Happy 101 Award!!

Thanks to my friend Shonda over at The Knowlton Nest for awarding me this fantastic award!




Here are the rules:

1. Copy the award image into a post.
2. List 10 things that make you happy.
3. Tag 10 bloggers who brighten your day.
4. Put in a link to their blogs.
5. Notify the award receivers.
6. Recipients should link back to the sender’s blog.

10 Things that make me happy:

1. My fantastic husband Cheney
2. Being mommy to 2 furbabies - Taku and Cheney
3. Seeing the light bulb moments of my students
4. Hearing the ocean waves
5. Reading 
6. Writing on a regular basis
7. My sweet little nieces Sophie and Sadie
8. Shoes
9. Great pair of jeans
10. The way I feel after exercising

10 Bloggers who brighten my day:

1. Gussy - I especially love her 7 Pretty Things on Sunday!
2. Casey - I love to hear about her little family and see her photos
3. Mandy - Amazing tutorials on all sorts of things - jewelry, crafts, etc.
4. Flamingo Toes - amazing Anthropologie knock off tutorials!!
5. Little Miss Momma
6. Lindsey - Love her style and her weekly What I Wore Wednesday
7. Sydney - Love her daily wardrobe post and her Awkward and Awesome Thursdays
8. Natalie - A dear teacher friend of mine, but she also does amazing furniture repurposing! And her Mia is precious! 
9. Abby - I found Abby when looking for different ways to style my hair!  She has great tutorials!
10. Blue Cricket Design - My very first blog to follow!!