Newsie

I have always been a bit of news junkie.  In fact, during my first two years of college, I was certain that I wanted to be a journalist.  I then realized that if I, in fact, wanted to pursue a journalism career, any chance of ever ending up in my hometown or near my family was probably out of the question. 

Even though I decided against pursuing a career in journalism, I still take an interest in news and the happenings around the US and the world.  I do not like feeling uninformed about current events.  However, being a full time worker and mommy has made it more difficult for me to find time to get my news and I have found myself feeling out of the loop in current world happenings.

I recently discovered something that has been very helpful.  I subscribed to The Skimm, which is an e-mail based news delivery service that gives you a brief description of the days biggest headlines.  It also links up with other news sources that have the whole story if you want more information on a topic.  To top it off, The Skimm doesn't take itself too seriously, and delivers the daily news stories with a side of witty sarcasm, where appropriate, of-course.  I have found myself looking forward to the early morning e-mail and checking out what the latest daily news is. And, the best part is, I don't feel totally out of the loop anymore.

If you haven't tried it, it's super easy to subscribe and it's free, which is super.  Here is a link that will take you to The Skimm website to check it out further:

http://www.theskimm.com/?r=f9a0dce5

Let me know what you think if you sign up.  How does everyone else find time to keep up to date on the current events?