Maybe you have visited me and linked over to some of the links to the right. One of those blogs is all about being stylish as a stay at home mom. If you are or aren't in this phase of your life, still go visit her blog because she gives a lot of ideas that you can bounce into your own life. I love her recent article about having a minimalist wardrobe. This is the kind of subject that gets my heart racing. You can read it here.
I also want to thank her for endowing me with a Premio Brillante Weblog Award. I'd like to thank my husband, my dog Keegan, my family and of course Leah who chose me to receive this honor. I was imagining myself in a long sparkly dress holding up the award in the air. Well, there's no physical award, but there's this!
Now, part of the beauty of receiving an award is that I get to choose my favorite blogs to bestow it upon. And the winners are (drum roll please) ....
I was going to give this dearly departed blog this award just because it was such a great blog. When I decided to give it a click just to see the sad little page not come up, I saw that it had been resurrected. It's great to have LBR back in cyberspace.
She writes about her love for France and also tells the stories of her life with humor and transparency. You will love to follow her along because no endeavor is too great for her. This girl has guts!
The writer of this blog I like to think of as a pioneer in blogging. She is so gracious and supportive of other bloggers and her genuine, sweet spirit is transmitted through her writing. You just can't help but feel like you know her. She bravely takes pictures of her outfits almost daily. I think she inspired many to do the same in blogging and I know she has inspired many cool outfits from her photos. She has a great personal style and is pregnant if you need some maternity looks to try.
Ok that isn't the name of their blog, but that is what I call it on my blog. This couple has the sweetest story about how they met while doing mission work in Africa. Now they live in France and are busy traveling, cooking, working and loving life. The joie de vivre comes across the ocean and into my heart when I read about them. To me, their life is what happens when you love God and trust him to live to your fullest potential, with no fear.
This is a blog is written by a young Jewish woman who believes strongly in being a Godly women, wife and future mother. She devoted herself to learning how to be a wife before she even met her husband. Now she is married and expecting, and writing about her feelings on those subjects. I found her intriguing because when I first got married I was looking for the virtue of being a wife and homemaker. There is not a lot to be found on the subject anywhere you look which is why I appreciate her candor and her opinions that go against the grain of our culture.
I adore cottage decorating. This blog has a focus on decorating in this style, but I think cottage decorating is also a lifestyle. It's a way of collecting treasures and memories to fill your space and your life. She posted a recipe for yeast rolls and they turned out great. She put a picture of her dining room color and I intend to copy it one day. I think about that color often. Isn't it amazing how the world of blogging opens up our mind to possibilities?
Tartelette is probably much too busy right now to accept another award, but it is one of my fave blogs. I love her. She is French, she is generous and talented. Her writing holds such warmth and passion that it isn't surprising that she just got her very own publishing contract. I love it when a book is just a continuing story from childhood. It was just meant to happen as a way to let the rest of us in to her magical world of her Grandmother's teachings and love for life as much as the sweet treats she creates.
All you have to do is visit this blog and you will see why I pick this one. This is my first award like this and it has occurred to me that bigger blogs will not participate in this type of thing, but I was told to choose my seven favorite and this is one of them. The decorating pictures on this blog will make your mouth water they are soooo delicious! The writer has such a sweet spirit and is just trying to do what she loves like all of us. I love that she is relatable and so talented too.
So these are my favorite blogs. For those who are receiving this award, I just want you all to know that you make a difference to me in my daily life. You will probably never know just how I may relate to something you write, or how something you recommend makes my day better. All of you are an inspiration in different ways, and I only hope that I can do the same with my blog.
From your Fan, The Closet Therapist
2008 Premio Award Rules
1. When received, you may post the Premio to your blog.
2. Link to the blogger you received it from.
3. Give it to 7 blogs.
4. Link to those 7 blogs.
5. Leave those 7 bloggers a comment about receiving the Brillante Premio
5 comments:
Aw, you are so sweet! Thank you so much for including me in your award presentation (and congrats to you on receiving it too!).
I must say that I am always most honored to be given awards. While I don't always announcement them on my blog individually, I do a semi- quarterly round up of awards I've been given (and hope to not miss anyone) because I do appreciate them and want to acknowledge the sweet people who give them. They mean just as much to me now that I have more readers as they did when I had a small handful. Maybe even more because you let me still be a part of the wonderful community of bloggers! Thank you!
Melissa
You are so stinkin sweet! Thank you for your sweet words. I am absolutely horrible about passing on awards but I'm happy to recognize this one and if I'm in the right mood, who knows?! Thanks so much and by the way I'm so looking forward to poking around your blog. Jen
Thank you for your kind words about my blog, and for giving me this award. How special! I normally don't pass awards along because there are just too many great blogs to choose from, but I appreciate it all the same!
Wow - what a great surprise when I read your note on my blog. Thank you so much! I will definitely pass this on to some of the bloggers I admire.
I'm working on a small project and would like to talk to you about it. My email address is on our blog. Could you email me when you have time? I'll fill you in... :)
Je te remercie encore!
Ooohh, I love The Inspired Room! I just added it to my favorites list!
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