But I Smile Anyway…

A lovely surprise when I woke up from my nap…
An award nomination!
Akanksha from The World Past Me nominated me for the Infinity Dreams Award!

Awarded 2/4/15

My first award in April!
What is the Infinity Dreams Award though?? I try to do a search on these awards and their origins to see why they are given, but just found heaps of links to blogs who had also been awarded it… so I am none the wiser!

Still, many thanks to Akanksha for the nomination, it is always appreciated to be thought of! 🙂

The Rules

Thank and follow the blog that nominated you.
Tell us 11 facts about yourself.
Answer the questions that were set for you to answer.
Nominate 11 bloggers and set questions for them.

11 facts about me…

1. I hated insects up until I was 21, and I moved in with some younger girls.. and became mum! I previously would scream Iike a ninny and call for my Pops, but suddenly I was the ‘older’ one and when a moth or spider presented itself, I had to get rid of it… slowly my phobia disappeared!
2. I must confess I DO watch some of the Indian Soaps on Star Plus!
3. I only drink filtered water.
4. At the tender age of around 17 I had to represent the ‘grandmother’ of a ‘grand daughter’ of mine… its a long story, but according to the way our relationships work, yes, I am a grandma!
5. I’ve had dish, a cat and a stick insect as a pets.
6. When I was little, I was convinced that the little lizards that scurry around the walls in Kenya would sit on the ceiling above me at night, and fall into my mouth, so the nights I didn’t have a net to sleep under, I would hardly sleep, and keep watch!
7. I am so indecisive that I find it hard to answer ‘my favourite’ questions!
8. I used to do ballet! Once, at a parent recital, during my first year learning, (I was 4-5 at the time folks!) we were asked to improvise and dance to a piece of music.  My mother laughs as she tells the story of watching me, and then listening to the teacher ask everyone what they were doing or being.  For the most part th girls were fairies, or butterflies, flying around, flittering about the dance space…then she came to me.  I was apparently a Mad Professor in a Lab, conducting experiments! How I conveyed that in dance, I don’t know LOL!
9. I used to collect Winnie The Pooh Beanies from the Disney Store, and over 2 years amassed about 50, they came out every fortnight. the collection amounted to around £4-500 and some were true collectibles, until some friendly field mice decided to get into my parents garage, where they were stored, and nibble into bags and boxes, and shred ALL my Poohs, along with loads of other things!
10. I said I’d never use a Kindle… All I can say is ‘Never say never folks!’
11. I’m excited, so excited about something and I cant tell you all yet!!!!

My answers

1. Are you a writer or a poet?

I am a poetic writer… !
2. If you could come back from the dead to do one thing, what would it be?

Be there for my children as long as I possibly could…
3. A few close friends or tonnes of friends?

A few close friends, I’m not greedy. I’d rather have those few that cared, rather than many who wait for me to trip up and then laugh, or do well, then hang onto my coat-tails…
4. What do you think can lead to peace?

Tolerance
5. What do you dislike about yourself and why?

My short temper with my children… I often flare up at them, in moments of worry or fear, and realise that I shouldn’t have reacted that way in  the first place… naught mummy!

6. How old are you?

…….39….
7. What is the meaning behind your blog’s title?

But I Smile Anyway… it’s how I’ve been my whole life.  No matter what the situation, I have always had a smile of my face, I Was known as the smiley curly haired girl from Birmingham to my university friends who maybe, initially,  didn’t know my name, and even now, I have a smile for everyone, I believe a smile softens everything, and it costs nothing, but gives so much.
8. What do you like shopping the most?

I love shopping for arty, crafty things!
9. How many contactsare there on your phone?

I dread to think.. too many, and most, I don’t speak to with any regularity, but they are there, just in case!
10. Favorite food?

There are too many! I don’t have one favourite! but many ‘like a lots’!
11. Favorite book?

Again, a hard one, but when I was younger I read Flowers In The Attic, by Virginia Andrews and that spurred an interest in all her books!

My Nominees

I always like to nominate current bloggers who are active in the blogosphere, and little known blogs, as well as bigger ones, so they get exposure they deserve.. so here goes!
1. Purple Star Fish Books
2. Coco’s Angel
3. Emmanuel Muemba
4. Behind The White Fence
5. Diary Of Dennis
6. Joeyfully Stated
7. Human Interest
8. Project Prose
9. From This Day Forward
10. From Diapers and Tutus to Meetings and Boardrooms
11. Jassmelia Kay

My Questions to them

1. What is the one thing you’ve always wanted to learn?

2. Have you ever had a diary?

3. Do you like horror or comedy movies?

4. What is the last song you listened to?

5. Which is the one place you’d like to travel to?

6. Why do you like to blog and what do you love the most to write about?

7. Who is your inspiration?

8. If you had to choose between money or love, what would you?

9. What is the one thing you cannot live without?

10. What is the one thing you have to have in your purse?

11. What was the first thing that came up in your mind when you saw you were nominated here?

Please feel no obligation to accept the award, and take part, but if you do it would be lovely!