There is no one living in today’s world that can argue the fact that ideas about what is important in life, both personally and globally, are a bit skewed.  When we step back and look at “the big picture,” we often realize that what we thought were the “big things” are actually relatively inconsequential, and what we thought were unimportant things become the most meaningful.

As we’ve mentioned in previous posts, our daily messages back and forth show our true selves – the good, the bad, and the ugly – as well as the hilarious friendship that we’ve built across 1300 plus miles over several years of photographing, baking, and blogging together.  In our list of 10 things in the Tenth Month, we thought we’d share our secrets to what makes best friends.

Top Ten Things to Look for in a Blog Partner and Friend

10. Someone who always gives you credit for trying instead of saying “I told you so” – even when whatever it is is a total fail. “…hey, at least you tried, it’ll grow out!”

9. Someone who is an enabler when it comes to stickers and your Erin Condren planner.

8. Someone who sends you two choices when you ask for a dinner recipe – one for chicken and one for chocolate  – because they know that sometimes you just have to eat chocolate for dinner.

7. Someone who doesn’t hold you to any commitments that you may have made before having had at least two cups of coffee.

6. Someone who accepts a headache, an “I’m tired.” or an “I just plain don’t want to do it right now.” as valid reasons for a blog post being a little late.

5. Someone who doesn’t judge you even when what you are saying is clearly judgmental of others.

4. Someone who doesn’t miss a beat when you tell them you took in another fur-baby needing a home… “So, what’s his/her name?”

3. Someone who doesn’t even look twice when you send a “process photo” of a recipe and there happens to be a cat sitting on the kitchen counter assuming her rightful position as sous-chef.

2. Someone who never even considers the idea it could be your fault when a recipe goes horribly wrong. (“12 cups of flour sounds reasonable for a pie crust…”)

And #1…

1.Someone who understands your text messages even when autocorrect totally overrides your brain.

“Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship,

and it is by far the best ending for one.” – Oscar Wilde

This weekend, find a friend or two, share some laughter, and tell them how much better they make your life!