We have established that I am a reader. So I was really looking forward to friends’ suggestions for blogs. Facebook Friend FAIL. Except for Krista, she’s a rock star who actually suggested a fabulous blog, Young House Love, that I’m already a fan of. My friend Amy also gets special recognition, because she told me about the organization AGLOW, The Association of Great Lakes Outdoor Writers.
After scanning AGLOW’s website and some of their award winners, I was led to other sites and sites beyond that. I just kept jumping around the internet looking for active content I liked. Then I scanned the sites of bloggers I was already following, like Little Indiana, for additional sites. I created my own list of interesting blogs because there are some great writers out there and you should know about them. My list can be found here. It is in no way complete but I eventually had to stop reading and ya know eat, feed baby Otto, let the dog out, etc.
Also I was thrilled to have people comment about my first blog post. Not so thrilled about my complete lapse in providing an e-mail sign-up. Woops, I missed the most crucial point of having any type of information providing site, getting repeat visitors. So, dear Vanessa, I have created an e-mail sign-up. You can find it here
and on my about page, and at the bottom of this blog post, and at the top of the left sidebar. I felt like I should go above and beyond.
In my defense of this serious offense, I started this blog for myself, without the expectation that anyone would really read it beyond me and my lovely family (excluding the husband, remember he doesn’t read). I’m thrilled other people are reading, even if it’s just in passing. The literary critic Cyril Connolly said,
“Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self.”
Lastly, there was a great response to pictures of baby Otto. This should not be surprising. I believe the internet is powered by cute babies and pets. Here are photos belonging to both groups and they’re Christmas themed!
