Mighty Girl

Mighty Girl is a blog that is new to me within the past couple of months.

Why I like Mighty Girl:

1. Mighty Life List:  This blogger has set some lofty goals for herself.  She is very adventurous and fun loving.  There are some things on her list that I would not even want to do, and some that sound like they would be amazing.  She has inspired me to make my own life list, but it's pretty short.  One day I plan to share my list here as well.
2. Camp Mighty:  Attending Camp Mighty is the first thing I put on my life list.  To quote from the blog, "Camp Mighty is a weekend structured around the idea of getting good at life.  We ask 150 attendees to draw up Life Lists - a list of about 100 things you'd like to do in your lifetime.  The retreat gives attendees space to think about what they want to accomplish, and a team to help them get there." One of these years, I am going to attend!
3. Browsing Mighty Girl feels to me kind of like shopping at an antique store. The more you dig, the more interesting and whimsical things you are likely to find.

Tomato Nation

Tomato Nation is probably my favorite blog of all time.  I have been reading this web site for over ten years.

Why I like Tomato Nation:

1. The Vine:  Hilarious and spot on advice.  Sars is not afraid to tell it like it is. (One of the funniest Vine letters ever is the second letter at this link:   http://tomatonation.com/vine/the-vine-september-19-2001/)
2. Grammar:  I have a good sense of grammar because I read a lot, but my grammar knowledge is amateur in comparison to hers.
3. The Nation:  The other people who read and/or comment on Tomato Nation are intelligent and give well considered responses.  It's one of the few sites where I truly look forward to reading the comments in addition to the blog posts.
4. Charity:  Every year, Tomato Nation hosts a charity event to raise money for DonorsChoose.org.  If you haven't heard of this charity, they raise money to buy school supplies for classrooms across the country.  In addition to helping our underfunded education system, contributors work toward a goal set by Sars.  If that goal is achieved, antics ensue.  The first year of the contest, she shaved her head!

So head on over and check out Tomato Nation.