Something I really love is connecting with other blog authors and becoming "friends" via the blogesphere. (Of course my preference would be that we were all neighbors, would go out on coffee dates, have Pinterest parties and have 'real life' friendships...but until then, the online connection will have to do). I was inspired by a photo series that went viral on Instagram called "5 things," where you listed 5 random facts about yourself. I found out such interest things about those of you I follow on Instagram and I thought, "what a great way to get to know each other better." So I wanted to switch out my Friday Favesies series to every other week with a new series to help us blogger gals connect with other bloggers who might want to expand their blog friendships, grow their readership, and find some other blogs that they connect with.
So here's how it works: In the comment section, list a few random facts about you and/or your blog...a short intro so others can scan and see what you're about--Include any social media links you'd like. That's it, now scroll through the comments and go check out some new blogs!
Here is my example of what your comment should look like:
-September will mark my 3 year anniversary of this blog...I can't believe it!
-This blog has evolved from wedding planning, to our travels, to home buying, DIYing, recipes, thrifting, pregnancy and soon to be motherhood...I'd love to follow/connect with other blogs in a similar stage of life!
-I don't own a TV and haven't for years. Is that weird?
-I usually smile with my mouth wide open (ie, pic above).
Follow me on GFC and/or bloglovin'
Follow me on Facebook
Follow me on Twitter
Follow me on Instagram @discoverystreet
Your turn!
Friday, July 27, 2012
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Hi Ruth- Thanks for visiting my blog! I look forward to your link party so I can post some more of my finds! - Miss Tweedle
ReplyDeleteRuth I LOVE this! I've so enjoyed following along with your life since your wedding :)
ReplyDelete-I did my long run today instead of Sunday because the weather was finally not miserably hot...and I got "runners high" for like 10 seconds and it was incredible.
-We've been to 3 weddings this summer, turned down 2 and have 3 more coming up this fall.
-I'm going to Harry Potter world with my sisters in December and I am completely unreasonably excited about it.
-I'm a huge Gus fan! I SO WISH we could have a puppy playdate at the dog park. If you're ever in the Midwest holler at me! And I'll keep my fingers crossed I have a work conference in your neck of the woods someday :)
Follow me on Twitter and Instagram: @stacydlane
Trying to get back on the blogging bandwagon: stacymaried.blogspot.com
Love this idea! I'm new to your blog so I'd love to share a little about me and learn about some of your readers.
ReplyDelete-I started blogging when I was still a student and now that I've graduated it's grown into phases of owning our first home, adventures with our pup and now planning our wedding!
-I live in sunny San Diego but I'm from Colorado and would move back in a heart beat.
-I like my coffee strong but my tea weak.
-I work as a scientist and being able to say that makes me feel really cool ;-)
-I hate socks!
Blog: simple-sweetlife.blogspot.com/
Twitter/Instagram: jaymeeryn
Such a fantastic idea!
ReplyDelete-I started blogging 2.5 years ago with a different blog, but changed blogs because I felt like I needed a fresh new start. The new blog has been the fresh new start that I needed.
- I live in a small town in Ohio, but I hope to be moving back out west soon!
-My blog is a bit of this and that. I share photos of my family, fashion finds that strike my fancy, my manicures, and other random things. Its just my little piece of the bloggy world where I can come and let it all out.
-I believe with all of my being that smiles are contagious. So I try to smile at people in passing, hoping that it will brighten their day.
-I have two kiddos, a 4 year old and a 4 month old and 2 dogs.
Follow my blog: http://redlipscurvy.blogspot.com
Follow my twitter: http://twitter.com/posidanielle
Follow me on instagram: @posidanielle
-I once lived in a hotel for 3 months
ReplyDelete-I used to think Twitter was the most pointless thing in the universe, but now I am an addict
-My blog could seriously use some direction, for now it is just whatever my sister & I feel like posting
-I didn't get my driver's license until I was 24 despite never living in a major city (except in Europe - where you don't need one ever!)
-My future kids are Maggie & Phillip (Future husband??? No idea)
You really are the cutest Ruth!
ReplyDeleteMe:
-I have a weird obsession with Zombies and totally believe that they could happen someday.
-I can't do a blog post without having some form of a pic I took in it. I feel like it's a blah post without pictures.
-I call my husband Ginger because he has an amazing red beard.
-I think I love Christmas more than your average elf and listen to Christmas music all year round.
Follow
Blog: http://steelehappy.blogspot.com/
Instagram: @steele_happy
1. I didn't do the 5 things on Instagram because I can never think of 5 things to say about myself!
ReplyDelete2. I currently work full time, but I cannot wait until the day it's possible for me to stay at home and take care of our babies.
3. 2 years ago I married the silliest human being I ever met. It was the best decisions I've made in my whole life.
4. I turn 30 in ten months.
5. I have a cat. She is my baby.
6. These were boring. Sorry. :)
And I forgot stuff!
DeleteFollow:
blog: http://lifesmith12.blogspot.com (I promise my blog is not as boring as my list of 5 things)
Instagram: Carleefacesmith
Twitter: twitter.com/CarleeDSmith
- I am a total nerd, and I like to play video games. (Like, the life-sapping ones. I'm a recovering addict.)
ReplyDelete- My husband is just a big kid, and I come off like the stern one but we're both ridiculous.
- I'm a web & Graphic Designer and I work for a non-profit social services organization by day.
- I started my blog because I make all sorts of cute things and have no one to see them/ give them to. (still true. Only now, I "give" them to my readers. =D )
- I am SUPER interested in having a partay with any bloggers in the Michigan/Ohio/Indiana area. Once I find some.
Blog: Saynotsweetanne.com
FB: facebook/SweetAnneDesigns
twitter: @saynotsweetanne
What a great idea! I can't believe you don't own a tv...props to you, lady! I'm impressed!
ReplyDelete-I do own a tv...and I watch it way too much.
-My husband is an amazing artist and can paint just about anything...and I can't even draw a stick figure. Opposites attract, right?
-We are expecting our first little one in November and are beyond excited! Nursery preparations are taking up all our spare time at the moment...and we love it.
-I played golf in college but never pick up my sticks anymore...maybe someday when I can teach our little guy!
-I love BBQ. Baby loves BBQ. We eat it almost everyday.
Blog:funwiththefullwoods.blogspot.com
Would love to make some new bloggy friends :)
Love this idea!
ReplyDelete-Over the past 9 months I've gradually become a vegetarian but have a tough time referring to myself as one because it weirds me out too much.
-I'm not one to name inanimate objects but think it's really cool for some reason when other people do and always wish my cars had names (so random, I know!).
-My three BFFs from high school and me email each other back and forth every single weekday.
-I work at a church.
-My husband and I grew up in the same town but didn't meet until two years into college. Then it took him two more years to ask me on a date.
-I was on my high school's dance team. We were called the Vikettes and definitely did NOT have moves like Jagger ... our outfits were kinda cute though and we had fun!
Blog: youmakebeautifulthings.com
Instagram & Twitter: @malloryhrussell
Great new series Ruthy!
ReplyDelete-I started my blog 5 years ago and I'm so happy I did because I got to document my college life, graduating college, opening up a boutique and getting married! It's awesome to be able to look back at all that.
-I opened my boutique when I was 24 and we're celebrating our 3rd year of business!
-I prefer to stay in and watch movies
-My dog is like a son to me
blog: stelabird.com
facebook for my boutique: facebook.com/feltbirdenid
twitter & instagram: @stelabird
I was wondering where the Friday Favesies Linkup email was today! And no, I can't believe you don't own a TV... but I think it's awesome. JD and I are avid movie-goers and TV show gurus. :) Lovin' this series, by the way.
ReplyDelete-I've been blogging for YEARS now, but Jitney's Journeys was created about a month after our wedding day as a way to document our marriage.
-Little did we know, we would visit seven countries (not including Hawaii) in our first two years of marriage.
-For my first job out of college, I worked as the PR consultant for a company that has a TV show on the Outdoor Channel (but I'm not a hunter or fisher).
-During my employment there, I told my grandmother that, if I could do anything in the world, I wanted to sew and make beautiful things for the rest of my life.
-JD, my sweet husband, got a job in Alabama a year later so I left the company and focused on making our apartment a home. Then, I decided to make my passion into my profession. Thus, we started up my new Etsy store and it's been a dream come true!
blog: jitneysjourneys.blogspot.com
facebook: facebook.com/jitneysjourneys
twitter & instagram: @jitneysjourneys
Such a fun idea! And I loved reading some of the other responses and am getting ready to go check out their blogs. So, about me:
ReplyDelete- I originally started my blog when my husband and I moved to Scotland. We lived there for 3.5 years before moving back to California 1.5 years ago. My blog has evolved from talking about living abroad to documenting my life as a SAHM to my two kids.
- I have been rearranging my house on an almost daily basis lately. It's addicting.
- I love cooking dinner, but hate baking.
- I take an obsessive amount of photos. Its so bad that my toddler yells no when I pull out the camera.
blog: http://jgrimbleby.blogspot.com/
I just added you on twitter and FB!
ReplyDeleteLove this idea!
ReplyDelete- I have been blogging for 5 years, but the blog you know me from is only a few months old (a 2 year idea in progress, finally come to light)
- I'm not a soccer mom, I'm a figureskating mom. My husband skates pairs and my 5-year-old is flying through singles skating lessons.
- My husband and I worked across the street from each other for a year before meeting. I used to look at his car from the window of my store and say "nice car!"
- I worked for 2 very prominent scrapbooking companies for 4 years. Then I became a stay-at-home mommy.
- I've been to Liechtenstein.
Blog: http://theplumverbena.com or http://theordfamily.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/#!/triana.ord
Instagram: @Trilalao
Great idea!
ReplyDelete-I've been blogging for just over 2 years when my husband & I bought our first house but have recently become more serious about it.
-New SAHM to our 4 month old, Cash.
-LOVE DIY projects which you will see some on the blog!
-Worked in childcare for 7 years before becoming a SAHM
-Love taking pictures but am AWFUL at it! :)
blog: http://lukeandamysmith.blogspot.com
Hi Ruthy! Just found your blog via The Paper Mama and I'm so glad I did :) I'll be following you here and on Instagram! Love this idea of yours - here are a few things about me:
ReplyDelete- I'm a military brat too! I moved 8 times before I left for college, and I still get the urge to move every few years.
- My blog is two and a half years old now. When I started it I was in grad school, then I graduated and went to work, found out I was expecting, had our son, and moved across the country! It has grown with me over the years, but my goal is still the same: to focus on things that are pure, lovely, admirable, excellent, and praiseworthy.
- I have a three-legged dog and she is my fur-baby.
- I consider Montana my home state and dream about going back someday.
http://sweetgrass-christi.blogspot.com/