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It’s times like these I really start to wonder what the rest of the world must think of the UK! Despite having nowhere near as much snow as other countries get on a regular basis at this time of year, and despite the total inevitability of the odd [...]]]>

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It’s times like these I really start to wonder what the rest of the world must think of the UK! Despite having nowhere near as much snow as other countries get on a regular basis at this time of year, and despite the total inevitability of the odd snowy winter once in a while, when it happens we always go crazy and treat it like the coming of the apocalypse! Having said that however, I really could do without the ice that’s everywhere! The snow I don’t mind, it’s pretty and snowball fights are great fun, but when it’s compacted down into sheet ice on the pavements it’s not so great.

Still, if everyone else is walking like a penguin too, I don’t feel quite so silly!

Days like these are a great excuse for hot chocolate, wholesome, stodgier than you usually allow yourself meals, evenings in watching movies instead of going out, keeping the curtains closed to help keep the warmth in, wearing a blanket like a cape, stompy boots, scarves worn indoors and putting things off because “it might start to thaw tomorrow”.

If you’re currently in the UK, how are you coping with the snow? People who get it worse than us, how do you manage?

On Friday, I awoke at the normal time for a work-day and set off to catch a coach to London (instantly regretting the decision to save money – if I’d paid a little more for a train ticket I could have had a nice lie-in). The reason? [...]]]> Image created by Aimee Marie

On Friday, I awoke at the normal time for a work-day and set off to catch a coach to London (instantly regretting the decision to save money – if I’d paid a little more for a train ticket I could have had a nice lie-in). The reason? I was going to meet some of the fabulous ladies from the UK Lady Bloggersgroup, for what would hopefully be the first of many meetups!

This being a first attempt, we were expecting a few hiccups along the way but with the help of Twitter we all managed to find each-other quite easily, and settled down for a drink and a chat – cocktails at lunch time for some of us! After breaking the ice, we took the tube to South Kensington to visit the wonderful Hummingbird Bakeryfor some delicious cupcakes, but being a group of 8 there wasn’t enough room for us, so we quickly dashed across the road to a convenient pub to hide from the rain and subtly enjoy the sugary goodness! After some more substantial food we went to Covent Garden for a wander around the shops, including a fabulous toy shop, then went our separate ways.

Overall it was a lovely day spent getting to know some fabulous ladies, as well as brainstorming ideas for the next UK Lady Bloggers Meetup, which promises to be bigger and even better! If you’re a UK-based female blogger interested in meeting up, please join the UK Lady Bloggers network to share your ideas!

A write-up with some photos courtesy of Hayles is posted here!

Courtesy of the fabulous Aimee Marie, whose design skills are far superior to my own! I apologise if, due to the constraints of the WordPress theme I use, this looks a little odd (it doesn’t quite work on my netbook screen) but it’s definitely worth posting at full size!

Spending time on Twitter of late, I cannot help but be a little bit envious of the meetups some of the Lady Bloggers of Australasia have been attending, and how much fun they all seem to be having. From extensive googling, it appears that there exists no such [...]]]> Image by Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com

Spending time on Twitter of late, I cannot help but be a little bit envious of the meetups some of the Lady Bloggers of Australasia have been attending, and how much fun they all seem to be having. From extensive googling, it appears that there exists no such meeting of minds and blogs to organise meetups here in the UK, aside from those organised by organisations such as Wordcamp, so I thought I would see if there is any interest from UK (and further afield if you can get here!)-based lady bloggers in a big, organised meetup probably sometime this summer.

If there are just a few of us we can simply meet up at a cafe or bar in a central location and chat, if the idea proves more popular, a proper venue could be hired and something a bit more special organised! So, if you’re a female blogger based in or able to get to the UK, it doesn’t matter what kind of blog you write, I would love to hear from you! Similarly, ideas for venues, events, etc. would be welcomed, as would any offers of help when the organisation stage comes around.

Please also post this on your own blogs, so that other bloggers who haven’t heard of my tiny corner of the blogosphere yet can join in the fun, then join the UK Lady Bloggers at ning.com so we can start discussing the details! Updates will be regularly be posted to the Facebook Group for those of you who do not wish to participate in the organisation but want to be updated on what’s going on.

I really would love to meet some of you fabulous ladies who have made such a great impact on my life! xx