Leibstering Along…

Dang! That girl’s gone and done it again! Erika my blog sister, has nominated me, again, for an award!

This time the Leibster Award is gleaming on my virtual mantelpiece! Thank you so much Erika! Love ya!  And please, if you haven’t already, go check her blog out, it’s awesome! From quotes, to songs, to thought provoking pieces, to the downright naughty!

Awarded 10/7/15

Awarded 10/7/15

The Rules

  1.  Thank the person who nominated you.
  2. Answer the questions from the person who has nominated you.
  3. Nominate some other bloggers for this award.
  4. Write the same amount of questions for the bloggers you have nominated.
  5. Notify the bloggers you have nominated.

Erika’s Questions for Me

1. When you get stuck in the traffic (no matter what side of the road you are driving 😃) how do you react?

It gives me a great excuse to bust some tunes on my stereo, and sing along!

2. What is your favourite time of the day?

I love the early morning, when it’s just me and my kitty, and there is peace and quiet… having said that, I love night too, when I get to go to sleep!

3. What kind of vacation do you like most (adventure, beach, educative…)?

We tend to go on family holidays, and by that I mean going to visit family, nice, but not really a vacation! I much prefer the beach holiday scenario!

4. What is your favorite activity on a sunny Summer day?

Relaxing in the garden, my family playing around me, and me sat with a good book, chilling

5. What is your favorite activity on a cold and snowy Winter day?

Much the sameness, sat wrapped up on the sofa, or in bed, my family around me, watching a film, or reading again!

Nominees… I went for a cat theme this time for my nominees… Sonu Singh said I should!

A Cat For A Smile

Angel Whispers

Cats And Chocolate

Cocos Angel

Creekview Carol

And my questions

  1. What makes you purr loudest?
  2. What is the best gift you bought in for your human?
  3. What do you prefer, being inside or out?
  4. Is your human really your owner, or secretly your slave?
  5. Can you post your best picture of yourself?

As always please, no obligation for this one, but if you choose to accept, do let me know so I can read your answers!

Thanks for reading Peeps!

🙂

Versatilio!!!!!

Goodness gracious another award nomination!

This time Hellaturnup of the blog Rogue Bogue nominated me for the Versatile Blogger Award! Wow!!! Thank you so much! I am touched!!!

The Rules

1. Thank the person who nominated you.

2. Include a link to their blog.

3. Pick bloggers/blogs that you have recently discovered or regularly follow.

4. Nominate them for Versatile Blogger Award.

5. Share 7 facts about yourself

7 (more) facts about me…

  1. I really don’t do sports! I come from a very sporty family, my dad played hockey, and was a record holder at his school and university for high jump! My mum loved tennis, and played lacrosse at school.  My brother was a cricketer and hockey player for Warwickshire before he got injured, and he still plays cricket in Helsinki! But me, no, the sports interest gene just bypassed me!  Don’t get me wrong, I wasn’t all that bad at things at school, I had a flair for netball, hockey, tennis and badminton, I love swimming, I just didn’t have the passion for it, like my brother! I had no interest in playing for a team, preferring to curl up with a book!
  2. I love talking, and talking… I could talk for England, which is why this blog is such a great thing for me! I can virtually blabber on and on, and no one really has to listen, but I have said my piece, so I am happy too!
  3. I hate arguments. I really can’t sleep on it… I have do sort things out before bedtime. I’d rather do that and start fresh the next day.  If things linger for longer than that, it really affects me negatively. You all know my positivity, but if I can’t sort something out with someone, if there is a problem, then it eats away at me until I know things are ok…
  4. I used to have a pet stick insect! Wow! You say. How interesting! Really? No, it wasn’t interesting at all!
  5. I am in the midst of an addiction to Thornton’s Special Toffee! Great for my taste buds, not so good for my teeth and waist line!
  6. I passed my driving test on the 4th go! 2 weeks before I got married… I’m sure the examiner felt sorry for me… I told him how far I was going from my parents, and that the train or coach journey was so bad that having a license and car would be the biggest wedding present for me… and guess what? I passed!
  7. I have climbed Dunns River Falls in Jamaica!  Woohoo! Go Me!!!!!

My Nominees

See, There’s This Thing Called Biology

Wasted Days And Wasted Nights

Live Love Laugh

J Dawgs Words

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

Dang, That Dragon’s been visiting again!

I only posted an acceptance of this particular award last night, and lo and behold who should come visiting again???

Awarded 6/7/15

Awarded 6/7/15

This time I was blessed with the Dragon’s Loyalty Award from the lovely Lisa of Rebirth Of Lisa. Thank you so much Lisa! I really appreciate it! And if you haven’t already, please go check her blog out, it’s amazing!

“The Dragon’s Loyalty Award is an award for the loyal fan/commenter, whether the recipient is a fellow blogger or just a someone who follows and comments regularly.”

The Rules

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

Uh Oh! I had this problem yesterday… What can I tell you about myself??!!

7 facts about The Ritu!

  1. I am a Hottie!  And by that I am by no means bigging myself up! I am really a ‘hot’ person, and I can’t cope in the heat1 I get sticky and sweaty with the mildest of heat, and it ain’t a pretty sight, lol! And I have just realised that my dear daughter is the same… try washing and drying thigh length, thick hair every day… she gets so hot, her hair is saturated by the end of the day!
  2. I had laser eye surgery around 5 years ago… and it was the best thing ever! I wish I had had it done sooner, but I don’t know now I managed with glasses for so long!
  3. I went to Jamaica and swam with dolphins, one of my items on my bucket list! I swam with one called Skye, and it was amazing!
  4. I love ironing! Yup, I know I am strange, but it’s true! but men’s formal trousers, and me, we don’t go! I manage to add several creases where there should be one sharp one!
  5. I met my hubby at university, and he was younger than me… yup, I bagged myself a toyboy! And you know what they say, you’re only as old and the man you feel! ;P
  6. I love to eat watermelon!  Don’t you just love that crisp, fresh taste? Mmmmm….. oh, I could do with some right now!
  7. I’d love to write a successful children’s book, and go on to write more… then travel around doing workshops with school children, to inspire writing!

There you have it!

Nominations…

Coco’s Angel

Live Love Laugh

just Call Me Elm Or Something

Sisters Together!

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Opened an unsuspecting post, and what should I find in it??!! Another sneaky award nomination, from my blog sis Erika! Thank you, you wonderful woman! Love you lots! And you really deserve this award, so I am so happy you got it! Please Peeps, if you haven’t checked it out already, go visit Erika’s blog!!!!  She has nominated me for the Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award, and If I could, I’d nominate her right back!

The rules:

Thank the giver and link their blog to your post.
Answer the 10 questions given to you.
Pass the award on to other bloggers of your choice and let them know that they have been nominated.
Include the logo of the award in a post or on your blog.

The questions for me to answer

If resources were unlimited, would you rather have every book ever written, or every movie, or every song?

Every book written, as I could imagine the movies through the words, and sing songs or hum music to my self!

What’s something fictional that you wish was real or could be real someday?

No brainer! The edible room in Charlie and the Chocolate factory, as per the Gene wilder version of the film!!!

If you had to change identities and start over: would you be someone completely different or about the same.

I think the person I am right now, is the person I’d want to be… maybe I might have handled situations differently, or gone about things a different way, but I am pretty happy being me!

When watching a good movie at home, what do you eat and or drink?

I have to say I love a coke, and sweet popcorn, freshly popped, or crisps, chocolate… heck, I’d eat anything!!

When reading a good book, what do you eat or drink?

Very little as I am usually pretty engrossed in the book, but I always have water by my side, and may nibble on sweets or crisps…

What’s your favorite slang term (explain it please)?

Innit!! Meaning Is it not? as in an agreement, very London and Essex, a term that seems to have been adopted by the West London and Essex Indians! I would say it all the time when at university, and though I have trained myself not to now, (not that professional, is it?!) I still have to say it!!!

What’s currently your favorite hashtag?

Sorry, I am a bit old school not up to date with hashtagging!

If your life story was going to be told would you want to: publish a diary or journal, write your autobiography, or hand-pick someone to write your biography for you?

I think I would have to write it myself, there is too much to sit and go through with someone else, and only I know how I felt at any one time!

What do you seek long-term: fame and or influence, wealth, or happiness?

Easy peasy! Happiness is key!

What’s one topic you don’t like to discuss with the public (you’d rather just keep it private or intimate)?

The nitty gritty of my relationship, and personal family information….

My nominations

Domesticated Momster
Idiot Writing
Pint Sized Fiction
Lady Lee Manila

My questions

I’ll cheat and use the same as they were pretty good!

1 If resources were unlimited, would you rather have every book ever written, or every movie, or every song?

2 What’s something fictional that you wish was real or could be real someday?

3 If you had to change identities and start over: would you be someone completely different or about the same. (I’d love to see some examples.)

4 When watching a good movie at home, what do you eat and or drink?

5 When reading a good book, what do you eat or drink?

6 What’s your favorite slang term (explain it please)?

7 What’s currently your favorite hashtag?

8 If your life story was going to be told would you want to: publish a diary or journal, write your autobiography, or hand-pick someone to write your biography for you?

9 What do you seek long-term: fame and or influence, wealth, or happiness?

10 What’s one topic you don’t like to discuss with the public (you’d rather just keep it private or intimate)?

As always, please don’t feel obliged to answer, or accept, but know that you are an appreciated blogger in my sisterhood circle!

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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