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Pssst. I started a new blog

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A few of you know this already from my Facebook nudges to go check out muddysneakers.net. At the Type-A Mom conference, I decided I needed to seriously try my hand at a niche blog about a subject I could truly offer much advice and information. Getting outside – especially with your kids – is just the sort of blog topic I can get a lot of mileage out of, since I love hiking, biking and kayaking.

Did I tell you guys in August I went kayaking for the first time since my honeymoon? I wish I had pictures and video. Chicken me didn’t want to risk the cameras on the boat. This kayaking was only on a large pond (lake? not sure) in a dinky kayak on the most placid water, but still . . . I was in a kayak.

The paddling, sitting low in the boat, lower than a canoe, there is nothing like it. Being alone. I like that part too. I have these fantascies of owning a kayak. Me in a large, green sea kayak. Just me, the paddle, and boat. Sun and water.

Dreamy sigh.

The new blog is part reference (come find me, Google searchers!), part conversation on getting outside. Right now, I’m sparse on the chat side of the blog. If you are inclined, go check out my new space. Bookmark and subscribe. Share with all your friends. Comments! Or course, I’m attempting to make a buck with the affiliate ads I have on the site. I’ll let you know how it goes.

I’m looking for guest contributors too. If you like to get outside, and want to add a nice clip to your online resume, let me know.

I win!

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Isn’t she sweet? Meghan has bestowed a lovely award to my humble, little space of the Interwebs. Thanks, Meghan! Now it’s my turn. I answer the questions and pass the award on to other bloggers. The questions, with my answers, are:

What is one thing we don’t know about you? Did you know I can juggle, love spicy food, hate Lima beans, have an older brother and younger sister? (Aren’t I fascinating!)

If you were able to go anywhere today, where would it be? International: Ireland; State-side: Seattle, WA

What is your mission statement for your blog or the reason behind your blogging? The purpose of paperbridges.net is to point you to  good books, warn you of the less than stellar ones and to encourage the homeschooler freaks free spirits (especially you of the unschooling/super-relaxed mindset. I want to lift you guys up to do Great Things.)

What is your favorite trait about yourself? I am not afraid to try new things.

What is your Twitter handle or Facebook page? I actually have two Twitter accounts. Most of you follow me as @monicabrand. Now I have an account for all my book related tweets as @PaperBridges. If you want to hear about my kids, homeschooling and what I had for breakfast, follow monicabrand. Follow @PaperBridges if you could care less about the little details of life. Or follow me both at both accounts, I’m trying not to give the same tweet twice.

I’m not as active on Facebook, but I will be your friend. Let me know in the invitation that you know my from my blog. My account is http://facebook.com/monica.brand

I pass the award and questions on to An UnTraditional Home,  Sparking Adventures, Growing Urban Wildflowers, The Path Less Taken, Almost Unschoolers, and Adventures in Unschooling (Girls, I hope you all play along; I’d like to see how YOU answer the questions).

Readers, if you don’t know their blogs, please take a moment to go visit with a nice comment.