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August 24th, 2010 at Tue, 24th, 2010 at 2:16 pm by Jill Johnson Pfeiffer

If you didn’t already know, the “Best of Whidbey” awards just came out in the Whidbey News-Times and…Drum roll please…I am a winner!

Best Blog?  Yep, that’s right, you’re reading it.

Can I get a Woot! Woot!?

Anyway, I wanted to thank everyone that voted for me; Mom, Dad, the folks who work for me at the Chamber and all their dependents.  Thank you all.  Your seven votes were enough to sweep the category!!

No seriously, thank you.  This is a very enjoyable experience for me.  I have love having a chance to express myself and give glimpses into life behind the scenes at the Oak Harbor Chamber. I have particularly enjoyed being able to communicate in my own voice. It’s fun and makes me feel just a little famous which each posting.   (Next up my own Bravo TV reality series…Andy, call me!)

Andy Cohen...Bravo TV Producer and future employer

As I gain my footing and become more confident in this process, I am sure we will explore bigger issues together. Soon topics such as the “Top 25 Things to Do before the end of Summer” will be interspersed with…”What is going on with some of those downtown merchants?”

But as of yet, I am not that brave or confident to tackle the tough stuff. We are in a new relationship and I like to take things slow.

Baby steps.

For me, the best part of this blog is that we are taking this journey together, and I appreciate it.  It’s nice to be able to share perspectives and engage in discussion.

I want to thank Marcia VanDyke, publisher of the Whidbey News-Times, who lobbied me for months to write this blog.  You were right.  I also want to thank Marcus Carney, my committed proof-reader and editor and who taught me how to Hyperlink and insert video (as demonstrated needlessly above) into these posts,  and Terri Tinker ,also of the Whidbey News-Times, who at my suggestion (begging) added the “Best Blog” category to the “Best of Whidbey” line up.

Yes it’s true; I had to create a whole new category just so I could win. But so what?  I’m not proud and I really do love a good plaque!

I’m going to be honest here…this winning thing is FUN!  I like it. And it this very moment I think for the first time in my life I have a true understanding of what it must have been like to Sally Field.

Thank you!

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Jill Johnson is the Executive Director of the Greater Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce. The Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce is a membership organization focused on business advocacy, quality of life issues, and tourism promotion.

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