I could not be more excited or humbled to have been nominated for the Sunshine Blogger Award! I don’t care who you are or how big your blog is, it feels so good to be recognized by other bloggers! So thank you so much Jess at Just Me Growing Up for nominating us! PS I love our blog! As a 24 year old who is still trying to figure out what the heck to do with my life I love your posts!
The Sunshine Blogger Award is given to bloggers who are positive, creative, and inspiring by other bloggers. Once a blogger is nominated for this award, they have to do the following:
- Write a post thanking the blogger for nominating them
- Answer the 11 questions asked by the person who nominated them
- Nominate 11 other bloggers and give them 11 questions to answer
- Notify their nominees and display the Sunshine Blogger Award logo in the post
My Answers
1. What motivates you most as a blogger?
I think that there are two things motivating me most as a blogger. One of those is just having such an awesome outlet to share my adventures, tips, recipes, and other life events. It also motivates me when I see the responses from our followers! It makes my day when someone tries a recipe and lets us know about it or has their own advice to add to our posts!
2. How do you get through times of writer’s block?
First of all, I always change environments. I usually write at home in my room or backyard so I first try getting out and going somewhere new. Maybe down by the river or to city park where there are other things going on that might inspire something. If I feel like I am in a rut for a few days I always go back to may roots and read a book! I know it sounds silly but pulling out a good old Tom Robbins classic always inspires a post or two.
3. What’s your best advice for someone trying to grow up and learn how to adult?
Oh man, I haven’t figured out how to adult yet myself! LOL but I will say that I have been better at time management lately and that has helped me out a ton! Balancing taking care of myself, my family, my friends, and keeping up on work! It is all important and it has taken me years to try to find a schedule that works for me! I would just suggest finding out what works best for you and stick to it.
4. What have you found to be the hardest part of blogging?
There were honestly just a lot of learning curves, there still are! From starting our blog and what host to use. Now I still am learning about sponsored post, ads on our website, and so much more! It takes a lot more time and trial and error than what I originally though.
5. What’s your favorite show to binge watch?
Oh this is a tough one! Currently we are watching Hawaii 5-0 on Netflix. But Stranger Things and Grace and Frankie are two that I can’t wait for new seasons!!!
6. Who’s your blog’s biggest fan? Who supports what you do the most?
Wow! I have had so much great support from everyone but I have to say that both Tyrell and Dallas (our other halves) have been a huge support! My aunt and grandma have also been very enthusiastic about us blogging and have totally encouraged us every step of the way.
7. When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
Well, for a while I wanted to be a marine biologist so that I could swim with dolphins. That was right up until I realized that I am terrified of water! So then I decided that I wanted to own my own coffee shop, and that is still a dream of mine today!
8. What’s your favorite blog post you’ve written so far?
I love my post about The McCall Winter Festival and about the Travel Tracker Map! Those are two of my favorites.
9. Do you collect anything? If so, why did you start collecting it?
I used to collect sea shells but have gotten rid of many of them over the years. Mostly because they don’t travel or move well! But I do still love finding sea shells on a beach and I always bring them home!
10. What’s your favorite Disney movie?
Well my favorite princess movie is Cinderella. But if we keep in mind all of the movies that Disney produce like Harry Potter, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Star Wars I just could never pick a favorite!!
11. What book has had the biggest impact on you?
Even Cowgirls Get The Blues by Tom Robbins. If you haven’t read it, it is a must! It is the greatest story of owning who you are and being yourself and loving everyone unconditionally!
My Nominees
I had a hard time choosing between so many amazing bloggers!! My decision essentially just came to the ones that stood out to me the most and came to mind immediately. These are the bloggers I follow because I want to learn from them and grow with them!
My Questions
- What first sparked the idea for you to start a blog?
- What was your very first blog post that you published about?
- Have you had a post go viral? If so, what is it about?
- Who is your best blogging friend? Even if it is just an online relationship for right now!
- What are a few items on your bucket list? (real or hypothetical!)
- If you could live during any time period, when would you choose to have lived?
- What celebrity would you want to play you in a movie about your life?
- What is a movie that you could watch 1000 times and not get sick of it?
- If you had $10,000 to go on a shopping spree, but you could only spend it at one store, what store would you go to?
- Skiing, Snowboarding, or Surfing?
- If you are feeling a little down, what will instantly put you in a better mood?
