I have received not one—but two—great blog awards! And I never win anything. I swear.

overthetopawardThe lovely Nathalie Mvondo over at Multiculturalism Rocks! gave me my first award last week: Your Blog is Over The Top!

According to the rules, after thanking the person who gave me the award, I can answer the following quiz (no more than two words) and pass the award on to 5 brilliantly over the top blogs that I love.




Where is your cell phone? Purse
Your hair? Long
Your mother? Classy
Your father? Funny
Your favorite food? Mexican
Your dream last night? Weird
Your favorite drink? Fresca
Your dream/goal? Happiness
What room are you in? Living room
Your hobby? Twitter (lol)
Your fear? Failure
Where do you want to be in 6 years? Multi-published
Where were you last night? Party
Something that you aren’t? Mean
Muffins? Banana Nut
Wish list item? Books
Where did you grow up? Winterville
Last thing you did? Revised
What are you wearing? Jeans
Your TV? Old
Your pets? Want one!
Friends? Great
Your life? Crazy busy
Your mood? Serene
Missing someone? No
Vehicle? Convertible
Something you’re not wearing? Hmm…
Your favorite store? Bookstore
Your favorite color? Green
When was the last time you laughed? Right now
Last time you cried? Can’t remember
Your best friend? Awesome
One place that I go to over and over? Work (lol)
One person who emails me regularly? My boss (lol)
Favorite place to eat? Thai Diner

So my choices for the Over the Top Blog Award goes to the following sites:

Medeia at Sharif Writes

Laura at Exercising the Write to Ramble

Anna at her self-titled blog

Jemi at Just Jemi

Tee at Pen to Page

silverliningawardMy book twin Anna Staniszewski gave me my second award just yesterday: The Silver Lining Award.

So I’m passing along this award to 5 blogs that always help others in some way or focus on the good things in life and uplift others. For me, these blogs make me smile, provide some cool information, and share my love of writing.

So my choices for the Silver Lining Award goes to the following sites:




Jeannine at Write On

Rae at Life, Love, and the Pursuit of Publication

Nathalie at Multiculturalism Rocks!

Rita at Rita Writes History

Kristi at Write On!

You should definitely check out these blogs. They’re pretty cool. Awardees, it’s your choice to pass on the award love if you wish.