Saturday, December 26, 2009

Karen's Blogs of 2009

When I decided to start Karen's Blog of the Week back in March, I didn't know what I was getting myself into.

I read a lot of great blogs and I wanted a way to share them with all of you.

It's been immensely gratifying to watch as you have visited and commented and even followed some of my favorites. It makes me feel like maybe I've done a pretty good thing here. And I thank you all for letting me know that the effort is worth it.

Because it's not easy. There are so many fantastic blogs out there. I haven't even gotten around to half of the ones I regularly read yet. There are weeks that I just KNOW who needs a shout out and other weeks when I have a really tough time narrowing it down.

But I enjoy it.

Which is why I do it.

(This is my world, after all. )

But I would like to know your thoughts on this little weekly feature. So I'm putting up a poll on my sidebar, over there to the left. The poll will be up for the next week. I'd also love to hear your thoughts in the comments or send me a quick email. Anything you think that could make this better, I really want to hear about it!

Seeing as how this is the end of the year, and many of you have joined in along the way, I thought we'd do a recap of all of my Featured Bloggers from 2009. Stop by and visit some of the folks you've missed. Tell them hi, and follow along if you feel so inclined. Each of these blogs is unique and special in its own way and I hope you'll enjoy them as much as I do.

The SITS Girls
I'm Living Proof That God Has a Sense of Humor
Namaste By Day
Pulsipher Predilections
Funky Bag Freak--Blog is no longer available
Stuff I Think About
My Real Life Was Backordered
Akilah Sakai Out Loud
Handbags and Handguns
Barack Obama's Teleprompter's Blog
Welcome to the Nuthouse
My Net Finds
Kelli Moss
Securityville
Psalm 104:24
The Clark Family--Recently went private
Healing Touch
Just Lisa, No Filler
I Heart My Shoes
A Walk in My Shoes
Chalk it Up
Creatively Fit
Seattle Daily Photo
Welcoming Spirit
On the Path
What God Has Joined Together
Torii's Storiis
Steph in the City
SWANEESINGER
NaNoWriMo
Nathan Bransford
Clever Girl Goes Blog
Big Teeth and Clouds
Cheap Therapy
Wandering the World
Stories from Apartment Managers
The Asphalt Blogger

So there you go. Thirty-seven weeks. Thirty-eight Blogs of the Week. It's been a good year.

Enjoy the catching up and make sure to vote!


Photobucket

18 comments:

Kristina P. said...

Oh, no! I didn't realize that Angi's blog was gone (Funky Bag Freak.) I have been leaving comments and emailing her, with nothing. We met several times. I hope she's OK.

Katherine said...

Thanks for doing this. I'm impressed every week that you can keep coming up with great blogs to mention. It speaks both to your hard work finding them and to the fact that there are some many amazing people out there.

JoeyRes said...

It is a terrific thing you are doing - sharing your readership! Thanks for giving Big Teeth a second mention!

Janet said...

I love the feature, and I was quite honored to be selected one week! I think you should keep it.

Tricia said...

Thanks for the heads up on all the great blogs. Time for me to get reading :)

Shelley said...

Thanks karen. I got the movie today. Perfect timing. My family was jonesing for a new movie.

Kelli said...

Thanks for featuring my little dog and pony show! I would be thrilled if there was a button that I could brag that you picked me!!! :) Hope you had a great Christmas!

Kathie @ my net finds said...

Thank you again Karen for having featured my little blog!

Happy New Year!!! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas!

Crystal said...

Can't wait to check some of these blogs out. Thanks for stopping by my blog. :)

Jennee said...

I've learned to trust your taste since I've been following you...so thanks to you, I spend hours and hours a day reading really wonderful blogs!

hotpants™ said...

Keep it up. And thanks for featuring my blog. :)

Cindi @ Moomette's Magnificents said...

Visiting from SITS and so glad I found your blog! What great ideas you have! Following!

Adriane said...

Thanks for this article. It's good to hear that your time and effort that you put into this blog has make it worthwhile. I am just starting out with my blog and this is encouraging to those who are just beginning. THank you!

Adriane

DysFUNctional Mom said...

I love this idea. I'm always finding great new blogs and wanting to share them with my readers.

I'm a full-time mummy said...

Thanks for sharing the list. Will drop by and check them out!

And thx for visiting my blog! Have a nice day!

Ma What's 4 dinner said...

Go Angels, and Red Sox, and whoever is playing the Yankees! I can't wait to read through everyone. Thanks for all the great blogs to read!

Thanks for stopping by Ma, What's For Dinner! Glad I got the chance to come back and check out your little pad! I'll be back soon for sure!

Alex aka Ma What's For Dinner?
www.MaWhats4Dinner.com

Helene said...

I love that you do these features...I've found many wonderful blogs through you!!!

Susan R. Mills said...

Thank you so much for making my blog one of your picks this year. It is an honor. I love your blog, too, and look forward to all your posts in 2010.