Today is Sunday, so there’s no A to Z blogging challenge post. I thought instead that I would take today’s post to thank Rebecca Tirabassi from Mad Scientist, Crazy Mom, for awarding me the Liebster Award. It’s my first blogging award, so I’m rather excited!

Although no one seems to be too sure where this award originated, it seems it was created by a German blogger (makes sense, since Liebster is a german word), and is passed on from blogger to blogger. Kind of like a big blogging love award!

The rules of this award say I need to give 11 random facts about me, answer 11 questions asked by the person who gave me the award, and nominate 11 bloggers with less than 200 subscribers. Shouldn’t be too hard…

11 Random Facts about Me:

I was homeschooled from grade 6 to grade 10, 5 years in total.
I love to craft. Knit, sew, crochet, you name it, I’ve probably tried it. I especially love to make things out of recycled materials
I have a degree in psychology, and one in teaching. Both of them were great experiences and I learnt a lot, but I haven’t really used either of them professionally.
I had a pet goat called Goatsy Oatsy as a child. I loved that goat!
I also had a pet chihuahua called Fang. He lived for 14 years, and was the best friend ever.
I’m allergic to cats and dust mites.
I love Milo, which is a chocolate drink mix that you add to milk. If you don’t live in Australia, you probably haven’t heard of it, but it’s really yummy!
I don’t drink either tea or coffee, can’t stand the stuff.
I didn’t start driving until I was 28, when my daughter was 6 months old. (Even though I had my licence at 19.)
I love to cook. Especially lamingtons. And meringues. And marshmalows. And chocolate fudge.
I prefer vanilla flavoured to chocolated flavoured.

Answers to Rebecca’s 11 questions:

What is your favorite book/genre? – Romance! I’m particularly partial to fantasy romance, but I’m not picky. I’ll read just about anything so long as it has a HEA.
What is your happiest childhood memory? – That one’s hard. I remember most of my childhood as pretty happy. Probably either running around the paddock with my sister and our goats, or climbing our favourite tree.
Cat or dog? Dog. And not just because I’m allergic to cats. I just love dogs.
If you could have a super power, what would it be? – Ohh. Tricky. I think I’d love to fly. I can fly sometimes in my dreams, and it’s always amazing. To do it in real life would be cool.
What has surprised you the most about how your life has turned out? - Sometimes I look around my entire life, with my wonderful husband, adorable daughter, lovely house, and my job as a photographer/writer, and I’m pretty amazed at all of it really.
If you could change one thing in your life, what would it be? – I wouldn’t change a thing. There are some bits of my past I’m not perfectly happy with, but they are part of what made me who I am today. To change my past would be to change who I am, and I like who I am.
Why do you blog? – I started this blog because everyone said you had to have a blog to promote your book. And now I keep doing it because I love meeting people and chatting about writing, and whatever else comes up.
What do you like best about where you live? – I like being away from it all. We have 3/4 of an acre about 15 minutes from the nearby suburb. It’s quiet, we have lots of wildlife (birds, kangaroos, koalas), but if we need something, it’s not too far away.
If you could bring only 1 thing with you on a trip, what would it be? – My ipad! I don’t go anywhere without it!
What is your ultimate vacation? – Somewhere near the beach. Quiet, relaxing, and hopefully no mosquitos. Maybe Bora Bora? ;)
If I were to meet you in person, what is the first thing I would notice? – Hmm. No idea! Maybe that I’m short?

In return, I nominate the following blogs. All of these people have made me laugh, inspired me to come back and read their blog, or read their books. Hope you enjoy them too.

Although I have nominated you, you are under no obligation to accept the award.  However, I nominated you because I would love to get to know more about you!

writermummy
chicaderock
Kelly’s Eye
Penetrating Syllogisms
Impression Evergreen
Volvo Diaries
Sherri Lackey
Maui Jungalow
Surrounded By Books

Reviews

OK, I could only make it to 9, because most of the rest of the blogs I follow clearly have more than 200 followers. So 9 will have to to

If you do choose to accept, here is what you need to do:

Post the award on your blogs
Thank the blogger(s) who gave you the award and link back to their site
Post 11 random facts about yourself
Answer 11 questions that the presenter of the award has asked
Nominate 11 new bloggers with fewer than 200 followers that you want to pass the award on to
Ask your nominees 11 questions

Finally, my 11 questions for you:

What pets do you have?
What’s your favourite food?
Do you prefer sunrise or sunset?
If someone gave you $1000, what shop would you hit first?
Who is the most important person/people in you life?
What is your biggest personal achievement?
Do you have a goal for this year? If so, what is it?
What’s your favourite computer game?
What sort of camera do you use?
What’s your favourite YouTube video?
If you could meet anyone, living or dead, who would it be?

 

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