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Thank you to Lynn at Up Before Dawn for this nomination! It is an honor and I really appreciate her support in this new blogging journey!

The Sunshine Blogger Award is given to those who show creativity, positivity, and inspiration.  Once you have been nominated for the Sunshine Blogger Award, you are required to:

  • Thank the blogger who nominated them and link back to their blog.
  • Answer the 11 questions asked by the blogger who nominated them.
  • Nominate 11 other blogs and give them 11 new questions to answer.
  • Notify your nominees and display the Sunshine Blogger Award in your post (on Twitter.)

Below are my responses to the Up Before Dawn 11 questions as well as 11 questions for 11 of my fellow bloggers!  Looking forward to seeing how others respond and to connecting with more bloggers!

  1. What is your go-to family dinner?

A meal that can satisfy everyone, is very tasty, and easy to prepare that I call the spaghetti, sausage, pepper meal. Made with turkey sausage, red and green bell peppers, lots of garlic and parmesan cheese – yum!

  1. What is your favorite season and why?

Hmmmm, that’s a bit of a tough one for me. I love the heat of summer and being able to bike ride, hike, walk almost any day. But I also love the fall colors and the scents of Autumn!

  1. Why did you become a blogger?

I retired from my career as a Speech Pathologist in May 2017. I have been teaching a few yoga and tai chi classes per week, since 2011 and I love it, but didn’t really want to teach more classes. As an introvert, blogging fits me perfectly and I can share my passions with a larger audience while working from home. Love it!

  1. What has been your biggest blogging challenge?

Definitely the technology part, learning WordPress, learning how to build a website and all that goes along with blogging as far as making and editing videos, creating posts for different platforms, etc. All this new learning is exciting and it’s keeping me challenged!

5. What is your favorite family tradition?

That my kids come home for Thanksgiving and Christmas and we spend time together.

6. Who is the person you look up to the most and why?

My Dad. He has always been an excellent example of having a positive attitude and treating others with love and kindness. Even now, as he lives with Alzheimer’s, he still puts others first and continues to be loving and kind to all.

  1. Why is your best friend your best friend?

My best friend was my daycare provider for my children when they were young (now they are 19, 22, 24). We have both been through many difficult times and also happy times together in the past 20 years! She is someone that I can tell anything to and I know she will always be there for me, and I for her. We text each other daily and get together for coffee or lunch once a week!

  1. What is your favorite book and why?

A couple of books that have changed my life recently are my current favorites! Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha by Tara Brach and Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain.

  1. What do you do to wind down at the end of the day?

Restorative yoga poses, listen to calming music, watch FaceOff with my husband, have a little bowl of ice cream (when it’s hot), or sit out on the deck (warm weather.)

  1. What is your hidden talent?

I am really good at the word game Boggle.

  1. What do you do to brighten other people’s day?

Sharing uplifting quotes/posts on social media.

Questions for the new nominees listed in twitter post:

Nominees:

  1. Why did you become a blogger?
  2. Do you have children and/or pets? Share a bit about them.
  3. What are some of your hobbies?
  4. If you could go on a vacation anywhere in the world, where would you go?
  5. What is your go-to to de-stress?
  6. How many hours per week (approximately) do you spend on your blogging activities?
  7. Favorite book you have read in the last 1-2 years?
  8. Which social media site is your favorite currently? Why?
  9. What do you like to do to celebrate your birthday?
  10. Who is one band/musical performer you want to go see?
  11. How many states have you lived in?