Not a regular Friday

I usually don't like Fridays much. Fridays at work  mean mad scrambles to get the urgent jobs taken care of.  We often get a last minute assignment that just put you over the edge. Fridays = frantic.

Not this Friday. This has been so far a really GOOD Friday. First because work didn't suck for a change : no last minute "fire drill", a nice lunch with all the team and a good giggle about some silly email. Then a few other cool things :

I got a ribbon button for my entry in TPRM's "All little things" photo challenge. Yay!

Here's the picture: 

That's already a pretty good day in my books. But there is more. My upcycled mirror was featured by Heather @ Me Making Do.  Re-yay ! 

And then more : 

Valerie @ Occasionally Crafty designated my blog for an award. Triple Yay!

And the cherry on the cake: My hubby's aunt and uncle are taking the munchkin for camping all weekend. Lots of projects are on the list of things that can't be done with kids around so we are going on DIY mode for the weekend, but mostly WE ARE GOING ON A DATE TONIGHT ! So ridiculously overdue too.Woop Woop!!
So tata for now! We are off to the pub for beer and dinner :D
XOXOX

Check out the counter, check out the award!

50 subscribers! I'm flabbergasted it came so quickly. Now, the Google Friend connect is still a bit behind. So yes, the first giveaway is coming soon, as soon as the Google counter hits the magic number.

Oh and this very sweet award and shout-out from the Punk Rock Mom were waiting for me when I got home from a not so awesome day at work - Thank you! You are rocking my bloggiverse :)

Here are my recipient duties

Thank the blogger who awarded it to you. (check) 

Reveal 7 things about yourself

Pass it on to deserving fellow bloggers

7 things you didn't know about me :

I'm grateful blogging doesn't involve handwriting, and so should you. Think about the horrible cat scratch you are being spared. 

Twice a year, my kitchen gets transformed in a chocolate and cookies factory (That's for Christmas and Easter). 

1/3 of my closet is occupied by shoes. I think I need a bigger closet. Hubby disagrees. 

Mosquitos on this side of the Atlantic Ocean appear to think I'm a particularly delicious meal. I'm a way more popular dish here than I ever was back in Europe. Exotic food attraction maybe ? 

I love black sweet cherries. My dad has a home movie to prove it's been that way ever since I was 3 or 4 years old. 

I wish my mommy-mobile wasn't an automatic. Driving a Standard is so much more fun. 

This blog is 100% made on a Mac.

And here are the blogs and bloggers I'd like to pass the award to: 

Melissa @ Those Northern Skies

  Cecily @ Craftopotamus

Marla @ a Stitch in dye

Tonya (and Pokey) @ Lazy Gal Quilting

Blog award: A Blog with Substance

It started like any other Friday: get up, get ready, coffee and then work. Then I received this little note from Lisa @ Twin Inspiration: 

I was given a blog with substance award, and was allowed to chose 10 other blogs to give one to. I hope you stop by my blog to pick yours up.

Lisa

Thank you Lisa, that really really made my day!!


On to the award:

The Rules:

• Thank the blogger who awarded it to you.  (check)
• Sum up your blogging philosophy, motivation, and experience using 5 words.
• Pass it on to 10 other people you feel have blogs with real substance.

5 words to sum up my blogging

• Colorful 
• Creative
• Rewarding
• Learning
• Sharing

My 10 blog picks (in no particular order) : 

1. Kimberly @ Bugaboo, Mini Mr & me
2. MaryAnne @ The Punk Rock mom
3. Robin @ The T-shirt Diaries
4. LeeAnn @ View from the Hamster wheel
5. Amanda @ The Hand Me Down House
6. Terrell @ Frou Frou Decor
7. Meg @ A little Knick Knack
8. Susan & Adrianna @ Crafterhours
9. Nikki @ Nikki's Nifty Knacks
10. Karen @ And So I Sew

I felt this was a great occasion to give a shout-out to those wonderful ladies that blog with humor and enthusiasm.