Where I Hang Out

I'm sure you've got your "go-to" websites, I know that I do.  In case you're wondering how you can waste even more time on the internet, here are some of my favorites, which I hope you will check out, but will you still come back and read my little old Mom and Pop Mom blog from time to time?

Amazon.  Get a membership to Amazon Prime, it will change your life, for reals.
http://www.amazon.com/

Buzzfeed.  Hilarious and sometimes very insightful, these quick reads help me pass some time that I would otherwise be wasting doing something like cleaning my house or reading a book.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/

Longform.  Just incase you thought that I wasn't reading, haha, the joke's on you...  I READ!  I'm just selective with what I read, because I don't have a lot of time.  These articles are all compiled so that I know what I'm getting into and can pick and chose to read whatever interests me.
http://longform.org/

The Salt.  This is NPRs food blog, but it's a lot more than a food blog.  As a girl who likes to eat (again with the girl thing, I can't help myself) I started reading this after I heard a piece on NPR about what else, The Salt.  Since reading, I feel that I have a better understanding about where my food comes from and some of the more intellectual happenings in the food world.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/

Apartment Therapy.  This blog is intended to help people living in small spaces, read: apartments and houses less than 1000 sq ft, but it's helpful tips and diy posts are appealing even to the McMansion crowd, and plain old middle class suburbia people like myself.
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/

The Pioneer Woman.  So, I'm kind of obsession with Ree and her kids and her life and her blog and her cookbooks and... well, you get the point.  The food looks and tastes amazing, the lodge that she and her family just built on their ranch is my dream space and as a mom of three young children, I appreciate her perspective and realness.
http://thepioneerwoman.com/

Enjoying the Small Things.  I'm forever in Kelle Hampton's corner.  I admire her work and her blog.  All good things (and small things) on this blog.  Be sure to check out the amazing birthday parties that she throws for her children; she's my birthday party idol.
http://www.kellehampton.com/

i am baker.  First, I thoroughly enjoy the lack of capitalization in the blog's title; in my private, non-blogging life, I never use proper capitalization when writing anything... anything.  But, getting back to the point- this blog makes me want to bake, which I never do, but it always makes me want to.  According to Amanda, the baker, she is responsible for the rose cake, which looks amazing and completely took pinterest and instagram by storm.  Apparently, there was a little bit of controversy when other people started claiming the cake as their own, which she writes about and I read and made me upset for her.  Don't claim other people's ish, people!
http://iambaker.net/

Manhattan Nest.  I have always wanted to buy and old house and fix it up; after reading this blog, I will never, ever do that.  The closest I will ever come is buying a house that wasn't built until after lead paint and asbestos were the construction methods of choice.  Oh man does this guy do a lot of work.  Actually, it seems like he's still actively renovating the house, which you can never be sure of in the blog world, but I'm pretty sure that he is.  Watching the transformation is awesome and his writing really helps to get through some of the more boring home renovations that we all enjoy in an edited state on TV, but don't necessarily want to read about, or undertake ourselves.
http://manhattan-nest.com/

Emily Henderson.  New mom.  New house.  Winner of HGTV's "DesignStar."  All around awesome.  Obviously, everyone has their own style, but I find her taste to be approachable and livable; I have to admit that I trust and relate to designers with children more than those without.  I loved the master bedroom she did in the "Curbly's House" project in her portfolio, that I bought a very similar (who am I kidding, it's almost identical) headboard for my bedroom.  Check it out and then wait for my bedroom reveal on my blog.
http://stylebyemilyhenderson.com/

I'm trying to keep up with my blog too.  It's a work in progress and I was hoping to have some DIY house stuff on here, but getting pregnant right before we moved into our new house put those projects on hold.  Hopefully, in the next few weeks, I will get my butt in gear and start getting our house in shape (and my butt too).

Until more DIY stuff pops up, here's who I'm hanging out with and getting lots of inspiration from: