http://www.lovetoshopmom.com
Marketmommies: Tell us about your blog.
Jamie: Love To Shop Mom is about my life as a stay at home mom, wife, shopping addict, and everything in between. I write reviews and host giveaways as often as I can, it's my passion, and the rest of the time I write about the funny and crazy things my toddler, Little Miss Diva in Training, does that makes my life as a mom interesting.
Marketmommies: How did you get started in the blogging world? How long have you been blogging?
Jamie: I actually stumbled into the blogging world by accident, I saw http://freebies4mom.com/ on a news program talking about her site and about how she gets freebies in the mail. At the time I had never even heard of a blog. I wrote down the website and made a mental note to check it out. like three weeks later I finally went to her site and got caught up in the world of freebies. A few days later I managed to land on another persons blog and learned about giveaways and thought WOW this is awesome. So I decided to start a blog and the goal was to eventually start reviews and giveaways. My plan was simple, start a blog about my life, I was struggling with the changes in my life at the time, I had recently gone from working to being a full time stay at home mom and the adjustment was not easy at all. So i just wrote about that for a while and with in six months was writting reviews. I have been blogging since Jan 2009 and can not believe that it has almost been 2 years.
Jamie: I actually stumbled into the blogging world by accident, I saw http://freebies4mom.com/ on a news program talking about her site and about how she gets freebies in the mail. At the time I had never even heard of a blog. I wrote down the website and made a mental note to check it out. like three weeks later I finally went to her site and got caught up in the world of freebies. A few days later I managed to land on another persons blog and learned about giveaways and thought WOW this is awesome. So I decided to start a blog and the goal was to eventually start reviews and giveaways. My plan was simple, start a blog about my life, I was struggling with the changes in my life at the time, I had recently gone from working to being a full time stay at home mom and the adjustment was not easy at all. So i just wrote about that for a while and with in six months was writting reviews. I have been blogging since Jan 2009 and can not believe that it has almost been 2 years.
Marketmommies: What did you do before mommyhood/blogging?
Jamie: I worked for a cosmetics company as a beauty consultant
Jamie: I worked for a cosmetics company as a beauty consultant
Marketmommies: What is a "normal" day for you and your family ( if there is such a thing as a normal day :)
Jamie: A normal day for my family is Hubby goes to work and I stay home. I am a massive clean freak and recovering perfectionist so I can usually be found cleaning the house for the first 2 hours of the day while Miss Diva plays. This summer has been pretty relaxed and I have not forced us to keep a daily schedule, but starting next week I am going to attempt homeschooling. Miss Diva just turned 2 and I have decided its time to start a simple preschool program at home. So our days will be filled with art projects, lessons learning ABC's, numbers, singing songs, and just about anything else I can come up with. Most days it is just Miss Diva and I all day long by ourselves. The hubby works full time and goes to school at night full time, so we do not really see much of him until the weekend.
Jamie: A normal day for my family is Hubby goes to work and I stay home. I am a massive clean freak and recovering perfectionist so I can usually be found cleaning the house for the first 2 hours of the day while Miss Diva plays. This summer has been pretty relaxed and I have not forced us to keep a daily schedule, but starting next week I am going to attempt homeschooling. Miss Diva just turned 2 and I have decided its time to start a simple preschool program at home. So our days will be filled with art projects, lessons learning ABC's, numbers, singing songs, and just about anything else I can come up with. Most days it is just Miss Diva and I all day long by ourselves. The hubby works full time and goes to school at night full time, so we do not really see much of him until the weekend.
Marketmommies: What has been the most rewarding part of being a mommy blogger?
Jamie: Honestly it's been the friends I have made. At first I was hesitant to really put myself out there and let in people I did not know in real life. But the friends I have made through blogging and twitter are some of the best friends I have. I got to meet several of them in person in June at the EVO confernece and it was amazing!
Jamie: Honestly it's been the friends I have made. At first I was hesitant to really put myself out there and let in people I did not know in real life. But the friends I have made through blogging and twitter are some of the best friends I have. I got to meet several of them in person in June at the EVO confernece and it was amazing!
Marketmommies: What advice do you have to offer moms who are just starting out in the world of blogging?
Jamie: To just be honest and truthful, and stay true to what you believe in. Don't try and over schedule yourself only accept projects, reviews, and other blog work that you know you can handle, it can be tempting to accept every offer that comes in, but it's ok to say no once in a while.
Jamie: To just be honest and truthful, and stay true to what you believe in. Don't try and over schedule yourself only accept projects, reviews, and other blog work that you know you can handle, it can be tempting to accept every offer that comes in, but it's ok to say no once in a while.
Marketmommies: Where do you see your blogs a year from now? 5 years from now?
Jamie: I hope to just be doing what I love still. Blogging is my passion and I am not in it to get rich or make tons of money. I love to write reviews and feel privlidged to host giveaways and hope that in a few years I am able to keep doing what I love
Jamie: I hope to just be doing what I love still. Blogging is my passion and I am not in it to get rich or make tons of money. I love to write reviews and feel privlidged to host giveaways and hope that in a few years I am able to keep doing what I love
Marketmommies: Besides mommyhood and blogging, what is your passion?
Jamie: SHOPPING, hehhehe obviously, I am commited to my family, friends, church, and just being the best person I can be.
Jamie: SHOPPING, hehhehe obviously, I am commited to my family, friends, church, and just being the best person I can be.
Marketmommies: Tell us about your family.
Jamie: I have been married to the love of my life for 2 and a half years and we have a 2 year old daughter we like to call Little Miss Diva in Training. My hubby is an ex marine who is covered head to toe in tattoos and most people think he is scary, but really he is a big softy. My toddler is a crazy wild child that somehow manages to amaze me, keep me on my toes, and make me laugh everyday
Jamie: I have been married to the love of my life for 2 and a half years and we have a 2 year old daughter we like to call Little Miss Diva in Training. My hubby is an ex marine who is covered head to toe in tattoos and most people think he is scary, but really he is a big softy. My toddler is a crazy wild child that somehow manages to amaze me, keep me on my toes, and make me laugh everyday
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