Honored and Blessed

I was surprised yesterday when I received the notification that I had been nominated for the One Lovely Blog Award. I have seen awards listed on other blogs here on WordPress, but it never occurred to me that someone would nominate mine. If I am completely honest, it made me smile, and I am truly grateful. As an artist, it’s always great to know that others enjoy your work. I was so tempted to title this post “You Like Me! You really, really like me!”, but I worry that my humor is often lost on others. So instead, I’d like to give a big ‘Thank You’ to Erin over at OneHundredTwentyThreeDays!

Here is a little bit about this award:

The One Lovely Blog award is a beacon of encouragement for new bloggers and helps them find a broader connection with other bloggers. There are some guidelines for accepting the award.

Thank the person who nominated you for the award.
Add the One Lovely Blog logo to your post.
Share 7 facts/or things about yourself.
Nominate 15 bloggers you admire and inform nominees by commenting on their blog

So, in order to take part in and share the spirit of this nomination, here are 7 facts about me:

1. I decided to reinvent my life at 41
2. I grew up in the American Southwest
3. I love to travel, but have yet to venture outside the U.S. (I hope to change this soon!)
4. I have lived in 6 states so far
5. I have been a vegetarian for almost 4 years
6. I am an animal lover and advocate
7. In addition to drawing, painting and photography, I also love to cook!

My nominees for this award are:

I hope you’ll take a look at these blogs and enjoy them as much as I do, and I thank you for following and supporting me and my work.

Tags: art, drawings, paintings, photography

13 thoughts on “Honored and Blessed”

Jennifer L Thorpe on October 9, 2014 at 11:17 am said:

Wow! That’s wonderful Cari! I agree that you have one lovely blog! Thank you for the nomination 🙂

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- Cari Aiken on October 9, 2014 at 11:37 am said:
  
  Thank you, and you’re welcome!
  
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onehundredtwentythreedays on October 9, 2014 at 11:31 am said:

Your blog is very deserving of the award! I can’t wait to browse your nominee list. I love this award (it made me smile too!).

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- Cari Aiken on October 9, 2014 at 11:46 am said:
  
  I hope you enjoy them, too. And thanks again!
  
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spreadincrazysmiles on October 9, 2014 at 11:44 am said:

Awwww thank you so much!!! I really appreciate this and I will most definitely check out those other bloggers!

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- Cari Aiken on October 9, 2014 at 11:46 am said:
  
  You’re welcome and deserving of it!
  
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Amy Crawford Art on October 9, 2014 at 1:41 pm said:

Thanks for nominating me, I feel honoured 🙂

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- Cari Aiken on October 9, 2014 at 2:25 pm said:
  
  You’re welcome. I love your work!
  
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  - Amy Crawford Art on October 9, 2014 at 2:31 pm said:
    
    Thank you! WordPress didn’t notify me this morning, so just finding out now. Your ‘Violet’ photograph is a particular favourite of mine, the colours are so vivid!
    
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katieprior on October 10, 2014 at 6:55 am said:

Thank you so much for your nomination, Cari. I feel honoured too and will look forward to checking out your list. 🙂

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- Cari Aiken on October 10, 2014 at 9:12 am said:
  
  You’re welcome 🙂
  
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Trish Lechman on October 10, 2014 at 1:01 pm said:

I don’t know (and feel ashamed) as to why I haven’t been following your blog yet, I love your art work and think you’re extremely brave for following your passion! This site is indeed one lovely blog, I shall do my bit too. Looking forward to seeing more of your work 🙂

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- Cari Aiken on October 10, 2014 at 2:38 pm said:
  
  Thank you so much, Trish. 🙂
  
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