This week I talk to my younger daughters about life in lockdown - what homeschooling is like, not revising for exams, watching too much YouTube, making slime, playing video games, and lots more.

We have a rather special guest on the podcast this week. She is one of the luminaries that helped forge the idea of posting an online diary or journal into the collective consciousness. If you were reading and writing blog posts in the mid 2000s, you might have followed any of a number of online journals - among them Dooce, written by Heather Armstrong, Belle du Jour, written by Brooke Magnanti, and Petite Angaise, written by a british girl living in Paris called Catherine Sanderson. This week we find out the story of how "Petite Anglaise" came to be, what happens when a blog becomes famous, how you go about turning a blog into a book, and why we now know Catherine's name.

This week I look back at how the podcast is going so far - the challenges, the trials, the successes, and of course the amazing guests that have told us their blogging stories so far. I also take some time to report on "life in lockdown". p.s. check out the isolation haircut my daughters inflicted me with :)

Talking to Stacey about blogging, writing, diaries, life, adventures, disasters, and of course her blogging journey at LiveJournal. You can find Stacey at the following URL: https://the-sharess.livejournal.com

Talking to Katy about her blog at LiveJournal, long distance relationships, broadcasting on the radio, and more! You can find Katy at the following location online: http://www.katyland.co.uk

Talking to Lauren about life in San Francisco, the modern dating landscape, and her unintentionally notorious blogging journey (you'll have to listen to her story to understand why). You can find Lauren at the URL below - the blog is private, but if you listen to the podcast, she explains how to gain access: Blog - https://backinstilettosagain.wordpress.com Email - [email protected]

Talking to Kristin about life in Wisconsin, her earliest days using computers and the internet, working with animals, learning to become a Tattoo artist, and of course her blogging journey. You can find Kristin at the following locations online: Tumblr - https://dialogueinmyhead.tumblr.com We got cut short by an emergency at the animal shelter before we got the chance to really talk about it - so Kristin will be back soon to tell us all about the work, the life, and the animals she looks after.

Talking to Natalie about life in Louisiana, computers, the internet, computer games, table top board games, podcasts, graphic novels, and of course her blogging journey with "Coffee with Calypso". You can find Natalie at the following locations online: Blog - https://coffeewithcalypso.tumblr.com Twitter - https://twitter.com/anurbannomad Instagram - https://instagram.com/anurbannomad

Talking to Jade about life, struggles, hardship, resurrection, and her blogging and modelling journey at Tumblr and Instagram. You can find Jade at the following locations online: Tumblr - https://myownjadedpieceofmind.tumblr.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jaded_ink Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/jessicajune.pinup

Talking to Jon Jacob about life, computers, the internet, podcasting, and his blogging journey with "Thoroughly Good". You can find Jon at the following locations online: Blog : https://blog.thoroughlygood.me Podcast : https://audioboom.com/channels/4941520 Twitter : https://twitter.com/thoroughlygood Facebook : https://facebook.com/thoroughlygood Instagram : https://instagram.com/thoroughly_good