Our MyBump2Baby Blogger of the Month is Claire from “This
I had the pleasure of meeting Claire at a fantastic blog event that I attend in Manchester called Blogon. As soon as I met her, I really liked her and thought “yeah she is my type of girl”, since then Claire has become one of our “MyBump2Baby Favourite bloggers” too. I love her blog and I am sure you will too.
Here is our interview with the creator of he fabulous blog “This Mummy Rocks”
Claire, tell the MyBump2Baby community a bit about yourself?
What made you start blogging?
I started blogging as a way to tell my story in hope that it would help others as I would hate to think of anyone feeling like I used to feel.
What is your blog about?
I am a mum of 5 boys, 3 of which have additional needs. Offering hints and tips on general parenting, parenting boys, parenting children with additional needs, self care for mums, cool gadgets and toy reviews, trends and fashion and more…Using my knowledge, experience and my person stories to inspire and help other mums feel like they can relate and seek comfort, knowing that they aren’t alone.
What is your favourite part about blogging?
It definitely has to be the sense of achievement and networking with like minded people.
What is your least favourite part about blogging?
Admin…meh!
What books do you like to read?
I love to read anything positive, empowering and motivational. Especially other peoples life stories. I’ve recently read Body Positive Power by Megan Jayne Crabbe. It was so empowering and positive. Next book on my list is Girl Wash Your Face by Rachael Hollis.
What do you like to do at weekend?
Spend time with my family and have some down time. Being a childminder 5 days a week, 12 hours a day and having a large family, I need down time and self care!
What are you scared of?
Leaving my children without a Mum
What do you love?
Oh where do I start?! I love having a large family, being self employed, slogan t-shirts, chocolate, North Yorkshire (just down the road from me), Autumn, Christmas….oh there’s too many things!
What is your favourite things to do in your spare time?
Spare time?! What’s that? What spare time I do get, I like to pop out for a cuppa and cake with my Dad or popping out with the hubby for something to eat.
Tell us an interesting fact about yourself?
As a kid I won lots of titles, mainly in Northern England through doing freestyle dancing. I was a dancer from being 3 until 16 when anorexia put a stop to it.
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You can find Claires gorgeous blog by clicking here
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Carla is the founder of MyBump2Baby. Carla has a huge passion for linking together small businesses and growing families. Carla’s humorous, non-filtered honesty has won the hearts of thousands of parents throughout the UK.
She has previously written for the Metro and made appearances on BBC News, BBC 5 live, LBC etc. Carla is a finalist for Blogger of the Year award with Simply Ladies inc. Carla is also the host of the popular Fifty Shades of Motherhood podcast and The MyBump2Baby Expert podcast.
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