VBA Part 2: Nominations

Here's the much awaited part two of the Versatile Blogger Award!  The nominations!

A refresher on the rules:

1. Thank the blogger who nominated you and include a link to their site - done!
2. Add the Versatile Blogger Award picture to your blog post - done!
3. Nominate 7 fellow bloggers that you've recently discovered or follow regularly and include a link to their site. - done!
4. Let them know you have nominated them. - done!
5. Share 7 random facts about you - done!

Let the nominations begin!

1. Life Your Way - This is a blog that I discovered during November's NaBloPoMo, and I have been happily reading ever since.  From the artwork to the ideas, Chris has a way of making me laugh!
2. Inspirational Journal of My Life - The creation of my blog began with the Inspirational Blog Challenges, which is where I met Trina.  She is one of the people who encouraged me to start blogging, and I quite enjoy reading her blog for inspiration!
3. Therapy Addict - Amanda's blog makes me feel very grounded in the fact that there are others out there that are dealing with similar situations that I lived through.  That, and she's just got a fun blog to read!
4. A Recovered Life - I'm new to the whole world of tumblr, and the only reason I started with tumblr was because of this blog.  The words of wisdom and pictures of peace?  Worth stopping by to peek at.
5. The Black, White, and Read Book Challenge - This blog is one that is out of my normal reading range, but I couldn't help but get drawn into the bibliophile's bliss that is this blog!  (And she's a fellow Gilmore Girl's Junkie!)
6. The Pretty Nifty YA Reader - I just found this blog, and was thrilled to meet another person who prefers young adult literature.  Looking forward to continuing to follow Melina's book list!  (She just switched hosts, and her old blog is here.)
7. Harriet M. Welch - I'll admit it, I only yesterday found this blog, and I'm not sure how, but the name hooked me instantly.  Her honest, and somewhat quirky words are strangely familiar to me!

There you have it!  Seven bloggers, some new, some cherished, that have all just received the Versatile Blog Award!  Maybe you'll find some new reads!

The Versatile Blogger Award

I know this might come as a surprise, but I am always shocked when someone nominates me or my blog for anything.  Always.

And this one?  Being so close to the last one?  Even more humbling and surprising.  It truly is a blessing to be able to share the confines of my head with the world, and to have others find something in my words that make them want to keep reading.

This award is the Versatile Blogger Award, and the wonderful Tamara over at Faith and Substance has graciously bestowed this upon My Purple Dreams.

Here are the rules for this one:

1. Thank the blogger who nominated you and include a link to their site - done!
2. Add the Versatile Blogger Award picture to your blog post - done!
3. Nominate 7 fellow bloggers that you've recently discovered or follow regularly and include a link to their site. 
4. Let them know you have nominated them. 
5. Share 7 random facts about you - done!

So first things first - a HUGE thank you to Tamara for the award!  Through the magic of the interwebs, Tamara and I have become bloggy buddies, and I enjoy her site as much as she enjoys mine.  Right now, as I am moving through a foggy space, this gives me something fun to do to lift my mood.  I'm honored to receive the award from you!

Now for seven random facts about me....

1. Some of my best friends are fictional characters from stories that I tend to reread whenever I need a pick me up.
2. I knew what I wanted to be when I grew up from the time I was in 4th grade.  It just took me a little while to remember it when college rolled around!
3. I am afraid of needles, and more often than not, pass out when I get a shot or have blood drawn.
4. I began collecting quotes when I was in middle school and haven't stopped since.
5. The only artwork in my house are my own photos - inexpensive and unique!
6. I like to hang on to inanimate objects that have sentimental value, even though said objects may live in boxes in the basement.
7. I'm allergic to tomatoes.  Yes, it stinks.

Alright.  Off to work on nominations!  Part two coming soon!