Beautiful Blogger Award--Part Two

 

In Part One of the Beautiful Blogger Award post, I talked about the people who nominated me for the award. During Part Two, I am going to tell you seven facts about me that you might not know and about some other blogs you may find interesting.

  

Seven Things about Me You May Not Know and It Didn't Occur to You to Ask

1. I like to eat pickles on my peanut butter sandwiches. It doesn't matter what kind. It's the combination of the dry peanut butter and the juicy pickles that makes it work.

2. I was a cheerleader in junior high and high school even though I'm not very coordinated. Limberness and enthusiasm can carry you a long way.

3. I have saved all of the petals from the roses Ward has given me over the years. They are in a basket in my living room. Thank goodness the cats aren't interested in eating them. They seem to like sampling everything else.

4. I have a bad sense of direction. Turn me around in a hallway and I may get lost. Therefore the GPS, that Ward got me a couple of years ago for my birthday, was one of the best presents I ever got.

5. I love being outside, but don't like it when it is really hot or cold. Then I like looking out the window.

6. Bejeweled is my current favorite computer game. One reason I like it is that I can play a quick game and then move on--that is if I don't start another game. :)

7. I love discovering the variety of titles I see at the library during my job. I think there really has been a book written about everything.

Now for my nominees:

Intermittent Farm Report  This is a delightful blog by Shelley that shows what it's really like to live on a farm and be self sufficient. Shelley writes about her life raising dairy goats, training dogs, tending her garden, building fences, making furniture, making cheese, making soap, etc. Shelley dives into her jobs with enthusiasm and knowledge that makes for interesting and fun reading. The blog is called Intermittent Farm Report because sometimes the farm work takes precedent over her blog.  However, she does provide regular updates that I eagerly wait for.

The Science of Heroes  This blog by Yvonne Carts-Powell keeps you in the know about what is going on the world of science. Yvonne regularly scans science literature and provides easy to understand updates of the current happenings. Besides providing clear summaries, she also occasionally throws in fun experiments and videos. My whole family really enjoys this very interesting blog.

A Place to Reside  Marilyn, the author of this blog, has a way of writing that makes me feel calm. She writes clearly and thoughtfully about a variety of subjects but cooking and food are her favorites. Sometimes she may include a meaningful exchange that she had with someone recently or use beautiful pictures to tell a story. A Place to Reside was on hiatus recently, but is beginning to publish again. In the meantime, look through the archives. I think you will enjoy them.

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Here's how it works:

1. Copy the Beautiful Blogger Award logo and place it in your post. 
2. Write something about the blogger who nominated you and link back to their blog.
3. Tell 7 things about yourself.
4. Nominate other bloggers for the Beautiful Blogger Award, and comment on their blogs to let them know.  No number was specified to me, but online, I found other bloggers were nominating 7 new bloggers for this award.

Beautiful Blogger Award, part one

Out of the millions and millions of bloggers, I am slowly carving out a little niche of friends in the blog world. I have found a positive and interesting set of bloggers during the year that I have been blogging and last week three of them nominated me for the Beautiful Blogger Award. I don't know its origins, but the Beautiful Blogger Award is a way for bloggers to get recognition and to find new blogs that they may be interested in. I am happy that others have recognized me.

Let me tell you a little about the nominating "committee".

First there is Lili at Creative Savv. Lili's blog focuses on living a frugal lifestyle, but really it is much more than frugal living tips. It is a how-to manual for just about any project you want to try around the house. She tackles diverse projects from resealing her driveway to mending her worn sheets to baking bread and making rice milk. She writes clearly and often. Quite frankly, I don't know how she has time to do all of her projects and write about them too, but she does.

Next is Rebecca at Doggone Thrifty.  Rebecca talks about living a thrifty life and her blog has a lot of tips for doing things in an economical way. Even if you've been in the frugal world for a while, her posts will remind you of  thrifty practices and add some new tips. She also throws in other things like a recipe for chocolate zucchini muffins that I hope to try soon.

Finally, we have Economies of Kale (I call her Kale, for short).  Kale is a PhD student who has been a vegetarian since she was 13. Her blog is the go to place for tips on getting by with not much income, (read grad student's salary) and great vegetarian recipes. One thing that I especially like about Kale's blog is that she is a very busy person, so her tips and recipes are quick and easy to do.

So thanks to all of you on the nominating committee.

There are two more parts to receiving this award--telling seven interesting facts about yourself and nominating other blogs that you would like to receive the Beautiful Blogger Award. I'll talk about these in part two of this post in a couple of days.