Seven Secrets Week

At the beginning of May, The Life of a Novice Writer kindly presented me with two awards for my blog.

The first is the Liebster Award, given to blogs with fewer than 300 followers. Receipt of this award requires that one pass it forward to three other bloggers.



Today, I wish to award the following blogs with the Liebster (drum roll, please):

Kiwi's Life

Pocketful of Playdough

Wool 'n' Nuts

I encourage you to check out each of these blogs, as each is creative and has its own distinct voice and perspective. All three are entertaining and at times wildly humorous.

The second is The Versatile Blogger Award,



This award also comes with requirements for the recipient, who is chosen, obviously, because of his or her versatility in blogging. According to Dictionary.com, versatile means capable of turning easily from one to another of various tasks. Responsibilities upon acceptance include:


Rule 1: Thank and direct other bloggers to the person who gave it to you.

I received the Versatile Blogger Award from Shelly at The Life of a Novice Writer.

Rule 2: Tell some secrets about yourself. Seven or ten.

This averages about 2 a day if I do it over the course of one week. Now, you must know that I don't really like to tell secrets on myself because, naturally, it defeats the purpose of having a secret. But, I'm also a consummate rule follower, despite my better judgment. I simply can't help myself. I feel entirely too guilty if I break a rule. So, two secrets about me:

Secret 1: I live in a 100+ year-old brick Victorian house on an in-town neighborhood street surrounded by typical southern architecture. My home is filled with ancestral antiques, leather sofas, oriental rugs, taxidermied animals and other traditional decor presumed fitting for a small town southern girl. I'm not allowed to have it otherwise.

BUT, I prefer sleek, modern, minimalism. (Don't tell my Mama. She's taped my name to the bottom of her dining room set. I'll never hear the end of it, if she has to go rip it off and put one of my sibling's names in its place.)

Secret 2: I've been married 18 years and we have four children together.

BUT, I lack the fortitude for commitment. This is not the stuff of tabloids. I'm not talking about marital infidelity. What I mean is that my favorite phrase is, "Maybe, I don't know." Don't confuse this with wishy-washy. It's not that I can't make up my mind. It's that I don't want to lock myself in, but I'm too polite to hurt anyone's feelings. I might feel like having lunch with you tomorrow, but I might not. I don't want to say either until I've made up my mind for sure.

Rule 3: Award it to fifteen others.

This averages out to 3 a day if I take a week to give out the awards. Monday's recipients are:

Pocketful of Playdough

The Writing Pad

Rub Some Dirt on It

I urge you to click on the links and check out these fun, versatile blogs. Leave a comment. Follow them. Every blogger needs an attaboy.