Erica, Maggie and Emily

Do you have an extra 10 minutes in your day? Well, of course you do. The point of today's post is to give you a suggestion of how to spend it, every once in awhile. When I have a couple minutes, there are several blogs that I love to check in on. The one thing that these blogs all have in common is that they feature a writer that I really enjoy reading. When I read them, it's almost like sitting down for a quick coffee with a friend! I enjoy reading all the blogs on the right hand side of this page (and in fact, I use my blog as much as a glorified bookmark to get to those blogs, and to alert me when they've posted something new as for anything else), so here are some reasons why I like a few of my favorites (and why you should check them out):

Mighty Maggie: Hilarious tales by a mom of three in the Pacific Northwest. Her writing is so from-the-heart and genuine. Her post about picking her oldest one's kindergarten really stuck with me today (especially the part about how she will be taking a picture of herself on her son's first day of school. Always great for a laugh!

The Adventures of Erica: Ultra-honest journey of a L.A.-based was-working, now-stays-at-home mom of one. Technically, the blog is called Polka Dot Hippo, but honestly, that has never really captured what it's about for me. Perhaps because I have a different perspective on hippos (the mutual favorite animal of me and my cousin since we were tots). I digress. I love reading Erica's blog because she is both informative and brutally honest about herself and her life, and she's not afraid to make changes. You never know what will happen next with her.

Not That You Asked: Poignant tales by Emily of her day-to-day with two kiddos. I just love her writing. She always has me laughing away and then WHAM, sucker punch that brings tears to your eyes. She's going through a lot of transition right now, so there's always something interesting around the corner.

I have more bloggers I like to read, including my cousin who had to turn her blog private when she got a new fancypants job, and this has been fun, so maybe I will highlight more of those tomorrow!

But speaking of pants, let me leave you with this conversation:

Me to Truck at breakfast: Take it easy there, Mr. Fussypants. Truck's response: NO NO NO NO FUSSYPANTS. Trucko wearing JEANS.

Heh.