Helpful Blogger Award

Last month I was awarded the Helpful Blogger Award by Miss Woodhouse!

 

The funny thing is, I had actually thought in passing about making such an award to recognize the helpful bloggers around--and then I saw this one which Miss Woodhouse made herself! I'm very honored to have been one of the bloggers you chose, Miss Woodhouse--thank you!

There was also a similar one a while back that Miss Elizabeth awarded me with, but I didn't get around to passing it on at the time. Thank you, Miss Elizabeth!

Can't have awards without rules though, right? Here they are...

~Link back to the person who awarded you in your 'acceptance' post
~Tell three helpful things you have done either on or off the blogosphere
~Nominate three other bloggers and tell them that you've nominated them

Three helpful things I've done... hmm. This is kind of awkward. It's much easier for me to mention helpful things people have done for me, but I'll try to think up something.
1. Recently I've been helping with a certain friend's writing project (she knows who she is--but I am as silent as the grave!) by reading it and offering (solicited) suggestions (and countless nonsensical comments)... she says it's helpful which is why I'm mentioning this, but really it's so much fun I think I get an equal amount of good from it. :D
2. The only person who might possibly get confused with what I've just written would be one "Obstinate, Headstrong Girl" (as she has signed her e-mails), who has a writing project herself, set in the Regency era, and she's asked a couple questions about that which were way fun to answer. She said it 'helped a ton,' so I suppose I have a right to mention it. I hope. ;-)
3. One more... one more... ummmm... well, recently I've been trying to put all our home videos onto DVD in a very organized fashion with titled chapters and whatnot, which I hope will be helpful to my family in the future. However, when I was almost done with the last one it somehow messed up (I have no idea why!) and now it won't let me finalize it and takes forever to load... really, I don't know what's going on there, and it's extremely uncivil. With no excuse for incivility, mind you! What, this post wasn't supposed to be a rant about technology? Oh.

Now for the FUN part, where I get to award other people. Here goes...

Miss Laurie of Old-Fashioned Charm. Oh goodness, I can't begin to say how helpful Miss Laurie is, with anything and everything! She's so knowledgeable about anything period drama and blogging-related, and she's been so quick to sweetly offer me help whenever I've asked! I often feel a bit guilty for how often I've 'trespassed upon her kindness' (and, heh, resources), and then she makes it seem like no big deal. Also, she's always been there whenever I needed to randomly rant about something and when I have prayer requests... it's very much appreciated. Really, Ladybird, thank you so, so much for everything. =)

Miss Elizabeth Bennet of Elegance of Fashion. Another young lady who is always ready to help out, quite promptly and usefully I might add! Some computer stuff, you know, goes over my head, and Miss Elizabeth is always there to give step-by-step instructions when needed! Also delightful to do blogging projects with--I still have fond memories of our S&S comparisons! Good ideas for such things are definitely helpful, and she has lots of them. Also, letting me 'help' with fun projects is helpful in its way too, which she's definitely done! Oh, and I remember how nice it was to see her comments on my posts when I first started this blog... that was very helpful too, in a different way. Thank you, Miss Elizabeth!

Miss Dashwood/Amy/[long list of nicknames here] of Yet Another Period Drama Blog. She's already been awarded this one, but I didn't see that I couldn't award people who already have been in the rules, so I'm doing it anyways. ;) My Mouse has been helpful in so many ways I can't even explain here... but I think she has some idea of what I mean, so I'll just get on to the stuff I can explain. Miss Dashwood, like the others, is always ready to offer assistance wherever she can--like, when I randomly need something proofread, for instance. Heehee. Another way she's been a big help is when it comes to advice. We think so alike on so many things that if I'm having trouble deciding what to do or something like that, I can just send her a quick e-mail and she straightens out my thoughts for me. I don't know how she does it, but she does.

Thanks again, everyone!

A Giveaway, Two Events, and Four Awards

(That's right, four.)

 So. Some odds and ends.

 Number one.
A lovely giveaway at Old-Fashioned Charm! Miss Laurie has reviewed A Jane Austen Devotional and will be giving away a copy! Click on the picture below to go to the giveaway post. =)


Number two.Be sure to check out the upcoming event at Elegance of Fashion!


Aaand this one at Old-Fashioned Charm!
Number three.I was awarded three blog awards ages ago and still have done nothing about them, but I was reminded a few days ago when Miss Dashwood gave me a new one.I'm going to do a little thing - call it cheating if you will - and combine them all. They all require 7 random things about myself, so that means that by combining them I only have to write 7 rather than 28 (hooray!). The first two require that you pass it on to 10 people, but the last two require 15. So I'm going to do something odd and tag 15 people, and you can all choose whichever three you would like. ;-) I know, that doesn't make much sense. But it's the best I could do. Because I didn't want to tag 10 people for all 4 awards and 5 people for 2. That would Just Be Mean. ha
1. "The Irresistibly Sweet Blog Award" from Miss Dashwood! 
2. "I'm an Inspirational Blogger Award" from Miss Elizabeth, Abby, Miss Laurie, and Miss Dashwood!
3. "The Versatile Blogger" from Julia! 
4. "Tell Me About Yourself Award", also from Julia! 
Thank you very much, Abby, Miss Dashwood, Miss Elizabeth, Julia, and Miss Laurie!! I was so happy to be awarded by all of you.
And, the rules are almost always the same; on all of these, you share 7 random facts about yourself, on 1 and 2 you're to tag 10 bloggers (as I said above) and on 3 and 4 you're to choose 15. Also some of them say to thank the people who gave it to you & link to them, but I'd say that should be obvious. ;-)
So, 7 things about myself. Hmm...1) My two favorite colors are pale pink and pastel purple/lilac/lavender2) I prefer pastel colors in general.3) Soon I will start on a sewing project: a Regency ball gown. We just got more material for it today.4) I like cats. =)5) My favorite ever American Girl book from my younger years is Samantha Saves the Day. 6) I had a Jane Austen-themed birthday party a year or two ago and hope to post about it one of these days.7) Speaking of posting, I'm hoping that my next post will be something fun. So be on the lookout. =)
And now, The Awards.In reverse alphabetical order of the blogger's names. Because I get tired of alphabetical order. StephanieMiss LaurieMiss ElizabethMiss DashwoodMel (but where has she gone?)Maria ElisabethLitLoverLauren (of Jilla)Lauren (of Books, Fashion, and Tea)KathyJuliaHaydenCharityAnne-girlAbby
I enjoy blogging with each of you! =) And of course, all my dear followers and/or writers I follow. 
Well, I think that's it! 

"One Lovely Blog" Award

Many thanks to Charity of Austenitis, Miss Elizabeth Bennet from Elegance of Fashion, Maria Elisabeth of Miss Georgiana Darcy and Abby from Newly Impassioned Soul for awarding me with...

I especially like this award because I think it's cute. :) It looks pinkish and has a teacup and a rose! How nice!

Well, I'm supposed to say 7 random things about myself...here I go:

1) I think the word 'random' is a rather over-used.

2) I despise football.

3) I’m home schooled (and love it!) in case you haven’t guessed.

4) I played the fiddle/violin for more than 8 years, before I ‘faded out’ and discovered I was much more suited to the piano.

5) I’m a memory hoarder. I have all sorts of different journals; I like to watch old home videos (or “family memories” as we write on the tapes); look at old photos; think of times past, etc, etc.  (Nostalgic might be the word.)

6) I wear skirts the majority of the time, just because I like to.

7) I feel very mad at blogger right now because it messed up and now I have to pretty much re-do this whole post...

Okay, now I'm to award 15 people. (I'm putting them in reverse alphabetical order, just to be more interesting.)

1. The Writers Reverie
2. The Story of a Seamstress
3. Old-Fashioned Charm
4. Novel Pretender
5. Newly Impassioned Soul
6. Miss Georgiana Darcy
7. Living on Literary Lane
8. History Back in Time
9. Elegance of Fashion
10. The Dashwood Sisters
11. But when a young lady is to be a heroine,
12. Austenitis
13. All Things Jane Austen....

And here are Two Lovely new(ish) blogs that could use some visitors:
14. Tea in Austenland
15. Elegance of Drama

Thanks again to those who awarded me! =)

Liebster Award

I've been awarded by Charity at Austenitis and Abby at Newly Impassioned Soul with the....

Thank you both very much! I am quite pleased to have made your list!

Charity looked up 'liebster' and found out that it meant 'dearest' in German. That's such a nice Jane Austenish word! Like: "I meant something less mournful, dearest!" Okay, yes, that's not actually from a book it's from the 1995 Sense and Sensibility...but it still applies. ;-)

Well, dearest bloggers, I am supposed to choose 5 blogs to award. Now I don't follow very many blogs, so if I follow yours, that means I really like it. =) And I sometimes read blogs that I don't follow as well.

So, the 5 I chose I'm listing in alphabetical order according to blog names...

Charity at:

"Missie" at:

 

Maria Elisabeth at:

Miss Georgiana Darcy

Abby at:

Newly Impassioned Soul

Jessica at:

Our Cottage in the Heartland

It was hard for me to decide between Austenitis and Elegance of Fashion...with either one, I'd be awarding them a 3rd time. I finally decided on Austenitis because this particular blog award is supposed to be for blogs with less than 200 followers, to spread the word about smaller blogs. Elegance of Fashion has more followers than Austenitis, so that's why I chose the latter.

And Miss Laurie, it's great that Old-fashioned Charm reached 200 followers but it's too bad I couldn't award you! =)

So, here's what you're supposed to do if you were awarded:

1. Thank the person who gave you the award and link back to them.

2. Give the Liebster Blog Award to five bloggers and comment on their blogs, letting them know they got it. 

3. Copy and paste the award to your blog.
     It's at the top of the blog

4. Have faith your followers will spread the love to other bloggers.

5. Have blogging fun!