Winner(s) of the 10000 Page Views Contest

And now for the moment you've all been waiting for, I will announce the winner(s) of the contest.

I noticed that some people wanted to enter the contest, but for whatever reason, did not want to make it official by following my blog, even though they are frequent stalkers. Others did not want to comment on my blog, but were willing to do it on Facebook. Many of you are already fans of my band, Channel Z, but I was glad to see that a few more of you "liked" us.

I decided that since I had such a variation in how people entered the contest, that to make it more fair, I would handle the entries in true Hunger Games fashion. For each item completed, your name would be entered into the drawing 1 time, with a maximum of 5 entries.

The Gift-Card Blog-Contest Games

I mixed up the name slips well, then had my co-worker Ebonie draw a name at random. May the odds be evah in your favah...

The first winner was...

Doesn't she just look good enough to eat?!

Jeanette Thacker Pack

You may remember Jeanette from previous posts such as, Chaperone, and What the Phó. I have known this beautiful lady since Kindergarten, and we are still good friends to this day! Jeanette had 3 entries in the contest for 1-Liking my Facebook post, 2-Commenting on Facebook, and 3-Liking my band.

On a whim, I mixed the bowl, and decided to have Ebonie draw a second winner...

Love this girl!

Amy Dalton

You may remember Amy from previous posts such as, Earnest, Arsenic, Rock and Roll, and Magnolias. Oh yeah, and she's also in my band, Channel Z. She always has so much energy! Can you believe she has 5 kids!? Amy had 5 entries in the contest. She 1-Liked my Facebook post, 2-Commented on Facebook, 3-Liked the band (duh), 4-Follows my blog, and 5-Commented on my blog.

Thank you to everyone who entered! Thank you for reading/stalking my blog! The majority of you said my Bad Babysitter series was your favorite post. While I won't be able to blog about something like that in the future, I hope you will continue to read about my adventures. I hope my stories are engaging, inspiring, funny, and interesting to you.

And I plan on doing more contests in the future...I've got my 1 year blog anniversary coming up, and my 100th post. Thanks for sticking with me! And I LOVE your comments!

Being beautiful does not make me a bad mother!

A girl from highschool who is a "Facebook friend" recently posted this on her wall:

For all the unselfish moms out there who traded eyeliner for dark circles, Salon haircuts for ponytails, Long showers for quick showers, Late nights for early mornings, Designer bags for diaper bags, and wouldn't change a thing."Lets see how many moms re-post this. Moms who don't care ...about whatever they gave up, and instead LOVE what they get in return. Re-post this if you LOVE your kids...

It made me SO pissed off!!!

I resent the implication that I can't possibly be a good mother unless I'm ugly.

Putting makeup on does not make me a selfish mother! Getting my hair done and taking pride in my appearance makes me feel better about myself, and therefore I am a better mother. I don't believe mothers should sacrifice their own well-being and happiness for their children. If that means that they occasionally have a late night out, or splurge on a designer bag, then good for them! I don't think you have to trade fashion for frumpiness just because you are a mom! I don't believe you should have to sacrifice your own goals and dreams just because you have kids, or really give up anything.

Rosie the Riveter...........the original Super Woman



Now does that mean I don't have dark circles along with my eyeliner? Does that mean I don't throw my salon haircut into a ponytail? NO!

I still can wear fashionable, well-fitting, and in-style clothing, even if it occasionally gets baby barf on it. I also occasionally do without putting makeup on, or taking a shower in favor of sleep, or cuddling with my baby. But having kids is no excuse for letting yourself go!

Mirror, mirror, on the wall..........who's the the sexiest Mommy of all?

Needless to say, I did NOT re-post it, but that DOESN'T mean I don't love my kids!