My First Award: The Versatile Blogger Award

I have been blogging for 5 years next month, 8 years if you count MySpace (I don’t so this will be the last you hear if it.), with little to no response to anything I have posted or done, until I revamped and moved from blogger to WordPress. I awoke this Saturday morning, exhausted from a heart breaking week (A separate post about this will come eventually)  and rushing my three older girls around for Girl Scout Cookie Booths time.  As I try to do every morning, I check my email, Facebook for messages, and my WordPress Reader. I was happily greeted with a comment from Mindy at Mindy’s Needlework Mania letting me know she had nominated me for a The Versatile Blogger Award.  I cannot express how elated I am with this. I have only been on WordPress for little over a month and already have made more connections, gained more followers, received more comments, and had more page views without giveaway / sponsored posts than I have ever seen on my blogger blog.  I accept this awards a great way to bring more people to my blog and into my Colliding Universe.  Thank you, thank you Mindy. (You’re so nice I had to thank you twice)

I have previously mentioned Mindy’s Needlework Mania as the inspiration for my daughters Sky scarf, which we need to update soon, and use it as a means to teach her how to crochet. I discovered her blog during my first week on WordPress as a fellow crocheted and blogger and immediately fell In love with her cross stitching and embroidery pieces.  I  look forward to her WIP Wednesday posts and eagerly await to see more of her Moogly CAL and temperature scarf.

I really want to connect with more like minded bloggers and hopefully gain a few friend’s and followers along the way. To those I have nominated please do not feel that you have to accept or repost.  There are a few rules to follow to acceot the award.

The rules are:

• Show the award on your blog.
• Thank the person who nominated you.
• Share seven facts about yourself.
• Nominate 15 blogs.
• Link your nominees’ blogs, and let them know.

Here are my facts.

1. I am not blogging from a computer per say, my computer crashed back in December and my husband bought me a  PC tablet for Christmas. I miss the clicking of  y keyboard, I miss the length of my ,keyboard, but I like blogging so I’ll do what I can to continue.
2. I still have my blogger blog, but only use it for sponsored posts and my  reviews.
3. I really want this blog to be all about me, my crafting, family, and some of the great food I get to create with our limited diets.
4. I have 6 children and I love that we have a large family, we’re full of love but snort on storage. LOL
5. I have completed my education but never applied for graduation. I have, however, spoken to Marshall University and have been reassured that when I am ready they will  assist and accept all of my accumulated credits.
6. I  am a bit quirky and will regularly spout out movie and book quotes, look for Doctor  Who references, and my association with an amazing group of women called Mamageeks on Facebook.
7. I use cloth diapers they are neither gross or complicated, come in great colors, styles and designs, look much better than disposables. (That last one may have been a bit biased)

Since I am new to WordPress and my connections to from blogger are non existent and fewer still, excuse me for being less than the required 15 nominations.

• #Parenthood Mysteries
• The Knitter Nerd
• A Hook and A Happy Heart
• Iamthemilk
• Gluten Free Jess
• Gobetween Flames