Last All Women Carnival of the year

Pinch and a punch for the last day of the month and year! Welcome to the 30th edition of the All Women Carnival.

Hope you girls don’t have anything too crazy planned for tonight.

Seems everyone is doing wrap up posts, best ofs etc. Have you posted one? I don’t think I have enough exciting things to fill a post about, but would love to see yours. Leave a comment and let us know.

Sounding like a broken record, but have you guys checked out our new Women Bloggers forum?

On with the carnival….

Marcella Chester presents Real Joke Or Real Excuse To Escape Accountability? posted at abyss2hope: A rape survivor’s zigzag journey into the open, saying, “Two men who tried to have their violent actions dismissed as a joke found that restraining a woman and hacking at her clothes with a knife was considered a serious crime by the police.”

desinet1 presents How to get Backlinks with DoFollow Blogs posted at Web Tools and Tips, saying, “Yet another popular method of getting backlinks to your blog is by commenting on blogs, which have rel=”nofollow” attribute removed from their comments section. There are lots and lots of them, and this method is an easy one to get some crucial backlinks to your blog. But, how to find good dofollow blogs”

Tali presents Top 10 Christmas Neo-Pinups posted at The Pinup Shop Blog, saying, “Tattoos, piercing and brightly dyed hair is what the neo-pinup girl is all about. Find out who the top neo-pinup is for Christmas 2007!”

Tali presents Merry Christmas to The Marketer Review Readers- StomperNet Going Natural 2.0 posted at The Marketer Review, saying, “Find out where the best, freshest, free SEO information is at!”

Jenn presents The Letter (Part One) posted at Mixed Metaphor.net, saying, “A fictional story about a woman coming to grips with the choices she made in her youth, the state of her life, and the direction she wants the remainder of her journey on earth to take.”

Torrie presents How I ended up here posted at A Time of Grief.

Nicole presents Victoria’s Secret Manipulates « Makeitbetter’s Weblog posted at Makeitbetter’s Weblog, saying, “Society and Victoria’s Secret (mass marketing etc) effects on women.”

Micellaneous Mum presents Appreciating Australian Poetry - Gwen Harwood posted at Miscellaneous Adventures of an Aussie Mum, saying, “An appreciation of a poem about motherhood by a famous Australian poet”

Leigh presents New Business Cards posted at crazy meezer 

Health and Beauty

Eve Turner presents The Curse of Breakfast posted at Life Learners.

Megan Bayliss presents Sheila’s Twin Peaks for social understanding in the sisterhood of the travelling bra posted at Imaginif…, saying, “BRAvo to that Sheila who ate the last prawn off the barbie on Christmas Day. The Sisterhood of the Travelling Bra visits the far north of Australia and raises some titillating looks from bemused international tourists.”

Tip Diva presents Top Ten Tips - Clearing Out Beauty Clutter posted at Tip Diva.

Home sweet Home

GP presents The Best Gift of all- Friendship posted at Innside Montana-Your Home at the Range, saying, “I know, I know.. your’ve been stressed about the holidays . But you can’t go to the grocery store or stick the turkey in the oven yet, so put those worries aside for now and start doing something that will lighten your load .”

Hopeful Spirit presents In “other” Words on the Horizon posted at On the Horizon, saying, “Does God cause hardships, catastrophes and disasters? Hopeful Spirit argues that such events and circumstances occur because this is a broken world and we sometimes misuse the gift of free will given to us by a merciful and loving God.”

naturelover presents dominican dreaming posted at dominican dreaming.

Home Life Weekly presents How To Look After Your Bra posted at Home Life Weekly, saying, “How to keep your bras looking fresh and new”

Melissa Hills presents Veggie Strata: or What to do with all those vegetables you bought at the Farmer?s Market posted at Oh, Mindy!.

Parenting and Family

Christine presents Choosing a French Lycee (High School) for Your Child posted at Me, My Kid and Life: An American Single Mom Living in France.

Lori Prokop Keyboard Culture Co-Founder presents Do Your Children Have Negative Self-talk? posted at Paula Fellingham - Stay at Home Moms.

Jenn presents His Christmas Legacy | Mixed Metaphor.net posted at Mixed Metaphor.net, saying, “A man leaves a Christmas legacy for his family. A fictional short story about love within the context of marriage, family and family traditions.”

Louise Manning presents Paper-chains posted at The Human Imprint.

Hopeful Spirit presents The Letter (Part One) posted at Mixed Metaphor.net, saying, “A fictional story about a woman coming to grips with the choices she made in her youth, the state of her life, and the direction she wants the remainder of her journey on earth to take.”

Nicola Marsh presents Romance, rumours and rogues posted at Romance, rumours and rogues.

Carole Fogarty presents Adjust your yin yang time clock and bring a delightful energetic flow back into your day: posted at THE HEALTHY LIVING LOUNGE.

Karen Dowell presents Are the kids driving you mad over the Christmas break? posted at Wiggly Wigglers.

Lucynda Riley presents Wicca: Satan’s Little White Lie posted at The Witchy Woo.

Shopping and Money

Mina Togonon presents What I love to Do on a Year-End posted at 24 Hour Paradigm, saying, “Women, greatest planners of the households. Making all things in proper and in schedule make one woman like me face the challenges of combating with alzheimer’s or any simple memory lost. Women like me love to keep journals, diaries and planners. For sentimental reasons, scrapbooks and diaries are a sure hit. I get to shop some materials for my girly fetish. How about you? What do you intend to have or finish this year end?”

Akemi presents How to Get Rich and Happy posted at Gratitude Magic.

Mariquita presents Feeling Naughty? Learn How to Make Patent Leather Look Classy | Independent Kitten posted at Independent Kitten, saying, “Learn how to add the patent leather trend to your wardrobe.”

Jennifer Gervens presents Beyond Freebies posted at The Freebie Diva, saying, “The Freebie Diva is a blog updated daily with links to legitimate free samples on the web. Additionally, separate links are posted to free coupons, by-one-get-one-free offers, and bargains. A special ongoing section on making extra money on the web has just been introduced and contains information on getting started making extra cash on the web through companies that I have personally tried and can vouch for.”

supermom_in_ny presents Ten Ways to Reduce Your Daily Expenses: Part One posted at Getting Out of Debt, saying, “Here are 10 tips to help you cut back on your daily expenses.”