http://imfindingmyweigh.com/

Marketmommies:  Tell us about your blog.
Gillian:  Finding My Weigh is a blog about my life - marriage, motherhood, and my journey to lose weight and get healthy. I always try to write with honesty and humour. I always achieve the honesty, but the humour might just be in my own mind. 

Marketmommies:   How did you get started in the blogging world?  How long have you been blogging?
Gillian:  I have been blogging since February 2010. I am currently on maternity leave and wanted to learn more about social media during my time off. I joined Twitter and found out a friend of mine had a blog. I love the idea of starting one and improving my writing, but had very little experience in the blogosphere. I've always been one to charge ahead without necessarily knowing all the facts, so I dove in head first and created Finding My Weigh. I haven't looked back since!

Marketmommies:  What did you do before mommyhood/blogging?
Gillian:  I am the marketing manager for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, BC/Yukon region. As I mentioned above I am currently on maternity leave, but I return to work in October. I've worked blogging into my life as a mom, and when I go back to work I'll have to find a way to balance that too. Like I said…diving head first is kind of my specialty so I've naively convinced I can do it!

Marketmommies:   What is a "normal" day for you and your family ( if there is such a thing as a normal day :)
Gillian:  Get woken up by the little man beside our bed or the sounds of his imminent arrival, followed closely by the announcement that he's filled his shorts with what can only be described as a poop grenade. (I'm not kidding, this happens regularly enough to be considered part of a "normal" day.) My husband, Mr. Awesome, works from home most days, so while I've been on mat leave we've had a lot of amazing family time. I typically go to the gym right after breakfast and then come home to take over so he can actually get some work done. We're scheduled a bit by the little miss's naps right now because if she misses one it REALLY affects our nights. While she's napping we play with the little man's cars or train set, or his beloved farm puzzles. When the weather is good we play outside, planting, digging, splashing. Lunchtime is closely followed by a trip to a local petting farm to watch the milking demontration (it's ALL about farms right now), and then it's back home for the little miss's second nap. If the stars align and the gods are looking on me favourable that day, I'll throw on a movie and the little man will pass out on the couch for an hour or so. At three and a half, it's a blessed day when that happens, believe me! Dinner, bath, bed…but no bed for the little lady. She's a nightowl through and through, and no matter what we do she won't go to bed before 10pm. (This explains why almost all my blogging gets posted around 10:30pm.) Maybe one day we'll get some adult time again!

Marketmommies:  What has been the most rewarding part of being a mommy blogger?
Gillian:  The comments and online friendships I have developed with other bloggers. Parenthood is so overwhelming and it is a precious thing to have the support of people going through the same things you are. It's also a big relief to know you're not alone!

Marketmommies:  What advice do you have to offer moms who are just starting out in the world of blogging?
Gillian:  Write about your experiences. Write about your life. Write about stuff you would want to read about. If it's interesting to you, it will be interesting to someone else. And be honest. Honesty will connect you to your readers.

Marketmommies:  Where do you see your blog a year from now?  5 years from now?
Gillian:  A year from now I think my blog will be fairly close to what it is now as far as content goes, but hopefully posting more regularly. I also will likely incorporate a few more reviews, but just a few. I have started reviewing some things that I find interesting or really believe in, but I won't review things just to try and build followers. I want people to READ my blog, not just follow it for giveaways. I've known a few great bloggers that have done so many reviews and giveaways that I actually miss when they've posted a "real" post, and that's a shame. So as far as content goes, I will always try and write from experience. Even with reviews I try and share a personal story of why I chose that product, why it matters to me, etc.

And 5 years from now? It would be great one day to be making a little money through blogging, but I will be as picky with advertising as I am with reviews. I can't stand cluttered sites, blogs or anything else, so I'm trying to figure out the right layout to offer some advertising opportunities. Building the right relationships will take some time, so maybe five years from now I might have achieved that. The blogging and online world is ever changing so who KNOWS what it will look like in five years!

Marketmommies:  Besides mommyhood and blogging, what is your passion?
Gillian:  I am one of those ridiculously lucky people who truly likes their job. I LOVE marketing and PR. I used to work in theatre, but acting was a bit too unreliable a source of income, no matter how much I loved it. I swore that if I could ever find a career that gave me as big a rush as performing onstage, I would jump at it. I love the work I do at the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, but I am also passionate about the cause I work for. Women's health is such an important thing and breast cancer affects one in nine (in Canada) women during their lifetime. I get so worked up when I hear about people ignoring changes in their bodies, not talking to their doctors, or doing things that are KNOWN to increase risk of developing cancers. It drives me crazy! Now you've got me all worked up. See? I told you I was passionate about it!

Marketmommies:  Tell us about your family.
Gillian:  I am married to Mr. Awesome (a name he gave himself when I started writing) and we have two awesome kids. The little man is three and a half and the little miss is ten months old. The little man is giving us a run for our money with whining, time outs and potty training, but he's a great little guy and I love watching his personality develop. The little miss is growing so fast that she's getting hard to catch, and she is ALWAYS smiling. I think that smile will get us into trouble one day! They definitely keep us on our toes and it's a wonderful adventure. Go Team Awesome!

Marketmommies:  Anything else you would like to add?
Gillian:  Please read my blog and bring on the comments!