I feel like I know you.... (and giveaway)

In my on-going quest this year to simply and declutter my life,

one of the things I've decided to do is be very deliberate about which blogs I read.

I had loads and loads in my reader, but I felt like I was just skimming over

them for the sake of getting through the reading list.

I thought I would do a post every now and again (if you don't mind)

and share with you the blogs I read and why.

First up is the "I feel like I know you" list.

These people are not in my everyday life, (that's another blog post)

although if I was in your country or city I would definitely try and visit you.

These in no particular order are....

Clare from Self Sewn.

She is a gem. I'm hoping one day Clare and her hubby will sleep in our spare bed

and we'll feed them good kiwi food and Clare and I will go opshopping

and look at fabrics together. 

Lou from Seaside Siblings.

I love the way Lou reflects on her life and the gentle way she walks through her days.

We used to live in the same city but our paths didn't cross then.

Sally from Virtu. 

Sally really knows how to have a conversation. I like that.

She never stops letting you know she is there. 

Lora from Eager Hands. 

Lora's encouraging words reach around the globe

and warm my heart.

Kate from Foxs Lane.

Kate is a visionary. She shows the rest of us how to live.

We follow from a distance and admire.

Clare from Green Valley Crafts.

She's diligent and productive. Amazing.

and she takes cool pictures of herself.

Rianniah from Toast and Life

She puts the V into Vintage. I want to be a china deer on her wall.
She also magics up stuff like you wouldn't believe.

Cat from Catalina's Cottage.

Cat has the biggest heart. Enough said.

Kirsty from Paisley Jade.

She's one crazy chick and we love her (and her family) for it.

also Cricket from Wise Cricket.

Cricket is a goodie! She might not blog a lot, but she contributes to the conversation.

Once she sent me the most amazing parcel of goodies just because she could!

I wish I could spend a few hours and chat to her.

There are great bloggers out there and I want to be one of them,
I want to be an active member of the conversations around me.
That will mean I'm in less conversations, but that's ok!!

All the pictures in this post were "borrowed" from the aforementioned blogs.

I think I'm going to have a little giveaway each time I do one of these posts,
just incase you feel sad for whatever reason that your name is not in the post.
Remember I'm going to do a few of these posts,
and they are by no means exclusive.

Don't hate me in other words!!
Leave a comment and I'll send a wee packet of goodies your way.
Just because I can.