Last month, Petroleum Wife nominated me for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award.
My thoughts went in this order:
- OH MY GOSH That is so cool and so sweet!
- Oh wait, you mean I have to do something? What is this, a chain letter?
- Oh, OK, this is actually pretty cool. Petroleum Wife’s list of other nominees is a gold mine of talented authors and a really great way to build online community. Some of these blogs I just can’t stop reading.
- I like this. Who can I nominate?
There are some rules that go with the award. I’m not good at rules, but I’ll try my best to follow.
The Rules
1.Display the award logo on your blog.
2.Link back to the person who nominated you.
3.State 7 things about yourself.
4.Nominate 15 bloggers for this blog and link to their pages.
5.Notify these bloggers of the nomination and the awards’ requirements.
7 Things about myself
1.) I started blogging in 2007 with an Austin, Texas based food blog. I loved it! I met so many friends and learned so much about food and cuisine.
2.) I have a degree in aerospace engineering but currently work as a freelance writer and yoga teacher. Writing and yoga are two major passions of mine.
3.) I’ve lived in 3 different countries: The U.S., the UK and Singapore. I’m defining living as spending 6 months or more somewhere. I’m still trying to come up with a new blog name after my last move!
4.) A flight “home” to Texas takes 24 hours.
5.) I put the word home in quotes because I struggle with the concept. Where is home? Home is where you hang your hat. Home is whenever I am with you. I try to live by the concept that home is underneath your feet.
6.) I believe in authenticity and vulnerability
7.) When I exhibit such qualities in #6 online, I start to have dreams that I am showering in public naked. Quite a variation of the showing up to school naked dream! For some reason, it doesn’t really stop me.
Whew! I got through all 7. I hope I don’t start having those dreams again. Now for the important part, the nominees! These are in no particular order other than categories. Some of the blogs cross over into multiple categories, but eh, I tried.
15 nominees for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award
Expat and travel blogs
1.) Petroleum Wife, of course!
2.) Look See London
4.) Sifting Through… Expat Edition
Singapore-based blogs
Food-ish blogs
10.) Trans-Planted
11.) The Feminist Kitchen
13.) Kristen Loves Wine
14.) Boots in the Oven
15.) Zao Body
Music and technology
16.) Martin Cahill
OK, so I listed 16. I told you I wasn’t good at rules. Seriously though, I could have gone on forever.
Anyway, there they are. Go check them out.
Thanks for the mention! I’ve really been enjoying your new journey lately!
No problem! I’m looking forward to all the exciting changes for you in 2013!
Thanks for the shout-out Laura! Your award is absolutely well-deserved. I also struggle with the concept of home.
Thanks for the love Laura! And I agree with everyone before me, way to go! 🙂
Wow thanks so much Laura! This is very sweet, and I’ve never had an award nomination before.
For your new blog name, I wish I have some good ideas to throw into the hat. At the moment I can think of only ‘Singapore Swing’, as in like Singapore Sling the drink, but swing because you’re like swinging by? For six months or however long, and hopefully it’s a swinging good time? Like that. lol
Thanks a million, lovely! And totally agree with point 6 and 7. Well, maybe not the exact same dream but… I get it 🙂
Continue doing what you do so well!
Thanks Laura – I feel very honoured! I love reading your stories too – particularly your perspectives on the UK! 🙂
Thanks everyone for your responses! I feel like we’ve all just had a group hug. 🙂
Thank you so much! I’ve been traveling and I am seeing this now!