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What Motivates Me

by Fiona Rossiter on May 23, 2013

One of my loyal readers who comments often, yes it does feel good to get comments, left a comment on this post, which I wrote quite some time ago!(13th of October 2011 to be exact) It was great as I said, to receive the comment but the best part was reading the post again It made me realise that I still struggle with things like acceptance or fear of failure, whether in real life or in the bloggersphere! Reading this post again was rather sobering and also made me realise that you constantly need to reaffirm what you are doing and why, to avoid losing your way completely!

So with that in mind I thought I would share it again!

Please Like Me!

This is all most of us would like, for people just to like us! Well, thanks to modern technology and the popularity of social networking, gone are the days that liking someone in real life, is enough!

After chatting to friends recently about my blog, I had a bit of a reality check about what exactly my motivation for starting Super Mom was. For me it was always about finding something that I could do – just for me, something I enjoy and that stimulates me both intellectually and creatively. Exploring the things that inspire me and using them to engage with the world out there, was always my main aim for Super Mom.

What I have found however is that most of the blogger- sphere is very focused on ratings, traffic, how many followers you have etc. I am not going to lie and say that I don’t care about these things but you can so easily lose focus of why you are doing something and what motivates you to do it.

So what to do? I guess, go back to basics and the reason I started Super Mom in the first place, to inspire and motivate others out there, especially mothers! Which I hope that I am doing! In saying that I hope people realise that I am not in fact a “Super Mom” but I am the best darn mom I can be! I may not be a professional photographer or a master chef but I love doing all these things and sharing them with the world.

I love doing what I do and that is the most important thing. Yes – I want you to like me and follow me but not at the cost of my integrity. Anyway -life is too short to feel like everything you do is a competition.

So – the things I write about may not be world changing or life altering but they are my way of inspiring and motivating – myself and others. Thank you for being a loyal and cherished reader!

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Inspired Living Blog Hop

by Fiona Rossiter on April 13, 2012

I have decided to create an Inspired Living Blog Hop on my blog! All you need to do is link a post from your blog that is inspirational, it can be style inspiration or creative inspiration, something to inspire others – you chose! Just enter your details on the linky tool below and follow the instructions. Be sure to link a blog post and not your home page.

Once you have linked up remember to be friendly and follow some of the other bloggers that have entered the hop! You can also follow my Super Mom Blog on Facebook or Twitter to keep up to date with other Blogs Hops in the future! Leave a comment below the post so that I can follow you back.

Please grab my button to paste in your post that you link up – thanks for linking with me!

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by Fiona Rossiter on March 7, 2012

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Real Women – Real Life….

by Fiona Rossiter on March 1, 2012

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Today we get to look inside the life of Chicara Joubert, Chicara is the creator of the blog Lipgloss Kisses.

Tell Us About Yourself:

I live in a golf estate in Pretoria. It’s extremely beautiful and I’m very fortunate to be able to call this home.

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I have a serious passion for beauty & fashion. I’m also passionate about what I do for a living. I’m a web developer and I love my job. I’m passionate about the pretty things in life and thrive on beautiful surroundings.I have personal goals & dreams as well as business related dreams. But one of my biggest dreams, and I know this might seem inconsequential, is to visit New York City. I’ve wanted to go since I was a young child.

What Motivates & Inspires You?

I’m motivated by beautiful pictures, words and people. I treasure my family, my boyfriend and my Chihuahua’s. My dogs are like little fur children. I get inspired when I see great ideas. Interesting and thought-provoking words or ideas always inspire me to do more.

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What Are Your Strengths & Weaknesses?

I’m a good listener; I’m genuine, polite and friendly and always look for the best in a person. I’m a creative person. But on the other side of the spectrum I’m a complete procrastinator; I’m a bit of a control freak and therefore never truly let my hair down.

What Are Your Fears?

I’m an anxiety-addled girl for sure. I have a fear of lightning, earthworms, flying and driving. But I’m working on the last one.

What pays the bills?

I’m a freelance web developer and animator. I’m obsessed with animation and would love to further my interest in that field.

What Do You Do For fun?

For fun I blog, I love to read other blogs and books of course. I adore shopping – even window shopping is fun. I also enjoy trying out new beauty products and doing girly things like painting my nails. I love watching TV series & movies with my boyfriend on the weekend. I also enjoy having dress-up parties with my sisters and friends.

My hobbies are blogging, making jewellery, scrapbooking, reading and making craft-type things. I’ve always been pretty creative and I’m also a really fast learner – which enables me to do things even if I don’t know how.

Do you consider yourself to be successful?

I am successful at most of the things I set out to do. It might not be financial success but if I start something I always finish it – even if it takes a while. I feel that personal sense of success, even if I’m not receiving praise elsewhere.

What has been your greatest challenge thus far in your life?

My greatest challenge has probably been not having my driver’s license. I’m 29 this year and I don’t drive. I know this isn’t exactly a hardship and I can count myself lucky that I haven’t experienced any major challenges. I’m working on the driving thing and this year I will turn it into a success.

I think my family, my position in the family – the baby of 3 girls has definitely moulded me somewhat. I know most people believe the youngest child always gets their way, but I feel like my parents were stricter with me because they had already dealt with two other girls. Also some of my past relationships have changed me and shaped me into who I am.

If you could do something different with your life what would it be?

I would have tried to not be so shy growing up. It was a problem in high school, but I did eventually overcome it. I also wish I could have dealt with my fears earlier on so I wouldn’t be dealing with them now.

As I mentioned before, I would love to be in New York City. But if I have to choose somewhere locally, Cape Town would be my next choice. I’ve always wanted to live by the ocean but other than geographically I don’t think I would change all that much. I’m very happy and very blessed.

Thanks Chicara for sharing your life with us, we definitely share similar passions! I too love all that is beautiful, Make-up, fashion and most of all being creative! We hope to see you down in Cape Town in the future!

Also in this interview series Real Women – Real Life, meet Kathryn from Becoming you….

Image Source: Chicara from Lipgloss Kisses

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