Positive sites & blogs

[MudPuppy]

I realized this morning that most of my bookmarks right now are for sites and blogs that post a lot of negative content -- progressive political blogs, news sources, feminist activist sites, etc. And while those subjects do interest me, I am finding myself sort-of aimlessly spiraling through all this online negativity and that doesn't seem healthy or wise.

So I am wondering what sites and blogs you like that focus on more positive things or that leave you feeling refreshed and encouraged when you read them?

[JaneV2.0]

I like looking at Too Cute videos from the Animal Planet (you can watch snippets on YouTube) while trying not to think about pet overpopulation. I also visit Polymer Clay Daily http://www.polymerclaydaily.com on a regular basis, along with Etsy and Pinterest for art appreciation and inspiration.

[puglogic]

I have lots, but the first one that comes to mind is http://www.positivelypositive.com/

I get their Facebook messages and it's always exactly the right time....

I've stopped visiting one-sided, negative web sites (both political ends). They do nothing for my life - nothing but jack up my cortisol and ruin my serenity. And if some negativity is mixed in with useful, productive information, I skip past it as quickly as I can.

[Tussiemussies]

There is a great site called Gratefulness. It is positive and a little spiritual, if you like that...

http://www.gratefulness.org/

[Dhiana]

Some positive sites I visit daily, most of these sites show the creativity, the ingenuity, the strength and the amazing productivity of human kind:

WIN! Site: http://failblog.cheezburger.com/wins?page=1

Colossal, amazing artist endeavors from the most amazing mediums: http://www.thisiscolossal.com

Japanese Art, Design & Culture: http://www.spoon-tamago.com

www.kickstarter.com - While you don't need to fund anyone, it's still amazing to see all of the ideas, hopes and dreams others are working towards.

These kinds of sites help keep me positively motivated towards my goals...because through hard work, so many millions of others are making theirs come true :)

[Simpler at Fifty]

These are some of my favorite sites or blogs I read each day.

http://down---to---earth.blogspot.com/

http://sewmanyways.blogspot.com/

http://www.mennonitegirlscancook.ca/

http://theprudenthomemaker.com/

http://www.tiedyedmystic.blogspot.com/

[Amaranth]

Here's a few:

Self sufficientish: Simple living plus practical self sufficiency projects
http://www.selfsufficientish.com/forum/

Local food and recipes. Recipes good for many places though your season may be shifted from theirs. She is also part of a nationwide group that challenges themselves to do meals that are mostly/all from local food.
http://annieriedora.com/

Experiments on projects for living in the middle ages. Lots of natural ingredients, from scratch food including making your own mustard:
http://www.gallowglass.org/jadwiga/SCA/

Articles from Mother Earth Living Magazine, lots of good recipes, natural living info. If you have fresh asparagus in your area, see the recipe for horseradish sauce for it.
http://www.motherearthliving.com/

Articles from Mother Earth Magazine for the urban or modern homestead. Current issue is on Simple Living.
http://www.motherearthnews.com/

Eat Your Books. Interesting blog about food and new cookbooks. Also if you search the complete library for recipes you can ideas about ways to cook specific items even if you don’t have the particular cookbook/magazine. You can also test it out with 5 of your cookbooks for free. If you are a member, you can contribute to indexing projects.
http://www.eatyourbooks.com/

Was thinking that if the negative news on various websites is bringing you down because you can’t do anything to solve the problems, you might consider helping out at. Many volunteers have contributed to solutions.
http://www.namus.gov/
http://www.doenetwork.org/
http://www.websleuths.com/forums/home.php

Less is Enough. Doing well with a minimum of things. At the beginning of the blog, she did a $1 a day food challenge.
http://lessisenough.wordpress.com/

Live Below the Line. Info from people participating in US$1.50 a day for food challenge or (UKpound, Australia$2, other countries equivalent). Different countries and subsections of the website have different recipes and tips for participants. Also google it for news stories.
https://www.livebelowtheline.com/

Grow It Eat It. Lots of useful info for home gardeners and people who like to cook from their garden. This state is combining several of their websites into one and their website addresses are changing, so if you want to find info after the first week of April 2013, you may need to google it.
http://growit.umd.edu/

Artisan Bread in 5 minutes a day. They have a lot of joy in their bread/pizza/flatbread experiments. Great food photography too.
Recent breads include Tsoureki (wreath shaped bread stuffed with Easter Eggs), Broccoli and Cheddar Buns, A nonsweet bread made like cinnamon bread but with olive tapenade swirled in instead, and a brioche Danish made with goat cheese and pistachios.
http://www.artisanbreadinfive.com/

[KayLR]

Courtney Carver's Be More With Less:
http://bemorewithless.com/

I also read Down-to-Earth, Simpler at Fifty!

I like this thread! Thanks, MudPuppy.