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A Liebster Award?


I like this award already for two reasons! It's Saturday and it has a heart on it! 
Thank you Art On My Hands!

The rules for accepting this award state:
Answer the following questions. ok
 (This is such a good idea for back to school season. I think I will use the same questions as a ice breaker for my team next week.)


1. What is your favorite activity for your down time? My down time is usually on a Saturday. I love going to water aerobics, playing words with friends, going to a movie with my husband, getting pedicures with my daughters and fixing a family dinner. 

 2. What one thing is most important to your personal success? My family!

 3. If you could make one wish and have it come true, what would it be for? Good Health for my family, student's and friends.

 4. Why did you decide to be a blogger? I love to share my creative passion of teaching art and I felt it was a way to challenge myself with technology.

 5. What do you do for yourself to nourish your creativity? It has been pretty lack luster lately, but I love to travel and go to museums, attend workshops and Pinning on Pinterest.

 6. What is the hardest thing about your job? It has to be the repetitiveness of teaching 30 classes a week.

 7. What is your simple pleasure? When my student's have pure joy on their faces when they make something.

 8. What one person most influenced your life choices? My husband, Mike, of 34 years. It has been a journey. 

 9. What makes you most proud in your life? my two creatively talented daughters who have graduated from college, they support themselves  in careers they love. 

10.What would make it feel like you had felt ultimate success or has that already happened and      why? I was nominated as Teacher of the Year at my school 7 years ago. I returned to teaching after the age of 40, and that nomination meant a lot to me! I could do it!

11.What is your favorite project to do with your students? I love having a studio day with my students when we just make painted or printed papers. We take those papers and use them for various cut paper collages. 

Random facts about me.....I share a birthday with "Barbie" the doll....I love mint chocolate chip ice cream.... white wine....white labs and rescue kitty cats! A few things that I do not like are pencils that have been chewed on, when people don't return text messages and grocery shopping. I stole that last one from the Pioneer Woman, one of my heros. 


Questions for my nominees:
        1. Who was your favorite teacher and why?
        2. What is your favorite record/album/cd
        3. What was your first paying job?
        4. What was your favorite childhood sitcom?
        5. What is your favorite car trip snack?
        6. What is your favorite news show?
        7. If you could travel overseas, where would you go?
        8. Where do you plan to retire and when?
        9. What is your best childhood memory?
       10. What is the best thing you like about your job?
       11. Who do you admire most and why?


My nominees include these creative blogs! They offer many fresh new ideas!


Ladies, here are the steps to accept your award:

1. Link back to the blog that nominated you.
2. Answer the questions posted for you by your nominator. 

3. Share 5 random facts about yourself.

4. Create 11 questions for your nominees.

5. Nominate 5-11 blogs with fewer than 200 followers. 
6. Contact your nominees and let them know that you have nominated them


If you are reading this post...thank you! I am amazed at the traffic lately. Please, check out these blogs and their terrific posts. I have been following them, and I know you will enjoy following them as well! I have also gone back to see others that were nominated and found some really fun blogs to add to my blog roll. 

Comments

  1. Thank you kindly for the nomination! I hope to find time in the next few days to follow up with my tasks :)

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  2. Thank you Beth. It is great to be recognised.

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  3. And you nominated me on my birthday!!

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