Liebster Awards

Oh dear friends… This little Liebster Award excites me…. Primarily because I like the idea of little blogs, supporting little blogs. My friend Wendy Hylton over at Love Hylton, had completed the Liebster Awards profile and selected 11 blogs to participate. I was not one, but I messaged her that I wish I was… So, kindly she added me and now, I am participating.

The rules are as follows and are quite simple:

1. Each blogger should post 11 random facts about themselves

2. Answer the questions that the tagger has asked of you, then create 11 new questions for the bloggers you pass the award to.

3. Choose 11 new bloggers to participate, remember, they must have less than 200 followers

4. Go to their blog and tell them about the award

5. No Tag Backs

11 Fun Facts About Me:

1. I have 9 nine lives, three have been expended.

2. I like 4th of July and Christmas most.

3. I LOVE cheese.

4. I have used the same chap stick brand for the past 12 years (Silk and Shine).

5. My favorite TV show of all time is FRIENDS and I still watch episodes nightly.

6. I listen to the news as I get ready on work days.

7. I love driving alone at night with my music playing loudly, it feels like the music and my car are hugging me.

8. I sometimes sneak into Doodle’s room in the middle of the night just to hold her.

9. I love surprises.

10. I wish to sleep in on weekdays and can never actually sleep in on weekends.

11. I like growing old.

11 Questions to Answer:

1. What is my number one goal for this year? All of my resolutions were built on the premiss of having focus and intention, my number one goal this year is living with focus and intention. Making moments matter, living in the moment and slowing down to enjoy life.

2. What is your most favorite hobby (other than blogging)? I would probably have to say shopping. I say this as I have routines when I shop and I slow down, I evaluate, I peruse, I daydream and I explore. However, I love cooking, reading, outdoor fitness and playing with my little.

3. What is your favorite dessert recipe? My favorite dessert recipe that I bake is my Aunt Mildred’s Coconut Cake, but I would say that my all time favorite dessert option is any type of apple pie/apple dumpling. I want to find the perfect recipe and add that to my “to bake” queue.

4. What accomplishment are you most proud of? Avery. Being a mom. Additionally, balancing motherhood and a career. I find so much value in being a mom and equally in having a career.

5. What life lesson do you find yourself having to learn over and over again? Comparison is the thief of happiness and that I am good enough.

6. If you had an extra hour in the day what would you do? Sunbathe in the summer. Read in the winter.

7. What is your favorite accessory in your wardrobe? My shoes and my watches.

8. What music is in your CD player? My iPod is filled with a spectrum of options. I lean towards P!nk, Aaron Lewis, Blake Shelton, Katy Perry, John Mayer (of the early 2000’s) and my annual iPod mixes.
9. What is your favorite scent when purchasing a new candle, what are you most drawn to? Vannilla
10. When did you start blogging and why? 2008 as an outlet for my passion of writing. It has ebbed and flowed over the years, but it still remains my go to as a creative outlet.

Here are my questions for my 11:
1. What are three words that you find describe you best?
2. If you could be any food, what would you be and why?
3. Where would you like your next vacation to be, why and with whom would you travel?
4. What is your favorite month of the year?
5. What is your favorite part of you and why?
6. What is your greatest passion?
7. If you could live anywhere where would you live?
8. How have you grown from blogging, since starting to blog?
9. What is your greatest ambition?
10. What is your favorite childhood memory?
11. What flavor ice cream is your favorite?

And my 11 are:
Bates Brigade
Blue Pate Special
California Dreamin’
It’s The Porters
Just One of the Boys
Just Us Girls
Kelly D’Elena
Making Magic
Merrill
The B Family
The Girl & Her Dogs

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