Ladies Who…Dare to Inspire

As part of my monthly promise from April (click here to read about it), I am going to pick another lady who has inspired me this month to represent the ongoing award.

Kat from 3bedroombungalow.

Not only has she moved to a completely new country (she’s American and she now lives in England) with her two children, but she faces on her own it while her husband is deployed to war. It takes a heck of a lot of courage to face every day, to blog about it, to have such a wicked sense of humor about it and to watch as her children morph into tiny British people calling her “mum.” Readers are attracted to her blog, in my opinion, because she consistently writes really funny, real stories, she’s honest about her fears and giggles, and she has a unique point of view….that and her heart is humongous. I’ve never met her, but you can just tell that she has a whole lot to give.

Enjoy the award, lovely Kat! I look forward to meeting you this summer, I hope!

Pursuit of Happiness – Blog Styley

Since beginning this blogging world, I’ve been amazed at the people I’ve met through it and because of it. I’ve also been amazed at how comforting it is to have an outlet to express myself. Melissa at Smitten By Britain named me as one of the blogs that makes her happiest. I am honored because surely that’s the whole point of this darned thing.

First off, rules 101 of Happy 101 is to list the top ten things that make me happy. Here goes:

  1. Jock (especially when he laughs)
  2. My Mom (especially when she laughs – it’s the most infectious laugh I’ve ever heard)
  3. My Sister and her son
  4. Talking about anything and everything with my two best friends – Courtney and Jessica
  5. Writing,
  6. Traveling with friends and family (so excited to have Charlie and Eileen come in a few weeks)
  7. Working Hard
  8. Sunday Roasts
  9. Speaking French
  10. Dancing

The next step is to name ten other bloggers that make me happy. These are the people whose blogs I always look forward to reading, and check to see when their new posts will be up.

  1. The O’Shea’s Blog
  2. Smitten by Britain
  3. A Literal Girl
  4. American Crumpet
  5. She’s Not From Yorkshire
  6. Pond Parleys
  7. A Mid Atlantic English
  8. The Cotton Monster (I just love her monsters!)

And, a few new ones I have recently come across that I’m super excited about:

8. Bristolian Moments
9.  Seattleite Imagery
10. Clash and Contradiction

(Oops, I cheated and added an extra. May as well just keep the love spreading!)