Happy Grilled Cheese Day!

A few weeks ago I made this grilled cheese sandwich from a recipe I found on Pinterest. Since today is National Grilled Cheese Day (giggle),  I couldn’t resist posting a yummy grilled cheese! Below is the link to the original recipe from the Bob & Carlene Deutscher's Kitchen. Enjoy and Happy Grilled Cheese Day! 

http://bsinthekitchen.com/beet-arugula-goat-cheese-grilled-cheese/#

Nominated For...

Huge thanks go out to Jessica at cosdesign for nominating me for a Liebster Award.  I really enjoyed getting to know her better when she was nominated and I’m honored that she was interested in learning more about me.

The Liebster award works like this: bloggers nominate other up and coming bloggers that have 200 or less followers. Liebster means ‘favorite’ or ‘dearest’ in German. The award is given with two goals in mind; first to learn more about the nominated blogger and second to showcase exceptional blogs.

If you are nominated, you have to follow the rules below and nominate 11 more exceptional blogs to keep the fun going!!”  What a fun way to network and expand the blogging community!

Here are the rules for nominees:

1. List 11 facts about yourself.
2. Answer the 11 questions given to you.
3. Create 11 new questions for the bloggers you nominate for the award.
4. Choose 11 bloggers with 200 or less followers to nominate.
5. Go to each bloggers page and let them know about the award.
6. Thank the person who nominated you and link back to their blog.

Ok…let’s do this.  This will probably be more information than you’ve ever wanted to know about me.

11 Facts about me!

1. I was born in Gary, Indiana; home to the Jackson Five and the title of a memorable tune in the 1962 film The Music Man.
2. I need to have a plan, if I don’t have a plan I get a little twitchy. My profession (day job) is Project Manager; it fits right in with always needing a plan.
3. I have a large collection of vintage salt and pepper shakers that I inherited from my Grandmother; my favorite is a pair of Flamingos.
4. I like to entertain; having friends over for a movie night, cookout, or dinner is so much fun. We also host a Christmas in January dinner party every year; it’s a lot easier getting everyone together in January than during the Holidays.
5. I just resigned from a job that I’d had for 30 years; I’m ready for a change.
6. I love camping. I’ve camped all over the southeast and in southern California.
7. I enjoy gardening; digging in the dirt is how I relax and clear my head.
8. I make glass beads using a technique called Lampwork.
9. I love Renaissance festivals and have traveled to attend several in other states.
10. My guilty pleasure is ice cream (in a cup)…no cones for me, it’s too messy.
11. I’m six foot tall in my stocking feet.

11 Questions from Jessica for me:

1.       What is your favorite holiday? Why? > Halloween is my favorite because it is a low stress holiday for me.  No family obligations, no decisions on whose house we must visit or hurt feelings when we just can’t be everywhere at once. Also, I love to create costumes. I’ve been sewing my own costumes since I was 12 years old. 

2.      Do you like sports? If so, which sports do you like to watch/play? > I’m not into sports, but occasionally I go to a Braves Game to support my hometown team.

3.      What is your favorite dessert? > Bananas Foster with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

4.      Do you have any pets? If so, what kind and how many? >  At the moment I have no pets, my elderly cat Beau passed away recently. I’d love to adopt a dog after we move this summer. 

5.      What TV shows are you watching? > Game of Thrones, Downton Abby, Project Runway, and Modern Family I love camping. I’ve camped all over the southeast and in southern California.

6.      Who is your favorite author? > JK Rowling – Love the Harry Potter Series.

7.      Are you a morning person or a night person? > Morning – I have the most energy in the AM so I tackle the big jobs then.

8.      Have you ever traveled outside of the country you live? > If so, where?  I’ve been to many Caribbean Islands, St Lucia was a favorite. I’ve traveled to many cities in Mexico; Bucerias on the Pacific coast was wonderful. I’ve traveled all over Europe, Greece is my favorite country and the Island of Santorini is the most romantic place I have ever been; even more romantic than Paris. I’ve also traveled extensively in Canada, British Columbia is my favorite region.

9.      What is your favorite way to pass the time? > Reading, I carry my Nook in my purse so I can read whenever I need to pass the time. I also enjoy several computer games.

10.   Do you have any siblings? If so, how many? > I have one sister – Jennifer.  She lives in Indiana, is married, and has two teen age daughters.

11.    What is one of your favorite songs? > I have two favorites: The Prayer sung by Andrea Bocelli, and Someone Like You sung by Van Morrison.

My 11 nominees are: (Check them out, they are great bloggers)

1.       The Vintage Chateau

2.      Love 2 Upcycle

3.      Shabby Redo for You!

4.      It’s our Pinteresting Life

5.      A Half-Baked Notion

6.      Fire Phoenix Creations

7.      Modern Nature Studio

8.      Kylie Parry Studios

9.      Boo Beads

10.   A Well Fed Life

11.    Ellies Bijoux

Questions for my 11 nominated bloggers:

1.       Where is your favorite place to go? (could be a holiday/vacation destination, a room in your house…anywhere)

2.      If you were stranded on a desert island, which three celebrities would you choose to be stranded with you? Why?

3.      What is the one book that you could read 100 times and still enjoy?

4.      What is your biggest pet peeve?

5.      What is your dream job?

6.      If there was a fire and you could only grab one thing what would it be?

7.      Share something that you’ve learned recently?

8.      What type of blogs do you like to follow?

9.      What is one thing you have always wanted to try (or learn how to do)?

10.   What advice would you give a new writer/blogger?

11.    What topic should I blog about next? It can be anything you enjoy reading about…

I’m moving to Bloglovin'….

I recently learned that Google Reader will no longer exist after June 30th. I knew that I didn’t want to wait until the last minute, so I started searching for a new reader this week. The first one I tried seems to be the best. I’ve been using Bloglovin for the past few days and the process of moving things over was so easy and I plan on sticking with it.

If you are interested in giving Bloglovin a try, follow these easy steps:

1. Create a Bloglovin account at http://bloglovin.com
2. Click on the arrow to the right of your profile name and choose “Settings”.
3. Scroll down and click the “Import Blogs” button.
4. Choose “Google Reader” on the next page.
5. Sit back and relax while all of your blogs are imported. If you have a large amount of subscriptions it will take several minutes.

Pretty easy right?

TIPS:

Once you have your blogs imported you can click on “Following” right above your list of feeds and create groups to arrange your blog feeds by category. I love this option so I can look at specific categories without scrolling through all my favorites.

You can also get the code for a nifty button to use in your sidebar or at the end of your blog posts.  The button looks like this … may as well click on it now and add me :)

Be sure to click on the HELP page to read how to “Claim your Blog” and answer any other questions you may have.

See you on Bloglovin’

Lori in Atlanta