dkaye from
Cold Coffee…and reruns honored me with this award. Coming from her, and because I’m still so new to blogging, this really means a lot! Thank you, dkaye!
The instructions are to share three writing tips and pass the award on to three bloggers that you deem “worthy of recognition and esteem.”
My three tips:
1- Be yourself. It’s much easier to just be who you are and when you’re genuine, readers will know.
2- Write about things you know a lot about, feel passionately for or that interest you. The words flow more easily and make reading your work enjoyable/informative.
3- Something I’ve learned recently is that I don’t need to post every day. Give each entry a chance to be seen. I now try to only write every other day. Besides, Huckdoll mentioned this pearl of wisdom on her blog too, so I know it’s gotta be right! 
I’m not going to tag anyone for this, because it seems most people I know have already done it. If you haven’t, please feel free to do so!
I received this award from Colin at
Life some time ago (sorry Colin!). Unfortunately, I don’t remember the rules. I’m passing it onto Misty at
My Dogs Keep Me Sane, because she is a wonderful friend!
This beautiful award came from Petula at It’s a Woman’s World. Thank you, Petula! Purple and diamonds=two of my favorite things! 
This really cool award came from Mama Wise, a new friend I’ve made in the bloggy world!
I’m passing this award to: dkaye at Cold Coffee…and reruns, Jill at Caffeine Court, Melissa at Such Simple Pleasures, and Mimi at Mimi Writes. These women are among the many that bring a smile to my face on a daily basis.
Last, but certainly not least, Melinda at Musings by Melinda has a brand new blog award, and I am honored to be one of the very first recipients! She said that I am “THE Real World Mom”! Thank you, Melinda!
If any of these fine bloggers aren’t already on your daily reading list, please take a minute to go see why they should be!
