So today I am inspired to blog again. I'm holding auditions for my middle school Wind Ensemble and they are sporadic enough that I have 15-20 minutes between each kid. That's too much time to not get bored, but not enough time to do anything productive. So in between auditions, I am reading other peoples' blogs.
I pretty much just read "Healthy Living" blogs. Whether you know it or not, there is a whole sub-culture of people out there that keep detailed blogs about what they eat and what they do for exercise. I guess that's minimalizing a little bit. Some of them throw in witty stories or uplifting, positive outlooks on life. Most of them post great photos.
To an "outsider" - or one who does not share this lifestyle - (the psychologist Huz, for example) such blogs might seem boring, pointless -- maybe a little obsessive? But I really like them. So much, in fact, that I read a handful of them on a daily basis. If I miss a day or two, I even kind of miss these people. They're like my friends, in a weird way. Friends I've never met, but I have grown to care about.
I like knowing that there are others out there who share my interests and perspectives. I like reading about new recipes and foods I've never tried. Without these blogs, I may never have discovered Justin's maple almond butter, Greek yogurt or Ezekiel bread.
While I am sometimes inspired to snap a photo of particularly successful meal I've prepared, I'm not a huge fan of posting photos of my own stuff. I think it would be weird [read: obsessive] to photograph everything I eat. But I do enjoy other peoples' "food porn" quite a bit.
Through these blogs, I've found motivation for running. It feels good hearing honest accounts of other peoples' races - good or bad - and knowing that I'm not alone in a lot of my own experiences. It's like finding an anonymous group of people with whom I have stuff in common. And that's pretty great.
Here are a few blogs I follow, in case you've got some time to kill:
Healthy Tipping Point
MegaNerd Runs
No Meat Athlete
Taydor Tott
The Hungry Runner Girl
And now, if you'll excuse me, I have a 12-year old oboe player waiting for me.
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You have officially made my day!! I think you should blog everyday!! Do you teach middle school? I am excited to follow your blog and get to know you!! Your life sounds so interesting!! Isn't it crazy how you feel like you know the people's blogs that you read regularly! I love it!
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