I'll be honest with you, I had to google the Liebster Award. I had no idea what it was save for Megan's description on her page. I found a good description of the aware here. I feel like such a slowpoke that it took me so long to even realize I was nominated. The Liebster Award is supposed to help draw attention to smaller blogs so others become aware of them. From what I gather, I'm supposed to nominate another small blog and pay it forward by mentioning it here. Good thing I have some time today -- as much as I enjoy reading blogs, I tend to read blogs that many people follow...and there's really only a couple I read routinely, and those have quite a few followers. My cousin +Monica Conway does have a blog that I love to read. She is one of the most creative people I know, and I enjoy her writing as much as her art. Hopefully she sees this soon and will accept the nomination for her blog, which you can find here.
Now, in order to accept my nomination I'm supposed to answer these 11 questions, I think.
1. How did you decide on the title of your blog?
I was flitting back and forth with the idea of even writing a blog, but talked it over with +Megan Karabon and decided to just go for it. The title of our blogspot came quite easily to me: Being the Bartletts seemed to fit Tony's and my daily life pretty well. It took a little longer to come up with "the perfect pear," and I have to give credit, again, to Megan on that one. I loved the way it plays with the meaning of the words pair/pear in that it reflects Tony's and my relationship as well as our quest to make a little person of our own.
2. What is one word that sums up the heart of your blog and why?
Faith. It is not always an easy task to keep pushing forward in order to reach a goal. There are days when I know I could have given up, but my faith would not let me.
Faith. It is not always an easy task to keep pushing forward in order to reach a goal. There are days when I know I could have given up, but my faith would not let me.
3. What are your favorite pastimes other than blogging?
I enjoy reading and photography, but I don't do much of either when I'm in 'student mode.' Since school got out I've been able to read a fair amount -- I'm really into the 'Outlander' Series by Diana Gabaldon. It was recommended to me by my cousin, Paula, and I cannot seem to put the books down. I recently discovered there is also a television series based on the first book on Starz. So, my pastime of reading may soon turn into one of watching t.v.!
4. What is your favorite aspect of blogging?
I love how free I feel when I get done with a blog post. It's like I take all the things that are swirling around in my brain and get them out and organized, which helps organize my thoughts. Between this and the support I feel from people who read my blog, it's a close tie. I really enjoy that people actually like hearing about the things we experience and are so generous with their support.
5. Which project, recipe or idea on my blog would you most like to try yourself?
I want to have a little one of my own so I can put all your lists and suggestions to good use!
6. Where does your blog inspiration come from?
I wanted to document every piece of our journey in our quest to have a child, even those that may be painful. Some of my favorite blog posts were some of the hardest experiences I've ever dealt with, but I hope that the fact that I have the faith and strength to move forward will be rewarded in the end.
7. What is one country in the world you would like to visit? Why?
I have traveled many places, and cannot think of a new place I would like to visit, but I would like to take Tony to Ireland and to New Zealand -- two places I would definitely not mind visiting again!
8. If you have children, what are there names? If not, what are your favorite girl and boy names?
Tony and I go back and forth on names and our most recent conclusion is that we'll wait and see. For a long time our favorites have been Charlotte and Jackson, so don't be surprised if one of those shows up in the future with Bartlett after it!
9. A long-lost relative leaves you a large sum of money. What do you do with it?
The first thing I would do is make sure that we are out debt. As hard as I've worked to achieve this goal, the more medical procedures that we go through, the more bills we acquire. Second thing I would do is purchase a home with Tony -- somewhere. Haha. I'm not sure if I could convince him to move where I'd like to move, but it would probably still be in Wisconsin at least! Third, I would put money in savings.
10. In your opinion, what is the best blog post you’ve written so far? (Include the link!)
I wanted to document every piece of our journey in our quest to have a child, even those that may be painful. Some of my favorite blog posts were some of the hardest experiences I've ever dealt with, but I hope that the fact that I have the faith and strength to move forward will be rewarded in the end.
7. What is one country in the world you would like to visit? Why?
I have traveled many places, and cannot think of a new place I would like to visit, but I would like to take Tony to Ireland and to New Zealand -- two places I would definitely not mind visiting again!
8. If you have children, what are there names? If not, what are your favorite girl and boy names?
Tony and I go back and forth on names and our most recent conclusion is that we'll wait and see. For a long time our favorites have been Charlotte and Jackson, so don't be surprised if one of those shows up in the future with Bartlett after it!
9. A long-lost relative leaves you a large sum of money. What do you do with it?
The first thing I would do is make sure that we are out debt. As hard as I've worked to achieve this goal, the more medical procedures that we go through, the more bills we acquire. Second thing I would do is purchase a home with Tony -- somewhere. Haha. I'm not sure if I could convince him to move where I'd like to move, but it would probably still be in Wisconsin at least! Third, I would put money in savings.
10. In your opinion, what is the best blog post you’ve written so far? (Include the link!)
This was a tough decision, and I didn't have time to re-read every post. I finally decided on this one, The Day After.
11. Where do you see yourself in five years time?In five years time I hope to be starting my career as a nurse practitioner, continuing to build a life with my husband, and hopefully being parents!
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