmas Eve? Did they know that I LOVE eBay but have been too frightened to register my new credit card details with them since my last one spontaneously exploded from too much use? (And no - unfortunately the money owed on it didn't go up in smoke too).
I do not have the answers to those questions, but I do know this - from tomorrow I will be participating in 3 weeks worth of guilt free Christmas shopping for my fabulous family and friends who have helped us out so much over the past year.
But wait - there's more! eBay have set up a Facebook App called eBay Mummy Blogger where you can come and vote for your favourite contestant (that would be me), and help us all spend some of that dosh. And if you're really good you might even be rewarded for your efforts...
So please click on the Mummy Blogger eBay picture to the right of this post and join in the fun!