Best of Blog Awards: Final Voting

Whew!  It's now time for the final voting for the Best of Blog Awards!  Can you believe it?  Some of the votes were EXTREMELY close calls!  You guys have no idea how close-some of the votes came down to only one or two!  Every vote counted.

   

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Step 1: Nominations - COMPLETE! 

Step 2: Voting - COMPLETE!

Step 3: Final Contestant Voting  I will go through the voting results from the previous round and narrow it down to the top 3 in each category and put them back up for voting.  Final voting will last exactly one week and will be open from Thursday, February 20th through Thursday, February 27th.  

Step 4: Awards Ceremony The final awards will be handed out here on the blog on Tuesday, March 4th!  Every winner will get a nifty littler custom button/award that they can display on their blog if they'd like (Stating that they won the award!) and a FREE small ad* on My So-Called Chaos.  (*The free small ads will be for throughout the year, 3-4 bloggers per month scheduled in advance.)

Final Three Bloggers

First off, if you didn't make it to the final three I'm sorry to hear that!  It all came down to the votes-but there's always next year!  

Second, if you did make it to the Final Three HUGE congratulations!  I'm so happy for you!  :D  Here are some new buttons to put on your sidebar to encourage people to vote for you!  Share with your followers, your friends, etc. You could win the title and a free ad spot!

Feel free to choose the color you like most, and if you need to change the size simply change the code where it shows height="300" width="300" to reflect the sizes you need.

    

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 Final Voting

In the form below vote for one person per category.  The categories are mandatory so you have to vote for all categories-if you don't know anyone in the category I would urge you to go through and check them out before voting so that you can find awesome new blogs and blog friends!   BUT if you are pressed for time I wont hold it against you if you just randomly select someone for the category to move on-it's up to you.  :)  Enjoy!  Let me know if you have any questions!  Don't forget to enter the big giveaway!

5 Year Blogiversary Big Blogging Giveaway

Whoa, can you believe I've been blogging here for 5 years? That's crazy! I have made so many amazing friends along the way.  Too many to count or list even!  You are all amazing!  To show you how amazing you are, I teamed up with a handful of my friends to offer you a BIG giveaway!  There are three blogging-related prize packs you can enter to win!  Check it out!

Prize Pack 1 includes all of the above for a value of roughly $423!

Winner's outside the US will get all of the digital goods and a $20 Amazon/Paypal credit for the books.

Prize Pack 2 includes all of the above for a value of roughly $178!

Winner's outside the US will get all of the digital goods and a $20 Amazon/Paypal credit for the books.

Prize Pack 3 includes all of the above for a value of roughly $73!

Winner's outside the US will get all of the digital goods and a $20 Amazon/Paypal credit for the books.

Enter the Giveaway

Giveaway is open worldwide and ends 3/4/2014

All prizes will be sent directly from shop/source/sponsor.

Winners in the US can choose to have the physical books or Kindle versions.

Winner's outside the US will receive all digital items (not including books) & a $20 Amazon Credit.

Entering the Rafflecopter below agrees to all Terms & Conditions within.

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La Fée {Musical Mondays & Giveaway}

What is Musical Mondays?

Musical Mondays is a weekly linky party where we share a song we're into for the week, and talk about why we like it-or why it effects us.  Along with talking about music, I host a (usually) month-long music related giveaway. 

This week's song:

La Fée
by Zaz

French

English

Moi aussi j'ai une fée chez moi Sur les gouttières ruisselantes Je l'ai trouvée sur un toit Dans sa traine brûlante C'était un matin, ça sentait le café Tout était recouvert de givre Elle s'était cachée sous un livre Et la lune finissait ivre Moi aussi j'ai une fée chez moi Et sa traine est brûlée Elle doit bien savoir qu'elle ne peut pas Ne pourra jamais plus voler D'autres ont essayé avant elle Avant toi une autre était là Je l'ai trouvée repliée sous ses ailes Et j'ai cru qu'elle avait froid Moi aussi j'ai une fée chez moi Depuis mes étagères elle regarde en l'air La télévision en pensant Que dehors c'est la guerre Elle lit des périodiques divers Et reste à la maison A la fenêtre, comptant les heures A la fenêtre, comptant les heures Moi aussi j'ai une fée chez moi Et lorsqu'elle prend son déjeuner Elle fait un bruit avec ses ailes grillées Et je sais bien qu'elle est déréglée Mais je préfère l'embrasser Ou la tenir entre mes doigts Moi aussi j'ai une fée chez moi Qui voudrait voler mais ne le peut pas...

I also have a fairy at home On the streaming gutters I found her on a roof In the burning hot train of her dress It was one morning, it smelt like coffee Everything was covered in frost She had hidden under a book And the moon was ending up drunk I also have a fairy at home And the train of her dress is burnt She certainly knows she cannot And will never be able to fly again Others tried before her Before you, another one was here I found her folded under her wings And I thought she was cold I also have a fairy at home From my shelves she looks down To the television, thinking That outside it's war She reads miscellaneous periodicals And stays at home At the window, counting the hours At the window, counting the hours I also have a fairy at home And when she takes her breakfast She makes a noise with her roasted wings And I know well she's dissolute But I prefer to kiss her Or hold her between my fingers I also have a fairy at home Who would like to fly but cannot...

I honestly had no idea what this meant when I heard it, I just knew I was in love with the sound of the song.  I've been listening to French music while I work because I'm trying to get better at hearing it and understanding even if it is just word by word.  It's so cute!  I love Zaz's voice!

What are you listening to this week?

Please grab the button and link up your Musical Mondays post in the linky!

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Now for the Giveaway

Enter to win an MP3 copy of Is There Anybody There by A Great Big World (sent from Amazon)!

This giveaway will run from Monday 2/3/14 to Friday 2/28/13.  It is open worldwide.

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See last month's winner HERE.