Giving Away the Giveaways

I have loved every second (alright, nearly every second) of managing Bloggy Giveaways.  I've been especially partial to highlighting mom-owned-and-operated businesses--you enterprising mommas out there have blown me away with your creativity.

But managing that site, as much as I enjoyed it, was beginning to clean my plate, time-wise.  It generated a lot of work, and I simply wasn't able to keep up with the stuff there, and here, and at BlogHer. 

Not wanting to leave you giveaway-loving chickadees in a lurch, I scoured the internet high and low for exactly the right person to take the site over.

Okay, so there was no scouring.

The most blog-savvy person I know happens to be one of my best friends.  She writes (very well) there and there, and so she has the perfect track record for managing another site. 

And also, she watches my daughter so I can get my hair cut.  It's a good trade.

Anyway, much to my relief, Melanie is running Bloggy Giveaways from here on out, and I hope you regular Bloggy Giveaways readers will lend her your support.  She's going to do a wonderful job, doing clever things with it I never even thought of, I'm sure.  The site looks the very same but the RSS feed has changed, so please head over there and change your subscription! 

Comments

[chilihead]

Thank you for trusting me with your baby. ;) All of them--the real ones and the blog.

[kris]

Shannon, this is a rather random comment, I am sure. I am a single twenty-something and just started dating a really great guy. One thing we've been doing to get to know each other better, besides, of course, lots of talking, is sharing our favorite books, websites and blogs. I sent him your blog as my "show and tell for the day" last Wednesday and he told me last night that he got to reading your About Me and thought we had a lot in common. I laughed so hard at that, because we don't, but I admire you a lot and can only hope that a few years down the line I am as great and witty as you are! I was so very honored to be compared to you. :)

[Penny Raine]

thanks for the heads up! hey by the way, how do I line up something for a give away? I have a current FireSale to raise funds for my daughter's wedding. You can see it here http://www.pennyraine.com/all-american and I would love to give one of the packages away. Can you tell me how to do that?
blessings, Penny Raine
http://www.pennyraine.com/blog

[daring one]

Just yesterday I was thinking, "HOW DOES SHANNON DO IT ALL?" I'm glad you're easing up on yourself a bit.

[Liz]

Wonder if Chili will write my blog for me while I take a maternity leave?

(j/k!)

[Amy]

I can sympathize- it can be a lot of work. I am so happy that you have found someone who can take it over and relieve some of the burden from your shoulders. You rock, Shannon!

[Janice (5 Minutes for Mom)]

I understand how sites can take over your life! Glad you found a good solution for you. And Melanie is so awesome that it will be in GREAT hands! :)