The Liebster Award 2018

The Liebster Award 2018 is an award that exists only on the internet and is given to bloggers by other bloggers. The earliest case of the award goes as far back as 2011. Liebster in German means ‘sweetest, kindest, nicest, dearest, beloved, lovely, kind, pleasant, valued, cute, endearing, and welcome’.

This is incredible! I’m super excited about being nominated by the lovely Kay from Wisdom, Grace and Curls.

Kay writes about her family, faith and overcoming struggles such as anxiety. She’s got some amazing posts about following God through easy and hard times. Regardless of  what you believe in, its always so comforting to read all of her encouragement. I know I’ve benefited from her words from time to time. Check her out at Wisdom, Grace and Curls.

About me:

Well as you may (or may not!) know, I’m a mommy to an adorable yet super active toddler. I love blogging about my experience with her. Each day brings out so many new challenges and successes, feels like a whirlwind sometimes. I’m still learning to Mom so you will get to read about what irks me or what I find tough.

Cannot be counted as a super mom, because I’m not. Not setting those expectation for the toddler either, that would be exhausting beyond what life already it! I’m tired just typing this! I do admire super moms though, they have it all together and that’s an inspiration.Me, well I’m more of a “just a get through the day without breaking anything and with at least having brushed our hair”. Now that counts as a successful day!I do try to bring a little humor in my posts or wherever I can, I mean what is life if you can’t smile or laugh?

Rules of the Liebster Award 2018~

1. Thank the person who nominated you, and put a link to their blog on your blog. Try to include a little promotion for the person who nominated you.
2. Display the award on your blog.
3. Write a small post about what makes you passionate about blog posting.
4. Provide 10 random facts about yourself (optional in 2018)
5. Nominate 5 – 11 blogs that you feel would enjoy blogging about this award.
6. List these rules in your post.
7. Inform the people/blogs that you nominated.

Questions for me:

Morning person or sleep in all day (if you could) kind of person?

Not a morning person at all but I’m not a sleep in all day kind of a person either. I usually need a couple cups of caffeine to get me going. But once I start, I’m pretty much up and running 🙂

Full course meal or skip the grub and go straight for dessert?

Dessert for the win! I’ve been known to skip a meal or two and head straight to the cake (I wish this was a secret!). I have a super sweet tooth!

What is your most favorite blog post that you have written so far (include the link)?

I was really passionate about writing the How My Picky Eater Made Peace With Food. I’ve always had trouble with getting her to sit still or eat so when some of these tricks actually started working, I was overjoyed! I started to enjoy meal time with the toddler.  Our frustration level literally plummeted after that! We still go through picky eating days but at least we’re getting some food in as opposed to no food at all.

Who is your favorite blogger or type of blogger (include link, if you can!)?

Being a mommy, I’m totally following all DIYs and Mommy Blogs (What can I say, I’m a cliche!). I love Scary Mommy, Pregnant Chicken and more recently the Jenkins Family blog. Now that’s a mom I can be best friends with!

What are you happiest doing?

Dancing to my favorite songs and letting my little one join in. We do Zumba together sometimes and this is just one of the many activities we love doing together.

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be?

Anywhere with white sandy beaches and sparkling blue water. Minus the crowd! So definitely put Cancun, Caribbean and Hawaii on my top 3 places to visit.

Following question 6, who would you want to go with, or would you rather go solo?

I would love a solo trip! Ha! That would be awesome. But fine I’ll be a team player and let the mister and the toddler tag along. They will definitely owe me after that trip!

What show are you currently binge watching on Netflix (come on, I can’t be the only one!)?

I binge on 30 Rock ever so often. Otherwise nothing really. I think I’ve watched most of them way too many times, So now I just watch the stand up shows on Netflix. Especially if it’s from Jerry Seinfeld, Amy Schumer or John Mulaney. Oh my god, I can’t stop laughing listening to these guys and that just relaxes me.

If you could be wildly successful in whatever you chose to do, what would you pick? (btw, they say that the thing you choose here is actually what you should be chasing in real life!)

I would have loved to be lawyer or a detective. I’m very curious by nature and I always thought it would have been great to become a lawyer.  Can you imagine me doing that now? With my mom sleuthing skills and the ability to use my 5 sense (especially smell!) and the focus on things that drive me insane… I would have been on fire!

If you were given the opportunity to travel the world (with family) and get paid blogging, would you do it?

In a heart beat! I like traveling quite a bit actually. And lucky for me, my little one is really great with traveling now. She’s actually a better flyer than me which is good since we do fly quite frequently. She’s been flying since she was about 6 weeks old! So yes, If anyone has that opportunity available, send it my way – I always have one bag packed should a situation like this ever arrive 😉

My Nominations are:

1. Phillip Slater
2. Wandering Waffles
3. The Introvert Mom Blogger
4. The Crazy SAHM
5. Not A Lazy Susan
6. Dayna Lynn
7. Emma Kelley AKA Shrewd Mommy
8. Nicky
9. The Super Mom Life
10. Katie AKA Aoibhneas Travels
11. Ariel AKA Mama of Kings
12. Hannah AKA Eat, Drink and Save Money

Questions for my Nominees:

1.  Are you the “pack my bags in a minute and rush to the airport” kind of a person or are you more of a planner with rules and lists?
2. Given the option, what would you choose – a great travel opportunity or a luxury experience within your own town?
3. Who is that one person that you inspire to be or have become?
4. How did you get started into blogging?
5. What are your thoughts on Pluto not being a Planet?
6. Dark Chocolate or Milk Chocolate? (I’m assuming no chocolate in not an option!
7. What do you prefer – being outdoors or anything that has a roof with four walls?
8. What’s the one thing that you own that you cannot function without?
9. What’s a perfect day like  or should be like for you?
10. If you were given the opportunity to do one great deed for this world, what would you choose and why?

 In order to accept the nomination, answer my questions, tag me and notify me of your post by commenting on my post! I look forward to reading your answers! Please do remember to nominate other bloggers so we can all continue discovering new blogs, building relationships, and supporting one another!

For more detailed information on the Liebster Award 2018 visit here.

Picki Penguin was nominated by Kay from Wisdom, Grace and Curls.

**Featured Image by The Global Aussie