Well, I've been disconnected from the interwebs for a few days so I've only just found out that Smile and Wave has been nominated for Best Family Blog for The Homies on Apartment Therapy! It's always really heartwarming knowing someone thought of this space highly enough to nominate it and that others took the time to cast their vote in agreement. Heartwarming!
Just like most blogger's, I love/hate these contests. One the one hand, it's a great reflection of how many of your readers enjoy your space enough to enthusiastically take time out of their day to click over and vote. It's encouraging to know you're supported in that way! On the other hand, it can easily cause my focus to shift from mutual encouragement of other bloggers to feeling like it's more of a competition, especially in the world of family/lifestyle blogs.
Thankfully you can vote for as many blogs as you like (at least in this round of voting) so you can spend a whole five minutes scrolling down and clicking on every family blog you've ever read if you want! Either way, I'm thankful to whoever put my space up there and for those that have already voted.
In other news, we are without internet at our house or on our phones for a week and I'll be sitting at Starbucks downtown some evenings trying to keep up with e-mails and other online commitments. We've thoroughly enjoyed moving in to our new rental and are more smitten with it's charming old features every day.
We finally have a dishwasher!
Be back soon,
Rachel
Dishwasher = Lifechanging when you're used to going without! Yay!!!!
Posted by: Mac | 03/05/2012 at 06:38 AM
Hi Rachel!!
So cool that you are nominated - just wanted you to know that the link they posted for your blog is actually seems to be your old blogspot blog - don't know if that matters much - just wanted you to know.
A.
P.S. enjoy the dishwasher!!
Posted by: alexandra | 03/05/2012 at 06:56 AM
How exciting and what an honor!!!!
- Sarah
http://agirlintransit.blogspot.com
Posted by: Sarah @http://agirlintransit.blogspot.com/ | 03/05/2012 at 08:28 AM
Just voted! Good luck! :)
Posted by: Jessica Needham | 03/05/2012 at 10:48 AM
Aww congrats! Dishwashers are a gift from above, no joke! We redid our kitchen, and 3 months afterwords the dishwasher broke. We went a good 9 months with out it after that. Torture!!
xo Heather
http://ahopelessnotebook.blogspot.com/
Posted by: Heather | 03/05/2012 at 06:01 PM
Yea for dishwashers! Ours is a tiny model but I am just so thankful to have one! Kelly
Posted by: Kelly | 03/05/2012 at 09:45 PM
Congratulations on the nomination! & giant horray for the dishwasher (as a family of 6 I really appreciate NOT doing dishes by hand)!!!
Posted by: Danielle | 03/06/2012 at 05:54 AM
so happy you have a home! yay for the dishwasher, and yay for you being nominated. your blog is one of my faves, really. so bright and cheery, and homey and full of inspiration for me. thanks for blogging!
Posted by: casey | 03/06/2012 at 07:09 AM
They like you, they really like you. That's exciting.
Vintagehoneybee.blogspot.com
Posted by: Rachel | 03/06/2012 at 09:28 AM
Congrats! And hooray for a dishwasher!
Posted by: ruthie | 03/06/2012 at 07:27 PM
Congrats! You definitely deserve to win although I'm not particularly happy about the thought of looking at the blog world as a competition for readers/voters.
Posted by: Mademoiselle Marie | 03/07/2012 at 08:32 PM
How do I follow?! Comment on my blog and let me know?
Posted by: Elisha(: | 03/08/2012 at 07:22 AM