The Liebster Award

I am so honored to be nominated for the Liebster Award by Laura’s Journey of Hope! Thank you so much!!

The Liebster award is a recognition from fellow bloggers for blogs that are fairly new (less than two years) and have less than 1000 followers.

Rules for the Liebster Award:

1. Thank the blog that nominated you on a post in your blog.
2. Answer the questions asked by the blog that nominated you.
3. Nominate 5-11 other new bloggers.
4. Create 11 new questions for the nominees to answer.
5. Notify all nominees via social media

My Questions:

1. What gives you inspiration? I am inspired by SO many things!! I take inspiration from the things around me. The things I have seen, read, heard or experienced. For my fashion posts, I’ve been reading InStyle for years and I get some ideas from there. Pinterest is another great source of inspiration and for thinking outside the box. For my blog, I am inspired by other bloggers who have experienced more success than me. I see what they have done and where they are at and it inspires/encourages me to keep going in the hope that I get there as well.
2. What three words best describe you? Probably, determined, organized, and hopefully fashionable!! 😉
3. What is your favorite food? I only discovered it a few years ago but I’m going to have to go with goat cheese. It’s SO yummy!! 
4. What is the best gift you have ever received? I’ve received a lot of really great gifts over the years but one that stands out is when I first moved into my condo my dad gave me a housewarming gift of a compass so I could always find my way home. My dad never gives gifts!! Let alone something sentimental like that, which is why it is one of the best ones I’ve ever received. 
5. What is your favorite book and why? I love to read so choosing a favourite book is hard! There are a lot that I’ve read over and over again but the book that I’ve probably read the most is The Glass Lake by Maeve Binchy. I read it every year for at least 5 years in a row!
6. What is your dream career and why? My dream career since I was a child has always been acting. I’ve taken classes over the years and studied it in high school but I never really committed to pursuing it. It’s still always there in the back of my mind. Maybe one day I will give it a shot. Now, though, being a full-time blogger is starting to become a dream job for me!
7. What is your hobby? Scrap-booking and photography in addition to reading are my favourite hobbies and pastimes.
8. What is your favorite post on your blog and why? I would have to pick “...and then it hit me“. This post was one of the hardest ones for me to write because I had to open up and be real with my readers. This was the first time that I spoke about my accident to people who don’t know me so I was not sure what kind of reaction I would get. However, everyone who has read it has been wonderful and I have recieved so many thoughtful and heartwarming responses that it has become my favourite post.
9. What is your favorite thing about blogging? Surprisingly for me, it’s the writing. I’ve really come to love sitting down in front of the computer and typing out my thoughts. When I am putting together a blog post, it often starts with a thought, like an outfit, but then I immediately start mentally writing out the post before I’ve even taken the photos!
10. How do you promote your blog? I publish my blog on Facebook, Twitter and Google+ and then I go and share it on Stumble Upon and in different Blogging Facebook groups that I am a part of. I also use Pinterest and Instagram to share my photos and to help drive traffic towards my blog. I would have to say that the Facebook groups and Stumble Upon have given me the biggest boost in my stats.
11. Why do you blog? I started this blog as something fun for me to do during my accident recovery. I had seen other fashion blogs and thought that it would be something enjoyable for me to do. Now, I love it so much that I am constantly thinking up things to share on the blog. I have found that it was a great way for me to learn a new skill that incorporated my love of fashion with my hobby of photography.

My Nominees:

Kathy at The True Tales of a Neurotic SAHM

Sarah at Good Friday Good Things

Alessandra at Sognando Caledonia

Saba at Musing of a Tired Mom

Lizzie at Photosynthesis 206

Questions For My Nominees:

1. What inspired/motivated you to start your blog?
2. What is the biggest challenge you’ve overcome in blogging?
3. What is your favourite thing about blogging?
4. What is your blogging goal for 2016?
5. What is your favourite book or movie and why?
6. What is one thing that immediately brings a smile to your face?
7. Are you a morning person? Or a night person?
8. What is your favourite thing about the place that you live?
9. Where is one place that you have always dreamed about traveling to?
10. What is your biggest pet peeve about blogging?
11. Do you follow a schedule for blogging, plan out your posts, or just wing it?

Congratulations to all of you for being nominated for the Liebster Award. I look forward to reading your posts and answers to the questions. Please make sure you take a look at all of these amazing blogs and encourage these nominees.

Charlene xoxo