Yes, I know there are people out there that love me but this is the first time ever that I have gotten a blog award! I am so very excited!

I got the award from @TheCaz.  She is amazing and inspirational and the sweetest, kindest person.  Getting this from her is such an honour! Thank you so much.  You are really amazing!!

Here is the award:

And the rules are:

* I have to choose five other people who deserve it and pass the awards along

* Tell  you seven random facts about me

* Let the people that you give the awards to know

* Thank the person who gave you the award

(PS.  I loved the way @thecaz did it so:  I am listing the twitter handle and linking to the blogs so you will be able to find them either way)

My 5 nominees are…….

**  @acidicice – wonderful mom and special woman.  I love how real she is and that she says it like it is.  She many reasons to be proud of herself!

**  @midlandsmadness – funny, sweet and lives in a beautiful place.

**  @cupcakemummy – Fabulously brave single mommy making her own way in the world.  Talented photographer too!

**  @Tracyengelb –  Inspiring, amazing.  My inspiration behind the support group.  Wrote a pretty fabulous book too.  Support her please!

**  @mommaliciousmom –  Fabulously talented, mommalicious mamma.  Best online mom forum ever!

Alrighty, now the 7 random things about me!

*  I am very shy and awkward and this sometimes comes off as me being rude or snobbish.  I just actually want you to like me

*  I have to eat with cutlery that matches.  My can’t can’t touch on the plate but once I start eating I have to mix all my vegetables and rice (if there is rice)  together.  I can’t eat it seperately.  I also can’t eat dessert that most people eat at the same time. I eat first the fruit salad and then the ice cream, etc.   I am a little wierd like that.

*  If I struggle to do something I get very irritated and moody but I won’t give up trying.  I start huffing and mumbling and move stuff around on my desk unnecessarily.  After a few hours / days I finally get it working and then feel pretty stupid!

*  I like pink alot!

*  Since we got the airfryer I have used it almost every day.  I think it is the most amazing kitchen appliance EVER!!  I have cooked almost everything in there.  Between the airfryer, the steamer and the table top grill I have not used the stove in forever (except that one time when my dad came for dinner and I made roast chicken and gravy in the oven)

*  I hate photo’s of myself.  So much so that I almost didn’t have a photographer at our wedding.  I am glad now that I did and often wish that I had some nice photo’s of me.  Not enough for me to want to take some though.  :)

*  I am very happy with my life.  There are a hundred things I would like to do and have and achieve but all in all I think I have a pretty good life.  I wish my mom was around to see it all.

Wow what a year it has been!!

Recently W and I have been doing lots of talking and planning.  Suddenly we are in a whole new place.  a Place we didn’t think we would be just yet.  It is wonderful!

I won’t be specific but things are good.  Better than good.  Yes the baby situation is still a work in progress.  I am also in a better place regarding that.  Instead of it feeling like a battle it now feels like a process, a journey. One we are taking together.  We are working on securing our future in a way we didn’t think was going to happen any time soon.  I am starting my studies in only a few weeks.  The Teen Mom Support Group KZN is doing great.  A little slower than I had anticipated but it is coming along.  I am hoping that people will keep spreading the word.

On the downside.  It looks like the HS might be back.  It is only under the one arm at the moment and mostly on the spots of skin that was not removed in my surgery last year.  I am not sure if that means the surgery wasn’t what it should’ve been or if it is just coming back.  Either way I am a little bummed.  I had hoped that I was rid of it completely and would be pain-free for the years to come and also that I would never, ever, ever have to be on that awful medication again.  We will see what happens.  On the bright side, it is not as bad as it was before I started treatment and for that I am very thankful.

So if you see me walking around with a big smile on my face you will know its because life is good.  :D