Five Blogs You Should Be Reading
by Danielle Hampton
Is it just me, or does anyone else get a total thrill when discovering a new blog or site to fall in love with? There’s nothing like it. Call me a nerd, but when I find a new-to-me blog full of inspiring words, photos and ideas, I find myself taking some time and reading it from beginning to end. I love it. So today I thought I’d share some of my most favorite blogs and sites from across the world wide web. Enjoy, and happy reading!
Now, this statement is a bold one, but I mean every word of it: Katie’s Pencil Box is my most favorite blog of all time. Katie’s corner of the internet is a wonderful place, full of gorgeous photos and inspiring words. Without ever saying so, she reminds her readers to look for beauty in unexpected places and for joy in everyday things. Katie’s love for life is so obvious and it comes across in everything she shares, from her photos to words, and in the way she makes the most normal of occasions seem magical. Simply put, Katie is a breath of fresh air and her blog is a genuinely happy place I find myself visiting everyday.
2. The Glow
My friend James posted about this blog last week and since then, I’ve enjoyed reading through every bit of it. It’s a new blog- it was started just last month, actually- and I am anxiously awaiting their next post. In a nutshell, The Glow is a look at inspiring, fashionable moms and their day-to-day lives. It’s full of gorgeous photos accompanied by interesting commentary. They’ve featured designers, photographers, business owners – women from all walks of life. As of right now, all of the women highlighted are from NYC, and I’m looking forward to hopefully seeing moms from all over the country. It’s a neat project and I’ve been recommending it like crazy to all the mothers and women in my life.
3. Shutterbean
If you’re in the mood for pretty photos of food you can make right at home, look no further than Shutterbean! But even better – Tracy’s recipes are actually doable, unlike so many of the daunting directions I see on a lot of food blogs. Shutterbean is a whole lot of everything: bits of Tracy’s life with her family in San Francisco, photos of food that make my mouth water, and inspiration to make healthy choices that still taste good. Shutterbean is my favorite food blog for a few reasons, but perhaps the most important one is that Tracy’s kindness and appreciation for the little, beautiful things in life come through in every post she shares. Her realness and candidness is refreshing, and I love that we get a little bit of humor in every Shutterbean recipe, too.
Carly is the self-proclaimed “tattooed Martha Stewart” and I’d have to agree – this little lady knows her way around a recipe, DIY, you name it. All Things Carly is chock full of visual eye candy she’s gathered from all over the web, home-improvement projects, must-try recipes and bits of her beautiful life with her tattoo-artist husband. My favorite thing about Carly’s blog is the happy feel I get from all of her posts; she’s girl-positive, excited about life and her passion for what she does is apparent. Whenever I visit her space, I find myself getting inspired to make the world around me even more beautiful.
There are a million and one “mommy blogs” out there, and when I first discovered Don’s space, I was so intrigued to see parenthood through a male’s eyes in blog form. Don’s an incredibly dedicated father and husband who also runs his own design business. Adeline’s Daddy is a mix of his daily life, projects he’s working on, and adorable pictures of his family. It’s neat to see a father sharing his story in the often female-centric blog world, and I love getting a glimpse into the Naylors’ world. Don and his beautiful wife Rachel will also often produce fun videos sharing family adventures, and it’s pretty amazing to think about their daughter one day being able to look back at all of it.
So, how about you? I’d love it if you would share links to your favorite blogs in the links below, so we can all discover some new sites to fall in love with!
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I completely love Katie’s Pencil Box too – the time I spend reading her blog each day is like a complete break from everything – she just exudes peace and quiet.
I’ll definitely check out the others – I think one of my current favourites is Harpers Happenings (http://www.harpershappenings.com/) – I’m not a mum, and so many mum blogs are hard to relate to if you’re not a parent yourself, but Mandy makes me laugh out loud EVERY. TIME.
Yes! I love Mandy’s blog too. She’s hilarious and always a favorite stop of mine.
i think peolpe expect or think they deserve success to quickly. dedication and hardwork (as well as some cash) are the only answers to real success online imho
These are great. I’m loving The Glow already- it’s kind of like a Selby or Closet Visit, but the mom version. I do sort of wish there were a little variety in this list though. Don’t get me wrong, I love food and mom/family lifestyle blogs as much as the next lady, but there are sooo many kinds of different blogs out there (and, I don’t know for sure, but it seems like the demographic of Hello Giggles might be a little younger than mommy-age, though I could be totally wrong!)
Regardless, thanks for the recommendations!
Hi Julia! I totally agree with your comment about the Selby- I couldn’t think of what it reminded me of and that’s exactly what it is. As far as the second part of your comment, I tried to give a bit of variety (a lifestyle blog, an overall beautiful blog, a food blog, a DIY/inspiration/project blog.a Dad blog) and for this time around, these are simply 5 blogs I love. My role on this site is to give a bit of a “Mom’s perspective,” as the demographic here includes a little of everything! I plan on doing this again in a month or so and I will be sure to vary the list a lot more!
@Danielle- right on, I see where you’re coming from. Great picks!
Ooh I love all of these blogs & follow them all each week. (I think I found most of them through your website, actually). And you and James are so right, The Glow is a beautiful blog too. One of my favorite blogs, is Rockstar Diaries- Taza and Husband…( http://www.tazaandhusband.com/ ). Their family seems very sweet, and her writing seems very genuine. Thanks for sharing Danielle!
Love that blog. The’r little is so beautiful and theya re expecting another. Such a great blog.
Yes! I love Naomi and her little family. Such a great blog. Thank you
I love all these blogs Danielle! Check out http://amyellecartwright.blogspot.com/ It talks about pretty movie costumes, fashion, thrift store finds and loads of over random stuff. It’s so cute!
Thanks for linking your blog Amy! I’ll check it out
I freaking love Katie’s Pencil Box! The Glow looks fantastic; the photos are adorable. I’ll be checking them all out! Thanks Danielle!
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You are welcome! Thanks for your sharing your link too Randi! <3
I also love dearscarlet because it’s such a beautiful way to see parenthood from both parents’ perspectives, and Scarlet has a very fun personality (recently she asked he mom for a mohawk and she got it
she looks super cute)
Yes! One of my favorite blogs for sure. Kait and her daughter are the cutest.
SHUTTERBEAN!!!! I love her.
She’s so lovable!
I love the Glow; it’s been around longer than a month, though. Actually, a little over a year!: http://www.theglow.com/about/. It seems like they update it every month or so with a new (and wonderful!) feature. xo.
Nicole- I’m such nerd! I discovered it a month ago and I think I just got confused. I definitely read the about. THANK YOU so much for pointing that out so I can get it fixed! <3
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Mine is currently HelloGiggles.com. Cant really get enuff of it!!!
Gregariouspeach.com – a mommy blog but an amazing one! Cute kids and pictures every day. She’s an amazing photographer.
Awesome picks lady…super happy to see Shutterbean here too! Katie’s Pencil Box is adorable…I just put her on my list of awesome blogs at the ALT Summit a few weeks ago too. Looking forward to checking out these others too!
Nice one! If I could write like this I would be well cehffud. The more I read articles of such quality as this (which is rare), the more I think there might be a future for the Net. Keep it up, as it were.
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