Melissa has a sharp, engaging and helpful blog called Parenthood and Passports.
It chronicles her precious little family's travels to exotic and far away locales with vibrant photos for documentation. Not only are her stories and reviews great, but her tips for traveling with wee tots are quite useful too! Because her blog is so sweet, she recently won a Leibster Award. And, she's nominated me for one too!!!
Basically, it's not really an award, but more of a way to promote and support others in the blogging community. Melissa is way more of a skilled blogger than me, especially since I'm still very much a newbie. But, I appreciate her kindness and hope she'll teach me about living in the seemingly infinite blogosphere.
Since I chose to accept this award, one of my duties is to nominate other blogs which I deem to be pretty outta sight. Outside of Melissa, I have just a handful of friends who also blog (the other blogs I follow are massive and don't need much promotion), but the list is still too long for me to add here. So! I'll just nominate one of my faves: my beautiful mommy friend (and former TV reporter/anchor) Lindsay Wilcox and her stylish blog Purely Lovely Living. She tackles many topics from family to faith and does so through useful tips and meaningful thoughts.
Should Lindsay choose to accept the nomination, then she'll basically blog about it as I'm doing now. There are all kinds of rules out there, but since this isn't a real award, as long as we stick with the basics, we're good. She just needs to write about her award, include a link of the nominating person's blog, answer some fun questions and pay it forward by nominating other blogs.
My final duty as a Liebster Award recipient is to answer a set of questions given by Melissa. (Lindsay's are farther down below.) Some were easier to attack than others, but here goes!!
Questions:
How long have you been blogging and why did you start? Not even a month yet - at least on my own site. I used to write fairly often for the blog section of WBAP.com - the website of my former employer.
If you could go anywhere in the world you haven’t been yet, where would you go? Admittedly, I'm scared to travel these days. If we travel without our kids, I'm worried that we'll die in a plane crash and our kids will be orphans. If we travel with our kids, I'm worried that someone will die because because someone isn't behaving. (I'm kidding about that last part, but our most recent trip wasn't very fun because of a cranky baby.) ISIS, which has a knack for turning up just about anywhere, has me terrified too. But, if I could remove those fears, I'd love to visit Scandinavia. It looks so clean and the air seems so fresh. I hear people there are happy too. Tokyo would be a dream sometime, but the massive amount of people and blaring technology might be a bit overwhelming.
What inspires you? Other moms.
Best meal you’ve ever eaten? Room service breakfast at the Omni Championsgate in Orlando, FL. My husband and I had this unforgettable Frosted Flake-dipped French toast, warm, buttery scrambled eggs, salty, thick bacon, etc. It was during our honeymoon. We'd wake up every morning and the full spread would be waiting for us on a beautiful cart in the dining room of our suite. And perhaps the best part? We didn't have a pay a dime for any of it. (A story for another time.)
What is your biggest accomplishment? That's hard to say. It could be the time I had my first live TV standup on CNN! It could also be the birth of my two children.
What is one goal that you are working toward now? I'm hoping that during this time of being a SAHM and dabbling in the blogosphere, I'll come up with a "2nd Act" for when my littles aren't so little anymore. Mama isn't going back to radio. Mama needs something new and exciting later on.
What is the one place you would revisit time and time again? It sounds weird, but Lafayette, LA. It reminds me of my childhood because I'd spend the summers and holidays there at my grandparents' ranch-style home complete with carport. The culture there is so laid back. I love hearing Zydeco because it's so simple and charming. Oh, and the food. Seriously. Cajun food there in the heart of Cajun Country ... I'll just leave that right there.
What do you love most about parenthood? There are so many things. It's exhausting and at times, frustrating. It's terrifying, too, as I'm always self-doubting my parenting skills with my older one. But through the echoey shrieks down the hallway and the thuds of toys being slammed into the walls, I'm always thankful for our little buggers. They've really enhanced our lives tremendously.
What is the most out of your comfort zone you’ve ever felt? Usually meeting new people. Thankfully, my career as a news reporter helped me conquer the majority of that discomfort. My kids and my ever-rising age have helped too. I mean, I've got two kids and am almost 40, so who gives a f$ck? I can do this. (It's kind of my new attitude.)
What is your one non-essential item that you must bring with you when you travel? Slippers. I hate cold feet.
What is one piece of advice you would give to your younger self? Focus much more on school and stop worrying so dang much.
Questions for Lindsay:
What inspired you to start blogging?
What do you hope others take away from your blog?
What is the best thing about being a mom?
What is your favorite thing to do by yourself?
When chaos breaks out in your home (ie. kids screaming, crying, fighting), what's your secret weapon to handling it?
What is your biggest weakness when it comes to your kiddos?
What is your favorite thing to do with your family?
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