As luck would have it, the majority of Georgia had a snowstorm last week and I was couped up in the house, with no where to go for a solid 3 days. Forced to reckon with my to do list, I was able to scratch things off with an unmistakable sense of accomplishment for each slash. Part of that list? Creating new blog series.

Every once in a while, I come across things that I feel the need to tell everyone about. Over and over again. Whether it be from an amazing deal on a purchase or a really great product I don’t know how I ever lived with out, I can’t shut up about it. Apparently my family and friends aren’t enough, so I decided to make an official record by typing them on here and sharing with all of cyberspace…or the few that read this little ole blog….

First up… Google Reader. I actually discovered this last year, and if you are a blog reader like me, this just changed your life. Reader allows you to subscribe to all of your favorite blogs and when you log in, just like mail, it shows you all the blogs that have updated their posts. When I first discovered this I was all what?!? you mean I don’t have to check all my blogs randomly for new posts and try to remember or save to favorites the ones I forget to check frequently. Well yes that’s exactly what it means.

Here is an overall screenshot of my Google Reader…that  just so happens to be set on Kelly Lane Photography.

The left side houses all of the blogs that I have subscribed to. The ones in bold indicate unread posts and the number.

On the top left, I can add a subscription and see how many total blog posts are unread. So for example if you wanted to add this blog, you would click “add a subscription” and enter kellylaneblog.com

 

Voila! Its as simple as that. When I open Gmail, there is a link to open reader as well, so I open the 2 simultaneously and just keep them open.

One of my absolute favorite, non photography blogs is southernsavers.com. Its a couponing blog that keeps me up to date with deals, specials and coupons. I am addicted and this blog has saved me so much money!

For more information on Google Reader, click here.