Why I blog - Fill in the blank Fridays

Yes, I'm two days late with this, but Lauren @thelittlethingswedo has changed the rules slightly, and something that would normally take a quick 10 mins, has proven to take a little longer. Here's my answer to this week's Fill in the Blank Friday question:

I enjoy it, if I didn't this blog would have a lot less posts. I started blogging back in 2009 when I put together a fun little blog, The Ginger Prince, about our new kitten Oliver, but I got a little bored with that and so started my current blog under the name of The Battersea Booklover, it was a blog about books, my first post was pretty terrible, a book review of Anna Karenina. When my son was born in 2010 my blog took a new twist, a new name, The London Mama, and it became something far more important to me then an occasional hobby.

Through blogging I have found so much advice for raising my son. I read a lot of parenting books and parenting pages but it's been reading other mamas blogs that has really helped me to see the importance of motherhood. I've watched other babies across the world grow at the same time as my own and even though I've never met them, the opportunity to share their lives has been immense.

Ultimately though I blog for myself and for keeping a diary of life as a new mother. I want to look back at this little blog in many years time and smile at the trials and tribulations, the successes and failures and (to be honest) the photos of my little family.

Fill in the Blanks Friday

Today I thought I would join in with a little game from one of the blogs I've recently discovered. Lauren at 'The Little Things We Do' Fill in the Blank Friday. This week it's all about hair - yay.

1. My last haircut was in August whilst on holiday in Dorset. We left baby bear with the grandparents and drove into Seaton, a little seaside town. The hairdressers was called 'Knights and Maidens' and looked like it hadn't changed since the 70s.

2. My most daring hair moment was when I was 23 and dyed it bright red. It was long and blonde, the dye was wash in wash out but it didn't, I had pale pink hair for months.

3. A hairstyle I'd never be brave enough to try is super short, you need a thin face shape for that look.

4. I've always dreamt of being a red head - I would love an auburn/strawberry blonde look.

5. My go-to hair do is just washed, brushed and left to dry. It often looks a little crazy but most days with baby bear around I'm lucky if I get a shower, use of the hairdryer is a novelty.

6. My biggest hair disaster was having a fringe put in when I was 15. I still look at the photos and cringe.

7. A hairstyle I am dying to try is going back to being long again. I had it cut short when I was pregnant and it's been a pain ever since.

8. My best hair day was New Year's Eve 2009, I had a great cut and curled it for the night.

9. The worst hairstyle I ever had was a very uneven bob.

10. My hair is darker then it used to be, blonde and straight and slowly growing out.

In other news Charlie is still practising sitting up and has mostly been eating peas and carrots today.