Perpetual Smile

How many blogs do you read and say to yourself, “everyone should be reading this”? How many times have you stumbled upon an awesome blog, buried under the radar, wishing you could parade it to all of the internet?

I’ve been doing this blogging thing for years — if you can tell me my original Diaryland username, I’ll give you a cookie; not even I remember it — and I’ve noticed one big thing: It’s a very clique-y digital world, my friends. Not that that’s a bad thing. Whenever someone in the blogosphere needs help, their blog clique is to their rescue. These groups of bloggers are very close-knit and, usually, if you read one of them you read all (or most) of them.

But what about the rest of the blogosphere? How many other awesome blogs are out there that we (usually) miss, because we’re too busy shoving our faces into our feed readers instead of out there looking for new blogs?

It is time, my friends, to break out of the cliques. It’s time to share the Bloggy Love.

Every Sunday (or whenever), I’m asking you to write a quickie post about one of your favorite blogs. In that post, you should:

• link to that blog
• link to your favorite post from that blog
• and then link back to this post

You should also comment on that person’s blog to let them know that you love them, that way they can participate too. Because everyone loves badges, below is a badge that you can stick on your Bloggy Love posts. I only ask that you link it to this post, and that you don’t direct link (just right/ctrl-click and choose save). (You can also snag it if your blog has been selected.)

Ideally, we will have a constantly growing list of blogs that we can all refer to when we’re looking for something new to read. This is also a great way to spread the love and introduce a new or shy blogger to the community.

One of my favorite blogs is And Cinderella Lost Her Shoe, by Larissa. Don’t let her age fool you; this girl has some serious talent, and her wit and sense of humor will keep you coming back for more. Her honest and in-your-face style is sometimes heartbreaking, but I think pretty much anyone can relate to Larissa and her experiences.

I was trying to find one of her posts that has always stuck with me and happened upon the bra post. I think this post sums her humorous side best. (I will add that other post here as soon as I find it.)

So go forth, my fellow bloggers, and spread the Bloggy Love!