Reply to Liebster Award

Cygnet over at the Ugly Duckling Project nominated me for a Liebster Award quite a while back.  I forgot all about it until recently.  I am so sorry Cygnet. 

Here are the rules:
1. Thank the person who nominated you and post a link to their blog on your blog.
Ummm…thank you?  Cygnet…I still love ya    Seriously, it was very sweet of you to think of me...I feel honored…thank you.
2. Display the award on your blog by including it in your post and / or displaying it using a "widget" or "gadget".  
done
3. Answer 11 questions about yourself which will be provided to you by the person who nominated you.

I’ll put up the questions…no guarantees as to which I’ll answer .
4. Provide 11 random facts about yourself.

People…seriously…I am just not that interesting
5. Nominate 5 to 11 blogs you feel deserve this award, who have less than 1000 followers. (Note that you can ask the blog owner this since not all blogs display the widget that lets readers know this information. 
Now…anyone that knows me, knows that I’m not big on following rules so you shouldn’t be surprised that this is not gonna happen.
6. Create a new list of questions for the blogger to answer. 
You asked for it!
7. List these rules on your post.  Once you have written and published it, you then have to:  
Have to?  Really?  Ha! 
8. Inform 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 (they might not have heard of it!)  
You are hereby informed that if you want to play along, answer any questions you want…either in the comments below or on your own blog!

Here are Cygnet’s questions:
1.  If you could have any job in the world (forget talent or money making ability) what would you do? 

I would create artwork…paintings, jewelry, etc.!
2.  What is your favorite book of all time?

No way can I narrow it down to one book or even one genre!
3.  What is the one thing that you and your husband just can't seem to agree on and how do you deal with it?
4.  What is the thing you like most about yourself?

 The fact that I like me.
5.  What superpower would you like to have?

 Invisibility...would love to sneak up on people and scare them .
6.  What luxury in life do you indulge in? 

Not sure what luxury would be…my chocolate pomegranate candy or maybe a long soak in the tub with scented candles and music.
7.  Who is your celebrity crush? 

Ooh…can’t limit it to one.
 
 
 
 
 
Eleven random facts about me...
 























































A certain age?  Ha…I would do this at any age if I was unable to walk.  BTW…notice the crop?   











































If any of you want to play along, you can take any to all of the following questions and answer them…either on your own blog, in the comments here or send them to me in an email and I will post them here as a guest blog.

Here are your questions:

1.  What celebrity do you resemble?
2.  What is one thing you swore you would never do....and did?
3.  How tall are you?
4.  What color underwear do you have on right now?
5.  If you could go back in time, where would you go?
6.  What's the funniest thing you've heard your spouse/partner say?
7.  What animal would you be and why?
8.  Leather or wood?
9.  If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?
10. Could you turn your phone off for 24 hours without a panic attack?
11. Scariest sound?

Hope you enjoyed.  

Update and Spreading Sunshine aka Creative and Positive Inspiration Award

I was nominated for this award by the following  lovely  ladies:

Minelle from My Breath …a lovely, loving lady who gives so much to her friends, family, students and community.

Ami  from Ami's Star Song …another lovely, loving lady who also gives so much to her friends, family, students and community.

I do believe that Minelle and Ami were separated at birth…they are so much alike in their giving and supportive hearts.  These two, along with Dana from Learning to Follow His Lead, Ana from governingana, Ward and June from The Dish with Ward and June, Christina from Red Booty Woman and Lillie from At Ian & Lillie's Place have been a tower of strength for me during the trying times with my mom. 

We interrupt this post for a brief update: 

I brought my mom home from rehab yesterday…she will have home health visiting daily and someone in the clean, do laundry, take out trash and change bedding once a week.  She’s on a waiting list for ‘Meals on Wheels’.  Still not allowed to drive so she’s going to be a bit housebound…will see how we do…interesting so far.
Thank you to all of you in blog land who sent prayers, healing energy, positive thoughts and supportive messages and email.

Now back to our scheduled post…

(not so) Quiet Sara from Quiet Sara and the StrongMan …a newbie to our community but she fits in so well I feel she has been here so much longer.  A wonderful asset!
 
Viola from Purple Explosion…another newbie to blogging but she has been a lurker/commenter for a while.  Another wonderful asset who a positive outlook.
 
I did not write nearly enough to do justice to any of these lovely ladies…if you have visited their blogs, you know how special they are.  If you haven’t, I encourage you to go visit and make their acquaintance…your life will definitely be enriched!
 
The idea is for bloggers to present the sun-loving flower to other bloggers who "creatively and positively inspire others in the blogosphere".   Each one of the above ladies are definitely a positive inspiration!

 
If you want to join in the fun, the rules for the SUNSHINE AWARD are to:

1. Thank the person who gave you the award in your blog post. (Done)
2. Complete the Q & A below in your blog post. (Done)
3. Pass on the award to 10-12 deserving and inspiring bloggers, inform them and link to their blogs. (Done…in my own way )

Here are the Sunny Questions:

Favorite Color: Purple, Red, Hot Pink, Marine Blue, Emerald Green…awww heck…just love colors!  Really depends on my mood which colors.

Favorite Animal:  I have two cats that allow me to live here…three if you count the cat someone dumped who allows me to feed her outside.  I also love dogs but my lifestyle has not been conducive to allowing me to share my home with a dog.  I really love the wild cats in the zoo…lions, tigers, leopards, pumas, etc.  I can spend absolutely hours just visiting that section.

Favorite Number:  6, 7, 8, 10, 28 and of course any number that has at least six zero’s behind it and was added to my bank account.

Favorite Non-alcoholic Drink:  Diet Coke (not Pepsi) with lime and water with lemon.

Facebook or Twitter:  Facebook…only way to keep track of my kids.  Twitter…nope.

Your Passion:  Family, friends, living life to the fullest.  I once heard a song when I was very young and don’t remember the name of the song or any of the verses but the refrain was “What’s the use of livin’ if you can’t have any fun, what’s the use of lovin’ if you can’t love everyone, life’s all for livin’ and I’m all for givin’ it a try.”  Even though I don’t always succeed, I do try to follow this.

Giving or getting presents:  Definitely love finding just the right gift for someone…especially when they aren’t expecting it.  Getting presents has a tendency to make me uncomfortable…don’t ask…haven’t got a clue…

Favorite Day: Sunny from AimlessRamblings gave the best answer and it is so true, I just had to borrow it…Everyday I wake up!   Today is the first day of the rest of your life.

Favorite Flowers:  Hibiscus, Tulips, Iris, Lily of the Valley, Edelweiss, Pansies, Roses, Carnations…Could keep going…I like flowers.
 

Nominations…I consider all of you who come visit my blog to be special and inspiring.  In addition, some of you don’t have blogs…so I am not going to pick just 10 – 12 of you. 
Here are Cat’s Rules…

1. You are reading this post…consider yourself nominated!
2. If you have a blog and want to…copy the rules and the picture to your blog and follow the rules.
3. If you don’t have a blog or have a blog and don’t want to do a post, answer one or more of the questions in your comments here.
4. If you don’t want to answer any of the questions here or on your own blog (if you have one)…that’s ok also!  Just enjoy!
 

 

A Different look at VIB Award - 2!

Thank you, Ward and June of The Dish with Ward and June for nominating ME (ok, and again,14 others) for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award

The VIB Rules:

1. Display the award logo on your blog
2. Link back to the person who nominated you
3. State 7 things about yourself
4. Nominate 15 other bloggers for this award and link to them
5. Notify those bloggers of the nomination and the award’s requirements

Of course, being the trouble-maker I am, I always have to change up the rules. So you can either grab the logo and rules, consider yourself nominated and post on your blog or you can follow Cat’s Rules.

One note before beginning. Grace from Enjoying the Journey wrote a thought-provoking post regarding Awards so I thought I’d make a few things clear:



I changed up the 'rules' when I was nominated the first time, and am not nominating anyone for several reasons...

• I’m a trouble-maker and love to ‘bend’ rules as much as I can sometimes.
• I don't want anyone to feel slighted, hurt or left out.
• I don't want anyone to feel as if they have to participate...your life might be very hectic and you don't need more pressure.
• I have always looked at these more as just a fun way for everyone to learn more about each other but some might not be comfortable in sharing more than you already do on your blog.
• Some of you might not have a blog but would still like to play along.

Cat’s Rules

1. Choose which of the following best describes you and why...post your answer in the comments.

Or

1. Choose which of the following you like best and post your answer in the comments.

If you read my first VIP Award post, you will notice I changed up my own rules. LOL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  
Your choice, VIB Rules, Cat’s Rules, or both?  

The Liebster Award

Dang - 2nd post of the day so that I could get this out of the way - otherwise I would procrastinate and never do it. LOL

I was nominated for The Liebster Award by Rogue to answer questions and give random facts about me.  Thanks Rogue – I owe you one.  ;)
Here are the rules:

• When one receives the award, one posts 11 random facts about oneself and answers the 11 questions asked by the person who nominated you.
• Pass the award onto 11 other blogs (while making sure one notifies the blogger that one nominated them!)
• One writes up 11 NEW questions directed towards YOUR nominees.
• One is not allowed to nominate the blog who nominated one's own blog!
• One pastes the award picture into one's blog. (You can google the image, there are plenty of them!

 




Here are Rogue’s questions and my answers:

1. What is the first thing you notice about a man you just met?     Eyes, Smile, Hands
2. What celebrity do you resemble?      hahaha
3. What is one thing you swore you would never do....and did?     Start a blog
4. How tall are you?     5’ 3 3/4”
5. What color is the underwear you have on right now?     hot pink
6. Are your dreams in color or black and white?     color
7. Are you a morning person or night owl?     night owl
8. What is your nickname?     Cat – my mother gave me 3 names and my father took the 3 initials and renamed me
9. If you could go back in time, where would you go?      26.Dec.11
10. What is the funniest thing you've ever heard a child say?     My boys were 4 and 10 and the youngest was chattering away telling his brother a long story. Finally,  the oldest said in an exasperated voice “alright D, I get the picture” and the youngest came back with “No you don’t, I didn’t take one!”

 
Eleven random facts about me...

1. Every one is safer if I’m not on the roads during bad weather, including me!
2. I have a need for speed and indulge it as much as I can! On dry roads duh!
3. When I get frustrated or angry I go outside and shoot at cans.
4. I am a world class procrastinator.
5. I love Caribbean spices (like you haven’t figured that out) and am always creating new recipes to incorporate them.
6. I have over 10,000 books – not counting what is on my Kindle app on my computer.
7. I collect cook books (not included in the above number).
8. I’m allergic to housework – that’s my story and I’m stickin’ to it!  :D
9. According to my youngest, you’d better hide FAST if I start speaking very quietly and very distinctly and get a tight little smile on my face. Yup, have totally lost it.
10. I am geographically challenged.
11. The left side of the brain controls the right side of the body. The right side of the brain controls the left side of the body. Therefore, left-handed people are the only people in their right minds. Oops – something went wrong!

 
I nominate…
Bas, TL, Blue Bird, Sunny, Callie, lilmisses, SpankedWifeUK, Bea, Minelle, Roz, and Pooky :P
 
Questions for you…

1. What animal would you be and why?
2. What food do you absolutely refuse to eat?
3. Leather or wood?
4. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?
5. What is your favorite kind of music?
6. Could you turn your phone off for 24 hours without a panic attack?
7. What is your favorite time of day?
8. How many pets do you have?
9. Scariest sound?
10. Why did you decide to start blogging?
11. Why do you think you were nominated for this award?

Dang! Harder than I thought. Love ya Rogue but still owe you one!