I AM AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY BLOG READER

The more I get into blogging the more I learn about blogging and the people that blog. I look forward to that time in the morning when I've finished my class, seen the kids off to school and walked Jeff to work. This is the time that I read my blogs. I should really put exercise before reading, but, what can I say? I'll get to that when I get to it!

I like all kinds of blogs and my eyes are opened to different kinds of blogs every day. I have to say that my favorite blogs are family blogs. They are the people that I'm most interested in. I want to know what is going on in their lives. I don't care if they write the best grammatically, or if their sentence structure is on target. I just want to hear what's going on in their lives that are so far away from mine. Unfortunately, my family is not the best at updating their blogs, with one notable exception and we all know who that is... Before someone bites my head off I want you to know that I count myself among those inconsistent bloggers.

So because I'm just not getting what I need from family I've turned to reading other blogs - sometimes of people that I don't even know or that have no obvious connection to me. At first I felt a little voyeuristic doing this but then I realized that if you have a blog that is really popular and has a big following you probably are counting on frustrated blog readers to puff up your stats a little bit. I have my favorite genres that I like to read but I am expanding my interests and will read about any type of blog that catches my eye or that someone else recommends - at least once.

Next to family my favorite blogs are those of friends and old acquaintances. It's great to see where they are and what they are doing. It's funny how we come across each other and how we can stay feeling connected just by reading a little bit of what's going on in their lives.

I also like foodie blogs and I have some favorites depending on my mood: comfort food, healthy food, eating out food, etc.

I like special interest blogs: Politics, crafts, parenting, movie reviews, book blogs, etc.

Lately I've found some blogs that are just downright entertaining to read. They just have personal insights from their own little world and it's so interesting to see what other people are thinking.

I am a devoted blog reader, I admit it. I sometimes get after my kids for their 'Facebook' obsession but is this really so different? I think not. So I'll enjoy my 30 minutes every morning and let them enjoy theirs - guilt free!