But I Smile Anyway…

Awarded 1/5/15

Yesterday am email popped up and in it was a lovely surprise from the gorgeous Erica Kind… A nomination for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award!

I have been following Erica for a few weeks, and she, me, and we seem to have clicked in a great way, and I was so honoured to have received this from her, thank you so much Erica! ❤ ❤

The Rules

Thank the person who nominated you and add their link to
List the award rules so your nominees will know what to do.
Tell 7 hidden facts about yourself.
Nominate 10-15 other bloggers. (Nominate however many you wish to, I do!)
Contact your nominees and provide a link to your post.
Display the award logo (button) on your blog, whether on your sidebar or about page, or special award page.

7 facts about me…

1.  I’m in a bit of tension right now, but thinking about new facts to reveal about myself is fading that tension, and giving me a new one!
2. I learned how to play the Guitar, the Recorder, and the Piano as a child,  but can I still play any of them???? Nope! But I can sing!
3. I have family in the UK, Finland, India, Kenya, Uganda, USA, Canada, Australia, Denmark, Norway, and I’m sure I have forgotten a few there!
4. My biggest hope, to make a positive difference to the lives of the children I work with.
5. Its been nearly 2 months, and I am STILL hula hooping!!!!!! 10 minutes a day! Really! I am actually sticking to something exercise related! That is a miracle!!
6. I like chocolate, no I LOVE chocolate, but it makes me itch! I eat a bar, it feels so good, then I scratch myself to bits, but oh… it’s worth it!
7. I went to Russia at 16, and saw the first ever MacDonald’s opened there, the queue for a burger was a mile long, I kid you not! needless to say, we did not wait in that queue, we didn’t fly all the way to the Soviet Union to queue for burgers…!

My Nominees

A Little Daydreamer
Blog Of A Mad Black Woman
The Ninth Life
Waffle Me This
Stereotypically Able
Random Writings on the Bathroom Wall
Sheldon Kleeman

Again, thank you so much to my nominator, Erica! And to my nominees, please don’t feel obliged to take part, but if you do, let me know, I love reading the new facts you reveal about yourselves!