The Liebster Award

I am so excited to tell you that I was nominated for the Liebster award by Natalie Lingren at "The Nurse Practicioner Mom".  Thank you so much Natalie for nominating me and for your great blog, which I discovered while doing the Five Minute Friday series on lisajobaker.com, a great way to meet other bloggers.   Liebster means dearest or favorite. According to Natalie “It's an award for new and upcoming bloggers who have great potential.”



There are a few rules for this award:

1.Thank the person who nominated you and link back to the nominator in your post.

2. List 11 random facts about yourself.

3. Answer the 11 questions presented by your nominator.

4. Create 11 questions for your nominees and answer those too.

5. Nominate 11 fabulous up and coming blogs with less than 200 followers for the Liebster Award.

Eleven Random Facts About Me:

1. My favorite "food" is Cool Whip.

2. I love to scrapbook and wish I could spend more time doing so.

3. I wish I could be a stay-at-home-mom, but I'm also thankful that God has called me to service as a physician.

4. My favorite Bible verse is Psalm 37:4, and has been since high school when I first became a Christian.

5. I speak Spanish.

6. My favorite book is Anne of Green Gables.

7. My favorite movie is "Legally Blonde."

8. The best day of my life was when I became a mommy.

9. I drink too much Diet Coke.

10. I won't water my flowers and they die very early.  No clue why I do this.

Questions for me from my nominator:

1. How did you meet your significant other? When I was in med school at Michigan State, a guy I had a crush on introduced us--we talked on the phone for a month, finally met, and despite 2 break-ups and some drama (on my part, of course), we have been married now for 6 years and have 2 kids ages 2 and 4.

 

2. Vacation at the mountains or the beach? Beach, preferrably in NC

 

3. Favorite childhood book?  Anne of Green Gables

 

4. Are you cooking a Holiday meal? Are you happy about this?  I just cooked my first Thanksgiving meal with my mom's help, and it went very well.  We are moving into our first house on Dec. 21, so I'm thinking very low key for Christmas dinner.  I will probably enlist my mom's help again.

 

5. What current project are you working on?  Learning all I can about Sensory Processing Disorder and autism so that I can better help my son succeed in life.

 

6. Do you own an Esty shop, and if so what is the URL so we can check it out? I wish!  But my friend's shop is http://www.etsy.com/shop/ittybittyforkids?ref=em, so you can check that one out.
 

7. If money wasn’t a factor and your kids were all grown what career would you choose?  Same as now, family doctor delivering babies. 

 

8. Cloth or disposable? Napkins, diapers, towels, or nursing pads…your choice.  All disposable.  I applaud those who can use cloth diapers, though.

 

9. Are you a messy or a cleany?  Somewhere in between, though I think my husband would call me messy.  I am very organized, but sometimes I get overwhelmed and tired and don't always pick up after myself.  I try to live by the poem in this post.

 

10. What kitchen appliance can you not live without?   coffee machine--I still use an "old-fashioned" type vs the pods.

 

11. Favorite season?   Autumn--the pretty leaves and the anticipation of Christmas to come.

Questions for my nominees:
1.  What is your favorite thing about blogging?  I love to get a chance to express my thoughts creatively, and I love the opportunity to feel connected to other moms.

2. What is a New Year's Resolution that you find yourself making year after year?  I'm going to read my Bible every day.

3. How do you find time to stay connected with your "real-life" friends?  It's really hard; I have to make a conscious effort to call when I can concentrate and not be distracted by crying babes in the background.  Face-time is very hard for me still.

4. Facebook/Twitter/Pinterest?  Facebook sometimes, it lets me feel connected to friends that I'm far away from.  Never Twitter yet (maybe if I had a smartphone).  Pinterest on occasion, but it kind of makes me gloomy that I'm not making all of the cool things I see on the site.

5. What is one of your favorite TV sitcoms from when you were growing up?  The Cosby Show.  I still love to watch reruns.

6. What is a piece of clothing that you wear even though it's embarrasing?  A hunter green Winnie-the-Pooh sweatshirt from the Disney store from high school; I don't wear it out, but I love it.  Embarrasing!!

7. What is one thing you are proud of from your school years that you sometimes think about to make yourself feel better?  I won the spelling bee in 8th grade!  (But then I misspelled "gherkin" at the State Bee.  Darned pickles.)

8. What movie are you looking forward to watching this holiday season--holiday classic and one coming out in the theaters.  "Elf," with Will Ferrell, and "Les Miserables" in theaters.

9. What books are on your nightstand to read right now?  "The Out of Sync Child Has Fun," and "Jesus Calling" devotional.

10.  What did you make for dinner tonight?  Cheesy Garlic Chicken in the CrockPot from a Better Homes and Gardens cookbook.

My 11 Nominees:
Emily Nelson at http://emilyfirebrand.com/
Meg Danekas at Itty Bitty
Andrea Long at Full Circle
Bekah Kaskubar at The K-bar Ranch
Becky Emerick at Reaching Ahead
Julie at Mercy Notes
Erika at Ltrs2mom
Ali at Glory Itches
Michelle at Moments with Michelle
Kelly at Rocke Blog
These Little Lives