Whoever is reading this post, thank you for taking time out of your busy day to connect with me! I hope you are all doing well, especially since flu season is back and students are in the midst of stressful midterms yet again. In case you missed my last post, here is a link to my last blog post titled 31-Day Motivational Journal Review.
The Sunshine Blogger Award is per recognition award for bloggers who inspire readers by promoting positivity and bringing joy. Thank you, Tatterhood, for nominating me on August 12, 2019 for the award. Your blog gives me daily inspiration and reminds of reading a diary. I like the personal touch that you have added to your daily musings. If you haven’t heard of Tatterhood yet, please go give her blog some love! ❤
🌞Sunshine Blogger Award Rules🌞
The Sunshine Blogger Award has rules (surprise, surprise!). These rules ensure the success of this award, providing exposure to all the award winners. The rules are quite simple and straightforward.
Rules for Award:
- Thank the person who nominated you and provide a link back to their blog so others can find them.
- Answer the 11 questions asked by the blogger who nominated you.
- Nominate 11 other bloggers and ask them 11 new questions.
- Notify the nominees about it by commenting on one of their blog posts.
- List the rules and display a Sunshine Blogger Award logo on your post and/or your blog site.
Questions I was asked:
1. Have you ever been hypnotized (stage hypnosis)? No, I have not been hypnotized on stage or through self-directed hypnotic therapy. I’ve always been a little skeptical of hypnotism and feel like it wouldn’t work on me. I know that in order for hypnosis to work, one has to keep an open mind and I am already closed minded. 😂
2. Do you believe in aliens? Sure, why not? It is likely that aliens probably exist, considering how HUGE outer space is. There is probably intelligent life on a distant planet in a distant universe somewhere far, far away.
3. What would your Circus Act be? Well, I cannot juggle and my balance is horrible so that eliminates a lot of options. I took a quiz because I couldn’t answer this question, and my result is a sideshow performer!
You are a rarity indeed! A little off the beaten path, your pride is in your individuality. No bed of nails or floor of broken glass can scare you. You take it all with a smile. Some may call you a “freak”, but you should consider that a compliment. Remember, uniqueness is what gets you noticed!
4. If you were invisible for a day, what would be the first thing you would do? The first thing I would do is take advantage of free travel, find someone that I dislike, and follow this person home. Then I would haunt their house for the day and follow them around town just for fun. Specifically, this needs to be someone I don’t like because I would figure out their social media passwords, hoping that they still use Facebook and whatnot, and I would hack into their Facebook account to permanently change their passwords and emails. Facebook wouldn’t suspect anything since I would be doing this in real time and location. It would be fun to read their private messages, mess up their relationships, and maybe add a few status updates of my own. Karma’s a bitch! At the end of the day, maybe I will ghost slap them on my way out the door. Too bad the ghosting life is short-lived. 🤷♀️
5. Hogwarts House? I am not a Harry Potter fangirl, so I will let another quiz determine my fate. My results from the quiz indicate that I am 30% Ravenclaw, 27% Gryffindor, 26% Hufflepuff, and 17% Slytherin!
6. A smell you hate? Gasoline.

Corner Gas… well, what’s left of it. We were lucky to get these photos before it got torn down. 😥

The fictional Dog River grain elevator lives on. My camera has a mind of its own since the ground is actually really flat.
7. A flower you love? Sunflowers 🌻
8. Who is the strongest Avenger? I know nothing about the Avengers except that it involves Superheroes. Based on this knowledge or lack thereof, I will conclude that the strongest Avenger is the Incredible Hulk.
9. Star Wars or Star Trek? Ugh, I do not like either of them. However, Star Trek is much worse in my opinion since it’s SO outdated. I choose Star Wars but please don’t make me watch a Star Wars movie with you.
10. Ever been on Stage? Does the stage in the school gym at my elementary school count? I played my violin in a school talent show back in Grade 6.
11. Do you have a pet? – Insert Photo & show your love ❤

Cozy mornings with my therapy cat ❤

Rebecca and Timon the Cat 💕
🌞Sunshine Blogger Award Nominees🌞
https://puddlesidemusings.wordpress.com
https://sippingcupsofinspiration.wordpress.com
https://giannaandgemini.wordpress.com
https://inhisserviceandlovingit.wordpress.com
Questions for the nominees:
1. What year did you start blogging?
2. What is the most valuable thing you’ve learned from blogging?
3. What time of day do you blog most often?
4. Are you a morning lark or a night owl?
5. What is the first thing you do after waking up?
6. Is breakfast the most important meal of the day? Why or why not?
7. What is your favorite social media platform and why?
8. Do you drive a car?
9. What does luxury mean to you?
10. Who is your role model?
11. What is your job/career/profession?
And….GO!! There is no pressure to respond to this nomination, as I know you have very busy lives outside of the blogging world. I look forward to reading your answers if you do decide to participate in the Sunshine Blogger Award. I am curious to know what your answers are!
Was the Corner gas spot far form where you were living in Sask? I forgot all about that show until I read this post. lol
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The Corner Gas spot was located in Rouleau, SK which is about 2 hours away from where we were living at the time.
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Congratulations!
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Thank you! 🙏🏻💕
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Thank you 😊
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Thanks for the tag!!
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I’m happy you saw the tag, Chocoviv! Thanks for reading 😊💕
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Working on it right now!
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You’re so fast, Chocoviv! I can’t wait to read it! 🙏🏻♥️
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Congratulations
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Thank you, Mathew. 🙂
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Welcome
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Congratulations Hilary!
I can’t wait for the aliens to visit us 🙂 I hope will be soon as I don’t want to miss the fun 🙂
Wow, you would be quite busy for your invisible day 🙂
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Thank you for reading, Ribana! Hope you are having a lovely evening. When the aliens do visit us, we should start selling “I love aliens” t-shirts. There will probably be a market for it when the time comes. 😂🤣
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Not a bad idea Hilary! I just hope they’ll come soon 😉😅
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Probably not in our lifetime, Ribana! 😅🤭
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Awesomeness xx
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I enjoyed answering your questions and had fun completing this award. 🌺
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Hello lovely Hilary congratulations!!!:)
Hipnotized sounds scary:D hopefully you havent:D
Aliens are cute, green i guess and cool:)
Free travel should be really great:)
Sunflowers looks beautiful,i love them too:)
Your cat is so cute and your babygirl too:)
thank you so much for nominatung me, feeling happy!!! 🙂
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Thank you for reading, Ilona! 😊 This cat has given me so much joy and and I’ve had him for 6 months now. Timon is such a good therapy cat and Rebecca loves him too. They are best friends now – it’s so cute. 😊💕
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Congratulations ✨✍️ Enjoyed reading your answers. Loved the photography with a ground really flat 😉 u hate gasoline smell, 🤔 Strange why we like it 😁. Oh there! the therapy cat is cute ✨😸 Congrats to the nominees ✨✍️
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Thank you for reading, Simon! 🙂 I think that gasoline smell is something that you either love or hate. It has such a strong smell that it burns my nostrils so I could never work at a gas station. 😂
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Hey Hilary, Thanks for clarification. Never thought that would burn our nostrils. ✨ Thanks for your time 😀 Have a beautiful day🤗✍️
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Hi Simon. Yeah, I’m quite sensitive to the smell. I know people who love the smell and it doesn’t seem to bother them at all. Thank you, have a wonderful day and Happy Friday/Saturday 😊💕
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Happy weekend Hilary✨🤗✨
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Congratulations love!!! Check your IG;)
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Thanks for reading, Nova ♥️ I’m not on IG since I’m taking a very long hiatus, and I can’t log in because only my husband knows the password.
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Ive received my mail🤗🤗 Thank you!!
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Yay! I’m happy that it arrived. Happy [early] Halloween! 🎃👻
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Tried hypnotherapy once… didn’t work. lol
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At least you know what works and what doesn’t lol What kind of hypnotherapy was it?
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It was yeeears ago when I was half heartedly trying to quit drinking. I stopped for about 2 days
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At least you know what works for you and what doesn’t. Habits can be difficult to break so I definitely see the appeal in hypnosis.
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Congratulations!
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Thank you! 😀
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Congratulations on your nomination! Definitely well deserved 🙂 Your cat is just adorable too! x
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Thank you, Amy. I’m happy that the Sassy Cat Lady approves of my cat 🤗 I love this furball though he likes to swipe at me from his cat tree and claw my face in the morning when he wants food.
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Congratulations Hilary! Well done on your answers! I hope your weekend has been going great!😃😺
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Thank you for stopping by, Steve! Apparently, I cannot count because I asked 10 questions instead of 11 questions, accidentally skipping a number. I also nominated 10 people instead of 11 people without realizing it for two days. Everything is fixed now but I felt silly. 🤦♀️
Also, thank you for taking time out of your busy day to read my poetry. I will try to write more in the future. Creativity seems to peak during exam season which is filled with sleepless nights. 🤷♀️✍
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Well, my day isn’t so busy right now. Just painful. And it takes so long to get anything done since I can barely move. One stupid mistake.😂😀
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I didn’t see your comment until now, so I apologize for the late reply. Feel better soon Steve, and remember to be kind to yourself. Being in a lot of pain is no fun. In the meantime, take painkillers if it helps. Take care. 🙏🏻🌹🌹
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Hi Hilary! I’m taking so many painkillers right now! Only what the doctor prescribed though.😀Thanks much! Enjoy your evening!😃😺
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Congratulations on the well deserved award! I’m a huge Star Wars fan so a little saddened 😂😂
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Thanks for reading, Pooja! 😊 Haha I probably disappoint a lot of people since I don’t follow things that most people like. I don’t jump onto the Harry Potter bandwagon either. 😂😅
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Hahaha omg I can’t even I love HP 😂
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It seems like everyone does so I’m definitely the odd one here. I don’t dislike HP but I don’t understand the fandom behind HP 😅
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Haha yeah I get that. Actually one of my friends was telling me the same thing she just never got super into it- she thought it was okay just not worth all the hype.
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Congrats!
Thank you very much for nominating me! 🙂 🙂
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You’re very welcome 😇 I don’t think I have nominated you yet!
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Yeah, I don’t think so either…. so thanks for the 1st! 😉
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My rule is to try and nominate everyone I follow at least once for equal opportunity. So far it’s been working very well. 😀
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That’s really nice!
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💗😊🌸✌️
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Very nice content
I hope that you visit my blog if you are interested in martial arts
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Hi Mohamad! Thank you for checking out my blog today. 🙂 I don’t know much about martial arts and it sounds interesting. I will check out your blog later when I have a break.
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Thank you for the support
I really enjoy reading your posts
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Thank you for answering my questions. I enjoyed reading your answers. 🤗🌻
4. We are opposites. By default, I am a night owl but can adapt to a morning schedule for school/work etc.
8. The good thing is that you can hop in a car and drive somewhere if you needed to, and you don’t have to worry about getting your G2 and G again!
11. Tbh I think that you have the coolest job ever! My mom discouraged me from becoming a teacher. Teaching elementary sounds like fun (and a bit exhausting).
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Thank you so much for the nomination!! It’s very much appreciated. Keep an eye out for my post soon!!
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Thanks for letting me know, Gianna 😊 I look forward to reading your answers!
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Congrats. I also believe aliens exist. Not in the form of little green creatures that sci-fi has taught us to believe but I can’t believe that in this whole universe, we are the only planet with life on it. It scares me just to think about x
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Thank you, Jenny! That’s awesome that you believe that aliens exist. I agree with you – I don’t think aliens are the way Hollywood portrays them.👽
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Well deserved award! Many congratulations 🥳
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Thank you so much, Kally! I have a few more of them to do and the next blog post I publish will likely be 🌞Sunshine Blogger Award 7.0🌞
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Looking forward to read your answers!!
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Congrats Hillary for your wonderful achievement and sorry for the late response
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No worries! I should be apologizing for my super late reply. Thank you for your kind words. I hope to publish the next one, SBA 7.0, sometime next week. ☀️
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Sure Hillary, I will definitely visit your blog regularly. Thanks for your lovely feedback.
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Thank you for following:)
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Thank you for following me back, Laureen 🙂
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So fun learning more about you! I totally believe in aliens, too, & I am cracking up about how you’d spend your invisible day. Timon the cat is too cute! Thanks so much for sharing with us. 😊
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Thank you for reading my answers, Hunida! Indeed, I feel like that invisible day would be well spent getting some sweet revenge. Muahaha! 😅😆
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