finding "the One"

Although I am still morning the loss of Google Reader, I think I have finally found a good enough replacement.

I first dabbled with Feedly but got a bit put of after reading about the amount of access the programme has to your data (but I cannot remember where the article was to share with you, sorry)

Bloglovin then caught my eye, and seemed to be the bloggers choice of reader, but I just couldn't get to grips with it. I hated each post opening up in a new window. I tend to read blogs from oldest first, occasionally selecting newest first so that I don't miss any posts from my favourite bloggers. I couldn't find that option easily on Blogger. I also missed having a list to scroll through. I also couldn't find an easy way to export my blogs from Bloglovin into my new reader and had to import from Google Reader, loosing a couple of newer subscriptions in the process.

If you have not done so already, you can still export all your blog subscriptions from Google Reader to your new reader.

However, I have now discovered Inoreader, and so far it looks and feels just like the old Google Reader. It is still in its early days, but I am hoping it will be even better in the long run. It is an online reader (rather than app) and can be viewed from any device.

Have do you follow blogs? Have you found a good alternative?

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Google reader will be no more from 1st July, if you follow me on google reader, you will need to find a new reader. You can now follow me on Bloglovin.

Return of the prodigal blogger!

Hello, remember me?

I don't really have an excuse for why I have not blogged for so long, unlike some. Other than just "life" getting in the way of things.

Just as I was getting thoroughly fed up with Supply Teaching, I had a surprise job offer. So I jumped at the chance of being responsible for my own class again (and being paid a salary.) I am working 3 days a week and find I  have just the right home/work balance.

Since Christmas, I have managed to loose 2 stone following Slimming World. The plan is called Extra Easy and is just that! Other than a daily calcium (milk or cheese) and Fibre (bread and cereals) allowance nothing else is weighed/measured. You can eat as much veg, lean meat, rice, pasta as you want, cooked with no fat or sugar. (I use frylight spray) Other foods are given a "syn" value and you should have 5-15 syns a day. The plan is pretty easy to follow but I do now spend far more time cooking than previously.

The secret to my success is planning ahead, and this often means batch cooking for the freezer so that I have meals ready on the days that I work. I have discovered some great recipes that I hope to share here eventually. All this cooking means that I have much less time for sewing and blogging.
 
I have so many projects on the go.  I think I counted 4 quilts in various stages, as well as my first quilt commission that I have yet to decide on a pattern for; Some clothes for the boys; Some clothing patterns that I have cut for myself that I think will be far too big now!

All my projects at the moment seem to be at a stage where I need either a clear head or a larger chunk of time.  Hopefully I will get something finished soon!

So, just how do you manage to fit it all in? - work, family, hobbies???