Underdog Shout Out Award: Blogging for Sanity

Here is Underdog Shout Out request #2 for this week. Again - I had to come up with an award (you know - out of my own head - which is very full right now and not as creative as one might hope). So AGAIN - I pulled inspiration from the blog title itself.

Lizz of One Nerve Left (subtitled: The Care and Keeping of One Woman's Sanity) writes about her life as CEO of her household and "perfecting the Art of Imperfection."

Blogging for sanity is something most of us can relate to....but the Underdogs Unite 2009 Blogging for Sanity Award goes to Lizz!

Get to know Lizz:

Giving "The Talk: NOT the talk you would assume

Plus Is A Minus

Friday Freakiness

Welcome to Underdogs Unite, Lizz! You will hold this award until 2010 when it will be up for grabs again. And I for one will be at the front of the line...

New Underdog Shout Out Award: Parental Paparazzi

I got a new Underdog Shout Out request this week, but had to come up with my own award ideas. After one look at the blog title and graphics, it was a no brainer.

Ri of Mamarazzi: Chasing Liam devotes her site to all things Liam. It's like his own personal US Weekly (seriously - it's HIM Weekly).

So Ri, you are the official recipient of the Underdogs Unite 2009 Parental Paparazzi Award:

Get to know Ri:

Geppetto's Gingerbread House

I Call Them "Crêpes Internationales de Plaisir"

It Really Is All in the Packaging...

We Build Houses

Welcome to Underdogs Unite, Ri! You will hold this award until 2010 when it will be up for grabs again. And I can think of many other parental paparazzi worthy blogs out there...so this one should attract some competition...

New Underdog Shout Out Award: Best Ex-Model Who Wears Lots of Eye Shadow And Sings Like A Rock Star

Okay - now THIS one is next to impossible to fit on a button...

But I'm nothing if I'm not up to a challenge.

And I found inspiration for this self-claimed title on the blog itself:

What says "Best Ex-Model Who Wears Lots of Eyeshadow and Sings Like a Rockstar" better than an actual head shot. Especially one as bad ass as this!

Shawn is the face of this award, and you can find her at SWANEESINGER.

Get to know Shawn:

A Long Time Ago, In a State Far, Far Away
(who doesn't love looking at prom pictures??)

Don't Much Like Sauerkraut
(and you think she looks like a tough cookie now...)

Expeditions in the Front Yard
(yes, more pictures...what do you expect - she's a model!)

Welcome to Underdogs Unite, Shawn! You will hold this award until 2010 when it will be up for grabs again. So all of you blogging ex-models, caking on eyeshadow and blowing crowds away with your rocker song stylings - get ready to duke it out with Shawn next year.

And I must say, good luck to you...

New Underdog Shout Out Award: Biggest Technophobe

We have an new self proclaimed Underdog Award today:

"Rivka with a capital A" from Coffee and Chemo, has claimed that she is THE BIGGEST technophobic blogger out there.

Luckily - her writing skills make up for this. Get to know RivkA:

Choose Life

Someone Else's Mother

10 Facts About Me

Welcome to Underdogs Unite, RivkA! You will hold this award until 2010 when it will be up for grabs again. Since bloggers tend to be more interested in writing that html code - I think you'll get a run for your money on this one next year...

New Underdog Shout Out: Tales of a Misguided Mommy

Shannon from Tales of a Misguided Mommy has requested a shout out for her sometimes serious and sometimes funny blog about "Peace, Love and Hippiness." At least that's what the tag line says...I think it's about edible toddlers. Or maybe I just couldn't move my eyes away from THIS:

I'm sorry - but if that's not the cutest thing that you've ever seen, you need to get your eyes checked (although I'll make allowances for anyone who doesn't really like kids - they can find some super cute pictures of kittens here).

Here are some of Shannon's best:

Journaling and Other Tidbits (this is long but worth it)

Tales From the Crypt

The Demons

Happy April 1 Means Happy April Fools JACKASS!

Welcome to Underdogs Unite Shannon!

New Underdog Shout Out Award: Perfect Attendance

A longtime friend to Underdogs Unite (you know - for all five weeks that we've been in existance) has claimed another Underdog Award!

Anastasia from The Gift, promised to write every day for a year when she started her blog last June. While she hasn't reached the finish line just yet, we'll give her the benefit of the doubt. We know she can do it!

So congratulations Anastasia! You are the 2009 winner of the:

Some of her daily best:

Outsleeping Your Spouse

The Right Thing

Don't Touch

Welcome to Underdogs Unite, Anastasia! You will hold this award until 2010 when it will be up for grabs again. All you blogging teacher's pets will just have to wait until the next semester of awards...for now The Gift claims this honor.

New Underdog Shout Out Award: Most Likely to Hope You're Laughing WITH Me

We got another shout out request - this time NOT from an Eskimo though... It's a DC area mommy blogger (hope she's okay with that term): Not-Ever-Still Life with Girls. "Not-Ever-Still" writes about life as a working mom with two girls born between January 2006 and December 2007 (another baby buncher!).

Since she mainly writes about her girls, Not-Ever-Still felt that she would be the best candidate for the "Most Likely to Write an Innocent Post that Draws Twice as Many Pervs as Regular Readers" (apparently "girls" is a popular search item...) But that wouldn't fit well on a button. So we compromised with:

Some examples of why she's laughing:

The Call of the Wild

That Shower Fresh Feeling

Ravages

Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice, That's What Little Girls Are Made Of

Welcome to Underdogs Unite, Not-Ever-Still! You are the 2009 Recipient of the Most Likely to Hope You're Laughing WITH Me award - and will hold this honor until 2010 when it will become up for grabs again.

That's right - I just made up a new rule. All awards (including self claimed ones) will be open to public voting the following year. So that means we'll also be opening up The Blog with the Eskimosist up for public competition... So get ready for a fight Eskimo Bob!

The First Underdog Shout Out Request AND Underdog Award

Here at Underdogs Unite, we welcome any and all Underdog-related requests. Want to get on the "vote for us" awards list? Great! Want to announce a giveaway, fundraiser or general need for support? No problem! Anything else? Let us know!

Well we just got a new "anything else" request. Eskimo Bob of Eskimo Bob Lives would like to proclaim his own site "The Blog with the Eskimosest" (try to say that five times, really fast).

Apparently, he's not officially nominated for any awards and decided to make his own. WE LIKE THAT. It falls in line nicely with an idea that has been tossed around lately for our own Underdog Awards.

But back to Bob. While I would would typically want to open up this award suggestion to some friendly competition, I have no idea who else would claim the title of "The Blog with the Eskimosest." So I'm making the executive decision to bestow this first official Underdog Award on Eskimo Bob (using Eskimo Bob's own personal avatar of course, since it's HIS award):

Congratulations Bob - we can't think of anyone more deserving of this honor. And just to complete the shout out...Make sure to visit Eskimo Bob at Eskimo Bob Lives!

Check back soon for more Underdogs AND Underdog Awards!