After being kindly nominated by both Rebecca’s Reviews and Life with KT Kinnes for the Versatile Blogger award (thank you so much, ladies <3 ) I thought I’d better get organised and respond! As most of you know by now, I love these tag posts, they’re always so much fun.
What is the Versatile Blogger Award?
It’s a way of finding out more about bloggers that you may already know and follow, and also supporting other bloggers – win, win. The rules are very simple:
- Thank and link the person (people) who nominated you
- Share seven facts about yourself
- Nominate 15 other bloggers for this award.
Seven facts about me
- This may be a little TMI to start off with but here goes. Although I’m really quite shy, after three bottles of wine I jumped my husband on our first date. Thank you, Pinot Grigio, we’ve been together for over 20 years now.
- Despite what my monthly gardening posts may lead you to believe, I knew nothing about gardening – zero, zilch, nada – until we moved to our current house. I now have a garden and orchard to play with but it’s been a steep learning curve!
- I trained as a Beauty Specialist many years ago (make up, waxing, manicures, pedicures, eye/lash brow tinting, facials). To this day I still absolutely love treating people but I hate receiving treatments myself.
- I failed my driving test four times before I eventually passed. I shudder to think how much money my poor mother had to shell out for me.
- Blondie’s The Tide is High was the first single I ever bought – how cool is that?
- I’m not scared of mice or birds (having rescued far too many from our cats over the years) but spiders on the ceiling above my head at bed time will send me into a panic if my husband isn’t around to remove them.
- Coming up with seven facts has been really hard because I don’t think I’m that interesting (for real, I’m not just saying that) but here’s my last: I’m a very, very, very lucky girl.
My nominations
This is always the hardest part of any tag post, there are so many amazing bloggers out there, many of whom have already deservedly been tagged lots of times. So I’m going to tag some bloggers whose content I’ve been loving recently (and whom I hope haven’t already been tagged for this award, apologies if so) – please go and check them out:
- Hannah
- Lady Bluebottle
- Sophie
- Ms Via
- Melanie
- Sophie
- Huda
- Amy
- Imogen
- Kirstie
- Beth
- Emma
- Hannah
- Jude
- Lisa
Thank you so much again to Rebecca and Katie for nominating me. And to those lovely bloggers I’ve nominated, please don’t forget to tag me in your posts if you do them, I’d love to find out more about you too!
Hi, I love reading these posts, yes to Pinot and I would never have guessed about the gardening, it’s amazing how a new house can inspire new interests.
Pinot Grigio has a lot to answer for, haha! And thank you for the gardening compliment – I still have so much to learn but I just love it ? x
Cannot stand mice birds or spiders definitely frightened of all! I love that you are trained in beauty do you still do treatments now? I love these posts & thank you ? for the nomination
Honestly, mice and birds aren’t that bad, although their bites/pecks aren’t much fun! I don’t practice treatments on clients anymore, just myself, and occasionally my husband ? I’m so glad you like these posts too, looking forward to reading yours xx
Thank you for tagging me, will try and do this at some point!
I love the mug in your header photo ??.
Amy x
You’re welcome! And thank you, I found it at the back of a cupboard but I can’t remember where I got it from so I’m praying I don’t drop it ?
He he, great post Lisa! Your first fact made me laugh as I was exactly the same, although I don’t think the wine was that posh! I’m petrified of mice, Simba brought one in the other day and it scared the life out of me, I don’t think I’ll ever get used to them heh. Four driving attempts isn’t too bad, I passed on my third. Driving tests are hard! Great answers, I enjoyed reading them <3
No way, is that how you and Shaun got together too? ? Aw, I read your thread about Simba’s present, too funny! And I’m so glad I’m not the only one who took their time learning to drive, haha xx
Awh loved reading your facts Lisa, especially how you met your husband hahaha! Congrats on being together for 20 years! xx.
Rebecca
Thank you – I was in two minds as to whether or not to share that nugget but I thought it was quite funny ? especially as it was so out of character! And thank you again for my nomination xx
Thanks for the nomination! I love beauty but hate getting treatments too. I’m either paranoid I’m going to react to something or thinking something along the lines of ‘you’ve been touching me at least 5 minutes now. Please stop’
When I was in college (16/17) my first year English teacher was newly qualified and only 21. He once told us that he failed his test TEN times before he passed and his parents paid for all of it. No number of fails has managed to shock me since ?
Sophie
http://www.glowsteady.co.uk
You’re welcome! Yes, I hate being touched by someone I don’t know ?♀️ And thank you so much for sharing that anecdote about your teacher, I feel much better now ?
Aw great post! I loved reading your facts. I passed my driving test on the third time and it cost a fortune! Unlike you I’m actually quite scared of mice haha! x
Thank you ? I’m so relieved to hear you took three goes for your test, makes me feel less guilty, haha. And the mice our cats bring in are really cute – small, brown and furry, although they bite incredibly hard for such small jaws! X
I loved reading these facts, you’re much more interesting and entertaining than you give yourself credit for haha!
Also I am cackling at the pinot grigio story, it’s a bit similar to how I got together with my own husband so I definitely appreciate it.
Also buying Blondie is a lot cooler than me – my first single was definitely Spice Girls haha.
Beth x
Aw, thank you, you really are the kindest lady! And how funny that you and Blair got together under similar circumstances, makes me feel better ? If I weren’t such a granny I would probably have bought a Spice Girls record too, just not Wannabe, which I hate (sorry) xx
I love these posts because you get to find out a little more about the blogger. Can’t say I’m a fan of big spiders either… I slept in the living room once because there was one in my room & I lost it ? xxx
Haha, I’ve never had to shift out of my bed for a spider – if Alan’s not around I throw cushions at the ceiling to bring it down and then a towel over the top – no mercy, I’m afraid! xx
Lovely post Lisa. Enjoyed reading it. I am not scared of spiders in general but the big ones I am. When I see them I feel why do they even exist. 🙂 Thanks for tagging me I will do the post soon.
Haha, I’m with you on the spiders, they just don’t need to be that big! You’re very welcome, I look forward to reading your tag post soon xx
I must say, I am the same after a few bottles of wine…. I gain so much confidence and don’t mind making a move haha. Spiders creep me the hell out as well, I just can’t stand them at all haha. It’s been great reading more about you.
Wine makes everything easier, haha! I do feel a wuss about spiders but looking up and seeing one just above my head when I’m about to turn the lights out is a total no no 🙂 xx