So by now you know that I love to read and maybe you also know that I am inquisitive (okay nosey) about people.
Right what combines these 2 things perfectly ?
Yep , blogs (give yourself a gold star , you're SO clever).
I always thought blogs were a waste of time , they were described to me as 'an online diary' so my thought was 'why the hell would anyone put their diary online ? I couldn't do that , I'd be sectioned within minutes the random stuff I write down daily!!'
But then I read a few that friends had started writing and I realised that, not so much a diary , they were more a series of little insights into other peoples lives. PERFECT !!
I now have a list of blogs that I make sure I check out as soon as a new post is written . Some are funny , some are touching and some are a clever combination of the two but the thing that they all have in common (in my opinion) is that they are from people writing exactly what is in their mind, maybe not always things that they could say out loud but that they feel comfortable writing down. Almost cathartic in fact.
Here is a list of some that I recommend that you check out :
https://www.nickkingsworld.com/
Nick is an adoptive Dad in a same sex relationship. His blogs are about the day to day goings on with J (his Husband), 7 & 3 (the children) and not forgetting #grumpydeafgrandad (star of the blogs)
Nick usually writes 2 blogs daily , one about the adoption of their children , often very moving and one that is always funny about day to day life. If I don't read any other blogs in a day I always read these.
http://www.ideas4dads.net/
Tom is a happily married father of 3 girls ,Poppet (4) , Dumpling (2) and Pumpkin (a few weeks) - not their real names.
His blog is a mixture of photos , reviews and stories of family life , including the amazing one about him delivering Pumpkin himself . At home . On his own !!!
It's an honest account of life with children , the highs and the lows.
http://adadcalledspen.wordpress.com/
Spencer is a former 'stay at home Dad' who has gone through a divorce and is no longer a SAHD .
Spencer's blogs are about his children , his life , his battles with depression and recently his relationship with his Mother.
I confess to shedding a few tears when going through some of his posts , especially his 'letters to....' ones
Spencer is not afraid to write in total honesty , the emotion in his blogs is raw and true.
http://321thebin.wordpress.com/
Sometimes sweary , sometimes rude , sometimes sentimental , sometimes funny . The blogs that Dusty writes have it all. 40 and Single (as the name suggests)is the words of a man who thought life was sorted and then , well , everything changed and he had to learn to look at life and maybe himself in a different way.
http://www.paperaeroplanes.blog.com/
Not updated enough , but this is Steph writing about being a teacher , those funny things that kids say but also some 'proper writing' posts !! Again funny in places , poignant in others
http://lightupvirginmary.blogspot.co.uk/
Lynsey writes reviews mainly but this blog is a must for Big Brother watchers. During the runs of Big Brother she does a nightly blog on what has happened during the day in her particular , slightly cynical , slightly sweary way . Usually she says exactly what everyone else is thinking!!
So there you go , those are the blogs that I enjoy , check them out , maybe you will like them too xxx
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