Sunshine Blogger Award

Earlier this week, I was lucky enough to be given the Sunshine Blogger Award by a fellow blogger, Sheila Tagaro, a.k.a. The Solo Tripper. (Newbie love - woop woop!) 


The Sunshine Blogger Award is an award given to bloggers, by bloggers, "who are creative, inspiring and bringers of sunshine into the lives of their readers". (who...me??) I am so new to blogging that I didn't know what this award, or really any blog awards, were. So I am very gracious that Sheila voted me as one of the winners!

Sheila is the writer of The Solo Tripper, a blog combining her love for writing and traveling. Her blog contains experiences from traveling alone, discoveries she's made along the way, stories of strangers she's met, destination guides, and even some travel tips. Check out her website for some cool stories and stunning pictures of adventures we can all be jealous of. Thank you, Sheila, for nominating me!😁

The Sunshine Blogger Award is a 'share-the-love' kind of award, so as a winner, I get to nominate 11 other winners! Rules of the nominees include:

  1. The nominees should thank the blogger who nominated them and link back to their blog.
  2. The nominees should answer the 11 questions asked by the blogger who nominated them.
  3. The nominees should nominate 11 other blogs and give them 11 new questions to answer. They should also notify the nominees.
  4. The nominees should list the rules and display their own version of the Sunshine Blogger Award logo in their post.

The Questions Sheila asked:


  1. What book would you recommend to any reader?
    • The Giver - I always loved it as a kid, and the book is better than the movie
  2. What’s your favorite movie?
    • Pretty Woman & The Sound of Music
  3. What’s the place you have traveled that made you want to live there?
    • LA/Santa Monica
  4. How would you describe your 2017 in one word?
    • bi-polar
  5. What’s your most favorite holiday?
    • Halloween
  6. Who is your Hollywood celebrity crush?
    • oh I have way too many to say in one blog post...for starters, Cam Gigandet, Jason Momoa, and a few basketball players
  7. What got you into blogging?
    • I talk too much
  8. Why did you choose your present blog’s niche?
    • I wanted my blog to be about me, as selfish as that seems, and my life experiences that develop from being an "Oreo" (when others call you a 'white, black girl')
  9. How has blogging helped you in terms of personal development?
    • I'm confident saying exactly how I feel, & I don't run my mom's ear off as much ;)
  10. What are you looking forward to in 2018?
    • happiness, fun, and beaches...hopefully many beaches
  11. What’s your favorite quote about life?
    • "Do not be dismayed by the brokeness of the world. All things break, and all things can be mended. Not with time, as they say, but with intention. So go. Love intentionally, extravagantly, unconditionally. The broken world waits in darkness for the light that is you." - L. R. Knost

Below are the fellow bloggers I've nominated for the Sunshine Blogger Award:

Although we are to nominate 11 bloggers, I've only nominated 6 so far. These blogs range from embracing black natural hair, loving yourself, investment advice, healthy living, and other fun topics.
  1. What made you get into blogging?
  2. How long have you had your blog?
  3. What do you do outside of blogging?
  4. What side of the world are you from/do you currently live in?
  5. Who is your biggest inspiration and why?
  6. What's the toughest criticism you've ever received?
  7. What's your go-to when you need a 'pick-me-up'?
  8. What's the hardest thing about blogging for you?
  9. What is your biggest goal?
  10. What is your dream job?
  11. What are you looking forward to in 2018, -or- looking forward to leaving behind in 2017?
Thanks again to Sheila for nominating me for this award, and C O N G R A T S to all of the nominees!

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