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ac·tiv·ism
–noun
1. the doctrine or practice of vigorous action or involvement as a means of achieving political or other goals, sometimes by demonstrations, protests, etc.
2. action for change

Many twenty-somethings I know take pride in knowing we are part of something bigger. Many in our generation have a bigger cause (or a few) that we like to support and be a part of. My friend, and college roommate, Olivia is one of the biggest supporters of “the green movement.” She is the one who got me to change some of my day to day ways of being to be more green. Olivia has guest posted on GenPink a few times so I thought it would be fitting that she would start off the ABC series.

This guest post was written by Olivia McDaniel, a twentysomething fashion designer residing in Texas with her husband and her cat. She can be found blogging daily about all the things she is thankful for at Olive Relish.

when i was eight years old, i realized i was going to have to save the planet.

i was the kid who wore nerdy nature tee-shirts every day and collected coke cans with my best friend. i was the kid on a third grade field trip who cried – bawled actually – during an imax movie about the disappearing rainforests. i knew then that it was up to me to save the world: this was my mission, my purpose in life.

over the years, as i got caught up in the craziness of school and friends and boyfriends and figuring out who i was and figuring out what i wanted to be, i kind of forgot about my mission. well, forgot is not the right word – but i do think that my mission just got crowded out a little bit, pushed to the back burner… the very back burner.

then i went to see an inconvenient truth at the magnolia theater with my mom. and, just like i did on that third grade field trip to the imax, i cried. at twenty-three years old, al gore had helped me to remember my eight-year-old self, and his film had renewed my passion and my mission.

immediately afterward i took action. not in the crazy drastic picket-signs-and-yelling-at-people kind of way, though, because that’s not my style. i tried to learn as much as i could about the climate crisis and then i focused my attention on finding out what i could do to make a difference. global warming, like so many other issues we face today, is a huge and overwhelming problem. you cannot fix it on your own. neither can i. but we can each educate ourselves and make small changes in our daily lives that will add up to a much bigger change.

i took a long hard look at my life and the choices that i make, both with my actions and my pocketbook. then i started carpooling to work. i changed my light bulbs to compact fluorescents, unplugged appliances when they weren’t being used, and became more aware of the electricity and water i was using in everyday life. we called our electricity company and switched to wind energy. i put a stop to the piles and piles of junkmail that arrived in our mailbox daily. i did a little bit of research and found out how easy it was to recycle in my area. i switched to all natural cleaning and home care products, and beauty products too. i started buying organic foods whenever i had the option, and carrying our groceries home in reusable
(and adorable) nylon bags. eventually i stopped consuming animal products
altogether (for those of you who don’t know, vegetarianism is a fantastic way to save the animals and the environment ).

and i talked to people about it. mostly my friends and family, because i’m a bit of an introvert. but so many people out there are suffering from a lack of information. some of them are ignorant on purpose — you can’t expect to win everyone over — but you’d be surprised how many people are open and willing to listen to you (as long as you’re careful not to be too pushy). and if you can change the way just one person thinks, and they can change one person, and so on… it’s worth the effort. plus, you might just learn something from someone else in the process.

the purpose of this post is not to convince you to go green. i do hope that it will inspire you to take a moment, now that you have
arrived at this particular place in your life, to remember your inner eight-year-old. what was important to her? she was probably passionate about something — and chances are she was fearless, confident, and determined to do everything she could to change her world for the better. listen to her, rediscover what matters to you, and then take action. your eight-year-old self was probably pretty limited as to what action she could take, but your twenty-something self is not. she is living her own life — and every decision she makes, no matter how small, has meaning.

I will leave you with a question – what is it that matters to you and are you doing it alone? The cause that matters to me is Adopt a Soldier.

This post is part of Blog Action Day. The goal of Blog Action Day is to bring the environmental issues to everyone’s mind. My goal in joining Blog Action Day was to let my readers know how simple it is to green your life with little-bitty-won’t- really-affect-you-much life changes. In fact, I have a few ways you can green your life without even having to let your friends and family that you are slowly inching your way across the green spectrum.

Simple ways to be more green without changing your life:

• Recycle or Reuse: Find out about recycling in your neighborhood and start making an effort to at least do your small part in eliminating the amount of waste produced each day.
• Go Paperless: Switch your bills to paperless and remove yourself from unwanted junk mail lists.

The Federal Trade Commission website, www.ftc.gov, spells out how to remove yourself from lists. (Click on “For Consumers,” then “Telemarketing,” then “Unsolicited Mail, Telemarketing and E-mail: Where to Go to ‘Just Say No.’”) You’ll save trees, water, and emissions, too. If everyone in the United States reduced the junk mail he receives every week, 100 million trees would be spared each year. – realsimple.com

• Be aware of the number of pages you print: How many times have you printed out directions only to find out the 3rd page only had 1 line of text? Always check Print Preview before printing. If possible change your print margins a bit to save on paper.
• Change your light bulbs: Switching to Compact Flourescent bulb (those spiral-looking ones) costs more up front but in the long run they will last longer, which will save you money.
• Call your electric company: Call your electric company and switch to an eco-friendly option. Most companies have a wind powered or other environmentally friendly plan.
• Wait to wash your clothes: Standard washing machines use 40 gallons of water per load. Think about how much water you are wasting by washing that one shirt you just have to wear tomorrow. Wait to do a load of laundry until you have a full load to wash.
• Be smart about plastic grocery bags: If you are not quite ready to carry your groceries our in eco-bags, at least do fun/smart things with your plastic bags when you are done with them – like use them for faster kitchen cleanup.
• Bring your own water: Not only can you save money by not buying bottled water, having a reusable bottle is a great way to save on plastic.
  

  Americans use 3.3 million plastic bottles every hour but recycle only one in five. – realsimple.com

• Turn it off and/or unplug it: Listen to your mother’s voice telling you to turn the lights off when you leave the room. Turn off and unplug unused electronics.
• Eat More Peanut Butter: I found an interesting article on How eating Peanut Butter helps the planet.
  

  "I bet you didn’t realize that eating three Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwiches could have the same environmental impact as switching your showers to a low-flow shower head."

When in doubt Reduce, Reuse Recycle!

More on this matter:

• Girls Gone Green – includes a section on Going Green in Texas
• 50 Quick, Painless Ways You Can Help the Environment Today
• Because Oprah says so … Going Green 101: What Your Family Can Do Today!
• Pink Magazine 20 Quick and Easy Things to Do to Save
  Our Planet
• Treehugger | How to Go Green
• Design Can Change: Graphic Designers unite to address climate change
• renourish | nutrients for the graphic design community

I wanted to let you gals know of two things I am participating in.

Blog Action Day is on Monday.

"On October 15th – Blog Action Day, bloggers around the web will unite to put a single important issue on everyone’s mind. In its inaugural year, Blog Action Day will be co-ordinating bloggers to tackle the issue of the environment."

If you want to join in you still have time. I already have a section on this blog dedicated to going green so this topic is familiar for me.

The second thing coming up is NaBloPoMo. When I first saw this on alydabear’s blog I was like hello girl spell check haha. Come to find out it stands for "National Blog Posting Month." I think it should be only National Blogging Month it’s much easier (in my head at least). I blog almost every day so I figured "what the heck let’s go." To make it more interesting I decided to come up with one theme that would last the whole month. So I will be doing the ABCs of life in your twenties. The first day will be all A things – adjustment, etc – you get the idea. So that leaves me with a few days at the end to figure out (open to ideas). For all you lolcat lovers isn’t the badge so funny.
sidenote: If you don’t like lolcats I think we will have to break up because clearly it’s not working out.

All of our little green bites can be found here. Don’t worry I didn’t forget about all you pink loving green girls.

I recently discovered Girls Gone Styled, a weekly mini-show discussing topics in fashion. This episode (#3) discusses the Green Movement in Fashion.

There’s lots of talk about "going green" these days, and this week we interview Proenza Schouler’s technical designer, Rainer Wolter, to learn about his contribution to green design.

I think the idea of a mini-show is very interesting. But so far, I’m not sure how I feel about the actual shows. I like the concept, I like their topics (there have only been 3 so far) but it still seems a bit too canned for me. Since it is new, I will give it a little time before I really decide what I think.

What do you think?

I found a great post today through sk*rt of The Magical List of Outstanding Women Bloggers. I am always excited to find new blogs to feed my addiction (and my reader), especially women bloggers.

There are over 150 women bloggers listed. One issue I had with this thorough list – it’s not categorized and there is no way to know what each blog is without visiting each one individually. I guess that’s two issues. So …

Here is the continuance of the outstanding women bloggers list, with blog descriptions. I look forward to making my way through these new blogs.

My additions are in italic.

Art & Design

• A Look at Art & Design: Websites, Graphic Design and Marketing for Artists & Galleries – Lisa Mikulski & Dragonfly Blu Design
• Case-Notes from the Artsy Asylum: creative professionals, take on a connected world – Susan Reynolds
• Creative Curio: Learn, discuss and explore the realm of Graphic Design. – Lauren Marie
• Debbie Millman: "You can be anywhere when your life begins." These are the musings of Debbie Millman. Debbie has been in the design business for the last 20 years fulfilling her dream of working in branding and furthering the meaning, purpose and stature of brands in our culture. – Debbie Millman
• decor8: decor8 is a quick fix for design addicts that love decorating their homes but find it challenging to shop online. Your time is important, so Holly Becker scours dozens of resources for the latest tips and trends so you don’t have to. – Holly Becker
• design*sponge: is a daily website dedicated to home and product design run by Brooklyn-based writer, Grace Bonney. Launched in August of 2004, Design*Sponge features store and product reviews, sale and contest announcements, new designer profiles, trend forecasting and store/studio tours. – Grace Bonney
• Designers Who Blog: DWB features blogs discussing graphic design, web design, illustration, marketing, photography, branding, writing and advertising. – Cat Morley
• Design Your Life: DESIGN YOUR LIFE is about thinking. DESIGN YOUR LIFE applies ideas from design theory and practice to some of the basic problems of daily living, from organizing a household and thinking creatively in the workplace to achieving a relaxed and satisfying erotic life. – Ellen and Julia Lupton, identical twins
• Diary of Claudine Hellmuth : Hip art for playful hearts. "I am a mixed media collage artist, author & illustrator." – Claudine Hellmuth
• Emily Chang – Strategic Designer: Emily Chang is an award-winning strategic designer and co-founder and principal of Ideacodes, a web consultancy in San Francisco focused on next generation websites. – Emily Chang
• Essential Keystrokes : "Essential Keystrokes is where I share my favorite tips, tools, reviews and commentary on web design, marketing, blogging, new media and related topics." – Char
• Illustration Friday: Illustration Friday is a weekly creative outlet/participatory art exhibit for illustrators and artists of all skill levels. It was designed to challenge participants creatively. – Penelope Dullaghan
• Mandarin Design Daily: "For people who make mistakes." Explores numerous Web design and CSS styling tricks and techniques. Features a weblog, color chart, and free images gallery. – The MEG Blog Michelle Goodrich
• molly.com: "I’m Molly E. Holzschlag, and this web site shares my web development work and personal thoughts. Think of it as a personality site. Given that, one hopes I have an interesting enough personality to keep you entertained for at least a little while." Molly E. Holzschlag
• Netdiver: Digital culture magazine + new media design portal -> Feed your eyes. Netdiver is a digital culture magazine and luvs everything design. Like illustration, reels and shorts, flash and CSS, print and new media, urban scene, artists, portfolios, rich media, mobile generation, architecture, product design, toys and indie merch, photography and the powagirrrls. – Carole Guevin
• oh joy!: inspiration, design, style & other cool things – locally or across the country. – Joy Deangdeelert Cho
• On My Desk: Artists, Illustrators, Designers & Creative Folk Share The Stuff On Their Desks… – Linzie Hunter
• poppytalk: mining for the beautiful, the decayed, and the handmade. poppy talk is a canadian design blog collecting inspiration and promoting emerging design talent.
• swissmiss: swiss designer gone nyc. "swissmiss is my visual archive of things that ‘make me look’." – Tina Roth Eisenberg
• this is rachelandrew.co.uk : Rachel Andrew is a web developer and writer. She heads up a company that provides web development services on an outsource basis to design agencies and individual designers. – Rachel Andrew
• Sheriar Designs: This is where Mani Sheriar, a self-proclaimed CSS-obsessed freak, shares her passions, thoughts, and insights into web design and development using web standards. – Mani Sheriar
• Veerle’s blog 2.0: "I’m a graphic/web designer living in Belgium. My personal journal is an online source for topics ranging from XHTML/CSS to graphic design tips." – Veerle

Beauty & Style

• The Floozy Blog: "Welcome to the exciting online shopping experience that is Floozy!" – Kate Coote
• Hostess with the Mostess: a place for readers to discover and dish on hip & modern entertaining products, party ideas, and other great stuff. – Jennifer Sbranti
• Little Splurge: Little Splurge is a shopping blog devoted to the material trifles beloved – at least for the moment – by the site’s author, who lives in New York City and is pretty dang proud of the illustration she drew above.
• Oh Happy Day: Updated Daily with Pretty Things. – jordan
• paperclippy: Paperclippy is the shopping blog for professional women on the go.

Business

• 45 Things | On the Job: Helpful Information and advice from America’s favorite workplace columnist – Anita Bruzzese
• BlogWrite for CEOs: BlogWriteForCEOs.com, a Technorati Top 10,000 blog considered one of the most influential about business blogging. Debbie Weil – known as the Mona Lisa of Blogging – is a corporate and CEO blogging consultant and author of The Corporate Blogging Book: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know to Get It Right. – Debbie Weil
• Brain Based Biz: Refreshing Business through Arts and Mind. "In this blog I tap into arts and mind to gather insights that stir creativity in business applications."- Dr. Robyn McMaster
• Brain Based Business: Using your Brain to succeed in Business. Benefiting at work from Brain Based Insights. – Dr. Ellen Weber
• Brazen Careerist: Advice at the intersection of work and life. Penelope Trunk writes career advice for a new generation of workers. She explains why old advice – like pay your dues, climb the ladder, and don’t have gaps in your resume – is outdated and irrelevant in today’s workplace. – Penelope Trunk
• Build a Solo Practice: Newly Minted or Well-Seasoned, Teaching You How to Create and Grow Your Legal Practice. – LLC by Susan Cartier Liebel
• Confident Writing: Coaching tips from a writing coach. "I coach people to write with confidence – to say what they mean, and mean what they say." – Joanna Young
• Conscious Business: Learning, understanding and teaching how to participate in the business ecosystem, in the service of sustainable small business – Anne Libby
• Conversation Agent: Connecting ideas and people how talk can change our lives. – Valeria Maltoni
• Customers Are Always: Exceptional Customer service. Devoted to customer service and the principles of exceptional customer services. – Maria Palma
• Customers Rock!: A blog about customers, their experiences, and how businesses can make sure their customer experiences rock! – Becky Carroll
• CustServ: Customer Relations: The New Competitive Advantage. – Meikah David
• Design Your Writing Life: "I work with people who have some foundation in personal development who not only want to write, but crave to create a business, launch a project, or develop a venue for the expression of their work." by Lisa Gates
• Escape from Cubicle Nation : How to go from corporate prisoner to thriving entrepreneur. – Pamela Slim
• eSoup: simplify, organize, thrive. eSoup is Sharon Sarmiento’s site about productivity, entrepreneurism and working virtually. – Sharon Sarmiento
• Forward Steps: "Notice Board of new events and happenings at Forward Steps. When I remember, I let you know of new resources I’ve created or changes to my life coaching tools and sites." – Thea Westra
• Franke James: "I am an artist, writer and storyteller. My two main blogs are not really typical blogs at all, but they are catching people’s attention, and I hope, contributing to making the world a better place. My Office-Politics daily blog is a collaborative effort, drawing on the talents of experts in the areas of executive coaching, leadership development, dispute resolution, employment law, PR and ethics to answer letters submitted to the site. My Franke James blog — where I write, illustrate and photograph on environmental issues." – Franke James
• Get Fresh Minds: Ideas so fresh … they should be slapped! For the past 14 years, Katie Konrath has been deeply in love with creativity and creative problem solving. – Katie Konrath
• Great Presentations Mean Business: Pistachio Consulting: When You’ve got something to say. Laura Fitton is a presentations consultant and speaker. She helps clients achieve their business objectives by speaking with clarity, focus and ease. – Laura Athavale Fitton
• Hey Marci: Marci Alboher, an online columnist for the New York Times, has built a reputation for spotting and chronicling the latest thinking on careers. – Marci Alboher
• J.T. O’Donnell Career Insights : Empowering individuals & corporations to new levels of professional success. – J.T. O’Donnell
• Joyful, Jubilant Learning: Welcome to Joyful Jubilant Learning, created for everyone who loves learning. We consider learning a joyful and worthwhile life’s work. We call it our 7 Wonders: Listen, Learn, Laugh, Link, Love, Live, and Leap to Wonder with us. – Rosa Say
• Liz Strauss at Successful Blog: Successful and Outstanding Bloggers. "I am a writer who uses the language to paint and to play word music, places my heart and head in the spaces, and writes in the hope that one person is better for having read what I wrote." – Liz Strauss
• Management Craft : Discussions about state of the art management. "Management Craft is my vehicle for exploring my passion for management and leadership. I am a professional management and leadership trainer, coach, and organization development consultant." – Lisa Haneberg
• Productivity Goal: Work productivity, time management, organization, tools and tips. – Carolyn Manning
• The Brand Dame: why you, no matter what you do, must find and flaunt your personal brand–how to do it, how not to do it, and everything in between…… Lyn Chamberlin
• Talk It Up: Trade show and public-speaking secrets from a Chicago trade show spokesperson. – Heidi Miller
• The copy Writing Maven: A copywriter shares tips, techniques, reviews & cranky commentary. – Roberta Rosenberg
• The Engaging Brand: Anna is popular speaker on areas such as social media, personal and employer branding, and leadership. She is an energetic speaker, recently described as "a ball of energy and crammed pack of ideas". The Engaging Brand works with both companies and individuals on various areas of engagement: How social media can boost your bottom line, How to attract and retain talent, How to develop the leadership capability within your company & How to create a strategy that both delivers results and engages the audience. – Anna Farmery
• The Kiss Business too : (the "Keep It Simple Sweetheart" principle in business). No more "Double Dutch" in Business. – Karin H.
• Water Cooler Wisdom: Up-to-the-minute career advice from one who has survived the trenches. Alexandra Levit is the founder and president of Inspiration @Work, a career consultancy. She regularly speaks at universities and corporations around the country about workplace issues involving young employees. – Alexandra Levit

Business: Marketing

• angiemckaig.com: still a great pair of legs: angiemckaig.com is the personal site of web guru Angie McKaig. Her specialties include simple, functional user experiences, micro content, online marketing and business strategy. – Angie McKaig
• BeRelevant: Email Marketing Best Practices: "I’m passionate about email marketing and I want to share that passion with the world." – Tamara Gielen
• Biz Growth News: Marketing and new media strategies to bring your corporate, employer and personal brand to life. – Krishna De
• Brand Sizzle: anne has significant experience providing strategic planning, brand development, and product innovation services to C-suite and senior marketing clients in a wide range of industries from travel, beverages, tourism, financial services and building products, to cellular, medical technology, data storage and social media. Anne Simons
• Branding & Marketing: "All things marketing: research,
  promotions, communications and measurement. I am especially interested in Web 2.0/social media and emerging marketing methods." – Chris Brown
• CK’s Blog: Clever strategies, the new best practices and the smart marketers behind them. – CK (Christina Kerley)
• Communication Overtones: Conversations at the intersection of public relations and social media, live from San Antonio, Texas, USA – Kami Huyse
• Corporate PR: Commentary on the theory and practice of public relations and organizational communications. – Elizabeth Albrycht
• Diva Marketing Blog: An approach to marketing that’s fun, bold and savvy … but always strategically aligned with your brand’s objective. – Toby Bloomberg
• Every Dot Connects : connection through conversation … a social media consortium. – Connie Reece
• Flooring The Consumer: A marketing blog about improving the consumer experience, particularly in flooring. To get there, it is critical to understand who that consumer is, what matters to him/her in a retail experience, and where to look for inspiration. And, by the way, more often than not, this consumer is a woman! – C.B. Whittemore
• Forrester’s Marketing: "The world is changing. And we’re not going to sit by and watch. We’re not just going to document what we see. We’re seeking to understand what’s happening, really understand it. And to help you to deal with it." – Blog Shar, Charlene, Chloe, Christine Elana, Laura and Lisa
• Inspired Business Growth : Exceptional marketing, branding and entrepreneurship. by Wendy Piersall
• Kinetic Ideas : Marketing Blog, Small Business Marketing Ideas, Marketing Tips. – Wendy Maynard
• Marketing Roadmaps: "If you don’t know where you are going, any road will take you there," wrote Lewis Carroll in "Alice in Wonderland." Marketing Roadmaps is Susan Getgood’s blog about where we are going as marketers, with a little bit about where we’ve been (the wrong turns and the right turns.) It’s also about turning down new roads to explore new ideas. – Susan Getgood
• Narrat Assets: Telling the Story: The impact of Art, Science, and Technology on Brand Communication and Marketing. A marketing communications professional with a flair for strategic and creative thought. – Karen Hegman
• Presto Vivace Blog: PR, Marketing, Communications, and Potomac Area Technology by Alice Marshall, Presto Vivace, Inc – Alice Marshall
• Spare Change : "my two cents on making a difference with social marketing
  postings from Nedra Kline Weinreich" Nedra is a consultant, author and speaker working in the field of social marketing. – Nedra Kline Weinreich
• The Origin of Brands: marketing guru, consultant, bestselling author, speaker. – Laura Ries
• Versa Creations: Build Wealth through Smart Marketing. – Vivienne

Education/Teachings on Life

• Learned on Women : Uncovering. Connecting. Inspiring. "My 17+ year career in marketing and public relations took an exciting turn into the realm of the women’s market in 2000. That year I began regularly writing for online publications about the ins and outs of, you guessed it, reaching women consumers." – Andrea Learned
• Live the Power: "Maybe I can help some other scared, young “grown-up” just like me to discover some of the greatest truths to creating a happy life. You are the only creator of your life!" by Karen Lynch
• Making Life Work for You : Providing information on community, success, and life management. – April Groves
• Manage to Change: Making sense out of change. Ideas need to add up before they can multiply. "I hope that together this blog will help us to open our minds to new ideas – get comfortable with them – and maybe even take them out for a spin!"- Ann Michael
• Peace Love Harmony: Words of wisdom from "Friend" – a conglomeration of nonphysical energies devoted to helping us along our journey. by Kirsten Harrell
• Priscilla Palmer: Personal Development Demands Success. "Hi. I am Priscilla Palmer. I am a life coach who specializes in personal development. There are many skills that have helped me turn my dreams into reality. These skills can be learned by anyone who is willing to work at it. I want to share my passion with the world. I believe that it’s okay not to be perfect, but it is catastrophic to be complacent. Life is a gift. Let’s live it up!!! Let’s make the most of it while we can!!!" – Priscilla Palmer
• Purse Lip Square Jaw : Anne Galloway, Lecturer & PhD Candidate Department of Sociology & Anthropology Carleton University Ottawa, Canada. – Anne Galloway
• The Happiness Project: "THE HAPPINESS PROJECT–a memoir about the year I spent test-driving every principle, tip, theory, and scientific study I could find, whether from Aristotle or St. Therese or Martin Seligman or Oprah. THE HAPPINESS PROJECT will gather these rules for living and report on what works and what doesn’t. On this daily blog, I recount some of my adventures and insights as I grapple with the challenge of being happier." – Gretchen Rubin
• The Podcast Sisters "The podcast for the Non Geek!" – Krishna De, Anna Farmery and Heather Gorringe

Entertainment

• The Parody: "Parody n a thing that is done so badly that it seems deliberately to mock what is intended." Inspired by musings, interests, and true events. – Sasha Manuel
• That’s What She Said: a blog by Julie Elgar about the popular television series "The Office" – Julie Elgar
• Enter the Laughter: "Hi! I am a wife, mother, friend, humor columnist, online retailer, aspiring novelist, and pumpkin farmer… a woman who is trying to do ten things at once, but only succeeding at about half of them!" – Marti Lawrence
• Entrepreneur’s philoSophie’s: A weekly comic for women entrepreneurs. – Joanna Alberti

Green

• Small Failures: Sustainability for the Rest of Us Jess Sand. Every action is a choice and a risk, but it’s the small failures that
  lead to big successes. Small Failures sets out to prove that living sustainably and living well are not mutually exclusive. Within these pages, you’ll find tips for living sustainably without giving up the fun stuff, profiles of sustainable products and businesses, and a soapbox-free (most of the time) place to learn about the green stuff.

Finances

• Wealth Strategy Secrets: Helping you go from Financial Zero to Wealthy Hero. – Nicola Cairncross, Judith Morgan and The Money Gym Coaches

Health

• Back in Skinny Jeans: The skinny on skinnifying. It’s one thing to read about health. It’s another thing to live a healthy life. – Stephanie Quilao

Music

• Christine Kane: Christine Kane is a singer-songwriter, performer, teacher and writer. – Christine Kane

Personal

• 365 Days of Gratitude Photoblog: be grateful for the simple things in life.
• Do It Myself Blog: Glenda Watson Hyatt shares her experiences living with cerebral palsy to motivate and inspire others to think about how they perceive their own situation and their own world around them. She does all this by typing with only her left thumb! – Glenda Watson Hyatt
• Dooce : My name is Heather B. Armstrong. I am married to a charming geek named Jon. We live in Salt Lake City, Utah, with our three-year-old daughter, Leta Elise, and our five-year-old dog, Chuck. – Heather B. Armstrong
• Get Shouty – Katie Chatfield
• if..else : Hand Crafted Geekery. If..Else is the personal site of Phu Ly, a developer living in London. – Phu Ly
• Moda di Magno : Blog for stylish living. Mrs. Magno Audi driving, Mac using, doppio drinking, (mostly) Red Sox loving liberal. – Lori Magno

Technology/Blogging

• Deborah Schultz: Technology changes, humans don’t. Evangelist, strategist, catalyst in the new world of social media and beyond. – Deborah Schultz
• Lorelle on WordPress: On Lorelle on WordPress, she writes about everything WordPress and blogging, covering more than you may want to know about how all this blogging business works. – Lorelle VanFossen
• PopGadget: Personal Tech + Innovative Lifestyle for Women. Technology magazines ignore women and women’s magazines ignore technology. Popgadget is a lifestyle magazine that embraces technology as a regular and essential part of women’s lives. – Mia Kim & Hoyun Kim
• Tech Kitten: Mac Tech, Tips, Advice and Reviews. – Trisha Miller
• Techie Diva: Techie Diva is technology blog with an undeniable feminine twist. This doesn’t mean the opposite sex isn’t allowed, on the contrary, we love men who don’t mind partaking in our fun conversations which cover everything from emerging technology to the latest "it" gadget. – Gina Hughes
• The Business Blog Angel: business blogging services, for SMEs, coaches and other solopreneurs. – Claire Raikes

Travel & Culture

• Escape Blog: Giving sight to culture-blind travelers. – Melissa Petri
• Fish Creek House : For the fishing, for the forest, for the fun. Luxury with a taste of the rugged outdoors. – GP

Twenty-Somethings

(since this is the category I consider myself I decided to make this it’s own category)

• BeautyLoveSpirit: Our philosophy is simple: Positive advice and inspiration for twenty-something women
• GenPink: GenPink is about being a twenty something woman. Letting others know how our generation is different than those before us. We are career women, single & married, girl friends, and individuals. There is a delicate balance in being an individual and being part of a support system for your friends, family and your environment. GenPink is about balancing family and work, technology, entertainment, and exploration of new ideas. – Elysa Rice
• keep up with me: "I’m 27. No kids, no pets, nonsmoker. I live in the DC metro area (Alexandria, to be exact – which, although it’s close to my own name, I swear I didn’t move here on purpose). I’m the second of five kids (two sisters and two brothers). I’ve been blogging since September 2002. College graduate, sociology major. Voracious reader." – Zandria
• Lindsay Pollak: Advice & Resources for College Students and Young Professionals. – Lindsay Pollak
• Little Red Suit: The purpose of LittleRedSuit is to explore the many ways our lives, our efforts, our careers and our PR and marketing efforts are impacted by our new media world. Join me in this conversation, and you’ll probably hear a lot about marketing, media, Generation Y, the workforce, communication, personal branding, relationships and very likely several other topics. – Tiffany Monhollon
• Michelle & the City: I am a 25 year old Graphic Designer. I work at a law firm and I absolutely love my job! – Michelle
• Modite: Helping you change the world, because a quarter-life crisis is so last year. Rebecca Thorman gives advice to navigate beyond the line of work and play, based on real experiences. It’s engagement for the next generation, and the young at heart, like you! by Rebecca Thorman
• Ypulse : Media for the Next Generation. Daily news & commentary about Generation Y for media and marketing professionals. – Anastasia Goodstein

Weddings

• Style Me Pretty: Abby is a writer, a designer, a girly girl. She is forever inspired by the world around her. She dreams in color. Professionally, abby designs a line of invitations and social stationery. For fun she scours the world for inspiration. – Abby
• Weddingbee: Weddingbee is a wedding blog updated daily by 20 real brides across the US and Canada. We feature an active community, wedding inspiration and ideas, diy projects, product reviews, vendor spotlights, advice and news, with a core focus on real brides’ wedding planning journeys from engagement to “I Do” and beyond. – Bee Kim

Disclaimer: I apologize if I mis-categorized your blog or if the description is not fitting (I copied them all from the blogs) I am happy to make any changes or additions to the list. Also, there were a few of my additions that I could not find the bloggers name, if you want that added feel free to send it to me.

Now if only there was a mass subscribe all to Google Reader button.

101 one hundred and ones

That would be one hundred and one, one hundred and ones, not one-O-ones. This is a list of 101 different 101 lists.

The real question should be why does step by step instructions (101) have to be the same as a list of one hundred and one things (101).

There is something about the 101 list that always grabs my attention. I thought it would be fun to see if I could find 101 different 101 lists.

Happy bookmarking!

Around the House

1. 101 New Uses for Everyday Things
2. 101 Tips For Improving Children’s Behavior
3. 101 Extraordinary Uses for Ordinary Things
4. 101 Car Games, Travel Games and Road Trip Games for Kids
5. 101 Great Gifts to Make – Christmas Gift Ideas and Projects
6. 101 Dog Training Tips
7. 101 Sex Positions
8. 101 things not to say during sex

Food

1. 101 Simple Meals Ready in 10 Minutes or Less
2. 101 Free Smoothie Recipes
3. 101 Ways to Cook Chicken
4. Sandwiches: 101 Burger Builders
5. 101 Reasons to go Vegetarian

Entertainment

1. 101 Free Games: The Best Free Games on the Web
2. 101 Greatest Simpson’s Quotes
3. 101 Greatest George Carlin Quotes
4. 101 102 Movies You Must See Before…
5. Watch 101 Classic Christmas Videos Online
6. 101 Things you do NOT want your System Administrator to say
7. 101 Greatest Screenplays
8. 101 Great Goals: latest football goals
9. 101 Crackerjack Sea Books
10. 101 Ways To Annoy People
11. 101 Ways to Order a Pizza
12. 101 Ways to Annoy Your Roommate
13. 101 Stairways to Heaven
14. 101 Frightening Ice Cream Flavors From Around The World
15. The Top 101 Films of the Millennium
16. 101 Impressions – CollegeHumor video
17. 101 Things to Do with CDs
18. 101 Ways to Entertain Yourself & Your Family

Education

1. The 101 most influential people who never lived
2. 101 Things You Didn’t Know About Rock N’ Roll
3. 101 suggestions for squeezing more fun out of life
4. BBC NEWS | Magazine | 101 years in 101 words
5. 101 Strange Statues Around the World
6. 101 Things to Do Before You Graduate

Personal Life

1. Triplux :: 101 Things in 1001 Days
2. 101 Self Improvement Resources
3. 101 Ways to Cope with Stress
4. 101 ways to show you love somebody
5. 101 Tips to Lose Weight Quickly

Money Matters

1. 101 Ways To Save Money
2. 101 Ways to Save One Dollar a Week
3. 101 Ways to Cut Your Daily Costs
4. 101 Tips for Frugal Living
5. 101 Financial Tips you Never Learned in High School (but should have)

General Business

1. Project Management: 101 ways to organize your life
2. 101 Common Sense Management Tips
3. Productivity Ninja: 101 Ways to Rock the Keyboard
4. 101 Ways to Prevent your Office from Hating You
5. 101 Ways to Annoy Your Co-workers
6. 101 Dumbest Moments in Business
7. 101+ Commonly Asked Interview Questions
8. 101 Jobs to make you appreciate your own more

Blogging

1. 101 Essential Blogging Resources
2. 101 Great Posting Ideas That Will Make Your Blog Sizzle
3. 101 Steps to Becoming a Better Blogger
4. 101 Blog Tips
5. 101 Articles That Will Make You "A Complete Blogger"

Design

1. 101 CSS Tips, Tutorials and Examples
2. 101 CSS Resources to Add to Your Toolbelt of Awesomeness
3. 101 Hidden Tips & Secrets For Photoshop
4. 101 Projects for Artists and Illustrators
5. 101 Ways to Improve Your Digital Photography
6. 101+ Stock Image Resources
7. 101 Practical Website Accessibility Tips for Dummies – Part 1

Marketing

1. 101 Ways to Build Link Popularity
2. 101 Easy Ways to use Google’s New Website Optimizer
3. 101 Web Marketing Ideas and Tips
4. 101 Tips to Improve Your Web Presence
5. 101 Ways To Brew Up a Great Idea
6. 101 Biggest Stories in Search 2006
7. 101 Link Building Tips to Market Your Website
8. 101 Web Marketing Ideas and Tips

Websites/Software

1. 101 Groovy & Cool Gadget Sites
2. PC World – 101 Fantastic Freebies
3. 101 Shareware and Freeware Programs Every Nerd Needs
4. 101 Really Useful Websites
5. Top 101 Top Web Sites of 2006
6. 101 things you can do in Mozilla
7. 101 Ways to Save the Internet

Specific Industry Tips

1. 101 Essential Freelancing Resources
2. 101 Ways To Know Your Software Project Is Doomed
3. 101 Resources for Self Published Writers
4. 101 Ideas to Get More Freelance Work and Generate New Client Leads
5. The 101 Best Web sites for Writers
6. 101 ways to improve your news site
7. 101 links for the IT professional
8. The Top 101 Web Sites for Teachers
9. 101 Tips and Ideas for Writing on the Run

Specific Locations

1. Top 101 New York Restaurants
2. 101 things to do before you leave London
3. 101 Fun Attractions in Miami Guide for Visitors
4. 101 Great Things to Do in Austin, Texas
5. 101 Summer Activities in Grapevine, TX

GenGreen – 101s:

1. 101 Amazing Earth Facts
2. 101 Ways to Green Your Life!
3. Energy Efficiency | 101 Money-saving Tips
4. 101 Things Designers Can do to Save the Earth
5. 101 Nature-Oriented Things to Do During the Summer

Introducing eco-friendly reusable coffee cup insulation sleeves …

Who knew you could be fashionable while drinking coffee? Well actually, I did since I am in love with Starbuck’s travel mugs. But either way I still think these reusable sleeves aka Cupcoats are the cutest. These would make perfect gifts for your coffee loving friends.

And … if you are looking for other ways to green your coffee consumption, hop on over to Treehugger’s Green Suggestions for Coffee Shops