Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award

When I started this blog my intention was to have fun with it, write about the things I wanted to write about, maybe have some readers that enjoyed my musings and meet other bloggers. I'm so happy that in the six months since I relaunched (almost to the day!) I feel like I have met these goals and I'm continuing to grow.

But my favorite out of all those goals has been meeting other bloggers. Prior to starting this blog I was an avid blog reader and loved interacting with different bloggers on social media. I was constantly inspired by their writing. And since I've been actively blogging it's been fun not just tweeting about, commenting on, or Facebooking about their posts, but about things that I wrote, too. It's been surreal at times to have bloggers that I have admired over the years comment on my stuff. And it's been so wonderful to meet even more bloggers.

Beth from Life with Bethie the Boo is one of those bloggers. She is someone who I've never met in real life but is so supportive in the virtual world. I love her blog which is filled with her style and her fearless nature when it comes to fashion. I also love her honesty and openness when she writes about her life. She beautifully mixes having a fashion blog and writing about her life. And last week she nominated me for the Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award.

I hadn't heard of this before so I used my trusty friend, Google (who always has the answers I seek), to try to find out the origins of this award. Well, I did some searching and couldn't really come up with a good answer but I did see that it's been around for several years. And even though I'm not sure who started it, the ultimate result of this award is women nominating other women in a show of support with a potential of making even more connections. So, supporting and connecting with other women--win-win. Let's do this! Here are the rules:

-Thank the blogger who nominated you, linking back to their site.

-Put the award logo on your blog.

-Answer ten questions.

-Make up ten new questions for your nominees to answer.

-Nominate ten people. 

Without further delay, here are Beth's questions for me, followed by my answers.

1. What does your perfect pizza look like?
Hand-tossed crust with pepperoni and mushrooms. I especially love it made in a wood fired pizza oven.

2. What is your favorite beauty product? 
Well, I'm 36-years old and I've just discovered the amazingness of eyeliner. I'm not kidding, I had no idea.

3. What is the best vacation you've ever been on?
It's hard to narrow that down because vacations are meant to be awesome, right? I loved our honeymoon in Jamaica and a week we spent in San Diego before kids was wonderful. But the best vacation I've ever been on was a simple trip to Las Vegas last year. You know why? Because it was my husband's and my first trip (besides a weekend jaunt to Chicago) without our kids (I wrote about it here), and our kids were 2 and 3 at the time. We needed some time away; it was very important for our marriage. I'm sure this "favorite" will change--we are currently planning a 10-year anniversary trip for this winter. 

4. What are you reading right now?
I'm reading Harry Potter. I'm almost done with the entire series (for the 4th? time); I like to re-read it every few years. It's like visiting old friends. But next up is "Gone Girl." 

5. Coffee, tea or neither?
If you know me, I shouldn't have to answer this. I literally can not imagine my life without coffee. It's a little pathetic.

6. Be honest, do you floss every day?
No. I don't have much else to add to this.

7. Do you like your name or do you wish you could have a different one?  What would you choose if you were to have a different name?
I like my name. Growing up I didn't because everyone was named Sara. I'm not kidding, in every class growing up there were at least 2 other Saras, if not 3. However, I was always the only one spelled S-a-r-a, while everyone else was S-a-r-a-h. That 'h' is so unneeded. 

8. What is your favorite season?
Spring. Or fall. Depends which one we are in or closer to. So, right now, fall.

9. I'm stealing Kristi's here - describe yourself in five words.
Creative, funny, loving, assertive, caffeinated 

10. Are you a vanilla or chocolate fan?
Crazy how that changes--as a child I was all about vanilla. Now I'm in the chocolate camp. 

Nominating ten people is a lot...I think I'll follow Beth's lead on this and nominate four. I nominate the ladies of Wild Ruffle, both Cate and Tammy, Lindsey from Fashion Fix and Rachel from Rachel Greenhouse (il bel far niente).  

Ladies, here are your questions!
1. Why did you start your blog?
2. What is your favorite book?
3. Have you ever colored your hair?
4. What does a perfect morning look like for you?
5. I'm stealing one of Beth's: What was the best vacation you've ever been on?
6. What's a guilty pleasure you have that you're not too embarrassed to share?
7. What's the first concert you ever attended?
8. What's the one thing in your closet you simply could not live without?
9. What 3 items would you bring with you to a deserted island?
10. What song instantly puts you in a good mood?

Thanks again, Beth, this was a lot of fun. Happy Friday, friends!

xo Sara

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