Showing posts with label award. Show all posts
Showing posts with label award. Show all posts

Monday, August 6, 2012

A Couple Awards

Recently (it took me forever to finish this post, so not as recently anymore), I received a couple blog awards from Rosanna and Alana. Thanks, ladies!!



Rules for receiving the award:
  1. Each person must post 11 things about themselves.
  2. Answer the questions that the tagger set for you, plus create 11 questions for the people you've tagged to answer.
  3. Choose 11 people and link them in your post.
  4. Go to their page and tell them.
  5. No tag backs.
Eleven Things about Me:
  1. I'm super forgetful. If I don't write something down RIGHT AWAY, I forget it one second later.
  2. Whenever there's a group of four girls in a TV show/movie, my three friends and I each identify ourselves with one character. I am Roberta from Now and Then, Carmen from Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Gabby from Desperate Housewives, and I can't remember who I am from SATC because we have two Charlottes. Carrie, I think? I can see Miranda in me, too.
  3. Procrastinating is by far my worst habit. As a result, I work well under pressure, but waiting until the last minute usually ends up stressing me out. Especially when things don't go as planned.
  4. I have no follow through. I tend to start projects but never finish them.
  5. This is starting to sound like a resumé for my weaknesses, so I better turn it around and mention something positive. I'm coachable. Although it had a red squiggly line underneath it when I typed it, it's a word my dad used to described me when he coached shot put and discus for my school. I'm kind of proud of that made-up word trait because that means I'm a fast learner, I'm receptive, and I won't talk back. At the time, he was comparing me to another girl on our team who had more natural talent than I did (and she went on to break the shot put record), but she was not coachable in the least.
  6. On the other hand, I do have a bit of a problem with authority. I'm respectful, but authority figures make me a tad uncomfortable. Except for my parents of course.
  7. Back to less serious matters, my favorite kind of cookies are oatmeal scotchies. I had one for lunch today, and I don't even feel guilty about it. It was that good. 
  8. I have a very faint scar on the back of my left hand, but I have no idea how it got there.
  9. I own way too many boyband CDs. And not only their first CDs. I have the first AND second CDs of 5ive, Otown, BBMak, 2Gether, LFO, Westlife (burned versions), No Authority, Plus One, Youngstown, and there are probably more I'm forgetting. I'm not counting BSB, 'N Sync, or 98° because they're awesome, and of course I would have more than one of their CDs. OK, No Authority and 2Gether are awesome, too, and both of them need to have reunions.
  10. I still haven't gotten the hang of touchscreen phones for typing. I want my full keyboard back.
  11. It took me forever to think of things about myself to fill this list.
Here are Alana's 11 questions.
  1. What is your favourite summer activity? Hmmm, that's a toughie. The first thing that came to mind  was hitting up the WI State Fair. It's probably too crowded to really be considered a favorite, but I look forward to the food all year.
  2. What is your guilty pleasure? I guess to piggyback off the last question, I'll go with junk/snack food. And trying new kinds of junk food. If something says "New" on the package, I have to try it.
  3. Do you have a favourite book? Probably Pride and Prejudice.
  4. What is your favourite topic to blog about? I enjoy doing TV show recaps. The only problem is that I usually don't watch my shows until days later, and they're normally shows that people don't care about. That's why I've only done a couple in the life of my blog.

    Shopping haul posts are fun, but they usually make me feel more guilty than anything else.

    I also really like coming up with outfits for different occasions. I've done a couple concert attire idea posts, and I sometimes Polyvore things for my friends to wear that I don't post on the blog.

    One more type of post I like to do is one calling for feedback, whether I need an opinion on what to wear or what to buy or whatever. It's always fun to get a different perspective.
  5. Coffee or tea? Coffee. I've started drinking tea every day, but I still prefer coffee.
  6. What decade do you identify with the most? Present day, past decade? Probably present day.
  7. Where do you feel most at home? My own home, I guess. When it's clean. When it's messy (which is most of the time), it stresses both me and hubs out. Although, my first thought was to say a Hanson concert at the Chicago House of Blues since that's where I've probably seen them most. I used to hate that place, but it's kind of become a home away from home, in a way.
  8. What do you do when you're having a bad day? Eat, shop, sulk. Complain about it on Twitter or Livejournal.
  9. Have you met blogging friends in real life? Yup, I've met a handful! April (she gets a new blog all the time, so hopefully her current one is the one I linked, *wink*) was the first one I met, then Elena, then a bunch of Chicago-based bloggers (including Randi, Rachel, Piper, Megan, and Katy) at a swap.
  10. What is your favourite subject to blog about? See #4.
  11. What's your favourite way to relax? Honestly? Probably vegging in front of the TV.
Now here are mine:

1. When you were younger, what did you want to be when you grew up?
2. What was your first job?
3. How many siblings do you have? Are you close to your siblings?
4. What is one trend that scares you but you wish you could wear?
5. On the other side, what is one fashion trend you hate?
6. What's your favorite currently running TV show?
7. What is your favorite Olympic sport to watch?
8. Related question, if you were to participate in an Olympic sport, which one would that be?
9. If you could be on any reality TV show, which one would it be?
10. Do your friends and family know about your blog? Why or why not?
11. In one or two words, how would you describe your style?

I'll pass the Liebster award onto these ladies:

The Fashionista Vet
In Residence
My Greatest Hits
14 Shades of Grey
Thrifted Shift
Dimestore Diamond
Emily's Going Nuts
Fashion or Fiction
Lipstick & Lollies
Rock 'n' Roll Betty
World of Joy

Saturday, December 31, 2011

Back to Work for a Day

Dress: Boston Store; Belt: gift; Leggings: American Apparel; Boots: Macy's


Pardon my dog's fluffy butt in the bottom of these shots.

Here's what I wore for my last day of work in 2011. Since it was supposed to be a snowy, rainy, slushy day, I didn't want to bother with too long pants getting all wet, so I opted for a comfy sweater dress and winter boots. Plus, wearing a dress gave me an excuse to put on my new obi belt, which I LOVE.

Also, thank you to Randi at Not Just Mom for the award!


I was educated that Liebster means "dearest" in German, and this award is given to bloggers with fewer than 200 followers...it is nice when the little people get noticed...The stipulations of the award are as follows:

1. Thank the giver and link back to the blogger who gave it to you.
2. Reveal your 5 blogger picks and let them know by leaving a comment on their blog.
3. Copy and paste the award on your blog.
4. Hope that the people you have sent the award to will forward it to their favorite bloggers.


Here are my five picks:

Neroli Blossoms
Style Snapshot
Animated Cardigan
I Have A Degree In This!
Literate & Stylish

Have a super fun and safe New Year's! See ya in 2012!

Friday, April 1, 2011

Oh em gee, I Got an Award!

Thank you so much to the adorable Candace of Lovely Little Rants and Peace Republic Clothing (where I got my super cute yellow flower necklace) for including me in her picks for the Versatile Blogger Award!



Here are the rules:
  • Thank the person who gave you back the award and link back to them in your post.
  • Tell us seven things about yourself
  • Award fifteen recently discovered new bloggers
  • Contact these bloggers and let them know they've received their award (:
Here are my seven fun-ish facts:

  1. I've been to well over a hundred concerts (over forty of which were Hanson shows...).  They cover a wide range of musicians, though, like Green Day, Weezer, Chicago, Amy Grant, Newsboys, tons of boy bands, Maroon 5, etc.
  2. Those root things that grow out of potatoes FREAK ME OUT.  I actually had to make my husband throw out a bag of potatoes today.
  3. I pronounce LOL as loll and LMAO as Lemayo, and I had people convinced that I was going to adopt two children and name them as such.
  4. My first major celebrity crush was JTT (who's with me?).
  5. My favorite punctuation marks are parentheses (can't you tell?), and my favorite parts of speech are prepositions.  Until, by, into, after, from, across, against, with, toward, on...  Actually, it probably should be conjunctions.  I feel like I use them kind of excessively sometimes.
  6. I love to drive by myself and sing at the top of my lungs, but I also get road rage really easily.
  7. My favorite thing maybe ever is cookie dough.
Fifteen I would like to recognize would be:

(I tried to pick people who haven't gotten the award before, but if you have, here's another one!)

PsychoBabble - Gotta support a BFF! Plus I enjoy her blog although she doesn't have as much time to post these days.
cookie cutter home - Another BFF and soon-to-be homeowner with lots of interior design genius.
Ten Little Fingers, Ten Tiny Toes - A friend with lots of good mommy insight.
Shout it out, so everybody can hear - My daily fix of Hanson, Harry Potter, and Glee images.
The Visions of a Tall Bald Guy's Fan - A Hanson fan with a lot of style and humor.
Styles Without Reservations - I'm starting to think this girl and I are kindred spirits. We both had blue and yellow weddings, and we're both working on novels...sort of. (Remind me ask her what hers is about.)
Distinct.Style - I just love this girl's style, and she has great refashioning tips.
Matchless Vision - Wisconsin girl with great style!
VTPete - Random funny stuff.
Restless Cookie - This girl is gorgeous and has great style.
Plus Size Momma - Her son is the same age as my daughter!
Peanut Butter Hand Print - A cute fashion blogging mom of two.
Geek in Heels - Hilarious, smart, geeky, and her daughter is ADORABLE.
Maison - Super cute.
Kinzie Says - Another stunning girl with great style.