I’d like to thank Mark for selecting me for this new award, which includes a very cool and original badge which has elevated me to “cool aunt number 1” in my nephews eyes (they are leggo fanatics). Mark is found on http://markbialczak.com/2013/12/24/i-add-the-inventive-blogger-award-to-my-trophy-case/  He is well worth a visit to read his interesting, funny takes on life in photos and prose.

I would also like to thank Don Charisma – the founder of this award for also putting me forward. You should visit his blog also as you’ll find his blog full of fun and humour, mystery and great photographs. He is found at

http://doncharisma.org/2013/12/24/christmas-awards-the-inventive-blogger-award/#comment-11348

Section 1: Directions for you to accept the Inventive Blogger Award:

1-Select the blog(s) you think deserve the Inventive Blogger Award.

2-Write a blog post and tell us about the blog(s) you have chosen — there are no minimum or maximum number of blogs required — and ‘present’ the blog(s) with their award.

3-Include in your blog post FIVE things you love about blogging.

4-Let the blog(s) that you have chosen know that you have given them this award and share the instructions with them (please don’t alter the instructions or the badges!)

5-Come over and say hello to the originator of the The Inventive Blogger Award via the link http://doncharisma.org/2013/12/24/christmas-awards-the-inventive-blogger-award/#comment-11274.

6-And as a winner of the award – please add a link back to the blog that presented you with this award  and then proudly display the badge on your blog.

Section 2: FIVE things I enjoy about blogging:

1- Instant gratification –  I love those likes

2-Good discussions and debates. –  I also love the comments

3- An excuse to have been snap happy all these years – just love going through the photo archives

4-I just love learning and all the blog reading I am doing is giving me heaps of new knowledge.

5- I have met some amazing people (okay not met in the normal sense of the word but I feel I know some of them and am part of the WordPress world.

Section 3: The Badge:

My Choices

Here are blogs that I love because they can always surprise me with their creative thinking:

http://retireediary.wordpress.com

http://sherrimatthewsblog.com

http://godfamilycountrylove.wordpress.com

dysfunctional unit

Cee Neuner

Michael Lai

http://ninakaytel.wordpress.com