I was nominated for the Liebster Award by Princess of Pages and Life With All the Books! Thank you so much for the nominations! And please go check out their blogs when you get a chance. 🙂
You can see the previous versions of this award here: one | two
The rules:
- Thank the blogger who nominated you, provide a link to their blog and display the award
- Answer 11 questions that they asked you
- Come up with 11 questions of your own
- Tag 11 bloggers and don’t forget to let them know
11 questions from Princess of Pages:
1) What is your favorite food?
Every time I get asked this question, my answer is the same. What isn’t my favorite food? I just love to eat. But really, I’ll never get sick of hot stone bibimbap and I love every breakfast food in existence.
2) Where is your dream vacation?
I’ve wanted to go to Spain ever since I was very young. When I was in college, I had to give a 45-minute presentation on Gaudi (in Spanish) and I’ve been a little obsessed with him ever since. I want to see all of Spain, but I would especially love to see the Sagrada Familia and Parque Guell.
3) Who is your favorite author?
I’m going to go with Jenn Bennett today but honestly, I have about thirty different favorite authors.
4) What are your top reads of all time?
I never know how to answer this question, so I’ll just direct you to my favorites page!
5) What kind of music do you listen to?
Oh, my favorite question!! I listen to all kinds of music, but right now, here are some songs I’ve had on repeat:
♬ Lorde: Literally all of Melodrama, I don’t even know why I’m trying to choose favorites but probably Sober, Supercut, Homemade Dynamite, Hard Feelings/Loveless, The Louvre, Green Light, and Perfect Places
♬ Taylor Swift: I get in moods where I want to listen to one of her albums over others, but right now, Delicate, Long Live, Gorgeous, and Clean
♬ If I’m feeling a little sassy: IDGAF by Dua Lipa and FRIENDS by Marshmello & Anne-Marie
♬ also Terrified by Satellite Mode (thanks, Daniel)
6) What is your dream job?
I would love to do anything in publishing, but I think my ultimate dream job would be to work as an editor. (Preferably YA books, but I’m not picky.)
7) What is a book you loved, but does not get much attention?
I feel like Starry Eyes can never get enough hype. And Alex, Approximately. I really just love Jenn Bennett. I went to a bookstore when I was home in Wisconsin and they didn’t even have any of her books. It was very disappointing.
8) Who are some of your favorite bloggers?
Another question that I love!! I have so many favorite bloggers! And there’s actually a Top Ten Tuesday coming up very soon with a favorite blogger theme, so I’ll go more into detail there, but… Daniel, Maddie, Becky, Leslie, Bibi, Hamad, Gerry, and many others that I’m having trouble coming up with off the top of my head.
9) If you could meet anyone and sit down for a conversation, who would it be?
Probably Taylor Swift. I’d most likely die, literally go into cardiac arrest or something, but I’d still like to meet her.
10) What is your favorite season?
Probably spring. I’ve always hated winter, so I love it when it starts warming up and the snow starts melting and I can finally do things outside again.
11) What is something that makes you happy?
I’m really a very easy person! A small sampling of things that make me happy:
Cats. Kids. Books. Making cookies. Doing things with friends. Texts that aren’t from my boss. Going to concerts. Going to NYC. Barbecues in my friend’s backyard. Meeting up with people I haven’t seen in forever. Song recommendations. Book recommendations. When someone actually wants to spend their lunch break with me. Going to the farm by my house. Long walks in the woods. Comments on my blog posts. I could go on.
11 questions from Life With All The Books:
1) What book has had the most impact on your life?
Probably all of the Golden Books from when I was very young. My grandma used to read them to me before I went to bed and I think that’s a big part of why I love to read so much.
2) What are your hobbies, besides reading?
I like to bake and I like to sew!
3) What is your favourite flavour of ice cream?
My favorite flavor of all time is The Munchies at Ample Hills Creamery in Brooklyn. But just from a regular grocery store, I like cookies and cream, mint chocolate chip, and anything coffee-related. I actually really just love ice cream in general.
4) Which season of the year do you prefer and why?
Spring! See above!
5) What is your favourite movie?
You know, I used to watch a ton of movies in high school and college, but I really don’t watch very many movies anymore. My favorite in recent memory is definitely Coco, but I’m honestly not sure what my favorite of all time is.
6) Do you have any pets?
Yes! I have an elderly cat named Aubrey and she is the actual best. She’s curled up next to me sleeping right now and I love her so much.
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7) Name three things that make you happy?
I named 16 things up above! If I had to pick three, (1) cats, (2) concerts, (3) books.
8) What is your favourite book you’ve read this year so far?
It’s so hard to pick but probably Starry Eyes!
9) Where was your best holiday ever?
It’s a tie between Costa Rica and Scotland! They were very different experiences — I went to Costa Rica with my boyfriend’s whole family and I went to Scotland just with him.
Costa Rica (2016):
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Scotland (2015):
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10) If you could meet one author – who would it be and why?
Jenn Bennett, because she just seems so nice.
11) What is your most anticipated book for the rest of the year?
I’ve been screaming about it on my blog for months, so literally nobody will be surprised to hear me say it: WHAT IF IT’S US.
I’m nominating:
I am (again) losing track of who I have already nominated for various blog awards, so here are four people that I’m pretty sure I haven’t nominated yet! As always, no pressure whatsoever, please let me know if you like tags and also if you hate them.
Marco | Rochelle | Georgia | Amy
11 questions from me:
- What kind of music do you listen to?
- What’s something that makes you happy?
- If you could have dinner with any celebrity, who would it be and why?
- What are you currently reading and are you enjoying it?
- What’s your most anticipated release for the rest of the year? (Or your top five or ten if one is too hard!)
- Have you ever met any authors? If so, who? If not, who would you most want to meet?
- Has your opinion on a book ever changed as you got older? If so, which book(s) and why?
- What’s your favorite kind of food?
- How do you decide which book to read next?
- What three words best describe you?
- Which popular author can’t you get into?
AH! Terrified !!!
and I love your blog so much too *cries* (it’s a thing now)
and I honestly have no idea what I’d do if I met THE Taylor Alison Swift…probably cry…in fact I cry just thinking about it
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Thanks for always recommending me things that are good… movies… songs… books… you’ve never recommended anything that’s bad.
Also it’s definitely a thing (😭😭) and your blog is my favorite. Prepare yourself for Tuesday, ok.
I know I already said I’ll cry all the way from NJ when you see her (IN TWO WEEKS?!?) but there is honestly a 110% chance I’d cry if you met her.
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I CAN NOT BELIEVE I SEE HER IN 13 DAYS I’M SHAKING WRITING THIS OH MY GOD
and i’m not prepared for your post *cries*
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HONESTLY I’LL BE CRYING AT MY FRIEND’S BIRTHDAY PARTY JUST THINKING ABOUT WHERE YOU ARE
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I WILL CONSTANTLY UPDATE
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THANK YOU
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I can’t get over how cute your cat is, that pic with the blep absolutely killed me!!! (I love all cats ever, mine is currently sleeping on the hoodie I wanted to wear so I obviously had to go and get another one because I Could Not disturb her)
Also I’m super glad you listed some of your favourite blogs, I’ve been looking for more people to follow!
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Thank you!! ❤ ❤ ❤ She had just had some really good catnip in that picture! And I know exactly what you mean! If I even accidentally wake my cat up, I have to apologize to her for the disruption!
And I'm so happy that you're going to check out my favorite bloggers! ❤
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Sara! I love getting to know you better! Your kitty is so sweet looking. I love that picture of her with her tongue poking out. I’d love to see both Costa Rica and Scotland. Thanks so much for nominating me!!
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Thank you, she’s the best! ❤
I hope that someday you'll have the chance to go to Costa Rica and Scotland! Both were so much fun.
And you're welcome! 🙂
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I ❤❤❤ bibimbap! And you’re cat is always cute.
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Yes, another person who loves bibimbap!! And thank you! ❤️
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Congrats on the nom!
Your kitty deserves all the head scratches in the world. She’s adorable! 😍
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Thank you! And I’ll give her some extra head scratches from you! ❤️
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💜💜💜
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I freaking love your cat so much., so cute!
And yay for travel! I loved my trip in Scotland and am actually planning to go to Costa Rica this January… are we kind of twins?
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We might be!! And thank you, I’m sure she would love you too ❤️
I hope that you have a great time in Costa Rica! We went to Guanacaste and it was so beautiful and so relaxing!
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Breakfast food is the best!
Kind of how Leslie Knope pointed out when she said why would anyone ever eat anything besides breakfast food 😀
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It really is! I could eat breakfast for every meal!!
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AH! CAT!
That’s how I feel about that.
Oooh that was a rhyme.
Now I’ll do that all the time.
Ok, I’ll stop!
I am very happy you named me as one of your favourite bloggers, it made me smile on this grey Sunday!
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Very nice poem!! And I’m happy to have made you smile! 😊
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