Super Sweet Blogging Award

Posted on September 8, 2012 by The Sugarlump

A big ol’ thank you to Texas and Carine over at Texas, a Cat in New York for nominating me for the Super Sweet Blogging Award! You are so sweet to nominate me. I am very touched. 🙂

1. Cookies or cake?

I’m big on texture and I love the fluffiness of cake against a nice, rich icing. But I really like cookies, too. This is hard.

2. Chocolate or Vanilla?

CHOCOLATE. ALL. DAY. LONG.

3. What is your favorite sweet treat?

Rainbow cookies from Roma Bakery in Bluebell, PA.

4. When do you crave sweet things the most?

At all times. I have a big, bad sweet tooth.

5. If you had a sweet nickname, what would it be?

That’s easy: sugarlump!

Now, I would like to pass along this award to a baker’s dozen of sweet blogs:

Thank you for sharing your sweetness!

Sweet dreams y’all,

Sugarlump

The Addictive Blog Award

Posted on August 26, 2012 by The Sugarlump

Thank you to Peggy Isaacs for nominating me for the Addictive Blog award. I’m so glad someone else enjoys my little furballs as much as I do!

Award Rules:

Thank the person awarding you.
Share a little about why you blog and how the journey started.
Paste the blog award on your page.
Nominate 10 other bloggers you feel deserve the award.

Why I blog:

I started this blog as a way to capture sweet memories and experiences in my life and share them with my family and friends. I was inspired by the Pioneer Woman, who I first discovered on the Food Network and whose blog I now read religiously. Even though I’m not a huge fan of writing, somehow writing posts (to go along with the absurd amount of pictures I now take) has turned into a sort of ritual of reflection through storytelling. It makes me feel more connected and appreciative.

Somewhat coincidentally, I started this blog just before I moved to a new place on my own and it has been a great way for my family and friends to keep tabs on me and see what I’m up to in my new hometown of Nashville.

Unexpectedly, I have met some wonderful bloggers through this journey, who make my day when they “like” my post or leave a kind comment.

I don’t know where I’d be without this blog.

Blogs I find Addicting:

Thank you to my nominees for making me smile, laugh, scratch my head and reevaluate my life on a regular basis. I’m hooked.

Y’all come back now, ya hear?

Sugarlump

One Lovely Blog Award: Take II

Posted on August 16, 2012 by The Sugarlump

To Amber at http://wordsbecomesuperfluous.com/, thank you for sharing the love and nominating me for the One Lovely Blog Award!

In accepting this award, it is my pleasure to complete the following:

Write a post linking back to the person that nominated me.
Tell seven things about myself.
Pass on this award to some wonderful blogs by linking their sites to this post and notifying them of their nominations.

Seven things about me:

When I am interested in something new, I become obsessed and want to know everything about that something and/or be good at that something immediately.
I can make a horrific mess in the kitchen. My dad says I must be a good cook if I can make such a big mess.
I learn best by observation.
I have an overactive imagination. This is very helpful in my profession as I need to be creative and able to visualize spaces. This is very unhelpful if I am home alone, have just read a murder mystery, and my house is making settling noises.
I love fall.
For the past 10 years, I have vacillated between wanting short hair and long hair. Every couple of years, after growing my hair out, I chop off a solid 10 inches or so. I’ve done this 3 or 4 times now. When I was younger, I did the same thing with bangs. Every year or 2, I would grow out my bangs (not a good look) and then, when they had finally grown to the length of my hair, I would chop them off. And then I would cry about it. I’m sure my mother was not pleased with this pattern.
Siri freaks me out a little bit.

To my lovely nominees: thank you for sharing your passions, talents, wisdom, and adventures.

Y’all hurry back!

Sugarlump

Very Inspiring Blog Award

Posted on July 22, 2012 by The Sugarlump

A great big thank you to Marcy at For Your Good Health (http://marcellarousseau.wordpress.com/) for nominating me for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award! I am so flattered. I really enjoy your photos and the great variety of topics you write about. Very inspiring!

In accepting this award, it is my pleasure to complete the following:

Link back to the blogger who nominated you.
Post the blog award image on your page.
Tell 7 facts about yourself.
Nominate 15 other blogs and let the nominees know they been chosen.

7 Things about Me:

My ideal time to wake up is 7:00 AM. Any earlier and I feel robbed. Any later and I feel that I have wasted part of the day.
I love playing Scrabble. Especially with my family.
I don’t really care much about ice cream. Unless it’s homemade peach ice cream, in which case I can’t get enough of it. For the most part, I would take a big piece of chocolate cake over ice cream any day.
I could look at floor plans all day long. I just love figuring out space.
I love to try new recipes when I can take my time.
I make a lot of To-Do lists.
I rarely finish a To-Do list before I make a new one.

And, now, my list of nominees who inspire me with their words and photos:

Y’all come back and visit!

Sugarlump