I'm relatively new to the concept of a reader, and don't really know much about them because Google's is totally user-friendly.
Here's what I know: You type in your favorite blogs, and updates pop up in your reader in real time.
Here's why I love my Google Reader: It saves me so much time since I love to read blogs. I just log on when I have time and there's a list of every new update. I can scroll right through entries that don't interest me, and star entries that I want to use for reference or just love in general.
Here are the blogs in my reader:
(Try not to make fun of me)
Alot like Leah: lealabee.blogspot.com
My friend from nursing school
And Baby Makes Five: havilandjackson.blogspot.com
My cousin Sara in New Jersey and her three adorable kiddos
Anna Brown: annabrown.wordpress.com
My sweet friend and her son Dylan
Breezy Acres Farm: breezyacresfarm.blogspot.com
A woman with two babies that has lots of great ideas for baby and toddler activities
Coconut Water: www.web.me.com/brynnbarineau
My friend Brynn from middle & high school that documents her expat adventures in Brazil
Dooce: http://www.dooce.com/
She's just funny and takes great pictures of her dog. (Beware: she's also crude)
Good (Cheap) Eats: http://www.goodcheapeats.com/
Excellent recipes from a lady with six kids!
Good Morning Girls: http://www.goodmorninggirls.org/
Inspiration for daily devotions
Happiness Is Something We Create: somethingwecreate.blogspot.com
My Aunt Lisa :)
Homegrown Mom: http://www.homegrownmom.com/
Musings on motherhood, Jesus, and taking a break for yourself
Homemade By Jill: homemadebyjill.blogspot.com
This girl is super-talented
I Can Teach My Child!: http://www.icanteachmychild.com/
She's homeschooling a two-year old with lots of easy, inexpensive activities
I'm an Organizing Junkie: http://www.orgjunkie.com/
I heart her. And I really heart her menu plans!
Kelly's Korner: http://www.kellyskornerblog.com/
The loving mom of Harper, who is about Colin's age, so I love to read her stories!
Life As Mom: http://www.lifeasmom.com/
The author of Good (Cheap) Eats blogs about mommyhood
Life in the AD...via Dubai: lifeinthead.blogspot.com
My super awesome husband who never updates this
Live Renewed: http://www.liverenewed.com/
Excellent tips on living frugally green (this is one of my new favorites)
Married...with Children: laurenmarriedwithchildren.blogspot.com
My friend from work who has three sweet kiddos...one is brand new. (PS Lauren, now's a good time to post some pics of Cayley!)
Melissa's Happiness Project: happyhoneybeelife.blogspot.com
My friend Rori's former roomie Melissa. She's adorable and knits some adorable stuff!
Money Saving Mom: http://www.moneysavingmom.com/
The queen of coupons. I have to scroll through most of her posts now, but still like her guest posts and blogs about life.
One Thing I Know: pcknowsbest.blogspot.com
My cousin Phillip in Tennessee
Room Moms Rock: room-moms-rock.blogspot.com
I'm sure that teachers pray they get Kimberly as their room mom! She's a seasoned pro with tons of great ideas.
Sandier Pastures: http://www.sandierpastures.com/
An expat in Dubai
Serendipity: bradford0131.blogspot.com
My sister-in-law who also never updates...but I'll forgive her because she works full time!
Simple Bites: http://www.simplebites.net/
One in a series...this one focuses on food and is usually written by a former chef and culinary school graduate, Aimee.
Simple Mom: http://www.simplemom.net/
Also part of the series...focuses on tips for better productivity. She also blogs about motherhood, and I love her quote "The days are long but the years are short."
Simple Organic: http://www.simpleorganic.net/
The last of the "simple" series that I read, but there are two more - Kids and Homeschool
Social Graces: mysocialgraces.blogspot.com
An old friend from my CofC days...she's adorably classy!
Southern Hospitality: http://www.southernhospitality.com/
Tons of southern-inspired decor
Tales From the Crib: brooksknowsbest.blogspot.com
My 1-year old 2nd cousin's view on life (via his Dad, Phillip, from One Thing I Know)
The Austin Leaches: theleaches.wordpress.com
My friend Stephanie and her life in Austin, Texas
The Campbell Chronicles: pcandtbone.blogspot.com
My cousin Phillip's wife, Tara, writes this one. It's great to keep up with their family!
The Tolberts: michaelandjennie.blogspot.com
My high school friend and Wesleyan roomie Jennie, with lots of cute pics of her baby girl Ellie!
Thoughts of a Servant Mother: thoughtsofaservantmother.blogspot.com
My friend Leah, Children's Director extraordinaire, and her two cuties Judah and Bryce
Turn it Up to 11: phase11.wordpress.com
Bink's couponing blog (I think it's in hibernation with the entrance of Eli, her sweet baby boy!)
Women Living Well: womenlivingwell-courtney.blogspot.com
A woman passionate about Jesus and being the Proverbs 31 woman
So, there you have it...go ahead, I know you want to make fun of me. You probably think I must spend hours trying to read all of these blogs everyday. But think again!! I just scroll and stop on the most interesting ones. That's the beauty of Google Reader. It brings the posts to me, and I can weed through the boring stuff without having to visit all of these websites daily to check for updates!
P.S. I don't think any of my friends blogs are boring, and I always read them when there is an update.
The downsides to the reader are that you can't see the blog design and header, and you have to actually the visit the site to leave comments. I don't find either to be disappointing. I know the ones I want to check for new headers, and most of the time people will announce in a post that they have a new blog design so I can check it out.
See? If you had a reader, you could have just scrolled through this post! Ha!
Here's what I know: You type in your favorite blogs, and updates pop up in your reader in real time.
Here's why I love my Google Reader: It saves me so much time since I love to read blogs. I just log on when I have time and there's a list of every new update. I can scroll right through entries that don't interest me, and star entries that I want to use for reference or just love in general.
Here are the blogs in my reader:
(Try not to make fun of me)
Alot like Leah: lealabee.blogspot.com
My friend from nursing school
And Baby Makes Five: havilandjackson.blogspot.com
My cousin Sara in New Jersey and her three adorable kiddos
Anna Brown: annabrown.wordpress.com
My sweet friend and her son Dylan
Breezy Acres Farm: breezyacresfarm.blogspot.com
A woman with two babies that has lots of great ideas for baby and toddler activities
Coconut Water: www.web.me.com/brynnbarineau
My friend Brynn from middle & high school that documents her expat adventures in Brazil
Dooce: http://www.dooce.com/
She's just funny and takes great pictures of her dog. (Beware: she's also crude)
Good (Cheap) Eats: http://www.goodcheapeats.com/
Excellent recipes from a lady with six kids!
Good Morning Girls: http://www.goodmorninggirls.org/
Inspiration for daily devotions
Happiness Is Something We Create: somethingwecreate.blogspot.com
My Aunt Lisa :)
Homegrown Mom: http://www.homegrownmom.com/
Musings on motherhood, Jesus, and taking a break for yourself
Homemade By Jill: homemadebyjill.blogspot.com
This girl is super-talented
I Can Teach My Child!: http://www.icanteachmychild.com/
She's homeschooling a two-year old with lots of easy, inexpensive activities
I'm an Organizing Junkie: http://www.orgjunkie.com/
I heart her. And I really heart her menu plans!
Kelly's Korner: http://www.kellyskornerblog.com/
The loving mom of Harper, who is about Colin's age, so I love to read her stories!
Life As Mom: http://www.lifeasmom.com/
The author of Good (Cheap) Eats blogs about mommyhood
Life in the AD...via Dubai: lifeinthead.blogspot.com
My super awesome husband who never updates this
Live Renewed: http://www.liverenewed.com/
Excellent tips on living frugally green (this is one of my new favorites)
Married...with Children: laurenmarriedwithchildren.blogspot.com
My friend from work who has three sweet kiddos...one is brand new. (PS Lauren, now's a good time to post some pics of Cayley!)
Melissa's Happiness Project: happyhoneybeelife.blogspot.com
My friend Rori's former roomie Melissa. She's adorable and knits some adorable stuff!
Money Saving Mom: http://www.moneysavingmom.com/
The queen of coupons. I have to scroll through most of her posts now, but still like her guest posts and blogs about life.
One Thing I Know: pcknowsbest.blogspot.com
My cousin Phillip in Tennessee
Room Moms Rock: room-moms-rock.blogspot.com
I'm sure that teachers pray they get Kimberly as their room mom! She's a seasoned pro with tons of great ideas.
Sandier Pastures: http://www.sandierpastures.com/
An expat in Dubai
Serendipity: bradford0131.blogspot.com
My sister-in-law who also never updates...but I'll forgive her because she works full time!
Simple Bites: http://www.simplebites.net/
One in a series...this one focuses on food and is usually written by a former chef and culinary school graduate, Aimee.
Simple Mom: http://www.simplemom.net/
Also part of the series...focuses on tips for better productivity. She also blogs about motherhood, and I love her quote "The days are long but the years are short."
Simple Organic: http://www.simpleorganic.net/
The last of the "simple" series that I read, but there are two more - Kids and Homeschool
Social Graces: mysocialgraces.blogspot.com
An old friend from my CofC days...she's adorably classy!
Southern Hospitality: http://www.southernhospitality.com/
Tons of southern-inspired decor
Tales From the Crib: brooksknowsbest.blogspot.com
My 1-year old 2nd cousin's view on life (via his Dad, Phillip, from One Thing I Know)
The Austin Leaches: theleaches.wordpress.com
My friend Stephanie and her life in Austin, Texas
The Campbell Chronicles: pcandtbone.blogspot.com
My cousin Phillip's wife, Tara, writes this one. It's great to keep up with their family!
The Tolberts: michaelandjennie.blogspot.com
My high school friend and Wesleyan roomie Jennie, with lots of cute pics of her baby girl Ellie!
Thoughts of a Servant Mother: thoughtsofaservantmother.blogspot.com
My friend Leah, Children's Director extraordinaire, and her two cuties Judah and Bryce
Turn it Up to 11: phase11.wordpress.com
Bink's couponing blog (I think it's in hibernation with the entrance of Eli, her sweet baby boy!)
Women Living Well: womenlivingwell-courtney.blogspot.com
A woman passionate about Jesus and being the Proverbs 31 woman
So, there you have it...go ahead, I know you want to make fun of me. You probably think I must spend hours trying to read all of these blogs everyday. But think again!! I just scroll and stop on the most interesting ones. That's the beauty of Google Reader. It brings the posts to me, and I can weed through the boring stuff without having to visit all of these websites daily to check for updates!
P.S. I don't think any of my friends blogs are boring, and I always read them when there is an update.
The downsides to the reader are that you can't see the blog design and header, and you have to actually the visit the site to leave comments. I don't find either to be disappointing. I know the ones I want to check for new headers, and most of the time people will announce in a post that they have a new blog design so I can check it out.
See? If you had a reader, you could have just scrolled through this post! Ha!
HA! I just read this on my google reader!! Thanks for reading my blog :-) I had to cut down on the ones I was reading recently, there were so many that it was impossible to go through them all. My two favorites are thebigmamablog.com and boomama.net.
ReplyDeleteI like reading your blog too! It's nice to see pictures of Colin (always adorable!) and of Dubai. I had friends in college that were from the UAE but they didn't talk much about what it was really like. I'm enjoying your perspective on it :-)
Aw, we made the list! I have to start updating again - I am hoping once I get the beast written I can return to Mom-blogging. I should do a reader, I usually do the internet rounds when I am procrastinating (hence my comments on 3 posts at a time). But I am always interested in ways to procrastinate better. ;)
ReplyDeleteBy the way I love the Metro update, I am having public transit envy.