I'm a winner!

I never thought I was the 'award type'. 

Yes there is a type.

 Those people, who get awards, seem to get them easy and often. I was never the type. I never even won at Bingo when I was a kid. 

Well, to my surprise I have received TWO awards, less than 24 hours apart! Holy Guacamole Batman! I need to go get a lottery ticket ASAP!

My awards:

I received the Liebster Award from Lovely Light, a sweet bloggy friend who is living in South Africa. 

The Liebster award (“Liebster” is the German word for dear, sweet, darling, beloved) originated in Germany.

The aim of the award is to bring more attention to blogs with fewer than 200 followers, that may deserve some additional attention. 

These are the rules in accepting this award. 

1. Show your thanks to the blogger who gave you the award by linking back to them. 

2. Reveal your top 5 picks and let them know by leaving a comment on their blog. 

3. Post the award on your blog.

4. Bask in the love from the most supportive people on the Internet – other writers. 

5. And best of all – have fun and spread the karma! 

6. Right click on the award image and save it to your hard-drive and then upload it to your blog.

Don’t forget to add it to your sidebar.

In no particular order, the bloggers I chose are:

Becky @ Creatively Content

Kathy @ Alter Everything

Amanda @ Little b

Emily @ Insanity Rules

Emily @ Blue Babes Create

Now, the 2nd award comes from Emily over at Insanity Rules. 

The Rules: 

Copy the award image into a post. 

List 10 things that make you happy. 

Tag 10 bloggers who brighten your day. 

Put in a link to their blogs. 

Notify the award receivers. 

Recipients should link back to the sender’s blog.

10 Things that make me happy:

1. Rain, particularly when the sun is shining.

2. My husband.

3. Having everything clean, neat, and organized.

4. Bright, colorful flowers.

5. Lush green grass between my toes on a warm summer day.

6. Being at the beach, wind blowing, the smell of salt water, I never want to leave.

7. A big hot cup of fresh coffee.

8. Getting to visit my family and friends back in the US.

9. Being creative.

10. All the sweet comments and wonderful followers I have here.

There are so many bloggers that brighten my day. I will have to get back to you on this one, I'm not sure how to narrow it down to just 10!

I hope everyone is having a fantastic week! Thank you ladies, again, for these awards.