It has been shouted at us brought to our attention that there may be a person or three who don’t actually really know who we are, or what we do.
I know, hard to believe, but tis sadly true.
So, we have decided to take the peace and tranquility that half term brings (aka operating Wii bribes and hiding in the office) to introduce us; LittleStuff AND the people behind it.
So: Part One – How We Were Born…
It all started with me (Laura) being very pregnant with boy-number-3. I had a 3 yr old, a 1 yr old, a mahoosive bump, and I was NOT going to tackle the High Street for the last few baby bits I wanted. Unfortunately, this was eight years ago (EIGHT! I know!), and the internet was a very different place back then. I could of course go to the brands I knew, and shop for the things I needed. But what if I wanted things that weren’t found in every other nursery up and down the country? Where did I go then?
Surely there was somewhere on this amazing interweb that had collected them all together for me, yes?
Well… no.
There wasn’t.
So I thought B*$%s to that, and did it myself (like you do).
LittleStuff started off as a plain old shopping directory for parents of 0-5′s – a place where people who wanted the beautiful baby things could find them, with no fuss and no wasting of precious time.
But, as sometimes happens, it grew.
People started asking for advice. Suggestions. Ideas. Opinions.
Never one to turn down the opportunity to talk, I welcomed the changes.
Then Katy joined in.
(here’s a little-known fact. Despite meeting on a web forum nine years ago, Katy and I have only ever met ONCE in real life. Totally True. And as for talking on the phone… Well, I think I did ring her the one time we did meet, to let her know we were stuck in traffic… We may well be solely responsible for maintaining the iChat system however…)
And suddenly, LittleStuff grew legs. And what had begun as a small internet shopping directory took on a whole life and personality of its own, and found its voice – and gracious me, does it talk. As our children grew (now four for me and two for Katy), we realised the enormous gap in the market for the 5-11 age range – so we upped our own age range to include them. Then Blogging ‘happened’. And Facebook. And Twitter… We Embraced Them All.
We Had Found LittleStuff’s True Home – simply chatting to a squillion Mums like us.
The directory is still there, of course (take a peek at the Shopping List up there on the right), and it has become an invaluable Little Black Book of fabulous web sites selling fabulous things. We’ll tell you about the sweee-e-e-e-test little newborn hats. And the Gorgeousest smocked pinafores for your 8 yr old. We’ll show you our favourite hand-crafted notebooks, and mugs to give you a smile of happy whenever you use them. We’ll give you real honest-opinion unbiased reviews, brilliant competitions, and above all else; regular little “oooh!” moments when we see something pretty.
So – subscribe to our feed. Join us on Facebook, come chat to us on Twitter. Tea’s at 11, and we’re VERY partial to posh biscuits.
