Very Inspiring Blogger Award

Oh my chinny-chin-chin (bonus points if you get the reference) I’ve been nominated for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award! I am in such shock right now, that there are people out there who think that I am awesome-face. This is an adjective…ssh…it’s my blog. And apparentlyI’minspiring!

First of all, I would like to thank kebibarra from Perfectly Imperfect Momma for the nomination. It really brightens my day to have an award bestowed upon me, and it makes me feel like I’m doing the right thing – throwing my thoughts out there into the interwebs. I love blogging, it’s an incredible hobby and an awesome way to connect with people who you may never have otherwise met; it’s a really great feeling to have someone else say to you: “Here’s a picture. Your blog is the bomb-diggity.”

Rules!

1. Thank the award giver and link to them.
2. Tell the world 7 things about yourself
3. Nominate 7 other bloggers (who are the bomb-diggity), link their site, and let them know that you’ve told the world of their awesomeness through linkage.

Well, I think I safely covered number one. Even if it wasn’t a rule I would still want to give thanks to someone as awesome as kebibarra. Wouldn’t you?

I guess that brings me to number two. Seven things about myself. Hmmm….

1. I am 5′ 2 1/2″. I used to be 5′ 3 1/2″. Whaaaaaaa????? How is that even possible?
2. When I was in highschool I used to be really tough and brutal, now I’m really emotional and soft. I told Phil that this was ‘just a pregnancy thing’ and it would stop. It didn’t. Poor boy.
3. I used to be in a band and I thought I was an amazing singer. Now I’m not so sure, I’ve either lied to myself for many years, or I have gotten severely out of practise.
4. I have three tattoos and I use to have ten piercings. My piercing count is down to six, and I have a lovely (see: nasty) stretched scar from wearing my belly button ring into my seventh month of my first pregnancy. It’s really gross now. The kids like to poke it.
5. I have a bad back. A compact lower spine, misaligned upper spine, and 5 dislocated ribs that cause me constant pain. I also have no money to go to a chiropractor, so I have hired Phil. I release him of all liability.
6. I love camping. The outdoors, nature, fresh air. That’s my idea of a good time. We’re taking the kids for the first time this summer, and I can’t wait to make it an annual event!
7. I have a disease in my knees that eats away at the cartilidge, and then the bones grind against each other and cause me severe pain. I have had surgery once (for both knees) so far in 2009, and was able to begin running that year for the first time since 1997. I have since lost the ability to run long distances, but I can still sprint and ride a bike.

So, there. Seven things that you didn’t know about me and probably didn’t really want to know, hahaha.

On to number three! MY nominations.

1. For raising her children with complete love and acceptance, which is the way that all children should be raised, and still being able to admit that she’s never 100% sure she’s doing it right: Raising My Rainbow
2. For being an amazing mother to five children, creating special memories for them (I’m talking about your phoney-dentist-birthday-day), and basking in the humour that is parenting: JM Randolph, Accidental Stepmom
3. For providing real perspective into the causes and behaviours of babies, children, and toddlers; without seeming like a know-it-all or being condescending in any way: Sleeping Should Be Easy
4. For bringing her activities home to her toddler, and then spreading them around the web so I can use them for my toddlers; and for inspiring me to try new and delicious foods that I the kids will love Mama. Papa. Bubba.
5. For showing compassion and love to her husband and children, sharing the joys and humours of every day life, and being such a peaceful and caring mother: Jestidwell’s Blog
6. For constantly reminding me that one day my kids will grow up and move on, and that I will so much miss and long for these days (even though some days I can’t see how): Post Departum Depression
7. For exuding a peaceful personality, sharing her lovely life and recipes, and for finding a bear on her farm that she may or may not have named Bobby: Fine Frugality

I love all of the blogs that I follow, but these seven are the ones that really inspire me to do things, change things, love things, remember things, and try to be a better person.

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