When “Suburban Turmoil†loaded into my Internet Explorer window, it immediately grabbed my attention. The design is very unique. The title fits into the layout, which is very well done. The visual appearance of the site instantly drew me in and I started reading this site from the beginning right away.
I read through the eight months of archives like I was reading a book I just could not put down. Lucinda, the author, is amusing, insightful, compassionate, and more importantly to random readers like myself, she’s real. She blogs about her life, giving so many different aspects of people a chance to connect with her through her daily experiences. It’s no wonder each entry she posts has several regular readers interacting with her via the comments section of the site.
For parents with young children, the author can entertain you and sympathize with you when she writes an entry about discovering the true meaning behind her toddler’s obsession with the word nose or how to turn the luxuries her little girl has had into luxuries for adults. I’m all for a Big Bjorn Bouncer or an adult-sized onesie! As a stepmother of two older girls, currently 12 and 15, she educates the public with her fine teen-spying skills that insure she pretty much doesn’t miss much in the ways of the arguing.
Even those people without kids, like myself, will be able to appreciate the humor Lucinda shares in each of her entries. Who doesn’t find it amusing when a baby blurts out the f-word? She even entertains the geek side of us when she writes about the search results her stat-tracking program provides. It’s not everyone that can appreciate being the #1 Google result for “wheelchair, diaper, grunting, poopâ€!
A link on the sidebar of the site leads readers to a different URL where they can read 100 things about Lucinda. Here is where those as curious as me can find out a bit more about the author. Quite a bit more about the author, actually. What readers don’t learn by reading through her posts, they can certainly find here.
The layout, as I mentioned earlier, is great. Even though Blogger hosts her weblog, she has gone to great lengths to alter the layout to perfectly fit the title of the weblog. It’s the classic two-column layout, but Lucinda uses different image headers in the sidebar that draw your attention to the other sites she readers or some of her own favorites posts. It’s conveniently easy to navigate and it looked great in any browser I used.
It was hard for me to find something wrong with this weblog. I hate rating sites this high, because I’m never sure if the author can handle living up to so much pressure. But I digress. From reading her site, I get the impression that Lucinda can handle the expectations that might come with such an amazing rating for her site. In all seriousness, Lucinda is a great writer and has a way that easily involves her readers. I’m bookmarking the site and plan on continuing my obsession with reading all of her entries. I would highly recommend the same for anyone else looking for a weblog that will, on a regular basis, provide you with some entertainment throughout the day.