Blog Award Time!

My lovely friend IRL, Lindsay, gave me the versatile blogger award last week.  Thanks, Linds!  :)

You are supposed to list 7 things about yourself, so here’s my list of very RANDOM things off the top of my head:

1.  I’ve never been west of the Mississippi, but I’ve been to three countries outside the U.S.  Go figure!

2.  If I’m not consciously thinking about walking up the stairs, I will most likely trip.   

3.  I’ve never been stung by a bee.  Which is actually a bad thing, because I have no idea if I’m allergic or not.  Chris keeps saying he thinks I should intentionally get stung by one, just to see, but I’m so deathly afraid of bees now since I have no idea how bad it hurts that I just can’t tell myself to do it!  

4.  One summer when my kids are older, I want to take an RV and travel around the country. 

5.  I only lost 6 pounds in the hospital with Luke.  He weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces.  Yup.  That’ll kill your self-esteem!  (Although I tell myself it was all the IVs I was pumped with for 4 days!)

6.  If I could make a living off of yard sales, I would do it for 50 hours a week and for minimum wage, without question.

7.  My favorite book is “Little Women.”  I have read it more times than I can count and currently own 2 copies – I’m always on the lookout for more at Goodwill and yard sales. 

You’re supposed to list 15 people to pass it on to, so here goes!

Kathy @ Because He Lives
Mary @ A Productive Endeavor
Carissa @ Lowercase Letters
Abby @ Tales and Trials
Sarah @ 365 Glimpses of John Parker
Rachel @ A Steady Rain
Jennifer @ All That Glitters
Tracey @ Girls to Grow
Mrs. Alex P @ Growing on Gettysburg
Amy @ Heart Matters
Megan @ NEPA Mom
Kim @ Newly Woodwards
Sarah @ Simply Stafford (Your name is, Sarah, right?!  lol)
Southern Fried Gal @ Southern Fried Dreams
Brittany @ The Dalomba Days

Thanks for inspiring me ladies! I love reading all of your blogs! :) 

Other Blogs…

Wow, this is my 5th post in a week.  Are you getting sick of me yet?  Because I’m a little sick of myself!  haha

I wanted to list two quick things:

 

First of all, Tina @ Being Made New gave me the “Sunshine” award.  Tina and I “met” through the Ultimate Blog Party a few weeks ago.  (I met SO many new blogger friends through this party – I totally recommend you do it next year!).  Anyway, the Sunshine award is for blogs that “inspire others and show positivity and creativity.”  How sweet! Thank you again, Tina! I am going to break the “rule” and not tag anyone for this award because I did that for the last award and I don’t want to single people out again – it makes me nervous!  lol

Second, the 10-or so of you that were here with me in the beginning might remember that waaaay back in September I won a giveaway. Well, long story short, I finally received it this week.  It’s all water under the bridge and I just wanted to thank Nicole again because I love it!  Nicole distributes for Gold Canyon (I’d never heard of them before, but maybe some of you are familiar with them?), and she sent me the following items:

- diffuser reeds and oil in “Ginger Lime”
- diffuser glass with 2 options of vinyl decor for the back
- a giant candle in “Moroccan Vanilla”
- a wick dipper
- huge bottle of Homeology All-Purpose (non-toxic) Cleaner

I have to say, that of all of the items I am loving my cleaner the best!  It smells FABULOUS and I love the fact that it’s all-natural and safe for use around Luke (no chemical fumes!).  So thanks again Nicole!

That’s definitely enough out of me – happy weekend! I’ll be back on Monday with thrifting finds – including my first ever “big” piece of thrifted furniture! :)

Thank you Geri!

Geri from Heart N Soul Cooking has given me this award! I have seen these awards around blog land but I've never gotten tagged for any so this was fun to wake up to this morning!

Slightly on the corny side? Absolutely. :)

But definitely fun!

Here are the award rules (copied from Geri's site):

Copy the award image in your post. Then, list 10 things that make you happy and tag 10 bloggers who brighten your day. For those 10 bloggers who get the award, you must link back to my blog. Don't forget to mention the person who gives you the award and notify the award winners and put their links in your post.

I'm a pretty happy person, so there's a lot more than 10,

but here's the first ones that came to my mind!

1. My faith, without a doubt (any questions please ask!)

2. My family (husband and son obviously at the very top)

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And on a MUCH less serious note,

3. Singing and playing the piano

4. Yard sales and thrifting

5. Reading People and drinking Starbucks at Barnes 'n' Noble with my husband

6. My Alba Coconut Cream lip gloss

7. The thrill of saving money with all of my coupons (haha I'm dead serious!)

8. Cooking and baking

9. The smell of tennis balls, Florida, the first warm day of Spring, and the beach

10. Moments when my husband and I are making our son laugh together and my heart just feels like it will burst at the seams

The teacher in me is reeeeeeally feeling guilty that I can only pick 10 people to do this! lol

I want everything to be fair but I also don't have the time to go around and tell all of you about this.

So, here are a SELECTED few blogs that I really enjoy!

Kathy @ Because He Lives

Abby @ Tales & Trials

Melissa @ 320 Sycamore

Jen @ Tatertots and Jello

Heather @ The Hennesseys (She's having a baby! lol)

Mary @ A Productive Endeavor

Carrie @ Buzzings of a Queen Bee

Stephanie Lynn @ Under the Table & Dreaming

Katie @ Harrington House

Amy @ Heart Matters

Some of you I know in real life and some of you I don't - but I enjoy all of your blogs, ladies!