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I have so much to blog about

...but no patience to type it. Why? Because when Izz is asleep or feeding — laptop time — I normally have her in one arm or the other, and am therefore reduced to typing using:

Note, in fact, the pressed keys: ALT + PSC (print screen) Also, the typo, in the URL of this entry...

Don't you bloody dare laugh. :P

Spice up your Valentines Day with Philips

If you're after some fun this weekend, I have a giveaway for you. Philips has created a set of 'sensual massagers' designed to pleasure both partners, perfect for those like me who've recently had a baby, and are looking to rekindle a bit of lost romance just in time for Valentine’s Day.

Visitors to jemjabella.co.uk from the UK, Germany, France, and Spain are invited to comment once to be entered into a chance of winning the sex toy rated 'most satisfying for couples'. The product’s discreet packaging and sleek design bear no resemblance to the usual sex toy aesthetic, giving you no reason to worry if your little one goes poking around the dresser drawers.

Rules are as follows:

• 18+ only, sorry kiddies
• Entrants from UK, Germany, France, and Spain only
• One entry per participant, all you have to do is comment
• In the interest of fairness, no family members can enter

The winner will be picked at random using the random number generator at 12pm on Thursday 11th February and will be contacted by e-mail shortly after.

The winner has been contacted and will be announced shortly.

Everybody Needs a Little Snark

I want to take a minute or two to shamelessly plug Snark Forums.

Firstly because Snark is 3 years old in March, and we're having lots of fun activities — organised by the members — to celebrate: Snark does the Ickies, Snark Art Worm, 31 Featured Members and more (as of yet unannounced).

And secondly, because we've recently added some new subforums to increase the range of topics on offer: Mums & Babies, Usability & Accessibility and SEO & Social Marketing.

So, if you have an opinion on adoption or software piracy, want to know how to build links for SEO without spamming or just want to connect with people all over the world... pop by. :)

Favourite Habari Plugins

One of my favourite things about Habari is the fact that it's super lightweight (unlike Wordpress which ultimately serves hundreds of bytes of old code that powers functionality I don't use). As such, anything beyond the basic blog — write, read, comment — requires a plugin, enabling me to have total control over my site. To encourage those of you considering Habari, I thought I'd share the Habari plugins that I use to make my blog great (in no particular order)...

• RN Monthly Archives Plugin — I use this plugin to display my 12-month list of archives in the sidebar, as well as my full archive
• RN Related Posts Plugin — this one is new to me, brought in specifically for this theme. It shows related posts based on tags in the sidebar of individual posts, and is loads more accurate (so far) than my old attempts at related posts!
• Comment Notifier — this one sends your comments to my inbox so that I don't forget to approve them! ;)
• Defensio — personalised comment checking to help filter spam. Admittedly, this one is only temporary because I plan on writing my own plugin. Mixed feelings on effectiveness, but it's better than nothing!
• Edit: Auto-Approve — as recommended by Melly. Auto-approves non-spam comments.

So, have I convinced you to try Habari yet?