Someone’s Mum turns two years old today. It is hard to put into words the impact that those two years have had on me. I have given up my career of a decade, learned new skills, met new friends and found a new career that I am passionate about. I love almost everything about blogging – the writing, the creativity, the way it inspires me to try new things and improve. I love being able to stay in my own home, look after my children when they are poorly, take my son to his appointments. I love being my own boss.
I love learning about photography. I love buying and mastering new gadgets. I love being able to give my family treats that we would otherwise never afford.
There are challenges. Working from home is never easy, especially when work needs to be done in a very short space of time. Mum guilt is still a constant companion – but I think that all parents will always feel that to some extent.
It is also fun to look back over what I have achieved over the last two years. Of course, these numbers only reveal a tiny part of that. I cannot record the messages I have received here, because they are not mine to make public. But if I have made one person feel less alone, if I have helped one person understand a little more, helped one person with a useful insight or information – then I could not be more happy with what I have achieved.
Through blogging I can provide for my family, fulfil my creativity and passion and reach out to people in the autism community. I can make a difference.
I am so lucky and so grateful.
Two Years of Someone’s Mum
| 2016 | 2017* | |
| Total Pageviews | 301, 373 | 659, 699 |
| Total Unique Users | 227, 202 | 421, 684 |
| Total number of posts | 140 | 289 |
| Total number of comments | 2,710 | 5994 |
*Numbers are totals for the life of the blog
Top 3 viewed posts of 2017
Fingerlings Unboxing Review and Giveaway (Entirely down to a popular toy being Googled a lot!)
To the new autism mum who just wants someone to say it will be okay.
Tots100 Rankings
| Date | Rank | Change |
|---|---|---|
| December 2017 | 70 |  13 |
| November 2017 | 57 |  5 |
| October 2017 | 62 | 2 |
| September 2017 | 60 | 2 |
| August 2017 | 58 | 19 |
| July 2017 | 39 | 27 |
| June 2017 | 66 | 10 |
| May 2017 | 56 | 4 |
| April 2017 | 52 | 22 |
| March 2017 | 30 | 11 |
| February 2017 | 41 | 8 |
| January 2017 | 49 | 27 |
| December 2016 | 22 |  0 |
| November 2016 | 22 | 72 |
| October 2016 | 94 | 4 |
| September 2016 | 90 | 27 |
| August 2016 | 63 | 39 |
| July 2016 | 102 | 206 |
| May 2016 | 308 | 273 |
| April 2016 | 581 | 68 |
| March 2016 | 649 | 321 |
| February 2016 | 970 | 0 |
Social Media Followers
| 2016 | 2017 | |
| 1775 | 4724 | |
| 13,560 | 21,418 | |
| 28,062 | 42,148 | |
| 2994 | 4420 | |
| YouTube | 151 | 1197 |
Youtube Views: 25,567
Top 3 Instagram Pictures (Reach)
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Ways People Found Me
| Channel | Sessions |
| Social | 169,567 |
| Referral | 33,904 |
| Organic Search | 31,849 |
Social Referrals
| Social Media | Sessions | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
|
146,274 |
86.27% |
| 2. |
|
15,846 |
9.35% |
| 3. |
|
3,504 |
2.07% |
| 4. |
|
2,806 |
1.65% |
| 5. |
|
611 |
0.36% |
| 6. |
|
247 |
0.15% |
| 7. |
|
114 |
0.07% |
| 8. |
|
65 |
0.04% |
| 9. |
|
39 |
0.02% |
| 10. |
|
18 |
0.01% |
Top Tweet
So I won @BlogosphereM Parenting Blogger of the Year. Thank you so much. Still cannot quite believe it this morning! pic.twitter.com/49LyVFwDV7
— Danielle Duggins (@MumSomeone) June 23, 2017
Top Mention
Parenting blogger of the year shortlist: @NigeHiggins4 @fizzypeachesx @tobyandroo @MumSomeone @dilanandme VOTE now: https://t.co/0hIiYchPJK pic.twitter.com/fq8eMcQRvp
— Blogosphere Magazine (@BlogosphereM) May 8, 2017
Awards
BAPs (Bloody Awesome Parents Awards) – Best Newcomer (Nominated)
BiBs (Brilliance in Blogging Awards) – Fresh Voice (Nominated)
Blogosphere Parenting Blogger of the Year 2017 (Won)
Most Popular Facebook Posts
1. Reached 118,574 people:
2. Reached 73,318 people:
3. Reached 66,661 people:
And there we have it…another year.
Happy two years lovely ❤️ Your blog is incredible, this is super inspiring to read! Xx
You’ve done so brilliantly – huge congratulations! I am sure 2018 will be even a more fabulous year 🙂
Wow awesome well done! Amazing stats for 2yrs in 🙂 congratulations on your award too.
Happy blogoversary lovely. Mine is coming up this month too. You have achieved so much & it’s all deserved. Congratulations & I look forward to seeing everything else you achieve x
I just stumbled upon your teaching posts today, as I’m considering leaving my teaching job for at least a year to stay home with my daughter. Like you say in your post, I have felt like a bad mother. I have felt like a bad teacher.. because both are all-consuming. I can’t do both. Thank you so much for writing those posts.
I am curious when you find the time to plan, write, photograph, and remain active on social media while you’re home with your children. My daughter is 14 months and I can rarely get anything done while she is awake.
Hello Sarah. Thanks for commenting. Mine are a little older so my boy is at school now. My daughter, who is 3 now, has two days at nursery for me to work but I just juggle the rest as best I can. There are a lot of late evenings and I work nearly as hard as I did as a teacher but I am much less anxious as I decide what I do and if I want to do nothing for a bit, I can. Thanks for dropping by.