This week meet South African mom blogger Olerato of Mommy and Baby Approved. She shares with us about her life with a three year old and how she juggles it all.
1) What do you normally get up to on an average day? (Give us a brief description about yourself)
I am a working mom so for me my typical day normally is spent in a boardroom and going back and forth to meetings. This is what I call my 9 – 5 job. Then of course when that is over, I start my 6 pm – pm job which includes playing tea time with my daughter, cooking up for my partner and just making sure that our house doesn’t fall apart :).
2) How do you feel about motherhood – what are your struggles and joys?
I’ve been on this incredible motherhood journey for 3 years. To be honest it has been an emotional and yet exciting roller coaster ride. I enjoy motherhood more than I though I would but every once in a while i’d really appreciate a break. Unfortunately for me, there’s no village helping me raise my daughter. My Mom lives a whole province apart from us and it’s not as easy to just ask her to baby sit to recharge. But with this being said, I wouldn’t change a thing about my motherhood journey thus far. All those little hugs, kisses, whining, and screams make it all worth it.
3) Tell us about your kid(s)
My little girl is 3 years old but very convinced that she’s actually older. I swear every picture of herself she sees, she calls it *Baby Kamo*. She’s got a very strong personality which and she’s also very stubborn. She enjoys baking, getting her hair done and dolled up, and loves reading book. She’s a total girly girl and Barbie’s biggest fan.
4). How did you start blogging?
Blogging has always been a parked idea in my head. I’m a person that enjoys writing about random things, and just generally writing things and my feelings down. Back in 2008 I started blogging but ended up quitting because I had no direction. I had no idea what I was doing and I just wasn’t motivated. But when little Kamo was born 2013 August, I had 4 months of maternity leave, a very sleepy newborn and way too much time on my hands and so I started coming up with a plan to start blogging. I didn’t physically start until 2015 but once I started, I didn’t look back.
5) Share with us a valuable blogging tip you’ve learnt. (or more)
Write down as many blog post ideas as possible. I find this to be very helpful for me especially during those days where it’s very difficult to find inspiration and there’s not a lot going on to blog about.
6) If you make money from your blog, give us a breakdown on how you do it. Give us some of your methods on how to get started on this, or any tips or advice.
I haven’t made money from my blog just yet so unfortunately I do not have any tips on this. But I am definitely will be on the lookout for the tips from other bloggers.
Love this duo – you guys take the cutest pics!!