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The Liebster Award

Thank you so much, Tasha Giacometto of TryAllMama.com for the Liebster award nomination! I'm excited about this opportunity to share more about myself and promote other awesome bloggers.

The Liebster award is an award given to bloggers by other bloggers! It has German origins and has several definitions: dearest, lovely, pleasant, and valued, among many others. This award is a great way to make connections with fellow bloggers, and support new blogs or blogs with less than 1,000 followers!

THE OFFICIAL RULES OF THE LIEBSTER AWARD
  1. Thank the person who nominated you, and post a link to their blog on your blog.
  2. 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.)
  3. Answer 11 questions from the Blogger that nominated you.
  4. Provide 10 random facts about yourself.
  5. Ask your nominees to answer 11 questions.
  6. Nominate 5 – 11 blogs that you feel deserve the award, who have a less than 1,000 followers.
  7. List these rules in your post (You can copy and paste from here.) Once you have written and published it, you then have to:
  8. 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 so they can learn about it and know what to do! (they might not have ever heard of it!)
  9. Post your Liebster Award blog post link in the comments of your nominator’s Liebster Award Post

 QUESTIONS FOR ME
1. What is your primary motivator in life? (What makes you wake up every day?)
My husband and our daughter. 

2. What is your signature dish?
I am really learning the basics of cooking now... at age 32! I've made a few things that made me really proud, but my signature has probably become a chicken, broccoli and rice casserole. It's a nod to my mamma's cooking when I was a kid! It's delicious, very re-heatable, easy and somewhat healthy. 

4. What do you do for fun?
Lately, it seems like I work for fun! When I'm not with the baby, I'm blogging or working on a top secret passion project with a couple of former colleagues. When I'm not with our baby girl, you can probably find me on the computer. Although I wish I could say you'd probably find me hiking or reading, or getting together with the gals for wine. 

5. What’s your favorite social media platform?
Probably Instagram. But I have a lot of older relatives and long-distance pals I use Facebook to communicate with. I just joined Twitter, so I'm hoping I start to like that one more!

6. Name one secret indulgence?
I don't think it's a secret... red wine and an American Spirit Yellow cigarette on my back patio. 

7. What is your favorite place?
Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina - where we got married last year! 

8. What good book have you read recently?
Gone With The Wind

9. What’s one of your bucket list items?
Skydiving - and I've already done it!

10. What’s your home decor style? (Contemporary, modern, etc)
Eclectic. I always have a lot of bright blues, deep reds and dark browns. And all different styles! I have a classic farmhouse hutch and a red asian-inspired cabinet in the same room. 

11. Yoga or Cross Fit?
Yoga, all the way. Preferably Bikram. 

12. Give one of your goals for 2016?
Stress less. 

10 RANDOM FACTS ABOUT ME
  1. I think I am addicted to Candy Crush. 
  2. I played a Chinese Ninja in a musical production in High School. (I'm a very white, blonde girl.)
  3. I took 5 years of voice lessons in High School and still can't sing to save my life. 
  4. I'm a red belt in Tae Kwon Do and can count to 30 in Korean. 
  5. I studied in Granada, Spain for 6 months and learned very little Spanish while I was there.
  6. I have my TEFL (Teach English as a Foreign Language) certificate. 
  7. I was born in Salem, VA. As a kid, I would just tell people I was born in Salem and let them assume I meant MA and that I was a witch. 
  8. I moved from IL to CA with my family when I was 13. 
  9. I love bonfires. 
  10. I love swimming. 

QUESTIONS FOR YOU
  1. What is your number one fear?
  2. What is one thing on your bucket list
  3. Where would you go on your dream vacation?
  4. Where is the coolest place you have been?
  5. What is your go-to favorite desert?
  6. What is your all-time favorite movie?
  7. Your top goal for 2016?
  8. How did you get into blogging?
  9. Are you religious?
  10. Who inspires you the most?
  11. What is the beauty thing you're always willing to splurge on (mascara, a facial, etc.)?

BLOGS I NOMINATE FOR THE LIEBSTER AWARD!

I can't wait to read your posts next!
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