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Sunshine Blogger Award Part 3 & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #134

August 6, 2019 / 66 Comments
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A few weeks ago, Shugunna of Nzuri N’ Simplicity nominated me for my third Sunshine Blogger Award. Earlier in the year, I was nominated for this peer blogging award by Rama of Chez Rama and by Jess of Elegantly Dressed & Stylish. You can read those posts here and here.

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Kimono: Shelbee’s Shoppe (From long, long ago)

For those of you who may be unfamiliar with this award, the Sunshine Blogger award is a peer recognition award given by bloggers to other bloggers for their work that inspires positivity and joy. It recognizes creativity in the world of blogging for those who spread sunshine throughout the community. So it is always an honor for another blogger to think of me and find me suitable to receive such an accolade. Thanks so much, Shugunna! I am truly grateful!

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Black tee: Old Navy

If you are nominated for this award, there are a few rules you are supposed to follow.

  1. Give a quick shout out to the person who nominated you (with a link to their blog, of course)!
  2. Answer the questions drafted by the person who nominated you.
  3. Nominate some other blogs of your choosing and draft new questions for them to answer. (According to my research, the traditional number seems to be 11 nominees and 11 questions.)
  4. Be sure to let your nominees know they have been nominated. You can do this through social media, commenting on their blog, or an email.
  5. When you draft your post, be sure to list these simple rules and display a Sunshine Blogger Award logo.
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But you all know that I don’t like rules very much! They are too confining. So I very rarely adhere to them. I do love answering the questions posed to me by other bloggers so I am going to follow three of the five rules. But since this is my third time, I am going to skip rules 3 and 4. I love you all and I think you all deserve to be recognized! So go ahead and just be a ray of sunshine anyway!

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White jeans: Foxcroft (No longer available)

And now on to the questions presented by Shugunna.

1. What made you want to blog?

I started blogging in August of 2015 when my husband was deployed to Afghanistan and I was home alone with my children, ages 2 and 4 at the time. I was bored and needed something to do. I started reading blogs late at night after the kids went to sleep and I pretty much caught the blogging bug. My sister encouraged me to start my own blog where I could combine three of my greatest passions…writing, fashion, and sharing my mental health story to raise awareness. And here I am, four years later, and I can’t even imagine my life without my blog.

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Belt: Bed|Stu

2. What is your favorite past time other than blogging?

Actually, for the past four years, blogging has been my main past time. But now that I have quit my regular job to focus on writing full time, I am making much more time for reading. I love books that inspire and educate and force me to think about things that I may not have otherwise considered. Books on philosophy, psychology, and religion are always favorites as well as autobiographies by inspiring people. And this summer I have added bluegrass festivals as one of my favorite past times as well.

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Shoes: Target (Old)

3. How do you overcome your fears?

Why, I face them head on, of course. Is there any other way?

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4. What motivates you?

I am motivated every day by the opportunity to make a difference in the world. I wake up each morning with a fire in my belly that drives me to use my words to empower, inspire, heal, and reach other people. I simply want to make the world a better place by encouraging everyone I meet to live their very best lives.

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5. How do you define success?

If I have reached one person in this world who can say that my words have helped to improve their life in any way, than I have succeeded at what I have set out to do. I suppose I also define success by how much joy and happiness I am able to feel and perpetuate in this sometimes very sad and cruel world. It only takes a smile or one kind word to make a world of difference.

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Hat: Linda Gibbs Handmade

6. Who do you admire?

There are so many people whom I admire that I couldn’t possibly even begin to list them all. But what I admire about each of them is their passion. I am drawn to passion. If someone is passionate about their work, their art, their craft, their hobbies or past times, their families or friends, you can see a light turn on in their eyes when they begin talking about it. That is what I admire. The passion, the commitment, the fire in the belly that motivates them each day.

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7. What is beautiful to you?

Joy, happiness, love, kindness, and passion. These are the things that bring beauty right to the surface of a person. When it is true and genuine, it is undeniable and cannot be ignored. I find that to be the most beautiful thing in the world.

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8. What are two things you like about yourself?

I am kind. Always kind. Even at times when I really just want to be mean, that is when I become the kindest. And I am determined. Determined to do what I set my mind to. Determined to fight the good fight. Determined to make a positive difference in the world.

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9. Favorite style era?

That is a tough question because I love all fashion and appreciate all of the little nuances from every style era. But I think right here and now is my favorite style era because you can do whatever compels you. You can combine any era and genre in the most unexpected ways and if you wear it with confidence, it will work. We are in an “anything goes” style era and where there are less rules, that is where I more inclined to go.

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Necklace: Good Life Gift Shop

10. Heels or flats?

That might depend on the day! I do love a good statement heel 4 inches high. Those makes me feel like I can take on the world. But I also love tapping into my inner bohemian and being comfortably flat footed or even barefooted. If you find me at a festival, most likely I will just have dirty hippie feet (but I might be carrying my cute shoes with me for effect)!

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11. Favorite season?

Autumn. Always and forever.

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And now your featured favorites from last week.

Pam of Busy Lifestyle Gal shared the prettiest green floral wrap dress in her post, Sunday Summer Dress. I simply cannot get enough of pretty green dresses!

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Pam of Busy Lifestyle Gal

Lisa of Coast to Coast shared her experience with a new fashion subscription service that has been making its rounds in the blogosphere, Trying Fashom for the First Time. It seems like their stylists are very thorough in their attention to detail in choosing items handpicked for you. So many cute pieces, too.

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Lisa of Coast to Coast

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Shugunna posed some really fun questions! I would love to hear your answers to some of them as well. Either share in the comments or go ahead and write a whole blog post. You can tell them I nominated you!

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Keeping it on the edge,

Shelbee

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I am a midlife woman, wife, and stay-at-home mother of 2 boys and 2 cats. I have a passion for helping other women feel fabulous in the midst of this crazy, beautiful life.

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