Carnival of Project Blogger week #2 Review

This past week, I hosted the Carnival of Project Blogger.   Unlike week #1 host (Justin from the CREN Blog), my criteria was that the articles didn't necessarily have to be about real estate. I asked the Apprentices to submit their favorite articles. Period. Ones that they felt were the best. My only stipulation was that the articles met the submission guidelines as outlined at The Carnival of Project Blogger. I waited with anticipation... 

As it turned out, I only received eight articles. Of the eight, two missed the deadline. One by eight minutes. One by eight hours. Which was too bad because both were really interesting! And one submission was a 3 part article that didn't meet the one article guideline.

On Sunday afternoon, I sat down to read the submitted articles.  To me, blogs are all about connecting with the consumer. So that is how I decided to judge my week.  I would read all the articles, and the one that grabbed me the most (connected with me on a personal level) is the one that I would announce as the winner of the Carnival this week. Since I am new to blogging, it was not for me to judge based on formatting and other technical stuff.

So without further adieu...

The top 5 articles this past week were-

#5- Julie Ferenzi

Julie's article is about the Plainfield Spring Fest. She mixes in area information with her personal memories. I like to read about what's happening in other towns, and Julie's post gave me lots of information about what was happening this past weekend!

#4- Kelly Kilpatrick

Kelly's article was about "Bike to Work Week" in the Orange County area. Kelly's article mixed data with personal commentary. I could sense her intelligence, humor, and frustration with the traffic situation in Orange County.

#3- Mary Pope-Handy

Mary wrote an article about Real Estate Hazards. Like most of us she has experienced some pretty strange things in her real estate career. The naked homeowner is one I have come across myself. They sure never warn you about stuff like this in Real Estate School! 

#2- Ines Hegedus-Garcia

Ines wrote about being a Perfectionist in her article entitled Perfectionist - to be or not to be .The reader got to go into the mind of Ines and see her thought process on a daily basis. It was very enlightening. As a fellow perfectionist, I can completely relate and my vote for her was that she was/is normal. :)

#1- Tisza Major-Posner

Tisza's article grabbed me in practically the first sentence. It is a very personal story and I think that is why it deserved to win the Carnival. Since we just celebrated Mother's Day, Tisza's article "Stepping" Into Parenthood... A Mother's Day Gift" was on her personal story about her experiences with motherhood. As someone who has been trying to have a child for over 5 years, her story hit very close to home. I shared her dreams, her heartbreak, and her laughs. I could very easily put myself in her shoes.

Thank you all for submitting your articles. It was a great honor to be the host this past week.

Best of luck to all of you with the remaining weeks of Project Blogger!