The Sunshine Award! I had no idea what this was until Samantha Halkias Bivenour tagged me in it from her blog! My heart skipped a beat when I saw that she tagged me in something! I didn't know what it was but I truly felt honored! It turns out that the Sunshine Award is an award from bloggers to bloggers. It gives bloggers a chance to be recognized by other bloggers, as well as to share a little bit about themselves.
I am new to the blogging world this year but Samantha has definitely been my biggest inspiration to start a blog myself. She was one of the few that I actually followed and I saw how she has been able to write from her heart and what its like to "feel whole". I saw how she was able to share her journey in life and it got me thinking that I could benefit from doing the same thing. So THANK YOU Sam for inspiring me and thinking to tag me in this award!
When you get tagged in the award you must answer the eight questions that your nominator asked you, and then tag the next person with a different set of questions.
Sooo here are Sam's questions!
1) What would be the first thing you
would do if today was your last day?
Well, as much as I want to go scuba
diving, ride in a helicopter, hike the Grand Canyon, go to Hawaii, etc. before
I die, I really would want to be with my loved ones on my last day. So Joe and I would head back to Ohio and I
would want to hold my niece as much as possible and just be with my family,
reminiscing on good times and laughing as much as possible. :)
2) What is your favorite gift you've
ever been given?
For my
high school graduation my mom made me two scrapbooks from when I was born to
the present. They were filled with all
kinds of memorabilia and pictures. It is
something I have been able to reflect back on good times and share my first 18
years with others. It also helps me
remember important moments.
3) Who is your favorite character on
Friends? Why?
Chandler! He’s extremely sarcastic which I find very
funny. He speaks his mind and makes fun
of his friends all of the time even though he loves them dearly. His relationship with Joey cracks me up. He
is very witty and finds humor in just about everything. He is also very good to Monica and treats the
ladies nicely.
4) What do you consider your biggest
accomplishment to date?
Graduating college! I was scheduled to graduate early for my class, Decemeber of 2010, but a semester
before graduation I decided I didn’t like the direction I was going in. So I took two years off and I started working; I of course lost my desire
to be a student again. I did not want to
go back, but I knew it was what I was supposed to do. So I went back and graduated this past
December, and boy it felt good!!
5) What is the song that best
describes your life?
Bittersweet Symphony
by the Verve. I can
relate because I feel like I go through the motions a lot with “society
expectations”, get a job, make money, and live life. Well, I’ve always wanted more out of life but
sometimes I feel stuck, like I don’t know how to change and make it
better. I want to be a better person and
make the most out of life, but sometimes I just don’t know how. That is why I have started this blogging
journal to help keep myself more accountable.
6) Dogs or cats?
Definitely a dog lover!
7) What is a quote you live by?
“Everything happens for a reason” As
cliché as it sounds, it’s so true! Life
does not always go as we planned and hoped for.
It’s life and we are thrown curve balls. I truly believe that everything happens for a
reason because there is a greater God up there that may have a better plan, we
just don’t know it yet. So when we are
thrown those unexpected curveballs, yea they suck at times, and I am sure the
last thing you want to hear is “everything happens for a reason” but maybe in a week, month, or year, you will say, “oh yea,
now I see why that happened, I am so glad it did because this way is so much
better!” There have been a zillion times
that this happened to me and I truly believe that everything happens for a
reason.
8) Where do you see yourself in 10
years?
Oh boy! This is a hard question for me as there are
so many things I want to accomplish and different directions I can see my life
going in... In 10 years I will be 35, so
first I hope to be happily married to the love of my life with maybe three kids
by then? I hope we would be living close
to family as family is important to me!
I would love to be my own boss someday so I could have the flexibility
of working from home to be with my kids while still having a successful
career. I would hope to be an independent
Health Coach consultant where I would have individual clients that I work with,
and I would also go into company’s to give seminars and workshops.
I also hope I am still blogging and
possibly writing a book by then, as that is on my bucket list! In ten years, we go through a lot, especially
in our mid 20’s and early 30’s. I hope
all of my experiences make me a better, stronger friend, sister, aunt,
daughter, and potentially wife.
Alright, time to pass the Sunshine on!
Jenna McCambridge: A dear high school friend. Her blog is Clothed In Confetti. This lady is all about the fashion advice. She posts her amazing fashion tips and finds and it is a must read! I am not good at throwing outfits together, so her blog is a site I frequent quite often!
Carly Goeman: This girl has got it going on! She is already very well known in the blogging world as she writes about creative ways to live healthy. She shares clever recipes and workouts that can speak to everybody!
Here are your questions ladies....
1. If you had to get another, or your
first tattoo, what would it be of and why?
2. Where has been the favorite place
you have visited, and why?
3. Wine or beer?
4. If you could invent a holiday,
what would it be?
5. What do you do to recharge?
6. What did you learn from your
mother?
7. What do you love most about the
city you live in?
8. Where do you see yourself in 5
years?
