The concept behind the Versatile Blogger Award is to follow a few rules and then pass it on to whatever blog you think deserves it. The rules are:
1 - Make a post and link it back to the person who gave you the award (and include their website address)
2 - Share 7 random things about yourself
3 - Award 7 recently discovered bloggers with this award and contact them to let them know they have won
Pretty simple really I guess! So I'm going to post on Ger's blog to say thank you so much and then list the 7 utterly random things about me that you may not know already.
1 - I probably have a touch of OCD - I have a few little rules to live by and have a few phobias too, nothing too crazy or weird but somethings just set my teeth on edge... like sticky things for instance or the feel of newspaper... ugh!!!!
2 - I met my husband online, on a forum based on a US newspaper - it was a very generic forum which talked about things as deep as the meaning of life and as silly as what colour will I wear today.
3 - I've almost died 5 times, each time from meningitis (you might remember I did a blog post a while back about recognising the signs of this disease). Thankfully I came through fine after each episode and have no lasting issues
4 - I have an "Honorary Daughter" called Titch - we met online a few years ago and became the best of friends... so much so that she now lives with my husband and I as she's starting a Post Grad Diploma in Dublin this September
5 - I prefer to drive an automatic car - I can drive a manual no problem but I just prefer an automatic ... especially fast ones!
6 - I have an enormous sweet tooth and I'm trying to reign it in at all times so half of my life is spent on a diet ... the other half is spent eating chocolate!!!
7 - I used to knit and design knitwear professionally for a time - sadly it was so costly that I couldn't live on it wholly plus it was the root cause of a very bad case of carpel tunnel syndrome thats now calmed down since I stopped.
Hmmmm were they very interesting? Not so sure!!
I would like to nominate the following blogs to receive the Versatile Blogger Award also:
http://brinybarsoap.blogspot.com/ I love Dennise's blog, she writes so well and has such passion
http://www.greatcakessoapworks.com/handmade-soap-blog/ I love Amy's passion about soaping and the fact that she is so willing to share her ideas
http://www.lovinsoap.com/ I love Amanda's experiments and tutorials; she takes great pictures and I love her way of writing
http://jenorasoaps.blogspot.com/ Jennifer's journey into the soap business is fascinating and her blog is well worth checking out
http://scent-trail.blogspot.com/ Suzanne's blog is great and her growth in the soaping business is reflected in the blog
https://www.platypusdreams.com.au/blog/ I adore Sharon's soaps, they are simply stunning plus she uploads some fabulous videos too
http://cocobongsoaps.blogspot.com/ Julia does the best reviews of soaps as well as making her own beautiful creations - this is one of my ALWAYS-read blogs ever!
Hmmm only 7 blogs to recommend? No fair, there are too many more to read!!! Oh well, it'll have to be 7 ... for now!!!
Thanks so much ladies for giving this soaper great inspiration and enjoyment and I hope you enjoy your Versatile Blogger Award! And if any of you are big Bon Jovi fans, make sure to check out Ger's blog at http://www.itsmyjovilife.blogspot.com/
Thanks for the nomination! I'll see what I can come up with! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for the nomination Celine, I am trying/struggling with setting up the new website and wp blog. I will see if I can find time to try and figure it all out still working on how it all works etc.
ReplyDeletea little late on my part, but thank you Celine for thinking of me. i'm not sure why this is called an award? what's being awarded and what am I getting? LOL! ummm...i so hate to follow rules, so ..would the world believe me if I told them I'm really a guy? ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Celine! Random things are brewing now...hmmm
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