Irish Blog Awards - Here We Go!

The day has arrived, the nerves are frayed and the spirits are high...This is a frantic blogpost as myself and Elena are about to hit the road to Belfast for the Irish Blog Awards which is taking place later tonight - we're finalists in the Best Irish Blog for a Businss (freakin' cool!)..I took a half day from the Loft Market but before leaving my fellow Lofties were kind enough to get myself and Elena a good luck card...That you guys - really appreciated and keep those fingers crossed for us...

Speaking of the Loft I strongly recommend you head in today and buy some Tokiki dresses (you can forget about our t-shirts for today) as 100% of all sales are being donated to the Redcross to help with the unfolding crisis in Japan...I've been fixed to the TV/web throughout the last week watching in horror as the tragic events have continually seemed to take a turn for the worse..The dresses that Tokiki makes are genuinely top notch - I even treated Elena to one and implore you to treat yourself too...100% of sales go to Japan - do the right thing...


Anyway, I better scamper, complete the packing and shave some of the grizzly stuff off my face - who knows, might be in front of a crowd later tripping over my words..."umm, I'd like to thank, eh, the Irish Blog Awards...and, umm..Google" - ah, I can dream (for a few more hours at least)...

If you're out there in blogland please cross the fingers for us, if you're in Dublin call into the Loft and if you're attending the Irish Blog Awards well then - see you later! Ole...


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Irish Blog Awards 2011 - We're Finalists!

I might have to try dig out a suit of mine, polish some shoes and get ready to look dapper - we're finalists in the Irish Blog Awards 2011 for "Best Blog of a Business" - how nuts is that?

Last year we were nominated for an Irish blog award but fell at one of the earlier hurdles and never quite made it..This year though we've been nominated by someone (whoever it is thank you!) gone from the longlist to the shortlist and now made the final five..Thanks to @IrishSmiley and @RedLemonader for tweeting to let us know that we had progressed - I was out of the loop until I got those tweets..Anyway, the final is happening in the Europa Hotel in Belfast on the 19th of March so a little over a week of jangling nerves to go...

The competition is fierce and making it to the final may very well be the pinnacle of our Irish Blog Awards escapades for 2011..There are some great businesses like the social media savvy Simply Zesty (who I read quite a bit of) in the final along with our twitter amiga Lorna from Garrendenny Lane. Another finalist (and new name to me) is graphic designer David Airey - Elena is a fan of his blog...Last but not least we've Blacknight - the hosting company who keep the majority of Irish sites online...As you can see tis stellar competition we're facing but heck to make it to the finals is nice - I'll tell you that for nothing...All my monkey fisted pounding of the keys over the last few years, penning the LadyUmbrella story, would be insanely nice to win an award for it, would be a nice chapter in the story of our ladies t-shirts..The award is being sponsored by Newsletter.ie - good luck to all..

Now then, we've got 9 days to stew in anticipation and excitement..Please, cross your fingers for us - with some luck we'll have a blog post of immense joy and celebration to post on the 20th of March...What is the feeling in your waters about it? Any Mystic Megs with a prediction? Ole...

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