Upon hearing about the demise of Google Reader
three months ago I have been in denial…I’d Google alternatives, become
overwhelmed & crawl back under my denial rock. Blissful Mama posted recently
about it which prompted me to look at the calendar & realize I was running
out of time…so I logged on last night & checked out Bloglovin’ upon
Blissful Mama’s suggestion…& OMG! I love it!! So easy to set up, they have
an app for my phone, which was a must for whatever I choose…the layout was
great. Plus my quick perusal of their terms & conditions seemed pretty
straight forward & I wouldn’t be signing over all my rights to them. So
thank you to Blissful Mama for making my transition from Google Reader so
painless!!
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And now some blog lovin’ of a different kind…I
received a lovely comment on my last post from a reader who is a regular but
hadn’t ever commented before…not only were her words so kind, she also
nominated me for a Blog Award! Thank you so much, Laura…both for your kind
words & for the award nomination!
The following apply when
accepting this award:
·
Link
back to the blog that nominated you (thank you again, Laura)
·
Nominate
5 - 11 new bloggers who have 200 or less followers
·
Answer
the questions posted for you by your nominator
·
Share
11 random facts about yourself
·
Create
11 questions for your nominees to answer
·
Contact
your nominees and let them know that you have nominated them
The Blogs I am Nominating:
A Blissful Life
Perpetual Ambition
Chasing the Gerber Dragon
A Planned Life
B is for Baby
11 Questions from Laura:
1.
Why did you start blogging? After deciding to become a SMC, I gained so
much from the blogs I found about other women who had made the same choice.
Since then I have been so very grateful for the support & sense of community
I have gained from the blogosphere!
2.
Mountain hideaway or a beach
house? Tough one…I think I’d have to go
with Mountain Hideaway though
3.
McDonalds or pizza? As much as I love McDonald’s, I’ll take
pizza any day!!
4. Summer or winter? As much
as I love my summers with Elena, I am still a winter lover at heart…the warm
clothes, the smell of snow, the crunch under my boots, hot chocolate with
marshmallows…love it!
5.
Hot chocolate or coffee? I think I just answered this, lol. Hot
Chocolate for sure…never been a coffee drinker, not even in college
6.
Strength training or cardio? Huh? This sounds like exercise…I avoid that
as much as possible, lol!! But if I had to choose, it’d be cardio.
7.
Computer or television? Television for sure…I am a MASSIVE TV-aholic!!!
8.
Rolling Stones or Beatles? The Beatles for sure…but I do sing “You Can’t
Always Get What You Want” to Elena all the time!
9.
Sidney or Paris? Sydney…mostly because I’ve never been there
& I have been to Paris.
10.
Alaska or Hawaii? Another tough one!! I’ve always wanted to go
to Alaska since watching Men in Trees…but I’ve always wanted to go to Hawaii
since watching Elvis’ Blue Hawaii…I don’t know how to choose!!
11.
Early bird or night owl? Definitely Early Bird! Always have been…I am
usually awake before Elena, even on the weekends!
11 Random Facts about me:
It was hard enough
coming up with 7 things for the Versatile Blogger Award…now I have to come up
with 11? Well here goes…
1.
I’m a
Dog Person…I don’t hate cats or anything…but I LOVE dogs! I can’t wait until
Elena is a bit older so we can get one…though I did ask her recently if she
wanted a puppy & she said no…I’ll have to work on her…
2.
My middle
name is Darlene…so is my Mom’s…& Elena’s
3.
I was
named after Tara Martin, a character from All My Children…
4.
Currently
my favourite TV show is The Vampire Diaries…guess where Elena got her name?
5.
I had a
GINORMOUS crush on Kirk Cameron when I was a kid…my bedroom walls were covered
in posters of him.
6.
I broke
by left wrist when I was 10 by falling from a play structure…I broke my left
ankle when I was 32 by slipping on some ice in front of my apartment building…after
spending the entire afternoon on a ski hill!
7.
I’ve
never had sex in a car…not that anyone ever wanted to know that…
8.
The
most famous person I’ve ever met is Ed Asner…my aunt took a photo of us
together & he insisted his companion take a photo of us too…so possibly somewhere
in all his belongings there’s a photo of me…
9.
There
was a bully who tormented me from Grade 4 through most of high school for being
overweight…in college, after losing a bunch of weight, I ran into him at a bar &
he had the nerve to hit on me & ask me on a date!
10.
One of
my all time favourite movies is Clue…when it premiered on TMN when I was a kid,
then ran it 3 consecutive Saturdays, each week playing one of the alternate
endings…I had nightmares for weeks! BTW this movie is a hilarious comedy based
on the board game Clue starring Tim Curry…
11.
Finally!!
#11! & speaking of nightmares…the
final random fact I’ll share with you is that I have very vivid dreams &
nightmares & slept walk all the time when I was a child…one night, after
hearing the front door open, my Dad found me half way down the driveway!!
11 Questions for my Nominees:
1.
Do you
believe in ghosts?
2.
Which celebrity
or public figure would you most like to meet?
3.
Have
you ever shop lifted?
4.
Do you
have a tattoo? If so, where/what?
5.
Facebook
or Twitter?
6.
Nick has
8 cups. He gave Sam 5 cups. How many cups does Nick have left?
7.
What is
your favourite childhood birthday memory?
8.
Are you
more like your Mother or Father…or neither?
9.
What is
your Dream Job?
10.
Other than
this current one, what era would you have most liked to live?
11.
What is
your proudest moment?
