Hope you all have had a fabulous weekend so far. Here are a few links to check out during your down time this Sunday:


Facebook recently announced that Pages will switch over to the new Timeline layout that is currently on most profiles on March 30. If you have a Facebook page for your blog (which I hope you do) here's how the new layout can actually help your blog.


If you're thinking about starting a second blog, read this first.


Liz Henry at The Six-Year Itch explains why she refuses to call herself a mommy blogger. 

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Happy Sunday!


Hope you all are having a great weekend.


Here are a few stories you should check out as you're relaxing today:


Last Sunday was all about the Oscars and while Viola Davis didn't take home the Academy Award for Best Actress, according to The Daily Beast, she did win big in another way as she made a political statement with her lovely natural hair 'do.


And Essence reveals that Davis' choice to sport her natural hair instead of a wig was a very empowering moment for the thespian.


And while we're on the topic of minority issues, check out these two articles on how the black community is embracing Pinterest and the top 10 African Americans to follow on Pinterest. (No, unfortunately, I didn't make the list. But feel free to follow me at http://pinterest.com/writeousbabe.)


If you're visiting my blog because you're procrastinating on a piece you're supposed to be writing and feeling your passion for words is waning, please read Jeff Goins' wonderful post on how to fall back in love with writing.

Happy Saturday!


I hope your weekend is off to a great start. Here are a few links you should check out during your down time:


The tagline for this blog is: "I have some stories. I want to look good while I share them." And I mean that. But at least one fellow writer would have a problem with such a statement. Writing for Fishbowl DC, Betsy Rothstein says that female reporters look way too sexy these days, especially in their Twitter pics. The article is so funny to me I thought it was a joke, but apparently it's not.


Be sure to read this oh so clever response from Erin Gloria Ryan at Jezebel.


But speaking of writing and looking good, do you remember that Kanye West song Kanye's Workout Plan? I admit it's a guilty pleasure of mine. Well, inspired by this Kanye track, this week on Independent Fashion Bloggers Taylor Davies put together "The Blogger's Workout Plan". Not only is this post hilarious, but it's quite informative and contains plenty of tips that are helpful not only for fashion bloggers, but really any blogger who's looking to get their site in top shape.


In other social media news, my Sweet Home Alabama apparently really loves Pinterest. According to al.com people from Alabama are using the hot new social networking website at a rate more than two times higher than people in the United States as a whole.