A Few of My Favorite Blogs

I started reading blogs before I ever started my own blog. I love reading about what interests other people or what is going on in their lives. It’s like reading a book only this is real instead of fiction. At least I think it’s real because everything you read on the internet is true. Right?

Anyway, I thought I would take today to highlight some of my favorite blogs and what I like about them.

1. Dooce - Dooce was one of the first blogs I started reading. The woman cracks me up. I know there are times I shouldn’t be laughing but I am. She’s funny and upfront and honest. Got to love honesty.

2. Confessions of a Pioneer Woman - I will never live on a ranch and have no idea what goes on at a ranch but she will tell you and you will laugh your butt off. Seriously, I should be underweight by now. Also, her pictures are amazing. Not only are they amazing but she gives PhotoShop tutorials that make you want to be a better photographer. It did for me. I even took pictures of cows when I was out in the country last year. I thought I took pretty good pictures considering I was never a camera carrying person before.

3. Whittaker Woman- I discovered her through the Compassion Blog Tour and love her honesty. She has so much fun with her kids that I have started taking the time to appreciate my children more. My husband has even liked some of her stuff and we will now be having a rice dinner every once in awhile just to reflect on how this is how much other people in the world have to eat.

4. Scribbit- Excellent writing and excellent posts. I love reading about Alaska and it makes my husband and I want to move there. Then I remember I don’t like the cold and it’s cold there most of the time and I’m pretty sure it’s colder there than here so I don’t move. (gotta love those run-ons) Anyway, she has great posts and lots of great ideas. She is the blog where we got the idea to make Indiana Jones bull whips out of duct tape.

5. The Artful Parent- I’ve mentioned her before and I will mention her again. I love her art ideas and I love the fact that her daughter is a little older than mine so I know that they are toddler friendly. I love art and haven’t introduced it to my children as much as I have liked but I have set out the paper and paints so they could create and use it as decoration for our home. My favorite that we haven’t done yet is Sculpey impressions. I dream about these impressions. For real. I really do. I’m not sure if the kids want to make them but I sure do.

My telling about these marvelous ladies doesn’t give them justice. As a matter of fact, I might have done them some harm in my descriptions. Sorry about that. It’s hard to say why I love them but I do. I love their writing, their photos, their passion for what they blog about. I love it all.