…Or, Why I Thought This Might Have Been A Good Idea At The Time.
I thought, to help inspire me to write, that I would use this 7QT to focus on several blogs that I *always* click on when my Google Reader tells me there is a new post. By default, first on the list is Conversion Diary, where this gem of an idea came from (but I am still going to share 7 more, in no particular order, mind you- because there are so many great blogs out there)!
Sister Mary Martha is a feisty nun who answers reader questions about Catholic teachings and tradition, with a sharp wit and great humor. I always learn something, and I almost always have a smile on my face after reading (sometimes she does write about serious things, after all).
In one of the internet circles I frequent (Catholic mommy types, if you must know), I have gathered that Simcha Fisher is quite famous. She has a lot of devoted followers and is amazingly snarky, which is why I love her blog. The post I linked to, however, is a recent thoughtful one that I really liked.
This is the blog of Kate Wicker, who has 3 charming little girls and always makes me think with her well-thought-out posts. She’s a great writer and has many funny/heartwarming mothering anecdotes.
Yes, I am a geek. I manage to hide it well, mostly (not that I am ashamed or anything, it’s just that I don’t know many fellow geeks anymore and am tired of having to explain that there were more than two Star Trek TV shows, and no, the two that you do know were by far not the best ones, thanks). Ahem. Anyway, when I was a teen, Star Trek: The Next Generation was on, and Wesley was on, and did I mention that I was a geeky teenage girl? Instant crush. So, Wil Wheaton, who played Wesley, is all grown up too (imagine that!) and has a blog. I don’t share all his interests, but he’s also very funny (I am seeing a trend with my favorite blogs, are you?) and I love his descriptions of and stories about being an actor, since that is something I am completely unfamiliar with.
This is the online equivalent of a People Magazine subscription, really. I have an unhealthy addiction to NCIS (from the year when I had strep throat 4 times and got my tonsils out) and Psych, and I will admit that while I scan the headlines looking just for mentions of my favorite shows, I occasionally learn something about what “everyone else” is up to these days- what the kids are watching, who’s in the Superbowl, there’s some new singer called Lady Gaga, etc.
I am a recent convert to cloth diapers for my 8 month old. We have been using them for about a month, and it’s awesome. And addictive! I love reading about what everyone else does and likes about cloth, and this is one of my favorites.
This website is somehow related to Consumer Reports, which I love- but I’m not sure how. I think of it like CR’s snarky 2nd cousin- it’s main interest is informing consumers, but they will not pass up even the most bizarre story in the name of saving you from your own stupidity. Also, funny!
~effulgence~ 