A big thank you
A massive thank you to Kimmie from All in with Kimmie L for my nomination for Sunshine blogger award. The Sunshine Blogger Award is an award for bloggers by bloggers as a means of showcasing and supporting fellow bloggers.
I really love these awards and I’m always blown away when nominated for any kind of blog award. It just confirms what a lovely community the blogging world is.
Plus it’s always a great way to check out other blogs that you may not have seen before!
The Rules
Here are the Rules for the Sunshine Blogger Award
- Thank the person who nominated you and provide a link back to their blogging site.
- List the Sunshine Blogger Award rules and display the logo on your site
- Answer the Sunshine Blogger Award questions.
- Nominate 11 other bloggers and ask them 11 new questions.
- Notify the nominees about their nominations
Kimmie’s questions
1.What is number one on your Bucket List?
It has to be New York, specifically Christmas in New York. That has been at the top of my bucket list since I first saw Home Alone 2 many many years ago! It is such an iconic place that has so much to see and do, I want to see it all. It honestly gives me butterflies just thinking about it!
2.Why did you start blogging?
I began my blog really to find a reason to write. I have always loved writing but never felt I had anything of interest to say. When I moved in with Rob and his 2 daughters, it seemed like the ideal time to document our lives together. The high’s and lows, although mainly the highs and a bit of a humorous look at the harder parts. I loved writing and sharing this with people.
When Mum passed away in August last year it became a place where I could really open up and share my experiences. Now my blog combines both of these subjects and although massively different, I do feel that the response it good despite the lack of ‘Niche’
3. What is your dream Car?
Oh I am not sure I really want to share what it is!! Do i have to?
OK OK… I’ll tell you! I really really want a black Range rover. I am so far from the sort of person that would ever drive one, but I just think they look so beautiful! Although the Fiat 500 is pretty cute and probably more achievable, I just don’t feel that it would have the umph I want!
4.If you could travel to any place in the world, where would it be and why?
No brainer, New Zealand! To see my Auntie C
5.What is your favourite holiday and why?
I don’t think I can pick one. Disneyland Paris is way up there because well…it’s Disney! I love Portugal because it is beautiful and I have family there but I have loved so many holidays in the UK so that has to be right up the top.
6.If you could sit down with anyone, living or dead, who would it be and why?
I’d love to sit down and have a cup of tea with the Queen. I absolutely love her and I just feel like we’d be best friends, I honestly think we could be if she’d just stop setting security on me!
Seriously though, I think she is very inspiring and I’d love to hear from her how it really feels to be Queen.
7.What is your favourite motto or quote?
I loved the quote from the Cinderella remake instantly. ‘Have Courage and be Kind’ I think it is so simple but the message is so strong. Maybe all we need in life is these two things, Courage and to show kindness. I think we would all go a long way with both of these traits.
8.Are you a dog person, cat person or something else?
I own a cat, but don’t be fooled in to thinking that makes me a cat person. I might be a cat person if it wasn’t for the fact I am allergic to them! As long as I feed Morphy twice a day he tends to leave me alone, so we muddle along.
Given a choice I’d be a dog person but Rob would never really get on board, plus I love that at any time we can ask the neighbour to watch the cat while we go away for the night without the expense of a kennel.
9.Best gift ever received?
I think, although technically not a gift, it has to be my engagement ring as Rob proposed on my Birthday.
10.What is one thing you would like to learn to do?
I think I’d like to learn to crochet. My Mum did it all the time and was so talented. I’d love to follow in her footsteps.
11.What is one little known fact about you?
I am a pretty open book so I honestly can’t think of anything!
My questions
1.What do you love about Blogging?
2.What do you hate about Blogging?
3.What is your favourite Sunday ritual?
4.If you could only listen to one album for the rest of your life, what would it be and why?
5.What is your go to movie?
6.Which 5 people would you invite to a dinner party, dead or alive?
7.Your specialist quiz subject?
8.If you couldn’t ever fail, what would you love to do?
9.What would you talent contest entry be?
10.What would your superpower be?
11.What is your favourite social media platform?
My Nominations
Here are my nominees
1.No excuses Dad
2.Box of Glossy
3.Fancypaper
4.Life as the Lonsdales
5.Life of a Mumsy Lawyer
6.Lukosaurus And Me
7.Me, Him, The dog and a baby!
8.Me, Them and the Others
9.Mummy to Dex
10.Nanny Maryanne
11.You can always start now
Have fun everyone, can’t wait to read your answers!
I guess there is no reason not to! 😊
Great post! Loved reading your answers. Disneyland Paris is my favourite holiday too! My dream car is a white Audi TTs *drools* x
Thanks for tagging me! I love getting to know more about other bloggers, especially when they started in the first place.
Me too, that’s why I knew I had to accept the nomination and join in. Hope you get a chance to as well x
Congratulations on your nomination! It is so great to read your answers and know a bit more about you and your favourite things! I feel silly admitting this but I never knew there is a Disney in Paris?!? Am I misreading that? hahaha
No you’re not, at least I’m almost positive I’ve been there 3 times and didn’t dream it… it’s pretty magical!
It’s on a much smaller scale than the US but it’s really wonderful x
I always love reading these! And it’s a good set of questions you’ve set – I always draw a bit of a blank with them
Oh it was hard to answer and come up with new ones x. X
I’m looking forward to seeing your reply x x
I’m on it!!! X
Great answers!! Thanks for sharing!!
Thank you for nomination me 💕
Congratulations!
I’ve not heard of this but love these sorts of threads- probably because I’m nosey!
Haha me too! Love getting a real glimpse at the blogger x
Thank you so much for including me! I am a post with a round up soon and I will include your nomination 💜 we actually gave reap sunshine today too
Real. I mean REAL😂
Oh I wish we had sunshine today! It’s been raining since 8.30am 😭
It was a rare beast here!
Well done. I loved reading your answers.
Thank you, they were fun to answer. It has hard to come up with my questions x
Congratulations! Isn’t it a lovely feeling to be appreciated?
Oh it really is, especially when you’re relatively new to the blogging community x
How cool! Congratulations on your award!
Congratulations on your nomination! I always love seeing bloggers get nominated for after all their hard work!
So lovely to hear more about you. Christmas in New York would be near the top of my list too.
Oh It just seems so magical!
Congratulations on your nomination – I’d love to go to New Zealand – maybe one day soon.
I’m desperate to go!
It was so much fun ‘getting to know’ you! There are some incredible instructional videos on YouTube to learn to crochet! I used them to help teach a friend that wanted to learn.
Ohhh I might have to check that out! Thank you 😊
This is where the blogging community is so great! Well done on your nomination:)
Thank you x 😊
Just think of the strawberry scones the Queen would serve!
Oh man they’d be amazing! Plus I want to know her view on jam or cream first!
It’s a great way of getting to know the blogger behind the blog! Great answers 🙂
Thank you Debbie x
Congratulations on your nomination and great answers. I wonder what it would be really like to have tea with the queen. I’d be worrying about etiquette, how I told my cup.. ha ha.
Oh my god, I can just imagine you hanging out with the queen watching Home Alone Two! Ooh, I bought some crochet hooks and very pretty yarn recently. Too scared to make a start – you go first and give me a shout! Xx
Hahaha why me??? You already have the tools, I mean in comparison that makes you a pro!!
All the kit and no idea! That’s me. Xx
😂😂😂😂
I love these ways of getting to know bloggers a little better jampacked full of interesting facts.
Thank you Kelly, Me too x
I would love to have tea with the queen too, and Kate! I love the Royal Family!
Oh yes, Should we organise a lovely Royal tea party??
Love these questions and answers. I’d love to go to New Zealand too, such a beautiful place. I taught myself to crochet a couple of years ago, I found it mind boggling but youtube helped x
YouTube is the ultimate for learning new stuff these days. I might have to have a watch x
What a breath of fresh air! You are truly BEAUTIFUL! 🙂
Thank you so much 🙂
More beautiful blessings to you! ❤️
Nice way to promote other loggers
congrats! i love new york during the christmas season! 🙂 and i enjoyed reading about how you started blogging. like you, i find blogging to be quite the escape during life’s most trivial moments.