I am rather astonished to have received a Liebster Award from the lovely Baby 1 - Mummy 0.
To say I am astonished is really an understatement, as my blog is so
small and new, it really means a lot. Thank you so much to Baby 1 - Mummy 0 for my nomination!
If you want to read Baby 1 - Mummy 0's Liebster post, you can do so here.
So - without further ado...
About the Liebster Award
The Liebster Award is given from one blogger to another, it enables bloggers to find out more about new blogs and their authors.
The rules of the Liebster Award are as follows:
- Thank the person who nominated you and post a link to their blog in your post
- Show the award on your blog or in your post
- Answer the 11 questions asked by the person who nominated you
- Write 11 random facts about yourself
- Nominate 5-11 bloggers that you feel deserve the award
- Create a list of new questions for your nominees to answer
- Once your blog is published, let your nominees know that they have been nominated and link them to your post for more details
1. What made you start blogging?
I’ve always been interested in writing and, as an extension of that - blogging - but I’ve frequently struggled to find a topic or theme for a blog. I’ve had a few blogs in the past
and never kept them up-to-date as my interest just fizzled out. In the case of
this blog, I started it when I found out I was pregnant, although I was
thinking about it starting it when we were trying for a baby. I’ve found my
pregnancy relatively easy to blog about – as it is quite an all-consuming (and exciting) part
of my life at the moment. I hope to continue blogging once the baby arrives
but we will see how that goes. My blog is mainly for me, I thought it would be
nice to have these memories captured, and if other people want to read it then
that is a bonus. It also really is a ‘secret diary’ as no one ‘in real life’
knows I am writing it.
2. Where is your favourite place in the world?
I know it’s a cliché, but I love to be beside the sea – I don’t mind
where, I just love the feel of being near the vast, open water.
3. Do you have any pets?
Sadly not – I would love a dog more than anything and my husband and I
plan to rescue some retired greyhounds in the future, but we made a decision to
start a family first. We will hopefully add some canine friends to the
family later.
4. Who is your favourite historical person and why?
That is a difficult one – I’ve always been more interested in
learning about events in history (the grizzlier the better!), rather than the individual people involved.
I am going to go with Queen Elizabeth I – as she had such an
interesting life story; declared illegitimate but ultimately crowned Queen - and her reign was pretty impressive.
5. If you could do any job in the world what would it be?
I would love the talent to be a professional artist and sell and
exhibit my work. I studied Fine Art for a year at university but dropped out. I
don’t really think I would have what it takes to ‘make it’ in the art world,
but I think that would be a very cool thing to do for a living and to be
successful at it.
6. If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life what would it be?
I am going to cheat and say SANDWICHES – because there is such a variety
I would never get bored.
7. What three items would you take to a desert island?
A never ending supply of sun cream (I am pale, freckly, and burn
easily!), my husband, and a towel (because I am a true frood, who believes that a
towel is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can
have).
8. What’s the nicest thing anyone has ever done for you?
My late grandfather’s partner died a couple of days before my wedding
day. He insisted that I wasn’t told about it and came to the wedding and
celebrated with us. While I felt terrible afterwards that I hadn’t known (his
partner was in hospital and I asked him on the day of the wedding how she was)
I felt a massive sense of admiration and affection for how incredibly selfless
he was to put our day before his grief.
9. What is the weirdest sentence you have found yourself saying to your kids (mine for example probably was 'we don't like roundabouts'?
My only child is still within the bounds of my tummy right now, so we don't converse very much yet (or rather the conversations are very one-sided)... BUT I do like to sing to my bump throughout the day. I make up songs about what I am doing, which probably sounds quite odd to anyone listening in.
10. What would be your ideal holiday?
I love adventure and exploring – I am not one for lazing on the beach
for days on end. I would really love to visit Antarctica one day as its
wildness and isolation absolutely fascinates me.
11. What’s your biggest regret (if you have any!)?
I am working on not having any
regrets, as they are pointless things (unless you learn a lesson from them that
you can use in future situations), although I am very guilty of dwelling on the
past. Actually, my biggest regret is probably all the time I have spent dwelling on the past!
11 Random Facts about me…
1. I only eat wotsits with a fork.
2. I am the only left-handed
person in my family.
3. I have a fear of large isolated
objects (think pylons, big statues and sometimes really big clouds).
4. I have dropped out of
university twice (go me!).
5. I’m obsessed with birds –
chickens, pheasants, pigeons, grows, geese, songbirds, water fowl – I love them
all! My husband actually thinks I might be part bird.
6. I know how to ring church bells
(campanology).
7. I believed in Father Christmas
until I was about 18 (and I still do a little bit).
8. I once had a sculpture
exhibited at Blenheim Palace.
9. I only eat peas with tartar
sauce on them.
10. I’m not very good at drinking
alcohol (so pregnancy suits me!).
11. I met Fred Dibnah once in a
pub in Reading – he was lovely.
I am nominating the following blogs:
These are my questions for them to answer:
1. What is your earliest memory?
2. Do you have any phobias?
3. What is your favourite animal
and why?
4. What do you like most about
blogging?
5. How long have you been blogging
for?
6. Why did you start your current
blog?
7. What has been the greatest
achievement in your life?
8. If you could be another person
for a day, who would you choose and why?
9. What is your greatest passion
in life?
10. How would you describe your
sense of humour?
11. What is your favourite colour?
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