13 Questions With… Twinderelmo

Welcome to the first instalment of ’13 Questions With…’ – a series of short interviews with fellow bloggers to help keep my blog busy while I take time off with my newborn.

I intended to start this series before baby number 2 was born but his early arrival meant I was a little delayed getting them scheduled.

Today’s interview is with the lovely Beth from Twinderelmo.

1. When did you start up your blog and why?  I started in October 2013 when my twins were 4 months old. I found that when I was pregnant with the girls, all I could find was high risk scary articles about ID twins. I wanted people to see that you could have a healthy straight forward pregnancy and delivery.
2. What is the most important thing you’ve learned since you started blogging and what advice would you give to a newbie blogger? Your blog is YOURS. Don’t blog for anyone but you. I lost my way and tried to be something I wasn’t and found the pressure all encompassing so nowadays I blog as and when and I am happy with that. 
3. Which has been your most popular blog post?  My burning questions for Kate Middleton just before she had baby Charlotte was my first post that really took off – an Australian website even wanted to use it!  http://twinderelmo.co.uk/2015/04/katemiddletonbabyquestions.html
4. Do you blog as a hobby or as a job? It’s just a hobby. Hats off to pro-bloggers as it must be so hard to keep publishing original content and chasing invoices can be a nightmare!
5. What do you do to stop getting blogging burn out? Step back. If I need a break, I take a break. It’s hard to juggle full on family life and blogging so I have to prioritise.
6. Who are your favourite bloggers to read and vloggers to watch on YouTube? I love Katie at Mummy, Daddy and Me for her blogs and vlogs as they are always so gorgeous. My wonderful close blogging buddies Becky at 3 Princesses and 1 Dude, Lauren at Blogger Mummy Lauren and Lindsay at Newcastle Family Life. There’s SO many more though!!
7. What are your blogging pet peeves? People who are clearly after “free” stuff. I’ve noticed this last few months an influx of people instantaneously starting and expecting big projects. 
8. What’s your biggest aspiration for your blog in 2016? To blog as I want. I think it’s hugely important to stay true to who you are and have a blog you’re proud of.
9. What were your career aspirations when you were at school? I wanted to be a teacher as I just loved kids but after watching Bad Girls I then declared I wanted to be a prison officer (I was neither!!)
10. Do you find balancing work/blog/family/life a struggle? I can do. I have started running and joined the gym so that’s an extra dimension for my evenings so blogging has taken a step back.
11. How do you get exposure for your blog and what is your favourite social media site? I’m not a fan of automated tweets. I like to keep it as and when so my Twitter isn’t a robotic endless feed of links. I absolutely love Instagram and could happily delete the others!
12. If you had £1000 to spend on yourself, what would you buy? It would go towards our must needed bathroom renovation. And I’d definitely buy shoes!!
13. Which 3 famous people (dead or alive) would you invite to a dinner party? Amy Winehouse, David Beckham and Peter Kay.

Thank you to Beth for answering my 13 questions. If you want to learn more about Beth or read more of her her blog then head over to Twinderelmo for more.

Ax