An award!

Somebody gave me an award!  I thought that was nice.  You know those people that can pick up a piece of string, a broken window, some unwanted clothing and a glue gun and make something totally beautiful and useful and amazing?  I'm not one of them.

But this lady is.  Recently, I stumbled across Roundabout.  I can't even remember how I got there.  I get clicking away and suddenly I find myself in a fun place, so I hit follow, and here we are.  Anyway, she is creative and seems to be able to make what she pictures in her head work out in real life, which is where I struggle.  (I am making myself try to fix this little wool hat that I was making for my baby.  It looks really bad, but that's why I made it for her.  She's not big enough to complain yet.)  Anyway, she passed this award to me.

The rules are:
Share 7 things about yourself
Award 15 new blogs that I'm following

Okay, so seven things about me...

1-I have a bad habit of starting projects and never finishing them.
2-I am the youngest of six kids.
3-I hate, hate, hate making phone calls, especially when you have to call to straighten something out, like insurance.
4-I really want a truck.   The minivan just doesn't light me up inside.
5-I really really like Dr. Pepper.  When we go out for ice cream, I just get a Pepper.
6-I have quit putting the books back on the shelf for my baby to pull off again.  Maybe she will decide she doesn't want them on the floor and start putting them back on the shelf.
7-I'm out of Dr. Pepper.

I find this one kind of funny because you would think that the "stylish" award would be for stylish blogs, but no, just for new blogs.  :)  I feel silly giving awards to people.  I'm just little me, you know?  Who cares what I have to say?  So, I decided to break the rules a little.  Not only am I not going to do all 15, I'm going to award them to whoever and for whatever I want.  If the blog police take me away, you will know why.

I nominate...
Mamas Minutia because she has a way of writing that makes everyday things so stinkin' entertaining.

Life on the (funny) farm  Okay, this one is new, so I guess I'm not that much of a rebel.  She's fun to read.

Life with Jack and Jill  -not a new blog, but I still like her style.

Bloom  because she has a picture of sheep on her banner.  That and I like her style of writing.

Thrillingly Thrifty  Also new to me.  I like the make something new from something old ideas.



My taco salad is gone and I need to move on in my day, so I'll leave it at that.

Have a fabulously stylish day!

An award!

Ha! Got that image on here on my third try! I'm fairly new to the blogging world, and I really don't know what I'm doing. I can barely remember to title my posts, let alone figure this out, but I'll do my best. And maybe someone can explain the whole award thing to me?

Sharon, over at Life with Jack and Jill, awarded this to me.

I am supposed to say why I blog, how I choose what to write about, and then pass the award on. Simple enough. Let's see if I can mess it up...

WHY: I found as I searched the web for specific things that many times I found great answers and better ideas from blogs. From gardening, to cooking to building, someone has tried it and has advice. It is fun to get a peek into others experiences and then maybe build on those. I have lots of projects in the air and I love trying new things, so I started blogging to kind of journal my experiences and maybe help someone else along. I also love the feeling of meeting people that have similar interests. It's nice to know I'm not the only weirdo out there. :)

HOW: I'm not sure I've found my writing style yet. Sometimes ideas just flow and sometimes, I have nothing to write about except my daughter being sick during the night. Many times during the day, I think, "I should write that on my blog" but I don't have time right then and I forget. So what makes it on my blog is sometimes something that's been on my mind for a while that needs to come out and sometimes it's just silly little things.

Now, to pass it on. I think I'll hand it to Kelly from Some-things Cookin'. She and I seem to be on the same path and I really enjoy reading about her journey. She has also been so nice and supportive and has led me to almost all of my favorite blogs.

So there we have it. Now what?