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Liebster Award Acceptance

A few months ago two lovely ladies nominated me for a Liebster Award, I apologize for just getting around to accepting and thanking them properly.

Thank you Kittehluvs and A Mom’s Point of View, I was truly honored and am humbled that you chose me as a recipient (please accept my apology for the delay in accepting)

 I officially accept both nominations and have combined my answers from each of you and am abiding by the following rules:

  • Post eleven facts about yourself

  • Answer the questions posed by your nominator

  • Pass the award on to eleven new recipients

  • Post eleven new questions to your bloggers

Upon completion, post the Liebster Award badge to your blog, notify your nominees, and link them to the post, as well as linking the person who nominated you.

Eleven Facts about Me

  1. I live in the 2nd smallest state, Delaware – home of VP Joe Biden

  2. I’ll have been married 23 years in August

  3. I received a BS Degree in Elementary Education from Delaware State (College) University

  4. I love Jazz, Classical and R&B music

  5. I am left handed

  6. I love Classic TV shows – i.e. I Love Lucy, Dragnet, Leave it to Beaver

  7. I am NOT a sports enthusiast nor can I play any sport

  8. I love old school horror flicks – Night of the Living Dead, 1968 version is my all time favorite

  9. I have a soft and loving heart, I look for the good in everyone

  10. I can’t relax – must always be doing something, even while sleeping, my mind is racing

  11. I hate to sweat when exercising but it doesn’t bother me when sunbathing – I know, hubby doesn’t understand that either

  12. I hate driving because I have a 3 hour daily commute to work

Eleven Questions from Kittehluvs

  1. What is your favorite pair of shoes – Polka Dot Pumps

  2. What perfume/scent do you wear – As an Avon Rep I have many but my favorite is Bijan

  3. Do you like vintage or modern style? Explain – Both, and when mixed the vintage becomes the new modern

  4. What is your favorite piece of furniture – My Bed – I love to sleep!

  5. Do you collect something?  What is it?  – I used to collect African American Santas and Angels – but have since stopped buying – time to start downsizing

  6. Favorite Things? Least Favorite Things? Use your imagination – A positive balance in my checkbook – a negative balance in my checkbook!

  7. What is one piece of advice you’d like to give to your readers?  “Don’t Stress The Small Stuff – Life is Too Short”

  8. Thinking about how and when you grew up, where do you think your style inspiration came from? – Born in the 60’s, and raised in New York – no explanation needed

  9. If you could do anything crazy for 1 day and be assured that nothing harmful could happen, what would it be? – Wow…that’s definitely a hard one…hmmm hack the system to wipe my credit report clean, zero balance out everything!

  10. Where do you see yourself in 5 years? In 10 years? – semi-retired and debt free/retired and debt free

  11. What is your best asset? Could be physical or not – Positive Attitude

Eleven Questions from A Mom’s Point of View

  1. What made you decide to start blogging? – After the death of my grandmother, I needed someone to share my bargains and deals with

  2. How often to you write a blog post? – Daily

  3. Do you have children and how many? 2 sons, ages 17 and 20

  4. What is your favorite book? – Everything written by the late E. Lynn Harris

  5. Do you read eBooks or paper books? – both but neither often

  6. How long could you live without electricity? – a week maybe

  7. One word to describe your personality? – Positive

  8. Dog or Cat person? Cat but don’t have either

  9. Have you bought a tablet yet? – I won one from a contest sponsored by WPHL17

  10. Apple or Android? – Both, Apple iPad, Android “not-so-smart” Phone

  11. Facebook or Google+ ? – Both but I like FB better

 

My Nominees

  1. Images by Dashfield

  2. The L Train

  3. Mitzie Mee

  4. Curls and Mo

  5. Calm Healthy Sexy

  6. Divas With A Purpose

  7. Fashion For Lunch

  8. Free UR Closet

  9. Tough Cookie Mommy

  10. Lifestyle Over 40

  11. Pride in Photos

Questions for my nominees:

  1. Where is your fantasy vacation spot?

  2. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?

  3. Who influenced you the most while growing up?

  4. Who do you now admire and why?

  5. What is your biggest pet peeve?

  6. How do you like to travel – planes, trains or automobiles?

  7. What is your favorite quote or inspirational message?

  8. Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall?

  9. Best gift ever received?

  10. If you could go shopping with someone famous with an unlimited budget who would it be and where?

  11. What is #1 on your Bucket List?

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OOTD – March One

Hello Friends and Happy Fri-YAY!

The first day of March…another day the Lord hath made…the first weekend of the month…it’s all good in the neighborhood!

Do you have any exciting plans for the weekend?  Me not so much, going to Home Depot or Lowes with hubby in search of a replacement kitchen sink faucet, (finally stopping a water leak), then doing our income taxes – Woohoo lucky lucky me!

Well at least I had fun yesterday at The Money School’s Awards Luncheon where I met some great people including Governor Markell.  The Money School provides some wonderful free programs in the state and it was nice to see them recognize people who help in this effort, I can’t wait to post the details.

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Earlier in the day my son and I drove into town to his orthodontic’s office.

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Worthington high waist skirt was purchased from JC Penny on clearance for $5.00!

February 2013 103 Cardigan and Shoes – Ross / Top – GW Boutique (Goodwill)

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Linking up today with You Like Me! Friday Blog Hop – join in and meet some new bloggers

Have a fantabulous day – Smooches!

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VERY INSPIRING BLOGGER AWARD

Thank you Miss Jey for nominating me for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award!

The requirements of acceptance of this award are:

Display the award logo on your blog

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Link back to the person who nominated you
State 7 things about yourself
Nominate 15 other bloggers for this award and link to them
Notify those bloggers of the nomination and the award’s requirements

7 things about myself

(1) I love old school horror i.e. The Mummy, The Blob, Dracula, The Thing from the Black Lagoon, Frankenstein and the Monster

(2) I love Sweet Red Wine and have a few glasses nightly

(3) I am a sleepy head, if I didn’t work I could probably stay in the bed all day!

(4) I love sending cards and handwritten notes. Email and texting is fine, but I still send cards with handwritten notes to my aunts

(5) I feel guilty when I don’t go to church on Sunday – see #3

(6) I once dated a member of “Kool and The Gang”

(7) I know one day I am going to win a lottery

My 15 nominees are listed below in no particular order:

http://freeurcloset.wordpress.com/

http://amatterofinstinct.wordpress.com/

http://lifestyleover40.com/

http://fashionforlunch.wordpress.com/

http://lesleycarter.wordpress.com/

http://theobamacrat.com/

http://sewawesomeness.wordpress.com/

http://www.imprintalish.blogspot.com/

http://www.colorblindblog.com/

http://versatilestylebytracey.com/

http://transatlanticblonde.blogspot.com/

http://allintheblush.com/

http://charlidholbrook.com/

http://imagesbytdashfield.wordpress.com/

http://wearyourvitamins.com/

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Like A Good Neighbor…Bloggers Are There!

I’ve lived in my development for over 20 years and our house was built several months before any of our neighbors.  We’ve never had any problems and we speak in passing, but no one has ever said, “You’re a good neighbor”.

 I started my blog 8 months ago and to my great surprise was recently nominated to receive a “Good Neighbor Award”.  Saturday morning en route to Dover, I received an email from the award’s sponsor, Katherine of Pilowsalamode, and got so excited, joyously telling my son.  He was not impressed, looked at me like I had 4 heads and kept on driving.  The excitement grew as I read more, it wasn’t just the award, I along with others was nominated anonymously by fellow bloggers and their comments were so heart felt and touching.  Each morning, I will get a cup of coffee and visit the  blogger neighborhood reading and meeting my virtual neighbors.

 I want to thank Katherine for sponsoring the award, thank and send a great big HUG and SMOOCH to the person who nominated me and congratulations to all the award winners.

 Have a fantabulous day!

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Learning Something New Everyday

One of my grandmother’s favorite sayings was, “you learn something new everyday”, it didn’t matter how old she got because she left this world at the age of 98, still learning something new.  When I started this blog in February it was an outlet to share my shopping trips with others because I no longer had Mama to share them with.  Oftentimes I over shopped to compensate for my loss but blogging about it made me feel better.  I used to post it on Facebook but felt my “friends” weren’t quite interested in my shoes and outfits so I decided to blog as a personal diary for myself.  One of the best things about blogging are your followers, they make you feel good when they post a comment or just simply checking the “like” button.  However, when you are nominated by a fellow blogger for an award it’s even more special and it’s an opportunity to “pay if forward”.

In April I was nominated for a “Versatile Blogger Award” by The Lipstick Giraffe, being a neophyte I didn’t know that there were things to do in order to accept the honor, I just simply replied “thank you” and kept on blogging.  Now that time has passed and I’ve learned something new I am now finally accepting this honor properly and completing the required tasks:

  • Nominate 15 fellow bloggers who are relatively new to blogging

  • Let them know that you have nominated them

  • Share 7 random facts about yourself

  • Thank the blogger(s) who nominated you

  • Add the Versatile Blogger Award picture to your blog post

Seven Random Facts About Me:

  1. I like Blaxplotation films (Shaft, Super Fly, Coffee, Def by Temptation, JD’s Revenge, Cornbread Earl and Me, Cotton Comes to Harlem….I could go on and on)

  2. Ex-smoker – 35 years, clean for 3 years – yay me!

  3. 1st “big girl” kiss was with Ray Rice’s great-uncle – yes, Ray Rice from the Baltimore Ravens, and no, he wasn’t even born yet

  4. Afraid of Ferris Wheels, even the little ones at local carnivals

  5. Am an orphan, both parents and both sets of grandparents are deceased

  6. Named my son after an actor (Malik Yoba) and my sister, Gloria who was killed in 1992,  I let hubby hyphenate his first name – al-Malik Glorian Blake

  7. Want to retire on an island renting fishing poles and bait!

My Nominations (in no particular order and are not all new bloggers):

  1. http://astimegoesbuy.me/

  2. http://fiammisday.com/

  3. http://twolacqueredgirls.com/

  4. http://diariesofawannaberichkid.blogspot.com/

  5. http://imagesbytdashfield.wordpress.com/

  6. http://www.livingrichwithcoupons.com/

  7. http://blameitonfashion.freshnet.se/

  8. http://workplaypolish.com/

  9. http://audrina1759.wordpress.com/

  10. http://virginiaplantation.wordpress.com/

  11. http://missfoodiefash.wordpress.com/2012/08/30/asos-rompering-around/

  12. http://www.cocoareport.com/

  13. http://divasthrifttwo.blogspot.com/

  14. http://www.frugalflirtynfab.com/

  15. http://phenomenalmama.blog.com/

    Thank you again, The Lipstick Giraffe for the nomination and if you haven’t done so already, be sure to check our her blog, she’s a great “Left Coast” blogger!

     

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One Lovely Blog Award

I received an early birthday present which was an unexpected gift from a fellow blogger, a nomination for a “One Lovely Blog Award” .  This nomination comes from Sara, of LifestyleOver40 and it was truly a pleasant surprise.  Please check out Sara’s blog to find out why she is called “Sara Tomato”.  Thank you so very much, Miss Missy.

The rules of acceptance are:

  • Link back to the blogger who nominated you (http://lifestyleover40.com/)
  • Tell seven facts about yourself
  • Paste the award on your blog
  • Nominate 15 other blogs that you would like to give the award to

Seven Facts About Me

  • I am left-handed, however I can use my right hand for everything except writing
  • I love the old, classic sitcoms – Dragnet, I Love Lucy, Hazel, Gidget, Leave it to Beaver, etc.
  • I got engaged at the age of 16 – thank God I dodged that bullet – what a knucklehead
  • I put hot sauce on anything that is not sweet
  • I was a Semi-Finalist in the 1980 Miss Delaware Pageant
  • I have a BS in Elementary Education – taught 1 year and resigned when I made more $ as a secretary for IBM – so sad too bad because I liked teaching
  • I can’t relax – I am always doing something, I have trouble sleeping because my brain refuses to shut down

In no particular order I’d like to nominate the following blogs:

 

I am wishing you all a fantabulous day!

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