Hellobee Boards

I read Cup of Jo, Bleubird, & Rockstar Diaries everyday
Also smallfry blog, cakies, nat the fat rat, & huff post parents pretty regularly too

I don't read any on a regular basis. I know bloggers need to make $ but some sponsored blog posts annoy me.

All of those mentioned AND Offbeat Family (was Offbeat Mama before)

I also like Simple Kids, Rookie Moms, and Prudent Baby for their crafting and down to earth ideas.

@Mrs. Bee: Offbeat Family because I like to hear about different families and I'm kind of a nerd and I find a lot of the articles quite interesting.

The other two I said because I like the crafting ideas and I find the down to earth nature of the blogs quite refreshing (especially in this world where everyone says you need to basically be a millionaire to properly raise a baby..)

As for the ones previously mentioned, I read/skim most of those just because they are pretty....

Oops, totally missed that.

I love all of the blogs because of their photos and mini style. Mommy Shorts is mainly because of her humorous posts...she is funny and writes well. Sweet Fine Day (Jenna) is also a great writer, she gets personal without revealing too much.

@Mrs. Bee: Bleubird and Rockstar diaries because I love seeing their LO's and what they do as a family. I also love the moms style. Cup of Joe because its a good all around blog. I get fashion, food, parenting, and travel all in one place.
Huff post always has great emotional blog posts I can relate to or that make me think. Small fry and cakies for style & crafts

I read Marriage Confessions. I feel like most of the blog posts on Hellobee are kind of "summary" posts- by that I mean that someone has thought through (and often researched) an issue, and presents their findings. Marriage Confessions is almost more similar to an extended Hellobee board post- she occasionally will generalize, but usually she relates a very specific incident or two and talks about what was behind it and how she handled it. I like that specificity. I enjoy the general posts on discipline philosophy on Hellobee, but I also enjoy when Katie of Marriage Confessions says things like "I make my kids say 'thank you for dinner' before they're allowed to leave the dinner table, and last night my two year old refused to say it so I wondered whether or not it was a realistic expectation, and then I talked to my mom and my husband and we decided she was just being stubborn and I needed to stand my ground, so I went back and checked in with her every couple minutes for half an hour till she finally said thank you and then we hugged her and got all excited so I'm glad that worked." (I am paraphrasing, clearly). And there definitely are HB posts like this, but that's one of the things I like about MC.
I also enjoy how frank she is about her relationship. I don't by any means think HB is all sunshine and rainbows, but there's very little in the blog about working through relationship issues, though I think the number of board posts on this indicates that it's of great interest to everyone.
In general, I feel like most HB blog posts are bloggers reporting back once they've been through something, and one of the things I like about MC is that I feel like she reports as she's going THROUGH things, which i appreciate.

@Lozza: Thanks for typing up the description of Marriage Confessions. I agree with everything you wrote and that is the same reason I like to follow her blog. Its more of a daily life + advice rather than just advice. I also like how I get to "follow" her kids and family without the boring "14 month update", etc etc etc.

I read Guerrilla Mom and Crappy Pictures regularly. I love the photos and the way she tells stories. Guerrilla Mom I started reading because I know her, but I love how real she is and sometimes it really helps to read her (and the articles she writes on mommyish) to help with any mommy guilt.

What I love about both of them are that they are real-time and honest, sometimes a little snarky, sometimes quite funny.

@mrsjazz: I agree.
I like more realistic, sometimes crude honesty because it is easier to relate to. I also keep up with MODG.

@MaisyMay: Aww, yay!
One of the other things I like about her is that she's very normal and relatable (even though we're not that similar) and I never feel bad about myself when I read her blog. (That's a big one- I feel like she has a good marriage, a good relationship with her kids, and is in a good place generally in life, but all in ways that are realistic and doable)
There's a place for "this blogger makes amazing artwork for her child's room!", but I find "Here is how I managed the logistics of taking two children under the age of 2 grocery shopping at the same time today" more relevant to my daily life

MODG because she is real. Her post on accepting her high needs child hit home with me especially.

Crappy Pictures cause it is hilarious.

Happy Healthy Mama because of the recipes. She is also struggling with infant intolerance right now.

http://chan-the-man.blogspot.com/ This is my sister's blog for her son that has cancer. She doesn't update it often but she is always insightful when she does. This one especially http://chan-the-man.blogspot.com/2011/05/remembering.html

@Mrs. Bee: I guess boring wasn't a great term to use but if you don't have kids that age or your kids are past that age I often skim over them. I do love looking at all of the cute pictures though. I love "following" other families and watching the kids grow and meet milestones but its just nice to read through "Day in the Life" or retelling a story/event format.

One suggestion might be trying to find a way to look at all the monthly updates in one place together from all the bloggers. So if I had a 5 month old, I could read all the 5 month old updates from all the HB bloggers in one place.