My 500th Post - $100 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway

{In honour of this special occasion, Grammarly is giving one lucky winner - Canada or US - a $100 Amazon gift card! Read to the end for details!}

Uh, hello, where's the confetti? After three and a half years of blood, sweat and tears (at least two of those literally, I'll keep you guessing which), this is my 500th post here at This Mom Loves!

Despite my occasional phases of being completely overwhelmed (usually at the end of June I want to quit the blog, my freelance writing career, my teaching job, and possibly even run away from my family) once I've had a couple of weeks to decompress, I find my energy and motivation again. (My classroom was set up days ago for September, I've published, written, pitched and been assigned several magazine articles, and I've managed to post here at least a couple of times a week, which is always my goal.)

While this blog really began as an outlet for me, it wouldn't still be going if it weren't for you, whether you've been a regular reader from the start, drop by occasionally, or even if you're a random page view who landed here for some reason from a completely irrelevant web search...since you're still helping me with my stats!

It seems like my loyal readers are a shy bunch, as I get many more emails expressing thoughts/questions about my posts than I do actual comments on the site, and that's fine by me.

Thank you all for keeping me going, and if you feel so moved as to celebrate this milestone in some way, please feel free to follow me by one of the methods below, or just send this link to a friend, family member or coworker who might enjoy This Mom Loves as well!

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Now it's time to go partay! (Translation: soak in the hot tub with a good magazine, and hit the couch with some chocolate for a PVR'd episode of Big Brother. Should I rename the blog This Wild Mom Loves? No, no, then the search engine traffic would be really disappointed....)

Thanks to Grammarly, (an automated grammar check/online proofreader that finds and explains those pesky grammar, spelling, and punctuation mistakes that are bound to find their way into your first draft), one lucky reader will win a $100 Amazon gift card, and as an early bird bonus, the first five people to comment will win a free 3 month premium Grammarly account!

I'm going old-school with this giveaway and just asking you to leave a comment below letting me know what your favourite topic is to read about on blogs (mine, or any other). Maybe it's decorating, entertainment, recipes (sorry!), fashion, current events, crafts, education...you tell me! Make sure there is enough info in your comment so that I can contact you somehow if and when you are a winner!

This giveaway will run until Monday, September 9th at midnight, after which time a winner will be chosen through random number generation. Good luck!