10 great blogs every working mum should read

For most people, 'blogger' is synonymous with 'boring', 'geeky', 'self indulgent' and most of all 'pointless'. And most people are right - of the 55 million blogs in the world, at least 99.9% are unreadable. Fortunately, that leaves 55,000 half-decent blogs, so you're bound to find something you like. Here are a few of our favourites, in no particular order. Please let us know what you're reading in the comments:

1. Babble
New site launched by the people behind the the high-end sex site Nerve.com. It's great-looking and very arty, with articles about taking your kids to Japan and plenty of unfeasibly well groomed columnists.
Representative quote: "Once upon a time I was new to the playground scene.  I used to wear things like white cords and vintage trainers that I didn’t want to mess up."

2. Juggle
Wall Street Journal property writer Sara Schaefer Munoz writes a serious, grown-up blog about the issues facing busy mums.
Representative quote: "While the nanny-parent relationship is a situation that exists outside the traditional workplace structure, it’s arguably one of the most important managerial challenges working parents have."

3. Dooce
Dooce is written by Heather B Armstrong, the granny of mummy bloggers (although she's only 31) who was the first person to be fired for writing a blog - she was working. She also runs the womens TV network Alpha Mom (no relation)
Representative quote: "My two siblings and I shared an Alvin and the Chipmunks Christmas collection that we played until it crumbled into pieces."

4. MamaPop
They explain it better than anyone else could: "This site contains the drug-addled, sleep-deprived, semi-coherent pop-culture-related musings of two smartass stay-at-home mothers"
Representative quote: "All we need is for Comedy Central to stop being PUSSIES and add 24 hours of Bad Santa, and I will never have to speak to any of my relatives again"

5. Parent Hacks
Geek mums and dads are always looking for better ways do to simple things. Parent Hacks collects all their wisdom into one place.
Representative quote: "A family friend's son resisted potty training, so she put a ping-pong ball in the toilet bowl and had him aim at it. Aiming at the ball helped the little fella keep his concentration. Neat hey?"

6. Kiddley
It's almost unbearably delightfully perky and American Australian but and Kiddley presents looking after kids as one long series of fun DIY projects involving glitter, papier mache and double-sided sticky tape.
Representative quote: "Making a gumdrop wreath is fast, fun, and really easy." (Ooops: Not American but Australian, thanks for pointing that out.)

7. Motherhood Uncensored
Written by Kristen Chase "author, musician, college professor and designer shoe glutton" who also runs the mummy shopping site http://www.coolmompicks.com/
Representative quote: "I can think of about 1402 reasons right off the top of my head why it sucks to live with my in-laws"

8. LifeHacker
How to do anything better - from editing photos to flying with kids to making wrapping paper with Microsoft Word.
Representative quote: "When your old iPod has been replaced by a newer model or simply won't run on battery power, repurpose it into a travel backup drive."

9. The Happiness Project
Lawyer and writer Gretchen Rubin is spending a year trying out every life-improving tip she can find, from Aristotle to Oprah, and reporting back on what works.
Representative quote: "This Wednesday: Tips...for being a more light-hearted parent. #1. At least once a day, make each child helpless with laughter."

10. Isn't she talking yet?
Our friend and Sunday Times columnist India Knight writes a wonderful blog about children with special needs.
(Not entirely) Representative quote: "Why, why, WHY do toy manufacturers do this STUPID thing every Christmas of launching a new product and then DELIBERATELY creating a vast chasm between supply and demand?"

Can you recommend any more?

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