Keeping chickens is becoming a very popular hobby and also a step toward self-sufficiency. If you are considering keeping chickens, the site, How to Keep Chickens - The UK beginners guide to keeping chickens will provide everything you need to know to get started.

Dressed and Pressed is the name of a fun and informative blog about the latest fashion trends and where to buy them. Be sure and check out the "Outfit of the week" feature for inspiration and links to the shops where you can purchase each item in the ensemble.

Write To Done is a new blog created by Leo Babauta, about "the craft and the art of writing." Leo Babauta is already well known in the blogosphere for writing the popular Zen Habits blog which I recommended on this post.

If you are trying to lose weight and get fit, MyFitnessPal is a site that will help. The site offers FREE tools such as a calorie counter, a personal diet and exercise journal, and a friendly forum/message board to offer support.

The site offers some cool free tools too such as a badge to add to your own blog/website and BMI/BMR calculators.

Read more on the MyFitnessPalBlog with "Site news, diet tips, and other miscellaneous ramblings."

Parents and schools provide the facts about sex through sex education but if teenagers want to learn more, the Midwest Teen Sex Show is an ideal site. The video/podcast uses amusing videos to "...provide sex information in a clear and entertaining way."

(link via an article called,"Teen sex advice podcast gains popularity" in Yahoo! News)

BFI screenonline is a great resource for affectionados of British film. The site is an online encyclopaedia of British film and television featuring hundreds of hours of film and television clips. The comprehensive site includes a handy glossary of film and TV terms, and a section devoted to UK film statistics. The site also features information about directors in British and Irish cinema. As if all that isn't enough, there is a workshop about writing short films.

LAW on the WEB provides general information about the law (as it applies in England & Wales). The site offers a lot of very useful legal information for free. Even if you don't need it now, I would suggest bookmarking LAW on the WEB for future reference!

ThinkSimpleNow is an excellent inspirational blog written by Tina. Her blog focuses on "finding clarity, motivation, productivity, creativity and happiness."

Anne of Portland, Oregon, owns Lulu's Vintage Blog and Store. Anne writes about vintage fashion, collectibles, housewares, and advertisements. She also provides links to sites where you can purchase vintage items.

Lighter Footstep is a blog dedicated to sustainable living, with lots of practical advice and information about how to live a green life.

There is a Lighter Footstep Forum too.

The BibleGateway is a free searchable online Bible, "...all in the language or translation of your choice!"

There is a BibleGateway Blog too.

The Ririan Project is a blog that provides lots of ideas and inspiration about how to improve your life.

If you enjoy knitting, you will probably like the KnitMeter, a fun, free widget that you can put on your blog or web page to show others how much you have knit.

The Creative Mom Podcast is a weekly podcast that is always interesting and enjoyable to listen to. The Creative Mom (Amy) offers lots of inspiration and encouragement to be creative plus book reviews and inspiring music too.

Amy also writes a delightful blog called Threaded Thoughts where she writes about the "...strands of motherhood and creativity that define me."

Simple GTD is a fantastic free web-based tool to help you "organize your stuff online" and in the process, hopefully help you with GTD (getting things done) and make your life more productive. It only takes a moment to signup by choosing a username and a password. Try it. I think you will agree that it's a very useful tool.

I'm certain that enthusiastic bloggers will appreciate a blog called The Blog Herald, which provides blog and blogging related news for bloggers.

A Year From Oak Cottage is the name of a lovely foodie blog, written by Marie, "A country cook, on a country estate..." in the county of Kent, England. Marie writes her charming blog with flair and shares interesting stories and tidbits about her life, along with her tempting recipes.

Marie, a Canadian expat, explains how she came to be living in England and working as a personal chef in a manor house, in the post entitled, The journey from there to here. It's fascinating to read - and the rest of her blog offers plenty of interesting stories too.

Free Geography Tools is the name of a blog owned and created by Leszek Pawlowicz, If you are interested in geography and maps, his impressive site provides the pertinent information and tools:

"Exploring the world of free tools for GIS, GPS, Google Earth, neogeography, and more."

If you are learning English as a second language - or teaching English - the site, UsingEnglish.com provides many of the resources you need. The site includes an English grammar glossary, a dictionary of English idioms and expressions, 256 free English language quizzes and many more English language resources to help you study.

The site also offers a forum for discussion, questions, and support.

If you are considering starting your own wiki, you will soon discover there are a lot to choose from and you may wonder which one is right for you. The site called WikiMatrix will help because it compares all the wikis or just the ones you want to compare.

Lydia Walshin has been a professional food writer since 1993. Lydia writes, The Perfect Pantry, a food blog about "what a food writer keeps in her fridge, freezer & cupboards" and where she shares her great recipes.

Pubfinder is a non-profit website that helps you find a pub. You can search by city, county or post code.

"Pubfinder is the most comprehensive pub guide to the pubs and bars of The United Kingdom and Ireland."