I’ve just come back from the Baby Show at Excel. It’s well worth a trip if you’re pregnant with your first child and looking to sort out all your baby necessities in one fell, money saving swoop. If you can bear the crowds that is…

From an exhibitor standpoint it’s a great show (mostly). Especially if you’re like myself and an online retailer, it’s a fantastic opportunity to meet your customers face to face, hear their questions, and get their feedback. I was really delighted to see some of my first baby show customers from last year who let me know that they loved their Cheeky Wipes – and yes, I was tempted to pay them to stand around near my stand and talk very loudly about how fab they are!

On the negative side it’s a nightmare in the weeks prior. Between organising hotels, displays, stock travel etc. Not to mention childcare, which is a bit of an issue with 3 children during the half term holidays. And then when I arrrived last week I found that the bookshelf that I’d bought for the last show had been broken at some stage which meant that I had to hire one at ridiculous expense. Humph.

But it’s all over now (until the Scottish Baby Show at the SECC, end April) and I’ve got the Baby Show blues. I think there’s so much build up in the weeks prior, now it’s all over and I just feel a bit bleurgh and unfocused. So I’ll be starting tomorrow with a big cup of coffee and a new to-do list which will hopefully be enough to give me my mojo back! Aside from that, feel free to give me a kick start.