I am thrilled to have been given the "Honest Scrap" blog award by KC of The Shock of the Old . Grazie mille KC!
Upon accepting the award I need to divulge ten honest things about myself and then pass the award to "a fellow blogger whose blog’s content or design is, in the giver’s opinion, brilliant.”
My ten honest things:
I much prefer to read rather than watch television. I love the feeling of relaxation I get with a quiet moment and a book in my hands.
My cooking dramatically improved upon moving to Italy. It was there that I had the time and plenty of inspiration to take an interest of mine and turn it into a strength.
I am full of strange inconsistencies. For instance, I love to be a night owl, and yet I crave watching the sun rise in the mornings... but above all as a parent of a toddler the last 18 months of my life have been punctuated with very little sleep- and sleep is what I crave most!
I am very creative and come up with all kinds of different and fun ideas of how to fill my time. But drat it, real life intrudes with things like cleaning and laundry.
Time management is an area where I could definitely use improvement (see above).
As weird of a path my life has been, I probably wouldn't change even one single thing of which I had a choice! But I also like to look back and say "What if?"
I carefully guard and nurture my dreams because if they don't come true, I don't know what I'll do!
Physically, mentally, or spiritually, I am always on some sort of crusade for personal improvement.
I know I have many new things to learn, and I welcome them.
My life is full of blessings, and I am grateful for them. When I strive for better things, it does not negate the fulfillment I find in my life.
And here is an extra: I tend to "over think" things. While thinking of things I love to tell you all about it, and so I end up talking your ear off! (But you already knew that, didn't you)?
Seven is my lucky number, so here is a list of seven truly brilliant blogs I am bestowing this award to.
Cherrye at My Bella Vita
Michelle at Bleeding Espresso
Rowena at Rubber Slippers in Italy
Gail at Fort Rock Glimpses
Piccola at Life in la Citta' de Rosas
Shirley at Bocconcini e Pomodorini
Jeni at The Passionate Palate
Thank you Amber. I must say,...your award was well earned. Your blog is always fun and interesting.
ReplyDeleteThanks Amber...I heartily agree with the first honest thing, because in television there lies no mental stimulation. Probably the reason why I only like the show L'Eredità with Carlo Conti. At least it gets you thinking.
ReplyDeleteAw thanks so much, and congrats on a well-deserved award! I'm with you on the night owl/sunrise thing...and the older I get the more impossible it become to enjoy both. At least on the same nights/mornings ;)
ReplyDeleteI also became a better cook in Italy! Great list of honest things, and great list of blogs!
ReplyDelete"I carefully guard and nurture my dreams because if they don't come true, I don't know what I'll do!"
ReplyDeleteI feel the same way Amber! Thanks for expressing that so well.
@ Gail - Thank you! :)
ReplyDelete@ Rowena - I remember that show! You're right it is an interesting show. One of the few I watched in Italy. I also liked the occasional Commissario Montalbano. Oh, and the first few months I was in Italy I would watch la prova della cuoca- I learned a lot of culinary vocabulary with that show as well as some mind numbing songs. I almost died when they danced and sang to YMCA over and over.
@ Michelle - You're welcome, and thank you! :) Waaah! Getting older isn't fair. I have to confess that I usually forgo the beautiful sun rises, because it is too easy to stay up late.
@ KC - Thanks again! Italy definitely inspires people in the kitchen! You know, when I was first learning the language, I learned many food items in Italian before other phrases and sentences. It was the most practical place for me to start.
@ Mo- Our dreams are soooo important! :) We must keep faith.