I am proud to say that I have recently been nominated for the Liebster Award for the second time…for that reason I am accepting this lovely award without the rules. First, I am honored to have been nominated by one of the most beautiful writer/bloggers. Her work is as she promises– Emotional. It takes you into the shadows and then brings you back to the light. If you haven’t had the opportunity to visit Balroop Singh’s, Emotional Shadows Blog, then you’re missing out…her poetry is provocative. Her posts are full of emotion and encouragement. If you’re feeling down and you go read one of Balroop’s posts, your spirits will be lifted.
Thank you Balroop for this wonderful nomination. I am like you, tweaking the award rules 🙂
image credit-Emotional Shadows
That said I wouldn’t want to avoid answering your questions…some of my answers might surprise you, dear readers.
Balroop’s Questions:
Q: One unfulfilled dream.
A: Publishing my novel. I have two unfinished novels that I hope to finish and get published
Q: What is your definition of success?
A: LOVE. I know that may sound trite but I really am a believer. If you have it you can do most anything you desire.
Q: What is your most precious possession?
A: A ring my boyfriend made for me. He bought the tools and created the ring mold. It took many tries to finally get it right and I guess it’s a metaphor to me. Don’t give up until you’re absolutely happy with the result.
Q: A loving childhood memory.
A: When we were kids we would go to the outdoor rink and skate in the evenings. I was barely old enough to go with my older brothers and sister. Once, they left me at home (probably because I wasn’t allowed to go) and I snuck out and found them. The rink was really close to our house. I may have gotten in some trouble that time.
Q: Who has influenced you most of the time?
A: Authors. I’m an avid reader since childhood and found their words prominent in my mind.
Q: What can make you laugh instantly?
A: Usually a favorite comedy movie or series. Lately, I’m really enjoying Mike & Molly and The Middle.
Q: If you have lost your way in a maze of underground parking, how will you locate your car, without modern technology?
A: Color. I always remember the color of the floor level. Next the number. They always show you that so you can’t miss it.
Q: What according to you is the major reason of bullying?
A: Insecurity and jealousy.
Q: What is your biggest regret?
A: Getting married too young. I wish I had waited. For some reason I wanted to prove I was grown up but I think it more grown up to wait and enjoy your 20’s to find yourself and be selfish 🙂
Q: What advice would you give to a new, young blogger?
A: Write from your HEART and your PASSION
keep writing…
As I said, I’m tweaking the rules. I’m not going to tag any other bloggers this time. Although it’s lots of fun, I found the last time that many bloggers don’t care for awards and may not even respond…so all the writing and linking seems kind of pointless. Instead please visit my About Me (My Party)page, scroll down where you will find a list of some of my favorite bloggers.
AND…since I received this Award on my Birthday; a few pictures to share with you. My 50th Birthday celebration…we took the kids and went off on a little road trip to end of the world…a little surf town called Tofino on the West side of Vancouver Island…it was gorgeous. We drove through the Rain Forest en route and took a walk through there…we stopped at Long Beach for some fresh air before checking into our hotel. Yes, we also all went surfing together. I’m working on the video which I will post to youtube soon!
Alana on the ferry to Nanaimo
Post surf. taking off the sticky wet suits.
Look at the roots on that tree! The guy in the middle needs to turn that frown upside down.
L: JDaniel, R: Luke
L to R: Alana, Me, JDaniel, Luke
If you like my photos check out MonkeyPic, where you can edit your pics to your heart’s content. I should have edited out my second chin. Bad angle…must speak with my Beau about snapping unflattering photos. Meantime…getting an Award makes me feel a little like this…
image source: Erin Smith Artist
Thank you again, to Balroop Singh for the lovely Award nomination for my little blog. Don’t forget to visit her! Thank you to my Dear readers for reading, sharing my content and leaving comments here at lisathomsonlive. I am so grateful for your support and for you being a part of this little community PARTY.
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Jodi Aman
October 21, 2014 at 2:06 pmHappy, happy birthday! What a wonderous celebration to spend that time in nature with such a nice group! Love and hugs for a happy and healthy year, full of love! xoxo
lisa
October 21, 2014 at 3:15 pmHi Jodi, thank you so much for your lovely wishes! It was fun and a great new experience for us all. 🙂
Michelle
October 20, 2014 at 3:35 pmYour family is just lovely!!!! I love the pictures. 🙂
lisa
October 20, 2014 at 3:41 pmAw, thank you Michelle. I can’t believe how old everyone is getting. Where does the time go?
Charlotte
October 20, 2014 at 12:59 pmawwww, happy happy birthday to you! looks like you had a wonderful time with the family 🙂 I also love your skating story–sounds like something I would have done (and how convenient that it was so close to your house!)
Also love that your bf made you a ring–very symbolic 🙂
lisa
October 20, 2014 at 2:34 pmThank you, Charlotte! Yes, my guy is pretty unique and special. Thanks for stopping over!
Leena
October 20, 2014 at 12:20 pmHi Lisa,
Thank you for honouring the award, you are right, many bloggers whom we nominate don’t even respond. I am so grateful for you, having written such a wonderful post in response to my nomination.
Regard
Leena
Kathy @ SMART Living 365.com
October 16, 2014 at 8:53 amHey Lisa! Congratulations on the award and thank you for sharing some of your “her-story” with us! It’s always fun to read about some of the others we’ve connected with on blogs. And Happy Birthday too. It looks like you were having fun and enjoying yourself. AND LASTLY–publish those books! I sat around on my novel for about 10 years and finally a year ago just decided to do it myself on Amazon. Honestly, it was such a good feeling to finish it and get it out for others. YOU CAN DO IT TOO! Once that’s done you can keep going with others. Let us know when it’s out 🙂 ~Kathy
lisa
October 16, 2014 at 9:06 amHi Kathy, thank you so much! You’re absolutely right about the novels. Thanks for the inspiration! 🙂
Tamara
October 15, 2014 at 11:16 amCongrats on your well-deserved awards! And what thoughtful and honest questions. I think I’m with you on the novel thing, but I don’t have any written. Mine would be non-fiction. About photography, anxiety and more. I think.
The B.C. trip looks positively dreamy.
I like the car underground maze question. I tend to have a photographic memory so I wonder if it would serve me well!
lisa
October 15, 2014 at 11:38 amHi Tamara, Thank you and I think you should write a book especially on photography. Your photographic memory probably comes in handy for different things 🙂
Kimberly
October 15, 2014 at 5:01 amHappy Birthday you!!!! What a sweet way to start a birthday!!
I love that your boyfriend made the ring. I have two engagement rings. My husband had one made but it turned out hideous. He didn’t have the heart to return it so he took the diamond from that ring and bought a new band and had the stone put in it. I will admit, the first ring was poorly constructed but I would have worn it anyways 🙂
Get to publishing those books lady!!!
(PS. I still have your questions to do…because I’m super lazy like that!)
lisa
October 15, 2014 at 8:27 amHi Kim, haha don’t worry about the Q & A thingy. That’s a cool ring story you have. Your hubby sounds very sweet. Yes, I will get to those novels–thanks for the encouragement!
My Inner Chick
October 14, 2014 at 3:03 pmAHHHhhhhh,
I enjoy reading about you, Lisa.
I, too, LOVE the Middle. Authors, Family!
Your photos are FABULOUS! XXx
lisa
October 14, 2014 at 3:22 pmThanks, Kim! Ya I’m kind of late on discovering The Middle but I actually like it more than Modern Family (almost :)). Thanks for stopping over and for your ongoing support, Kim xoxo
Balroop Singh
October 14, 2014 at 12:42 pmHi Lisa,
Thank you for honouring the award, you are right, many bloggers whom we nominate don’t even respond. I am so grateful for you, having written such a wonderful post in response to my nomination.
It is such a compliment to upload your lovely pictures of a special birthday along with this post, you are so sweet! And I must say you have a benevolent heart which exudes so much warmth and radiates through your choice of words. I feel humbled.
Your answers put a smile on my face, especially the childhood memory…how innocent and secure children are, far away in their own land of confidence!!
Sending love and hugs to my ‘Super Girl’!
lisa
October 14, 2014 at 2:27 pmHey Balroop, thank you for your kind words!! Your questions were fun to answer. The hardest one being #9 as I hate to focus or even think about regret. I wouldn’t be honest though, if I said I had none. Thanks again, Balroop and I hope my visitors will pop on over to Emotional Shadows as they will be in for a treat 🙂
Chrys Fey
October 14, 2014 at 11:08 amCongratulations on a second nomination! And happy belated birthday! It looks like you had a blast. Oh, and I took your badge for my blog. 🙂
lisa
October 14, 2014 at 12:41 pmThanks, Chrys! It seems to me you got this award more than twice! Help yourself to the badge, of course.
Chrys Fey
October 14, 2014 at 3:05 pmI was nominated once and that badge is on my blog. I meant I took your badge for “The Great Escape” and put it on my blog. Sorry about that. I should’ve clarified. 🙂
lisa
October 14, 2014 at 3:21 pmThat’s great, Chrys! 🙂 I have know way of knowing if people take the badge…so that’s great thanks for sharing it!!
Jane Thrive
October 14, 2014 at 11:05 amThanks for sharing your answers and congrats on Liebster Award, number two!!
p.s. I love surfing! I didn’t realize you surfed, too. <3 Happy, happy, happy day, and looking forward to the video!
lisa
October 14, 2014 at 12:41 pmThanks, Jane! Oh, I wouldn’t call what I did that day ‘surfing’. It was more like kneel surfing at best and flopping around in the water like a chubby sea lion. You’re probably an awesome surfer so I should steal some of your video footage and add it, pretend it’s me…I finally rode a wave. 🙂
Mike
October 14, 2014 at 10:47 amOh Lisa, huge congrats on your award! Yes, Balroop does have a fantastic blog as well. I always enjoy Q and A posts from a blogger that I follow so this one of yours is fantastic – as they all are 🙂 Your definition of success was so perfect. I think loving yourself first and that then allowing you to truly being able to love outwardly are huge in life. I’m always jazzed when I read a post from one of my blogger friends and they mention a place I’ve actually been to. I was in Tofino in 1984 before my step father’s own self-created Outward Bound trip to Northern B.C. (I wrote about it). I’m very happy all of you were able to get together and I loved the pictures. Have a wonderful week! 🙂
lisa
October 14, 2014 at 12:39 pmLove thyself first, great advice Mike! I want to read your post about the Outward Bound, B.C. trip! Thanks for sharing and commenting. Have a great week 🙂
Liv
October 14, 2014 at 8:51 amCongrats on Liebster number two! Those are fantastic pics – looks like you had a lovely birthday!
lisa
October 14, 2014 at 9:23 amThanks, Liv! Yes, my Birthday was fantastic! Having all 3 kids together and taking a trip was really special 🙂