LifeTips is a very useful site that offers nearly 100,000 tips to help "make your life better and more fun." but that's not all. If you create an account, you can compile your favorites in an eBook that you can download for free!

Writers can get paid assignments as a "Guru" at LifeTips if you are "a proven, published expert in a particular topic" and by submitting an application for approval.

There are search engines for all kinds of specialities.

HorrorFind is a horror-related search engine. It's nearly Halloween so it should be very popular at this time of year!

Audio Literature Odyssey is the name of a wonderful literary podcast (and blog) by Nikolle Doolin, a writer, voice actor, and producer.

Enjoy!

Veg Box Recipes is a fantastic site which offers a lot more than just recipes!

Veg Box Recipes, created by Clare Jaques, is a "website for people who want recipes that work with veg boxes, farm shops, farmers' markets and allotments."

In addition to the recipes, the site offers a friendly forum and there is a Veg Box Recipes Blog too.

You can also request a copy of a Free Guide to Seasonal Food via the site, and subscribe to a free newsletter.

Anastasia Drawing and Dreaming is the name of a creative blog by Anastasia Christou, living in Sydney, Australia.

Anastasia loves "...fashion, drawing and craft especially papercrafts." and of course her blog is about those subjects but it's also about her "... happy life juggling work, family and hobbies."

Anastasia's delightful illustrations and other creative endeavors make her blog fun and inspirational to read.

Brenda Dayne, an American living in Wales, runs a very popular knitting podcast called Cast On. Brenda has a way with words and her soothing voice and thougtful musings about knitting, is always informative and entertaining. Brenda's friendly and lively chat is interspersed with lively music too.

I dare say that even if you don't knit, you would probably enjoy listening to Brenda's Cast On podcast. Give it a try and I bet you will become addicted to her podcast like I have!

Free Walks in London is the name of an educational and fascinating blog which links to a series of walking podcast tours of London, England.

Read the informative blog to learn about different areas of London and listen to a detailed walk presented by Robert Wright.

Free Walks in London is an excellent resource for information about London! I've just discovered the site and I plan to read through all the past posts and listen to all the podcasts. I'm amazed that Mr Wright offers all of it for free! He will accept donations to help support the site, of course.

I love finding sites that focus on one speciality so I'm really pleased to discover the educational Man and Mollusc web site which is all about molluscs:

You know molluscs by many names: snails, clams, tusk shells (the "wampum" of North American natives), chitons, limpets, octopuses (or octopi), squid, and even slugs.

Take time to explore the comprehensive site and learn more about molluscs.

Exploring Color & Creativity is an interesting and informative blog about art:

Nita Leland's blog is about her creative and family life, including book reviews, art links and essays on color, creativity, watercolor, teaching and other art subjects.

Nita Leland has a website as well that offers lots of useful arty articles and creative projects. Nita is a keen gardener too and shares photos and writes about her woodland restoration project.

Brit Music Scene is a lively blog which covers the British music scene.

It's written by Dave Parrack, "a 30 year old freelance writer, and long time blogger" from the London area but currently living just outside Manchester, England.

Leanne's House is a lovely blog about sewing, embroidery, quilting, and creativity. It's a blog to inspire you.

I really love Leanne Beasley's philosophy: "My mission in life is to show women that with even ten minutes a day you can have a life full of creativity."

If you love sausages, you will really like the site, sausagefans.com , where "...you'll find details of some of the finest sausage shops in the UK."

In addition to the search engine to find a sausage shop, there are reviews, recipes, information about sausage and other food events, and news about "...the latest goings on in the world of sausages!"

If you love crafting, you will appreciate Craft Solutions "a directory of craft ideas, craft projects, websites, and much more."

You can choose craft ideas by craft type or by the craft subject in the Free Craft Projects & Craft Ideas Directory, which currently has 777 links!

The website offers all that plus a handy feature for registered users where you can save websites, projects, and articles to your "My Craft Picks" page.

Artsy-Crafty Babe is the name of a lovely blog by "a mom who likes to make things" and fortunately, Beki likes to blog about her creations too! I think you will enjoy reading about her ideas and projects and be inspired as well.

Beki offers a free pleated tote pattern too.

ParentDish is an informative and thought-provoking blog about parenting with lots of useful tips, advice and relevant news for parents.

Write to the Bone is a useful website for all aspiring writers. The site is written by Andy Rector, a published author of short stories, articles and children's books. He has a blog too.

The Write to the Bone site offers a lot of information and tips - writing fiction, writing non-fiction, grammar,getting ideas, researching, revising,and getting published - so be sure and explore the entire site.

"With free daily podcasts, lesson review,and guidance from experts", ChinesePod is a fun and educational podcast that will help you learn Chinese. It's for everyone, from absolute beginners to more advanced students.

If you are looking for fun but practical ways to organize your household and manage your home, you should try following the advice and tips on offer on FlyLady.

By referring to the site, you will learn to follow daily routines as well as choosing one of five zones in the house to focus on once per week. There are useful tips about how to declutter, FlyLady's Simple Guide to Menu Planning with recipes, and the very useful control journals to print out.

You can also join FlyLady and receive a free daily email or "FLYmail" as it's referred to on the site.

Zen Habits is a blog to turn to for all sorts of useful tips and advice about ways to make your life easier, more productive, and indeed potentially better and happier.

Leo Babauta writes the Zen Habits blog and this is from the "about" page:

Zen Habits covers: achieving goals, productivity, being organized, GTD, motivation, eliminating debt, saving, getting a flat stomach, eating healthy, simplifying, living frugal, parenting, happiness, and successfully implementing good habits.

The blog follows a weekly routine with features on a specific topic so Monday focuses on productivity and organization, Tuesday is about finance and family, Wednesday is about simplicity, Thursday is about happiness and Friday is focused on health.

The favourite posts listed on the left side of the blog is also a useful feature, especially for new readers.

There is a Zen Habits forum too, where you can "ask questions, motivate each other, and hold discussions" with other readers of Zen Habits.

Absolutely Beautiful Things is a blog by Anna, an interior designer in Brisbane, Australia. Her lovely blog is indeed about beautiful things and a record of her inspired work too.

Retro Food Recipes offers exactly that,"a collection of authentic vintage recipes." It's a fantastic resource for all those old but classic recipes.

There is a fun blog called Retro To Go too. It's a "guide to all things hip and retro" with features about retro items available for purchase on the net, and if you feel like having a chat, check out the Retro To Go Forums where you can discuss your favourite decade or join any of the other interesting discussions in the forum.

Craftideas.info is a very useful website for anyone who likes crafting:

On Craftideas.info you will find hundreds of free craft projects for all seasons of the year, free craft templates for the projects and over one hundred step-by-step picture tutorials.

The Daily Tiffin is a fun food blog written by "Nine lovely ladies located in various cities around the World...", with recipes and suggestions for a healthy family lifetyle.

Leafletter is a fun and useful tool for your website or blog:

Leafletter is the "revolutionary" way for anyone to create a portable, interactive "little web site" ("Leaflet") using nothing but a web browser.

Choose British provides advice and information about buying British food and products. Choose British encourages everyone to "shop patriotically" and support British agriculture and British industry.

The site also has informative articles about British music and British films.

ParisDailyPhoto is a fun and educational city photoblog from Eric, a friendly Parisian. He provides a new photo of Paris every day along with interesting tidbits of information.