“The Liebster award is a chain award that was created by bloggers and is a tradition to make new friends in the blogging community.” 

I was nominated by Mainley Mavin. Thank you for thinking of me! 🙂

THE RULES OF THE AWARD

• Link back to the person who nominated you
• Give 11 random facts about yourself
• Answer 11 questions from your nominator
• Nominate 11 new and obscure bloggers
• Come up with 11 questions for them to answer
• Inform your nominees

11 Random facts about me:

1. I was a beach lifeguard
2. I’m a runner
3. I can’t live without coffee
4. I’m a reformed candy addict.
5. I just bought a nutri-bullet (juicer). Yay kale!
6. I love shopping at Marshall’s (discount store).
7. Blue is my favorite color.
8. I make to-do lists like crazy.
9. I often ignore my lists.
10. We have a big family. My kids have 26 first cousins!
11. My favorite TV shows – Survivor, The Biggest Loser, and Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.

11 questions from my nominator:

1. What was your favorite activity as a kid, and what is it now?
   Then – eating candy. Now – watching the kids play sports/dance, etc.
2. If you could live in one book/film for the rest of your life, what would you choose?
   Game of Thrones. Although I might regret it if they sent me to the Wall.
3. What is one thing you wish you could change about the world?
   Children shouldn’t want for food or love.
4. What is your biggest fear food (something you wouldn’t even eat if someone paid you)?
   Bugs. I could never be on a reality show and eat bugs.
5. If you had to give up one sense (i.e. sight, smell, etc.) what would it be?
   Smell! Never sight.
6. What time era do you wish you could experience, even if it is for just one moment?
   I would love to dress up in a Victorian gown.
7. What is a place in the world you would never want to visit?
   Any body of water infested with sharks.
8. Are you a spontaneous person, or a planner?
   I’m both – I plan and write lists, but am not afraid to be spontaneous.
9. What is one activity you wish you’d never stopped doing?
   Swimming. I swam on a team from the time I was little through high school. (I make my kids swim on a summer team).
10. What is your favorite season?
    Summer! I’m a beach girl.
11. What book best represents you as a person?
    My sketchbook. It contains drawings of all the things that inspire me.

My Nominees:

1. Drawing Escape
2. Meagan Healy
3. AnneMarie Welsh
4. A Style Study
5. No Bees No Honey
6. Imagewright
7. The Aspiring Illustrator
8. Margaret McCarthy Hunt
9. Bernice Lum
10. Across Fields Studio
11. Monica Makes a Blog

11 questions for my nominees to answer:

1. What is the most beautiful place you have ever visited?
2. What is your favorite food?
3. What is your happiest memory?
4. Who is the most special person in your life?
5. What activity makes you happiest?
6. What is your most treasured item?
7. What is your favorite spot in your home?
8. Where do you wish you could travel to?
9. What dream do you have for yourself?
10. What is your favorite TV show?
11. What is your favorite book?