My lovely blogger friend Jodie at Mummy Mayhem has passed on The Versatile Blogger award to me. Cue happy dance. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
I confess, I don’t know much about the blog awards that I see here and there. Where did they come from? Who makes the rules? Why are there so many? But, as part of the The Versatile Blogger award, I’m to share 7 things about myself and direct you to 5 wonderful blogs that I love from bloggers who are new to my site.
Let’s face it, we’re all new to Maxabellaland and I’ve been enjoying so many fellow blogs that I’m thinking of starting up a chapter of Bloggers Anon. Especially as I’m such a commenter (is that a word? Commentator? Comment maker? Nevermind…) I just can’t seem to read some of the fantastic stuff out there and not share. So I apologise that everywhere you go in blogworld, Maxabella seems to have an opinion about it.
But, I digress.
Five blogs I just love and visit every day are:
Not Waving, But Ironing (to be honest, I’m not sure NWBI has actually ever visited my blog, but I’m Number One Stalker on her site)
Life in a Pink Fibro (brilliant writing about things that make you go ‘yes, yes, ah, yes’)
Pink Patent Mary-Janes (little bit of this, little bit of that, it’s like having coffee with your bestie)
Woogsworld (Laugh? I almost broke out an emoticon)
And then there were four (An honest slice of life and MultipleMum has a great turn of phrase)
And seven things you never wanted to know about me but I’m going to tell you anyway are:
1. I never brush my hair. Until my girls came along, I hadn’t owned a hairbrush since 1988.
2. I secretly loathe Lady Gaga but pretend to like her so my gay colleagues think I’m cool.
3. I quite liked fashion in my youth, but these days I so can’t be bothered that I would love it if everyone on the planet had to wear the same uniform every single day. I feel this approach would also solve the global warming crisis, abolish child labour in the Philippines and possibly end the reign of terror in Afghanistan. I would make the uniform beige corduroy just because I enjoy the thought of smarmy fashionistas being forced to wear beige corduroy (and because couduroy is a rather funny word).
4. I am a compulsive pleaser. For example, from year seven until year twelve I made school lunches for myself and my three siblings (vegemite or pb sandwiches, cheese and an apple, thanks for asking) because I wanted to be a good mother on behalf of my actual mother (who was a great mother but apparently not a great sandwich maker).
5. I think typing BWAHAHAHA makes you look like a (possibly laughing) twit and typing ‘nom nom nom’ or ‘noms’ for food appreciation is slightly abhorrent.
6. I often lie awake at night wondering why I am lying awake at night wondering.
7. My pin number is 85921.
Thank you and good night.
PinkPatentMaryJanes says
Oh, thank you for the pass-on, and don’t worry, you’re not the only crazy commenter out there.
Love your seven things, and nodded with agreement with quite a few {even some I’d never thought of, that whole bwahhh etc thing? Totally}
Rachel says
Gratz on the award…. and thanks for another great read
life in a pink fibro says
Laughed out loud. But nowhere near a Bwaaaahaaahaaa. Not at all. Thanks for the blog love. Loving you right back. x
PS: please now change your pin number.
Mama Hen says
Congratulations! You deserve it! I need to brush my hair. It gets tangled all the time! Have a great night! Hopefully you won’t be up wondering why you are up! He, he, he.
Mama Hen
Mrs Woog says
I do not have a hairbrish either. It is just not worth the hassle. Thanks for the linky love you little possum. Mrs Woog xox
Gifts of Serendipity says
Congrats on the well-deserved award, you are definitely ‘a good read’ [tell your husband that and see how he reacts!].
Thanks for stopping by today and leaving a note, I’ve had to pull the posting as it’s gone haywire [more than a little scary to deal with for this novice].
Enjoy the end of the week,
x F
PartlySunny says
My zip code is almost the same as your pin — only two numbers flipped (bwahahaha!!!!)
Jodie at Mummy Mayhem says
Oh, I LOVED your seven things! Especially the fact that you loathe Lady Gaga but pretend to like her!
And you’re welcome. Very welcome. x
notwavingbutironing says
Ha! Wrong, Maxabella, here I am! Stalking you on your blog! It’s just that I normally read other blogs without commenting because I have poured so much energy and creative angst into being hilarious and pertinent on my own blog, I am now but a dry, commentless husk.
Thank you for the big-up. xx
PS Agreed – ‘nom nom nom’ is revolting.
MultipleMum says
Thanks for the blog love sis. I cannot imagine you in beige corduroy. Am surprised you can even spell it (mostly), although all those years doing Mum’s spelling tests must have paid off? Still love a PB sandwich 🙂
ecoMILF says
so nice to learn some things about you. and i haven’t been to any of those blogs so i will have to go and have a peek! xo m.
_vTg_ says
Hear, hear on point 5! And thanks for the links.
Gill@OurParklife says
Oh huge congratulations on your award! I too feel like a bit of a “over comment-er”…I can’t help but reply to what I have just read….Must admit i am quite compulsive with it!
Thanks for the links….love checking out new blogs and there are a couple you have mentioned that I am yet to visit!
Naomi says
congrats on the award. thanks for the new blogs to check out too! great post. Naomi
Maxabella says
Thanks for the love, everyone. I think one of the reasons I am such a blog stalker is that it is such a lovely community and terrific people have terrific blogs. xxx
Rianna says
The Lady Gaga comment! And the lack of a hairbrush! I loathe that jerk too, and my hair only gets brushed when I go to my hairdresser (who sighs her way through my mass of tangled curls while I grit my teeth and pray it ends quickly.)
Mama Mandolin says
I don’t brush my hair either! Once you brush curly hair…it’s all downhill from there LOL.
I love your blog-New follower from blog flow!