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Hi! I’m Amanda.

I’m a writer, chocolate chip cookie baker, blog designer, power walker, Instagram fiend, peanut butter toast lover and copious coffee drinker living in Nebraska with my husband and three cats. (also a fan of a good run-on sentence)

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{FFFF #20} Blog Reading Guilt

May 18, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

 Happy Friday Friends!

I haven’t done a Friday Five Foodie Finds for…awhile.  (Oh I just checked..it was a month ago.)

That’s okay though!  I just selected the best of the best over the last month. 😉

Truth be told, I’m not a very good blog reader.  Not that in a normal world this would be considered a bad trait, but I feel like as a blog writer, I should also be a reader.

I felt bad going to Blend and not knowing every single detail about the lives of the “bigger” bloggers.  I also felt bad I hadn’t heard of certain bloggers that EVERYONE knew about.

Sorry Lindsay, I still am not sure if you live in Colorado now and sorry Tina, I have no idea if this is your first marathon.  But I still love you ladies and love reading your blogs when I do!

It’s not that I don’t care about these blogs, but I already feel like taking pictures, editing them, writing a post, and promoting a post already takes enough time out of the day.  Time that I could spend cleaning my bathroom…man I need to clean my bathroom.

I’ve been reading a few blogs this week and in many of them…I feel so out of the loop!  Tina, one of my favorites, is running (her first?) marathon and I didn’t even know about it until yesterday!  Apparently she told everyone MONTHS ago and all the other readers are AGAIN wishing her good luck.  Again, it’s not that I don’t care about the girl, but I didn’t read that particular post (or posts…sigh).

Well, here are some amazing looking recipes that I’ve found in the last month when I was actually reading blogs. 😉

Quinoa and Black Bean Stuffed Bell Peppers by Cassie at Bake Your Day

Hello healthiness in an edible bowl!  Plus I still want to try to make quinoa!!

Fresh Strawberry Peanutbutter Bars by Iowa Girl Eats

 Original recipe from BHG.com
Seriously, you guys know how much I adore peanutbutter and jelly.  This sounds like heaven!

Edamame Guacamole by Jenn at Peas and Crayons

I have yet to make guacamole yet, however I am becoming a big fan of avacados (evidence here and here).  More guac posts by the amazing Jenn:  Guac this Way

Single Serve Pear Crisp by Lee at Fit Foodie Finds

This was labeled “The Forgotten Recipe” since it was in Lee’s drafts or to-be-posted section on the blog for a few weeks.  I have folders upon folders of these on my desktop so I can definitely relate!  I am actually hoping to get some of these done this summer…fingers crossed!!

Quaker Style Chewy Granola Bars by Chocolate Covered Katie

Making granola bars is super fun.  It’s like making healthy cookies.  Mine were a little messy, so I’m curious to see if Katie’s recipe is more portable (and just as yummy!).

BONUS FIND:
How to Make Perfect Quinoa by Jenn at Peas and Crayons

I may or may not have spent a couple of hours looking through her food posts a couple of weeks ago.

Thinking about it now, the reason I cut back on reading blog posts is that I would spend HOURS reading them (for example the Peas and Crayons stalking above) when I should have been doing homework.  Why do I feel guilt for not doing that now?

Help me out, is it rude to not read as many blog posts as I write posts?  That I hope people will be reading my posts when I might not read theirs? 

This is not the biggest problem in the world, or on my mind by any means, but I’d love some input from my blog friends!! 🙂

Have a great weekend everyone!

*~Amanda aka Semi-Health Nut~*

P.S.  I’m running my first half marathon Sunday!!  So nervous and excited!! 🙂

Linking to my friend (whose blog I wish I read more!):

 

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About Amanda R DeWitt

I’m a writer, chocolate chip cookie baker, blog designer, power walker, Instagram fiend, peanut butter toast lover and copious coffee drinker living in Nebraska with my husband and three cats. (also a fan of a good run-on sentence)

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