Samara Styles

I'm 34 and a single mother of two in the middle of a divorce. I have previous experience working as a freelance stylist, but I am also a qualified Montessori teacher. I love my kids, but I love clothes and dressing with as much passion. I just wanted my blog to be about me, for a change, not the kids or the ex, or our cat, just wanted it to be me first.....

1.What’s your blog about?
Becoming and being a single mum, fashion, shopping clothes, life, kids, dating again, life through my eyes.

2. When and why did you start writing your blog?
February this year. I needed an outlet, something creative and expressive just for me, hence the title “Me First”.

3. How long do you spend blogging and what do you enjoy?
It really depends, as I based my first blogs on shopping, but that got me started and gave me confidence, to start talking about other things on my mind. It depends 2 hours to 10, depending on how often I post, which changes from day to day.

4. What have been your blogging highs and low, triumphs or disasters?
It is all good at the moment, not had anything bad happen and just loving that I can track my page views all over the world, in the USA this week I have had 70 page views.

5. Is blogging a job or a hobby? What would be the ideal outcome?
I would love it to be a job! Especially reviewing! Would love to be sent clothes/shoes/jewellery anything really, food wine, books, music, products to blog about.

6. How easy is it to set up a blog – and have you any tips for newbies.
I used blogspot and it was sooooo easy. Get a good camera and a tripod! I have neither of these but wish I did.