Here they are, the Second Quarter, 2012, Gritty Award winners: 

Most-Viewed Single Blog Post: Carolyn Evans, "50 Shades of Unrealistic Expectations"

Most-Viewed Blogger: Natalie Mason, Designer Bags & Dirty Diapers

Editors' Pick, Best Single Blog Post: Desmond Kinlaw, "Man Up"

Mini Gritty Award Winners: 

Dr. John Abess, "Why Why Could All Use a Little Angst:" Editors' Pick, Single Blog Post Honorable Mention

Renae Brabham, "Mornings on the Coast:" Editors' Pick, Single Blog Post Honorable Mention

Chassity Evans: For Keeping Us Well-Informed, Well-Dressed, and On Trend

Andrew C. Petersen: For Turning Lemons into Lemonade in "When the World Hands You Mud"

Stephanie Hunt: For Being a Woman of Big Imagination, "Sendak to Stephen: You are a Man of Little Imagination" 

Bryce Donovan: For Bringing Everyone Reading Grit Over to the Dark Side, The Bachelorette Recap Series

(Awards are based on statistics from 2nd Quarter, 2012 [April 1 through June 30, 2012]. No in-house blog posts were eligible for these awards.)