2011 Search for 30 Fabulous Vancouver Mom Bloggers – Nominate Now!

Vancouver Mom March 30, 2011 76

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Not satisfied with the success of last year’s Ultimate Mom Blogger contest, we’re looking for even more fabulous mom bloggers in Vancouver!

Nominate your favourites who didn’t make the list last year – we’re putting together an all-new list of the Fabulous 30 Blogs by Vancouver Moms. We’ll then leave it to you, our valued readers, to choose the mother of all mom blogs by voting on our top 30 list.

How to Qualify:

The site needs to be a blog based on the Wikipedia definition: “a type of web site, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in reverse-chronological order.”
The blog needs to be primarily written by a mom. It can have several guest or regular contributors, but the main owner of the blog must be a mom.
The mom must live in Metro Vancouver. Check out the right sidebar on this page to find out what cities and municipalities qualify.
Topics can vary. You just need to be a mom who blogs. Blogs with classic “mommy blog” material can be submitted, along with almost anything else (as long as it’s not illegal, pornographic or about gambling or anything).
The blog can be corporate. If you know of a witty mom entrepreneur blog that’s part of a larger company, feel free to submit them.
The blog has to be well-established (a few months old), well written and designed, as well as updated on a semi-regular basis (at least a couple times a week).
Both blogs with their own domain name or one hosted with WordPress, Blogger or another service (e.g. fabulousblogname.wordpress.com) are acceptable.
VancouverMom.ca reserves the right to decide who will and won’t be on the Fabulous 30 list. Along with some of the ones you nominate, we’ll also be adding ones that we feel should be added to the list.
Blogs that made last year’s Top 30 list remain in our hall of fame forever, and are not eligible for nomination this year. Visit last year’s post to find out was on the 2010 list.

How to Nominate:

Submit your favourite blogs by commenting below. Don’t forget the URL!
Be sure to say why you think the blog should be included.
Nominate as many blogs as you want.
Self nomination and shameless promotion are not just allowed, they are invited and encouraged!

Timing:

Nomination period: April 1 to 15
Editorial period. We’ll be publishing profiles on VancouverMom.ca: April 18 to April 29
Voting period. You get to vote on your favourite of the Fabulous 30: May 2 to May 6
Winner Announced: Mother’s Day, May 8

What the Winner Gets:

A prize package to be announced, featuring products and/or services from some amazing local businesses. Plus, the ultimate prize of all: bragging rights!

Photo credit: Labour Union Photographers

76 Comments »

Christine Hinrichs April 13, 2011 at 5:55 pm -

I also would like to nominate Karen Brackett http://nyanarose.wordpress.com/
Her blog is about daughters journey to date from being born at 27 weeks gestation. Karen’s blog is not only inspirational and moving, it is a very emotional journey and is very heartfelt.
Nicole April 13, 2011 at 7:26 pm -

Okay, I’ll nominate myself. I blog at Resolving Timeline Issues. I am a public servant or public insurgent, depending on how you look at it. I have an almost 2-year old who is my life (and is rapidly turning into a Blackhawks fan because of her dad – pooh, but everyone has their faults ).

Anyways, I’d like to be considered.
Cynthia April 13, 2011 at 7:38 pm -

I’d like to nominate my blog, The Hippie Housewife (http://hippiehousewife.blogspot.com/), for consideration. I blog about parenting, natural living, faith, and more, all tied together in our journey towards a more intentional life.
Lianne Stefurak April 13, 2011 at 7:45 pm -

I would like to nominate Karen Brackett (and Don & Nyana – also contributors to the blog) to win the best mommy blogger award. Her blog http://nyanarose.com speaks for itself. Not only is it amazingly dynamic, emotional, insightful, and moving, but it is also incredibly well written. When you think of all this family has to do on a daily basis just to be a family – it is amazing that they can share that with the world.
Cheril April 14, 2011 at 12:18 am -

I nominate Arieanna Schweber for her very cool blog “Active Mama” (http://www.activemama.com)

Arieanna writes about being an active mama to her very outgoing and also active young son Aiden. She offers practical advice to moms as she blogs about her own experience during her pregnancy and since giving birth – including sleep training, breastfeeding and general parenting issues as well as offering interesting reviews of baby products. Besides that, Arieanna is an awesome blogger.
Michelle Wetzel April 14, 2011 at 9:03 am -

I would like to nominate Lindsay Dianne over at the Urban Momtographer to win best mommy blogger.

http://runningscared.ca/UrbanMomtographer/

Lindsay’s blog is not only informative but it is also very inspirational. Her all around life blog touches on topics such as parenting, the environment and of course photography. Another amazing and in my opinion, the most important aspect of her blog, for me at least is her weekly feature of “Food Is Fuel: Fridays” in this weekly feature she looks at nutrition and feeding your family and your body healthy home-cooked meals. The focus is fueling your body with the good stuff. It has changed my life and I’m sure the lives of others as her steadily increasing traffic might also attest to.

Simply put this is one of the best blogs around and if anyone that I know deserves such an honor it would be her. Not only is she a top mommy blogger, but she’s also a top mommy.
Ron Konst April 14, 2011 at 10:49 am -

I would like to nominate Lindsay for the best mom blogger award

http://www.runningscared.ca/UrbanMomtographer
Patricia April 14, 2011 at 2:37 pm -

I would like to nominate Karen Brackett. Her little girl was born at 27 weeks at BC Women’s Hospital.

Karen, and sometimes her husband, details little Nyana, her care and their life as a family since day one. A great writer and a Mom from a much different perspective than the rest of us.

Please check her out!
Anneliesa April 14, 2011 at 7:02 pm -

I would like to nominate Lindsay for the best mom blogger. She writes topics that are from the heart and relevant.

http://runningscared.ca/UrbanMomtographer/
Nicola Lott April 14, 2011 at 7:42 pm -

I would nominate Jacquie Munro of Vancouver Doula fame. http://vancouverdoula.blogspot.com/

I couldn’t hire her as a doula, but through her blog she helped me so much during my pregnancy and then after. check out her pros on “The Warrior Birth” to see what I mean. http://vancouverdoula.blogspot.com/2009/04/warrior-birth.html
Danielle April 14, 2011 at 11:00 pm -

Shameless self promotion … nominating my own site: http://www.motherofadeal.com. Lower Mainland based with a focus on saving moms money and time … who doesn’t love a great deal and saving money?! I also focus on mom-run shops when it comes to locating great deals online and in the community.
Pamela Chan April 15, 2011 at 12:02 am -

I’m going to have to save the link to this page so that I can visit all of these sites.

Thanks for the E-mail today, Vancouvermom.ca, advising me of this contest. Since you close nominations tomorrow, I’d like to put my site http://www.bcfamily.ca into the mix.

I’m a mother of 20 month old twins who has just finished a year long (!) process moving from downtown to Coquitlam. Living in this vibrant and busy new area is definitely going to inspire me in new directions for my website, which is focussed on BC Families. I keep an active Twitter account (bcfamilyca) & related FB page. Hope to meet up with you online & good luck to all nominees!
Sarah April 15, 2011 at 5:25 am -

I’d like to nominate Karen who writes the most eloquent, beautiful blog about her micro-preemie daughter Nyana and her 6 month battle with cystic lung disease in the NICU. She is an amazing Mom and storyteller: http://nyanarose.wordpress.com/
Olivia April 15, 2011 at 6:08 am -

I would like to nominate Karen Brackett. Her daughter, Nyana Rose, was born at 27 weeks gestation at BC Women’s, and ever since, she has kept a blog about her and her husband’s journey navigating the NICU and all of Nyana’s ups and downs.

She is such an inspiration to me, and I cannot count how many times her blog has made me laugh and cry and everything in between. She deserves it more than anyone.

http://www.nyanarose.wordpress.com
Olivia April 15, 2011 at 6:09 am -

Karen’s blog address is http://www.nyanarose.wordpress.com
Jade April 15, 2011 at 11:25 am -

I’d like to nominate lindsay Diane Willet http://www.runningscared.ca/UrbanMomtographer
She`s been a close friend since we were kids in high school. i always new her writing had a special quality as we would pass notes back and forth between classes. Even the most mundane of teenage jargon was interesting and exciting when Lindsay put it on paper. I`m very proud that she has found a niche, a way to use her talents that works in her life as a mother.
Jyl Upson April 15, 2011 at 1:49 pm -

I’d like to nominate Karen Brackett’s blog….http://nyanarose.com. This blog is so wonderfully written that it draws the follower in and you end up becoming one with the writer. Its written my a mom who at after many attempts had her baby girl at 27 weeks. It follows the up and downs in the NICU and how it affect the daily life of these new parents in their wait to bring Nyana home. I love this blog and i get so excited to see a new post …really makes my day!
Sara Theis April 15, 2011 at 3:39 pm -

I would like to nominate Karen Brackett (http://nyanarose.wordpress.com/), an amazing women & mother, her blog speaks for its self.
bethany schiedel April 15, 2011 at 4:00 pm -

I would like to nominate myself. I am a photography and I live on the drive.
I blog about my work (primarily weddings but I do portraits as well), my daughter, life on the drive and I especially love blogging about other local vendors. I try to support local small businesses who are themselves seeking sustainability. My blog is http://www.imagesbybethanyblog.com

I try to blog regularly… at least once a week if not 2 or 3 times.
Wendy Armbruster Bell April 15, 2011 at 9:05 pm -

I nominate Madeleine Shaw and Suzanne Siemens for their blog at LunaPads: Periods, Politics and Personalities.

They blog about feminism, parenting, the environment and what it means to be a socially responsible person and business (among other things).

They definitely deserve a mention on 2011′s list!

Wendy
Sohrab Shah April 15, 2011 at 10:23 pm -

I would like to nominate my wife Nikiah for her great Blog dedicated to the divine feminine.

We live in East Vancouver and have 2 childeen ages 8 and 12.

Her url is http://www.redmoonmusings.com

Thanks for this!
Sohrab
Monika April 15, 2011 at 11:55 pm -

Hey there,

Not sure if it’s too late, looks like I only have 6 minutes left. I thought I would come on and nominate my family blog, http://www.aias.ca, although after reading some of these other blogs, I feel very humbled!

Cheers,

Monika
Anna April 16, 2011 at 2:41 pm -

Oops I forgot to write my website down in my nomination! http://www.simplystylishmom!
Meghan Simington April 22, 2011 at 8:54 am -

We are a local Mom blog for the Tri-cities area. We focus on mom, events, product reviews, articles on how to get active with our little one and how to have fun while doing it!

Check us out http://www.coquitlammommy.ca
Emilie April 25, 2011 at 11:20 am -

Oops morgan! Well still like yoyr blog and i did notice my mistake after seeing u were visiting vancouver last time. Let me know if u ended up finding some nice baby friendly places.
Tracy Westerholm April 27, 2011 at 2:28 pm -

I would like to nominate All Things Sexy and Silver.

I love writing which has a sexy undertone, and that is what I hope to accomplish here with All Things Sexy and SIlver! Exploration of my female sexuality through written words.

We are all passionate beings who get lost in our daily lives. We need to reconnect with our sexuality and awaken the passion that is deep inside.

Here I will explore my sexuality and share with you my inner thoughts through my written word.