My
friends know I like to win. That I'm hyper competitive. That I
don't like games of chance because then winning didn't take anything
on my part except rolling a dice. I LOVE BLOG AWARDS. I think
they're such a great way of spreading community around the
blogosphere – we get to know tidbits about the recipient, we get to
meet some of his or her friends as the award/love is passed on, and
the giver gets a big THANK YOU.
Thank
you goes to Click of Click's Clan
for
this Sunshine award. OK, some have said it's creepy, but a friend of
mine is making me watch The Walking Dead, so I can deal with a baby
burning up...
I
just met this lovely lady from Scotland through the A-Z Challenge.
Please pay her a visit. She is a delight!
Here
are the 11 Questions I'm to Answer
What inspired you to start blogging?
I've
loved writing for as long as I can remember. To write a book has
been a life goal since my teen years. I was getting old, you know,
over 40...so I decided I needed a place where I'd be accountable.
People would expect content, they could critique the content, and I'd
improve my writing skills. I think it's working. What I had never
counted on is the amazing companionship and love and support that's
out there as we interact with other bloggers. That more than
anything has helped me grow, enter writing contests, join blog hops,
and
explore many genres of writing I hadn't even heard of before.
How did you come up with the name of your blog?
I've been working on the whole gratitude and contentment thing for a while. I've needed to, or my medical issues might have done me in. So I try to be grateful for each day, look on the bright side, and find something good in whatever happens. I fail at this daily, but having a focus gives me at least a chance to succeed.
What
is your favorite blog to read?
Impossible
question, seriously. There are so many fantastic blogs out there,
but I guess I do have to answer it, so I'll say WaystationOne. Brian
Miller is an amazing poet and observer of the human condition. His
little slice of life pieces are so vivid you can see the person,
empathize, and step out of your own little safe world for a bit.
He's also been an amazing friend. He reads EVERY blog post I write,
and has been doing so since I started in 2010. I find him everywhere
I go. He's got a bazillion followers, yet
return visits every comment. Amazing guy with an amazing heart. Go
say hi!
Tell
us about your dream job.
Probably
doesn't sound dreamy to most of you, but I'd like to go back to
working as an office manager/HR head. That was a fun, varied, never
a dull moment job and I miss it.
Is
your glass half full or half empty?
It's
dirty...my kids are behind on dishes as they finish end of the year
projects and study for finals. Can't find my favorite, either.
Seriously though, my glass is usually empty because it's hard to stay
hydrated in Colorado, and I drink my chardonnay too fast ;-)
If
you could go anywhere for a week’s vacation, where would you go?
I'd
go to my family's property on the waterfront near Annapolis. We've
owned this place since the 60s and it's nostalgic and wonderful.
There's nothing better than spending a day on the water sailing, or
crabbing to have dinner, or watching your kids being dragged behind
the motor boat on various flotation devices and learning centripetal
force...
What
food can you positively not eat?
Lima
beans. Ugh. Chalky and mealy and flavorless. It's about the
texture.
Dark
chocolate or milk chocolate?
Neither,
hypoglycemic. But before I knew that, I'd pick dark. Swedish dark
chocolate is amazing, and my favorite is the orange infused.
How
much time do you spend blogging?
If
you ask my family, too much. In my opinion, not enough. I do try to
block out two hours a day to visit others, return comments, and write
my posts. Of course, during the Challenge, it was pretty much a full
time job...but I loved it.
Do
you watch t.v. and if so, what are your favorite shows?
I
do watch TV, but only about an hour a day. I'm addicted to Food
Network, so that's what I'd pick for by myself, and I usually allow
myself a show while having lunch. Lately it's Chopped and Hell's
Kitchen. When The Engineer and I watch, we alternate between
Warehouse 13, The Walking Dead, and Torchwood. We were extremely sad
when Eureka ended, and will never forgive them for canceling
Firefly...
%%%
I'm
passing this award on to the 6 members of Tina's Terrific Team! I
could not have survived the Challenge without your amazing help! You
made my days sunnier! Thank you.
AJ Lauer of Naturally Sweet
Andrea of Maybe it's Just Me
Hilary Melton-Butcher of Positive Letters...Inspirational Stories...
Jolie Du Pre of Precious Monsters
JoJo of Tahoma Beadworks and Photography
PV Ariel, aka Philip of philipscom
Your
turn, team. Pass this on to 6 fellow bloggers who make your days sunnier.
Here are the questions for them.
What
inspired you to start blogging?
How did you come up with the name of your blog?
What is your favorite blog to read?
How did you come up with the name of your blog?
What is your favorite blog to read?
Tell
us about your dream job.
Is
your glass half full or half empty?
If
you could go anywhere for a week’s vacation, where would you go?
What
food can you positively not eat?
Dark
chocolate or milk chocolate?
How
much time do you spend blogging?
Do
you watch t.v. and if so, what are your favorite shows?
Thanks to all my readers and blogging friends for making this world such a supportive place! I'd give you all an award!
~Tina
27 comments:
Great answer to the half full or half empty question. Enjoy the Chardonnay!
big grins....thank you ma'am...and glad you started writing as well...we all need that outlet of our creativity...
hey remember the short story we wrote together...smiles...
Hey, that's the laughing baby from Teletubbies.
Not that I've ever watched Teletubbies, or anything like that...
*slinks away*
dark chocolate really is the best!
Congrats on getting the award! It was nice getting to know you better.
www.modernworld4.blogspot.com
Congratulations! You are the sunshine, Tina. And the glass is dirty - funny.
Hello and congratulations on the award. You have been quite sunny Tina. I guess dark chocolate infused with orange would make it palatable.
You always learn so much about a bloggy friend when they win an award,congrats and I need to check out those bloggers you recommended.
Do you miss the chocolate at all? I love chocolate but have noticed lately it doesn't love me,so I have backed off, I don't miss it as much as I thought but every great once in awhile I want to indulge and I can, I am not like you and know that it is a big NO for you or I suspect you will get really really sick.
Lucy from Lucy's Reality
I enjoyed reading your responses. Now that burning baby... like The Great Oz at one year old... I think that needs to be rethunk.
Too bad about the chocolate. How do you get by?
YOU ROCK! oh was that all in capitals... maybe i was screaming it... oh i was...
:)
I like Lima beans!
And I choose dark, also.
I tend to think awards are less like community and more like a "friendly" chain letter. I don't do them anymore and I hate to be the one to end the chain but I am the guilty one. I have a bloggy friend that has a button declining awards. I haven't got an award for a while so maybe folks have figured it out. However, it is nice to read the answers to the questions on blogs that I follow.
Katie atBankerchick Scratchings
Hi Tina,
Here comes a BIG CONGRATS!!!And
Ha! Thanks a lot for passing this
Award to me too,
Sure I will pass on this to my friends too.
Keep Inform
I am on my way to your lovely friend LOL
Phil
Tina, lovely to have met you, passing by on the A-Z Road trip. Its always nice to find out a bit about the person behind the blog, and you have a great list of people to visit. Blessings Amanda
Amanda - Realityarts-Creativity
Art Blog
why thank you Tina! And I admit when I saw the award pic I went 'Whoa....' It's the baby from Teletubbies. The only time I ever saw it was at a doctor's office and I was very, very sick with a high fever. It was on in the waiting room and I truly thought the baby in the sun was a hallucination. So thanks for inducing a flashback. lmao
Hi Tina .. thanks so much for the award and ideas and thought processes - anyone active in the hosting of the A-Z deserves much acclamation .. especially the co-hosts ..
I'll be back tomorrow - as you know I'm not good with awards .. but love receiving them! Typical combination .. but I'll answer a few of the questions here ..
See ya tomorrow - Hilary
Aw, thanks for taking the time to respond.
I particularly liked your response to the glass half full/empty. You'd fit in at my house! ;-)
Great to learn a little more about you, Tina.
Congrats, and I hope you found a clean wine glass.
JO ON FOOD, MY TRAVELS AND A SCENT OF CHOCOLATE
Hi Tina,
Congrats and thanks! I'm behind with posting the awards I've been given. I have a lot of catching up to do.
Have you seen Master Chef? That's my favorite cooking competition. My mom likes ALL those shows but I only really like Hell's Kitchen and Master Chef. Last season, a blind girl won, and it was the best thing ever. It still makes me happy.
Congrats on yer Blog award!
HA! Lima beans are my single most hated food, too. There are a couple others I won't eat, but that's the worst. And your vacation sounds fabulous. And thank you for reminding me I need to catch up on Torchwood. A while back I watched all Netflix had, but I have Xfinity now, so I bet there is a season or two that's more reasonable.
Shine On, Tina...I knew that must be you Shining so Brightly in the Texas Skies...not so far from Colorado. Enjoyed reading your answers...blogging love and support...so amazing.
Sue CollectInTexasGal
Rattlesnake Butte on AtoZ RoadTrip
I know I shouldn't pick up on it, as you can't eat it but dark Swedish orange infused chocolate sounds amazing!
Hi Tina - well tomorrow went, and now today has gone .. so looks like I won't be back .. another - as you reminded me in your new post - I need to pack for London town.
Cheers and have a lovely weekend with a Chardonnay or two .. Hilary
Congrats on the Blog Bling! It is WELL DESERVED!! :)
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