ENTRY #1. Bloggin' Away

Blogs can have a different meaning to different people. Blogs are a way to express individual's voices through their tone, diction, style, etc. It reveals the kind of person one is with personality and point of view on certain topics. To me, blogging can become a hobby to some; it can sometimes become an escape from the outside world. Everyone has a voice and something to say, if what they're trying to say is not being heard in public then it can be heard on their blog.

BE YOU

Each and every blog is unique to its own author. It was fun to look at different tastes of style in each. I did some research on some blogs and found ones that were inpiring and ones that were not my type.

BLUE ABAYA 

http://www.blueabaya.com/

Blue Abaya is a personal blog that is created to inform others to respect cultural gaps and to show the culture of Islam as of travel destinations and Religious Holidays. I enjoy reading about people trying to convince others about the beautiful aspects in different cultures. I take the pleasure in learning about the cultures of the world; each and every culture and religion is unique and beautiful in their own way! Everyone should take the time to learn, reflect, and discover new things.

Skinny Taste

http://www.skinnytaste.com/

I often find healthy food ideas very helpful especially when they are made quick and easy! I enjoy cooking and discovering new recipes to try. There are a plethora of sites where healthy meals are being presented. I found that Skinny Taste was very organized with layout and the big images of the meal prepared was very eye-catching. I liked how categorized everything was, for example: about me, skinny bits, blog roll, recipes, recipe box. Categorizing makes it easy to find what one is looking for without scrolling forever to get to it.

decor8

http://decor8blog.com/

I have a passion for decor. I don't stick with one setup for my room, I am constantly finding new ways to spice it up and find a new place for everything. I don't know if that would be considered an OCD thing. Decor8 is a blog created by Holly Becker, a stylist, interiors writer, and a book author. On her blog contains decorating ideas for the interior of homes, DIY's, and many more. Full of photos and colors, this blog pulled me in. I find it easier to examine certain things when there are photos that go with it (visual learner). Another thing I found interesting was that she has an e-course that consists of Photography + Styling Bootcamp:                   

 https://bloggingyourway.com/member-options?s2-ssl=yes

Gawker

http://gawker.com/

This Blog, Gawker, contains news that is brought in by other websites and random stories. As I was searching around, I found out that there are different Gawker blogs but in different names. Most of the different Gawber blogs had the same content repeated, I didn't understand why. Overall, I did not enjoy that it was the same layout, meaning there was not anything different expected; the pictures and text were in the same place throughout the posting (so it was a bit boring for me). Some of the stories on there were amusing and some were just out of no where.