Golden Bloggerz Award

Golden Bloggerz Award

When I first started blogging, linky parties and blogging awards were a thing. They were one of the coolest ways to support and connect with fellow bloggers. Then the social media platforms came to change the blogging world with their challenges and follow loops. 

I did miss the old good days though until I was nicely surprised to win "The Golden Bloggerz Award" by Chris Kosto from The Golden Bloggerz.

I am deeply honored and thankful to Chris for this recognition and I am sure you will discover lots of talented writers/bloggers among my nominees too.

What is "The Golden Bloggerz Award"?

It's an award made to motivate and reward all these amazing bloggers that work daily to serve their audience and they're worth more recognition. Their priority is to do their best to help their readers solve their problems and reach their goals. This award was created by Chris Kosto from Golden Bloggerz to encourage and reward all the hard-working content creators who deserve more recognition.  

Rules

1- Place the award logo on your blog
2- Mention the rules.
3-Thank whoever nominated you and place a link to their website
4- Mention the award’s creator & provide a link too.
5- Tell your audience 3 things about you
6- Nominate 10 – 20 people who deserve this award
7- Let your nominees know by messaging/commenting on their Social Media or their blog
8- Ask your nominees any 5 questions you want.
9- Share 2-3 links to your best posts

3 Things about Myself

1- I was born and grew up in Yerevan, Armenia. I got married and moved to Beirut, Lebanon back in 2007 where I have been living since then.

2-I am the youngest out of 3 girls.  My both sisters work at the hospital while I'm far from anything medicine-related:).

3- I created My blog, coffee and camera! back in 2013 with a purpose to showcase my amateur photography. Before that, back in 2011, I created my teaching blog Enjoy Teaching English.

5 Questions for my Nominees

1- What is your blog about?
Introduce your blog in one sentence:)

2- Are you planning to become a full-time blogger anytime soon and what are you doing to achieve that?

3- What have been your biggest achievements as a blogger so far?

4 - Do you collect anything?

5 - What are your hobbies?

Nominate 10 - 20 people who deserve that

I nominate

Life with Cherry

Pages, Places and Plates

Motivate Educate Repeat

Carly Bloggs

Willow Bottom

Witte's World

Lisa's Notebook

Edel Pace

Living Pretty Happy

Janice Wald's Mostly Blogging

Tentative Talks

Wander Florida

Being Tessiebelle

A Boyish Girl

Vinn en route

Share 2-3 of your best posts

Here we go, 3 posts I am proud of

Are you an Introvert? Answer 10 Questions to find out

5 Things I have learned from Blogging

10 Interesting Facts about Coffee

To all winners of this award, Congratulations!

Never give up and keep doing what you love the most! 

And don't forget the 3 P's for Success: Passion, Patience, and Persistence.

Lusine

My Sunshine Blogger Award

My blog, coffee and camera!

A few weeks ago I was pleasantly surprised to be nominated The Sunshine Blogger Award by Heidi from Rise...Love... Live. 

Heidi loves to share stories of gratitude, peace, music, and adventures guiding you to the best you that you can be.

Please check out her blog as she inspires you to RISE to the occasion, LOVE everyone and LIVE a life worth living.

Heidi from Rise...Love...Live

Here are the Rules for The Sunshine Blogger Award

• Thank the person who nominated you and include a link to their blog.
• Answer the questions they asked of you.
• Nominate 11 other bloggers and
• Ask them 11 questions.
• Remember to inform your nominees of the rules and
• Don’t forget to notify them of your nomination!

My blog, coffee and camera!

11 Questions I got asked by Heidi

1- Please tell us about yourself and your blog.

I'm an elementary teacher, a mum of 2, an introvert. I started this blog of mine back in 2013 as an online personal space to post the photos I took as an amateur photographer without having my friends to block me from Facebook:) 

I needed a place where I could connect with like-minded people where we could share our hobbies thus enriching our lives and encouraging one another. I took a break from my blog for a couple of years and was back again (this time seriously) in 2018.

2 - Can you tell me a few of your strengths that have really helped you with blogging?

The 3 P's : Passion, Patience, Perseverance.

Do it with passion, don't expect overnight success, make mistakes but still keep improving.

3- What is your favorite vacation destination? And why?

I love exploring cities and going sightseeing, exploring cultures through their cuisine, local shops, events, and museums. The Maldives and Bali are not for me. Living in a city with a seaside I grew disliking beaches (don't even know how to swim). Whenever I feel tired, I love to take short trips to the countryside to avoid the crowds and tourists and relax.

4- How do you manage your time to run your blog efficiently?

It depends. Perfectionism hinders my time management a lot. I usually take more time for everything than normal people and I am more efficient when I am single-tasking. Most of the times, I manage it at the expense of my sleep and that is too bad.

5- What do you find to be the most frustrating aspect of blogging?

Social Media and the changing algorithms make it more and more difficult and time-consuming to promote our blogs these days. But hard work and consistency usually pay off.

6 - What is your favorite holiday? And why?

I guess I don't have a favorite holiday. The longer the days-off, the more favorite it is :))) So, summer holidays are the best.

7 - Is blogging your profession or just a hobby.

For the time being, it is a hobby but back in my mind, I am conjuring some plans to turn it into a full-time job. However, I will make it happen only after I go self-hosted.

8 - How do you want to improve yourself in the next year?

My number 1 priority is to go self-hosted. Meanwhile, I am planning to learn more about SEO, take online Photography courses and do lots of readings about blogging tips and tricks.

9 - Are you a "city mouse" or a "country mouse"?

I am both, it just depends on my mood. The perfect variant would be to work in the city and live in the country:)

10 - How would you describe your blogging style?

A lifestyle blogger blogging about coffee, photography, introversion trying to adopt minimalism, healthy and sustainable living.

11- What is your favorite part of being a blogger?

The supportive blogging community, the sincere comments left from time to time by my followers.

My blog, coffee and camera!

My Nominees

Joy Forever's Blog

Willow Bottom

Words for Introverts

Kat On Beauty

The Girl with the Eternal Smile

Call Me Amy

Have Clothes, Will Travel

The Introverted Mommy

Practically Minimal

Paper Sounds

Jasmine Hunt Coaching

My questions for the Nominees

1- What's the story behind your blog? How did you start it?

2- What is one wish you would like to have accomplished by your next birthday?

3- What's one thing you want to give up/get rid of by your next birthday?

4- If not your current job, what's the job you're dreaming about?

5 - What's your favorite post you have written so far?

6 - Describe what a perfect weekend night is for you.

7- What's your favorite social media platform and why?

8 - Which country would you like to spend the rest of your life in?

9 - What's on your car playlist these days?

10 - Tea or Coffee?

11- Early bird or a Night Owl?

It was really fun writing this post and I hope that my nominees will take the challenge and can't wait to check their posts.

My Versatile Blogger Award

As I am enjoying the last days of my summer vacation I got a Versatile Blogger Award nomination from a fellow blogger Rachel, the owner of www.thecoffeemamma.wordpress.com.

The Versatile Blogger Award is my second award as a blogger and I am really thankful to Rachel. It was very thoughtful of her to make an inquiry looking for bloggers who aren't yet nominated for this award and it was very modest of me to immediately ask for the nomination:) You can check out her blog post here.

Rules:

. Thank the person who nominated you and link to their website

. Share 7 facts about yourself

. Nominate 15 other bloggers


7 Facts About Me:


. I am a true Virgo (an overthinker, an introvert, a perfectionist)

. I never wanted and thought I would be a school teacher one day

. We are 3 sisters (each of us has a son and a daughter)

. I start crying every time I yawn

. I used to hate my name and decided to change it the first year of  University 

. I dreamt of becoming a dancer

. I got acquainted with my husband on Skype

. I keep dreaming about action movies where I am running away from evil 

Nominees: 


Whitney from Willow Bottom

Edel from Edel Pace

Amy from My Goals, His Grace

Lizzy from Lizzie Florence 

Eilidh from Eilidh Horder

Jas from Jas Being Jas

Cheryl from Just Cheryl's Random Thoughts

Emily from New York Family Adventures


Lena from Art by Lena

Brenda from The Burrows Way

Alex from Living.Pretty.Happy

Nicole from The Professional Mom Project

 Sophie from The Ophite Life

Laura from Do Five Things a Day

Briana from Just My Thoughts


I hope my nominees will take the challenge and I am already looking forward to reading their posts.

My Liebster Award

I am so honored and thrilled to announce that I was nominated for the Liebster Award. This is officially my first blogging award ever. It came from Jennie from Failure to Thrive No More. 

Jenny is a military spouse and a mom of 2 boys, one of whom, Jaxson, was recently diagnosed with DYRK1A Syndrome. She writes mainly about parenting a special needs child and does a great job of raising awareness about this rare disease. She opens up her life as a military spouse and her love for fitness on her blog as well. You should definitely check her out.

What is the Liebster Award?

The Liebster Award (Liebster is a German word meaning sweetest, kindest, nicest, dearest) is an award for bloggers, nominated by bloggers, that promotes the discovery of new blogs. It's a great way for new bloggers to grow their audience, to support and connect with each other and for people to discover new blogs.

What Makes Me Passionate About Blogging?

Self-expression, sharing my life story and struggles, writing and posting about my hobbies and interests, the supportive community of bloggers, the connection.

10 Random Facts About Me

1. I don't drive though I took driving lessons.

2. I can't swim and I'm OK with it.

3. I got my job when I was 6 months pregnant.

4. I love everything related to Spain, the Spanish language, culture and football:)

5. My Blogging inspiration was the movie "Motherhood" starring Uma Thurman.

6. I am dreaming of living in the countryside and growing my own vegetables and fruits.

7. I miss the golden autumn and the snowy winter of my homeland so much.

8. I love rain accompanied by cheese and wine.

9. I am scared of heights and flying on a plane is a torture for me.

10. If not a teacher... a photographer, a dancer or a graphic designer.

These Are The Questions I Was Asked

1- If you could keep 5 possessions what would you keep? Why? 

My mobile, laptop, wallet, house and camera. (to keep me busy, make memories and to survive)

2- If you had a chance to redo your life, what would you do differently? Why?

If I had the same character as now, I would hardly be able to change anything. But if I had the experience I have today, I would not work so hard spending sleepless nights on my work and I would change my perspective on life and marriage.

3- What is your favorite food?

Bread, cheese and tomatoes. This combination is all my time favorite snack.

4 - Who do you admire the most?

My work coordinator. She is such an amazing person. You can hardly find such a supportive and honest person these days. She is never hesitant to express her opinion and is constantly attacked and judged for that. But she is so strong-willed and so educated and so inspiring.

5 - What inspires you?

Photography...I can't wait when I will own my professional camera one day. This is why I am more a Pinterest and an Instagram girl:)

6 - What is your favorite quote, and why?

As a perfectionist, I use this quote as a daily reminder.

7- If you could have lunch with one person who would it be? Why?

Elen Degeneres. She's so funny, so positive, so entertaining.
I think it would be fun to be in her company for a while. I love it that she always makes surprises for people and her acquaintances, she always tries to bring a smile on people's faces, if not tears of happiness.

My Nominees

Tamara from The Pomegranate Mom

Season from Busy Living My Best Life

Heather from What a Weatherful Blog

Megan from Hooray For Coffee

Beth from Positively B.E.E

Questions For My Nominees

1- If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?

2-  What song is stuck in your head right now?

3- What book will you recommend me to read?

4 - If you could meet anyone from history, who would it be?

5- What is your favorite outdoor activity?

6- What would constitute the "perfect" day for you?

7- What is one item you cannot live without?

8- What is your favorite quote and why?

9- city life or the countryside?

10-tea or coffee?

The Rules 

. Thank the person who nominated you and put a link to their blog on your blog.

. Display the award on your blog.

. For the Liebster Award 2018, write a small post about what makes you passionate about blogging

. Provide 10 random facts about yourself (optional)

. Nominate 5 - 11 blogs

. List the rules in your post

. Inform the people/blogs that you nominated that they have been nominated for the Liebster Award and provide a link for them to your post or The Global Aussie

. Create new questions for your nominees to answer