Here are a few of my favorite things...

Hello!

I've decided that I'd like to start blogging on a regular basis. Now that I'm not in school and constantly freakin' out about papers and readings, I think I will be able to devote the time and energy to keeping up with a blog. It also helps that I can update this blog with my phone. 

I am a huge fan of blogs. I have about 20 blogs that I read regularly - but I definitely have a few favorites.

One is the blog of one of my closest friends, Heather. Her blog is always interesting to read and she has recently started writing "outfit posts," which are awesome because she has an amazing sense of style. I admit that I often try to recreate her looks, but I can't quite pull them off as well as she can. Also, Heather has got the coolest kids ever and her posts about them are always so great. And, not only is she super gorgeous and an amazing mom and wife, but she is also in a band: Venna! 

My all-time favorite blog to read is called Casa de Kaloi. Actually, the woman who writes the blog, Stephanie just seems like such an awesome person. I secretly (although I suppose it's no longer a secret) have been thinking of ways for me to become internet friends with her, because I think we'd get along great. (Also! She's a photographer with her best friend and they take awesome photos - go check out their company: White Rabbit Studios. If I lived closer to Alabama or had more money, I'd have definitely hired them to shoot mine and Nabeel's wedding.) Stephanie and her family seem like the most amazing people I've ever read about and I always look forward to new posts. She writes about everything, and I find that I almost always agree with her opinions on some "controversial" topics. I feel like she's one of those people you find on the internet, and you know that you'll never meet them, but feel like if you did, you two would be awesome friends. Also, Stephanie and her husband are younger and not super wealthy, so it's inspiring for me and my new little family to know that people like us can live a full, fun, and not always stressful life without having a ton of money to waste on frivolous products.

And last, but not least, there is Parsing Nonsense. This blog is written by a hilarious lady named Erika who always makes me literally lol. There have been many times that I've been reading her blog on my phone while on the train to work, and I've had to stifle a snorting laugh, lest the other people on the train think I'm some crazy kid. She recently published a book (you can buy it for the Kindle! It's only $4.99), so for me, a possible future writer, it was great getting to read her blog as she wrote her book and to realize that if a mom to a young child can make time to write a novel, so can I! 

Now, I will just say that the bottom two of the above blogs might be considered "mommy blogs," since they both discuss their lives as mothers. But! Both of these women have lives outside of just being a mom, and I love that they are able to talk about something other than their children. Not that I don't like hearing about children, because (don't freak out mom) I am slightly (okay, pretty) baby crazy. But still. It's awesome to know that when I become a mother myself, I can still maintain my own life apart from my momma life. 

Besides being mildly obsessed with the above blogs, I also am an avid reader of all three of the Offbeat Empire sites. Even if you're not super offbeat (or as the writers on the Offbeat Empire sites say, "offbeat lite"), you would still enjoy these sites. Especially Offbeat Home! 

I think I will end this post now. I just wanted to tell people about my favorite blogs because they are all awesome and I think everyone should read them!