I have been nominated by Cherryl of Cherrylynn for another Sunshine Blogger Award.
Thank you Cherryl
What is the Sunshine Blogger Award? 🔆
“The Blogosphere community holds several awards that bloggers use to nominate a blog in appreciation for its creative, inspiring, or motivational content.”
“The award also helps other bloggers receive recognition and free exposure for their blogs.”
Award’s Rules 🌻
There are some basic rules to follow if you decide to participate:
- Thank the blogger who nominated you and link their blog so everyone can visit.
- Answer the 11 questions asked by the blogger who nominated you.
- Nominate 11 other bloggers and ask them 11 new questions.
- Notify the nominees by commenting on their blog post.
- List the rules and display the Award logo on your blog post.
Cherryl’s Questions 🌻🔆
Question 1 What inspired you to start blogging?
The desire to write and be published.
Question 2 Have you inspired anyone you know to start a blog?
I can proudly say that I have. A dear friend downloaded the WordPress app just to read my blog posts. She then proceeded to launch her own blog and discovered what a talented writer she is. Her blog is now far more popular than mine.
Question 3 What has been your biggest blogging learning curve this year?
I don’t exactly know how you mean learning curve but I have realised that short posts with pictures and posts written in response to writing prompts do far better than long form content.
Question 4 Where do you see your blog in five years time?
Hmmmm. I would like to see it as an interesting place with a lot of variety and that enables me to make a little money too.
Question 5 Do you blog/write full time for a living – as a main profession – if so, what was the main turning point?
No. My blog is just a hobby as I can’t spend as much time on it as I would like. I would love to turn it into a full time career given the time and the oppurtunity.
Question 6 Tell us your biggest pet peeve about bloggers?
I don’t have a pet peeve about bloggers. My pet peeve is about “spammers”. I really hate it when my spam folder gets choked up and I have to delete spam comments one by one. I don’t know why this keeps happening even though I have Akismet, the anti spam software.
Question 7 What is the biggest tip you would give to bloggers trying to become ‘more successful’ bloggers?
Post frequently and consistently.
Question 8 Have you had any of your writing published by a magazine or newspaper etc editor – is so, please share a some links if you can, I’d love to read them?
I free lanced for a newspaper for a few months but this was 25 years ago. Unfortunately there were no links back then. Recently, an article I wrote was published in a newspaper but I don’t have the link. I will try to find it.
Question 9 Do you have any experiences of solo travel?
I have travelled to various cities in my own country for work. I don’t know if you would call that travelling per se. The tourist kind of travel abroad and at home I have always done with my family.
Question 10 Describe your most memorable travel experience and reasons why?
My most memorable travel experience is a week I spent in London. Why? I don’t think anyone who has spent some time there needs to ask. London is London.
Question 11 What has been your most disappointing travel experience and why?
I am afraid I can’t answer this one honestly. I like to travel so much that even a less than memorable trip seems fun to me.

Congratulations
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Thank you so much.
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You’re welcome
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Congratulations and thank you for the nomination but I don’t do the awards anymore because lack of time 🤪 However, very appreciated! I’m really grateful!
Wish in 5 years, your blog will be exactly where you wish for 😉
Happy blogging 😉🌺🌺
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Congratulations.
Much much love from this side.
Wishing you more wins 👑
# Smiles
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Thank you so much for the congratulations and good wishes.
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Thank you so much for the kind wishes and for reading this post.
No worries if you are “award free”
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Oh
You nominated me?! 🤗
Wow!!!
I really didn’t understand
that part of it when I first
saw it.
I plan to prepare a post on
that Doc.
Thanks for the nomination ♥️♥️♥️♥️
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You’re most welcome.
I look forward to reading your answers to the questions. 🎀
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No problems Doc.
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Congratulations Tanya on this very well deserved award. Thanks a lot for the nomination. Will be doing the post on it soon.
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Thank you so much.
You helped me get here.
I have also mentioned you in my answers though not by name.
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I know. Thanks a lot!
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A pleasure always.
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😍🌷
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Congratulations on this award
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Thank you so much.
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Congratulations Tanya…..!!!
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Thank you so much Riya.
And thanks for following and liking my blog.
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It’s my pleasure to follow such a great blogger like you….
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Awww
That is so sweet. 🤗😄🤗
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Congratulations Tanya! I think it’s really cool you got to freelance for a newspaper. That seems like a rewarding experience
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It definitely was. But I had to give it up as it was the beginning of my medical career so I couldnt give it much time.
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Hey Tanya – congratulations on receiving The SBA 🙂 Well deserved.
Also thank you for your gifting of the award to me also, l will try to attend to that soon.
Again well done 🙂
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Thank you so much.
I look forward to your answers.
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Pleasure, l’ll do my best 🙂
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Hi! Thanks for the nomination! Here’s my response:
http://sparksfromacombustiblemind.com/2019/08/17/let-the-sun-shine-in/
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You are most welcome Melanie.
And thanks for the prompt response.
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Congratulations!!! 🎊
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Thank you so much 🎁
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Here we go Tanya, again, many thanks 🙂
https://aguycalledbloke.blog/2019/09/04/sunshine-blogger-award-7/
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Thank you for accepting this gift and taking the time to amswer my questions at length.
I think you could make this blogging advice into a separate post so that maybe more people benefit from it.
I always felt the same as you do about social media and therefore feel most reassured by your opinion.
But I would like you to expand a little on making omes content more edgy.
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Hey Tanya, it was a pleasure, and many thanks for the questions – they made me think a bit more deeply and therefore warranted a quality response.
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I am so glad 🎀
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A pleasure always !
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Thank you for accepting the nomination – your answers are very clear and insightful – I enjoyed reading them 🤗
I have the Akismet protection on my blog comments too – and never get any spam (it blocks spam comments and sets the aside – not visible in my published comments) – I don’t moderate comments either, so I don’t have to sift through manually- maybe that’s why??? 🧐
I wish you all the best in achieving your blogging goals – like you, I would like to spend more time on blogging but my time is committed to other things at the moment – hopefully one day the blog (or other writing) might tip the scales!
Happy blogging
Best
Cherrylynn 😊x
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Thank you for the opportunity to share my views and aspirations.
I have Akismet too but some spam manages to escape it
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You’re very welcome indeed – your blog content never dissapoints 🤗 Might be worth getting in touch with WordPress about the spam if it gets to be too much of a nuisance.
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What a nice thing to say Cherryl.
You ve made my day. 😍
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