Liebster

Grateful for the little things in life.....I just received a blog-award!

Many thanks to Catherine of Cashmere Lover!  She has a fabulous blog where beauty and simplicity reign.  Her profession is one of pure envy....she gets to work with and design beautiful wearables out of cashmere!

So, about this award:

Liebster in German means...

favourite, dearest, beloved

and it's for bloggers with under 200 followers.

The rules are:

Thank your Liebster Blog Award presenter on your blog

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Link back to the blogger who awarded you

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Copy and paste the blog award on your blog

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Reveal your 5 blog picks

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Let them know you choose them by leaving a comment

on their blog

I am pleased to pass on this award to the following bloggers:

Jen 

(Sunsets and Swimming Pools)

Keeping it real in the desert.  And I think we were separated at birth.

Alcira

(The Nero Chronicles)

Amazing writing style and any other style you can think of.  Just amazing.

Jane

(shoes and interiors to match)

If I could drop everything and be an intern with Jane, I would.  I just basically want to hang out with her, designing aside.

Kristin

(Appletree Staging)

She finds the *best* pictures!  And she's hilarious.

Ann Burr

(Alphabet Concepts)

New to me blog that I just can't stay away from....

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Doesn't this look heavenly?

Hope you're having a great day!!

Two Pats on the Back!

I can't let another day go by without saying Thank You to Alcira and Lissa

They were gracious enough to pass along the Stylish Blogger Award to little 'ole me!!

Alcira, aka Nero has an amazing, scrumptious and a most well-written blog.  Her style is both luxurious and comfortable (ever hard to pull off, but she does so effortlessly) and she is always gracious with never a cross word.

www.nerochronicles.com

Lissa has fairly new blog that is chock-full of lovely inspiration.  She has an amazing design eye and is rocking her design business down in Atlanta.  (We must be soul sisters because I found out that she loves to sleep just about as much as I do!!)

www.afteradornment.blogspot.com

Now, to follow the rules and play along correctly, I am to share 7 things about myself.  I shared 10 things here; like it or not, you're getting 7 more:

1. I had never been a dog person until we got our Westie.  I love him more than I ever thought I could love a dog.

2.  My store closing has been harder than I could've imagined.  I didn't know what I wanted to do with my life (really really wanted to do) until I had my store. I loved every minute of it.  :(

3.  I want to live in Europe.

(me at a flower stand in Lucerne)

4. John and I have dates to Barnes & Noble.  We both love being in a bookstore/cafe.  Funny -- that's where we met!!  

5.  I had big babies.  William was a C-section (9 lbs. 9 oz.) and Matthew was a VBAC (10 lbs. 6 oz.)

Creative Thursday (etsy)

6.  I have a very hard time getting motivated to exercise....I am a procrastinator by nature and this is something that I consistently put off until "tomorrow."

Ugh.  Any suggestions around this?!  I will say that I am excited to use my 8 free yoga passes John gave me for Christmas!

7.  I believe in past lives.

Now I'm supposed to pass this award onto some other stylish bloggers.

I will choose some blogs that are fairly new to me; maybe they'll be new to you as well.

Please know that if you are on my blogroll, I read every new post you write!  Truly!

 My First Little Place

 A Girl in the World

 Solid Frog

Quintessence

P.S. I love this

Haute Design

Jentrified

lisa roy handbags

Bloggers Abode

Suddenly I See

Space for Inspiration

A Perfect Gray

random acts of kindness

I just wanted to post a huge THANK YOU to Sarah from La Maison Boheme.

She gave me the Beautiful Blogger Award at a time when I was feeling quite "less than" and unsure of myself; a random act of kindness that brightened my day month.

I'm incredibly grateful for this blogging community I've found myself in.  You all are a part of my day that I wouldn't want to be without!

Have a great Sunday!!  xo

my first.....

I feel so honored! Jeannine of Small and Chic in Cville has given me this award. Thanks so much Jeannine! She and I live in the same small city in Virginia but have yet to meet in person. She has a great blog about "adapting big design ideas to fit an 800 foot square condo." And she actually does things to her home, as opposed to my idea of decorating: leafing through shelter mags and drooling over blog posts.

Here are the rules I must follow, upon receiving this award:

1. Say thanks and give a link to the presenter of the award.

2. Share "10 Honest Things" about myself.

3. Present this award to 7 others whose blogs I find brilliant in content and/or design, or those who have encourage me.

4. Tell those 7 people they've been awarded HONEST SCRAP and inform them of these guidelines in receiving.

Ten Honest Things About Me

1. I worry way too much. (You name it, I worry about it....but money is probably my number 1 consistent worry.)

2. My bed is my favorite place and my refuge.

3. I fight with my hair every day. I have "big" hair that is neither curly nor straight and the higher the humidity, the bigger my hair. I have not yet found the right hair product(s) to make my hair behave.

4. I *love* going to the movies. It is a whole movie-going experience for me. I am glad that my husband enjoys them just as much as I do. (This being husband #2. #1 didn't like going to the movies).

5. I believe I am officially addicted to coffee. And I don't care.

6. I like music from the 1940's.

7. I'm more city than country -- given the opportunity, I'd live full time in the city and have a country place to visit!

8. My house and my wardrobe don't look a thing like the pictures I post. I guess it's all about Progress, and not Perfection.

9. I like to watch surgery shows on TV. (The *plastic* surgery shows are my favorite but I love watching any surgery. So, whatever happened to Dr. 90210?)

10. Shoes are my weakness - the last time I was in Nordstrom's shoe section, I actually felt my pulse increase and I got a little sweaty.

Here are my picks for the Honest Scrap Award:

(It was hard to narrow it down to just 7!!)

1. If the Lampshade Fits - Raina is Inspiring, Encouraging, Funny!, Truthful, and beyond Smart!!!

2. My Favorite and My Best - love her sense of humor and her sense of design

3. tailortaste - I'm not sure how she does all she does....people like K.T. amaze me.

4. dress, design, and decor -- Daniella finds the most amazing photos to post. Her style is gorgeous.

5. Design Crisis - Talent out the yin-yang!!

6. The NEO-traditionalist - classic with an edge (and great "quotes of the day")

7. Petunia Face - It's all about her writing. At times tear-jerkingly honest and raw, most of the time just fricken hilarious!!

(OK - so I'm breaking the rules; deal with it....)

8. The Bottom of the Ironing Basket -- Simone lives in London. Her blog is what I want my blog to be when it grows up. (and I love the tag-line to her title: "the day to day story of a girl who wants to do better")

Oh God, I hate this. I hate leaving anyone out. Let's just say that if you're on my blog list, I don't get through the day without reading your posts; thanks for making my world that much better.

XOXO,

Anita

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