Very Inspiring Blogger Award
WOW!
Several days ago, I received a lovely notice from Suellen Carey-Clarke, the writer of meanderingmatriarch – a wonderful blog, by the way – letting me know that she had nominated me for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award. I immediately wrote a thank you note to Suellen and let her know that I would soon follow through with the formalities of accepting this award. Today is the day! I don’t know anything about the origin or history of this very special peer-nominated form of recognition, but it seems to be thoroughly organic in nature – arising from within the WordPress blogging community. If anyone has more info on this award, I would love to learn more!
I am extremely honored to be nominated by a professional writer, especially a writer of creative non-fiction — because isn’t that exactly what we are all doing with our musings on love, life, food, gardens, animals, chooks, and other matters of living that touch our souls and inspire us to share our experiences.
The rules for accepting the award require that I:
- Thank the blogger who nominated me. (Thank you Suellen!) check, check, check.
- Place the award on my site. check.
- Share 7 random things about myself. check.
- Nominate 15 blogs. check. Let them know they’ve been nominated and how to accept the award.
will do so after this post.check.
Here are 7 random things about myself – a glimpse into a completely different world that does not include chickens or dogs!
- I was a college athlete. Was is the operative word!
- I worked as the Fitness Director for a large health club claimed to be the largest in the world one year in the early 1990’s (A global franchise.) At one point, I hired, trained, & supervised over 40+ personal trainers.
- In 11th grade, I was a member of and played on a boys varsity sports team – but not the same sport that I played in college.
- I went to 4 high schools in 4 years – not because I was a bad apple. Well, maybe sometimes…
- Despite being the “new kid in school” for the majority of my childhood and adolescence, I was a 12 letter varsity high school athlete. American men will know what this means…
- I am published – but just in academia. Does academia count? And Not prolific!
- Although I am bumbling new to world of chickens and the rural life – I do have the socially recognized credentials to have a fitness, weight loss, obesity & diabetes discussion – I am not, however, a medical doctor.
Now that my resume is out of the way…. back to the world of chickens!!
I wish I could have nominated every blog I follow – all of them are fantastic!!
Here are my 15 nominations for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award, and by the way, these are incredibly awesome bloggers:
1. Laura Rittenhouse’s Gardening Journal
2. Linda’s New Garden & Wildlife Journey
4. The Orchestra Director’s Wife
5. chrismithonline aka Green The beautiful-bench-out-of-pallets guy (the beautiful bench — err…okay…the guy too)
8. shadowlilies
9. Wuppenif
12. Live Blissful
13. Farmhouse38
14. Heedley’s Hens
15. becomingfullyhuman…he doesn’t follow me — yet!
I sincerely hope I linked all my nominees properly. If not, please accept my apologies. Let me know my error and I will make the modification(s) you prefer!
You shall soon receive a personal announcement from me with the formal instructions!
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Nice blog post. Thanks so much!
Thank you, CP! I love that you just gave me 14 other blog to peek at. I will pass it on as soon as I find enough people to nominate 😉
Thank you so much for this nomination! I agree with all these lovely bloggers, that what you’re doing over here is quite inspiring indeed! I look forward to spreading the blog love 🙂
Reblogged this on Linda's New Garden & Wildlife Journey and commented:
great post as always
Thank you for the nomination. 🙂 Unfortunately I don’t even know 15 blogs, so I can’t continue the chain.
Oops. I never considered these types of awards to be a chain — like in a chain letter, but it certainly could appear that way. You do have a good following! I know someone who accepted the award and only nominated 1 blog. I don’t think it really matters. It’s all in the spirit of the nomination!
🙂
Suellen has great taste – you do have an inspiring (and funny) blog. Well deserved award. And thanks for nominating me!
Nominating you? But of course!! You have a most inspirational blog and I’m amazed by all you do!!
thanks so much! and congratulations to you and your gorgeous blog. x
Thank You!! I am so happy to have the opportunity to nominate your cute blog!!
aww thanks, I will get to it and link back to you but might not be till the new year as manic here!!!! xxxxxhappy christmas to you.