We’re going out of town this weekend (ATTENTION, ALL AREA THIEVES!), and I will once again find myself at the mercy of my parents’ dial-up. I don’t know if y’all remember, but when we did the whole Tour of Homes thing I was also at my parents’ house and wrasslin’ with their dial-up, and boy, that was a real, um, treat when I tried to load all my high-resolution pictures into my post.
Ahem.
It was a veritable carnival-o-frustration.
So I know better than to try to post while I’m at Mama and Daddy’s. That’s all I’m sayin’.
But then, this morning, I had an idea.
WHAT IF, I thought, WHAT IF I gave people a way to attract some new readers to their blogs over the weekend – not just in the comments, but in one of my posts?
WHAT IF I did a “Best of Blogs” sort of thing – so that even if you don’t have time to post anything on this busy Labor Day weekend, you can still get some traffic because people are reading stuff that’s new to them?
WHAT IF, instead of a Tour of Homes, we have a spontaneous little Tour of Blogs?
So here’s the deal.
At the end of this post, you’ll see a Mr. Linky thingy. If you want to participate, enter your name and link to a SPECIFIC POST. Not to your whole blog – to a specific post. Pick the post that you think best exemplifies your writing – whether it’s funny or serious or touching or, you know, a grocery list.
The only qualification is that your post be family friendly, and by “family friendly” I mean no abundance of bad language, no links to inappropriate material, no writing that’s inflammatory or derogatory toward another person.
As my mama would say, “Just use the sense that the good Lord gave you.”
And I reserve the right to remove any link. If you don’t like that rule, I’m just as sorry as I can be.
Whether there are four or forty of you who participate, I think it’ll be fun. I love the thought of being able to surf through some new blogs instead of having to post to my own this weekend. And a practical benefit, of course, is that you can get a steady flow of bloggy traffic for little-to-no-effort. In other words: it’s a win/win.
Just for kicks, you could also link to someone else’s post that you think is a must-read – just make sure to leave a comment and take credit for leaving the link if you do.
Y’all have fun – and link away!
I figured I’d go first and link to a post that made me laugh out loud.
:-)
sounds like a grand idea Boomama as usual. I love this so I can go visit other blogs, that are well as you say family friendly and all.
I hope you have an awesome Holiday weekend with your mama.
Take care friend.
Sorry – not sure how to do the linky thing if I don’t have my own BLog, not sure if I even can. But I simply had to link everyone to a WONDERFUL Blog I recently discovered:
http://holyexperience.blogspot.com/
Chris
Great idea!
I didn’t have many posts to choose from since I just started my blog a few weeks ago but I picked one that I thought was funny. So go read it y’all.
Hope ya have a great weekend with the folks. =)
Again, you’re brilliant! Thanks for giving us the opportuntity to share our blogs and find more cool blogs to read too.
Have a lovely weekend.
Cute idea!!
Alright I did it ( I posted our wedding photos !)
Love this idea, boomama!
I have been reading your blog for about 2 months and have thoroughly enjoyed it. I discovered blogs by accident and found yours through a link on another blog. I have since sent my favorite blog links to a few friends and we talk about you just like we know you. Thanks for the fun!
I enjoyed the bloggy tour of homes. This looks like fun too!
Enjoy your weekend away!
Can I just say? I’m enjoying the fire out of reading these links. The child is asleep – so it’s relaxing, plus I’m not trying to think of something original to say about someone’s house. :-)
wish wordpres let me do this linky thing. Very cool!
hey, kesa’s link isn’t working…but http://kesa.typepad.com is. Can’t get the comments to work, either, but kesa, if you’re reading, I’m trying!
I love this idea! Guess what I’ll be doing later … ;)
So, is dial-up sufficient for checking email? If it is, and you’re terribly bored (right), I’m game! If, that is, you can make time for it in between your football games . . . Happy Labor Day Weekend!
And I LOVE these linkfests! So fun.
I hope my link works. It will be fun to read some new blogs! Good idea!
This should keep us all busy over the holiday weekend! Thanks for doing this and have a great weekend with your folks.
This will be a fun way to visit other blogs–wish I were as creative as you! I just started so there wasn’t much to choose from here either! Have a great weekend everyone!
Looking forward to some fun, new reading material! Have a great weekend.
I just know this thing is going to balloon out into the hugest Mr Linky E.VER.
Should be fun! Hope I can find some time to read a bunch. I’ve put one up. I’m fairly new, too, so hope I picked a good one. I enjoyed doing it. Have a great week-end, everyone!
What a great idea, BooMama! Thanks for the chance to participate. :)
What a great idea. Thanks for doing this. I enjoyed your Tour of Homes as a lurker. I’m happy I get to participate in this one.
you just have the best ideas. this is going to be fun browsing.
enjoy your weekend with your mama.
I love the idea and I am looking forward to reading some new stuff out there. Thanks! and have a great weekend away! Happy Labor Day. I just hope I did the link thing right!
Tammy
Thanks for the “free” link. :)
I have been visiting your blog for a little while now. I can’t decide if I keep coming back for the humor or for the groovy flowers on your page. :)
Sweet Blog!!! I’ll definitely be coming back! Thanks for the fun! :)~Amy
I just posted a new one, but I linked an old one. I bet I know which one will get more traffic. ;)
Have a great weekend!
Boo, I know you’ve already read the one I linked to, but I just think everyone she be reading Toni! I didn’t know which of her post to link to, because they’re all SO GOOD. But honestly, to have a post still be kicking me in the tush 3 mos. later, it’s worth another link! I linked to “The One”.
Have a great weekend Boo! :-)
Oo, one more comment. This is just not right of you to do. You know what this will do don’t you? I will read them. I will love them. My children will from this day forth live in their pajamas and eat from the pantry, because “mama’s just a little too busy right now.”
Wait a minute, that doesn’t sound much different than normal … nevermind. ;-)
I didn’t get in on the tour of homes, so I made it for this one.
I’m in. Sounds like fun!
I forgot to link it to a post!! SO sorry, I did it to my blog. How do I fix it? TGIF! I am ready the this 3 day weekend!
Christy, if you’ll leave the corrected link in the comments, I can change it for you on the Linky – OR, you could just put a new post up on your page with a link to the post that you want everyone to read…. :-)
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Hey BooMama! Thanks for sharing your good traffic with the rest of us. You’re great! Have a good weekend.
Left my little link… :)
I’ve been enjoying myself, reading through some of your older posts… and cracking up, lol! I’ll definitely be coming back over here more often. :) Thanks!
Fun idea. Thanks, BooMama.
Totally new to this blog thing and already messing it up!!
I could use some much needed guidance…the “Lost in Waste” header is apparently LOST IN SPACE and the template is messed up in general. Thought maybe some of you that have been around for a bit could give me some suggestions!!
Still a new reader here- I missed out on your tour of homes… glad to be able to participate here!
What a fun idea. Thanks!
Fun! I don’t know if my post is really my “best writing” but it’s one of my favorite entries, anyhoo.
You’re just full of fun ideas, BooMama!
What a fun idea! I linked to one of Mopsy’s posts at Lifenut that I thought was very touching. I could’ve linked to another one of hers called “Stay” as well.
Wonderful idea! I’ll be back to visit everyone when the little guy naps today!
Celebrity Bakery is family owned in the Dallas area, but I was in Atlanta about 3 weeks ago and they were opening one on Peachtree headed toward Buckhead. I talked to the locals here and they said they had sold a franchise there. Is is close for you? Thank for visiting my blog. I really enjoy yours.
I just today found your comment on my engagement story – maybe you just put it on there since I linked it yesterday. But thanks for stopping by. And this is a good idea. Again. Thanks for stopping by!
Fun idea! Thanks for letting us pimp your blog. ;-) Have fun at your parents’ house!!
Nice idea, as usual. I’m looking forward to getting to visit some other blogs. I thought it was appropriate to link to a post from this time last year, right around the time Hurricane Katrina hit.
I first found your blog after a random “blog search” one day when I was bored and it was awesome. Inspired me to try!! This is a fun way to discover other blogs. Thanks!
What a fun idea! I’m looking forward to reading everyone’s goodies.
What a great idea! I don’t know if my link is my absolute best writing, but I have been thinking about my best friend in Iraq a lot lately, so when I read your invitation for linkage, I immediately thought of my post about her. I will have fun looking at as many of these as I can.
It is a great idea! I can’t decide on a post from my own blog so I’ll just leave a link to somebody else. Have a great weekend in the land of dial-up!
Am I the only one who still has dialup? Here I thought I was so “with it” just having a computer and knowing how to email and surf the internet. I am quickly discovering that dialup is a definite disadvantage. I’ve been dropping little hints about getting high speed (in other words boring my husband to death with complaints about how slooooow this stupid computer is!!
I can’t do this link thing (haven’t figured it out yet) so I’ll just try to read everyone else’s. It’s a great idea.
What a great idea! Loved the tour of homes as well. Couldn’t figure out how to link to a single post, I know, that’s probably part of Blogging 101! Sorry… :) But I’d like to participate so here’s the link. I’ve been lurking for a long time, thanks for many hours of enjoyment!
Great Idea!!
I’ve found some really neat blogs to read from this list! Soooo many blogs….soooo little time….soooo many children waiting impatiently for me to take them to get MORE balloons for the neighborhood waterballoon fight!!! :) I’ll probably lose a lot of sleep tonight trying to read more of these!!
:)
great idea, Boomama… thx!
Thanks for the links! Looking forward to visiting these bloggers!
Fun, fun! I’m having a ball with these! Thanks!!
Melissa
Only a couple hours after finishing making my video and posting it I came across this.
I, without a doubt, would have to say this is an all time favorite post for me. Our daughter has Down Syndrome and I poured my love into the making of this video. I feel nothing I have done or said on my blog prior to this holds a candle.
Thanks for fixing the link. Frankly, the last few days I’ve had a love/hate relationship with Blogger. I can’t tell you how many comments I’ve typed to get an error that it just can’t make it work right now. Ugh.
Hugs :)
What a great idea…I was just saying the other day that I have been posting for 2 months and only get about 2-10 comments a day…which is fine….but would like to hear from more people….my problem is I dont have time to sit here for more than 1 hour a day and visit everyone…so thank you Boo for this for it may help people like me find new friends.
JEn
Thanks for this – so fun to be introduced to so many bloggers!
I left the link to Wisdom Has Two Parts, since Pieces is too modest to link to herself.
Hope everyone will forgive me for linking to two of my favorite blogs – Snapshot and Unfinished Work. It was hard picking just one post from each, but I managed to narrow it down!
Ha ha. I linked first before reading and ended up linking my whole blog.
I am sorry…me bad. I just had that quick window and wanted to grab it before the attack of the toddlers happen.
I’m re-doing it to a specific link…and please pardon me :)
I’m number 132, I wanted to link it to my Sunday July 16, 2006 post (What’s Your Flavor?), but I am not sure what I did wrong (TWICE!!!!!). These days the only way I can figure out how to get to it is to scan down in the month of July! How does one post a FAVORITES side bar? Just curious!
Okay, I think I figured it out! Number 133 should be right now!
Sorry! I am still learning!
Blessings to all!
Renee
I have visited your site before, but this is my first time leaving a comment on it. I have been reading alot of blogs and just this week committed to post on my site. I’m a little nervous of people visiting my site, but I’m going to go for it and will soon get over it. I love the blog world, it has been so encouraging and such a blessing. Thank you for doing this and sharing your life (thoughts). I’m not sure how to do the links, therefore not sure if I did it right so please forgive me if I did it wrong – still a little new to this.
BooMama,
Hello seeing as I am a rather new blogger and enjoy the moments spent on the blog every day I would just like to add my blog to your page and that makes me lets see…….. :o) number 132 to link “my favourite number! lol lol”
have a great day all!
Yay for this!
Though I feel that if I start reading any more blogs, I’ll end up stuck to my computer chair for days :)
Coming out of lurkdom to link you to my favorite person at http://spitoutthecat.blogspot.com/
She is new to public blogging but her writings are amazing and I know you will all love her as much as I do. Thanks for this!
Barbie
Thank you for this opportunity to ‘get to know’my other bloggers! Have a blessed weekend =). Elly
okay…something went wrong!! My link works when you click my name…what happened after my name is a mystery!! Ack!!
great idea, i love reading others stuff-esp the inspiring ones
I’m new at this. Mama Duck told me about the fun over here so thought I would join in.
Left another link… but this time not for my blog. :) I linked to a post on the Seasons of Life blog that I enjoyed reading. (I also happen to know the author… ;))
I hope it’s not…arrogant or self-promoting to post a second link. I meant to post both at the same time and put (funny) after the first one and (serious) after the second one, but got distracted. :)
I finally posted my link…had some problems posting Just the link…..thanks for doing this……
Jen
Boomama, may I say (once again) thank you for your wonderful ideas. I get more incoming links from your site than from any other. You really bring this community of women together in a wonderful way. You have a real gift for it. I can’t believe you really make it throuh all the different links. It is absolutely amazing. I am only half way through this list but it really is the cream of the crop. Wonderful reads.
Thank you again.
This is a really great idea! Since my blog is new, there wasn’t much to chose from to link to so I am going to go ahead and link to my older blog too, just because it was such an important time in my life…Not that long ago either so I didn’t think it’d be a problem! Thank you for this!
OK, the link to my other blog is for the whole blog itself. I didn’t have anything for that one to link to a specific post. I’m sorry!
Hey Heather –
Here’s my secret for making it through all the links this weekend: I’ve been by myself. For two days now.
Otherwise, you know, I’d be on number five. :-)
I cannot believe how many of these you read AND commenting thoughtfully on. What a woman. My brain is so numb this weekend. I think it’s the aging process. Thanks for being such a gracious host!
Okay, so just like a big goober, I already made a booboo! I linked my whole blog when in reality, THIS is the link I would like for you to go to SHEESH!
http://doubletwintrouble.blogspot.com/2006/08/colors.html
I don’t comment often, but I love your blog and think you are the most gracious hostess. Thanks again for linking us all together. Enjoy your holiday!
I left a link to a post I wrote a year ago about lovebugs. It’s that time of year again here and thought I’d bring it out of the depths of my blog!
Cool idea BooMama. Thanks.
I left a link. This is another great idea from you! Thanks.
Ok – so I’m late but you know how it goes. I don’t think mine is inappropriate, hopefully – you had a story about poo right? (not the bear!)
Better late than never! I missed out on the Tour of Homes, barely made this one…it’s still technically the ‘weekend”…LOL
What a generous gift to us! Thank you for providing these links, BooMama! I just ran across your site; hope you don’t mind that a novice latches on…
OK, I’m sorry I am totally breaking the rules here. I just posted a link to one of my posts, but I had already posted another one. I just wrote a post that was weighing heavy on my heart, and I think it far surpasses the other post I linked to in terms of writing quality. (Besides the fact that I am just kind of in a swirl about the whole situation at the moment.) Anyway – BooMama, please delete my linky if this seems to be a gratuitous abuse of the link-love. I don’t want to be a cheater, just want to share my best work.