UBC Day 28 - ABC of me and Quintet of Radiance Award

Often writing is such a lonely pursuit and you wonder if anyone is even reading your efforts or even cares in this busy, frantic, distracted world. You sweat over each word and revise again and again, while all you hear is the gentle chirp of crickets in the background. You wonder what you’re doing it for and if it really matters. 

 That’s why receiving an award is much appreciated. Being acknowledged by fellow blogger/writing friends is always such a boost. Thank you to Carol Graham (Great last name by the way! ;)) for nominating me for the Quintet of Radiance award. What fun! 


 Check out Carol’s wonderful blog Battered Hope.

http://batteredhope.blogspot.ca/

 Carol is always thought provoking, uplifting, funny, entertaining and touching in her posts.

 One of the rules for this award is to describe yourself using the letters of the alphabet. You know how much I love writing rhyme so of course I did my alphabet about me in a poetic rhyming style. Woohoo! Narcissism rules. OH YEEEEHHHH! Just kidding! 

 Artsy Fartsy, that’s our Cat 
Bashful or Brash, she’s a total Brat, 
Creative and Catty, yes that’s her 
A Dreamer who likes to growl and purr, 
Emotional and Erratic, Funloving and Frantic 
Goofy and Honest with the occasional antic, 
Cat is an Introvert but likes a good joke 
Klutzy and Loyal, she’ll give you a poke, 
Mellow and Nosy, Outrageous and a Prude 
She’s Queen of her own life and sometimes quite Rude, 
Cat’s Sentimental and a Tough old gal 
She’s Unusual and Vague but always a pal, 
Warm and eXpressive And always Young at heart, 
Cat’s got a Zest for life That sets her apart. 
Another rule is to nominate some other bloggers. 
I would like nominate fellow bloggers: 

 Debbie Doglady http://thedogladysden.com/

Laura Best http://lauraabest.wordpress.com/

Corinne Rodrigues http://bit.ly/1qHkbmm

 Shailaja http://momdiary.blogspot.in/ 

 Vidya Sury http://vidyasury.com/ 

Suzy Some Day  http://suzysomedaysomewhere.blogspot.ca

 Please check out these other blogs to see why they deserve this award!

Comments

  1. AnonymousJuly 28, 2014 at 10:06 AM

    Congratulations on the award!!
    and such a fun tag! :)
    you made me laugh with your rhymes.. its absolutely fab! :)

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  2. Battered HopeJuly 28, 2014 at 10:29 AM

    I KNEW IT! I knew you would do it this way and I absolutely loved it!

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  3. UnknownJuly 28, 2014 at 2:58 PM

    Congratulations on the award! You deserve it. :)

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  4. Archana K BJuly 28, 2014 at 7:16 PM

    thats a cool way to describe yourself.. not many would do that! :P
    I too have got that award, or rather the "tag". Have to dig up the drafts... :D

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    1. UnknownAugust 2, 2014 at 2:00 PM

      I had fun with it. Congrats on getting the award, too.

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  5. VinodiniJuly 29, 2014 at 12:50 AM

    Congratulations! I absolutely loved the catty description :)

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  6. SuzyJuly 29, 2014 at 2:12 AM

    Congrats Cat and thanks so much for nominating my blog. Loved your poem. Hugs.

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    1. UnknownAugust 2, 2014 at 2:01 PM

      Thanks, Suzy. Must get caught up at your blog. I'm getting behind with the commenting so thought I'd better do that first.

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  7. sulekkhaJuly 29, 2014 at 3:14 AM

    Congratulations on the award. Your poem and list are equally awesome :)

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  8. Shilpa GargJuly 29, 2014 at 4:15 AM

    Congratulations Cathy! And that's such a lovely and a happy rhyme! Loved it ♥

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  9. ObsessivemomJuly 29, 2014 at 6:41 AM

    Lol... Loved that rhyme. You sure did it in style. Congratulations for the award.

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  10. Debbie D. August 1, 2014 at 7:49 AM

    Congratulations on this award Cathy! ☺ Love the way you did the alphabet descriptions too. Thanks so much for tagging my blog as well. It's an honour.

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