Halp! I was organizing my Feedly Feeds and somehow managed to delete all of them. Of course I can't remember what I used to read. Maybe you can help...and maybe find me some new feeds to read? I guess it was about time to update my feeds anyway. Here are the main categories that I read. Any suggestions welcome!
GENERAL ESSAYS AND ARTICLES: I used to read the Hairpin and the Awl, so I guess I should replace them. I like shortish articles, essays, fiction, etc...nothing too political or too long (so no Longreads, obvs). Thoughtful articles that can be read during a 5-minute work break. I recently added Catapult but haven't read enough of their articles to make a yay or nay judgment.
FRUGALITY, MINIMALISM, FINANCE, EARLY RETIREMENT: This is the Mr. Money Mustache category without Mr. Money Mustache. He's too preachy for me. Plus, Elly Vortex can't stand it when people constantly refer to themselves in the third person. The only person who can do that is Miss Manners. Anyway, in this category I have remembered and added back "Our Next Life", "Frugalwoods", and "The Simple Dollar".
GARDENING: I don't remember a single one of the 10 or so blogs I used to read. They were all about fruit and veg gardening, most were focused on the upper midwest or Minnesota. There was a good deal about planning, planting, growing, harvesting, canning...any suggestions or ideas would be very welcome!
FITNESS, PARTICULARLY RUNNING: This one saddens me the most because it was fairly recently that I found and added a few blogs of women runners who were a) normal people who ran, not professional marathoners or whatever b) not constantly posting about gadgets and gizmos c) down-to-earth, good essayists and fun to read d) not pushing any particular diet or agenda. I tried searching for these blogs and keep coming up with "Vegan Marathoning with Kimmie" or "Mommies on the Run!". I think that one had several women writing articles for it, they were all at different points in their running. Like, one was working on her first marathon and another was working on Couch to 5k. They were friends and cheered each other on at races. I've been racking my brain but just can't find it.
I'm also interested in blogs/sources for fitness/running that would fit into the above categories (normal people, no gadget obsession, down-to-earth good essayists, no diets or agendas). I'm all for having aspirational reads, but I just don't see myself in blogs written by super swole people or celebrity fitness folks.
GRAB BAG: Hey, do you have a favorite blog? What's it about? Do you think everyone should know about it? Do tell.
Thanks, folks. And have no fear, I added the Metafilters back right away. THOSE I remembered.
GENERAL ESSAYS AND ARTICLES: I used to read the Hairpin and the Awl, so I guess I should replace them. I like shortish articles, essays, fiction, etc...nothing too political or too long (so no Longreads, obvs). Thoughtful articles that can be read during a 5-minute work break. I recently added Catapult but haven't read enough of their articles to make a yay or nay judgment.
FRUGALITY, MINIMALISM, FINANCE, EARLY RETIREMENT: This is the Mr. Money Mustache category without Mr. Money Mustache. He's too preachy for me. Plus, Elly Vortex can't stand it when people constantly refer to themselves in the third person. The only person who can do that is Miss Manners. Anyway, in this category I have remembered and added back "Our Next Life", "Frugalwoods", and "The Simple Dollar".
GARDENING: I don't remember a single one of the 10 or so blogs I used to read. They were all about fruit and veg gardening, most were focused on the upper midwest or Minnesota. There was a good deal about planning, planting, growing, harvesting, canning...any suggestions or ideas would be very welcome!
FITNESS, PARTICULARLY RUNNING: This one saddens me the most because it was fairly recently that I found and added a few blogs of women runners who were a) normal people who ran, not professional marathoners or whatever b) not constantly posting about gadgets and gizmos c) down-to-earth, good essayists and fun to read d) not pushing any particular diet or agenda. I tried searching for these blogs and keep coming up with "Vegan Marathoning with Kimmie" or "Mommies on the Run!". I think that one had several women writing articles for it, they were all at different points in their running. Like, one was working on her first marathon and another was working on Couch to 5k. They were friends and cheered each other on at races. I've been racking my brain but just can't find it.
I'm also interested in blogs/sources for fitness/running that would fit into the above categories (normal people, no gadget obsession, down-to-earth good essayists, no diets or agendas). I'm all for having aspirational reads, but I just don't see myself in blogs written by super swole people or celebrity fitness folks.
GRAB BAG: Hey, do you have a favorite blog? What's it about? Do you think everyone should know about it? Do tell.
Thanks, folks. And have no fear, I added the Metafilters back right away. THOSE I remembered.
