The Sunshine Blogger Award

I started my blog just over two months ago, and it is scary to put yourself out there creatively.  However I have been overwhelmed by the support within the blogging community, and I feel very honoured to have been nominated for the Sunshine Blogger Award. The Sunshine Blogger Award is an award given to a blogger by their peers for being creative, positive and inspiring. Thank you to Samantha from Some silver linings for the nomination. You can read her lovely blog here www.somesilverlinings@blogspot.co.uk

The rules for the award are:

• Thank the blogger who nominated you in a blog post and link back to their blog
• Answer 11 questions the blogger has asked you
• Nominate 11 new blogs to receive the award and write them 11 new questions
• List the rules and display the sunshine blogger award logo in your post

Here are the questions Samantha has asked me to answer:

Who is my celebrity idol?

My celebrity idol is Kate Winslet, I have always loved her. I think she is so talented and I have always loved her movie choices. She appears to be a strong, intelligent and beautiful person.

Where would you love to live most in the world?

I live in Queensland Australia and I think we live in the most beautiful place in the world, however there are a few more places I think I could live. My husband and I were lucky enough to travel to New Zealand in 2003 and I fell in love with the beauty of the country. In particular Wanika which felt like a family and community oriented place. It would be a peaceful and quiet place to live.

Last year we travelled to New York, I have always wanted to go. Do you remember when you were a child and you had that excited feeling in your tummy at christmas time and when it was your birthday, or any other exciting time? I felt like that the whole time we were there. If someone said to me you have an hour to get to the airport to catch a flight there, I’d be there in 30 minutes!

Who is my favourite blogger?

This one was a difficult question as there are too many to list.

Do you think you are introverted or extroverted?

My younger self was definitely more extroverted than I am now. I wouldn’t call myself introverted though so I must be extroverted.

What is your biggest fear?

My fear of spiders, snakes and huge lizards doesn’t seem to diminishing.

What is your favourite possession?

My favourite possession would be my phone, it has all my photos and videos of my kids and family on it.

What is your ideal career?

My previous career was in recruitment and HR for 17 years and I loved it.  If I could I would love to work back in this industry, but I think I have done my time. I love doing what I am doing now, my blog allows me to be creative and write about things I am interested in as well as connect with people all over the world.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years time?

In 10 years time, my kids will be all adults, so I am guessing I will have some more time on my hands to travel more with my husband and do all the things I love to do.

If you could be an animal which would you be?

An animal I would choose to be would be a bird, it would be amazing to fly high in the sky and live in nature.

Why do you think this tag/award is a good idea?

This award is a great way to acknowledge the work of bloggers. It is a nice way to highlight the work of other blog writers and increase their readership and supporters.

What blog posts would you like to see more of and why?

I love reading blogs on travel, book reviews and lifestyle themes. So anymore on these subjects are always interesting.

Below are the awesome blogs I wish to nominate for the Sunshine Blogger Award:

Bell and Berries
Harrison and duchenne
They once called her pumpkin
Back in America
Minding the gap uk
Blythe with stripes
Modern in the mitten
My big fat Greek lifestyle
Scottish girl in Yorkshire
That lady blogger
The normal girls guide to life

Here are the question for my nominees:

1. What are you most grateful for?
2. What is your favourite childhood memory
3. If you could invite someone famous to dinner who would you invite and why?
4. If you could only eat one thing everyday from today onwards what would it be?
5. Who is your favourite singer and why?
6. Why did you start writing a blog?
7. Who is the most influential person in your life?
8. What is your best attribute?
9. What is your favourite pizza topping?
10. What movie or book changed your life or way of thinking?
11. If you could be anyone for a day who would you be?

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