I was so pleased to be nominated for the Liebster Award by Ali over at Ali’s Upside Down World please go over there and check out her great blog. Thanks so much Ali:) It’s so nice to be put forward by another blogger for the work you put in and Ali is someone who’s blog I admire.
So, for those of you who might be wondering what the Liebster Award is, it’s a blogging award, given by bloggers to other bloggers to give recognition for their work. It’s designed to showcase blogs and promote their online community presence. You can discover lots of new and brilliant blogs out there from going through the list of Liebster Award winners. From the research I have done the questions you have to answer change slightly over time which I think is great and reflects the creativity of writing and passing the baton on from blogger to blogger.
If you go to the end of my post you will see the 7 tasks I need to complete in order to complete my Liebster Award and these will be passed on to the people I nominate.
So, onto number 1 which I have completed above; thanking the person who nominated you. Number 2 is the Liebster Award badge which is proudly shown in my picture header.
Number 3 is to say a few words about my favourite blog. This took some time as I have quite a few favourites so I am going to talk about one which I love and I’m going to nominate the others.
It’s Carol over at Virtually All Sorts . She has a such a good view on life and this shines through on her blog. In her own words “My blog focusses on the good and happy in life, and if it’s not all good and happy, I turn it around to see the bright side.” Carol has some great flash fiction pieces that are well worth a read and I would recommend popping over to her to have a look. Carol has also been supportive of my writing and I’m glad to have her as a blogging buddy. Thanks Carol!
Number 4 is also tricky. I think that it’s pretty difficult to think of some facts about myself which wont make me sound too odd but here we go….
- Today I’m wearing odd socks and I squeezed my sock coated feet into flip flops to hang out the washing…classy!
- I’ve got an underactive thyroid.
- Blogging is my new chocolate.
- I still eat a hell of alot of chocolate so I guess I blog a fair bit too.
- I can’t save money, I spend every penny I earn, but I’m not in any debt.
- I keep forgetting I’m in my forties.
- When I eat strong cheddar cheese the hairs on the back of my neck go up and my neck tingles.
- I cannot abide celery…
- or the sound of polystyrene, it makes my mouth water.
- I am amazed and very pleased that you read to the end of this list, well done:)
So I have been thinking who to nominate and who I love to read. I would like to make it clear that being nominated by me comes with no pressure to do it, it means that I love your blog and think you deserve to know that:) Complete if you wish and feel free to copy and paste the rules from this post.
Andrea and Paul Topsy Turvy Tribe
The Rules
- Thank the person who nominated you, and post a link to their blog on your blog. Try to include a little promotion for the person who nominated you. They will thank you for it and those who you nominate will also help you out as well.
- Display the award on your blog — by including it in your post and/or displaying it using a “widget” or a “gadget”. (Note that the best way to do this is to save the image to your own computer and then upload it to your blog post.)
- Write a 150-300 word post about your favourite blog that is not your own. Explain why you like the blog, provide links.
- Provide 10 random facts about yourself.
- Nominate 5 – 11 blogs that you feel deserve the award, who have a less than 200 followers.
- List these rules in your post.
- Once you have written and published it, you then have to: Inform the people/blogs that you nominated that they have been nominated for the Liebster award and provide a link for them to your post if you don’t have all the information so that they can learn about it (they might not have ever heard of it!)
Love these awards – always great to learn a bit more about the blogger behind the blog and to discover some new blogs to try! #eatsleepblogrt
Mazel Tov on the Leibster! Well earned and deserved my friend! Keep up the wonderful work. and life is way too short to match your socks…I know, I never matech them too! #EatSleepBlogRT
a sheynem dank for your kind and motivating words x
I loved your facts about yourself. I am the same as you with blogging and chocolate lol! I spend too much time blogging and eat far too much chocolate! #kcacols
It’s our super fuel ?
your cheese comment made me chuckle. really mature cheddar kind of makes the back of my mouth hurt a bit! #KCACOLS
Wow there we go, mature cheddar has strange effects on people, your one is a new one:) thanks for commenting x
Great facts! I’m the same as you when it comes to celery, just the thought of it makes me shudder – I can’t understand how people eat and enjoy it! #KCACOLS
No, nor can I. I have sniffed it out in stews and even as an adult I will line it up around my plate if I find it in anything…classy!:) x
Congrats:) I love that idea of blogging awards given by other bloggers:) they call it log love:) #happynowlinkup
AAhh yeah, I like it too, it’s a little pat on the back from peers which is great:)
This is a nice idea for spreading the blog love. I particularly enjoyed your facts. I wear odd socks most days, agree that blogging and chocolate could be sisters, and also cannot abide celery. We’ve so much in common lol! Thanks so much for linking up at #KCACOLS. Hope you come back again next Sunday.
Chocolate is tooo tasty for it’s own good and I love mismatched socks.#PoCoLo
I love reading these posts! I’ve been nominated but haven’t got round to doing it yet! #KCACOLS
I am with you on the subject of polystyrene urghh I just can’t cope with it, which means my boys think it is hilarious to torture me with 😉 Thanks for linking up to #PicknMix
Stevie x
Oh yes it’s awful, even thinking about the sound makes me feel weird:)
Love the picture of mismatched socks in flip flops, sounds like my perfect kind of day. Cheddar cheese makes the hairs on my neck stand up too! lol
p.s. glad to see this on the Blogger’s Pit Stop.
Oh thank you, wow another person with the same feeling with the cheese!:)
I wear odd socks all the time! lol! Life too short – live a little! Lovely to getting to know you a little bit more. Thank you so much for linking up with us on #FabFridayPost x
Lovely to be linking up with you x
Firstly, thank you so much for the kind words about my blog. Obviously I love your blog too which is why I nominated you. My 18 year old son always wears odd socks so you musto be part of the trend. And I do love a bit of chocolate or two (or three or four lol).
#fortheloveofBLOG
Thanks so much Mainy, I’m chuffed to be bits to get a special mention! I usually make a point of wearing odd socks (why not, injects a bit of fun into the day – my Mum still despairs though!). I love the image of the flip flops… and how random about the cheese tingles! Loved reading this, thanks again ‘blogging buddy’! 🙂
Thanks Carol:)
I love your fact about cheese making the hairs on your neck stand up! Congrats on the nomination lovely #PoCoLo
I once caught a train into London wearing tights with flip flops so I didn’t have to wear my heels – it’s the way forward! Sarah #FabFridayPost
Lol ? it is!;)
Thank you so much for the lovely nomination! Your interesting facts are really interesting! We will have to rack our brains to try and come up with some!
I’m sure you got loads:) enjoy the nomination, Mainy:)
Wow. Thank you very much for this honor of being nominated. You know what, it is just nice to feel appreciated. I got to read right to your number 10 and I think you are a cool (or is it kool?) blogger.
Thanks again,
Kathleen
Oh that’s lovely Kathleen, thank you!:)
Thank you for the nomination!
I will get around to this eventually. hehehe 😀 x
You’re welcome:) x
Thank you so much for the nomination. I love the 10 facts about you. Mismatching socks are in style here in Canada, so good on you! I linked back to your post in my award 🙂 Thanks again, now if you will excuse me I must take my wacky socks and go get wood for the fire to hold off the chill of the snow.!
Lol great to see I’m ‘on trend’ with my socks:) snuggle up by the fire ? and keep the chill away x