Saturday, June 4, 2011

Click, click, click.

There are a lot of amazing sites out here on the internet. Seriously. I'm kind of hooked; and in case I didn't already spill my dirty little secret I will now: I didn't do so well with following through on my lenten commitment to be online less often. I think I'm okay with that, or I'm in denial.

I thought I would share my current favorites with you. Then, I remembered that I had done this once before on my old blog. What is really bizarre is that post was exactly four years ago today. Creepy.

Anyway, here are my current top five, in no particular order:

1. Better After
I'm obsessed with this site and often do a rabbit trail to all the sites that get linked through. It's kind of ridiculous how much I love this site. I dream of being featured here. One day, my friends, one day.

2. Facebook
Facebook is like a bad habit that I just can't quit. It sucks up a whole lot of time. Time that I could be using for more productive things; instead Facebook paves the road to procrastination in my life.

3. Etsy
Oh yes. Etsy has made it on the list for the second time. And, I have to point out the fact that I was hip and in the know since I knew about Etsy four whole years ago. I'm cool like that. I share my coolness with you.

4. Craigslist
My house is filled with Craigslist finds. And, I couldn't be happier about it. I LOVE a good deal and you can find a lot of great deals on CL. Plus, I feel a little more "green" by going the whole used route. I'm sitting in my living room right now and I can count eight of the eleven pieces of furniture I have in here are from Craigslist. I would never been able to afford all new stuff when I bought my house.

5. Apartment Therapy
I won a $500 gift card from this site about a year ago, but my love started before then. The gift card was to Lowe's which is kind of hilarious because I was an orange apron girl at the time (home depot, if you didn't catch that). I got a lot of cool stuff with that $500 bucks. Anyway, Apartment Therapy has lots of great articles, tips and photos to help with decorating and other house-related things. They also have other sections of the site devoted to cooking, tech stuff, babies, etc. I used to think I wanted to be featured on their site, but people can be kind of harsh in the comment section and I'm not down with that.

It's funny that most of my favorites revolve around decorating and/or house related topics with the exception of Facebook. I've been thinking a lot about sharing more of my personal before and afters. If I could give up a little Facebook time maybe I could make that happen. Don't hold your breath, though, Facebook's like a drug. Look how many times I've said written Facebook within this little paragraph. A drug, I tell you.

Happy Clicking.