Liebster Blog Award

I was very pleasantly surprised to receive the Liebster Blog Award from the lovely and inspiring Mariah at From This Point. Forward (she's having a baby! And she got through law school while facing RA, which gives me hope when I feel like curling up in bed and never coming out). I always enjoy these - it's such a fun way to get to know other bloggers and to connect with more people.

So, on to the award. Here's what you do:

1. Thank the person who gave you the award.
2. Link back to the Blogger (or Bloggers) who awarded you.
3. Answer the following questions, down below.  
4. Pass the award out and recognize other Bloggers letting them know that you love them.

Here are the questions:

Favorite color: Green, in any shade but lime.

Favorite animal: Dogs - I adore them. I always embarrass myself by asking strangers if I can pet their dogs (or, in one case, hug them... I think the owner thought I was nuts, but he did let me do it).

Favorite number: 4.

Favorite drink: I love wine and I also have a guilty attachment to anything carbonated (though I've switched successfully from pop to carbonated water), but if I had to pick one I would have to say tea. I don't know what I'd do without it.

Facebook or Twitter? Facebook. If I signed up to Twitter, I can see myself tweeting once and then forgetting all about it. It seems too involved for me.

Passion? Music! I love many things, but playing, singing or listening to music is one of the only activities that I can become completely immersed in. I'm currently in a choir and also trying to re-learn the piano.

Getting or giving presents? There's nothing better than finding a really wonderful and surprising gift, and watching someone you love open it.

Favorite day: Sunday (unless I've got a paper due on Monday, of course!). I love quiet days taken up with cooking, reading, hiking and good tv.

Favorite flower: Forget-me-nots. They're so tiny and perfect, and such a lovely blue. I also find orchids really fascinating!

So now for the tagging! I'll just do what Mariah did and tag three wonderful bloggers:


Cathy at The Life and Adventures of Cateepoo. I am always inspired by Cathy's determined and optimistic approach to RA, and by her commitment to living in a way that respects her body, the environment and the people around her. She's also got a really cute dog.


Wren at RheumaBlog is a truly wonderful writer. Her stories - for that is what they feel like, not just posts - cut to the core of what it's like to live with RA, but she also reminds us that there is still much beauty, and many good things, in the world if we look.

Britta at Chronically Young blogs about her busy life with chronic lyme disease, school, work, and so many other things in between.



So there you are. A few things you might not have known about me, and a few of my favourite blogs. Enjoy!