Puff Pieces is nominated in the Best Australian Blogs 2011 Competition and of course I would LOVE your vote!

All you have to do is click on the pic to the right or below, find Puff Pieces in the list, don’t worry it’s in alphabetical order and vote!

THANK YOU!

The fine print: no bribes and or underhanded behaviour will be entered into to win the People’s Choice Vote unless of course you make it worth my while too!

So the ‘rules’ are:

• Copy the award to your blog
• Insert a link to the person who nominated you
• Share seven things about yourself that you haven’t told us before
• Nominate other bloggers for the award – share the love
• Link to their blogs
• Tell the nominees about their award

So here goes my 7 random things:

1. When I was 15 my Nonna took me to The Midday Show with Kerri-Anne to see Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler! They were out here promoting the Wedding Singer, and Drew Barrymore was like, totally my favourite actress EVER!!
2. I watch The Bold and the Beautiful! Yes, that’s just as bad as watching The Hills, but I just can’t help it. I love how I could go for years of not watching it when I worked full time, but then just slot right back into knowing what’s going on!!
3. Just like Shelley, I HAVE to have the toilet roll over the top. If for some reason it gets changed in the house it gets changed back immediately!
4. I am petrified of going to the dentist. And after 5 years of avoiding going, this morning I went. Of my own free will. Did you read that – MY. OWN. FREE. WILL. Turns out I had nothing to worry about, and my teeth are perfect! Thank god, coz I was seriously shitting myself this morning! And yes I do realise that I have to give birth soon, which will no doubt make going to the dentist look like a walk in the park!
5. I hate exercise. I’m really hoping this changes after the baby arrives and I find some motivation to drop the pregnancy pounds! I’m sure a hyperactive puppy will help that motivation along!
6. I’m very guilty of eating while cooking. If I’m making say, a toasted sandwich; while it’s toasting I’ll eat a biscuit or lately sneak in a piece of slice! And I can’t even blame this one on pregnancy, I’ve always done it!
7. I’m so convinced we’re having a boy that if it’s a girl, it’ll be even more of a surprise! Having said that, if it is a girl, I’m already looking forward to the tea parties and fairy garden! Stereotyping my future children much?! Maybe just a little!

So there you go! Now it’s your turn…

Jodie @ Mummy Mayhem

Jane @ Well hey there, stranger!

Belinda @ An Appetite for Life

Thea @ Do I really wanna blog?

Megan @ Writing Out Loud

Naomi @ Under the Yardarm

Bern @ So Now What?

The presentation of the Sugar Doll Award from Thea jogged my baby brain memory that I hadn’t officially thanked Jodie and answered my questions!

So thank you lovely Jodie, and without further ado, we’ll go to the questions!

What do you do when you’re bored?

Unfortunately I eat or watch TV! Not very exciting or original! Sometimes I clean. But only when boredom turns into motivation!

Are you an autumn, or a spring person?

I’m a Spring baby (October) so will have to pick Spring! I prefer the warmer weather, but not too hot, so Spring is perfect weather. Most of the time anyway! And baby is due in Spring too! Coincidently on my birthday!

Quick! You’re stuck at an airport for hours, and the only options are a crossword puzzle or an old novel nobody’s ever heard of. Which would you pick?

The old novel. Definitely. I’m terrible at crossword puzzles! And lack the attention span to even try and start one let alone complete one!

Jane Austen or Emily Bronte?

I’ve actually never read either!

Do you feel prepared for the five other questions coming your way?

Sure. Why not. Bring it on!

Who’s your hero?

Hmmm, I actually don’t think I have a hero. There’s lots of different people I admire for different reasons, but not one particular hero.

Favorite word?

Hmmm, not sure it’s my favourite, but the word ‘Phenomenal’ always makes me laugh! Back in my beauty college days we used to give our friend Mel a word a week that she had to use all the time. And when someone picked Phenomenal I think we just laughed at how she used it all week!

Are you one of those “checklist” people, or are you a “wing it and hope everything goes well” sort of person?

I was always a bit of a list person and now even more so since I’ve been pregnant! If it’s not on my shopping list when I go to the supermarket then there isn’t a hope in hell of my remembering it!

What phrase has stuck with you in your life?

I don’t think I have one favourite phrase. I do say to hubby a lot, “I’ve been thinking”! He always looks worried when I say that!

If you were to choose between coffee and tea. . . which would you go with?

I only started drinking coffee last year but stopped when I got pregnant. So stuck with the tea. But then I bought hubby the little Nespresso coffee machine for his b’day and discovered they do a great Decaf! So for now will pick coffee!

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So there you go! Better late than never!

I’d pass it on, but I’m sure it’s already done the rounds! Instead of answering the questions, maybe you could share why Life is Good for you at the moment?

The Sugar Doll Award comes with some rules. Write five things about yourself and pass the award on to five fantastic bloggers.

1. I have to steal Thea’s number 1 too, and say that pink is my favourite colour! Just in case you couldn’t already tell from you know, all the pink on my blog!

2. When I was a kid my best friend Kylie and I were going to open a preschool together!

3. I first dyed my hair when I was 11! Don’t panic it was only one of those $3 Napro Live washout ones!

4. I still wonder over a year later how I managed to convince hubby to get a dog!

5. I’m secretly, well not so secretly now, obsessed with the TV show The Hills! Thank goodness this is the last season, it’s really not healthy to be addicted to such crap!

So who are my Sugar Doll award recipients…. Drum roll please!

Jodie @ Mummy Mayhem

Jane @ Well hey there, stranger!

Megan @ Writing Out Loud

Ellen @ The Spice Rack

Naomi @ Under the Yardarm

Blog Award!

The rules of the award are to:

- Display the award on your blog.

- Mention the person who gave you the award, and provide a link to their blog.

- Name 5-10 people to pass it on to.

- Advise those people they’ve gotten an award!

I’m going to be lazy and not do the last 2 because all the mind blowing blogs I love have no doubt been mentioned!

Thanks again Jodie, and of course, right back at ya!!

Woohoo a blog award!

I’ve received the Beautiful Blogger Award from the ever gorgeous Jodie over at Mummy Mayhem!

Here are the rules:

1. thank the person who nominated me for this award

2. copy the award and place it on my blog

3. link to the person who nominated me for this award

4. share 7 interesting things about myself

5. nominate 7 other beautiful bloggers

I remember when Jodie first found my blog. She was like a breath of fresh air, who loved to comment, and what blogger doesn’t love getting comments!! Jodie also gives great advice, and I especially love reading her tales on Mummy Mayhem, from the soap opera that was her finding love to crazy things her kids do! If you haven’t been to Mummy Mayhem then you should. Off you go, go on!

OK, so now 7 interesting things about myself:

1. I was an Aunty before I was 3 years old!

2. My sister is 20 years olders than me, and there’s only 9 years between my mum and my sister. Don’t worry we have different mum’s!

3. My hubby and I knew each other for nearly a year before he asked me out. He thought I would think he was too old, and I thought he would think I was too young. (He’s 12 years older).

4. Our family dog growing up was called Tara and it contained all our initials: Tom, Anne, Raymond, Ami.

5. I hate exercising. I’ve begun to enjoy taking Jack for a walk but I would never willingly go to the gym out of enjoyment! Hence why the gym took all my money and I never used it!

6. I hate the white bit of eggs, especially if they’re a bit gooey. If I’m eating fried eggs I’ll cut it all off, or if it’s poached eggs, I’ll eat all the yolk out and leave the white. But the yolk has to be runny.

7. Like Jodie, I always just wanted to be a mum. I had a great time studying and then finding my feet in the big wide world of the workforce, but always knew that eventually that I just wanted to be a mum.

Now I’m definitely going to be doubling up here, but here’s my Beautiful Blogger list:

1. Jodie of course from Mummy Mayhem! I won’t continue to gush, she might get a big head!!

2. Thea over at Do I Really Wanna Blog. Thea’s posts are always so honest, and when she writes about her kids, it’s just gorgeous!

3. Megan at Writing Out Loud. Megan is one of those really easy writers, that you just love to read! There’s currently some especially cute pics of her bub on there at the moment! The clever little thing has also just launched another blog, You, Me & Georgie.

4. The ever inspiring Cate Bolt, is no doubt well on the way to changing the world. As well as running a charity in the hopes of building an orphanage in Indonesia, Cate is also about to shave her head for the World’s Greatest Shave. Please support Cate any way you can. Oh and when you visit Cate’s site, take some tissues. She writes the most beautiful hearfelt posts.

5. Bern over at So Now What? will seriously have you in stitches. Not only can this lady write, but it’s always so heartfelt, and if you’re eye’s aren’t welling up with emotion, you’ll be crying with laughter!

6. Belinda’s blog An Account of Social Commentary is one I can definitely relate to! She always has great posts ranging from babies, exercise (or my lack thereof), travels, and hair!

7. Last but certainly not least is Ellen over at The Spice Rack. A newbie to the blogging world, I of course especially enjoy Ellen’s posts about Grace the dog! Probably because on more than one occasion I can relate to the puppy shenanigans!

It is to acknowledge those that have a blog and spend endless hours ensuring that other bloggers get feedback on their blogs by leaving comments, adding themselves as a follower or dropping by just to let you know there are people out there.

I would of course like to return the award to Jodie, even though she has been awarded it many times already! Jodie always contributes to my posts, even if it’s just a quick comment to say great post! And as the award suggests, it’s nice to know people are out there!

I’d also like to award the award to Jane over at Whatever Floats Your Boat! Jane always pops in from time to time to leave lovely comments, and I also enjoy reading her blog too!

A special non-blogger mention to ‘big bro’ who always sends me hilarious emails with his own weekly ‘Puff’! Keep them coming big bro and feel free to leave them publicly too and share the laughs!

So thank you Jodie, that was a lovely little surprise for a Monday Morning!

Happy commenting everyone!