Today I have decided to share some of my favorite blogs. I
have included links to a few posts from each blog as well as the main web
address. They’re kind of an eclectic mix, but I hope that you learn to enjoy
them as much as I do!
1. The Prairie Homestead (http://www.theprairiehomestead.com/)
I absolutely LOVE this blog! I was born in the wrong era.
Instead of being born in the 1980’s I should have been born in the 1780’s. I
love doing things the old way. I am so against the convenience trends of today
that it isn’t funny, but more on that another day. This site lives up to their
tag line, “Cultivating old-fashioned skills in a modern world”. The woman that
runs this page lives on a homestead herself, so she knows what she’s talking
about. And she’s not trying to get everyone to move to the country, either. She’s
really big on stressing the fact that you can homestead wherever you are, be it
in a 3rd floor apartment or a 4 bedroom house on Main Street or a farm out in
the middle of nowhere. She lays this out in her own words in her Start Here! post. She
touches on some skills that she thinks are important to learn, such as knowing
how to clean, dress, stitch/staple a wound in the event of an emergency, learn
how to cut, bale, and stack hay (this is an AMAZING workout, for all you
fitness minded folks out there!), grow a windowsill herb garden, and many, many
more.
2. Michelle Shaeffer (http://michelleshaeffer.com/)
I love this blog because of the useful information that she
shares. As the tagline says, “Where smart entrepreneurs learn to blog for
business”. She includes posts on how to start a blog, serious business
bloggers, increasing blog traffic, getting your blog noticed, and how to make
money with your blog. When you are a business blogger, all of these things come
in handy! And even for those like me, the one whose blog is not connected to a
business, her tips and tricks are still really useful! I personally love the
post on blog colors and if you are designing ANYTHING, be it a website, a room,
a letterhead, anything with colors, I would highly suggest that you check out
this post! And for those of you with a blog of your own, I would highly
recommend checking out 5
1/2 Reasons to Jump Into the Ultimate Blog Challenge. If you haven’t heard
of the Ultimate Blog Challenge before, you can find information on it here.
3. Veronica Roth (http://veronicaroth.com/)
I just recently found this blog, but I love to read through
it. I especially love that I have became friends with the author. We have
similar tastes and this definitely comes in handy. The post that introduced me
to Miss Veronica was Shopping
for prezzies for the Clover. I have never been on a virtual tour of a
thrift shop before, but I absolutely loved it! J
Upon further exploration of the site, I found quite a few picture tours, which
I am also absolutely in love with! I am terrified of planes and boats, so I can’t
go visit many places outside of the US. And honestly, I don’t have the money to
visit places inside the US. So picture tours definitely rank right up there on
my list of favorite things to read. J
4. New Life on a Homestead (http://newlifeonahomestead.com/)
This is another homesteading site. In case you hadn’t
figured it out, this is a big interest of mine! I love this blog for all of the
helpful hints that they have included, as well as just the common sense things.
When is the best time to clean so that you can start over with a clean slate?
Not in the middle of Spring, but at the New Year. Even if you do not set
resolutions, it is still a good idea to set goals. I also love that she teamed
up with Jill from The Prairie
Homestead, to create Barn
Hop Mondays. Here is their message: “Have you written anything
“homesteading” on your blog recently? If so, we’d love to have you link up
below! Even if you don’t have a blog, we always welcome your comments!” They
have dedicated Mondays as the day to network homesteading related posts into
one place. It makes it very easy then to navigate through and find many
different blogs on the same topics.
5. The Humbled Homemaker (http://thehumbledhomemaker.com/)
This is another one that is similar in content. “Grace-Filled,
Natural Living”. The post that caught my eye was about not being able to afford
Organic food but wanting to feed your family in a healthy manner. Her no –nonsense,
no excuses, straight to the point form of writing caught and took hold. I loved
how she tells it just like it is. Yes Organic is healthier. But when you’re
struggling for money, you can’t afford to pay double for food just because it
was grown all natural. I was lucky enough to find a post that compiled 10 of
her posts from 2013, so you get a little bonus with this one. J I hope that you will
take the time to check them out!! I’ve also included one of her recipe posts,
in the hopes that I can whet your appetite enough to check out the rest of
them!
Well there you have it. My Top 5 Favorite Blogs! I hope that
you will take the time to surf through each one and if you find something you
like, be sure to let the author know who sent you! If you like what you see,
please come back and tell me! I love knowing when I can help others connect!
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