It’s probably no surprise that my favorite form of social media is Instagram! While I definitely think it’s too easy to waste time on social media in general, I love the simplicity that it presents. So many of my favorite moments are all neatly displayed, and I like to look back at them often. I love seeing the highlights of other people’s lives, too! Linking up with Erin!
1. Sally’s Baking Addiction. Seriously. Anyone with a sweet tooth (read: everyone) needs to know about this site. Everything I’ve tried from her blog has been ahhh-mazing. Here are my favorite chocolate-chip cookies ever!
2. All Things Target. I haven’t couponed in a while, but if I know I’m going to Target, this is a site I always check. There are some great deals to be found and this blog makes it pretty easy!
3. The Lady Okie Blog. If you need a laugh, go read some of Amanda’s stuff! She cracks me up with just about every post (and no, she didn’t pay me to say that). She’s also a runner so that’s pretty cool, too.
What are your favorite blogs to read?
I’m not an “expert” at blogging (is there even such a thing, anyway?), but I have definitely learned a lot about it in the past five years.
I’ve heard the same comment a few times from several friends (interested in starting their own blogs) so I figured I’d base my post on it:
“I’m just not sure how to get started!”
Of course, there’s all the technical stuff- will you use Blogspot or WordPress? How do you make a design, buttons, and graphics? But my friends are usually referring to how they aren’t sure how to get started writing.
Finding your voice on the internet is hard. I have to admit, I feel like I’m still searching for mine sometimes, but I’ve come a looong way since I first started blogging. Look back at some of my old posts. My writing style and voice have definitely evolved over time!
So here it is: my number one piece of advice for starting a blog and finding your voice is to just write, and be sure you know why you’re writing.
And, very importantly… be yourself! My main reason for blogging is to create something that my children can look at one day and see how our family has grown. I want them to have a glimpse of what our every-day life looked like. I want them to realize how much their mama has always loved them. I want them to know what was most important to me at a certain season of our lives.
Blogging has been a great way to “meet” new friends and even learn more about myself, but overall, I try to stay true to my original purpose.
Find your purpose, be yourself, and just write. In time, you’ll find your voice.
Linking up with Erin!
Happy Friday everyone! We had a fantastic week filled with beautiful spring weather, which meant that this little sweetie and I got to enjoy sitting out on the porch for a bit (and aren’t these just the cutest jammies? I’m loving her spring wardrobe!)
Dressing her in two-piece pajamas makes her seem like such a big girl.
But big girls get piggy-back rides (her first one ever!), so I think she’s pretty happy about it.
We’ve been giving her a sippy cup (full of water), and she doesn’t actually drink out of it, but it’s one of her new favorite toys (right along with her orange kitty)!
Love those CHEEKS! I also love the new hair growth that’s becoming a lot more noticeable.
Baby Bird abhors baths, but cuddles with daddy afterward make it a little better.
I did my sales/coupon shopping today, and I think I saved the most I ever have in one trip. Spent $64.95, and “saved” $81.73. I ended up with 15 boxes of cereal, free Pampers wipes, hot dogs, hand soap, 4 cartons of ice cream, and some other items. I don’t think we need to buy cereal for awhile…
The blog also had a mini-makeover this week. I always love changing how it looks when spring rolls around! (Michael and I joke that we have “N.E.R.D.S.” (Never-Ending ReDesigning Syndrome). The condition is fake, but it’s pretty true for both of us when it comes to how our websites look!
Hope you enjoyed my random favorites from this week! Happy weekend! 🙂