Most
bloggers have heard about, been nominated or received the Liebster Award, and
I'm really honored to have been nominated again by two more bloggers. {In case
you missed it, here is my post from the last time I was nominated}. This time
around I’ve been nominated by Debi at Surroundings by Debi and JcCee at TakingControl of Life. Thank you both! I’m truly thankful that there are wonderful
people out in the blogosphere that stop by and read my blog and continue to
support one another in our journey as bloggers. Everyone please check out and
follow these two great blogs!
For
those who don't know, the Liebster Award is for relatively new bloggers that
have fewer than 1000 followers (on different networking sites), to be
recognized for sharing awesome content, and for working hard at growing and
developing their blogs.
Here are my 11 questions from Debi:
1. How did you decide on the name of your blog?
My maiden
name was Wright and now it's my middle name. Since Wright is a homophone with
right & write, I thought it was a great play on words. I live a pretty
simple life and like coming up with and sharing ways to make most things more
simple. Simply Wright was something I had floating around in my head for a
while and was excited to use it as the title for my blog.
2. What was your first “real” job?
My
first real job was working at the movies, then a little local restaurant for
the summer. I was 16.
3. What is it that you love most about blogging?
I love
sharing ideas and getting people interested in new ideas. You can learn so much
from other bloggers and the sharing of stories and ideas is what makes it so
fun. Networking and meeting new people that I would have otherwise never met is
pretty cool, too. You really never feel alone when you can go online and
"talk" with others in similar living situations.
4. What is your favorite food?
Salad!
Spinach to be exact. I think I could eat salad all day, everyday. In a pretty
close second and third would have to be flour tortilla chips and granola cereal
(yeah, and you thought I was healthy with the whole salad thing, ha!)
5. What is your message/tip/recommendation to all the new and hopeful bloggers out there?
Have
fun and only do it if you want to…by this I mean, you really have to have
passion for blogging to keep doing it. Have fun but be passionate.
6. What
gets you out of bed in the morning?
My
kids!!! But seriously, if I had no children, I’d get more sleep.
7. What are eleven random facts about you?
Look here….
8. Where is your happy place?
I have
a few…but I’d say in my home, safe with my kids. As long as everyone is happy,
safe and clean, I’m a happy, peaceful person.
9. What are three words that describe you?
Honest,
driven, thoughtful
10. Do you plan to fight aging or age gracefully?
I hope
to age gracefully. My mom looks great for her age {like, not one wrinkle and in
her 60’s} so I hope I have her genes.
11. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
Gosh,
living in Europe with my family in our forever
home, going on more adventures with our "older" children. Hopefully I
will have checked off some of the items on my personal bucket list, like
publish a fiction novel, have a post go viral and make more money than my
husband ha!
Here are
my 11 questions from JcCee:
1.
Name three things that you are grateful for?
My husband, my children and our health.
2.
What is your favorite inspirational quote?
"The future depends on what you do
today" -Mahatma Gandhi
3.
What is your favorite place to eat and dish to eat there?
This is weird but I don’t have a favorite
place to eat or a favorite dish. I love so many places and dishes, I could
never choose just one.
4.
What is the best state you have lived in?
5.
Do you have a hobby, if so what is it?
Not really… working out and blogging are
more of my lifestyle so they don’t count. Maybe reading?? I read in my free
time.
6.
What is your dream car?
A Tesla, hands down.
7.
Do you have any siblings, if so how many?
I have one full brother (younger) and a
half brother and sister (older).
8.
What is your favorite movie?
Love Actually, The Holiday ,
Love and Basketball, Pride and Prejudice…
9.
If you had to choose between getting on a boat or a plane to travel,
which would you prefer and why?
A plane... Though, there is more to do on
a ship or boat, it takes way too long.
10.
What is an accomplishment that you have done that you are proud of?
Walk to the hospital at 8 cm dilated and
deliver within the hour with no pain killers. I know women do this everyday all
over the world but I’m pretty happy I was strong enough to do it, too!
11.
If you were given the funds to donate to an organization, which organization
would it be and why?
Gosh…. I couldn’t pick just one. I would
start my own foundation that raised money for multiple organizations so that
everyone got a little bit.
The 6 blogs I nominated are…
Kristen at Everyday Grace
Rachel at Waiting for Bedtime
Eryn at A Glimpse into Eryn's World
Elizabeth at I Heart Offbeat
Crissy at Some Velvet Morning
Please take a look at these great blogs
and give them some love!
For the nominees, here's how it works:
1. Acknowledge and
thank the blog who nominated you (link back to me so I can read your answers)
2. Post the award
image on your blog. Google them and find
one that you like.
3. Answer the 11
questions asked by the person/blog who nominated you (below)
4. Give eleven random
facts about yourself
5. Nominated 11
blogs, with less than 1000 followers, to receive the award.
6. Let the bloggers
know that they’ve been nominated.
7. Give them eleven
questions to answer.
Eleven Questions for my Nominees:
1. If you were
writing a book about your life, where would you begin the story?
2. What made you
decide to start a blog?
3. Coffee or tea and
why?
4. How has technology
change your world?
5. What is the
strangest present you have ever received?
6. Share your
favourite quote.
7. Do your family and
friends follow your blog?
8. What goal do you
have for your blog for 2015.
9. What is your
special talent?
10. Do you have
siblings and how many?
11. What would be
the first thing you would definitely put on your bucket list?
Thank you for playing along and I look forward to learning
more about you! I'd love to see more Liebster Award posts, so please leave
links in the comments!!
Have a
wonderful Friday!
That's really amazing. Congratulations! :)
ReplyDeleteAshleigh, the shoes in the house thing...yes here also and Love Actually yep pretty much top of the fave movie list :)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on the awards!
ReplyDeleteI totally agree, when it comes to blogging you have to be having fun!! Otherwise really, what's the point? And I always use to think it would be fun to work at a movie theater... but now being older I bet it was annoying to deal with patrons and cleaning up all day, huh? :)
ReplyDeleteThis is so awesome! Ive never heard of this before! Congrats! Thanks for sharing!!
ReplyDeleteI love salad too. It's the best. Congrats on being nominated again.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the award. My hubby totally wants a Tesla too.
ReplyDeleteGreat post. And yes, more sleep would be awesome.
ReplyDeleteI love how you love salads! I've only just recently started getting into salads and they're so thrilling and even adventurous to me! And by the way, I have never known anyone who has gone through childbirth without using pain killers! That's something spectacular! xoxo
ReplyDeleteI had my first child while living in Canada. There, mothers are strongly encouraged to deliver naturally. I have felt your pain and am also pretty proud!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on the award! And thanks for explaining it and letting us get to know you better.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! And good luck with your novel (I'd love to write one too). But I admit I am a bit jealous of you for actually liking salad ;)
ReplyDeleteCONGRATS on the award. I also just received one. It was so fun to do and so fun to read about other bloggers!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! It's nice getting to know you better. I'm in California, too!
ReplyDeleteFun answers! And I think your favorite accomplishment is a really great one!
ReplyDeleteAlways fun to read more about people! Congratulations of the awards! Your 'what gets you out of bed' response made me laugh :)
ReplyDeleteI always love reading about how bloggers decide what to call their blogs. Very unique! Congratulations on the award!! xoxo
ReplyDeletecongrats on the award and good luck in the future :)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for accepting! I love reading your answers. I have never been to California but it is on my list to visit one day.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations. It's great to know more about you. :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the Liebster award!! I love your 5 year goals! How fun to move to Europe!
ReplyDeleteI can't believe your favorite food is salad! That's hilarious! Love Actually is one of my favorites too. And also The Holiday--those little girls in it are so freaking adorable!
ReplyDeletecongrats for the award and way to go for the accomplishment...no pain killer is a real deal, girl...so proud of you :). Cheers...
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