Awards Season - Round Two

The idea behind this award is to name your top 10 blogs and top 10 things that you love. I would struggle to narrow it down to a top 10 but also to put them in any kind of order. So, considering I have already listed 15 blogs in my previous award post, I have simply listed another 10 that I enjoy reading (at least 2 of which should have been in my previous awards but were somehow overlooked - oops!)

1. Farrah and Wayne's blog is a 365 day blog dedicated to their first year of marriage. I cannot believe I overlooked including their blog in my last awards as this is one that I check regularly and always love hearing about their journey. 
2. A Letter from London - my wonderful friend Jamie's blog about his new life in London. Jamie & I used to be flatmates and I miss him heaps so it is always wondeful to be able to read up on what he is up to
3. Too Much Blush - love Em's makeup looks! She is such a gorgeous girl and her blush is always perfect! She has a fabulous makeup collection and I am always excited to see what products she is using.
4. Not Quite Nigella - a very talented cook who posts mouthwatering photos of food she has made herself as well as that from many of Sydney's restaurants. When I am after a new restaurant, I always refer to NQN.
5. Bakerella - home of the marvellous Cake Pops! It was recently announced that there will be a Bakerella book coming out in the near future and I am beside myself with excitement!
6. Scrangie - my favourite nailpolish blog! I am constantly in awe of her gorgeous nails and perfect application. Very envious of her mad skillz!
7. Lady Melbourne - I am a fairly new reader to her blog, but I think she is a stunning and interesting young lady who has a wonderful sense of style.
8. People of Walmart - I'm not sure if this is classified as a blog as such, but is more a photo journal of some of the crazy getups people wear to Walmart! I am fascinated by Walmart for some reason, though was a bit disappointed when I fianlly got to go to one haha.
9. The Beauty Look Book - wonderful reviews of beauty products. I always love the colour/tonal comparisons of products, it hs helped me make a decision on the right shade of eyeshadow a few times
10. Sephora Blog - I heart Sephora, so naturally love its blog.

Top 10 things I love (this is mofo hard!):

1. My family and friends - goes without saying really! I have been blessed with some amazing people in my life and am very grateful for every one of them.
2. Brisbane - having moved away 5 years ago, I definitely appreciate it a lot more now and love going back home.
3. Flying - I know many people are scared of it but I enjoy it. I love that flying takes you to another place fairly quickly, whether it be a fantastic holiday destination or returning home, the feeling of touching down is fantastic.
4. Baking and cooking, especially cupcakes. I love the entire process from measuring the ingredients to doing final decorations.
5. Mess - I can't help it! I am never going to be one of those super tidy, orderly people. I love a bit of mess haha
6. Accessories - I have more than I will ever need, but always less than I want hehe. There are just so many gorgeous items available.
7. The internet - my gosh, what did we do before it??
8. Magazines, blogs and trashy books - I love a bit of celeb goss and chicklit. Lame and should be embarassing but I just can't enough
9. Reality tv - as above! If it's of the reality genre, I'll watch it.
10. That giddy, tingly feeling you occasionally get, randomly, that is of pure excitement and happiness. I got this today when I was walking around doing nothing spesh, was a lovely little surprise.

it's Awards Season!

I have been tagged in 2 awards in the last few days - yay!

Thank you to the gorgeous Sydney Shop Girl for the two awards below:

Rules:

1. State 7 things about yourself.

2. Pass the ‘Creative award’ to 7 bloggers.

3. Thank the person that nominated you; link to the person that gave you the award.

4. Pass the ‘Beautiful blogger’ award on to 15 bloggers you’ve discovered and think are fantastic.

5. Contact said blogs and let them know, they’ve won.


Seven things about me:

1. I feel like I'm a bit of a geek at times, though I am nowhere near smart enough to stake that claim
2. I used to be the biggest tomboy ever when I was a kid. I used to love making mud pies (as you do!) and playing with cars under our old house. Fun times!
3. I am now in love with pretty, girly, sparkley things and I don't see this ever changing
4. I find it hard to tell jokes and relay funny stories to people as I cannot stop laughing myself to get the story out.
5. I am always looking for something more or something different to what I have or am currently doing. This is generally a good thing (imo) but not always
6. I love rollercoasters and thrill rides! I am usually terrified until I get on, then I love it, jump back in line and am terrified all over again!
7. My friends are the most amazing group of people ever and my friends numbers have possibly tripled over the past 2 years. It's because I am so awesome!

Tagging up to 15 blogs that I enjoy:

1. of course, Sydney Shop Girl must be tagged. I adore her blog and am always in awe of the stunning photos that she takes. 
2. Cabs are for Kissing - the blog of an NYC taxi driver. It is fascinating the things people talk about in the back of a taxi
3. the gorgeous Sian who is a relatively new friend of mine and is always such a positive and happy person
4. Donna who is also a new friend and such a beautiful person inside and out.
5. Nikki's Flair to Remember - it is possibly the most visually beautiful blog I have ever seen
6. Realestalker - real estate porn. Enough said.
7. Sophia's BFF Productions - which I first came across after discovering Sophia was a member of The Hills' team. She posts a lot of random youtube videos which are very entertaining.
8. Shannon's Sweet Valley High Blog - gold! she is reviewing all the old SVH books. Takes me back to my early teen years
9. Kiki Chaos is a reasonably new blog but I am smitten with it. I adore the background and layout and always look forward to what she has to say.
10. Faux Fuschia - she is fabulous on so many different levels. She inspires me to not have chipped nailpolish and to declutter.
11. Grab Your Fork - an amazing Sydney food blog with stunning food porn photos
12. Tasted by Two - another fabulous Sydney food blog that I have recently discovered. It has some of the best food photos I have come across.
13. HillsFreak - where I get all of my deets on The Hills, The City and ex Laguna Beach castmembers
14. Crumbs and Doilies - what I want my cupcakes to be when they grow up. They really put mine to shame
15. Jacqueline's A Brilliant Brunette has some amazing makeup looks. Some of them are really creative and I love seeing what concepts she comes with