Thank you to my friend at Witchy Rambles for nominating me for the Very Inspiring Blogger award!

So the rules…

• Display the award certificate on your blog.
• Announce your win with a post and include a link to whoever presented your award.
• Present seven awards to deserving bloggers. Create a post linking to them and drop them a comment to tip them off.
• Post seven interesting facts about yourself.

The seven bloggers who I am passing the award onto are:

Not-Tidy – life’s not tidy. neither is she.  But, she is my most amazing sister.

Mad Passions – wife. mommy. bunny snuggler. green tea drinker. crafter. reader. hopeful.  And, my good friend Melanie.

Rediscovering my passion – My friend Cate, discovering her new home of London.

jilliankermani – love her poetry

The Little Farmhouse – another friend embarking on homesteading adventures

Caitlin Moran – I just finished How to Be a Woman; highly recommend!!

Brene Brown Ordinary Courage – her research (and some hard work on my own) changed my life; I sometimes makes mistakes but I am not a mistake!

Okay, those last two blogs might not respond to their award but they are my favs, so there you go!!

Seven random things about me are:

1. I used to sing in a band called Chalice and Blade.  Someone made a video out of one of our songs and it has over 475,000 views!
2. I do an environment segment as Ecopriestess on my friend’s pagan podcast – the Wigglian Way by Sparrow and Mojo.  Ecopriestess is launching her own blog this week.
3. I was an unnatural blonde for 20 years. Last year I did a bunch work with an image consultant. One result was a switch back to my natural brunette and I love it. The main result of the image consulting – having the confidence to truly let my natural self be seen.
4. I use essential oils for my beauty and cleaning products. And, I sell them, too. Sometimes do home parties. I never sell very much but I love to share how great aromatherapy and essential oils are. How you don’t have to buy expensive and toxic cleaners and cleansers.
5. I was a lifeguard and I love the water. The ocean, the rivers, lakes, the rain. I am so lucky to live near the ocean. And, I love living  in a rainforest and I love the big trees, the puddles, the moist air, the soft rain and the rain that lashes against the windows. I love the beach and the waves, and I love it most in the rain.
6. I love taking pictures and, thanks to Instagram and Facebook, am now sharing them. Three of my pictures were recently published in Thumbnail Press.
7. I love glass art have recently started to make my own glass beads, pendants and small sculptures.