Cute blog award

This week I was nominated for a cute blog award by Charlie from Hey Charlie - thank you so much lovely!  She is a fellow stationery addict and Filofax fan so if you haven't found her blog yet please pop by and check it out.

The rules of the award are: 

• Thank the person that nominates you
• Answer the following questions
• Tell your readers something new about you
• Nominate your own favourite blogs!

1. What is your “go to” brand of make up? I don't wear make up every day but I do love Benefit.
2. What is your favourite fashion trend? Yellow is supposed to be a big thing for this spring and it is such a happy colour.  I think it would be a nice pop of colour for accessories. 
3. What is your favourite dessert? Ben and Jerry's Peanut Butter Cup ice cream.
4. What is your favourite colour? Teal
5. What is your middle name? Jayne, I never really liked it.
6. What is the last song you listened to? Taylor Swift - Blank Space, my daughters have been listening to it on repeat this week!
7. Dogs or cats? Don't make me choose between my fur babies, I have a cat, two dogs and a bunny!

Now something you all don’t know about me...

Ohhh that's quite hard!  I feel like I tell you things about myself all the time!  Ok, I nearly lost the sight in my left eye about five years ago and now I can't wear contact lenses anymore. 

My nominations for the cute blog award:

Becks from Just Keep Pinning
Michelle from Spotted Rose

Thanks again for the nomination Charlie!

Very inspiring blogger award

Lucy from Wonderland has given me a Very Inspiring Blogger Award! Thank you so much Lucy! 

The rules are I have to tell you seven things about myself and then pass the award onto other bloggers who inspire me.

1) I'm addicted to Instagram

2) If I could play any instrument I would choose the drums

3) I have strict rules about toast, white toast must be buttered once cold and brown toast when hot.

4) I'm only 5ft 3" tall

5) I prefer Facebook to Twitter so I must be old

6) I've been married to my best friend for the past ten years

7) I am already getting excited about Christmas 

The blogs I would like to pass this award onto are:

1) Nevermind Suzi

2) My Purpley Life

3) My Written Paper Word

4) Little Red Moose

5) Spotted Rose

A big thank you!

I was completely surprised on Thursday to discover I had been nominated for not one but two Philofaxy awards!

1st award nomination 

2nd award nomination

I am up for the Best New Filofax Blogger and the Best All Rounder.  I just wanted to say thank you to whoever took the time to nominate me for these awards, it really means so much to me.  I started my blog six months ago and discovered this amazing community of people who feel the same way I do about planning, Filofaxes and stationery.  It's lovely to know people who get excited about binders and post it notes etc and I have made some fantastic new friends. 
If you haven't voted yet please take a look here and choose your winners.  You still have a week to do it.  I won't stand here waving a flag and shouting through a megaphone "pick me, pick me" because I'm up against some of my favourite bloggers but if you read the nominations and want to vote for me that would be pretty great! 

Thanks again and I will be posting my weekly pages tomorrow.  Have a great weekend!

Nominated for a Liebster Blog Award - Eeeeek!

I have been nominated for a Liebster Award by www.mypurpleylife.com!  It has really made my day so thank you Jennifer!

The Liebster Award is given to up and coming bloggers who have less than 200 followers.  Here are the rules for receiving this award:

1. Each person must post 11 things about themselves.
2. Answer the questions that the tagger set for you plus create 11 questions for the people you've tagged to answer.
3. Choose 11 people and link them in your post.
4. Go to their page and tell them.
5. No tag backs!

My 11 facts about me:
1. I love reading murder mystery novels. 
2. I went to school with someone famous.
3. I got married in Jamaica. 
4. I like tea more than coffee.
5. I over think things.
6. I like to believe there could be fairies at the bottom of the garden.
7. Labyrinth is one of my favourite films.
8. I feel at peace when I am by the sea.
9. My ideal job would be a private investigator. 
10. I haven't passed my driving test (I have failed twice).
11. I love taking photos.

These are the questions asked by www.mypurpleylife.com and my answers:

1. If you were stuck on a desert island and could only eat one thing, what would it be?
Nectarines (I don't like the fuzz on peaches).
2. If you were a colour, what would it be?
Blue.
3. If you were an actor/actress, who would you be?
Lauren Bacall maybe? Definitely one of the classic actresses anyway.
4. Who is your favourite singer/band?
The Beatles
5. What musical instrument do you wish you could play?
The drums.
6. What are your favourite pizza toppings
Cheese and tomato.
7. What is your favourite quote/saying?
"This must be Thursday," said Arthur to himself, sinking low over his beer.  "I never could get the hang of Thursdays." - Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (I feel the same way about Sundays!).
8. What is your favourite season (Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall)?
Winter.
9. What colour is your car?
Red
10. Where would your dream house be?
Somewhere by the sea
11. What is your favourite scent?
Smoked apple and vanilla by Moonalisa

Here are my questions for my nominees:
1. Do you have a secret talent?
2. What is the funniest lie you have ever told or heard?
3. Are you a dog or a cat person?
4. What is your ideal Saturday afternoon?
5. Heels or flats?
6. What made you start your blog?
7. Do you have any tattoos?
8. What is the most expensive thing you have ever brought?
9. Would you like to happen this time next year?
10. What is your favourite flavour of crisps (or chips)?
11. What is your best memory from school?

These are the blogs I've nominated:
1. http://meandmycrazyobsessions.blogspot.co.uk/
2. http://rustybrains.blogspot.co.uk/
3. http://beccabooandboo.blogspot.co.uk/
4. http://filofaxlove.wordpress.com/
5. http://mzellesworld.blogspot.co.uk/
 6. http://vanillafolders.wordpress.com/
7. http://jesuisenfrance2012.blogspot.co.uk/
8. http://notsoboringbeth.blogspot.co.uk
9. http://myfiloworld.com/
10. http://arcit.blogspot.co.uk
11. http://sweetdreamsbeauty.blogspot.co.uk/