Almost a month ago, I got a comment on my blog that I have been nominated for The Very Inspiring Blogger Award. I was busy traveling the world and then – catching up with work, blogging, commenting and replies but I am finally here to humbly accept this award and continue the thread.
Rule 1 of the Very Inspiring Blogger Award
Display the logo of the award. There are plenty of them available online but I chose the one that best suits my personality, I think. And it has the year, too π
Rule 2 – Link back to the person who nominated me
Well, thank you Lorraine from Lorraine Reguly’s blogΒ Wording Well (the link is to her post about the same award). Actually, this is the second blog award that Lorraine has nominated me for. The previous one was the Liebster Blog Award back in May this year.
So thank you, Lorraine, not so much for the awards but for coming back to my blog and being an active member of the community; for appreciating my posts and tips; for making me feel special by spreading the word and giving me credit repeatedly.
Rule 3 – State 7 things about myself
Let’s see – what I have not yet revealed π
- I am planning to move to Spain for a year in a couple of months
- I somewhat speak 5 languages – native Bulgarian, fluent in English (obviously), and have basic language skills in German, Spanish and Greek
- I don’t take up clients whose products or services I don’t like and wouldn’t use myself
- I am allergic to cats
- I am just learning snorkeling as a stepping stone to scuba diving
- I don’t handle well small changes like switching coffee brands or sleeping on the “wrong” side of the bed
- I drink 3 liters of water every day, sometimes more
And a bonus one from me:
- I am again (or still?) trying to quit smoking LOL
Rule 4 (last one!) – Nominate 15 bloggers for this award and link back to them
Now, I am not sure if I will be able to come up with all 15 bloggers to nominate since I am fairly new at the blogging-in-English arena (I suppose Bulgarian blogs donβt count?) but I will do my best!
Number of appearance is irrelevant – they all inspire me one way or the other in their own way π
- Sherryl Perry and Keep Up With the Web
- Leora Wenger and Sketching Out
- Kirsty Stuart and her freelance writing blog
- Ashley Faulkes and MadLemmings
- Daniel Sharkov and Reviewz’N’Tips
- Johnny Bravo and The Sales Pro Blog
- Stef Gonzaga and The Freelance Pinoy
- Desi Velikova and her marketing blog
- Jeri Walker-Bickett and What Do I Know
- Susan Cooper and Finding Our Way Now
- Sophie Lizard and Be a Freelance Blogger
Well, almost! 11 is almost as good as 15β¦ The important thing is that ALL of them are truly inspiring and I am happy to nominate them for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award – hope they all will accept it π
Thanks, Diana! I’m honoured. Now I must find a space in my editorial calendar to pay this forward. π
Thanks for accepting the award, Sophie, and for stopping by! I am looking forward to reading your post π
Thank you so much for the nomination! It’s great that you drink water. I wish you *would* give up smoking. Take care!
Thanks for stopping by, Leora! And for accepting the award! My comment on your blog awards post seems to not have gone through but thanks for your nomination for Liebster award π
and i will quit smoking one of those days… i’ve done it before for a few years so sooner or later, i will do it again, for good! π
Diana, you spelled my last name incorrectly. Would you be able to fix this please? I would really appreciate it.
I am allergic to cats, too!
I hope you quit smoking! I can’t. Of course, I haven’t tried….
thanks for stopping by, Lorraine – and sorry for the error, your name is now fixed π
Congrats on the award and thanks for the nomination. I too want to learn how to scuba dive, and I’ve only been snorkeling twice, but that was more than enough to plant the desire to see more of the ocean.
thanks for accepting the award, Jeri! As for the snorkeling and scuba diving – it didn’t really sparkle any desire in me to do either better… i think it’s fair to say, if you want me to drawn, give me a snorkel LOL – the whole breathing-under-water thing seems too much against my instincts – will keep on trying π
Congratulations on the award. I have always wanted to visit Spain. My grandmother was from there and I have always been fascinated with it.
Thanks for stopping by, Elizabteh! Spain is a lovely country! I fell in love immediately… can’t wait to go and live there for a while, should be fun π
Thanks, Diana! I’m honored! What a lovely blog you have! Keep exploring the online marketing world π
Thanks for stopping by, Desi! Hope to see your blog back to live soon… and to learn more about you through the blog award post π
Thanks for the nomination Diana. I’m honored that you included me. It’s really nice to know so much more about you. Have fun in Spain and good luck quitting smoking!
Thanks for stopping by, Sherryl! And you keep on helping us to keep up with the web π
Thanks for the nomination Diana! I drink TONS of water too – plus, after smoking for half my life I gave up just over a year ago and haven’t looked back. It’s tough at first but it can be done π
Drinking water is good, congrats! aaaaand, it’s been 2 weeks since i had my last cigarette – so maybe this time i left them for good? will see π Thanks for stopping by, Kirsty!
Hi Diana! I’m sorry it’s taken me this long to leave a comment. It’s been such a hectic month that I tend to get lost in all the things I need to do before the day ends.
Anyway, enough about that. Thank you so much for the nomination! I’m happy to know that you find my freelancing blog inspiring and useful. Your 7 facts are interesting as well. I admire that you’re able to drink 3 litres of water a day. I should follow your example. π
Keep blogging and stay awesome!
– Stef
Thanks for stopping by, Stef! Nominating you was kind of ‘mandatory’ – the world does need more freelance blogs, i think – too many opportunities are being missed every day!
Hope you are drinking more water already and you too keep blogging and stay awesome π