The more time I spend in this blogging community, the more I learn what a close-knit group of people you begin to work with and even befriend. I started blogging only 5 short months ago and in that time I have met some WONDERFUL people. Along the way, they have decided they have been so deserving of certain “blogger awards”. Previously I have been given the Versatile Blogger Award on two separate occasions (see here and here).
But in the past two weeks I have received some sweet recognition. The recent birthday girl, Bevchen, from Confuzzledom, nominated little ol’ me for the Liebster Award and the ever-so-kind, Amy, from, Creatrice Mondial, selected me for the Versatile Blogger Award. I appreciate it so very much ladies and I am sorry for the delay in responding. As some of you may be aware, I am currently contemplating making the jump over to self-hosted WordPress and this decision is occupying A LOT of the space in my brain.
So in an effort to be concise and not repetitive, I am going to combine the response for these two awards. The rules for both are similar in that you provide a number of qualities or unique information about yourself, nominate fellow bloggers and respond to questions you received as part of your nomination. So here goes!
ABOUT ME
1. I love butterflies! I love them because of what they symbolize; something so beautiful after going through a huge transformation. A butterfly was my first tattoo.
2. Gerber daisies are my favorite flower.
3. I don’t own a single skirt and don’t think I’ve worn one outside of a work necessity since I was in the 6th grade.
4. I don’t particularly care for chocolate or cheesecake. These are big ones, I know!
5. My guilty pleasure is nachos of any kind….chips & queso, full on nachos, you name it.
6. I can’t parallel park. I live in Europe. This is a critical situation.
7. I think it would be cool to be an auto mechanic. (hope I don’t lose you on that one)
BEVCHEN’S QUESTIONS FOR ME
1. If you could change your first name to anything at all, what would you pick? I love the names Sofie and Emily, which would have been what we have chosen had our son been a girl.
2. Where were you born? Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
3. What is your favourite quote? “Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.”
4. Tea, coffee or hot chocolate? Coffee all the way, every day!
5. If you could own any animal, what would it be? Hmmm…not sure about this one; probably just a simple dog or cat. Right now, apartment living is just not suitable and I miss having a pet.
6. Why did you start blogging? To document our journey, express myself, and hopefully inspire others
7. Who is your favourite author? I haven’t been reading much since the baby, but I used to really enjoy Augusten Burroughs.
8. What is your favourite flavour of crisps (chips for the Americans)? Dill Pickle!
9. Apart from blogs, which website do you spend most time on? Twitter
10. Do you have a talent? If so, what? I think I have a few talents that need some TLC before I could share them 
Seriously, though, I think I have some hidden talents that are works in progress such as cooking and writing.
11. What was the last song you listened to? Blurred Lines by Robin Thicke….LOVE THAT SONG!
MY NOMINATIONS
According to the rules, you were to select blogs with less than 200 followers. However, not everyone has this shown and I found it difficult to always be accurate, so I have chosen some great ones who I feel deserve more time in the spotlight. In other words, do yourself a favor and check out these lovely blogs!
For all that I have selected, please feel free to choose either award or not participate at all. It’s up to you! If you decide to, please follow the format and list 5-10 random facts about yourself and nominate other bloggers. I have so many wonderful blogs I follow everyday, but I know I could not choose them all! I look forward to reading your random facts!
I had no idea Dill Pickle was a crisp flavour!
Jan likes the name Sophie
Oh yes! I think that’s my American favorite with Paprika my German fave.
Thank you so much for nominating me! I definitely have less than 200 followers and am still trying to find my blogging spotlight a bit (getting there slowly) so I really appreciate this! I will join in and do my post/nominations asap!
Of course! You deserve it! Looking forward to your post.
I am working on my post now - so excited!
This is fab - thanks so much for the nomination!! I’m definitely up against some strong contenders there - so much talent in such a small space! Will work on a post to participate! Thanks again, very exciting!
You’re so welcome! Glad you will be participating!
Thanks C2C! I’m flattered, and will get to work on a response, though I’m back to work full time, so blogging is back to sporadic typing blitzes getting saved in draft purgatory for a while! Dill pickle chips, you say? Well, I’m liking you more and more by the minute!
Oh I was wondering where you’ve been! Haha! I love pickles and the dill pickle Pringles…yum!
Congratulations on the double award week!! I am so looking forward to checking out your nominations and discovering some other great blogger talents. Thanks for the mention as well!
Thank you so much for the nomination! Can’t wait to check out the other nominations as well!
You’re welcome!
Here’s my link back to you:
https://gypsyintheme.squarespace.com/pyramids-in-the-me-
Now off to check out my fellow nominees!
Cheers!
Oh Gypsy, I loved your post!!
Thank you so much for the nomination, I will definitely check out the other blogs you have nominated too!
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I have done my ‘award’ post - thank you again for nominating me!
You’re so welcome. I’ll be reading it shortly!