I’ve been reading for an hour. I’d make some comment about lost productivity, but learning and growing are sometimes more productive than actual work. I have a website to lay out, a contract to write, another series of patterns to publish, a PDF form to structure, but amidst all that, I’m captivated by this blog. I was lead to Sarah Bray’s blog thru a post on Sparky Firepants’ blog. I am officially now a Sparky Firepants blog-reading junkie. He’s got the best links.

I typically have a very, very low tolerance for, and even less interest in, blogs that discuss social bookmarking, SEO, marketing, branding, etc. I outsource this stuff for a reason! Bore. Ring. But Sarah Bray is making me listen, er, read. And I like what she’s saying. She makes sense and she makes me want to read more. Just like the Blue Scarf from France rocked my face off for a few days despite being apparel, S.Joy Studio’s site is captivating, despite being about all the topics I typically ignore. I would gladly have lunch with her sometime.

Along the same lines, I should make a plug for Danielle LaPorte’s White Hot Truth blog. She explores self-realization, as it applies to business, as it applies to life. Again, a topic I usually roll my eyes at and run from, however, Danielle’s writing makes me feel like I’m sitting with my friend, Liz, and we’re half a bottle of wine into our discussion. The honesty she presents (and inspires) isn’t gooey, isn’t forced, isn’t hyper. It’s just there. And I’m actually willing to read it.

Thanks, girls, for having blogs worth reading.