Kate is our latest Staff Recommends blogger! Kate uses her blog to write about her life in New Hampshire with her U.S. Coastguard boyfriend. Refreshingly honest with a dash of snark, Kate doesn’t hold back, whether she’s writing about a chain letter she received from Jesus, or her work from home outfits. Suburban Sweetheart is a blog you look forward to reading whenever a new post shows up in your reader.

Check out Kate’s blog, Twitter and 20SB profile!

Angie, from Lariats and Lavender, is stunningly positive regardless of what life throws at her.  Living in Utah with her wife Jen, and their fur and feather babies, her interests range from Vampirism, to crafting, thrifting, Airsoft and more.  Her winning attitude and involvement in 20SB and the blogosphere is really what puts Angie on the map in terms of blogging. 

Check out Angie’s blog, Twitter and 20SB profile!

Ashley of Our Little Apartment is a delight in the blogosphere. Though a mom to a darling little boy, she’s not a mommy blogger. Though dedicated to living simply, she’s not a minimalist blogger.  Though a devout vegetarian, she’s not a food blogger. She’s a powerhouse of kindness, warmth, and common sense who writes smart and inspirational posts that you’re certainly missing if you’re not reading!

You can find Ashley on her blog, Twitter, 20SB, or her Etsy shop!

Sarah’s blog is the perfect blend of smart writing, circus style, adorable dog photos, and videos of her doing insane aerial tricks.  She also does blog designs which only adds to her cool factor.  She’s completely fierce and your Google Reader is incomplete without her blog.

Find her blog here and her Twitter here and her 20sb page here.

Justin’s blog is consistently funny, self-deprecating, and never fails to make me laugh/giggle/snort. Equal parts silly and charming, his blog is definitely one of my ‘must-reads’. Sometimes he even makes me “d’aww” out loud.

Check out Justin on 20SB and his blog is here

Justin was recommended by the delightful Risha on the 20sb admin team!

Did you ever watch a movie and think, “Wow I really wish [insert actor here] was cast in this role instead of this one!”?  Gina does that for you on her blog!  From her about page: “Fantasy Casting was originally begun in late 2008, but didn’t begin to pick up steam until mid-2010. I’m still tinkering with things, and will likely make some changes as we move along, but this is essentially my vision for Fantasy Casting. A one-stop shop to discuss and dream about casting the impossible casts in hypothetical movies. Enjoy!”

Find her blog here, on twitter here and at 20SB here.

Gina was recommended by our Community Mod Lorraine!

Taken straight from his bio, Andres is musical, mathematical, and sexy. And likes talking in third person!  “I like books, movies, TV, and food. Most people do as well. Respect is the key to communication, I think. Disrespect is the key to getting your ass kicked…by me, or anyone else you are dissing. I like to sing and to drop the hard beats. That is all.”  He also may school you in the Karaoke Ring of Death.  Just sayin.

Find him on 20SB here and Twitter here.

Andres was recommended by our Community Moderator Kelvin! 

@bottlethecrazy is one of those personal blogs that just does it all right.  Jenn is a former sorority girl turned geek and has created the perfect mix of humour, geekery, love, sarcasm and an excellent writing style without even seemingly trying to do so.  Bottle Up the Crazy has a perfectly balanced feel with a clean and uncluttered layout and the best header in history (don’t even try and argue with me here!).  Jenn recently realised that she left her heart in Chicago when moving to LA and so is making plans to move home.  Good luck, Jenn!

 Find her on 20SB and Twitter

Jenn is on the 20SB admin team and also has no idea she’s being posted!

Yeah, we used Lauren’s blog badge as her picture because if you read her blog, you’d probably recognize her more from her drawings, than pictures of herself.  Which is funny, considering she used to not use emoticons. Then she dated a guy who did and now she can’t stop (from her own words).  Lauren blends the perfect amount of illustrations with hilarious story-telling, that keeps us coming back for more.  Make sure you go through her “Best of” series… and well, the rest of her blog!

Find her on 20sb here, Facebook here and on twitter here.

@jenfriel is a lifecaster of epic proportions.  She’s quirky, nerdy, highly entertaining and incredibly endearing (and also happens to be hot!).  Talk Nerdy To Me Lover is the chronicles of every aspect of Jen’s life in realtime.  TNTML is currently being made into a pilot whilst Jen is writing a For Dummies book on Personal Branding and persuing 101 advertures is social media to fulfil her ADD.  Having modelled and acted in LA Jen is most definitely helping make nerdiness sexy.  She is also one of those people who, whatever life throws at them, will always come out on top through sheer will and determination (and a little social media bartering).

Find her on 20sb here and on twitter here.  Jen will also be speaking at the #20SBSummit so don’t miss her there!