Blog Reading

     I have had a blah sort of day and honestly can not think of a single thing to post about. Right now I am (rather mindlessly) reading my favorite blogs and finding new ones.  This is done under the excuse of looking for decorations for Miss G's party (which is very true) but I am also just reading for the sake of reading. So I thought I would at least share three old favorites (all ones that I haven't mentioned yet) with you and one new (to me) one.

     Simple Mom is a blog that I found a few weeks ago through her book Simply Organized.  She has amazing inspirational and helpful post on everything from DIY and money management, to relationships. It is a definite must-read even if you are not a mom (like me.)  Her latest post is the first in her Project Simplify series and is tackling the mess most of us have taking over or closets and dressers.

     No Big Dill is one of my first finds and I am always impressed with what she comes up with.  Right now she is working on a fantastic project: Once Upon a Thread.  With the help of many, many well know bloggers, she is creating a month of projects based on children books. My favorite so far is her first project, a jacket based on the story Harold and the Purple Crayon.

     Serenity Now is a more recent find.  She is generous enough to devote all her weekend blog space to us: her fellow bloggers! Every weekend she has a Weekend Bloggy Reading link party, which is always packed with amazing ideas, anyone who chooses to participate just links to their favorite post from the past week. But today she is having a "just because" day and it sounds like a really great way to spend a blah sort of day (I moped all day, her idea is much better).

     And today while the husbandman was in class, I finally decided to check out Tatertots and Jello.  Boy am I glad I did!  She is one of the best known crafty mommy bloggers and even though I have just started to dig into the archives, I can tell that I will be hooked for a while.

     There, that is what I am reading on my blah sort of day. What is your cure for the blues?

Celebrating "Celebrate the Boy!"

     Today I didn't get anything done, my head was to busy trying to explode.  So I don't have anything creative or cooky of my own to share with you.  However, I did want to bring everyone's attention to Celebrate the Boy! In an attempt to fix the lack of cool/nice/comfortable/creative clothes in the world for boys, MADE and Made by Rae are having a month long boy party!

Image from MADE

     I don't personally have any boy to make things for, but this is probably a good thing, becuase even though I grew up with three very boyish brothers and am married to a very manly man, I'm rather clueless when it comes to what boys like.  (Buying gifts for the husbandman is the hardest thing ever!) So when Celebrating the Boy started last Feburary I poured over it for ideas, and plan to do the same this year.

Image from Made By Rae

     I highly recommend it to everyone, whether you have boys are not, whether you sew or not, both blogs are just plain fun to read, and if find an idea and run with, all the better. They're both planning on/hoping to post twice a day so that they can fit everything in, so you should go visit often!

     Again, the sites are Made by Rae and MADE (which most of you know is one of most favorite blogs out there.)