Mystery Blogger Award!
Buckets of thanks to Kathy at Kathy of London for this amazing nomination for the Mystery Blogger Award. Since I first started following her, I have loved her photos and poems and am beyond touched to know I inspire her as much as she inspires me. I was not expecting this honor and am excited to spread the love. Please visit Kathy’s lovely little space here.
The Mystery Blogger Award was created by Okoto Enigma. As she so beautifully states on her site, “The Mystery Blogger Award is an award for amazing bloggers with ingenious posts. Their blog not only captivates; it inspires and motivates. They are one of the best out there, and they deserve every recognition they get. This award is also for bloggers who find fun and inspiration in blogging; and they do it with so much love and passion.”
The Rules:
1. Put the award logo on your blog.
2. List the rules.
3. Thank whoever nominated you and include a link to their blog.
4. Mention the creator of the award and provide a link to their blog as well.
5. Tell your readers 3 things about yourself.
6. Nominate 10-20 people.
7. Notify your nominees.
8. Ask your nominees any 5 questions of your choice, specifying one weird/funny question.
9. Share a link to your best post(s).
Three Snippets About Me:
I started blogging exactly sixteen months ago to release and find a place to share my feelings without hurting others. I wanted to inspire and create so others might avoid the well of anxiety I fell into during a time when I was a corked bottle of angry emotions. Finding my community here gives me a puddle of sunshine to splash in when life is dark.
I recently spent a week cooking at Witch Camp! It was a hot week crafting magic in the kitchen but seeing how much the food was enjoyed and appreciated made it all worthwhile. I learned so much from meeting new people and attending the nighttime rituals at camp and have come home a new person.
I am short and dumpy and sometimes slur my words but I am human and am learning to love instead of shame myself. May you all learn to do the same.
To answer Kathy’s Nominee questions:
1. What movie have you seen recently and do you recommend it?
I recently watched SpiderMan: Far From Home, and do recommend it for the way it portrays the illusions we so easily accept.
2. What motivates you to blog?
I am motivated to blog by my need to share. I blog for the hope that all the sunshine I let out is making a little sliver in the veil of darkness and piercing through to make the world a better place, in however small a way.
3. Who makes you laugh the most?
I laughed the most last week when one of my friend’s sweated so much, her pants were wet from it. Mine were too . . . we laughed together.
4. What are you most proud of in life?
I am proud of standing up and making my voice heard!
5. What is one place you would like to visit but have never had the opportunity?
One place I still dream of going to is New Zealand but right now I find so much beauty in just this little piece of land where I live, it is hard to think of leaving.
My Nominees:
Ckonfab
The Write Idea
Short Prose
What’s In My Wonderland?
Mind And Love
In Mind And Out
Blind Wilderness
elleguyence
Kaci Ventures
Musings Of Brown Girls
we, the humankind
My Questions for my Nominees:
1. Do you enjoy living where you live?
2. Have you lived one of your dreams during your life?
3. Do you know love?
4. Are you beautiful without make-up?
5. Have you exploded a Microwave (Weird/Funny)?
Favorite/Best Posts:
I feel like my best post is the one that was best received, which I consider to be Blogging Is Evolution. If you disagree and have a personal favorite, do let me know!
My favorite post, however, is How Creative Writing Helps Manage Anxiety + How it Helped Me. It was a joy to create and it was presented in a new format that I personally loved putting together.
thislifeasd
Congratulations! Your writing is so unique and just beautiful. Keep going! 👏🏼😊
Jaya Avendel
Thank you! I intend to. 🙂
Kally
Congratulations on well deserved award!
Jaya Avendel
Thank you! It was exciting to receive and I hope all who deserve it receive it.
paeansunplugged
Congratulations Jaya! You surely deserve it. 🙂
Jaya Avendel
Thank you!
paeansunplugged
My pleasure!
S.S. Mitchell
Congratulations! I totally resonate with your reasoning behind blogging- the need to share. I absolutely love getting my words out there and enjoy connecting with others who may relate or find my posts useful in some way. You have clearly mastered this with the recognition you are getting!
Jaya Avendel
So glad you connected with this and are sharing to! As for recognition, it all started slow and small and took sixteen months to grow to this. Appreciating all you have is one of the best ways to aspire for more.
May you too grow!
bournemouthgirl
Congratulations on the award!! X
Jaya Avendel
Thank you, dear! 🙂
deltadeathstorm
Congratulations! I love reading these and getting to know things about other bloggers. Now I am interested in Witch Camp it sounds cool.
Jaya Avendel
Witch Camp was incredible. So diverse and with such an open environment, you try all the new things you have been afraid to try all in one go.
Jenny in Neverland
Loved reading your answers. I’d love to go to NZ too!
TheBlackPrincessDiaries
awesome post love and congrats on being nominated! Loved learning a bit about you. I saw the recent spiderman as well and I loved it!
Jaya Avendel
Thank you! Far From Home equals goodness in my mind!
Kathy of London
Yay! Thanks for your kindness, Jaya. I enjoyed reading your answers and learning more about you. I will have to check out the movie and the others bloggers you nominated. Keep shining your light through your blog. All my best🌻
Jaya Avendel
Thank you! I always try to make what I write informative and enjoyable! Love spreading the sunshine . . .
Shantanu Baruah
Your writing is so vivid, and beautiful. I always look forward to your posts – like puddle od sunshine to splash – ❤️ – thanks so much for nominating me
Jaya Avendel
A pleasure! Spread the sunshine.
Shantanu Baruah
🌸😊
short-prose-fiction
Thank you for the nomination, Jaya. I am humbled and delighted.
Love your answers “I am proud of standing up and making my voice heard!” Way to go.
Jaya Avendel
I felt the same way, and am glad to pass on the love. 🙂
Aww, I am glad that resonated with you! I am proud of giving myself a voice.
short-prose-fiction
It did resonate with me. You should be proud of yourself. Hugs 🙂
Jaya Avendel
We should all be proud of ourselves for making our voices heard. When you write something and share it, no matter how small, you do just that. 😉
short-prose-fiction
Indeed 🙂
Kaila
Wow, congratulations! I really enjoyed learning more about you via this post. 🙂
Jaya Avendel
Thank you! I am thrilled it could be informative as well as exciting!
Chocoviv
Congratulations!
Jaya Avendel
Thank you, lovely soul! 🙂