Liebster Award #3

If you've been tuned in then you know that I've been nominated for two more Liebster Awards. I answered the questions for Liebster Award #2 yesterday. Today, I'll be answering the questions for nomination #3. For this award, I would like to thank Aracely at Mama Fashion Files.

Let's get to it!

1. Why did you start blogging?
Well, two of my best friends had recently started blogging...one on BlogSpot (see below) and one on Tumblr (Our Life. Our Love. Unbreakable. - The Coley's). In order to follow my friend on Tumblr, I had to join. I initially started blogging to chronicle my hair journey. I thought it would be neat to look back and see what I was doing with my hair along the way. I took more of an interest in blogging then just wanting to share pictures. I wanted to talk more!! My friend convinced me to check out BlogSpot and once I did, I loved it! Now my blog has turned into a little getaway of sorts for me. There have been times when I've wanted to approach my blog like a diary, but chose not to for fear of who would see it...but I'm trying to move away from that (just a little!!). This blog is my space to share with you all what I want to share. It's not an all inclusive picture of my whole life. Everything is not all good or all bad. It's a mixture of both. My blog is my space to express me, however and whenever I choose to do so!

2. Name two of your favorite bloggers?

My best friend Nicole at Pharr Away

And Rekita at Her and Nicole

3. What's your favorite place to shop?
Well...I'm kind of at a crossroads with places to shop. When I go to the mall I go to Belk, JCPenney, and Charlotte Russe. But let's be honest, we don't really have a lot of good places to shop around here. When I go out of town, I make sure I stop at places like Forever 21 and H&M. I haven't been able to find a favorite spot just yet, but I'm sure once I identify exactly what my style is...I'll be able to do a better job at picking a favorite place.

4. Are you an impulse shopper?
I hate to say it but I think I am. I try to stay away from the mall, but I usually find myself shopping when I'm sad. Shopping takes my mind off my feelings and helps me feel better. Buying something cute and new helps too. I tend to spend when I know I probably shouldn't, but once it's done it's done. I never return things. If I bought it, I wanted it and probably needed it in some way or the other...so, I live with it!

5. Favorite TV show?
I have a hard time picking favorites but there a number of TV shows I enjoy watching. For some odd reason, I enjoy reality TV. I find myself watching those shows a little more often than I'd like to admit, but they can be quite entertaining. I also like to watch The Walking Dead, True Blood, Scandal, and The Game...to name a few.

6. Favorite vacation spot?
Well, I don't really vacation that much. I definitely don't visit the same places when I do vacation. If I had to pick a few places I enjoyed I would say Myrtle Beach, Virginia Beach, Fort Lauderdale...notice a pattern?? Lol.

7. Starbucks or McD's?
If you're asking which place would I choose for coffee, I'd say Starbucks. If you're asking which one I'd pick over all, I'd say McDonald's. Even though I don't really like their meat anymore...I still love their french fries.

8. Have you read any good books lately?

To make a long story short...unfortunately, I have not.

9. What's your guilty pleasure?

See here (letter I)

10. Which celebrity's close would you love to raid.

Beyoncé. She does her thing.

11. Do you prefer flats or heels?

Flats, for comfort purposes...but because heels make me feel more like a "lady" I wear wedges or thicker soled sandals (see here) as a compromise. That way I get the best of both worlds.

Ahh...that was fun. Thanks again to both ladies for nominating me and my blog. I'm glad y'all enjoy my blog enough to recommend it to others!! :-)

Have a great day y'all.

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Liebster Award #2

So I've been nominated for two more Liebster Awards. To see my first Liebster Award, click here. Because I know how difficult it can be to find people to nominate, I always like to participate. I had such a low turnout for responses during my first one, so I don't nominate bloggers anymore.

What I've decided to do is answer both Awards and post them back to back so it won't be too much reading for one day. For the first award, I would like to thank Erin at Life Beyond The Well.

Here we go!

1. What the best dish you cook?
Well, there are many staple items I enjoy cooking. If I had to pick one dish I cook well it would be hamburger with onions and gravy, rice, and green bean casserole.

2. What was your favorite subject when you were in school/growing up?
My favorite subject was always math! I liked math because there was always a right answer to find. There were designated formulas to use to get you to the right answers...so you had to be knowledgeable in knowing which formula to pick. Once I got to high school my favorite subjects were Calculus and Chemistry. I liked chemistry because it was a math...just related science. I took AP courses for both of these subjects and thoroughly enjoyed my time in each. One piece of advice my calculus teacher gave us was...whatever math level you place into at college, take the class below it. But noooooo....I thought I knew it all. Looking back on things, I should have taken her advice for both math and science. Needless to say, my favorite subject changed once I got to college. I enjoyed psychology. I loved learning about the mind and behaviors of people. I chose this as my major because I wanted to be able to better understand people. I think I've learned now that it is a nearly impossible task to do but I still enjoy learning about psychology (mental health, substance abuse, etc.) to this day.

3. What's your all-time favorite book? Why?

I discuss this both here (#1) and here (#5)

4. If you had the opportunity to start your own business, what kind of business would it be?
If I had both the time and resources to start a business that would be profitable, I would take up photography. I love taking pictures and would love to learn how to do it professionally. It would also be awesome to make money doing it! I know it can be done...I've seen how much wedding packages cost!

5. What's the best piece of advice you received from your parents?

I touch on that in a nutshell here.

6. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?
Ever since I can remember I wanted to be a OB/GYN. I've always loved babies and I thought it would be awesome to be a part of bringing them into this world.

7. Cats or Dogs? When one would you prefer as a pet?
We've always been dog people in my family. We've always had a dog. I can't remember a time in my life when we didn't have a dog. It's not that I don't like cats, I just never grew up with them. The ones I did have contact with were mean!

8. Did you play any sports while in school? If so, which ones?
I played recreational softball starting in the 4th grade. Once I got to middle school they introduced doing fast pitch softball and I DID NOT like that. In the 8th or 7th grade I played softball for my middle school. It was cool and all, but I didn't like the coach. I wanted to quit the team so bad, but my Moma wouldn't let me. She never let me quit anything. I always had to stick it out. Needless to say, that was my last year playing softball. I miss it a lot. My mom still plays softball and every time I watch her play I feel super nostalgic.

9. If you could have an all expenses paid vacation to anywhere in the world,

where would you choose to go?

See here (#17), here (#2), and here (#2)

10. What is your favorite childhood memory?
I remember a lot of playing! I was a tomboy back in the day. I stayed outside until dark most nights. I enjoyed flipping, playing in the dirt, riding my bike, you name it! I was so carefree then. Other great childhood memories I have are of family gatherings. My family used to get together all the time for family reunions. It would be great seeing everybody and eating all that good food!! We don't see each other as much anymore...on either my mom or dad's side...and it's very unfortunate.

11. Chipotle, Qdoba, or Moe's?
My boyfriend absolutely LOVES Chipotle...and if there's not a Chipotle around, he'll settle for Qdoba. SMH...I am not a fan of Spanish cuisine, so I don't eat at any of these places...except when I'm with him...LOL

I hope you guys enjoyed the read...and tune in tomorrow to read my third nomination!

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The Liebster Award!

Mi-ettes!!! I've been nominated for a LIEBSTER AWARD by Emily at At Home With The Brownies!!

Emily, you made my week with this award! I was just thinking how neat it would be to be nominated! Now that I have been nominated and I have the opportunity to do the same for others, I'm super excited about it!

The Liebster Award is given to blogs with 200 followers or less who deserve to be noticed. 

Here are the rules for receiving this award:

1. Thank the blogger who nominated you.

2. Post 11 random things about yourself.

3. Answer the questions the nominating blogger set for you
4. Create 11 questions for the bloggers you tag

5. Choose 11 bloggers who fit the criteria and link them in your post.

6.Go to their page and tell them.

7. No tag backs!!

This is definitely not mandatory. If you've been nominated for this award before, consider it an honor to be nominated again!! I will definitely understand if you choose not to participate because this took me a little over a month to put together!! (I'm not exaggerating about that either). So here I go!

11 random facts about me:

1. I drink Half & Half like a regular beverage. I even use it in my cereal when I'm craving something sweet.
2. I love Coming To America, The Friday series (Friday, Next Friday, Friday After Next), Kill Bill 1 & 2, Scarface, and Paid In Full. I have all of those on DVD except Scarface and the Kill Bills. These movies come on TV quite regularly...and I watch them every time!! I hardly ever watch he DVDs...lol.
3. I do random ballet moves in the house when walking from one room to the next...at least I make an attempt at what I call ballet moves.
4. I put pillows at the foot of my bed each night to keep my feet warm. I don't like wearing socks when I sleep.
5. Along the same lines, I like to sleep with the air on between 70 and 72 degrees every night, even in the winter.

6. I prefer firm toilet paper rather than soft toilet paper.
7. I can be very, very wordy.
8. I can be very, very sensitive.
9. I love shows like The Walking Dead, True Blood, and Dexter (that comes on Showtime, not the cartoon...lol). They're all very gruesome shows but I can look past all the gore for the great story lines.
10. I love taking pictures. People pick on me because I take a lot of pictures of myself, but what else am I supposed to take pictures of when there's no one else around?
11. I shower twice daily; once in the morning and once at night. My friends pick on me because they think its excessive and unnecessary to wash that many times a day. The question I'm asked the most is "do you get dirty between going to sleep and waking up?!"...LOL!

1. What is your favorite book?

I don't really read many books these days...not that I don't want to, I truly just don't have time for it. I wish I did because I enjoy leisure reading. It's relaxing. One of my coworker's father recently passed and her aunt bought her this book (#5). After she read it, she lent it to me because she thought I would enjoy it. I did!!

2. If you could vacation anywhere, where would it be?

This is a great question because I love to travel. I definitely wouldn't label myself a jet setter (since I've only flown once), but I enjoy being on the open road. I've talked a little about the type of traveling I'd like to do here (#2). I want use my passport to go overseas and visit other countries and I want to visit tropical locations/islands. I just want to experience different things, but I definitely want to be educated before I go anywhere!! I'm not trying to end up having Liam Neeson come get me from anybody's trap house!

3. What is your favorite song? (This question was asked twice.)

As I've discussed here, I don't really have favorites when it comes to music because I love a lot of different songs, artists, albums, etc. It's hard to single out just one song. I can say right now what my favorite song is, turn around and her another song and say that that one is my favorite too! So, to make it easier, I don't single "favorites" out.

4. What is your dream job?

My number one dream job is stay at home wife and mom. You know how some people crave certain jobs or accomplishments to feel as if they've made it? My desires are to have a good marriage and to be a good mother. I don't crave it so much that I'm willing to do whatever to get either of them (clearly...as I am still unmarried and without child(ren)) but I believe God has a plan designed specifically for me concerning each of these desires so I'll continue to wait on Him (God!). Now, as if it won't already be dream enough to get to these milestones, the dream part is the stay at home part...LOL. I want to be able to devote myself and my full attention to both my husband and child(ren). I know in this society today, it's extremely hard to live comfortably off one income...especially with children...but I've always wanted this for myself (the key word is dream!). I've accomplished great things in my lifetime and I can never downplay any of those things, but I would gladly push those things aside for the opportunity to be there for my family in ways I wish things could have been done for me. I want to be home when my children go to and come from school, be active in their school activities, and I also want to be able to provide an excellent home for my husband (and the kids too)! That's so 1950s, I know, but it is indeed a dream of mine.

5. Who do you admire and why?

One person I admire is my mother. Without going into too much detail she's the woman I've modeled myself after, but with a twist. There are a lot of things I've seen and experienced. Even though my mom was really the one experiencing a lot of those things herself (and I was just going through them with her) she always had advice for me; she always had my future in mind. She always wanted more and better for me and my sister. No one can quite understand because they weren't there with her like I was and being there was very powerful; I will always remember those experiences. I love my Moma and always will...and I'm so grateful for the woman'she's made me into.

6. What is your favorite quote?

I alone know the plans I have for you, plans to bring you prosperity and not disaster, plans to bring about the future you hope for. - Jesus

7. What is your favorite hobby?

One hobby I truly enjoy is blogging. It's something I can own and grow into something so much larger than I ever could have imagined. However, I'm always struggling to find balance with blogging, work, house duties, etc.! I hate that. I've spoken about how I wish I could invest more time into it in plenty of posts, so I won't even go there.

8. What is your favorite song?

There are many songs I like. As much as I love music, I can never pick one favorite anything. In one moment I can say I this song is my favorite, then turn right around and say another song is my favorite, so I won't go there either. I've spoken about music here, here, here, and here...I think they all accurately speak to my love for music.

9. What is your favorite holiday?

Well, I know this might kind of sound sucky...but I don't have a favorite holiday. I have personal reasons for why I like or don't like each holiday but if I had to pick three, I would pick Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day. If my arm was twisted, I'd pick Christmas because it's a celebration of Jesus. I love Jesus...so I enjoy celebrating his life.

10. Where did you go on your last vacation?

This might sound crazy, but I don't go on vacations. Let me explain! When I think of vacations I think of times where you set aside a good amount of time (at least a week) to plan a trip and activities to do while on this trip. It's something you save up for so you can go somewhere and "ball out"!! LOL..It's set aside time where you can relax, enjoy yourself, and have fun doing the things you planned to do...with some spontaneity thrown in here and there. With all that said I did manage to take to sneak a somewhat extended weekend trip to New York, New York. I had fun with the people I was with (I especially enjoyed spending time with my traveling partner) and I truly wish we could have stayed a longer.

Now!! The 11 blogs I've nominated are...(drum roll)...in no particular order

1. && she can conquer the world

2. Artistic Expressions by Elisabeth

3. Blogging While Single and Over 30

4. Wonderfully Sewn

5. My Serendipitous Life

6. Let Life Be Like Music

7. Lovely You

8. ...Hello, Good Morning Sunshine

9. straightNOchase

10. Style Honestly

11. Pretty Little Dahlia

Recipients...thanks so much for blogging! I enjoy all off your blogs!! 

Here are 11 questions for you to answer, if you wish to accept this blog award!

1. What's something your blog readers don't know about you?

2. Do you have any pets? If so, tell us one funny thing about your relationship with your pet (something funny they do; something funny you do with your pet, etc.). If you don't have a pet, what type of pet would you pick and what would you name it?

3. If you could be on a Reality TV show, which show would you choose and why?

4. What are your 3 favorite non-social media websites?

5. What's your favorite meal to cook?

6. If you won the lottery, what would you buy first?

7. What's your favorite thing to blog about?

8. You get to become a villain from a Disney movie for a day, which villain would you pick and why?

9. What did you want to be when you were little? Did you become that?

10. How old were you when you got our first cell phone?

11. When shopping for clothes, what's your go to store?

I hope you all choose to participate. I would enjoy reading your posts, so let me know when you posted your Liebster Award response! I can't wait.

I know that was a very long post, but I've been diligently working on this for a while...trying to get it finished. Now that it is, tell me what you think! Did you learn anything new??

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