The Versatile Blogger Award

There are a lot of blogging awards out there, but what makes them meaningful is the message behind it and the intention of the person nominating you.Versatile-blogger-awardI want to thank Karissa from Rissie Blog for nominating me for this award. I already shared this with her and my followers on Twitter, but her message sharing this award with me was exactly what I needed exactly when I needed it. I’ve had a tough couple of months. I have completely neglected this blog and social media while I navigate this emotional and difficult time of transition in my life. I was feeling down on myself, and her little message did so much to lift my spirits. So, thank you, Karissa!

I’m sure you have already seen her on her blog, Twitter, Instagram, or YouTube, but if you haven’t, go look her up. She has an infectious smile and such a bubbly personality that compliments her obvious drive and dedication to her creative life. She’s an inspiration and tremendous joy in my blogging experience.

In her post, she wrote that this award is described as such on the VBA website:

“When you consider nominating a fellow blogger for the Versatile Blogger Award, consider the quality of the writing, the uniqueness of the subjects covered, the level of love displayed in the words on the virtual page. Or, of course, the quality of the photographs and the level of love displayed in the taking of them.”

To me, this award means growing within a community that allows you to learn about yourself, your world, creativity and friendship.

RULES

  • Thank the person who nominated you
  • Include a link to their blog
  • Tell the person who nominated you 7 facts about you
  • Select blogs/bloggers that you have recently discovered or follow regularly

Now, onto the rest!

FACTS ABOUT Me

  1. Hedgehogs are my favorite animal!
  2. I love grilled cheese sandwiches, bacon cheeseburgers with a side of barbecue sauce, red wine, and trying new beers.
  3. I like to consider myself a reader and have been trying to make an effort to dedicate more concentrated time to it! (Read more about that here…) My favorite book is “A Tale of Two Cities.”
  4. My favorite movie is Funny Face
  5. Alexander McQueen will always be my favorite fashion designer.
  6. I’ve never traveled anywhere outside the United States (except to Niagara Falls, which is Canada on a technicality…) but have pushed the U.S. boundaries and have visited Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico!
  7. My eyebrows, specifically my left eyebrow, is the biggest point of frustration that I have when it comes to doing my makeup. Grow hair in that bald spot, dang it! Thank goodness brow pencils. 😉

MY NOMINATIONS

  1. Taryn Fischer (technically a vlogger, but there are no rules here on the Internet!)
  2. Hint of Colour 
  3. Kercia Jane 
  4. Clarina Beauty 
  5. Taylor M Hawkins 
  6. Beginner Beaute
  7. The Xandra Chronicles

My Breakup Playlist

My Breakup Playlist

This is one playlist that I never thought I’d have to make.

  1. Summer, Man – Taking Back Sunday
  2. Just One Yesterday – Fall Out Boy (feat. Foxes)
  3. Never Let This Go – Paramore
  4. Numb – Envy on the Coast
  5. Better Homes and Gardens – Taking Back Sunday
  6. Ode to Sleep – twenty one pilots
  7. Karma Police – Radiohead
  8. Skeptics and True Believers – The Academy Is…
  9. Living Together – Circa Survive
  10. Strawberry Swisher pt. 2 – Dance Gavin Dance
  11. starving your friends – Envy on the Coast

October 2015 Movie Bucket List

October 2015 Movie Bucket List

I love October, I love being scared, and I love movies; so, I took to Facebook to crowdsource some ideas for my ultimate October Movie Bucket List! This is a list of movies that I have personal interest in watching. Some I have seen a dozen times, some I have seen once and must watch again, and some are ones that I haven’t seen before. Happy October! What are your “must watch” scary/creepy/Halloween movies?

Also, special thank you to everyone who shared their favorite scary movies with me on Facebook!

  1. American Psycho
  2. A Clockwork Orange
  3. Beetlejucie
  4. Halloween
  5. Friday the 13th
  6. Nightmare on Elm Street
  7. Oculus
  8. The Omen
  9. Sleepy Hollow
  10. The Nightmare Before Christmas
  11. Hocus Pocus

And with only 20 days until Halloween, I better get watching!