Link Love - Laid Up, Watching the World Go By

(one of my very talented nieces took this fantastic photograph and I stole it from her blog)

I realized that since I started, ah, Twittering, I’ve been spreading the word on articles I enjoy that way. I Tweet and then forget them. I think Twitter’s a good way to spread the word but I think these link-love posts are good too. I’m trying to remember to do both.

Too Big To Fail is an excellent, thought-provoking article at bripblap on the need to diversify.

If you are a blogger, check out The Winnie the Pooh Guide to Blogging at Copyblogger. Simple and straight forward.

A New Experiment in Vermicomposting appears in the All Things Eco carnival at Focus Organic. Green-Change.com posted an article about cooking up his backyard snails in Backyard Escargot. I’ve got a lot of snails crawling around my yard but I’m not sure I’m up to cooking and eating them. I’m going to have to think on that a bit!

In light of the current economic situation, Frugal Dad is wondering if our basic financial beliefs are true. He’s asking, “Have We Been Sold A Bunch of Lies About Money?” I don’t really think so but it’s a good read.

Sweet and Spicy Brined Pork Loin appears in the Make It From Scratch Carnival at A Dusty Frame. As always, this carnival is full of great recipes and crafty projects. My Frugal Front Porch has recipes for making pop tarts and microwave popcorn at home. I may have to give her pop tart recipe a try! Home Ec 101 published a recipe for a creamy chicken and wild rice soup that I wish was simmering on my stove right now!

Sound Money Matters has an excellent article Recapping the Obama Speech: What Does it Hold For The Economy?

As an update on the 21-day Complaint Free Challenge - still hanging in there. It's not too tough when you don't get out much! Also, I'm a pretty positive person overall. I'm looking for a more challenging challenge!

I'm working hard on the Carnival of Personal Development, which I'm hosting on Monday. This is a fairly new carnival that quickly became huge. It deals with personal development (of course), finance and health. The deadline is Saturday so get your submissions in!

Tuesday I will be hosting my first guest poster, with an article by Living Almost Large. She published my first guest post on her site and, as one of my favorite pf bloggers, I'm excited to re-pay the favor and host her in turn.