Expat Writer Christine Louise Hohlbaum Invited to Caesars Palace for Mama's Musings Blog as Finalist in 4th Annual Stevie® Awards for Women in Busine

Munich, Germany (PRWEB) October 18, 2007 -- Christine Louise Hohlbaum's blog, Mama's Musings (http://diaryofamother.blogs.com), was named a Finalist in the Blog of the Year category in The 4th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business, presented by Infiniti.

The Stevie Awards for Women in Business honor women executives, entrepreneurs, and the companies they run - worldwide. The Stevie Awards have been hailed as "the business world's own Oscars." (New York Post, April 27, 2005).

Nicknamed the Stevies for the Greek word "crowned," winners will be announced during a gala event at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on Monday, November 12. Nominated women executives and entrepreneurs from the U.S. and several other countries are expected to attend.

More than 800 entries were submitted for consideration in more than 40 categories, including Best Executive, Best Entrepreneur, and Best Community Involvement Program. Mama's Musings (http://diaryofamother.blogs.com) is a Finalist in the Blog of the Year category.

"I started Mama's Musings to reach out to the expat mother community," states Ms. Hohlbaum, American author of Diary of a Mother and SAHM I Am: Tales of a Stay-at-Home Mom in Europe and native of Charlottesville, VA. "Living abroad sometimes feels like being in outerspace. Writing about relevant parenting issues and providing pertinent content are the primary goals of Mama's Musings." Despite living in Germany, Ms. Hohlbaum frequently offers expert commentary for US media outlets, including Parents magazine and NPR.

"Ms. Hohlbaum deserves all of the attention and accolades that come with the Stevies," states her publisher, Nancy Cleary, author of the most recent 'A Book is Born'. "The more moms who read her work, the more moms will be inspired to pursue a life well-lived, and well-documented, such as hers!"

Finalists were chosen by business professionals worldwide during preliminary judging.

Members of the Awards' Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors and their staffs select Stevie Award winners from among the Finalists during final judging.

"Being named a Finalist in The Stevie Awards for Women in Business is an important achievement," said Michael Gallagher, president of the Stevie Awards. "It means that independent business executives have agreed that the nominee is worthy of recognition. We congratulate all of the Finalists on their achievement and wish them well in the competition."

Details about The Stevie Awards for Women in Business and the list of Finalists in all categories are available at http://www.stevieawards.com/women

About Mama's Musings

Mama's Musings (http://diaryofamother.blogs.com) is a blog written by Christine Louise Hohlbaum, parenting humorist, mom expert, award-winning American writer and author of Diary of a Mother: Parenting Stories and Other Stuff (2003), SAHM I Am: Tales of a Stay-at-Home Mom in Europe (2005), The Author's Companion CD-Rom (2005). She has been published in hundreds of publications and currently writes an advice column for Hybrid Mom magazine. She has a BA from Smith College in Political Science and German Literature. From the University of Constance, Germany, she obtained her combined master's degree in International Relations, German and English Literature. She has given expert commentary in numerous media outlets including NPR's The Parent's Journal with Bobbi Conner, The New York Times, Boston Globe Magazine, Pregnancy magazine, Better Homes and Gardens, Ladies Home Journal, Parents and Woman's Day. She also acts as PR and marketing consultant for book authors and small businesses. Her specialties are parenting, expat living and key messaging development.

When she isn't writing, leading seminars, or wiping up messes, she prefers to frolic in the Bavarian countryside with her husband and two children.

About The Stevie Awards

Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, The Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Selling Power Sales Excellence Awards. Honoring companies of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about The Stevie Awards at http://www.stevieawards.com

Infiniti is the presenting sponsor of The 2007 Stevie Awards for Women in Business. Supporting sponsor is JetBlue. Media sponsor is Pink magazine. The Business TalkRadio Network will broadcast the ceremonies live nationwide.

About Infiniti

Infiniti offers a full-line of luxury performance automobiles, including the G Coupe and Sedan, the M luxury performance sedan, FX premium crossover SUV, the QX full-size luxury SUV, and the upcoming EX luxury crossover inspired by coupe design. More information about Infiniti and its Total Ownership Experience can be found at www.Infiniti.com.

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