The 2012 Matsutake Awards

Me:   Ms. Norwood, what's the deal with all these blog awards I keep seeing in sidebars? More importantly, why don't I have one?

N:  I don't know what you're talking about, dear. Was there a red carpet event?

Me:  No, you know all these "top mom craft blog" awards. What do I need to do to get one of those? Stencil a chevron pattern on my forehead?

N:  Well, your eyebrows could use some help.

Me:  I'm serious.

N:  I don't see why it bothers you so much.

Me:  Because I'm here all day stuck in this house alone with the kids. And then Don comes home and gets to be the hero.

N:  You're quoting Betty Draper again, dear. Your husband's name is Jon, not Don.

Me:  Did I look like her as I was saying it?

N:  You definitely need some lipstick.

Me:  Yeah, yeah, get me my lipstick and I'll say it again. There. I'm stuck here all day in the house..."

N:  You need to blot.

Me: "I'm ready for my close up, Mr. Demille." Ok, ok, sorry, I didn't mean to scare you. Please come out from under the bed. Did I look like her?

N:  Well, like season 5 Betty. You need more structured undergarments. I keep telling you that.

Me:  Wait til I get my hair highlighted next week.

N:  What were we talking about?

Me:  Babble.

N:  Yes, you are babbling, dear.

Me:  No, the blog awards.

N:  Oh, for heavens sake. Your worth should come from within. From very structured undergarments. 

Me: You're totally right. I'm going to make up my own awards.


So without further ado, I bring you the 2012 Matsutakes, the annual award that is my way of saying thank you for reading my blog, thank you for sharing yours, and thank you for all that do for the blogosphere. Please determine which one or ones best fit your blog and your mood and your need to feel appreciated. Download them freely and often. Because you're good enough, smart enough, and you have a blog. And you don't need someone else to tell you that. But I will anyway.

The #1 Best Blog Award. Download this one and just cut to the chase. You rock and we both know it. 

The Shiny Hair Award. This award comes from the heart of my inner drunk sorority girl. Download this one because I like you and you're the kind of friend that would hold back my hair back when I'm barfing in the parking lot behind a car after drinking too much at a party and your hair is soooo shiny. Oh god, why did I eat all those nachos?

The Styluvliscious Award. Download this one if you blogged some stuff that you like. I love stuff and so do you. 

The Dinner Award. Because you made dinner for the kids. You bought the groceries, made it all by yourself, and served it to them. It isn't photographable, it's just chicken and rice or something but there's a vegetable in there even though they won't even eat it and now the kitchen is wrecked and you do it night after night after night. Every mom deserves this award.

The Craft Genius Award. Download this one if you made something really awesome, because everyone should be called a craft genius at some point. You have really great ideas! I had no idea you could do that with hot glue! Your husband doesn't get it, but I do. Download two of these if you incorporated glitter into your project. 

The Daily Achievement Award. I was going to call this "The Lifetime Achievement Award" but I didn't want to put that much pressure on you. One day at at a time. You're doing great!

The Peinture D'Or Award. Did you spray paint something? I love it! It looks awesome! Take that, all you "I liked the before better" apartment therapy commenters. 

The Gifted Thrifter Award. How do you find that stuff? I hate you! How come when I go to the thrift store it just looks like the crap that I donated last week? Take your award and get out of here. I'm so jealous!!!

So there you go guys. If you want, you can leave me a comment telling me about which awards you took and leave a link to your blog so we can all check you out. Good work! You're awesome!

xoxoxo

Katie