{"id":470,"date":"2009-09-26T22:32:27","date_gmt":"2009-09-27T04:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/?p=470"},"modified":"2009-09-26T22:32:27","modified_gmt":"2009-09-27T04:32:27","slug":"apple-picks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2009\/09\/26\/apple-picks\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Picks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This will be a new weekly feature to share my favorite posts from around blogland.\u00c2\u00a0 I follow way too many blogs in Google Reader, and I&#8217;m finding new blogs every day that I absolutely love.\u00c2\u00a0 There are so many talented bloggers out there, and so many great posts to read!\u00c2\u00a0 Since this is my first week of Apple Picks, some of the posts that I&#8217;m sharing this time around are a little older, but certainly worth checking out!<\/p>\n<p>Some <a href=\"http:\/\/theinspiredroom.net\/2009\/09\/01\/get-inspired-for-fall-fall-nesting-2009\/\">beautiful fall d\u00c3\u00a9cor inspiration<\/a> at <a href=\"http:\/\/theinspiredroom.net\/\">The Inspired Room<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Jo-Lynne at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.musingsofahousewife.com\/\">Musings of a Housewife<\/a> has a great post on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.musingsofahousewife.com\/2009\/09\/the-cost-of-eating-well.html\">The Cost of Eating Well<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 I just finished reading both <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0143114964?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=thepicapp-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0143114964\">In Defense of Food<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1596913428?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=thepicapp-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1596913428\">Real Food: What to Eat and Why<\/a>, and I&#8217;m very interested to see how others are making healthy changes to their diets.<\/p>\n<p>An AMAZING home makeover from Jennifer at <a href=\"http:\/\/theoldpaintedcottage.blogspot.com\/2009\/08\/cottage8-before-after-reveal.html\">The Old Painted Cottage<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 Truly amazing!<\/p>\n<p>Stephanie at <a href=\"http:\/\/metropolitanmama.net\/\">Metropolitan Mama<\/a> has a great idea on <a href=\"http:\/\/metropolitanmama.net\/2009\/09\/intentional-acts-of-kindness-idea-person-of-the-week-pow\/\">how to reach out to others on a more regular basis<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 I thought this was particularly useful since I always let the small things of daily life take over and forget to call\/write\/visit\/email those in my life that I&#8217;m thinking about.<\/p>\n<p>Great info on how to <a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/kitchenstewardship\/Pgbo\/~3\/7mNep4HK-lk\/\">Make Your Salads Count<\/a> by Katie at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kitchenstewardship.com\/\">Kitchen Stewardship<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Joni at <a href=\"http:\/\/cotedetexas.blogspot.com\/\">Cote de Texas<\/a> has been doing a great series on the Top 10 Design Elements.\u00c2\u00a0 She&#8217;s currently on <a href=\"http:\/\/cotedetexas.blogspot.com\/2009\/09\/cote-de-texas-top-ten-design-elements-5.html\">#5: Lighting<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 Lots of great photos!\u00c2\u00a0 I&#8217;m really wishing for some lanterns and chandeliers now&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>A well written article at <a href=\"http:\/\/nourishedkitchen.com\/\">Nourished Kitchen<\/a> on <a href=\"http:\/\/nourishedkitchen.com\/encourage-children-enjoy-fruits-vegetables\/\">How to Encourage Your Children to Enjoy Fruits &amp; 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