Do You Follow??

So I am a little late to the game on this one one (big surprise there!).  On July1 st Google Reader, my favorite way to keep track of all the blogs I love out in blog land, turned off.  They gave us plenty of notice on this but I just didn't want to believe it.  I figured people would freak out and Google would change its mind, come to its senses, and keep it going, but alas they did not.  So I had to find a new way to follow blogs.  At the very last possible minute I chose Blog Lovin because it was so simple.  I liked how in Reader everything was is in lists and I could organize the blogs by category.  I looked at some other options that wanted to make all the blogs appear as magazine pages or add "suggested" blogs into the mix.  I'm not visual and I have way too much to read as it is so I passed on those. Blog Lovin seems to be the closest to Google Reader that I can find, so Blog Lovin it is!

Wait...What is this following you speak of? 
Good question!  There are a lot of ways to make sure you see all the updates of the blogs you love, it also works for newspapers and some magazines.  When a website you are following has a new post, it is shows up in bold on your reader.  You can then click on it and read it right there.  No keeping track of bookmarks and checking each and every one each and every day.  Easy peasey just the way I like it!   If you look over to the right sidebar ------> (yup, right there) you'll see some choices.  There is Blog Lovin', Facebook, Pinterest, my email address contact or Twitter.  Every time my 'followers' number goes up a do a little happy dance...so follow me today ppplllleeeaaassseee! 

Finding my blogging groove

I so want to be a blogger.  I so want to be a writer.  I so don't care that these first three sentences are terrible writing form.  I am trying to find my voice as a writer and it seems lost.  For guidance, I've been reading a lot of other blogs.  Here is a little taste of what I'm reading:

1.  Mommy Blogs:  My two favorites are Jana @ An Attitude Adjustment  and Cristie @ The Right Hand Mom
These two ladies rock and I am proud to say that I know them in real life.  The thing is, I'm not a Mommy. Even though TheKnot.com sent me this lovely email last week:

Six months since my wedding.  No pressure.

2.  Fitness Blogs:  Since joining Boot Camp through Tina @ Best Body Fitness I've linked up with a lot of other bloggers who blog about food and fitness.  This is great and inspirational as the members are at very different places in their lives.  Here are some great ones: Lets Talk and Walk ,   The Splattered Apron ,  Brooke Not on a Diet ,  and local blogger Sweet Tooth, Sweet Life   But the thing is, most of the blogs are pictures of what they ate that day.  First of all, it is not good for me to be that obsessed with food.  Second of all, I can only look at some many pictures of Chobani with Love Grown Granola and "Overnight Oats" with nutbutter.  After awhile, I start to think that is what I ate that day. I assure you, most of my breakfasts look more like this:

Thank goodness for bootcamp.

3.  Funny People:  I'd like to be in this group.  Through bootcamp I came across Katrina @ 'Sota is Sexy  and through Jana Frogs in my Formula which is technically a Mommy Blog but it makes me laugh out loud.

4.  Crafty People:  I dream of setting up my sewing machine and trying a few creations from Make it and Love it  or decorating my house like Thrifty Decor Chick .  I also love all things I find on The 36th Avenue

Plus some wedding blogs, cooking blogs, politics blogs, and news blogs. Frankly, all these words and blogs are overwhelming.

Where do I fit in the scheme of all of these blogs?  Is there room for another blogger?  Is there a point to shouting over all of these voices?  Do I need to shout?

The thing is, I probably don't need to shout.  I don't need to drown in the words of others either.  What I really need to do is to write my own words.  Create my own niche.  It won't be filled with chia seeds, the latest plank position, or stories of my offspring (Dolly will have to do for now).  It's time to write.  Starting Monday, you'll see more of that with my first installment of "Mentoring Monday."  Stay tuned my friends. And while you wait, check out some of the blogs I posted above.  You won't be sorry!