A Brand New Idea from Writer Mom at Home

A lot of professional blog niches have weekly round-ups, where some of the best blog posts from around the web are gathered up and posted on one blog. I have never seen this done in mommy blogging. But I think it would be a great idea. So, starting this week, I will be posting some of the most interesting, relevant, or just plain fun posts from (or about) mommy bloggers that I can find.

This week, it’s a little dry, because I only decided yesterday to go ahead with this. So some of this stuff might be from before this week. Next week will be a little more current. I want to break the posts down into categories, but I’m not sure what categories I want quite yet. This whole thing is a work in progress, and it’ll take a couple weeks to work out the bugs. Are there any categories that you would like to see?

Mommy Blogging

Five Reasons Why Mom Blogs are the Blogs to Watch- From Problogger. Mommy blogs rule. We all know that. But it looks like the rest of the world is starting to catch on.

Professional Mommy Blogging- My guest post over on Type A Mommy. Want to build traffic and improve your rank with search engines? Want to know why you should do this? Check out this post. (Shameless self promotion, I know. But I really think I did a good job on this one.)

Life as a Mom

A Bad Batch of Antibiotics?- A case of pink eye turns into a bad case of diarrhea, thanks to a bad batch of medication. Has this happened to anyone else?

10 Reasons I’m not Losing Weight- Everywhere you look, someone is telling you why you can’t get those stubborn pounds off. ModernMom discusses the real reasons moms aren’t losing weight. I’ll give you a hint- It might have to do with the sleep we aren’t getting, and the chocolate we have saved away for emergency purposes.

Yummy Things to Eat

Double Chocolate Banana Bread- Can’t wait to try this recipe from Rachel vs. “The Kitchen.” Rachel always has super yummy recipes on her site, and I usually want to try them all, but this one really stood out.

Easy Barbecue Chicken Fajitas- A cool twist on a favorite, from Type A Mommy. I think this would be perfect for summer get-togethers. And for toppings? I would probably pile on some cheddar cheese and bacon.

Articles
How to Monitor Your Fertility Cycle- A little more shameless self-promotion. One of my new eHow articles.

How to Boost Your Fertility- Yup. This one is mine, too. Can you tell where my mind has been?

Treatment for Bug Bites and Stings- From Parents.com. It’s that time of year again. Learn how to avoid getting bit (or stung) and what to do when nature attacks. Great advice. I would add, though, that a really effective way to combat swelling and easily remove a bee stinger is to put mud over where your child was stung. When it dries, the stinger should come right out.

Okay, that’s what I have for this week. I’m sure there are a lot of really great mom-blogs out there that I haven’t found yet. Have a favorite? Leave a link in the comments section, and I’ll check it out. Have a great weekend!