Instead of doing a typical year-end review of things — I had a baby, and then I got really sad and angry, and then I ended up in a psyche ward, and now the baby has teeth, it was a good year — I thought I would open up a post about the women on the Internet who have touched my life.
Most of the year-end reviews I have read include a whole bunch of links to men and their websites and then more men and then more men. It’s not that I don’t think men contribute a whole stinking bunch to this wonderful place, I just think it’s time to REPRESENT, ladies. We are writing, we are designing, we are setting standards. We are uniting, we are building communities, we are giving the world a more friendly, more empathic, more beautiful voice.
Here is just a small list of the women who have helped me survive this year:
Heather Powazek Champ
Gail Armstrong
Claire Robertson
Margaret Mason
Sarah Brown
Mrs. Kennedy
Mimi Smartypants
Rebecky
Jenandtonic
Melly
Sarah Hepola
Finslippy
Melissa S.
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Julie
Juliet Martinez
Tracie Masek
My Lovely Beth
getupgrrl
French Toast Girl
Deb
Leahpeah
Shauny
Dotmoms
Old Hag
Kelly
Brooke
Please feel free to post a link in the comments to the women you feel have contributed to this whole wonderful Inter-world: Designers, writers, crafters, mothers, sisters, friends, lovers, photographers, editors, painters, illustrators, geeks, nerds, dog and cat owners.
Happy New Year, Ladies. Thank you for sharing your lives with me. It’s good to be alive.