A-W-E-S-O-M-E...awesome, awesome tot-tal-ly

Sorry ladies and gents, I was tapping into my inner cheerleader up there. Sometimes you just need to shake your pom poms once in a while, y'know?

You know who else is a good cheerleader? My fellow blogistas. I love me some bloggy bloggers so much that I feel like whipping out an award just to show you how much I love you.

Ms. La Belle Mere recently awarded L'Erin Experiment with a Awesome Girl Award and I have to tell you, I was giddy when I saw this award. It's a cool design and the comments Rebecca (LBM for those not familiar) said made me want to hop a plane to England just to give Becks a huge hug.

Like most blog awards, it's now my privilege to tell you about some awesome bloggeristas I think are very awesome girls. Without further adieu...

Nilsa of SoMiSpeaks. I've been following Nilsa for over a year now and her blog posts never disappoint. She's a fellow Chicagoan who writes about her life as a newly married sass-a-pants who lives a life I often dream of. Nilsa is not a stepmom, but don't let that stop you from checking out her blog. She's got a killer sense of humor and is very poignant and honest.

The Blended Family Soap Opera. I love this site. It's like Stepchicks meets The View but with much better attitude and hair. The BFSO is a fairly comprehensive site for anyone in a stepfamily and includes Q&As, articles, and even an Advisory Board. The site is written by some amazing women: Kela Price, Julia Rutland, and Diane Greene.

The Grown-Up Child. As a member of the Stepmom/Stepdaughter hybrid posse, I love finding sites that also talk about the issues that children of divorce face. I've met with Carolyn, the site's creator over email and she's an incredibly charming woman with an even more incredible site where she writes about the kids' side of the divorce equation. A great read if you've never been a child of a divorce or are struggling to understand the emotions of watching your parents split.

And Wednesday Martin. I think I have a bit of a highly intellectual girl crush on Wednesday. She's one of my Stepmom Superheros and I want to be just like her if I ever get my PhD. In addition to penning Stepmonster, she's also wickedly talented and blogs for Psychology Today as well as on her own site. If you haven't checked her out yet, do so....immediately. Or else the entire Stepmom Posse will put a plague on both your houses. (j/k!)

There you have it: women I am inspired by and want to be like in bloggyblogland. Now your turn: Who are your favorite bloggers and why?