The $100 Question: Tell Sweetney About Your Perfect Post

I think I'm going to go with this one, because the title is my all-time favorite, and it makes me laugh.

http://kerrianne.org/2009/11/of-mice-and-menacing-...

And another one on my personal blog:
http://sweatysneakers.wordpress.com/2010/04/04/the...

My "perfect" post is one I published at Bodies in Motivation about accepting myself.
http://www.bodiesinmotivation.com/2009/10/changing...

One thing this question did was force me to read old posts :-)

http://radicalflower.blogspot.com/2007/09/queen-dr...

crap. or my GTT post about how awesome i am.

http://drawingcowboys.wordpress.com/2010/01/14/gir... ( http://drawingcowboys.wordpress.com/2010/01/14/gir... )

that one too.

I think my best has to be my post about my adopted brother? I think?

http://drawingcowboys.wordpress.com/2010/04/16/try... ( http://drawingcowboys.wordpress.com/2010/04/16/try... )

yeah.

I'm not sure if it's my best, but I do like this one. It's honest, straight-forward and I'm not trying too hard.

http://www.thedailysnark.net/its-not-personal-its-...

I had to pop over when I saw the "Perfect Post". When Lindsay and I ran The Perfect Post Awards ( http://www.petroville.com/the-library/ ) for a few years online, we were lucky enough to read and connect with some truly amazing writers.

My perfect post, I guess, would be
http://www.petroville.com/2006/06/12/and-i-thought...

Although, who the heck knows. I'm so NOT perfect :)

Kimberly Petro
Photography www.JoslynPlace.com ( http://www.JoslynPlace.com )
Personal Blog www.Petroville.com ( http://www.Petroville.com )
Contributor http://Communities.WashingtonTimes.com
Contributor www.DCmetromoms.com ( http://www.DCmetromoms.com )
Twitter http://twitter.com/Kimberle

I use to write a humor blog and it was full of the funniest shit you ever read. But I deleted it. I needed to get in touch with my feelings and all. So now I write sappy shit. The best so far would have to be this gem
http://laboriousliving.wordpress.com/2010/04/28/th... ( http://laboriousliving.wordpress.com/2010/04/28/th... )

and that's just me getting warmed up...

is one that I deleted---it was too personal to reveal. It was written after my grandmother passed. She was an exceptional person, who helped to raise me. She was very strict and tough on my mother, but by the time I came along she had softened up considerably. I don't know if it was because she regretted being so hard on my mom and her siblings, but she was very nurturing to me. The post was about how she taught me how to cook.

Yes I did write a very lovely post about the President. What of it?

http://nopasanada.org/2008/11/05/one-day-in-novemb...

Heather B. 

No Pasa Nada: www.nopasanada.org ( http://www.nopasanada.org )

BlogHer: http://www.blogher.com/blog/heatherb

This may not be the best post ever written, but it is my favorite: http://agirlandherlife.blogspot.com/2010/04/time.h...

My first blog post published in February of 2008. If there was any way I would want to be remembered, I think this pretty much encapsulates it:

http://barnmaven.typepad.com/clean_shavings/2008/0...

Mary a/k/a BarnMaven blogs at http://www.barnmaven.typepad.com about single parenting, living with ADHD, too many animals to count and dealing with ADHD/Bipolar kids.

Here is my favorite thing I've ever written.

http://lunargoat.blogspot.com/2009/04/my-lenten-jo... ( http://lunargoat.blogspot.com/2009/04/my-lenten-jo... )

Here's my favorite blog post: http://halfasmanychances.blogspot.com/2010/04/my-l... I really like when writing a blog post helps me understand more about myself, and this one definitely did.

I like this one!

http://lexlocilori.blogspot.com/2010/03/open-lette... ( http://lexlocilori.blogspot.com/2010/03/open-lette... )

Ways to access the past.....

http://xinespage.tumblr.com/post/553873333/ways-to...

http://needsnewbatteries.blogspot.com/2010/01/disc...
This is my favorite - because I needed to say it most - and had been waiting to for years and years. Then, one day, I could and did. It was like magic and the sky didn't fall & I didn't fall into a trap door in the floor.

It started out as just another radio playlist, but ever since posting I've been proud of how this one turned out:

http://logomachia.blogspot.com/2009/10/how-i-got-t...

It's so hard to choose just one, but this is what I'm going with because still to this day, we use our code word for love.

http://outsidemyhead.com/11-jars-of-olives-andor-o...

Kimberly writes at Outside My Head ( http://outsidemyhead.com/ ) and That's My Answer ( http://thatsmyanswer.com/ ).

I don't consider myself a writer, but I do have a blog to keep track of things in our lives and update far away family. My favorite post was written in memory of someone very special to me who passed away: http://havingitall-maggie.blogspot.com/2008/04/mar...

My favorite post is also the saddest, hardest post I've ever written. I wrote it a few days after my daughter's miscarriage.

http://lindabelle.wordpress.com/2008/04/21/mama-th... ( http://lindabelle.wordpress.com/2008/04/21/mama-th... )

I still cry when I read it, especially now that everything in life has changed so much.

Which reminds me ... I really do need to update more often.

There's not a whole lot I'm exactly "proud" of having written, but this post about the journey I'm about to embark on is as close to my heart as anything.

As my (loving) brother said, "It was nice to see the non-hardass side of you, sis!"

I'm taking that as a compliment.

Inspired ( http://bit.ly/bdZ1Rt )

Kelly
Mrs. CPA ( http://www.mrscpa.typepad.com/ )

We mainly write about food, women in our crazy family, and post my favorite pictures. My favorite post is really about none of those.

I would have say it is the one that explains why we work for child abuse prevention and awareness. It also has some pictures of my 10 year old daughter at her book signing!

http://www.redvelvetwisdom.com/2010/04/06/into-the...

www.redvelvetwisdom.com ( http://www.redvelvetwisdom.com )

While I'm proud of many posts, there is one clear winner...

Motherhood: My Other Resume
http://lifeandtimesofstella.com/2009/02/22/my-othe...

Because it's empowering, humorous, and thoughtful. And because really, my most kick-ass accomplishments, not to mention the hardest work I've ever done, will never wind up on my "real" resume, which is a shame!

Thanks.

Amber J.

http://lifeandtimesofstella.com/

@amberhj

Because YES is my mantra. http://www.mandajuice.com/mandajuice/2009/11/yes.h...

www.mandajuice.com ( http://www.mandajuice.com )

blogging with the safety off...

http://bit.ly/9NrL7F

Because it still haunts me sixteen years later. And it always will.

This one makes me laugh more than anything I've written, but it's a horrible way to be known:

http://fathermuskrat.com/2009/08/26/social-media-i... ( http://fathermuskrat.com/2009/08/26/social-media-i... )

I'm still amazed I was able to capture this: http://www.coolzebras.com/2009/10/right-place-righ...

Heather

http://coolzebras.blogspot.com ( http://coolzebras.blogspot.com/ )

http://sentimentaljourney.etsy.com ( http://sentimentaljourney.etsy.com/ )

I wrote this short story originally in response to a writing prompt for a blog exchange. I am proud of how it turned out...

http://www.coolzebras.com/2008/10/aware.html

Heather

http://coolzebras.blogspot.com ( http://coolzebras.blogspot.com/ )

http://sentimentaljourney.etsy.com ( http://sentimentaljourney.etsy.com/ )

There are so many niche blogs in blogland & mine is no exception, so since I write a lot about decorating on a budget & personalizing your home without breaking the bank, this is one of my best posts that got a lot of comments. Finding your Style.

http://southernhospitalityblog.com/finding-your-st... ( http://southernhospitalityblog.com/finding-your-st... )

It seemed to resonate with many on how to find your style without getting caught up in trends or what is popular in the blogosphere.

I'd pick this post-

http://jodifur.com/2008/12/in-which-cupcakes-make-... ( http://jodifur.com/2008/12/in-which-cupcakes-make-... )

Which is odd, because I normally write about being a parent, but this post is about marriage.

Jodifur

http://jodifur.com/

http://svmomblog.typepad.com/dc_metro_moms/

http://www.mamapop.com/mamapop/

My favorite post is about when I went to get my first mammogram at age 26, dragging the emotional baggage from my mother's breast cancer alllll the way. Yeah, it's the laugh-out-loud hit of the year. (Note: not really.)

One mammogram please, extra lipstick on the side

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All the little birdies go "tweet tweet tweet."

Hi again,

Here's another one. More creative non-fiction.

http://xinespage.tumblr.com/post/551699339/the-cry... ( http://xinespage.tumblr.com/post/551699339/the-cry... )

Hi Sweetney,

I've started posting creative nonfiction pieces. This one I like:

http://xinespage.tumblr.com/post/551669346/the-bas... ( http://xinespage.tumblr.com/post/551669346/the-bas... )

Best,
Christine

Because there's not that much to choose from.
Here 'tis:
http://thesinglemamaspeaks.blogspot.com/2010/04/it...

I wrote this post for my son's first birthday. I'm so glad I did because there is no way I could remember all those things about him so perfectly.

Sigh. Time really does fly.

http://backtome.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/03/happ...

This is my favorite post:

http://www.mudandlotus.com/2010/04/dead-sea-scroll...

Sonja

The Mud and the Lotus ( http://www.mudandlotus.com )

and it's kinda wordy.
Ok, really wordy.

And I didn't have a clue how to post pictures.
So they look kinda like dook at the end.

But. Here it is in all its glory.

http://myownsorority.blogspot.com/2008_11_01_archi...

I like writing about my wacky parents and this one always makes me laugh.

http://redstapler23.blogspot.com/2008/09/adventure... ( http://redstapler23.blogspot.com/2008/09/adventure... )

I've already been pretty proud of this post at MamaPop:

http://www.mamapop.com/mamapop/2009/09/roman-polan...

This post: http://onecraftywriter.wordpress.com/2008/05/18/on...

I wrote it at the height of my writing days, right as I was finishing my master's thesis (a collection of creative non-fiction essays), and it reminds me of the beguiling, calm tone my writing used to have. And might still have if I practiced more. Plus, today, it rings especially poignant, as my father leaves tomorrow for a tour in Iraq as a hospital commander. Good luck, Dad.

Right before Thanksgiving last year, I posted this at my blog TheCitizeNY. Pretty much says it all for me:

http://www.thecitizeny.com/2009/11/what-i-am-thank...

Lisa Hanock-Jasie ~ PR/Social Media ~ New York City

http://www.linkedin.com/in/lisahanockjasie

I composed this post as I was walking in a relay from Portland, OR to the Oregon coast. I still feel like it really captures how I felt in those early morning moments.

http://walshfamilyupdates.blogspot.com/2009/08/por...

It's this post. Without a doubt. http://drawntotheflame.blogspot.com/2008/03/mother...

-tawnya
drawntotheflame.blogspot.com

Tamara Danforth

http://donteatpickleswhennauseous.blogspot.com/201... ( http://donteatpickleswhennauseous.blogspot.com/201... )

This post was the hardest I ever wrote but it set me free and gave me peace.

I blog for my business (I make wedding and event cakes) so... my favorite bit is photo of my favorite sugar sculpture.

This is it: http://www.flickr.com/photos/look_cupcake/42632295...

You really CAN'T top a disco monkey. Not one with chest hair, anyway.

Good question. Especially since you brought up the issue of post or photograph. I mean, I'm a writer and a photographer. How do I choose? Which is more me? It depends on the day. I identify so much with both aspects of myself. Which, of course, brings me to this post ( http://stopdropandblog.com/2010/04/21/the-nonlamen... ) entitled "The (Non)Lament of the Mommy Photographer."

To quote myself:

"I’m the one who took the picture. I’m the one who ran back inside to get the camera. I’m the one who encouraged them to keep blowing bubbles. I’m the one who sat on the deck for twenty minutes, endlessly snapping pictures of bubble blowing in hopes of getting that one shot, that perfect shot. That memory to last a lifetime."

And the picture with that post? Is quite possibly my favorite ever. It's not my best writing ever. But it's me. It's find-that-silver-lining, positive-thinking, family-first, yes-I-wear-yoga-pants-and-shun-shoes. It's me.

(Then again, this is my best writing. Ever.) ( http://thechroniclesofmunchkinland.com/2009/08/27/... )

Jenna Hatfield (@FireMom ( http://twitter.com/FireMom )), from Stop, Drop and Blog ( http://stopdropandblog.com ) and The Chronicles of Munchkin Land ( http://thechroniclesofmunchkinland.com ), is a freelance writer and newspaper photographer.

Hmmm... probably this blog post, providing the world with the answer to that age-old question:

"Where the heck are my keys!?!"

http://firewifekatie.blogspot.com/2010/04/unfortun...

It's my gift to the world. ;)

Well, this is tough, but I think in terms of hindsight and reflection and being able to pinpoint when my life changed forever, I'd pick this letter I wrote to my son, two days before he was born: http://www.shelikespurple.com/shelikespurple/2009/... I wrote it while he was kicking crazily inside me and when I re-read it, I can almost feel those kicks.