Weekend Inspiration: Summer colors! And, some not-so-inspiring stuff about blog reading

Weekend Inspiration: Summer colors! And, some not-so-inspiring stuff about blog reading

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• 6.28.2013

This week's Weekend Inspiration post is summer-themed, since it's officially summer now and getting HOT--and 4th of July weekend is coming up. In Oregon, summer doesn't truly start (consistent summer weather, that is) until after the 4th of July weekend. Sometimes it rains on the 4th of July, but never after! Not until fall. It's crept up on me this year but soon it will be hot weather all the time!

But, I must confess, this post is in disguise... I do want to share some summery inspirations I've had of late, but also, tried to make this post exciting... to cover up some boring stuff and bad news.

Pretty pictures first, then the trick... ;)

This weekend's inspiration for me: Neon. Black/white. Turquoise. I'm itching to get crafty (or shopping?) to get a few of these into my life!! How about you, what's on your mind this weekend??

Neon

Source: web.stagram.com via Suzannah, on Pinterest

Source: myshineproject.com via Suzannah, on Pinterest

Black and white

Source: desiretoinspire.net via Suzannah, on Pinterest

Source: laurenconrad.com via Suzannah, on Pinterest

Turquoise

Source: honestlywtf.com via Suzannah, on Pinterest

Source: us.anthropologie.com via Suzannah, on Pinterest

Amirite?!

So those were the pretty pictures. Now to business. As a blogger I'm a little annoyed about the loss of Google Reader (It DIES July 1!) That means, if you follow this or any of your fave blogs with Google Reader, you'll no longer get updates when there are new posts. Lame.

So, to minimize the negative impacts, you'll probably want to switch to another subscription service and use that instead. I follow my fave blogs on Bloglovin. Super easy, you can sign up with you Facebook if you don't already have an account, and you can easily follow blogs and organize them however you like. Pick your notification settings, all that.

I'm no pro at all the tech stuff, but there are some simple tutorial posts out there about how you can even IMPORT your Google Reader blogs to Bloglovin'!

• How to Move Your Google Reader RSS Feed to Bloglovin’
• My new favorite reader: a Bloglovin’ tutorial
• Replacing Google friend connect with Bloglovin'

There are other services you can use, too, like Feedly is a newer one--apparently a lot like Google Reader.

Anyway, there's some ideas for you. Take 3-5 minutes and switch your Google Reader feeds to Bloglovin' so you don't miss anything from your favorite blogs! We bloggers will miss you otherwise! And, are you inspired for brights, maxi dresses, and a vintage-ey summer feel? ;)