Y’all have seriously upped the ante. I had no idea what to expect when I posted the information about the Charlotte Mom Favorites guest blogging contest back in March. But, opening my email every morning for the next week after posting the contest was such a treat! Not only did I get more entries than a (9-month pregnant!) lady could ask for, but they were on such great topics and so well written.

Obviously, the rest of our CMF readers agreed; these guest blog posts (posted between March 30th and May 6th) were incredibly popular, and many had several hundred views! Wow! If I weren’t so darn happy to have had some time off from the blog, I think I’d be jealous! I tallied the views for each post on a morning when I felt particularly caffeinated. I can assure you the math was probably done correctly.

Congratulations to Jaclyn J., who wrote the winning entry, “A Post About the Ta-Ta’s” and Michelle H., who came in second place with her post, ” The Stay-At-Home-Mom Dating Scene.” You both wrote about what you know. You wrote about motherhood. And, we loved it!

Although the only consolation prize I can offer is a mention, I want to call attention to the blogs written by Gretchen S., Jay K., and Jess B….

Oh, and BTW, anyone that guest blogs for CMF is a BFF in my book! I love you all!

Thanks for reading and writing. Contest or not, I’ll take a guest blog any day!