I’ve learned (or more like re-learned) something about myself in the last 10 days. Whenever I don’t really want to do something, I avoid it at all costs. Whether I’m truly trying to avoid it… or in the case of my NaNoWriMo novel, am completely stuck with what I want to do and where I want to take my character next.
Oh well. Inspiration will come to me this weekend. I have much of it dedicated to writing, so it’s going to happen.
Or I’ll finally balance my checkbook again {another thing I’ve been avoiding.}
So anyway… In my effort to avoid writing, I’ve been reading some really good blog posts. So I thought I’d share them… partly so that you could read them, but also so that I don’t forget about them either. That’s how much I liked them. 
I don’t know if I’ll be doing this every week or what not, but at least you get a glimpse into some of the things that I’ve been reading… and maybe meet a couple new bloggers that you didn’t know previously! {Oh and I’ll try not to include too much here. Um. Yeah.}
The first post moved me to tears – literally – because of the story I’d been following. If you have read anything about Margaret’s wish after losing her brother Jack in the floods a few weeks ago, you know that she really wanted to see Justin Bieber. Well, Margaret will get to do just that. {And maybe even meet him!}
I think God was also speaking {strongly} to me this week as I was drawn to a couple of blog posts about being single. They are 100% completely different from one another – but really showed me that I’m not alone in my feelings. A friend sent me a link to a blog post that drew me in from the first sentence {The thing about being single is that sometimes, it feels like a disease.} The blog post is by Rachel and is called “diagnosis: Single“. I think I have to read this and remind myself of this daily.
The other post I read on this topic made me laugh… almost out loud. Charlotte from My Pixie Blog was syndicated over on BlogHer for her post “What NOT to Say to your Single Friends“. Please read this. Seriously. And then don’t say any of those things to me or anyone you know that’s single ever again. I mean it. {And I’m totally a new follower of Charlotte’s – thanks BlogHer!}
After the things that I had been through earlier this year – and now feeling much more like myself again – I am proud of my friend Amanda for writing about Being strong by admitting you’re weak. If you are struggling with depression or feelings of anxiety and sadness, please talk to someone. Tell them what’s happening, how you are feeling – because if there’s one thing that I learned in the last year… you’re not alone.
A post that I want to remember… and maybe tell everyone in my family about someday} is if you aren’t a scrapbooker – digital or otherwise – to write emails to your child as they grow up. I think this is one of the best ideas that I’ve seen in a long time. And something totally up my alley if I have kids…
…which KLZ over at Taming Insanity totally prepared me by sharing about what REALLY to expect while you are expecting. The information here is priceless. And I have to thank her numerous times for not including anything about labor. Really. I thank you.
So that’s it for the first installment of sharing the posts I love. What are your favorite blog posts this week? Leave them in the comments {don’t worry, I’ll be REALLY careful going through my spam if they don’t post}… can’t wait to read what you love too! Or maybe I should join Liz @bellebeandog for Blog Boycott Day today. Not that I needed any other reason to procrastinate.
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