Alicia wins the coveted title of Hottest Mom 2012 (her crown and sash are in the mail) and wins fabulous prizes from Hamilton Beach and Mabel’s Labels!
Since it was such a tight race, it is absolutely necessary to give wet, slurpy kisses to our fabulous runner-up, the smart, sassy and stunning….
I have come a long way in my walk through motherhood. I started out scared and lost and grasping at every “technique” and “style” that seemed popular.
It’s only since settling into life with three ladies that I have really discovered comfort on my own terms. I’ve got a confidence about my life now that plays out in my appearance. Because when you can look at yourself and know that it was you all along accomplishing the things that make you so proud: it can’t and it shouldn’t be hidden.
I have discovered that my quirks give me enough of an edge to stick out in a crowd and I’m a natural extrovert…a bit of an attention-whore if I’m honest! I am a talker, a constant talker. A friend once told me that I say all the things that everyone is always thinking inside. I see no point in putting a fake sugar coating on a life that is real, so I put it all out there; good, bad and ugly on my blog, Life With Ladies.
It’s a string of love letters to the testament of my life as it is in real time, and a snapshot for my daughters to look back on and know that I was once a real woman too, behind all those rules & peanut butter sandwiches. It doesn’t hurt that I’ve got a tall, dark and handsome man at my side telling me I’m gorgeous and giving me confidence and, yeah probably a bit of swagger in my step too.
Success should first be found within. I think a woman’s greatest ally, and often her biggest competitor, is herself. Any of us can probably pick out 17 things on any given day that we’ve done wrong, dwell on them and call ourselves a failure. It takes courage to admit that you didn’t do everything right, but you had the best intentions and tomorrow will be better. And then make it true.
That’s where confidence is built. And that’s where my “hotness” comes from. Throw on a thrifted bird shirt, some of your grandma’s fake pearls, squeeze yourself into those skinny jeans and heels- and work it. I just show the world what I already know- I am a hot mom!
Thanks for the nod, it’s an incredible group to be a part of!
I have come a long way in my walk through motherhood. I started out scared and lost and grasping at every “technique” and “style” that seemed popular.
It’s only since settling into life with three ladies that I have really discovered comfort on my own terms. I’ve got a confidence about my life now that plays out in my appearance. Because when you can look at yourself and know that it was you all along accomplishing the things that make you so proud: it can’t and it shouldn’t be hidden.
I have discovered that my quirks give me enough of an edge to stick out in a crowd and I’m a natural extrovert…a bit of an attention-whore if I’m honest! I am a talker, a constant talker. A friend once told me that I say all the things that everyone is always thinking inside. I see no point in putting a fake sugar coating on a life that is real, so I put it all out there; good, bad and ugly on my blog, Life With Ladies.
It’s a string of love letters to the testament of my life as it is in real time, and a snapshot for my daughters to look back on and know that I was once a real woman too, behind all those rules & peanut butter sandwiches. It doesn’t hurt that I’ve got a tall, dark and handsome man at my side telling me I’m gorgeous and giving me confidence and, yeah probably a bit of swagger in my step too.
Success should first be found within. I think a woman’s greatest ally, and often her biggest competitor, is herself. Any of us can probably pick out 17 things on any given day that we’ve done wrong, dwell on them and call ourselves a failure. It takes courage to admit that you didn’t do everything right, but you had the best intentions and tomorrow will be better. And then make it true.
That’s where confidence is built. And that’s where my “hotness” comes from. Throw on a thrifted bird shirt, some of your grandma’s fake pearls, squeeze yourself into those skinny jeans and heels- and work it. I just show the world what I already know- I am a hot mom!
Thanks for the nod, it’s an incredible group to be a part of!
What makes me a hot mum? My children are my inspiration for all that I do, but what do I do for myself? I lose myself in my hobbies – I love to paint, take photographs, sew and bake. I disappear into my ‘workshop’ in the evenings with a nice glass of wine and create wonderful things. I read books that aren’t about a brown bear or a hungry caterpillar. I plan date nights with my husband and get dressed up and get butterflies as though it’s our first date, every single time.
The key to happiness is being happy with yourself. It’s not about how much money you make, how many friends you or your bra size. It’s not the number on your jeans, or the names on the labels.
I love the ones who surround me – from my husband and my children, to my friends and our families. I try to keep my life drama-free, so I slimmed down my friends quite a bit- well, they helped me slim that list down when I had some real life drama when my third baby was born and faced with many medical challenges. It’s times such as these that show you who your real friends are. My real friends were shining bright, and the others were sucking my energy out while I was living a real life heart-wrenching drama of my own.
How do I juggle it all? I sneak little bits of time when I can. My house is constantly busy, as you can imagine, so I take 5 minutes here and there to do something for myself. I use nap time to my advantage – I get my cleaning done usually while they’re sleeping so when the husband comes home in the eve I can either snuggle up with him on the couch or go down and work in my workshop. I also hired a mother’s helper who comes over from time to time to spend time with the kids while I do things for myself at home.
My children amaze me with the things they learn and do- and I take pride in knowing that I am a big part of that. That alone is extremely fulfilling for me, but when I finish a book from start to finish I get a little warm fuzzy inside. When I drink a coffee and it remains hot until the last sip, I feel the same amount of pride. It’s all in how you make it.
A woman is successful when she can look at her life and say, “hey…I made that. I did that. I am proud of myself.” I don’t need validation for the things that I do, or the things I have achieved. While validation and cheering squads are lovely, I don’t need them to know that I am successful and happy.
How do I take care of me? I wear clean clothes with no holes in them, even though I stay home. I put makeup on. I get my hair done. I eat well and exercise when time allows (even if it means walking with the quad stroller -yes, four seats and the vizsla to the park a few blocks away instead of the one down the street). I meet my friends for coffee after the kids are in bed once in a while. I daydream, and I set goals….and I smile. I smile every single day.
First of all, I just wanted to say a big thank you for everybody’s votes.
I am a mother of two amazing kids, my daughter is eight years old and my son is three. They truly keep me busy. I am going to be honest with you and I am sure you all agree, there are days when I am ready to pull my hair out…. It is important that we take some time off for ourselves, to relax and refresh our minds and bodies. I like to hang out with my friends, enjoy pilates and walks and I also keep a vegetable garden at my mother in laws farm I find it very relaxing even though it is hard work to keep a garden. I when we can love to go out and spend time with my hubby – dates nights are important especially since we have such busy lives.
To keep a happy family we as mother need to be happy and content with ourselves and with who we are. Do not be afraid to express your real emotions to your spouse and to your friends, ask for help when you feel overwhelmed.
I stay home with my kids but I also run my own photography business. Juggling everything is tough: family, kids, business, life… but with the help of great family and friends it is possible do to everything. I love capturing moments that people can cherish forever. Success can be measured with my kinds of measuring cups. 🙂 To me a succesful woman is who is happy with who she is and what she has. I love my kids and my husband, to me that is life’s biggest success.
I’ve come to realize I don’t know what ‘Hot’ actually is.
I really don’t.
For a long time I thought it was about needing to be a certain way. There was a beautiful, crafted, woman in my brain who seemed to at once point out what I could be and what I would never be.
She was hot. I was lacking.
She knew all the right things to do and say. Me? Not so much.
I was the bass guitarist to her lead singer.
I was my own foolhardy sidekick.
I lived in my own shadow for years.
And then I became a mom, and everything changed.
I’m going to be honest. Hot is still not the first word that comes to mind when I think of myself. I’m intense, relentless, and an idealist with a temper.
I have bed head that rivals a Fraggles’ and fingernails in a perpetual state of chipping colour.
I am 34 and I still get zits. That I squeeze. There. I’ve confessed it.
I am notorious for running out the door with only one armpit or leg shaved.
I have cellulite and I wear booty shorts anyways.
My legs are always full of colourful bruises; the result of various toddler driven vehicles.
No matter how put together I feel I look, I feel the best accessorized with some diapers and a soother in my purse.
I offer baby wipes to my clients at high power meetings.
My detox diet tends to favour red meat and red wine.
My favourite look involves a hat and oversize sunglasses, pyjama bottoms, and an oversize shirt.
If I only have dried bits of food and coffee stains on my clothes, it’s a good day.
I guess I’ve finally come into my own.
I’m real. Maybe a little too real. But I’m ok with that. I know that I don’t know everything. I’m an imperfect free spirit. Most importantly I see the universe in the eyes of my child even when she’s puking on me.
And you know what?
Even then I still feel like a rock star.
That’s pretty damn hot.
Best of luck to all the stunning mamas in this competition.
We are excited to announce our second Hottest Moms Contest!
What makes a mom “hot”? Her personality? Style? Humour? The fact that she can be a mom but still take care of herself? Tell us what you think!
You can also nominate someone (Fill in the second form)!
In order to enter this fun don’t-take-this-too-seriously contest, all you have to do is:
1. Upload ONE photo with approximately 100 words about you and describing what makes you a “hot mom” OR nominate someone you think is a “hot mom”. Nominees will be contacted.
2. Photos will then be posted on amotherworld.com for judging and voting.
3. Contestants will be narrowed down to five. Those five will then be invited to submit a short post (up to 400 words) on what makes them a “hot mom”.
4. These essays and photos will then be posted for judging and voting.
5. After consideration of the photos, votes and essays, a winner will be chosen. The winner will be featured on amotherworld.com and be the face of Hottest Moms!
We have fabulous prizes for the Hottest Moms Contest:
Rules: Contestants must be moms and over the age of 18. Photographs must have been taken within two (2) years before the date of entry and may not previously have won an award. The photograph must not contain obscene, defamatory, sexually explicit, or otherwise objectionable or inappropriate content. Photographs of this nature will be removed and entrant will be disqualified. All entries must be submitted and received by June 15, 2012 at 11:59 pm ET.
AMW will then post all entries on amotherworld.com for viewing until June 30, 2012. Votes will be by readers leaving comments on the Contest page.
AMW reserves the right to examine the original photograph/source material in order to confirm compliance with these rules. Contest consists of the number of comments plus judging. The top five winners will be chosen on or around July 1, 2012, and notified by email. Decisions of the judges are final.
The five contestants will then be invited to write their essay and submit by July 7, 2012. The photos and essays will then appear on www.amotherworld.com and open to voter comments. We also have a surPRIZE pack for one lucky voter.
A final winner will be chosen by July 31, 2012. The First Place winner will be featured on the Hottest Moms Facebook page and amotherworld.com along with their essay of what makes a mom “hot”!
What makes a mom “hot”? Her personality? Style? Humour? The fact that she can be a mom but still take care of herself? HOT is a state of mind!
Our Hottest Moms Contest has been narrowed down to four contestants. Now, they need your vote!
To vote, please leave a comment saying, “I vote for ______”! You may only vote once! Please base your vote on photo AND the essay because being a hot mom is not just about looks!
Those who vote will be entered to win an amotherworld SUR-PRIZE pack of goodies! (voting ends May 24, 2011)
The First Place winner will be the face of our Hottest Moms Facebook page and our Hot Moms page on www.amotherworld.com.
We have fabulous prizes for the Hottest Moms Facebook Photo Contest winners from Passion Parties, courtesy of Natalie Hjelsvold, Sensuality Coach and Romance Therapist!
Find your inner diva and set her free with lotions, potions and toys! Every woman should laugh in the bedroom and enjoy intimacy to its fullest, with or without a partner.
3. Upload ONE photo of you on the Hottest Moms Fan Page, with 50-100 words in the Caption section describing what makes you a “hot” mom.
4. Get your friends to “like” the photo!
5. The number of “likes” will narrow down the contestants to the top FIVE. The five contestants will then be asked to write a more detailed essay on what makes them “HOT”. These essays will be published on www.amotherworld.com.
6. After consideration of the photos, votes and essays, a winner will be chosen. The winner will be featured on www.amotherworld.com and be the face of Hottest Moms!
Contest closes March 31, 2011.
We have fabulous prizes for the our Hottest Moms Facebook Photo Contest winners from Passion Parties!http://www.passionateplaygirl.yourpassionconsultant.com/Find your inner diva and set her free with lotions, potions and toys! Every woman should laugh in the bedroom and enjoy intimacy to its fullest, with or without a partner.
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Thanks to Natalie Hjelsvold, Sensuality Coach and Romance Therapist for the prizes!Rules:Contestants must be moms and over the age of 18. Photographs must have been taken within two (2) years before the date of entry and may not previously have won an award. The photograph must not contain obscene, defamatory, sexually explicit, or otherwise objectionable or inappropriate content. Photographs of this nature will be removed and entrant will be disqualified.All entries must be submitted and received by March 31, 2011 at 11:59 pm ET. amotherworld and Hottest Moms reserve the right to examine the original photograph/source material in order to confirm compliance with these rules. Contest consists of the number of votes on Facebook plus judging. The top five winners will be chosen on or around April 15, 2011, and notified by email. Decisions of the judges are final. The five contestants will then be invited to write their essay and submit by April 30, 2011. The photos and essays will then appear on www.amotherworld.com and a final winner will be chosen by June 15, 2011.The First Place winner will be featured on the Hottest Moms Facebook page and www.amotherworld.com along with their essay of what makes a mom “hot”!
Complete Contest Rules
Hottest Mom Contest
Term: The amotherworld and Hottest Moms Contest (contest “Sponsor”) begins January 15th and ends March 31, 2010 (the “Contest”). Information on how to enter and prizes form part of these official rules (“Official Rules”). By submitting an entry, each entrant agrees to the Official Rules and warrants that his or her entry complies with all requirements set out in the Official Rules.
Who May Enter: Contest is open only to women who have reached the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence at the time of entry and who live in Canada and the United States, and who are mothers to children. Contest is void where prohibited.
How to Enter: Each Entry consists of an entry form and a single image. To enter, you may upload ONE photograph on the Hottest Moms Fan Page along with a 50-100 word caption of your definition of what makes a mom “hot”.
Each entry must comply with the following requirements (the “Photograph Requirements”):
Contestants must be mothers and over the age of 18. Photographs must be in digital format. Only online entries will be eligible. No print or film submissions will be accepted for entry into this Contest. The photograph need not be taken with a digital camera; scans of negatives, transparencies, or photographic prints are acceptable.
Photographs must have been taken within two (2) years before the date of entry and may not previously have won an award.
Minor burning, dodging and/or color correction is acceptable. Hand tinting is acceptable, as is cropping. Any changes to the original Photograph not itemized here are unacceptable and will render the Photograph ineligible for a prize. No professional photography is allowed.
The photograph, in its entirety, must be a single work of original material taken by the Contest entrant. By entering the Contest, entrant represents, acknowledges, and warrants that the submitted photograph is an original work created solely by the entrant, that the photograph does not infringe on the copyrights, trademarks, moral rights, rights of privacy/publicity or intellectual property rights of any person or entity, and that no other party has any right, title, claim, or interest in the photograph.
The photograph must not, in the sole and unfettered discretion of the Sponsor, contain obscene, provocative, defamatory, sexually explicit, or otherwise objectionable or inappropriate content. Photographs of this nature will be removed and entrant will be disqualified.
The entries in each Category will judged separately, in accordance with the Judging Criteria, as defined below. All entries must be submitted and received by March 31, 2011 at 11:59 pm ET. Sponsor reserves the right to examine the original photograph/source material in order to confirm compliance with these rules.
Releases: Upon submitting entry, contest entrant gives permission to Sponsor to use my name and photographic likeness in all forms and media for advertising, publicity, promotion, advertising, and website content, and any other lawful purposes in connection with the Contest.
Contest Winners/Judging: The number of “likes” will narrow down the contestants to the top FIVE. The five contestants will then be asked to write a more detailed essay on what makes them “HOT” to be written and submitted by April 30, 2011. These essays will be published on www.amotherworld.com. After consideration of the photos, votes and essays, a winner will be chosen by May 15, 2011. The winner will be featured on www.amotherworld.com and be the face of Hottest Moms.
License: By entering the Contest, all entrants grant an irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide non-exclusive license to Authorized Parties, to reproduce, distribute, display and create derivative works of the entries (along with a name credit) in connection with the Contest and promotion of the Contest, in any media now or hereafter known, including, but not limited to: Display at a potential exhibition of winners; publication of a book featuring select entries in the Contest; publication on www.amotherworld.com or online highlighting entries or winners of the Contest. Entrants consent to the Sponsor doing or omitting to do any act that would otherwise infringe the entrant’s “moral rights” in their entries. Display or publication of any entry on an Authorized Party’s website does not indicate the entrant will be selected as a winner. Authorized Parties will not be required to pay any additional consideration or seek any additional approval in connection with such use. Additionally, by entering, each entrant grants to Authorized Parties the unrestricted right to use all statements made in connection with the Contest, and pictures or likenesses of Contest entrants, or choose not to do so, at their sole discretion. Authorized Parties will not be required to pay any additional consideration or seek any additional approval in connection with such use.
Limitation of Liability: By entering this Contest, all entrants agree to release, discharge, and hold harmless Sponsor and its partners, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising agencies, agents and their employees, officers, directors, and representatives from any claims, losses, and damages arising out of their participation in this Contest or any Contest-related activities and the acceptance and use, misuse, or possession of any prize awarded hereunder.
Condition: THIS CONTEST IS VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. Entrants agree that this Contest shall be subject to and governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario. To the extent permitted by law, the right to litigate, to seek injunctive relief or to make any other recourse to judicial or any other procedure in case of disputes or claims resulting from or on connection with this Contest are hereby excluded and any entrant expressly waives any and all such rights. Certain restrictions may apply. Entries void if the Sponsor determines the photograph to not be an original, or if the entries are illegible, incomplete, damaged, irregular, altered, counterfeit, produced in error or obtained through fraud or theft.
By entering, entrants also agree (a) to be bound by these Official Rules; (b) that the decisions of the Judges are final and binding with respect to all matters relating to the Contest; and (c) if the entrant wins that Sponsor may use the winning photographs and each winner’s name, photograph, likeness, and/or voice in any publicity or advertising relating to the Contest or future promotions without compensation or approval (except where prohibited by law). All federal, state/provincial/territorial, and local taxes, fees and surcharges and taxes (whether foreign or domestic, and including income, sales, and import taxes) on prizes are the sole responsibility of the prize winners. In the event that the selected winner(s) of any prize is/are ineligible, cannot be traced or does/do not respond within ten (10) days to a winner notification as required by the “Contest Prizes” Rules above, or refuses the prize, the prize will be forfeited and Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may choose whether to award the prize to another entrant.
The Sponsor reserves the right to verify the validity and originality of any entry and/or entrant (including an entrant’s identity and address) and to disqualify any entrant who submits an entry that is not in accordance with these Official Rules or who tampers with the entry process. Failure by the Sponsor to enforce any of its rights at any stage does not constitute a waiver of those rights.
Right to Cancel or Suspend Contest: If for any reason the Contest is not capable of running as planned, due to infection by computer virus, bugs, worms, trojan horses, denial of service attacks, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of NGS that corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Contest, NGS reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual(s) who tamper with the entry process, and/or to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Contest. If Sponsor elects to cancel or terminate the Contest, Sponsor will not retain any rights in the submitted photographs, and will return the fees submitted with each entry.
