Must-Read Blogs - These Are Too Good To Miss

I've stumbled upon some really wonderful blogs in the last few weeks and I've been meaning to write a Must-Read Blog post for each. I'd intended to schedule them to go out one or two a week for the next few weeks, but they're all so good that I can't decide which to single out first and I don't want to wait to share them.

Blogs are all about creating community and the blogoshpere itself is a community, but these blogs are their own little mini-community. That's a big part of what has drawn me to them...not only the great talent of the bloggers themselves, but the way in which each of these blogs ties into the others through their comments and blogrolls.

They're listed in no particular order. I couldn't list them in order of which I like most because, like the individuals that created them, each is unique and fabulous in its own way.  I can't even list them in order of which I found first, or tell you which led me to which.

I can get a little crazy when discovering new blogs.  I happened across one, clicked the link of someone who had left a comment, clicked on one of that blogger's blogroll links, and around and around I went until I had half a dozen or more tabs open to all of these fabulous blogs.

So without further ado....

Rogue Ink - Tei Lindstrom - This is a brand new blog that is already developing a loyal following and it's no wonder. Tei writes in a witty, irreverent way that is uniquely hers, that makes me laugh aloud and that keeps me coming back each day to see what she'll say next. 

6 Weeks - Brett Legree - Kleenex alert! Brett has a way with words and storytelling that draws you in...to the stories and  to the deeper emotion behind them. A couple of his posts have left me at a loss for words and reaching for the kleenex, and others have left me smiling and laughing.

Life's Little Inspirations - Wendi Kelly - Wendi had me hooked with her post, Slow Cooking Frogs. You gotta love that title! <g> She too, has an amazing talent for weaving a really good story. She inspires while also keeping it real. Something I very much admire.

IttyBiz - Naomi Dunford - Naomi is what my dear friend Andy Wibbels would call "snarky" and he should know...he's the King of Snarky. And, if Andy is the King of Snarky, Naomi is the Queen. Love it! She delivers great advice for those of us running IttyBizzes and more often than not has me laughing my ass off at the same time. Not to mention reading the banter between those that comment on her posts is a bit like eavesdropping on an IM conversation. Kinda hard to resist.

Rock Your Day - Dave Navarro - When you need a tough-love kick in the ass (and I don't care who you are, we all need that once in awhile), Dave's your man. He delivers thought, and more importantly, emotion-provoking posts that will not just inspire, but motivate you to take action.

Men With Pens - James Chartrand & Harrison McLeod - This is one I happened across awhile ago, but that somehow must have gotten lost in the flurry. Thanks to one of the blogs above, I've re-discovered them and the plethora of wisdom they share. After seeing the incredibly awesome custom banner they designed for Tei I just might have to hire them to do one for The Wilder Zone (I know, I know....it's way overdue).

What is also way overdue is my lunch break. I'm starving. May I suggest you take a much-deserved break as well to check out all of these fabulous folks and their blogs? Just be forewarned...they're addictive.

Comments

[Harrison McLeod]

Thanks for the link and I see we're in very good company. If you want us to do a banner for you, drop us a line.

[Lisa Wilder]

My pleasure, Harrison. I thoroughly enjoy Men With Pens and the banner you did for Tei is sheer genius.

[Tei]

Oh, MAN. I may CRY. I am topping a list that includes all my idols.

No, I think I am crying. No - wait - I -

Oh. No. It's cool. It's just ketchup.

You REALLY don't want to know.

Thanks for the link, and the compliments. I'm really thrilled sideways.

[Lisa Wilder]

Hey Tei...you deserve to be there topping the list. It takes guts to dive into blogging and to write no-holds-barred the way you do. I LOVE it!

(Shhh...don't tell anyone...but I'm even a bit envious...I tend to over-think things and it gets in my way.)

"Oh. No. It's cool. It's just ketchup.

You REALLY don't want to know."

Oh, yeah...yeah...I DO want to know...DO TELL... ;)

[Brett Legree]

Hi Lisa,

Thank you for including me in your round up today, it is an honour to be here with all of these other *great* people - all of whom I admire very much.

I'm so happy that you stumbled upon me, because that also means that I've stumbled upon you - and you have a lot of great things to say here.

-Brett

[Wendi Kelly]

Hi Lisa,

Thanks for adding my name to this wonderful group of people. You have found some of my favorite folks here so I hope that your readers will go check these guys out as they will be very glad they did!!

Hi gang!!!

Thank you so much Lisa..This was very, very nice of you.

[Lisa Wilder]

@Brett & Wendi - I love being able to point readers to great blogs, and yours definitely qualify.

And...I'm having great fun, whenever I can sneak a little time, going back and exploring the older posts on both of your blogs.