Blogger Awards

So within the last month I've been nominated for the Liebster Award, Very Inspiring Blogger Award and the Versatile Blogger Award. So I will be doing both today! 

Miss Angie at My So-Called Chaos nominated me for the Liebster Award. Sockwun at Extra Extravagance and Jess at Bookworms in Dresses  nominated me for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award. Kimberly at Kimberly's Chronicles nominated me for the Versatile Blogger Award. Thank you ladies!!! 

The rules of the Liebster Award?  Thank the person who nominated you and link back to them, answer the 11 questions provided to you by the blogger who nominated you, provide 11 random facts about yourself, nominate 11 blogs you feel deserve the award, and ask your nominees 11 new questions.

Post Exchange and a Liebster Award

Hello new bloggy friends!

I do hope you come and stay for awhile. This blog is all about being positive, finding the good in ourselves and making changes in the world around us. In short, we're moving in our own way!

There's been a lot of growth in my blog recently and I cannot even express how grateful I am for all of this. I started my blog as a means to following my dream of starting a magazine for teen / college age girls about being themselves and finding the good in life [and escaping some of those stigmas that other magazines give. I don't want to read just about fashion and makeup but about other stuff TOO. Enter Warrior Queen - the someday magazine that will give you the other stuff to read right after you read Seventeen...or before, I'm not picky].

I happened to be nominated for another Liebster award this past week. Thank you Stefanie @ The Husak Household. She's truly amazing. We met through a Carabox exchange and I just adore her.

Since I did a Sunshine Award last week, I will not be nominating anyone, but the questions are perfect for you to get to know me a little better.

Did I mention I also partook in Just Jacq's Post Exchange for October? It was fantastic!! I got matched with Elizabeth from Army Ever After. This lucky girl lives in Hawaii with her army husband and I truly hope I get to visit and go hiking with them someday - she even told me it's okay if I complain the whole hike.

The Post Exchange is an easy exchange each month. You can sign up for November here. You spend a month getting to know a partner and at the end of the month you send each other an encouraging card. No need to buy a gift, although you can if you'd like.

Now, for my favorite thing - a survey!

This award is given to new or up and coming bloggers who have less than 200 followers...the award is then passed along to other bloggers in the same category to help spread the word and support one another. Here's what you have to do:

1. Each blogger should post 11 random facts about themselves.

2. Answer the questions the tagger has set for you, then create 11 new questions for the bloggers you pass the award to.

3. Choose 11 new bloggers (with less than 200 followers) to pass the award to and link them in your post.

4. Go back to their page and tell them about the award.

5. No tag backs.



11 Random Facts About Me:

1. I give everything I can to everyone I can, but I still think I should be giving more.

2. I have a horrible inability to keep things clean.

3. My brain runs at a speed of 100mph. The things I say sometimes don’t make sense.

4. Every day I try to challenge myself to do something new or to be a better person.

5. I have 4 cats and a dog, but really only 1 cat is mine.

6. Besides one boy cat as a child, every cat that has been MINE has been black. I heart black cats.

7. I have a very long commute to and from work every day, but I truly love my new job.

8. I don’t know what it means to not be busy.

9. I am learning to enjoy the slow things, a little bit more.

10. I used to go to Nascar races ALL THE TIME.

11. I love song lyrics because they simplify my thoughts in a way that make them easy for others to understand.

The Questions

1. If you had to choose a last supper, what would you choose?

A meal made my by family. COMPLETE. It would have my grandmother’s chili, my other grandmother’s potato salad, some jerky from Papa Frank, potato candy from Papa Buddy, my mom would make me my favorite cake (neopolitan) and my dad would cook carne asada – not tritip. Aunty Nik would give make me carnitas and tamales, because it’s a last meal and you have to stuff your face for that.

2. If you could go back to any era, which era would you go back to and what fashion trend would you rock?

I would love to go back into the 50s, but I would probably be very mad at everyone for trying to boss me around and not let me have too many rights. I would, however, rock the style.


3. What is your ultimate goal for your blog?

To start a magazine!!! I want to grow my readership and support for the magazine so that I won’t fail when I start it. Really! It’s about changing the lives of some impressionable girls and women.


4. How would you describe the perfect home?

Oh! This is easy!! One with love. It probably wouldn’t be clean all the time and the kitchen and living room would truly be lived in. Everyone would be gathered around each other simply being with each other. There would probably be an amazing backyard to host get togethers because 4 walls cannot hold the love that would be in that home. The bedrooms would be doubled up – some even tripled. If you needed a place to stay, that would be the place and those without a home would call it home.


5. If you got $1 million dollars and had to give it all away, how would you share it?
I would give some to my favorite charities and then I would spend the rest on children in “the system”.


6. If you could meet one celebrity, who would you meet and why?

I don’t know. I think I would like to meet Gwen Stefani. I have always wanted to and I really think she could give me some WQ motivation.

7. If you could have any profession (real or made-up) what would you choose to do with your life?

I would be a world changer. I would be out in the trenches working everyday to change the world. I don’t have the tenacity for it…and I suck at being too far from home for longer than a week.


8. Would you rather have someone clean your house every day or do your hair and make-up and dress you every day?

Clean my house!! I am totally in love with the way I look. Hey! I’ve finally mastered eyeshadow and makeup. My style is getting better, but as long as I’m comfy, I don’t mind THAT much. Cleaning though…man…let me tell you. I will splurge on a housecleaner.


9. If you lived the life of a TV character, who would you be?

Jess from New Girl. Easy peasy.


10. What piece of technology can you not live without?

My cellphone. Well…technically any since that is what I do…TEACH technology.


11. Do you know where your ancestors came from (your heritage) and does your family celebrate anything special from their culture?

My dad’s family is from Sonora, Mexico and Europe [we have the geneology]. My mother’s family came to the United States aboard the Mayflower. We don’t celebrate any particular days, but we have many Mexican traditions.

Side note: Here are some of my favorite posts: 

Why I began to Blog

25 before 25

My Favorite Workout Excuses

To My Warrior Princess

Welcome to one of my little slices of the internet :)



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Re-Introductions and a Liebster Award!

Oh em gee! I am so excited!! A number of wonderful things happened yesterday [I'll tell you all about it] but one in particular has to do with the post I had planned for today!

First and foremost, I'd like to say WELCOME! and HI-I-AM-SO-EXCITED-YOU-ARE-HERE to all of my new followers from The Collective! I hope you enjoy my posts and believe in the movement as much as I do!

Originally, I planned to write an "about me" style post, introducing myself to my new followers. Then this totally awesome blogger-friend that I made last week nominated me for a Liebster Award! Thank you Kylie @ Absolutely Arkansas for the nomination! I absolutely love your blog, and the fact that you're from So Cal like me! How's the snow life over there in AK? [p.s. everyone, I do know that AK is for Alaska, but one of my very best friends moved to Arkansas a few years back and we just always called it AK. Yes, I did take history in school, but somehow I missed learning all of the states. Plus I like AK better for Arkansas than AR, it sounds cooler, right?] 

Anyway, what is a Liebster award, you ask? Well, Kylie wrote a super awesome introduction to it, so I'm going to share hers - seriously, go check out her super fab blog!

Basically, Liebster is German for sweetest, kindest, nicest, dearest, beloved, kind, pleasant, valued, cute, endearing & welcome. Um, HI nicest words ever! This award is passed from Blogger to Blogger as a “keep it going!”! It’s an award for new bloggers with under 200 subscribers that is meant to encourage you to keep at it…because you’re awesome!

Along with the award, you get 11 questions to answer - which is the part that goes along with your regularly scheduled blog post :) Without further ado, here are my questions from Kylie!

1)    What are you obsessin’ over right now in your home?

          Right now I am totally obsessing over our clean carpet! Currently, we're living at my mom's house to              save money for the wedding. Most of our furniture is in storage, but today we got the carpet cleaned              in our bedroom [my fault, I didn't put the lid on the coconut oil, and apparently that is very bad for                 your carpet.]

2)    What makes you say “seriously, get in my mouth”?

         Chocolate and pretty looking sweets. If you ever go to San Diego you must go to Extraordinary                    Desserts.

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3)    What kind of blog comments make your heart twerk with delight? (Yes I said twerk…for the 100th time)

         To be honest, I don't think I have ever said twerk. BUT I get some hcore pitter-patter when I get blog           comments about people telling me that they love the movement. YES! That is my whole goal for this              little blog - to raise awareness of the movement and to start my magazine! Thank you for all of your              encouragement!!

4)    Shopping spree! Where are you going?

        Back in the day it would be some place like Charlotte Rousse, but right now I am really thinking some           place like TJMAXX or Marshalls. Biggest bang for my buck! Plus they have a little of everything! 

5)    Chevron obsessed? Or not digging the trend?

         I'm not super into it. I think it looks good, but it isn't very me. I'm more of a polk-me-dots and hearts             type of gal.

6)    If you could only use 3 colors (not including white/black/neutrals) in your home FOR THE REST OF its LIFE what 3 colors would you choose?

        Is gray a neutral? I would probably choose Red, Blue and Yellow. Most of our color themes are red              and gray [go Buckeyes!] but I love yellow flowers. Plus a cool blue is a good balancer. 

7)    How do you blog-plan? Are you a simple-sister who takes it day by day? Or an OCD Diva that plans in advance?

       Can I fall a little in between? I try to plan out my posts with a super awesome Google Doc Template               that I found a year or so ago. Here that is. I wish I could write all of my posts over the weekend, but              I'm bad at sitting down and writing too many at once. Okay, if I had a serious deadline I'd do it. The              journalist would come out in me. I'm attempting to do that, but of course include in random posts,                 when awesome things happen [like yesterday!]

8)    What are your thoughts on the word, “Y’all”?

         I think it is endearing! Wayyy better than being known for saying "like" or "hella" over here in Cali. 

9)    Have you ever had a Pin-tastrophie? Tell me about it. (I could seriously run Pinfails by now)

        Yessssssssss. I tried to make some really good looking hot cocoa cookies. In addition to cocoa all               over the floor, they were not soft and gooey and I am pretty sure the people at my work only ate them           because they love me and because I brought delicious peanut butter Nutella cookies. 

Didn't even taste like hot cocoa! GRR

10)  Are you obsessed with Katy Perry's new song “Roar” I GOT THE EYE OF THE TIGER! (I am…clearly)…if not, what music are you jammin’ to right now?

         I am! And I sort of kind of got mad that everyone was all "She stole that from Sarah Barielles." Hello,            she was inspired by it! Both her and Sarah said it. Plus it is a total Warrior Queen song! Also, really             grooving to some old school Blondie after watching CBGB last night. Anyone excited to see that                   movie?

11) What gets you up in the morning? (That’s what it’s all about, right!?) 
         Life! Seriously, I shared my story about Gregory and his battle with cancer here. When he died, I                  swore to myself that I would live each day for him. He had a love of life that I love to feel. Today the            guy at Starbucks [I should totally learn their names, I have lunch there almost daily] told me I was                  always so happy and having a good day and I told him "Today I thought 'today's gonna suck!' and then         I said 'Nah! I'm not gonna let it suck!' Then it was super awesome." And that's pretty much how I do              it!

Now I get to tag my favorite new bloggers and ask them 11 questions. Woo hoo!!
Go check out these lovely ladies:
My Random Lovelies
d'Asti At Tiffany's 
Crazy Beautiful Life
Forget the Times
Faithful Footprints

All you girls have to do is write a post answering these questions :)
1. Are you an Apple or Android user? (PC or Mac? lol)
2. What is your dream concert?
3. If you had to get a tattoo, what would it be?
4. What type of car do you drive vs. your dream car?
5. Why did you start this particular blog (In case you've had other blogs)
6. What is the biggest thing you're looking forward to in 2013?
7. How have you changed in the past year?
8. Do you have any "tried and true" blogging methods?
9. Who is your blog role model?
10. What's your favorite way of communication? (social media, in person, phone, text, etc)
11. What's your dream job?

Be sure to link back so everyone can read your posts!! <3 p="">
To get to know me a little bit better, you can read these Things You Should Know, Why I Began Blogging, ABC's of Little Ol Me, and Warrior Queen Means Me.


Happy Tuesday!

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