blog awards

Seeking New Bloggers? Look No Further

September 20, 2007 By Jenny Ryan 6 Comments

It’s time for a little catching up here in the land of Using Our Powers For Good. Due to my recent journey through the dark places of the soul I’ve gotten a little behind on things I was tagged for. So here they all are in one fell swoop.

1. Recently I was flattered to become part of Priscilla Palmer’s Personal Development List, which you can read about here

My additions:

Debra at 28 Years Later.I visit Debra’s site every day because there is always something uplifting there-a photograph, a quote, a meditative insight on life-that gives me a boost and makes me feel good.

Laura Howard West at Cafe Entrepreneur. Laura was the very first Life Coach I ever worked with, and it was she who introduced me to the idea that life could actually be fun (gasp!) She does a lot of work on how to align yourself with joy in all the different areas in your life, especially in your business and your work.

Karen at Square Peg People. I met Karen at a retreat for Marney K. Makridakis’ magazine and art community, Artella. She is one of the coolest people I know, and does amazing work helping those of us who are most definitely Square Peg People in a Round Hole World.

And speaking of Marney, it was thanks to meeting her and getting involved with her and all the juicy goodness that is Artella that I finally unpacked my writing dreams that had been squished down and buried for about a decade or so.

Lianne at Dropping Stitches. I just recently discovered Lianne and I’m so glad I did. She is currently reading Wayne Dyer’s new book on the Tao Te Ching and I am enjoying tagging along with her on this journey.

2. A while ago my awesome friend Mert awarded me the honor of being a Rockin’ Girl Blogger.

And now I get to share this award with some of my favorite Rockin’ Girl Bloggers, such as:

Jessica at Oh The Joys, who was finally able to make her Park Ranger dream come true.

Maggie at Mighty Maggie, who is 4 months into a new baby and continues to rock the humor with her hilarious posts.

Baggage at Baggage and Bug, foster mom and Rockin’ Girl extraordinaire.

Crse at at Zamphir Panflutemaster, whose awesome take on life frequently makes me snort with laughter.

Lynne at Musings From The Edge, coach, mentor, friend, and all-around Bad-Ass Babe.

3. I recently signed up for the newest trend sweeping the blogosphere; namely, Blog Rush.

This blog has some helpful posts explaining some of the ins-and-outs. I like it because it is an easy way to be introduced to new blogs and bloggers, as well as being a pretty easy way to drive traffic to your own blog. Plus I always like to add cool new widgets to my site to increase my Nerd Points 😛

Hey Now, I’m A Rock Star

April 26, 2007 By Jenny Ryan 4 Comments

(This is a sticky post.)

I just learned that the awesomeness that is Oh, The Joys has nominated me for a Blogger’s Choice Award. Thank you so much!!

I have been nominated in the category of, “The Blogitzer”, an award which “will be presented to the blogger who demonstrates the best writing ability on his or her blog.”

The stats at the moment I am writing this post show the following: Dooce: 282 votes, “Using My Powers For Good”: 3 votes.

But I’m not really that upset because, Holy Cow!! I’ve been nominated in the same category as Dooce!!

And also, I have another cool button to add to my blog!!

I am very easily excited 😛

And so, if you feel like sharing a little blogging love, you can click on that cool little button and vote for me-maybe we can break into the double digits!

You can also vote for all your other favorite blogs while you’re there-there is no limit on the number of blogs you can vote for in each category.

Happy Thursday!

Thinking Bloggers

April 5, 2007 By Jenny Ryan 3 Comments

The fabulous Mert gave me a great honor the other day when she awarded me a Thinking Blogger Award. And now I get share this honor with some other bloggers.

Here are the rules for this award:
1. If, and only if, you get tagged, write a post with links to 5 blogs that make you think,
2. Link to this post so that people can easily find the exact origin of the meme,
3. Optional: Proudly display the ‘Thinking Blogger Award’ with a link to the post that you wrote.

So here are the people I’d like to honor in this post.

1. Baggage is someone who continually amazes me, and someone for whom I feel a tremendous amount of admiration. She is a foster mother and an adoptive mother, and she has an incredible gift for bringing children together and creating for them a sense of love, security, and family whether they are just there for a brief visit or an extended stay.

2. I visit Debra’s blog whenever I am in need of a “soul boost.” She is incredibly dedicated to her own personal growth, and is so generous in sharing her process and her resources with all of her readers. Plus she takes the most luscious, most gorgeous photographs that cause me to just sit and stare so that I can soak up all the colors and textures in order to nourish my soul.

3. Lynne is my most amazing coach, mentor, and friend. I’ve lost track of the times I’ve had something come up in my life and clicked on her blog, only to discover that she has just written a tremendously insightful post on that very subject.

4. I discovered Maggie’s blog through a blog carnival held by Baggage, and have been an avid reader ever since. I love her sense of humor and the way she writes about her everyday life.

5. And finally, Mert. I am so in awe of the way that she writes honestly about her life, both the good and the bad. She has been through a lot of really hard stuff, and despite all of that she is committed to creating the most loving and supportive family experience possible for herself, her husband, and her 2 children. I really admire her for that.

Get The Vote Out

February 6, 2007 By Jenny Ryan 5 Comments

Just a quick reminder that today is the last day of voting in Round One of the “Share The Love” Blog Awards. If you’d like to share a little love, just click here to vote for your favorite bloggers in each category. (Yours truly has been nominated in the category of “Best Writing”.)

Holy Hatbox, Batman! We’ve Been Nominated!

February 3, 2007 By Jenny Ryan 6 Comments

This week I was very pleasantly surprised to learn that I have been nominated for the award of “Best Writing” in the “Share The Love” Blog Awards over at One Woman’s World. To whichever of my wonderful readers nominated me for this honor, thank you so much!

If you’d like to help share the love, click here to help narrow down the list of finalists. You can vote once in each category, and this round of voting will close at midnight on February 6th.

I’m especially honored, because I’m in the running with some of my very favorite bloggers, including

Almost Somewhat Positive

The Patent Princess

Miss Britt

tiggerprr’s scratching post

Wacky Mommy

An Island Life

So what are you waiting for? Go! Share! Love!