South African Mom Blogs

For Moms, Bloggers and Content Creators

Sign up to my newsletter and get your blogging basics here! 

  • X
  • FB
  • Pinterest
  • IG
  • YouTube
  • TikTok
  • Home
  • About
    • Privacy Policy
  • Contact
  • Purposefully Influencing Awards 2025
    • Vote for Your Favourite Influencer 2025
  • SA Parenting Blog Awards 2023
    • Judges
    • Winners of the 2019 #SAPBAwards
    • SA Parenting Blog Award Winners 2020
    • Winners of the SA Parenting Blog Awards 2021
    • Winners 2022
    • Winners 2023
  • Brands Connect With Moms
  • List Your Blog
  • Resources and Tools
  • Categories
    • blogging
    • social media
    • parenting
    • Product Review
    • Meet SA Mom Bloggers
    • momentrepreneur
    • shopping
    • health
    • home
  • Shop
  • Start Your Own WordPress Blog from Scratch!
    • Seven Simple Steps to Build a Blog
  • AI Tools

Meet SA Mom Blogger Sharna-Lee: Plan Your Blog (like a Second Job)

October 12, 2015 by Heather Step Leave a Comment

meet-sharna-leeMeet SA Mom blogger Sharna-Lee Clark! We’re about to find out more about her…

1) What do you normally get up to on an average day? (Give us a brief description about yourself)

An average day, which actually has nothing average about it, begins at 5am. While the rest of my lovely family has an extra hour to snooze I get up. No, unfortunately I’m not one of those supermoms who get up early to exercise. I’m up early to have an hour of peace. An hour just for myself. Not to do anything fun, but to pack in lunches, make breakfast and pack school bags without a two year old hanging onto my leg. I then wake the rest of the gang at 6am and the school rush begins. I manage to make my way to work by 8am looking fairly normal and begin my day of work. I am a lawyer, but I am currently not in practice. I made the decision to take another route when my eldest was a toddler. I felt that as much as I am goal orientated and career driven, I was not prepared to sacrifice my time with my child. Our children are little for such a short period of time and I wanted to be there for that period as much as possible. So instead, I spend my days moulding the young minds of future lawyers at a private university in Cape Town. I love what I do. I love solving problems and coming to the ‘rescue’ of others. My family members lovingly refer to me as ‘the fixer’. In my head I imagine I’m a bit of an ‘Olivia Pope’ (without all the violence, blood and danger). My work is flexible, which is just what I need with two little busy boys. I leave work at 3.30pm, collect my children from school and make my way home. Our evenings are rather chaotic and rushed, but everything settles at 8pm when the boys drift off to sleep. The Hub and I then sit together and work or watch some mindless TV and fall asleep on the couch.

2) How do you feel about motherhood – what are your struggles and joys?

sharnaMy journey to motherhood began at a young age. I was a teenage mom. My eldest son was born a week after I turned 19. In all honesty, I’ve always been a motherly type of person. I’ve always known that I wanted to be a mother. In fact, I wanted six children. Becoming a mother at such a young age wasn’t any harder for me than I imagine it is at any age. I had an amazing support system and a wonderful boyfriend, who is now my husband. Motherhood generally is a life changing event. Being young didn’t make it easier or harder. It changed my life of course, but don’t all babies do that? I can honestly say that it’s changed my life for the better. I’m less selfish and self-absorbed. I’m more driven, because now my decisions and choices affect these other little people. Yes, I haven’t had the typical life of other 20 something year olds, but if I’m honest I don’t think I would have had that life anyway. I’ve never been that way inclined. I’ve never been the party girl, I’m more of a book worm, nerdy girl.

Now that I have two children, my biggest struggle is constantly dealing with the chaos and overwhelmed feeling. I promise, my social media feed might not show it, but I feel overwhelmed every single day. Parenting is damn hard, I say this often. Most evenings I am relieved when my children go to sleep. I’m relieved for the silence. I’m relieved that we’ve survived another day. I also struggle to deal with the constant guilt. Guilt for feeling relieved. Guilt for not doing this or doing too much of that. Another big struggle is discipline. I struggle to discipline my children and I don’t know why. I struggle to be authoritative with them, yet I’m perfectly fine being that way with others.

 

The joys of motherhood definitely outweigh the struggles. My children are my joy. Seeing them develop and grow is a joy. Hearing the hilarious things that come out of their mouths is a joy.

 

3) Tell us about your kid(s)

 

childrenSeth, my 7 year old, is a deep thinker. He is unlike any child I’ve met at that age. He is very much like his Papa Bear, always deep in thought and trying to find the meaning behind things. He is witty and very quick with his mouth, much like his mother. At 7, he can already easily weasel his way out of trouble. He loves taking things apart and putting them back together. He loves discovering how things work. What astounds me the most about my Seth, is that even as such a little boy, he is extremely sensitive and sympathetic towards others. By nature he is sweet and helpful. He wants to help when he can and he wants everyone to be happy. He is extremely intuitive for such a little man and so very thoughtful. Two days ago, I walked out of the bathroom after having 5 minutes of peace and he had stuck a note to the door saying ‘to momy I love you veri much you are the best’. I mean come on, how adorable. Of course he has another side to him as well. The crying, nagging, moaning and whining side, but don’t we all? I know that I do.

 

Luca, my baby, is 2 years old. Seth was the calm before the storm. Luca, my darling, is the storm. He reminds me very much of someone I know…me! He is stubborn and headstrong. He insists on having things his way and don’t dare go against him. As little as he is, he knows what he wants and when. He is demanding, but he is also bloody adorable. He is so cute that I have to stop myself from eating him. That sounds weird, but you know what I mean. He is a charmer and melts everyone’s heart with his smiling eyes. He has the chubbiest little, adorable body and his latest obsession is Barney. (I’m really hoping it passes soon, there is only so much Barney that I can handle.)

 

4). How did you start blogging?

I started blogging late last year. I’ve always loved reading blogs and for as long as I can remember, I’ve always been a writer by heart. It may not be the career I’ve chosen, but I’ve loved writing since I was a little girl. Naturally, those two loves made me decide to start my own blog. Until recently, I wasn’t really sure where I was going with my blogging. I wasn’t sure what my blog was actually about and what kind of reader I was targeting. In May of this year, my blog really started to take shape and follow a particular path, that being one of my favourite things, parenting. I started this journey to document our lives. I’m a sentimental person. I hold onto everything. Blogging seemed like the perfect way to do this without the clutter and without ending up on one of those hoarding reality shows.

 

5) Share with us a valuable blogging tip you’ve learnt.

The most valuable tips that I’ve learnt have definitely come from the SA Mom Blogs website. I’m not sucking up, I promise. I’ve learnt so much about writing, shaping and developing a successful blog, increasing readership and even some scary things about receiving freebies.

The most valuable tip that I can give any new (or old) blogger is to plan. In the beginning I didn’t realise that my blog would need a plan or goals. This changed when I started to put more time and effort into the blog and realised that it’s sort of like a second job. Wait no, it is a second job. So much work goes into running a blog. So much time and planning. Once you start seeing it this way you will realise that you’ve made a commitment, not only to yourself but to the loyal readers that have been drawn to your blog. You will need to plan and set goals for yourself and your blog. Be realistic with those goals though. For example, I work full time, so I know that my blogging time is limited to ‘after hours’, which means in the wee hours of the morning. As a result, I know that it is not realistic for me to publish posts on the blog every single day, so instead I set a goal to post at least 2-3 times a week. Also develop a plan to get yourself out there. Readers don’t always fall into your lap. Use social media to your advantage. It’s free and readily available.

 

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 a cent from my blog. Although it was never my intention to make money from blogging, it is often very frustrating when you’ve put so much time and effort into something and it’s not noticed. I’m not keen to make money from the blog, but I am very keen to be involved with reviewing products that are appropriate for me and my family. There is something else that I sort of view as getting ‘paid’ for blogging and that is my stats! I am very, very grateful for every single person who reads my thoughts and I see that as payment enough (although I wouldn’t mind a freebie or two. What? You were thinking it, I just said it).

Sharna blogs at: Legally brunette and Curvy (please go and support her – her brother in law has just been in a tragic accident)

Facebook: facebook.com/LegallyBrunetteandCurvySA
Instagram: sharnaleeclarke
Twitter: @LegallyBandC

 

Please follow and like us:
fb-share-icon
Tweet
Pin Share

Filed Under: Meet SA Mom Bloggers, mom bloggers

« BlogFest Africa is happening!
{5 Of The Best} Fun Things To Do In Port Elizabeth »

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

About

More about me
Subscribe Read More…

Set up your own blog!

Start a WordPress Blog from Scratch

Your Content Creation Companion

Subscribe and get this handy journal to spark creativity!






Thank you!

You have successfully joined our subscriber list. Please check your spam and promotion folder. 





Posts subcription

Get new posts by email:

Search

Your loadshedding schedule

Feedspot Award

Grab the button and get the code!

Categories

Intellifluence Trusted Blogger

samomblogs

🔸Content creators 🔸Bloggers 🔸Influencers 🔸Awesome Moms🔸#samomblogs #mommyblogger
Founded by Heather Step heather@samomblogs.co.za PE/Gqeberha

Something is cooking... Watch this space... With Something is cooking...

Watch this space...

With @lwando_joko_sipeliti 

#samomblogs
I've just come from the dentist and it was awful b I've just come from the dentist and it was awful but now afterwards not so bad! Glad I took the rest of the day off though.

On the weekend we tried this recipe from Louisa Holst's new book. I've always wanted an easy way to make my own pizza with real bread dough and I think I found it. It came out like a pizza pie but still good. My son is very fussy, he moaned that he could have done a better job but he still ate it. 

What do you think? Would you try it? Full recipe and comments up on the blog.

#samomblogs #airfryerrecipes #airfryerpizza #airfryerpizzas #mommyblogger
Do you like branded sneakers? Up on the blog I've Do you like branded sneakers?

Up on the blog I've got a new post which will show you where to find them and how to get the best deals.

#samomblogs #sneakers #ad #onlinedeals #sneakerfactory
Am I the only one completely overwhelmed with all Am I the only one completely overwhelmed with all the activities that we have to remember as moms?

There's nothing worse than pulling up to school and seeing all the other kids dressed a certain way and you forgot.

But I'm making an effort now to get organised with my mom planner. 
You can get it in the shop on my blog here:
https://samomblogs.co.za/product/ultimate-mom-planners

Here’s what’s included in the planner:

Cover page
Daily Planner page
Monthly planner page
Daily Routine page
Weekly planner page
Yearly plan
My goals page
Habit trackers (2 pages)
Health Tracker
Project planner
Savings tracker
Moms swear jar savings tracker
Cleaning checklist
Cleaning list
Chore chart
Grocery list (3 pages)
You’ll get a 20 page PDF File

On special for R97!

Let's get organised!

#samomblogs #momplanner #goals #routine
Happy Heritage Day! Grabbing some food quick in be Happy Heritage Day!
Grabbing some food quick in between classes. 
Hope you guys are having a good one.
#samomblogs #heritage #heritageday
This is an uncomfortable lesson for me, but if I This is an uncomfortable lesson  for me, but if I can save someone else, my job is done.

You can read the full story up on the blog.

CopyTrack is a legit company, but they follow dubious practices. They don't actually represent the client. They attack people who already have the right to the images. 

Read the full story up on the blog.

Always do your research!

#samomblogs #copytrack #copytrackscam #knowyourrights
It's the workbook you didn’t know you needed! Po It's the workbook you didn’t know you needed! Pop this around the house to journal for when you get ideas. 
40 pages full of questions with cute picture watermarks to give you inspiration. 

Check it out in my shop: https://samomblogs.co.za/product/busy-mom-content-workbook
Or just click on "shop" on the menu bar. 

#influencerjournal #leadingquestions #contentcreator #mominfluencerjournal #busymomjournal #samomblogs
Last day of presentations! I really got a lot of i Last day of presentations!
I really got a lot of insight yesterday, especially from the Pinterest ones. 
But today it's all Instagram and TikTok, so it's lots to learn!

Speaking today 

✨ Aprille Reed - 11 Ways to Monetize on TikTok (from 0 to 10K Followers)

✨ Laura Coulter - Just Talk. The Rest Can Be Systemized

✨ Helen Garfield - Back and Better: How to Make a Social Media Comeback You Can Actually Keep Up With

✨ Dr. Tracy Davis - From Overwhelm to Aligned Visibility: A 311% Instagram Growth Strategy Rooted in Energy, Not Hustle

✨ Sabine Matharu - How To Create An Evergreen Visibility Flywheel To Get Clients Consistently

✨ Becky Nieves - Break Up with the Algorithm

✨ Tracy Hoffman - TikTok: More Than Dancing Kids – A Powerful Business Tool

These presentations are all available for the next 20 hours - make sure you don't miss them!

#Socialsellssummit #socialsells #sellmyproducts #tiktoktips #growinstagram #Instagramgrowth #beatthealgorithm #samomblogs
If you are in Joburg, this workshop is a must atte If you are in Joburg, this workshop is a must attend one. You'll get a lot of input from experts, which will leave you better equipped to help your child. 
https://babyyumyum.com/the-neurodiversity-parenting-workshop-2025/

#NeurodiversityWorkshop #babyyumyumcoza #specialneedskids #neurodiversekids #WhatsoninJoburg
I'm speaking today at the Social Sells Summit! It I'm speaking today at the Social Sells Summit! It will be a behind the scenes look at how I put a social media schedule together. 

I also listened to Kira McCoy and she had some really interesting things to say about your messaging. (It's not about you. It's about what the person is looking for) But she is also into crafting and it's really cool how she described how she would sell a pair of earrings and what hashtags she used. 
Lots of other ones still to listen to. 
Speaking today 

✨ Heather Step - How to Sell a Summit on Social
✨ Tiffany Ngu - LinkedIn for Leads: How Coaches & Creators Are Quietly Booking Clients Without Paid Ads

✨ Frances Vidakovic - Cool Ways To Get Traffic From Pinterest In 2026

✨ Marin Johnson - Signature Social Series: The Content Strategy You’re Missing
✨ Kira McCoy - Magnetic Marketing with a little help from AI
✨ Dana Bahr - Pin, Post, Profit: Creating Evergreen Pinterest Funnels That Sell While You Sleep

These presentations are all available for the next 20 hours - make sure you don't miss them!
Another great lot of speakers today! Today, there Another great lot of speakers today!
Today, there are two audios, so I actually listened to them while doing some cooking. 
Amy Ayres is a great encourager if you've been scared to put yourself out there as an introvert.
Julia Zatta did a talk on LinkedIn, but I found what she said to be very applicable to any media you are putting out there, even for blog posts or any content. Something she said was to use those expressions that you are known for, use emotional, sensory stories and use numbers to grab attention. 
I still want to listen to the rest.

Speaking today 

✨ Jenna Webb - How to Authentically Use AI to 10x Your Art Sales and Social Media Reach

✨ Julia Zatta - 10 Copywriting Tips to Make Your LinkedIn Posts Pop

✨ Amy Ayres - Offbeat Ink Presents: Breaking the Feed (Meaningful and Intentional Social Media That Doesn't GIve You The Ick)

✨ Maiko Sakai - Quizzes as a Fast Conversion Tool: Sell More on Social Without the Hard Sell

✨ Maylene May - From Likes to Loyalty; Tips for Turning Your Groups into Community-Driven Sales

✨ Susan Trumpler - Turn Social Media Besties into Paying Clients (without feeling salesy!)

These presentations are all available for the next 20 hours - make sure you don't miss them!

#Socialsellssummit
#socialmedia #socialsells #contenttipsandtricks #samomblogs
I've just finished listening to Kayleigh King, who I've just finished listening to Kayleigh King, who is a photographer. She had lots of ideas to do professional photography. It's really important to showcase your brand. 
I also listened to Kelsey Silver yesterday, and she had some good tips on not to waste your time on certain DMs. It certainly rang true from the time when I tried to get private students and the kinds of conversations I had. 
These presentations are available for the next 18 hours. 

Speaking today 

✨ Kayleigh King - How to Build a Creative Shot List + Introduction to DIY Brand Photography

✨ Alex Jean Grunwell - Making Content Work Harder: Your Pinterest Content Stack for Evergreen Marketing

✨ Jenn Prochaska - You're Too Good at What You Do (And It's Killing Your Content)

✨ Nikki Hutson - The Social 5 Formula

✨ Esai Arasi - Content That Cuts Through the Noise and Straight to Buyers

✨ Sydney O'Brien - The Buyer Behavior Shift No One’s Talking About (and How It’s Changing Sales on Social)

✨ Kelsey Silver - Decode your DMS - How to turn conversations into clients without being online 24/7.

#socialmedia #Socialsellssummit #socialsells #samomblogs
https://samomblogs--catgriffin.thrivecart.com/social-sells-fast-action/ and link in bio as well
The countdown is on for the Neurodiversity Parenti The countdown is on for the Neurodiversity Parenting Workshop, your chance to gain expert advice, practical tools and connect with a community that understands.

https://babyyumyum.com/the-neurodiversity-parenting-workshop-2025/

This year’s Neurodiversity Parenting Workshop is brought to you by BabyYumYum and sponsored by @oldmutualsa in partnership with @theneuroverseza and @nutripaeds

BabyYumYum #BYY #NeurodiversityWorkshop #Countdown #ParentingSupport #NeurodivergentKids #BYYParenting #WhatsoninJoburg #TNPW202
The Social Sells Summit has started with these spe The Social Sells Summit has started with these speakers today.
The presentations are available for a few more hours. I have already listened to Kisten Robinson and she had some useful ideas to get your Instagram going again.

Here are the presentations:
Selling What You Know (Without turning into a sleazy salesbot) - Sarah Raanan

Delegate & Dominate Pinterest - Hemapriya Natesan

What Improv Taught Me About Social Media That Marketing Never Did - Jill Pavlov

Scroll-Stopping Social: How to Repurpose All Your Content with Less Effort Using AI - Heather Ritchie

Selling Without the Sleaze: Ethical Sales Strategies That Actually Work - Megan Kachigan

Back on the ’Gram: How I Revived My Instagram in 30 Days and Built a Consistent Posting Rhythm That Converts - Kristen Robinson

https://samomblogs--catgriffin.thrivecart.com/social-sells-fast-action/

#Socialsellssummit #instagramtips #contentcreation #samomblogs
Exciting news! The Social Sells Summit is happenin Exciting news! The Social Sells Summit is happening September 8–12, 2025 - and I’d love to invite you to join for free!

This virtual summit isn't about tricking the algorithm or posting endlessly to nowhere. Instead, you'll learn how to:

 ✅ Sell with integrity - no sleazy tactics 
 ✅ Find a rhythm that aligns with your life and business 
 ✅ Convert your conversations into clients without burnout 
 ✅ Lead with strategies that feel authentic and sustainable

I’ll be presenting on how to sell a summit on social, where I’ll share exactly how I put together a schedule and the method I used for the relevant video clips.

👉 Save your free spot here 👈

It’s totally free, fully online, and you can catch each session for 24 hours after it goes live!

https://samomblogs--catgriffin.thrivecart.com/social-sells-fast-action/
It's officially spring 🌻🌺 Get ready for the It's officially spring 🌻🌺

Get ready for the warmer weather with my new post up on the blog all about different kinds of fans.

#fans #heat #spring #cool #beattheheat☀️ #samomblogs
Sometime it all gets broken so that you can build Sometime it all gets broken so that you can build again.

Nicky handed in his project before he left for Craddock. But the wind blew it over. it was flat. People put their projects on top of his. He brought it home in tears. But we got the prestick out and added some reinforcements to make it stronger. The second version is built to stand.

What have you had to rebuild lately?

#rebuild #kidsprojects #electricity #tennis #scienceproject
If you are looking for educational resources, look If you are looking for educational resources, look no further. I've already downloaded the cutest alphabet flashcards and some growth and fixed mindset activities. There are all sorts of planners, guides, and printable resources. 

The Ultimate Homeschooling Bundle is a curated digital collection of nearly 30 resources worth $677+, available for just $28.

It includes:

🎁Printable learning centers

🎁Growth mindset escape rooms

🎁Character-building activities

🎁Subject-specific support (math, budgeting, early literacy)

🎁Planners for moms

Support for conscious parenting and more!

✔️ Created by certified teachers, published authors, and experienced homeschoolers 

✔️ Perfect for homeschoolers, families looking for educational screen-free fun during weekends, holidays, or breaks.

The sale is ending on Sunday, but if you buy before Friday night, you will get these bonuses:

🌱Gardening & Homesteading Bundle (available until Friday night)
🎄Year of Holidays Bundle (available until Friday night)
🎊Pop-Up Facebook Community with encouragement + guest sessions (closes Sunday night)

I'm contributing an e-book on how to teach the alphabet. This is based on my years of experience at a very progressive Montessori school. So go ahead and check out all the goodies here. 

I'm also doing a guest session on Monday night at 7pm SAST (1pm EST) on how to teach the alphabet and some early grammar resources.

https://heatherstep.krtra.com/t/uDnMSLq1c4dT

#homeschooling #homeschool #education #educationalresources #ABC #alphabet #maths #planners #school #teachers
When you claim the tiniest corner of the bed but s When you claim the tiniest corner of the bed but still rule the house 🐾💤 Who else has a cat that thinks they invented sleep?

Tell me what your cat did today! 😸👇 #catsofinstagram #catlover #catlifeishard
There are certain people I really look up to in th There are certain people I really look up to in the blogging world and Chelsea Clarke from @herpaperroute is one of them. 

I really enjoyed reading her book because it is her personal story of how she turned her life around.

Need to reinvent yourself? You need to read this book. Check out my review up on the blog. 

#samomblogs #blogging #girlpower #reinvention #buildingwealth #mindset
Follow on Instagram

Get beautiful, feminine themes from Restored 316

Copyright © 2025 · Delightful theme by Restored 316

Copyright © 2025 · Delightful Pro Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.