I have been extremely lucky to be on the receiving end of a number of awards over the last few weeks, and so now I'm passing them on. I could have passed these awards on earlier, but things happen, and I like to have several in one post rather than several posts. So yes, here are the awards!
First up is the Beautiful Blogger Award, which I received from Lynsey at
Narratively Speaking, Melissa of
Spellbound by Books, and Paula of
WWE Girl. Thank you, ladies! How gorgeous and cute is this award? I love it!
I need to add that Melissa awarded me this award for
Ink and Paper, but I'm only posting about this award once - because I haven't come across 30 new bloggers, and there aren't that many interesting/fun/amusing/etc thing about me. So just once.
The rules after you've received the award:
1. Thank and link to the person that gave you the award
2. Pass the award onto 15 bloggers you’ve recently discovered and think are fantastic
3. Contact said blogs and let them know they’ve won
4. State 7 things about yourself
So first off, seven things about me:
1. When I went through my rock chick phase in my late teens, I dyed my hair black. I'm a red-head. You have no idea how awful the regrowth was.
2. Coincidentally, or not, my room is black. Black with metallic silver splatters (the splatters were
so much fun, going crazy with a paint covered toothbrush!). I have black carpet, black curtains, and all my duvet covers are either black and white, black and grey/silver, or black, grey and white. My ceiling is white. My room is
awesome!
3. I'm super skinny, and really self-concious about it. I'm not a fan of people bringing up my skinny-ness, whether or not they are being complimentary.
4. Today I bought the Twilight in Forks DVD, about the real Forks and the people who live there. Yeah, I know, but I couldn't resist.
5. I'm a little odd because I love my baby photos and home movies of me when I was a kid. I was the cutest little toddler, I don't know what happened ;)
6. I would love to try yoga or line dancing, or some sort of fun way to exercise at some point.
7. My current nickname from my Mum is "Twinkle" - because I'm a star for... doing whatever it is she wants me to do at the time she calls me Twinkle. It makes me smile.
I am going to pass this award on to:
1. Sarah of
Sarah's Book Reviews2. Ryan of
Empire of Books3.
J'Adore4. Caroline of
Portrait of a Woman5. Bobby of
Once Upon a Book Blog6. Rhys of
Thirst for Fiction7. Christina of
Reading Extensively8. Liz of
Cleverly Inked9.
The Book Zone10.
Books À La Carte11. Maria of
Maria the Bookworm12. Dwayne of
Girls Without a Bookshelf13. Leah of
YA Corner14.
The Book Hour15.
Emily of Emily and Her Little Pink SlipsNext up is the Bliss (Happy 101) Award from Kathy at
Ms. Martin Teaches Media and Christina of
Reading Extensively. Thank you so much! This award is just too cute!
The rules are that I must list 10 things that make me happy and then pass it on to 10 bloggers.
My ten happy things:
1. Daisies! Nothing says spring/summer is here like the arrival of daisies. Oh you should see my smile whenever I see a daisy. Such a beautiful flower (or weed, whichever you prefer).
2. Chocolate. Preferably Galaxy.
3. Hanging out with my family - preferably down the pub.
4. Random acts of kindness, whether my own or someone else's.
5. Music. I have a pop princess, a rock chick, and numerous other genre-related Jo's inside of me who love showing their faces whenever the right track is on. "Don't stop me now, I'm having such a good time..."
6. The fact that
Jackson Rathbone exists. See that face? Yeah, I know what you
should be are thinking. Wow. Just wow.
7. Pictionary. Charades. Taboo. Various games that are just
fun.
8. Holidays!
9. Dancing (even though it only happens when I'm drunk).
10. Riding on the back of a motorbike. They are just so cool!
I am going to pass this award on to:
1. Becky of
The Bookette2. Sophie of
So Many Books, So Little Time3. Sammee of
I Want to Read That4. Lauren of
I Was a Teenage Book Geek5. Jenny of
Wondrous Reads6. Carla of
The Crooked Shelf7. Sasha of
The Sweet Bonjour8. Misty of
Book Rat9. Sarah of
Sarah's Book Reviews10. Dwayne of
Girls Without a BookshelfThanks again to all the ladies who have awarded me! Make sure you all check out these fabulous blogs, they're amazing!
