Meet the Blogger
I’m Claire, a 30-something wife and stay-at-home mom. Since 2015 (when I was a sophomore in college!) I’ve been sharing bits and pieces of my life online. Just to Claireify is my current little corner of the Internet.
I’m an introvert who loves a tidy home, a night in with a good book, and a simple Scandi aesthetic. I live in suburban Minnesota–the land of six-month winters–but I daydream about moving to a temperate place near the ocean. I’ve read every French chic lifestyle book that exists and would love to self-publish my own one day. Welcome to my world!
Why Do I Blog?
I originally created Just to Claireify to share my personal life with faraway friends and family. After graduating from college in 2017, we moved to California (and then back to Minnesota a year later). Whilst lonely in a new and temporary place, I shared my travel adventures around the US and details of our wedding planning and big day.
The blog took a different turn after we bought our first house in 2019 and I was pregnant. I picked up photography and started sharing recipes, photos, and related healthy living tips. You can find my repository of original gluten-free recipes here (that often cater to other food intolerances or preferences as well).
At the moment, I’m a a mom of four and a full-time stay-at-home mom. I write about parenting, minimalism, and living a simple & healthy lifestyle. Writing is my happy place. It’s the pre-kids part of myself that I hold onto in the chaos, and I hope to turn it into my career once my kids are older and more independent.
Let’s Keep in Touch
I always love getting to know my readers, so please don’t hesitate to contact me. I’m no longer active on most social media sites–you can read more about that here–but you’ll always be able to find me here on my own little self-hosted space. Stay a while!
xx Claire