Mystery Blogger Award

Hi lovelies!

It’s award time around here again!

As many of you know, I am not really one for these kinds of things but recently I’ve found myself reading these kinds of posts when people I know write them, so really, my mentality here is why not? Perhaps a few of these things will actually be interesting to you all; and if not, I’m sorry, I’ll be posting another fashion blog this weekend, so we’ll return to normal here soon enough! 😀

Let’s begin!

Thanks so much to Sydney over at Antipodal Pull for the nomination :))

Rules

Here are the rules for this award:

• Put the award logo/image on your blog
• List the rules
• Thank whoever nominated you and provide a link to their blog
• Mention the creator of the award and provide a link as well
• Tell your readers 3 things about yourself
• Nominate 10 – 20 people
• Notify your nominees by commenting on their blog
• Ask your nominees any 5 questions of your choice; with one weird or funny question
• Share a link to your best post(s)

The creator of this award, FYI, is 19-year-old beauty/lifestyle blogger Okoto Enigma.

About Me

Three Fun Facts

1. Smiling is undoubtedly my favorite pastime, if it can be considered as such.
2. I’m very particular with my coffee. Every morning, I make up a cup, add about 1/2 c. of my homemade coconut milk and a few splashes of maple syrup. GAME CHANGER.
3. Very few things make me happier than writing something that means something to someone, sipping a cup of coffee with a friend, or putting together random pieces from my closet and having them look just as good in real life as they did in my mind…you can’t beat it!

My Questions

• What’s your most productive work environment?

I work best in situations where I am able to get up and move around. I’ve never been very good at just sitting in one place for long periods of time, so anything that allows me to get a little bit of my exercise throughout my work day is perfect for me. 

• Who was your first celebrity crush?

What a great question. I think my first celebrity crush would have had to have been…..man…..maybe Brian Littrell from the Backstreet Boys? SO DREAMY. 

• Where is your favorite place you’ve ever traveled?

I would have to say that my favorite trip I’ve taken thus far, was the trip I took in high school to Europe. We visited France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Italy in the two weeks we were there. It was the best. 

•  What’s (one of) your biggest goal(s) in life?

One day, I want so badly to be a wife and a mom. I’m slightly terrified of both things haha, especially raising a child, but I think they’d both be so incredibly rewarding, in the midst of the being terrified. 😛

• If you could give your younger self one piece of advice, what would it be?

I think, seeing as I struggled with body image issues for most of my life, I wish I could tell my younger self that that is so so so unimportant in the grand scheme of things. I think I could use that advice even now; I’m no longer starving myself to look a certain way, but I think that mentality is always going to be there, to some extent…and I definitely wish that I could have encouraged my younger self so that that wasn’t the case. 

My Top Blog Posts

1.  A Note on Feeling Fat but also on Celebrating that I Feel that Way
2. Best Bathing Suits For This Summer Season
3. It’s Been A Weird Week: A Note on Anxiety
4. Winter Essentials Lookbook
5. And actually kinda surprisingly, my newest post: What My Long-Term Relationship Has Taught Me About Jesus 

My Nominees

When I think of the blogs I like that have a smaller audience (this is the Mystery Blogger Award, after all) these ones come to mind. Each of them is incredibly deserving and I encourage you to check them all out – find a few new favorite reads!

• Life With Karla (college lifestyle blog)
• Everyday Anna (fashion blog)
• Around the World in 60 Seconds (a sweet friend of mine with an incredible current life situation–travel/life abroad blog)
• 97 (lifestyle blog — love her photography!)
• Nutritious Noodle (food blog inspo galore!)
• Untamed Grace (faith blog)
• L’Ensemble Du Jour (fashion/lifestyle/travel blog)
• Ciarralorren (fashion blog–she does have a larger following than the others here but wanted to include her because she is just so good!)
• Don’t Give A Jam (lifestyle blog)
• The Blessed Life (one of my very best friends and just a fun lifestyle/travel/yummy food blog)
• Sarah Ellis (another great friend and an incredible writer–she honestly writes some of the most encouraging blog posts!)

Questions for the Nominees

1. What is your favorite childhood memory?
2. What is the best book you’ve ever read? OR share what you’re reading right now and whether or not you’d recommend it to your readers.
3. If you could give your younger self one piece of advice, what would it be?
4. If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go and why?
5. What is your Starbucks order?

 

XOXO

-Bri