I am honored to be nominated for a Sunshine Award. Blogger, principal, runner, ad cab caller extraordinaire Ben Gilpin…@benjamingilpin nominated my blog for the Sunshine award. I was lucky enough to meet Ben (albeit ever so briefly) at ISTE this year. I am motivated by his weekly memo to his staff that he shares on his blog each and have even modeled ours to his style. Thanks, Ben! 🙂
Sunshine Award! This is how it goes. . .
The Sunshine award gives others an opportunity to learn more about me as a blogger and then, in turn, I will send sunshine the way of 11 other amazing bloggers for you to get to know!
Here are the rules listed by Ben on her blog:
Here are the rules listed by Ben on her blog:
- Acknowledge the nominating blogger.
- Share 11 random facts about yourself.
- Answer the 11 questions the nominating blogger has created for you.
- List 11 bloggers. They should be bloggers you believe deserve some recognition and a little blogging love!
- Post 11 questions for the bloggers you nominate to answer and let all the bloggers know they have been nominated. (You cannot nominate the blogger who nominated you.)
11 Random Facts about me…
- I am obsessed with fuzzy socks and put them on as soon as I walk in the door each day, even when its 110 degrees outside.
- We don’t have cable. Which drives me CRAZY. 🙂
- I’ve been to multiple games for all four major sports franchises here in Dallas.
- When I was in the first grade I wished on my birthday for a baby brother…and got one! He’s one of bestest friends…and was even my maid of honor.
- My big girls initials are “TD” which, literally, was for touch down.
- My Master’s Degree is in Technology and Curriculum, and I went back for an admin certification.
- I am speed reader and have been known to finish two books in a day..on a good day. 🙂
- I am deathly afraid of snakes. Like panic attack afraid.
- If I get my Doctorate I would love for it to be in some asinine aspect of Women’s Studies.
- I can throw a football REALLY well. Like…really well. And a baseball too, in fact I was captain of my softball team in high school.
- I am not a big sweets eater…but love me some fritos and bean dip! 😉
Now For Ben’s Questions:
1. Do you prefer to shop in stores or online? I love thrift store shopping. It’s makes me REALLY happy to tell you how little I paid for each outfit…and I don’t usually wear an outfit more than once a season. (Sigh…I know, I know…)
2. How many pairs of shoes do you own? over 75. Stop judging!
3. What is your favorite type of music? Favorite band or song? Love country music. Love dancing to country music. I mostly listen to sports radio though, 🙂
4. Cats or Dogs? Why… Dogs. Because I think cats try yp kill you when you sleep. I’m just saying.
5. What is your typical bedtime? By 10-10:30…which is a new thing for me! Used to be by 9, gulp.
6. Favorite twitter chat? #cpchat
7. Democrat/Republican/Other? Apolitical. Pluh.
8. Best place you ever vacationed? We looooove Lake Murray as a family. As a grown up, anywhere there’s sun and sand.
9. Best book you’ve read in 2013? The Paris Wife.
10. Favorite television show when you were growing up? Alias.
11. What is one thing you never/rarely share that you are exceptionally proud of? Hmmm….I am extremely sensitive. Almost to a fault…but I am learning to appreciate and respect that I react/act a certain way because that is who I am and it should be an embraced quality, not one that I should be embarrassed or ashamed of. It doesn’t reflect on my professionalism or abilities…
Yea! My turn! I have to nominate 11 other bloggers, 🙂 whom I am SURE will love me for it!
1. Melinda Miller (@mmiller7571)
2. Amanda Dykes (@amandacdykes)
3. Jessica Johnson (@principalj)
4. Jon Samulson (@ipadsammy)
5. Matt Gomez (@mattBgomez)
6. Daisy Dyer Duerr (@DaisyDyerDuerr)
7. Leah Whitford (@leah_whit)
8. Hal Roberts (@HalLRoberts)
9. Jamie Vandergrift (@JaimeVanderG)
10. Aimee Bartiss (@aimeegbartiss)
11. Todd Neselony (@techninjatodd)
My questions for you are the same ones I was given above. 🙂
Even if you don’t all participate, please know you’re all a lil’ray of sunshine in my world and I’m thankful you’re in my PLN! Part of being a “leader” is being approachable and someone that you can “relate” too and that is what my PLN teaches me each and every day.
sunshiny & sensitive,
Amber
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