Sometimes it’s easy to categorize the good posts.
These made me laugh,
These made me cry.
These made me wish I was a better writer.
And then there’s the rest of the. Just as good as the other but posts that don’t neatly fit into one category. Some are crafty. Some are for foodies. Some just have really pretty pictures. So I save ’em til the end and lump them in this group and try to organize them in some way that compels you to read them.
“The time has come,” the Walrus said,
“To talk of many things:
Of shoes–and ships–and sealing-wax–
Of cabbages–and kings–
And why the sea is boiling hot–
And whether pigs have wings.”
– Lewis Carroll
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About Blogging Love
The Post That Best Explains Why I REALLY Attend Blog Conferences by Elaine at The Miss Elaine-ous Life
If you know anything about me, you’ve probably figured out I’m a bit of a conference junkie. Yes, there’s time away in hotel room without pets, kids, husbands (oops – sorry, honey!). Yes, there’s a ridiculous amount of swag. Yes, there are parties. But people like Elaine get why so many of us return year after year, probably spending money we don’t really have. It’s because blogging brings us peers, friends, and most of all, community.
Getting Creative
The Post That Spawned Another Blog by Stella at Cooking with Stellaaa
This post is part of a classic internet love story. Stella and I started following each other on Twitter. We tweeted, often about food. Then I asked Stella for a recipe for this Filipino spaghetti she was talking about. And thus, a new blog was born that really just gave Stella a place to house her love of food. I personally have made this recipe twice and I’m preparing to make it a a third time for my new sister-in-law (who happens to be Filipino!)
Filipino Spaghetti Recipe Using Ingredients From American SupermarketsÂ
The Post Just Because I Like How the Photos Turned Out by Shannon at Shannon Morgan Creative
I have a confession to make. I don’t like watermelon. If I had to describe it in a word, it would be “meh.” IÂ wish I liked it. But what I do like is the way Shannon’s watermelon is doing the crabwalk across the table. Being a fellow Marylander, I have to give her special props for that.
The Post That Will Literally Make You Drool by Liza at (a)Musing Foodie
I have another confession to make. I don’t like apple pie. It’s weird because I like apples and apple fries and apple dumplings and apple fritters. And this cobbler? I think I could totally get on board with it. First of all, I LOVE caramel apples. And second, because it’s in Liza’s category of “Easy Desserts.”
Most Creative Theme for a Travel Post by Shannon at Shannon Morgan Creative
Shannon wrote a travel piece for MomItForward about her stay in Scottsdale, Arizona. She could have done your standard hotel review but instead, she say the mid-century chamr of the Hotel Valley Ho and reimagined her trip as a 1950s business getaway a la Don Draper.
Arizona: A Mad Men Guide to Scottsdale, Arizona
The Best Post Representing Nice Guys and Their Scrappiness by Amiyrah at Four Hats and Frugal
My very favorite part of Amiyrah’s post is her quote: “Nice guys don’t finish last. Maybe you just weren’t nice in the first place.” She is a nice gal. So am I, if I do say so. But that doesn’t mean we’re pushovers. It means that we can get sh*t done while asking nicely and saying please and thank you. Amen.
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Oh, I bet you’re sad. This was the last installment of Blogmas 2012. I know you want more fabulous posts. And you can have them. Just read my blog a couple of times a week (JOKING).
While it was more work than I remembered, it was totally worth it to read all of these amazing posts and hopefully shed some light on  bloggers you may not have know.
I’ll soon be back to my regularly scheduled stuff because I have lots of cool products to talk about. In the meantime, feel free to catch up on any of the Blogmas posts you missed:
Blogmas 2012: The 10 Best Things I Read in 2012
Blogmas 2012:Â Laughter is the Best Medicine (now grab your spoon and take some)
Blogmas 2012: Motherhood is a Strong Emotion
Blogmas 2012: It’s About the Writing
8 comments
Great posts, great bloggers!
I agree. Glad you liked it!
Thanks so much for including me again Fadra! So happy you understand about the whole “One Month” thing lol. People always gawk at me when I tell them I don’t shower for a whole month!
Maybe I was meant to be Asian or something!
Thanks for including me, Fadra! 🙂
PS: That Caramel Apple Cobbler tasted just as good as it looks….
I might have to overcome my fear of apple desserts and give it a try 🙂
I’m seriously going to sit down this weekend and try to read more of these. You featured some great writers and posts! Thank you again for including my post. 🙂
good posts, I need to catch up on some of these.