It’s been weeks since I’ve highlighted a few of my favorite things around the blogosphere. This certainly isn’t due to lack of quality stuff, but rather, lack of time! Let the humping begin!
First off, please check out my Site o’ the Week, which is….Ali at Cheaper than Therapy. I didn’t spend nearly enough time with her in San Francisco. I’m hoping next year she’ll go shopping with me as my very own personal shopper!
Sam at Temporarily Me has a great idea for a regular feature on her blog, along with Rookie Moms. It’s fun and there are PRIZES involved. PRIZES! I know you love PRIZES! Go check it out.
Tate and I have a FAVORITE new recipe! Carnitas! Oh man, they are SO GOOD. We’re following a low carb diet, so we eat them in lettuce wraps rather than corn tortillas. I cook the pork in the crock pot all day on Low. The part of the recipe where it says to take the meat and spread it out on a pan and roast until crispy? That MAKES this dinner!
The Bloggess is always hilarious, but I think this post is her masterpiece. I’m still laughing, which is good for my abs. Thank you Bloggess for helping me lose my spare tire.
If you’re a WordPress user, Blogging with Cents had a great post recently about the must-have WP plugins. Fabulous list!
Remember when I got THE CAMERA and I asked for your help to become a great photographer? I’m continually reading and re-reading your suggestions. Here’s a list of a few sites that have been helpful to me (so far).
*Digital Photography School. It’s just like the name says. School. For Digital photography.
*So many of you recommended the book Understanding Exposure. I bought the book and have found it very helpful in understanding how ISO, shutter speed, and aperture work together.
*I’m always in awe of the photography on the Shutter Sisters site and their Flickr group. So much inspiration!
If anyone would like to leave more photography tips in the comments, I’m ALWAYS on the hunt for more!
Have a fabulous Wednesday everyone!
Thank you for all links and pointers. I have been taking photographs as a ‘serious amateur’ for 40 years. I am ALWAYS learning something.
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Thanks for the shout-out, Jennifer!
I am loving the rest of the links too; I am a HUGE fan of Mexican food and will be trying that recipe soon. Very soon. Like maybe today.
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Thanks for the linking love my friend! (and the Stumble yesterday!)
You? Awesome!
If you like photography, you’ll love this site – it’s my best friend who’s also watching my baby girl while I’m at work
http://enjoyingthesmallthings.blogspot.com/
She has more talent in her pinky compared to martha stewart!
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Mmmm. I *love* carnitas. I have a recipe involving a beer, a boston butt (hee) and a crock pot. But there’s no crispy involved. So, I might have to check yours out.
Your carnitas recipe, that is. Not your butt. Although, I’m sure it’s nice too, with you being all low-carb and such.
@Slacker Mama: You could always use your recipe, and do the crisping technique. I’m telling you, it MAKES the Carnitas.
And I’m determined to have a nice butt. I just restarted the low carb diet after a two year break. Already lost two pounds!
@sam {temptingmama}: I know!
You’re welcome!
Thanks for the shout out! I just updated the list this morning with even MORE of my favorite plugins!
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site o’ the week??!?! for serious? how awesome is this!?!?!?!
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Hey, thanks for the linky love! Speaking as an obsessed photographer, I probably could inundate you with more photography tips and information than you probably want or need. And when I say I am obsessed, I am NOT exaggerating.
Anyway, another great site is “Beyond Megapixels”. It is a beginners site with great easy articles on basic photography tips.
I like Flickr to display my photos and get feedback, and I do participate in a few groups, but Flickr has so many users and so much information, that sometimes I get overwhelmed. I much prefer Digital Photography School to try to learn new things.
I also often like to find photographer blogs and just study the photos I really like. I look at their composition, the lighting, the subject and how it may or may not be posed, and I then I try to replicate as much as I can.
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So *this* is where all these new people are coming from!
You rock, chica. Thanks.
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My number one photography tip remains NO FLASH. And the second one is take a gazillion shots – then one of them is bound to be good. And also? NO FLASH…did I mention that already?!
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I am so going shopping with you and Ali. And yes, I DID just invite myself.
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@Miss: You’re totally invited! We’ll go for drinks after shopping, k?
Jenny the Bloggess so rules !
I think I may have to do some linky love of my own. I’ve not done anything like that in a while and it’s high time I should
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Ooohhh… must check out that photography book! Oh, and the blogs! Thanks for some awesome linkage.
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hump days…..I kinda enjoy them. you got some great links there girl.
are we going to to zoo or what? Oh…wait, I’m in Mexico next week….