Second Liebster Award on Blogger!

My first day on Blogger, Emie of The World According to Emie nominated me for a Liebster Award! I'm just getting around to it now (ahh sorry it's super late girl!) so here goes nothing:

The Liebster Award is a "favorite blog award", as Liebster is German for favorite. It is given to blogs with under 200 followers and is a good way to recognize small bloggers for their blogs, as well as help them gain exposure and discover other blogs to follow! I love love love this award and am so happy Emie deemed my blog worthy of it :)

Of course, we must go over the rules for me to officially accept this award:

1. Thank the blogger who nominated me (already did that - thanks again, Emie!)
2. List 11 facts about myself (ahhhh usually I am AWFUL at doing this on the spot, hopefully I can think of some good things right now!)
3. Answer the 11 questions my nominator had for me
4. Nominate other bloggers
5. Write 11 questions for them to answer

Moving on to Part 2 - 11 facts about myself. Okay, here you go:

1. I am afraid of seaweed. No idea why, I think it's just the whole part about not being able to see that far under a lake (where the seaweed I've encountered has been) and then feeling it creep up on my leg...ahh it freaks me out just thinking about it! Gross gross gross
2. I'm naturally a messy person, and I'm really trying to work on that now that I've moved into a nice apartment. I want to stress that I am not dirty, just messy. In other words, there may be my clothes lying all around my room, but I don't leave food out or anything. It's something I'm really trying to get better at though!
3. I drink all things very quickly. No idea why, it's been something that has happened since I was little. Apparently I was drinking from a sippy cup at a young age because the liquid could get into my mouth faster than a bottle, etc. Kinda a problem when you combine that with alcohol and a low tolerance...#noregrets
4. I've probably watched the movie Love Actually over 15 times. Ugh I wish this wasn't true because that sounds so pathetic, but I just love the British culture that is throughout the entire film! I really want to move to London (or Australia) in a few years, so I just love watching the movie over and over because for some reason I consider it kind of experiencing British life.
5. I have a double-cartilage piercing in my right ear. I got it after retiring from swimming in college because I no longer had to worry about wearing a cap and it hurting. It looks awesome and I love it!
6. I had a MAJOR Ozzy Osbourne obsession when I was in elementary school. It only lasted probably 2 or 3 weeks, but I listened to his music NON-STOP. 
7. I believe that everything happens for a reason. No matter how bad this occurrence may be, it has led me to be who I am today, and I have learned from every experience I've had. I really like the person I'm becoming (ugh, that sounds kinda cocky but I think you know what I mean), so I appreciate everything that has happened to me thus far in my life, both good and bad.
8. I have an obsessive personality. Sometimes a good thing, other times not so much. But that is why I think blogging is PERFECT for me - there are always new blogs to discover and read! It never gets old!
9. I want a teeny tiny dog. I used to dislike animals. Not because I have anything against them, I just thought that if I wanted to spend time with anything, I would want it to be a human I can actually talk to. But now in the real world I would LOVE a tiny dog to come home to and play with! Obviously I am too poor right now, but in the future I am DEFINITELY considering it...(Also it would be a girl because they don't have a humping problem. When I come home from a long day at the office I don't want to worry about something that will not leave my leg alone!)
10. The real world really has made me appreciate everything my mom did for me growing up. I want nothing more than for her to just make me food and do my laundry for like, a week STRAIGHT! Ahh I miss being taken care of now that I'm a real person.
11. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Blogger platform so far! Very happy I made the switch :) This is great!

Okay, as if you're not annoyed with me enough from those long facts, I now have to answer the questions Emie asked me (Yes, we are moving on to Part 3, people!):

1. What did you want to be when you grew up when you were 5? Definitely a famous singer. For some reason I had an OBSESSION with wanting to be famous, but now that I see that tons of famous people are WHACK JOBS I'm so happy I'm not!
2. What is your favorite animal? Tiny dogs :)
3. What's an interesting talent that not many people know you have? I can wiggle my ears. They're actually abnormally huge, I am self-conscious about them. But I can wiggle them!
4. What color is your absolute least favorite? (Mine is orange.) PINK
5. What was the last thing you cooked? Ummm, haven't done this in awhile! Does microwaving oatmeal count?
6. What is one of your favorite hobbies? Blogging! I'm getting to be obsessed...
7. Is there a sport you wish you played, but never did? Sometimes I wish I stuck with dancing. I used to do it when I was little but then chose swimming instead. It just looks so cool when everyone is in sync and moving in such neat ways!
8. What are your favorite websites to surf? Buzzfeed - HILARIOIUS. People.com - credible celebrity news. CNN.com - because sometimes I get serious about stuff.
9. Where do you hope to be in ten years? No idea! Stay tuned...
10. What's your favorite tv show? Of all time? Friends. Currently on TV? Parks and Rec, Workaholics, and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (yes, I have pretty big guy humor when it comes to TV shows)
11. What is your favorite flower? I've never even thought about this before! Probably a rose because it's super fancy.

Part 4: It's time to nominate my favorite small blogs! YAY I LOVE THIS PART. In no particular order, my nominees are...

• http://trainingcamprookie.wordpress.com/ (have to give my blogging bffl a shout-out on my new blog now!)
• http://homesweetruby.blogspot.com/
• http://rosiemickhaiel.blogspot.com/
• http://hmmmmmaybe.blogspot.com/
• http://www.buttergirldiaries.com/
• http://aah-lifeasiknowit.blogspot.com/
• http://xobrittanymichelle.blogspot.com/
• http://allisonleighann.blogspot.com/
• http://orjustabeautifuldisaster.blogspot.com/
• http://athousandwordsbya.blogspot.com/
• http://aclassystateofgrace.blogspot.com/
• http://www.littlemaisunshine.com/

And now Part 5, my questions for my nominees:

1. What is the most important thing you want your readers to take away from your blog?
2. If you got a tattoo, what would you get, where would you get it?
3. Favorite song of all time?
4. If you could go back to any time period, what would it be?
5. What is your guiltiest pleasure? 
6. What is your favorite celebrity couple?
7. What crazy crayola crayon color best describes you?
8. If you could live in any country other than your own, where would you choose?
9. What is your favorite holiday?
10. If you had an entourage with 3 celebrities, who would they be?
11. What is one non-technological item that you could NOT live without?

Should my nominees choose to accept this award, they must answer these questions and follow these steps. I'm going to go notify them right after I post this.

Thanks again, Emie, for this award! Let's keep spreading that blog love :)

<3, Charlotte

The Liebster Award: Blogger Edition

So on my other blog, I've gotten a few of these, but this Liebster Award is SUPER special to me because it is my first on on the blogger platform!

Alex of Monster Misa nominated me for this blog! Ahhh so cool, and so so nice of her :) I could not be more thrilled. Basically, The Liebster Award the Liebster Award is a Favorite Blog Award – Liebster is German for “favorite”. It is awarded to a blog that has less than 200 followers. It’s a great way to interact with other smaller blogs and to get everyone more connected! HOW COOL! (And very necessary for me on this blog right now. My follower count is currently very pathetic and clearly I need some help with that, haha)

To formally accept this award, the nominated blogger needs to do several things:

1. Recognize the totally blogger who nominated you (Tagging their blog in this post to fully recognize what an awesome blogger they are!)
2. Write 11 things about yourself.
3. Answer the 11 questions the blogger who nominated you asked.
4. Nominate new bloggers! (WoOoOoOoOoOo!)
5. Write 11 questions of your own for the bloggers you nominate.

Okay, Part 1 has been completed - thanks again Alex! Really really appreciate it :)

Part 2, 11 things about myself. Yikes, okay here it goes:

1. I've been debating about the Wordpress vs Blogger platforms for a couple weeks now. After a loooooong consideration process, I think I'm going to go with this platform. There's just so much more opportunity for blogs to grow on here, and I LOVE the different customization options!
2. I am OBSESSED with the color pink. Seriously, my friends all think it’s ridiculous. Even looking around my newly set-up room right now, there is an overwhelming amount. I think I may have a sickness…
3. I have known that I wanted to go into advertising since my sophomore year of high school. I don’t remember what it was a commercial for, but I remember watching it and thinking “I can DEFINITELY do better than that!” So I picked advertising, and everything I have learned about it since that moment has made me more and more interested. I LOVE this industry!
4. My greatest fear is being boring (sounds pathetic but it’s true).
5. Christmas is my favorite holiday. HANDS DOWN. Even though it’s absolutely freezing, November-January 1 is my favorite time of year.
6. I have a really bad sense of style right now. Hoping that by following a lot of these fashion blogs I can learn to fix that!
7. I have a very hard time telling right from left, which has sometimes made driving and getting to places very challenging.
8. The first sip of alcohol that I EVER had was at the end of September during my freshman year of college. It was Natural Light (or natty, as we call it). I went into college a very serious swimmer, so we didn’t drink in high school. I had fun without it! I was too afraid to drink even at the beginning when I first started college, but then curiosity got the best of me. My friends today call me “the biggest college success story”. Haha, yikes!
9. I experience an unreal amount of anxiety when I am running late. I am an incredibly easy-going person and don’t stress out about a lot of things, but if I am running late, I lose it! (I think it may be because my mom is a very on-time person, I get it from her)
10. One day I want to move to either London or Australia – two of the coolest cultures that speak English (since I know no other languages).
11. I'm very excited to see what happens in my transition to the blogger platform! Very optimistic about the new opportunities that are here. And so happy that I was nominated for this award so early in the transition process :)

Okay, now that you know those 11 things about me, on to Part 3 - answering Alex's questions!

1. Who is your favorite designer and why? Ahhhh this is what shows when I say I am TERRIBLE at fashion. I'm gonna go with Michael Kors just because I do love all his stuff, and it's semi-affordable if I want to save up for it!
2. What are your best tips for saving money on purchases? If you are questioning it in the store, just don't buy it - when it's new is when it is most appealing to you. If you don't like it at first, you aren't gonna like it when you get it home, and then you won't wear it and will have wasted your money!
3. On your perfect day, what do you do? Hmmmmm, probably wake up (not hungover!) and go to brunch with friends. Then spend the day shopping or lying around on the beach. Go to a nice dinner, then go out for the night!
4. What is your favorite food? Bagels - so lucky I'm in NYC for that very reason!
5. Whats that one fashion item you would love to afford but currently cannot? No idea. Probably a nice dress - I LOVE DRESSES!
6. What trend are you most excited about this fall? I've been hearing a lot about the Cat eye sunglasses, so probably those!
7. Whats your favorite magazine? Cosmo.
8. Favorite item in your closet currently? This little red dress I have that I wear out. I just have so much confidence when I'm in it!
9. Name 3 words that describe you. Happy, outgoing, determined
10. What is your favorite food? Another one?! At this rate I'm so poor I'll eat anything that's free :)
11. Why did you choose to start a blog? I wanted to document my first year out of school in NYC. But now that I've been doing it a few months and have switched to this platform, I want to try to grow my audience and learn from what others are doing!

YAYY it's Part 4 time. This is where I nominate other small blogs for the award! And the nominees (in no particular order) are...

• http://shorelifeofm.blogspot.com/
• http://laurathinksabout.blogspot.com/
• http://bloomingbooboo.blogspot.com/
• http://subtlecoral.blogspot.com/
• http://fivetwocertified.blogspot.com/
• http://realisticallylovely.blogspot.com/
• http://thechroniclesofs.blogspot.com/
• http://ring-a-roundarosey.blogspot.com/

Congrats to all the nominees - you guys totally deserve this award and I cannot wait to let you know you have been nominated!!

Now I have to write some questions for my nominees to answer (Part 5). Here they are:

1. If you could go back in time to any time period, when would it be and why?
2. What is your biggest fear?
3. What do you think is your best personal trait?
4. Hot or cold weather?
5. Favorite food?
6. Who is your current celebrity crush?
7. What is the main philosophy by which you live your life?
8. If you could be any animal, what would you be and why?
9. What is your favorite movie genre?
10. What is your weirdest talent? (We all have one – don’t be shy!)
11. What is your favorite part about blogging?

Okay, now I'm off to tell these bloggers about their nominations! 

Thanks again, Alex, for this award :) I love love love your blog and am so honored you chose me.

Here's to spreading the small blog love, and to The Liebster Award, of course!

<3, Charlotte

The Liebster Award: Third Edition

Woah, I am INCREDIBLY late in this, but I am finally getting around to my Liebster Awards that two incredible bloggers have nominated me for! I know that this is supposed to be for blogs with 200 followers or less, but I feel like it can't hurt to share other smaller blogs that I really like, and hopefully you guys won't mind learning a few things about me in the process, too :)

This post is the nomination from Aimee of stilestilo. First of all, THANK YOU SO MUCH! Seriously I am so honored that you deemed my blog worthy of this. So happy that we are blogging buddies, too!

For those of you that don't know, the Liebster Award is a Favorite Blog Award – Liebster is German for “favorite”. It is awarded to a blog that has less than 200 followers. It’s a fabulous way to interact with other smaller blogs and to help them get discovered. Everyone can help each other grow their blogs and awareness in the blogging world. I love this award!!

To accept this award, I must do several things:

1. Link back and recognize the blogger who nominated me.


2. Answer the 10 questions that have been given to me by the nominator.


3. Nominate 10 other bloggers for this award - they must have less than 200 followers!


4. Create 10 questions for my nominees to answer.


5. Let my nominees know they have been nominated by going to their blog and notifying them. (<--That is my favorite part BY FAR!)

Okay, so Part 1 has been done in the first part of this post. But one more time, THANKS SO MUCH AIMEE (seriously, check out her blog, it rocks!)!!!

On to Part 2. It's question timeeee!

1. What is your favorite designer? Woah, okay I am very not picky when it comes to clothes and designers, but I would probably have to say Michael Kors.


2. Why is he/she your favorite designer? All of his products are great! And not too too expensive so I can afford some :)


3. If you could chose any city to live in, which one would it be? New York!! I love it here. Everyone should visit at least once in their lifetime.


4. What language would you like to speak? I'm pretty content with English, but I think it would be really cool to know Italian.


5. Who is the most important person in your life? I wouldn't say only 1 person is the most important, but my family and friends are definitely all super important to me. I have no idea what I would do without them.


6. Why did you start blogging? I originally started this blog to document my first year outside of college and struggling to make a living in NYC, but now I am going to keep doing it longer! I LOVE blogging!!


7. Do you rather wear heels or flats? It depends, I love heels but I tend to go for guys that are near my height (I just feel like they are nicer and have better personalities), so in that case, flats all the way!


8. What sport do you like the most? To watch? Football. To do? Swimming.


9. What do you think about the new issue on the latest Vogue: About Cat eye Sunglasses? (good trend?) Haven't heard about this, but I like really big sunglasses. I may have to give the Cat eye a try though!


10. What do you think about my blog? I LOVE IT!

Time for Part 3! Nominating 10 blogs for the award! YAY, okay these are my nominees in no particular order:

• http://imthelittlemissfit.wordpress.com/


• http://stephanieisms.wordpress.com/


• http://importantramblings.wordpress.com/


• http://talesfrommystudio.wordpress.com/


• http://thecommonmap.com/


• http://everyroadleadssomewhere.com/


• http://thebeautyofdecisions.wordpress.com/


• http://katiecharlotteblogs.wordpress.com/


• http://thefreckledgirlblog.wordpress.com/


• http://misscourtneysblog.wordpress.com/

Check them all out when you get a chance - they are such talented bloggers and I really enjoy reading each and every one of them :)

Part 4 - my questions!

1. If you could go back in time to any time period, when would it be and why?


2. What is your biggest fear?


3. What do you think is your best personal trait?


4. Hot or cold weather?


5. Favorite food?


6. Who is your current celebrity crush?


7. What is the main philosophy by which you live your life?


8. If you could be any animal, what would you be and why?


9. What is your favorite movie genre?


10. What is your favorite part about blogging?

Part 5 will be me alerting all my nominees! They will then have to do all the steps I did and then the Liebster Award will officially be theirs :)

Keep spreading the love, everyone! I have another one of these I need to do, so I'll be able to tell you guys about even more blogs!

<3, Charlotte

Bloglovin part 2

Okay, I've done this before on my other site, but I need to set Bloglovin up for this blog now. So I need to put this ridiculous looking link in a post (see below). Bloglovin is awesome because it allows you to follow blogs from different platforms and get all blog updates in the same place! I really reallyyy like it!

Show me a little (blog)love?

<a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/10290096/?claim=akamwxhjj2j">Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a>

<3, Charlotte

The Very Inspiring Blogger Award

Ohmygosh! So Zee of Catching Zees nominated me for The Very Inspiring Blogger Award! This is suchh a huge honor - I really don't consider my NYC life to be very inspiring, but I am so incredibly happy to have been nominated for this award!

I accept!

Now, when I did this for the Liebster Award, I wrote a little about what the award is for. From a quick online search, I really can't find anything, but the picture for it has the tagline "Keeping the blogisphere a beautiful place". WOAH, awesome! Hopefully I can continue to keep providing this blogging beauty in the future :)

The rules for accepting the award are as follows:

1. Announce your win with a post and link to whoever presented you with the award.
2. Display the award certificate on your website.
3. Present 15 awards to deserving bloggers.
4. Drop them a comment to tip them off after you have linked them in the post.
5. Post 7 interesting things about yourself.

Oh my goodness these process are always so complicated! Here goes nothing...

Part 1 - display the award on my blog. CHECK! (Sidenote: I actually did this before writing this post. Got too ahead of myself!)

For part 2 I have to write this post and link whoever presented me with the Very Inspiring Blogger Award. As you can see from my jillion tags in the first paragraph, done! Thanks, again Zee!! (Just did it another time! Tee hee)

Okay, part 3 time. Here is where I present 15 bloggers with the award. My choices in no particular order are:

• http://cheerdummy.com/


• http://sassandbalderdash.com/


• http://trainingcamprookie.wordpress.com/


• http://twentysomethinganecdotes.wordpress.com/


• http://jessiebearwhatwillyou.wordpress.com/


• http://thereporterandthegirl.com/


• http://jibberyjab.wordpress.com/


• http://littlemissfit.wordpress.com/


• http://newyorkcliche.com/


• http://gina4star.wordpress.com/


• http://projectlighttolife.wordpress.com/


• http://inaworldofbees.com/


• http://kuuleilani.wordpress.com/


• http://ballardtobrooklyn.com/


• http://itsjustnora.wordpress.com/

All these wonderful bloggers truly inspire me, and I always enjoy reading and moseying around their sites! Check them out!

Part 4 definitely seems like it will be the most work (but it's the most fun!) - I have to comment on their sites and let them know that I've nominated them for this award! YAY BLOG LOVE :)

Finally, part 5 requires that I write 7 things about myself. Oh boy, I am so bad at doing this on the spot!

1. I honestly didn't expect to like blogging as much as I do. I originally made this blog to just document my life in NYC. I wanted to be able to look back one day and remember all the crazy things that happened when I moved here. But recently, I've become invested in other bloggers' stories and lives - it's so cool to see what other people are up to. This sounds so cheesy, but everyone out there that I've seen has inspired me to be my best possible self. I love the blogging community and am probably going to be pursuing this for more than one year (which is what I originally intended)!


2. I am currently looking for an apartment and it sucks. I've recently written about this a lot. But it is a major thing going on in my life right now so it should probably be included in these 7 points! It is so hard!!


3. I danced so much when I was out last night that I am so sore today. Fact - I love having solo dance parties. After me and the girls went to late dinner/drinks, we went to a couple bars. So much fun! Except I'm definitely paying for that today with this soreness!


4. We have a work party on a 4 story yacht this week and I am so excited for it! No explanation necessary for this one.


5. I miss college so much. There are parts of the real world that I like so much better than college. Being in NYC is amazing and I love my job, but no one warns you how tiring the real world is. Doing everything for yourself is so rough, and it sucks to not get any naps during the day. Also, I miss being so close to all my friends - I used to hang at my guy friends' house every night and now I haven't seen them in months. There's definitely a huge adjustment phase when entering the real world, and I'm still in the thick of it.


6. I need to step up my workout game. I've joined that adult swim team, but looking for apartments has prevented me from doing it on a consistent basis. Once that's done I will be there in full force!!


7. I once auditioned to be on the Real World. My audition got kinda messed up - long story for another post I'm sure - but it was definitely an interesting experience. There are a lot of weirdos out there!

Okay, I think that's it! Now it's time to let my nominees know that I have put them up for this award!

Happy blogging, everyone!

<3, Charlotte