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VOTING NOW OPEN – Annual Bloggers Bash Awards

16 Jul 2015 25 Comments

by Ritu in Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Bloggers Bash Awards, grateful, Nomination, Thankful, Vote please

Well, this is a first for me!!!
There is an official Bloggers Bash Awards, and my little blog has been nominated under the Inspirational Blogger Award! I am so touched! Thank you whoever nominated me!
And , ahem, a bit of canvassing… If you would like to, please vote for me on this post, I’d be forever grateful, and even more inspirational!!! Love y’all!!! 😘

Sacha Black

You nominated in your hundreds – literally! I had to enlist a committee of fabulous bloggers (Ali, Geoff and Hugh) to help organise all the nominations and sort them into this, the official voting post. To find out more about the #BloggersBash event have a look at this, this or this.

11733474_10207031963138573_162371955_n Before we begin voting, there’s one more thing to add. The lovely Geoff decided we needed to stand out from the crowd so that y’all can find us at the British Library on the 1st August. So he has ordered some Annual Bloggers Bash t-shirts. The committee will be wearing them, but it was cheaper to bulk buy, so inevitably we have spares. SO, if you win one of the awards then a t shirt is yours! But if you would like a t-shirt anyway then they will be £6 on the day. Geoff is…

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Seeing Stars on a Sunday Morning… Then a Dragon Flew By!!!

05 Jul 2015 44 Comments

by Ritu in Awards Tags: Award, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blooging, grateful, Starlight

Sunday mornings… Wish I could wake leisurely… But with kids, when is that an option?!?!

Still, I woke to a hungry daughter and cat, and a thirst for water… It had been a hot night! And so naturally I checked my notifications and reader out.., and look what I found!

The lovely Aayusi has nominated me for the Starlight Blogger Award! Thank you so much, you sweetheart! 😘😘 please go check her blog out too, if you haven’t already!!!

The rules go like:

1. Thank the giver and link their blog to your post.
2. Answer the 3 questions given to you.
3. Please pass the award on to 6 or more other bloggers of your choice and let them know that they have been nominated by you.
4. Include the logo of the award in a post or on your blog please never alter the logo and never change the rules.

This Award is created to highlight and promote Inspiring Bloggers.

Nominations Rules: Nominate your 6 favorite bloggers! In your nominees I would like for you to think at the light emanating from the stars the ones that truly touch your soul with their work, the ones that are the light for you a true STARLIGHT Blogger.

Questions to answer

1. Do you believe in magic?

I know it is all an illusion,but the child in me loves to believe!!!

2. What’s your favourite movie?

I doubt have one favourite! It depends on my mood, but I love so many!

3. What are your views on this theory : God (the one with miraculous powers) was just an alien who descended on earth and since he was different, we started following him!?

No, I do not believe that one! I’m not sure how or why, but I do believe there is a Being up there, who looks after us!

My Nominees
Erika
Rob
Tonya

My Questions

Do you believe in the Afterlife?
Which ‘star’ is your inspiration?
Which song would you use as the soundtrack to your life?

Please don’t delete this note: the design for the STARLIGHT Bloggers Award has been created fromYesterdayAfter is a Copyright image you cannot alter or change it in any way just pass it to others that deserve this award.

Then… No, I’m not finished yet! My gorgeous blog sister Erika only went and nominated me for another award!!! This time The Dragon’s Loyalty Award!

The rules:

Thank the giver and link their blog to your post.
Pass the award on to other bloggers of your choice and let them know that they have been nominated.
Give 7 facts about yourself.

I’ve run out of steam on my facts! So I asked Lil Princess to tell me 7 things about mummy!
1. She helps a lot!
2. When I was a baby, she used to feed me out of her boobies?
3. She helps me with my homework.
4. Mummy gives me stuff!
5. I made mummy start sing One Direction, which makes me laugh!
6. If I’m sad and mummy gives me a bear hug, it makes me feel happy.
7. She loves me lot!

And My Nominees…
Trisha
Vaishali
Sheldon

As always, please don’t feel obliged to accept, but if you do, let me know!

And thank you once again to Aayusi and Erika for the most appreciated nominations! Love ya, my blog sisters!!

❤

The Stars Are Coming Out Tonight…

29 Jun 2015 28 Comments

by Ritu in Awards Tags: Award, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, grateful, Starlight

Oh my days, its happening again!!!
I love the stars and today, Karuna of Simply Me, has nominated me for the Starlight Award.

The background of this award: It is an “…Award to honour those individuals who are considered “The light emanating from the stars“ the bloggers that brings daily light into your soul with their creativity the blogs you love to read, listen and visit!”

Nominations Rules:
Nominate your 6 favourite bloggers!

In your nominees I would like for you to think at the light emanating from the stars the ones that truly touch your soul with their work, the ones that are the light for you a true STARLIGHT Blogger.

Rules for the STARLIGHT Blogger Award:
Thank the giver and link their Blog to your post.
Answer the 3 questions given to you.
Please Pass the award on to 6 (I did 3… sorry it’s a time thing!) or more other Bloggers of your choice and let them know that they have been nominated by you, and give them 3 questions to answer.
Include the logo of the award in a post or on your Blog please never alter the logo and never change the rules.

Please don’t delete this note: the design for the STARLIGHT Bloggers Award has been created from YesterdayAfter is a Copyright image you cannot alter or change it in any way just pass it to others that deserve this award.

Copyright 2015 © YesterdayAfter.com – Design by Carolina Russo

My Questions To Answer

1. What would you say is your starlight gift for others?

I’d like to think my starlight gift is the ability to show others that you can be positive, in all situations, and a smile can help many things feel not so bad.

2. What type of music do you enjoy?

Music, is one of my life bloods, I love so many tyoes of music, from Bhangra, and Bollywood, to Sufi and Qawaalis. Pop, and Dance, th Hip Hop, Swing, R’n’B, Reggae and Rap! 60’s and 70’s, Disco and Soul… what do I say, I love many types of music!

3. What is one healthy habit you wish you could develop?

I should drink much more water! I know I should, and last year, I was drinking 3 litres a day, but somehow I got out of the habit, and I know I need to get back into it1

My Nominees

Life of an El Paso Woman

10 years a single mom

Chantal and Shekinah

The three questions I would like to ask…

Tell me the inspiration for your writing, your blogging. Who or what moves you?
Where would you ideally like to be, to view the stars? ( I love looking out at the night sky, watching the twinkling start…!)
What would you like your biggest life achievement to be?

As always, don’t feel obliged to accept, but if you do, please let me know!

6 Strikes, not out!

28 Jun 2015 19 Comments

by Ritu in Awards Tags: Award, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Encouraging Thunder, grateful

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

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!

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

20 Jun 2015 16 Comments

by Ritu in Awards Tags: Award, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Creative Blogger Award, grateful

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!

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…

I am just slightly obsessed with Magnum ice creams… in fact I’m eating one now!!!
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!
I love board games!!!! Scrabble, Monopoly, Trivial Pursuits… love a family board game night!!!
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!
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!