But I Smile Anyway…

And another one!

Amaya of Life of An El Paso Woman has blessed me with another award!  The Liebster Award, no less! Thank you my dear, it is much appreciated!

Awarded 30/7/15

So, the rules…

For those of you who have never heard of The Liebster Award before, it’s an online award given to (usually new) bloggers (generally with less than two hundred followers) by other bloggers. Accepting the award means adhering to a few rules which normally involve answering 11 questions asked by the blogger who nominated you, adding 11 facts about yourself, then nominating between 3-11 bloggers and asking them 11 questions of your own.

Oops! Well, I might be a tad over the required followers mark, but hey, I guess I am still new to some of you!

11 Facts about me

I can’t think of anything new! So if I have repeated myself in the list below, in another post, I apologise!

1. My Musical influences are varied, from Western, to Eastern music, from Pop and Soul, to Religious and Dharmic!
2. My Dad is the best man in the world, and has coloured my life, in the best way possible. I am lucky that my Hubby Dearest fit the mould!
3. My Mum has been a rock for me, through out my life, and has been there through thick and thin, and is still there, always.
4. My brother was a pain in the neck, growing up, but as we grew, he became one of my best friends!
5. I never tried Aubergines until I got married!
6. I find it so hard to have a clear out… I am a total hoarder…!
7. I wish that I could play the piano.
8. I learned the guitar as a 10 year old, but the teacher was awful and would slap your wrist with a pencil if you got a note wrong…put me off big time!
9. On the Chura, at my wedding, the function that happens the night before a girl gets married, I wore an outfit that used the marital headscarf of my maternal grandma, and when I was gifted a second one during the ceremony, I was given my mums wedding scarf.  It was so special, more so than getting a new piece of clothing, as they belonged to two special women in my life!
10. I love to collect costume jewellery, but I am adverse to wearing it! It’s so heavy, sheesh!
11. I have far too many bags!

The Questions for me to answer

1. If you could travel anywhere tomorrow, where would it be? To anywhere hot, with a beautiful beach, and golden sand, so I could relax!

2. Who’s been a positive role model in your life? My parents have been the biggest and most amazing role models in my life.

3. What do you like about your hometown? The fact that I have many memories there!

4. What is the best meal you can prepare? I do a meal chicken pie!

5. What’s your favorite chore to do at home? Ironing!

6. What’s your favorite book? I don’t have one favourite, I like too many!

7. What’s the very first thing you would do if you won the lottery? Faint!

8. What’s your favorite fruit or vegetable? Mango, wins everytime!

9. How many times have you fallen in love? I was in love with the idea of falling in love as a youngster, and thought I had many a time, but true love, one that, once you have fallen, you can’t get back up… once!

10. What was your favorite game or toy as a child? My Fisher Price toy phone!

11. What’s your favorite beverage? Non alcoholic, Tea.  Alcoholic, Vodka Lemon and Lime!

My Nominations

Marquessa

Miss A House

Nia

My questions for my nominees (I’m borrowing yours Amaya!)

1. If you could travel anywhere tomorrow, where would it be?

2. Who’s been a positive role model in your life?

3. What do you like about your hometown?

4. What is the best meal you can prepare?

5. What’s your favorite chore to do at home?

6. What’s your favorite book?

7. What’s the very first thing you would do if you won the lottery?

8. What’s your favorite fruit or vegetable?

9. How many times have you fallen in love?

10. What was your favorite game or toy as a child?

11. What’s your favorite beverage?

As always, please don’t feel obliged to accept, but if you do, I’d love to hear from you!