6 Strikes, not out!

Aw look what was waiting for me this evening, when I got back from the wedding…

Erika, my lovely blog sister has nominated me for the Encouraging Thunder award, and I gratefully receive it for the 6th time also, like her! Thank you so much Erika! ❤

Awarded 28/6/15

Awarded 28/6/15

What you can do with Encouraging Thunder award?

  • Post it on your blog or social media account
  • Grant others with the award

What you can’t do with Encouraging Thunder award?

  • Abuse or misuse the logo
  • Claim that it’s your own handmade logo

What you should do after receiving Encouraging Thunder award:

  • Enjoy the award
  • At least gives thanks via comments and likes and or mentioning the person who give the award.
  • Mention your purpose in blogging or joining the social media

I have used my first response to this award, as my purpose hasn’t changed !

My Purpose In Blogging
What is my purpose in blogging?
Well, I love words, for a start. Reading them, writing them, and learning about them. It was an ambition for me to write a book … Any book. I started a novel, I’ve written some poetry based children’s stories… But it hasn’t gone any further, and in my life, there was not much place for my literary dreams to go anywhere.
Then I discovered blogging, quite by accident!
A friend started a blog to air some issues in her past, and clear her mind, and in order for me to comment, it tempted me to sign in, or sign up…. And so I did!
All of a sudden this blog was born. What I wanted it for I had no idea!
Slowly, I wrote different things, from my life, to creative, to opinions, humour, and not forgetting Sonu Singh!
The encouragement I received over the last 7 months, from the blogs above, and so many others, made my pen (read fingers!) flow, and so But I Smile Any way was born.
My blog has allowed me to reminisce, make you laugh, think, go ‘Awww!’ and given me the opportunity to meet and build relationships with fellow blog-pals around the world!
I thank you all for giving me the inspiration to continue to write, and maybe that lifelong dream of mine, to be published… Might even come true too!

And I’d like to pass the thunder on to…
Tony Burgess
Sunset Dragon
The Happy Lifeaholic

I hope you accept, but please don’t feel obliged, my lovely Peeps, it’s a way of me being able to show my appreciation and pass your blogs on to my followers!

Encouraging Thunder…. it’s a hat trick +1,no +1 more too! So that makes it 5 times!

Awarded 22/6/15

Awarded 22/6/15

Wow! Thank you so much to Miss Cassiopeia for considering me for this prestigious award!

Oh, and absolutely not forgetting…My Blog Sister Erika! I realised I had filed away an email, to do as soon as I could, and it was This wonderful woman, with the same award for me!!!!!!!!

The Encouraging Thunder Award is an award for people who have mastered their purpose, it is also a powerful protection to other bloggers and other social media users.

What you can do with Encouraging Thunder award?

  • Post it on your blog or social media account
  • Grant others with the award

What you can’t do with Encouraging Thunder award?

  • Abuse or misuse the logo
  • Claim that it’s your own handmade logo

What you should do after receiving Encouraging Thunder award:

  • Enjoy the award
  • At least gives thanks via comments and likes and or mentioning the person who give the award.
  • Mention your purpose in blogging or joining the social media

I have used my first response to this award, as my purpose hasn’t changed !

My Purpose In Blogging
What is my purpose in blogging?
Well, I love words, for a start. Reading them, writing them, and learning about them. It was an ambition for me to write a book … Any book. I started a novel, I’ve written some poetry based children’s stories… But it hasn’t gone any further, and in my life, there was not much place for my literary dreams to go anywhere.
Then I discovered blogging, quite by accident!
A friend started a blog to air some issues in her past, and clear her mind, and in order for me to comment, it tempted me to sign in, or sign up…. And so I did!
All of a sudden this blog was born. What I wanted it for I had no idea!
Slowly, I wrote different things, from my life, to creative, to opinions, humour, and not forgetting Sonu Singh!
The encouragement I received over the last 6 months, from the blogs above, and so many others, made my pen (read fingers!) flow, and so But I Smile Any way was born.
My blog has allowed me to reminisce, make you laugh, think, go ‘Awww!’ and given me the opportunity to meet and build relationships with fellow blog-pals around the world!
I thank you all for giving me the inspiration to continue to write, and maybe that lifelong dream of mine, to be published… Might even come true too!

And I’d like to pass it on to…

The Book Blogger
A Momma’s View
KelsBelz Photography
Blog Of A Mad Black Woman

Thank you so much, from the bottom of my heart to my two wonderful nominators, I am touched! 🙂

As always please don’t feel obliged to accept, but if you do, I’d love to read your response!

Sibling Awards!!!

It’s never a quiet day in my life, really is it!?! Today, I received Brother/Sister Awards!

The lovely  Anne from Grubs ‘n’ Critters has blessed me with the Sisterhood of the world Blogger Award! Thank you so much Anne! I am always appreciative of these awards, they mean a lot to me!

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The rules:

  • Provide the link to the person who nominated you, linking their blog to your post.
  • Answer the 10 questions given to you.
  • Pass the award on to other bloggers and let them know they have been nominated.
  • Include the Award Badge in your post (choose either one of the above!)

10 questions for me to answer

Tea or Coffee? Tea, any day!
Highlight of this year: Getting my dream job!
Where do you source your inspiration from whether it be in life or writing? from my family, I cannot do anything without them in my mind!
What is your favourite colour and how does it inspire you? Purple, but just because!
What is the last book that you read and how did it make you feel? 12 Years a Slave, and wow! the life that these people had to live… and the suffering they still bear because of the legacy of slavery…
Where were you born? Birmingham, UK
Can you play an instrument ? I have learned the acoustic guitar, briefly, the piano, briefly, and the recorder, but I can only remember how to play Polly Wolly Doodle!
What one thing is guaranteed to make you cry? Soppy films!
What would you say is your favourite restaurant? I don’t have a favourite, I like food in general too much!
What is the word/phrase that you use way too much? “Stop IT!!!!!”

My Nominees

Life of An El Paso Woman
I am Begging My Mother Not To Read This Blog
Anarette

Ten questions for my nominees (The same as my own!)

Tea or Coffee?
Highlight of this year
Where do you source your inspiration from whether it be in life or writing?
What is your favourite colour and how does it inspire you?
What is the last book that you read and how did it make you feel?
Where were you born?
Can you play an instrument of?
What one thing is guaranteed to make you cry?
What would you say is your favourite restaurant?
What is the word/phrase that you use way too much?

And then, well, the next thing to pop up was this!  Erika Kind  my lovely Blog Sis, nominated me for a new one to me, the Brotherhood of the World Bloggers Award! Now I know I dress up as men, does this mean that I have been accepted into the man-dom of the world??!! Thank you for the nomination though Erika, another much appreciated award here!

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Here are the rules:
1) Thank and link back to the person who nominated you for the award.
2) List the Rules and Display the Brotherhood of the world Award logo to your post and/or blog.
3) Answer the questions set to you and then you may create your set of questions for your nominees.
4) Nominate other bloggers and let them know about the award.

Erika’s questions:

1. You are given the responsibility to bring global peace, how will you do that? Wow! I don’t actually know! Get everyone in the world involved in a huge hippy singalong?!
2. Did blogging improve your life in any way? It has, I have met amazing people, and have found an outlet for my creative side!
3. You can do anything you want for 3 hours, what would you do? At this precise moment, I would say sleep!
4. Reading or writing, given you’ll be paid for reading? That’s a hard choice, as I love to read, and a bit of extra money for doing something you love, what’s not to like! But I couldn’t not write… I need that outlet to stop myself popping!
5. An idea of a perfect life? With my family around me, and happiness within!
6. You can travel back in time, what year you would choose and why? I have always loved the idea of living in the 60’s, the music, the fashion, I would so have fitted in!
7. Space, Solitude, Silence. Choose one and why? Silence, as I hate to be too far from someone, but we could still sit close by, and not talk.
8. Is there life elsewhere in universe? I think there is something there… goodness knows what, but I’d love to find my own ET!
9. You have to plan a surprise for your best friend, but you are broke. What will you plan? I would print lots of photos of us, hang them everywhere, and get her to come round so we can reminisce, over tea and home made cake! She doesn’t drink so I don’t need to worry about alcohol!
10. One of your friends, with whom you were not in contact for many years, meets you somewhere and starts cursing you. How will you tackle the situation?  If they were cursing me, I think I would just walk away.. after all, they haven t been in my life for all these years, I don’t need them now, do I? If they were to follow me, I would definitely try to talk through whatever they were so mad about.

My Nominees
Brotherly Love
Wafflemethis
The V-Pub

10 Questions for you to answer! (Same as Erika’s!)

1. You are given the responsibility to bring global peace, how will you do that?
2. Did blogging improve your life in any way?
3. You can do anything you want for 3 hours, what would you do?
4. Reading or writing, given you’ll be paid for reading?
5. An idea of a perfect life?
6. You can travel back in time, what year you would choose and why? .
7. Space, Solitude, Silence. Choose one and why?
8. Is there life elsewhere in universe?
9. You have to plan a surprise for your best friend, but you are broke. What will you plan?.
10. One of your friends, with whom you were not in contact for many years, meets you somewhere and starts cursing you. How will you tackle the situation?

Finally I would like to day a huge thank you to my nominators, You make me feel special every day, by liking and commenting on my posts, and these nominations make me feel warm inside!

And my nominees, please don’t feel obliged to accept, but if you do, please let me know!

But I Smile Anyway...

CBA On A Friday! (Though It’s Saturday now!)

Friday marks the end of my placement week, and I’ve come home to another award nomination from my wonderful blog-pal Erika Kind! She has nominated me for The Creative Blogger Award this time!
Woe! Thank you so much Erika, I always appreciate being thought of for these awards, and from an amazing blogger like you, well, it’s even more special!

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Here are the Rules:

* Display the Creative Blogger Award logo on your blog
* Nominate blogs and notify all nominees via their social media/blogs
* Thank and post the link of the blog that nominated you (very important)
* Share 5 random facts about yourself to your readers
* Pass these rules on to them

Five facts about me…

  1. I am just slightly obsessed with Magnum ice creams… in fact I’m eating one now!!!
  2. I have a thing about hats… nearly every year I buy one or two summer hats, and in the winter, various woolly hats, but I never wear them! They are sat above my wardrobe, looking at me, waiting for me to decide when would be a good time to wear them!
  3. I love board games!!!! Scrabble, Monopoly, Trivial Pursuits… love a family board game night!!!
  4. I am a hoarder… I cannot throw things away! I have pile and piles of stuff.. that is ‘too useful’ to get rid of! but then you know what, I know I should bin it, and that I probably will never need it, but its Sod’s Law…. when I DO get round to making myself separate myself from my beloved junk… I end up needing that very thing, within a week!
  5. I am terrible at investing in fitness gear… only to see it collecting dust, or becoming a clothes horse within a few weeks!! I have various machines and things, and they are all great! But not great when I don’t actually use them!

And my nominees are….

1951 Club
10 Years A Single Mom
A Momma’s View
Ankit Mishra
Emotional Luggage

As always, please don’t feel obliged to accept, but if you d,. please let me know, I love to read your new facts!

But I Smile Anyway...

Versatilio!!!! X2!!!

Uh oh… Sorry, me again!
I kinda need to put it out there, the Versatile Blogger Award has been bestowed upon me by the most amazing blogger, and my very wonderful friend Erika Kind! She herself did a mamouth 5 award post and passed the honours of one of them to me, The Versatile Blogger Award. Thank you soooo much my darling friend! You make me bloggily smile everyday! 🙂
And then as I am composing this post… What should happen…? Only ANOTHER nomination for the same award!! This time from the lovely Lisa of Rebirth Of Lisa. OMG! Thank you so much Lisa!!! I am so humbled! Check out Lisa’s blog peeps, its another great read!!!

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The Rules

*Thank the person(s) who gave you this award, and include a link to their blog.
*Next, select blogs/bloggers that you’ve recently discovered or follow regularly.
*Nominate those bloggers for the Award — you may include a link to this site.
*Finally, tell the person who nominated you 7 things/facts about yourself

7 Facts About Me

1) I make a mean carrot cake!! No, I don’t mean a nasty, rude, orange coloured cake, but a really good, moist one!!
2) I am addicted to a couple of shows in the Indian TV network, Start Plus, and I HAVE to record them every day to watch, come hell or high water!
3) I have a slight obsession with mango! I would eat it every day, if I could!
4) I have 9 GCSE’s, 4 A-Levels and a B/Ed (Hons) degree.
5) I don’t know when to shut up!  Seriously, I could talk for England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, sheesh, I could talk for the world!!!
6) I love Fit-flops!  Seriously, I have around 6 pairs, but I’m not as bad as my mum who probably had like 20+ pairs! Still, Like mother, like daughter!
7) I used to read a book a week, if not quicker, but since blogging, I have slowed down so much I take months to finish a book, as I am so busy reading your wonderful posts!!!

And my nominations…
All Things Chronic
BlueChickenNinja
Be Like Water
Ashok Bhatia
An Armchair Perfectionist

And, Like I always say, please don’t feel obliged to take part, but I would love to read your acceptance, if you do!

THANK YOU SO MUCH ERIKA AND LISA!!!!!
But I Smile Anyway...

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