Merry Christmas!

Well, I only received three Carnival entries! Here they are:

Find out how to comment on Blogspot blogs on CoolAdzine for Marketers

Share Christmas wishes with CyberCelt on Texas RV Travel blog and Advertising for Success blog.

Angela: "This is just a rant about being late with my holiday cards"

I guess we're done with Carnivals. I have an idea for blog promotion that shouldn't be too hard for me to do. More about that after the New Year.

Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I will be adding new members soon and will be giving this blog an overhaul. I haven't abandoned Blogging Chicks and won't. I remain committed to promoting the blogs of women :-)

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Halloween Posts:

Read one History of Halloween by CyberCelt on Texas RV Travel blog.

CyberCelt says Halloween is my favorite holiday! on CoolAdzine for Marketers blog.

On Advertising for Success, CyberCelt spooks us with a Happy Halloween post.

Andrea:What Are We Celebrating Halloween For Anyway?

Not-Halloween Posts:

Angela: Toy Recalls Aren't All Bad.

Boogiemum: Spilling the Beans

confessing7girl: "cause baby news is something we girls love! Emma Bunton's Baby Beau First Picture"

Michele of Reformed Chicks Blabbing looks at the lyrics for the songs on Brian McLaren's new album and surprisingly finds a couple she likes.

LoonyMom may not be doing the Halloween thing, but that doesn't mean she can't live her own horror story! Come read it in The Blue Screen of DEATH!!!

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Carnival of the Blogging Chicks #54

My head must be so filled with Greek that I didn't realize that I was a week early for Halloween posts (that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it). Send me your Halloween entries this week and I will include them in a section in next weeks Carnival. If you don't want to post about Halloween but want to be in the Carnival, please send me your entry this week and I will include it. Thanks to everyone who sent an entry!

At Centre for Emotional Well-Being Taliah as a psychology cartoon.

At New Zealand Reality TV singer Joe Cotton talks about wearing her magic knickers to make her look slim.

boogiemum: "A train of self-trashing" which is "a look into my disgusting habit of self-loathing."

Ann: "It is about me trying to look at some fears on both sides of my husband's current deployment."

Gretchen: Is Your Life A Daring Adventure?

Mimi Writes: How To Get Your Peace Globe ~ November, 2007

Angela: How I flunked my Google technical phone interview.

Though Darla hasn't quite blogged about Halloween yet she would love to have you pimp yourself and share any fertility advice you might have!

Pamela (The Dust Will Wait) loves Autumn. Visit to see the changes in the Two Trees, and read about a special day where October Danced.

Daniela: Tuesdays with Werner

Carnival of the Blogging Chicks #53

I will try to add any late additions. If I missed your entry, email me and I'll add it. We will be having a Carnival next week. I was thinking about doing a Halloween theme Carnival on Oct. 28, let me know in the comments section if that sounds like fun.

CyberCelt shares her concerns about security of various social networking sites on The Other Face of Facebook on Advertising for Success.

CyberCelt shares a good idea for a Christmas gift for young children in Looking for a Special Gift for a Child? on Endangered Spaces.

boogiemum: "The Burma Connection, about my late discovery of Aung San Suu Kyi and her dedication to Myanmar."

Talia has the results of the latest research that shows children are at risk of obesity if they are female, have on overweight mother or watch television.

New Zealand Reality TV has the latest gossip on The Next Great American Band’s host Dominic Bowden

Michele of Reformed Chicks Blabbing posts a video of the debate between atheist Richard Dawkins and Christian John Lennox.

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Carnival of the Blogging Chicks #52

The Carnival is meant to showcase the blogs, you don't have to send in something that's profound. In fact, it's better to send in something that reflects your blogging style so that potential readers get a feel for what type of a blogger you are. Who knows? They might just think you've got something.

There will be a Carnival next week. Send in whatever is indicative of your blogging style or a post that you want more people to read.

Angel: So What Does A Single Mom Do...

Velveteen Mind reminds us that we are not our money, regardless of our circumstances. I Am a Have but I Happen to Have Not. What about you?

tinyMEME gives all web developer-wannabes a good start in the field by offering a list of more than 30 free and almost free web development and design tools for the freelancer (or pro). Did she miss some of the greatest tools you've ever used? Leave a comment.

On Advertising for Success blog, CyberCelt writes of the woes of being a foreign correspondent or living in a society where news is repressed in Reporters Without Borders.

On CoolAdzine for Marketers blog, CyberCelt tells of the horrors faced by women of every nation, even in the civilized world, in Stop Violence Against Women and Girls.

On Texas RV Travel blog, CyberCelt updates us on the status of the humanitarian disaster on the 21st Century in Genocide in Darfur Continues Today. Warning: what these people live through is not pretty.

CyberCelt bares her soul in I Stand Before You and Weep... on Endangered Spaces blog.

Darla shares candidly about baby making and crocheting for charity. She'd love a few tips!

Gretchen asks "Is cheerleading a thing of the past?"

Michele of Reformed Chicks Blabbing blogs about the "Hallelujah Diet."

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The Carnival of the Blogging Chicks #51

We will be having a Carnival next week, still no theme (sorry). Select whatever post you want to promote and email me a description and a link. Use the following entries as an example. I'll try to remember to post a reminder. The will come to your mailbox if you put your email address in the form that's located on the sidebar. (It's an email of our feed from Feedburner.)

At New Zealand Reality TV everyone’s raving about the new BBC show How to Look Good Naked which focuses on body image and feeling good from the inside out.

Miss Prozac talks about reality TV host Lee-Anne Wann’s eating disorder, chronic fatigue and battle of the bulge at New Zealand Reality TV

Lori of Blogging with Cents blogs about "Male Selective Hearing" and at "A Cowboy's Wife" she blogs about "That Special Moment."

Pamela, of The Dust Will Wait, Fun Monday Good Deed

CyberCelt details the latest action to be taken to keep the Internet free and neutral in her post on Endangered Spaces blog.

CyberCelt wants to remind everyone about Bloggers Against Abuse on September 27, 2007 on Advertising for Success blog.

Malissa's Merry Go Round -- Fall is in the air

Talia Mana offers a quick and simple guide to goal setting.

Michele of Reformed Chicks Blabbing blogs about the lawsuit brought against God by a state senator.

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Carnival of the Blogging Chicks #50

OK, just to review how the Carnival works, it's real simple. Out of all the posts that you write next week, pick one and then email me a one or two sentence description with the link to the post. That's it. I put up a reminder here each week. If you are missing the reminders, then subscribe to the email RSS feed and a reminder will be sent (it's located in the sidebar). We will be having a Carnival next week.

Talia from Centre for Emotional Well-Being suggests you try “urge surfing” to battle cravings for food, ciggies, alcohol or any other destructive habit

CyberCelt asks you to please take action on Racism Rears Its Ugly Head in Jena, LA on Advertising for Success.

Never one to back down from a potentially tasty challenge, in Dreaming What Ifs... Karmyn R tries out a new recipe.

Diva Days: The allure of red lipsick still calls us today, but there are some tricks to getting away with it.

The Tall Poppy: The Twitter phenomenon has left some of us wondering what all the fuss is.

smithical: the sense of wonder

Michele of Life Under the Sun and her daughter Sarah (mostly Sarah :-) wrote a review haiku of "King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters."

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Carnival of the Blogging Chicks #49

I almost forget to post this! I think I better go back to posting it in the morning. Thanks to everyone who sent me an entry.

CyberCelt shares how you may make a difference in eliminating the environmental causes of breast cancer in Not My Breasts! on Losing Proposition blog.

CyberCelt asks your support for the victims of Katrina in Two Years After Katrina . . . on the Endangered Spaces blog.

CyberCelt offers her 5-part series on disaster preparation in one downloadable Adobe Acrobat document on Texas RV Travel.

In Dreaming What Ifs, Karmyn R finds that sometimes using Sitemeter gives more information that one really wants to know.

MC Milker: Centering - a time-out alternative

Stop on by Julie Carobini's beach pad for a chat with fella blogging chick, Camy Tang.

After reading the latest scandal in the news with Sen. Craig, T. opines about moral rights.

Michele of Life Under the Sun took her 15-year old to Stardust and both loved it!

Talia introduces Dominic Bowden, the new host of The Next Great American Band at New Zealand Reality TV. If you’re wondering why you’ve never heard of him before, it’s because he’s a kiwi!

Talia from the Centre for Emotional Well-Being asks what the difference is between overeating and bingeing.

Carnival of the Blogging Chicks #48

Thanks to everyone who sent an entry. There will be a Carnival next week if I get entries :-)

CyberCelt shares How to Read Only Relevant News on Advertising for Success blog.

CyberCelt shares the winner of the Union of Concerned Scientists editorial carton contest on Endangered Spaces blog.

CyberCelt shares how you can Take Your Memories on the Road With You on Texas RV Travel blog.

Zenaida: Friday F: FOOD

Michelle raises the taboo subject of handling pet waste and discovers an eco-friendly solution for dog owners.

Angela: "Here's my first carnival entry, titled 'In Defense of Baby Einstein' where I rant about the recent news that try to prove that watching these videos is actually detrimental to baby development. "

Catez Stevens: "I recently enjoyed of one the local New Zealand attractions - a night revolving in Orbit with loved ones."

Gretchen: To celebrate the my site's second birthday, I am holding a Blogging Contest. Five winners will receive a shirt of their choice from the Girls Can't WHAT? Shop.

In Dreaming What Ifs Karmyn R decides that getting older isn't all its cracked up to be in Too Much Information

Is happiness an illusion? Talia reviews ‘Stumbling on Happiness’ and finds all is not as it seems.

Darla took a bite of life's big fat sauerkraut, baloney, gouda, hollandaise, hot dog burrito.

confessing7girl: "its about Ugly Betty season one DVD release and some spoilers on season 2! Plus photos of the cast attending the DVD release party!"

Robin from PENSIEVE recently re-designed her blog in a way that captures her personality...and she found a "telling" and compelling Personality Test that you might want to include in a future post of your own.

Thumps Up

For those who might miss having a Carnival this week there's the Thumbs Up Carnival. A new Carnival for those of you who want to highlight those who make a positive difference.

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There will be no Carnival next week but there will be one the following week.

Michele from Life Under the Sun did not like Thr3e

A Cowboy's Wife: "Keeping Your Man Happy" and "Don't Slave Away...Win Jay"

Gretchen What if Japan refuses to apologize?

Join Tasra Dawson for the End of Summer Blog-Abration at Lessons from the Scrapbook Page. It's your chance to win some amazing prizes, including a $150 Shopping Spree from Christa Taylor's chic clothing line.

CyberCelt has good news to report about the situation in Darfur on Texas RV Travel blog.

CyberCelt has bad news about the drought in Arizona on Endangered Spaces blog.

Oh Mr. Darcy! Stop by Julie Carobini's site to discover which Jane Austen heroine you most resemble.

Confessing7girl: "Celebrity Aging"

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Julie and McD @ Another Chance Ranch are watching their new home go up. Come on over and see the progress.

Talia from Centre for Emotional Well-Being tells us who the results of the survey Who are the most important leaders in the Self Improvement Industry?

Michele from Life Under the Sun blogs about her recent visit with her 90 year old grandma and the fun of taking her to places she hadn't been before like an Amish farm and Panera Bread!

Gretchen: "Food Commercials Make Me Sick - Stop selling sex with my burger!"

T: "Two things happened last week: We went on a road trip up the East Coast to Martha's Vineyard and I read the sports page! I loved what I saw and amazed at what I learned!"

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Mercy's Maid: "I've started a new blogging challenge called "The Junk In the Trunk Experiment." I'm asking bloggers to take a picture of what's in the trunk of their car and tell everyone what the trunk contents say about their lives."

Swampwitch at Anecdotes, Antidotes, and Anodes has presented the Fifth Swampy Award.

Julie Carobini's kids, who are about as different as sugar and salt, found a reason to whoop it up during their week away at church camp.

Confessing7girl has Eva Longoria & Tony Parker Wedding Pictures

Wanna know see what's new from Nestea in Taiwan? Go to Amanda's following an unknown path to find out.

Malissa shares the joy of mothering a boy.

Michele of Reformed Chicks Blabbing shares 5 things she digs about Jesus.

Carnival of the Blogging Chicks #43

Sorry about that, I almost forgot about the Carnival! As you can see we didn't receive many posts, you can submit anything you posted this week, don't be shy :-) Email me your entry. This post will probably sit here all week and you may even get a hit or two :-)

From Talia at Centre for Emotional Well-Being: How useful is children's art as a diagnostic tool?

Mama Duck presents 13 outdoor birthday food ideas.

In the wake of terrible flooding in Texas, CyberCelt shares where visitors to Texas can check weather, lake and river levels, and road conditions on Texas RV Blog. She asks that you do the same for visitors to your state.

Amanda from following an unknown path discusses the results of a really fun design style quiz. So, what's your design style?

Mary's post talks briefly about a sweet boy with Autism that has learned to use humor to communicate.

Travel Betty: "It's about my climb up Mt. Sinai a couple months back."

Loni: "Here is a post from last week on friends of ours stuck in Cambodia as they are trying to bring their adopted children home after 18 months of no-ends of paperwork and hassles."

Carnival will be up this afternoon

I'm running late this morning so it will have to wait until I return from church. This will give you more time to send me your entry.

Carnival of the Blogging Chicks #42

We will be having a Carnival next week but there will not be a theme. Email me if you want to be in the Carnival and I will try to add you.

LeftCoastOnlooker was thinking about Flag Day last week.

Swampwitch: "Come Celebrate My Birthday with Me"

Diva blogs about when opportunity knocks

Anne: "Why is it all so complicated?"

Southern Girl: "This is my Father's Day tribute to my dad that I posted last Sunday."

Find out the connection between coffee and creativity at Tasra's blog, Lessons from the Scrapbook Page.


Talia: Meditation improves focus and performance.

Gattina blogs about her new identity card.

CyberCelt shares her thoughts on Father's Day on Advertising for Success blog.

T: Blogs about Father's Day.

Malissa asks for prayer for her sister.

Michelle asks the question, “What’s important to you?” as she reflects upon her recent teaching experience that raised public awareness about the consumption of plastic bags in her statistics course.

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Carnival of the Blogging Chicks #41

If you would like to join the Carnival this week, email me and I'll add your entry. We will be having a Carnival every week through the summer, so get your entries in. Since there is no theme, why not submit a post so we can see what you've been blogging about each week.

BTW, we have over 850 blogs on the blogroll now. I spent the last week trying to catch up on the additions but as soon as I add the old bunch, I get a whole new bunch of requests to join the blogroll.

Michelle seeks beauty despite seeing a refinery located on Lake Michigan.

CyberCelt shares the history of Juneteenth in Texas on Texas RV Travel blog.

I'm Just Sayin: "Memories"... "I'm not sure how to describe it, just trying to figure out how to stay connected to my past and still live happily in the present."

Talia Mana: Should babies be tested for predisposition to disease and illness? Ethical and medical consideration of genetic testing…

Anne: A Fable of Three Men and a Baby.

Michele of Reformed Chicks Blabbing posts some thoughts on the debate between Christopher Hitchens (an atheist) and Dr. Mark Roberts (a Christian).

MC Milker writes about Kids meals in Pass the Pistachio Pork- no Kids Menus

Let your compassionate side through when you Buy a book, Feed a child through Julie Carobini's blog all summer long.

Darla gets knocked out by "Knocked Up"

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Carnival of the Blogging Chicks #40

You guys should know the drill by now. If anyone wants to participate, email me and I will include your entry later today.

CyberCelt shares great trips for parents with children, courtesy of National Geographic, on Texas RV Travel blog.

Mama Duck presents Messy party ideas - part 3

The Artist: "Summer Savings"

Gretchen at Girls Can't WHAT? discusses gender discrimination by explaining "I am worth just as much as HE is."

Talia blogs about how her sleeping disorder got misdiagnosed, "Sleep Disorder Misdiagnosed as mental illness, fibromyalgia, alien abductions!"

Culture expresses itself in many ways big and small. Amanda over at following an unknown path explains culture difference #312--uh, actually, she show us what her Taiwanese keys look like.

Michele at Life Under the Sun blogs about her interpretation of 1 Timothy 2:11-12 which has implications for women theobloggers.

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We are having a Carnival tomorrow

Just a reminder there will be a Carnival tomorrow if I receive some entries :-) You can enter anything you like so it shouldn't be that difficult.

BTW, we now have over 800 blogs on the blogroll but I haven't gone through the it lately so that number is probably smaller. I will be going through it next week and will be removing the dead links.

Also, I'm still trying to clean out my inbox but I keep receiving new requests. I feel like I'm in a sinking ship and I'm trying to bail out the water as fast as I can only to see it come flooding back in twice as fast.

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Carnival of The Blogging Chicks #39 Successful Blogging Tips

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