I have substance? I have substance!
Sunday, July 18, 2010 at 3:35PM It's been one of those weeks where it was hard to find five minutes for myself. Five minutes that didn't involve finally getting to the dishes or washing bottles or putting away laundry or throwing together something for dinner. It's probably been one of the hardest weeks yet since Nate was born.
So imagine my surprise when this is the week in which my bloggy friend Liza from Blahggy gives me the Blog With Substance award.
I particularly adore Liza because she had her baby daughter, Sailor (cool name, right??), just three weeks after I had Nate so we're both newly adjusting to the whole "new little person" in our lives thing - and the babies will be on track with each other so I think we're always going to have a lot to talk about. Plus, she's funny, seriously funny.
•Thank the blogger who awarded it to you. (done)
•Sum up your blogging philosophy, motivation, and experience using five (5) words
•Pass it on to 10 other blogs which you feel have real substance.
Only five words to sum up all of that? I have a hard time being concise, period - but here goes:
1. Honesty
2. Approachability
3. Community
4. Memories
5. Humor
I'll have you know I am fighting - seriously fighting - the urge to explain how each of those terms applies to my blogging experience. Gah. But I probably only have minutes before Nate wakes up again, so I have ample motivation to move on.
I know it says award this to ten blogs, but I'm just going to do five because... well... because that's what I want to do. So there. Take that, blog award creating people.
These five folks have got serious substance going on:
1. Lori at I Can Grow People - I know, I've given Lori awards before but she seriously has substance going on, especially these days as she's planning a 1000 mile move (with a toddler!), leaving her job, trying to sell her house... it's really more substance than most of us even want to take on often... and she's doing it all well, with her head on her shoulders and a good sense of humor. And her son, Porter, is too cute for words. I would just want to squeeze him if I met them.
2. Operation Mommyhood - She's been anonymously blogging her experience about trying to get pregnant . . . and is now blogging her pregnancy experience! I always marvel at people who blog anonymously. I would love to do that but just can't keep that much to myself. (See: inability to be concise.)
3. Lissa at Tales of a (Recovering) Disordered Eater - Lissa is one of my fellow bloggers at We Are The Real Deal (well, okay, she blogs there a zillion times more frequently than I do) and I love seeing what she has to say on both of those sites and Twitter. She and her husband recently adopted an adorable puppy named Rocco . . . and she also recently announced her pregnancy! For those of us who have struggled with food issues, pregnancy can be a nervous time. I love reading her thoughts about the experience; it always makes me think even more about my own experiences (a trait of a great blogger).
4. The Honey B - Funny. Creative. Silly. Thoughtful. Her blogs moves so easily between these various types of topics; it's admirable. And she has a Baby Bucket List. I had never heard of that before, but I'd bet a lot of people have one in their heads when they start thinking about starting a family.
5. The Stylish Thirties - I love blogs of people in their thirties. The incredibly broad range of experiences is always fascinating to me. This blogger is considering picking up and moving her whole life, starting a new career in a new city. Now if that isn't substance, what is? I love reading about huge life changes (or even just thinking about them).
As I spend so much time with Nate, these blogs remind me of the outside world - and when I go back to work, they'll continue to do that, just in a different way. I really do treasure my blog reading.
So thanks again to Liza for this award! And I promise to live up to it after this low substance week. There's some substance coming!
Reader Comments (4)
Oh my gosh, thank you! I am honored!
I'm so touched, thank you, Candice! :)
Thank you, I'm honored! Blogging with substance is an elusive goal, but one I've always hoped to achieve and maintain...and its one of the reasons why I love your blog...no fluff, just real!
AMEN to the ridiculous time-consumer that is washing bottles! And, I gotta say, I'm selfishly glad that you had such a busy week! I kept seeing you do so many more posts than me and I was like, "How does she have the TIME??" So, your week made me feel better.