Our latest featured blogger Bron from Flat Bum Mum, is a Melbourne based blogger and stylist on an epic styling adventure. Utterly obsessed with real-life style this mum of three shares lifestyle, fashion and general mum goodness on her blog. Follow along, you may just discover a stylish, new you.
How long have you been blogging and why did you start?
I started Flat Bum Mum in January this year. I wanted to create a place to help other mums develop their own style. I try to keep the blog somewhere between ‘mum blogger’ and ‘style blogger’. I am no model. I am a real mum with a real body showing other mums that style is not defined by the size of your thighs. (or the size of your income.)
Tell us a bit about your blog and what we can expect to see in the next 12 months?
Flat Bum Mum is a place to learn a bit, share a bit and try new styles. It has had such a great response already that I am now taking my Flat Bum to the masses through my styling services. I look forward to sharing my e-book and style videos very soon.
Do you have a favourite place or dedicated space for blogging?
I have a cute little desk area that houses my laptop and camera. It’s usually in such a state that I blog from the kitchen table. I do have photo evidence of it looking fab though. Let’s just pretend I am this orderly all the time shall we?
What are your must have tools and resources when it comes to blogging?
Blogging is a BEAST! The more you learn, the more you are desperate to know. I am amazed at what I have been able to teach myself. The main tools I use for Flat Bum Mum are my laptop, my camera and tripod (for those glamorous style shots) and editing tools such as pic monkey and Canva. I am loving sites like Secret Blogger Business and groups like Blog Exchange for inspiration and help develop my understanding of the more technical side of blogging.
Have you ever experienced blogger’s block and what are your top tips for when it strikes?
At the moment I am bursting with ideas and trying to edit them down and find appropriate content. This idea overload can be exhausting if I don’t do a brain dump every now and then. I have ideas rolling around the cavities of my brain constantly and writing them down really helps to separate the good from the bad (or sometimes the ugly.)
What have been your blogging highlights and biggest challenges?
Highlights – Watching the readership grow. Readers commenting on my posts. Being featured by other bloggers and brands. What an honour.
Challenges – Promotion. How to promote my work without sounding like a wanker? This really is a tough one for me.
Who inspires you and what’s on your Worth Casing list when it comes to other bloggers?
Styling You, The Mom Edit, Inside Out Style and Fox in Flats were and remain my style blog inspiration.
What advice would you give to anyone that is thinking about starting a blog of their own?
Put on your big girl pants and just do it! There really is nothing to loose. Except your sanity and that was probably hanging by a thread anyway.
What styling services do you offer?
I have a few packages. Wardrobe Audit, Shopping Trip or a Complete Package. I am also introducing Style Parties in your home and fundraiser workshops. I aim to help you understand your shape and style personality so that you can shop with confidence for yourself.
You can find out more about my styling services here.
If you weren’t in the business of blogging what would you be doing?
I would be styling the world one mum at a time.
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Message from Mystery: I don’t know about you but I’ve been finding Bron aka Flat Bum Mum a real breathe of fresh air when it comes to keeping it real and style blogging. Definitely worth casing and a blog to keep your eye on.
I love finding new blogs to read through your worth casing series! And Flat Bum Mum sounds like my kinda mum 🙂
I’m guessing you will love Flat Bum Mum. A real breath of fresh air. We really should get around to featuring you soon. Drop me an email when you get the chance. (ms.mystery.case@gmail.com)
Oh cheers thanks Raych will do!!
Thanks Mumma McD. I hope you like what I’m up to over on Flat Bum Mum. Trying to keep motherhood stylish (and real!) I’m starting a stalk attack on you now too! Bron x
Looking forward to seeing Bron’s eBook and style videos.
Thanks Ingrid. Its all in the pipeline. Bron x
Me too Ingrid.
Me too Ingrid. Can you organise that for me! Haha. Short E book coming soon. Bigger video and ebook about 6months away. Thanks for following along and linking up each week Ingrid. Bron x
“style is not defined by the size of your thighs” Love this chick!
Having been attacked recently for my lack of a thigh gap, I couldn’t agree more.
Thanks Jess! I have never owned a thigh gap either Raychel and I know for a fact that I am still a worthwhile woman even without aerodynamic thighs. We can all be stylish at any age, size and budget! Let’s rock what we’ve got! Bron x
Good on you!! I’ve recently started following you on Instagram and love the style shots and your hair always looks great too. Sounds like you have some really interesting things in the works for your blog 🙂
Bron really does have some interesting things in the works for her blog.
Thanks so much Renee,
I have all the ideas….just need and extra 24 hours each day to make them a reality. Bron x
I hadn’t heard of Bron before, but she sounds like a lot of fun. Will check her out. Thaks for sharing 🙂
Bron really is a whole lot of fun Jess.
Thanks Jess! I would love to have you following along. I hope you like Flat Bum Mum. Bron x
Flat Bum Mum. LOL. Love it! I am so with her on the promotion side of things. That’s where I struggle the most as well.
I know… what a cool name for a blog. I too find the whole promotion side of things not just a struggle but exhausting.
Hugzilla, I love your name too! I think I need to take a class. How to promote and not seem like an egotistical knob! haha. Bron x
thanks raych! … worth casing indeed! … great blog name bron! … i will take a look because I like your style! very wearable clothes! great hair too!
btw a very cute little nook for blogging! love it!
love m:)X
I love Bron’s blogging nook as well. I really need to give my little space a makeover. I’ve had to move rooms as the wifi in my office was non existent.
Merilyn,
Thank you! The nook is nowhere near as cute at the moment. I am so glad you are casing Flat Bum Mum. I hope you like it. Bron x