This month's spotlight: Stand-out user blogs

Brenda, Shine Community Manager

Hey everyone,

It's time to highlight more great user content around Shine!

In Food
 The tantalizing magazine-style photos on Shine user Cait's blog are enough to make anyone's mouth water. I can't wait to try her seasoned soft pretzels recipe and her Gluten-free rocky road bars.

Some of you may recognize Shine user James H. He's been a familiar face in Food since last June! I love that James teaches us how to select and store food items in addition to providing useful recipes.

In Parenting
Did you know that Shine user Meagan Francis was one of our first user bloggers when Shine launched back in 2008? Meagan continues to write thoughtful posts for Parenting like this one titled "Too busy to breathe - three steps to curing busy-itis". It resonated with me as a new mom of twins.

Another top pick in Parenting is Shine user Manic Motherhood who manages to infuse honesty and humor into everything she writes. I love the personal nuggets of wisdom in her "Five things I want my teen to know." post.

In Love + Sex
If you haven't seen Shine User Dashing Darne's blog then you're in for a good read. From booty calls to living together, Darne's topics always get the conversation going. Check out Darne's latest,"5 reasons why men should not get married" post.

In Fashion + Beauty
Shine user Megan is our newest Beauty Guru sharing her insights with the community. Megan's great because she's not afraid to blog about her beauty highlights (and woes) - now THAT's a friend you can count on!

If you have a favorite blogger you'd like to spotlight, leave the URL to their Shine blog below. Congratulations to this month's featured bloggers!

Thanks! Brenda