The Liebster Award

Day 19: Five Eleven of your favorite blogs and what you love about them.

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Tonight I have decided to merge two posts together for this prompt. On Friday I received an email from Cynthia of The Sock Zone, nominating me for the Liebster award... How about that, hey? So to join on in this bit o' fun, I am going to nominate eleven favorite blogs and pass it on.

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The Liebster Award is given to up and coming bloggers who have less than 200 followers. What does Liebster mean? Liebster is German meaning dearest.

Here are the rules for receiving this award:

1. Each person must post 11 things about themselves.
2. Answer the questions that the tagger set for you plus create 11 questions for the people you've tagged to answer.
3. Choose 11 people and link them in your post.
4. Go to their page and tell them.
5. No tag backs!

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Eleven things

1. I grew up in rural NZ, predominately on dairy farms.
2. I love camping with family and friends but the last time we did was through a thunderstorm.
3. I have been living as an expat since February 2010. 
4. In December I gave birth to my son via a water birth at home. 
5. My feet are sized between 9 - 10, just thought you should know. 
6. I am a reluctant cook/baker, it's on my to-do list for when I have a proper kitchen.
7. My favorite Korean food is 'Andong Jjimdalk' - SO good!
8. I am learning to stick to a schedule, it has taken a while.
9. I am learning to accept that my imperfect is sometimes perfect for my son, because it's me that he needs.
10. I once lined up for 11 hours overnight for a ticket to a rugby final. It.was.worth.it.
11. I am glad I have reached number 11!

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11 questions I have been given: 

If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? 
I have had more travels experiences in my life so far than I would have ever hoped for but one place I would love to visit is Norway. I have Norwegian ancestry so I feel this would be so interesting to experience.
What’s your favorite color?
My favorite color is deep ocean blue.
What would be your perfect day?
A day starting with a lazy sleep-in, gathering yummy treats and driving off for a road trip to somewhere new. The day would be warm and breezy, stopping to enjoy the surrounds and finally meeting friends for a dinner BBQ and laughing late into the night. Ah, that is perfection.
If you got to choose any job you wanted what would it be?
To be honest, I love my job right now. I am still learning as this is my first year but it is a great balance of mentoring others and administration. I have much to learn but at this point, it is really right for me.
What was your favorite toy that you had as a child?
Snoopy was a favorite soft toy. He kept me safe when I was afraid of the dark until one day we had a garage sale and mom sold him. I was devastated!
If you became a star and you had to change your name what would it be?
As as university student I always joked with my friends, that if I was famous I would just be Clare ~ like Cher, Madonna, Adele etc. That would be me!
What type of books do you like to read?
I love to read biographies, they are powerful in the way they share how that person has overcome something or the attitude they had helped them. I always find them inspirational.
If you had a chance to meet your favorite movie star, who would it be?( past or present)
Hmm, I wouldn't know what to say but if had the chance I would love to have a quick coffee with Taika Waititi, he is a fascinating and talented kiwi actor, writer and director.
If you could be any animal what would you be?
I would be an otter, I love their nature ~ their amazing acrobatics in the water; they are very clever creatures.
What was your favorite TV show growing up?
I had many favorite 80s/90s shows that were my favorite but 'Quantum Leap' sure had me on the edge of my seat!
If you could change one thing in your life to make it better, what would it be?
I would love to worry less. I would love to be a little more care-free.

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My Liebster award nominations: In no particular order

1. Juanita at Neetz - stuff from my head
2. Kate at Following Moonshadows
3. Sammy at The Simple Life
4. Jackie at Jacksta B
5. Lisa at All In A Daze
6. Rachel at Curious Runner Girl
7. Liz at She Exceeds Rubies
8. Brigitte at Stay At Home Mama
9. Meghan at MNM's
10. Tracy at Inside the Scrap Heap
11. Sima at Sima J

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11 questions for my nominations:

1. What is your favorite food?
2. Where have you traveled (within or out of country) and what is a favorite memory of that trip?
3. What was your first ever blog post about?
4. When you meet someone for the first time, what do you notice first?
5. Who has been an influential person in your life and why?
6. The answer is 6, what is the question?
7. How do you relax?
8. Are you a 'morning person' or a 'night owl'?
9. Describe your favorite teacher at school.
10. What is your favorite music right now?
11. Do you like answering lots of questions about yourself? haha