A Glass Half Shattered has very kindly awarded me the Passionate Blogger Award. I am very excited as it is the first award anyone has ever given me for my blog, so thank you very much for that.
I now choose 5 bloggers to pass the award onto. This is hard, as I love all the blogs on my blogroll, but I am making a point of choosing people who haven't already received it (to my knowledge), which eliminates some people, including some of my favourite bloggers. It was really difficult to just choose 5 people.
So in no particular order, my choices are...
Kris at Borderline Families - I only found this blog a couple of days ago, but have read back through all of her entries, and she seems incredibly dedicated and passionate. I am finding it interesting reading a blog from the point of view of someone who cares for someone with a mental health problem, rather than someone with a mental health problem like most of my blogroll are.
Cassie at Behind the Facade - Cassie has been on my blogroll for quite a long time now and I always like reading what is going on with her. She is clearly very passionate about mental health issues generally, as well as blogging.
Em at Eccedentesiast - I love Em. She is an inspiration. A fantastic blogger and a lovely person.
Margery Daw at round the mulberry bush - Margery Daw is a nearly qualified Mental Health Nurse. I like MH professionals/professionals-to-be that blog. I think it shows a passion and dedication to their job that lots of other staff could really learn from. And I like that she refers to her children as the three little pigs.
Annie at It's Time To Get Over How Fragile You Are - I like the way she blogs. I included her because I think she is quite original. I like the pictures and bullet point format that her updates often consist of, as I find them easy to read when I am struggling to concentrate.
As I said, it was really hard to just pick five people, as I do love all the blogs I read. Those of you who I have awarded this to can now put it in your side bar and pass on the award to 5 other bloggers. Or just completely ignore it - your decision!
Ooh, my first blog award :D That's exciting! Thanks Bip xx
ReplyDeletethanks for your comment on my finger nail painting. They may look okay but it took me ages of cotton tips dipped in nail polish remover to get all the little extra bits that got on my fingers. Although I like painting my nails and this is a new thing for me, it is highly frustrating. Tomorrow, it's orange! I've got to get the pink off first though, lol!
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Sarah
Wow, thank you for mentioning my blog!
ReplyDeleteI AM passionate about finding different ways to approach mental health care in the US where I believe the reliance on meds is overenthusiastic. And, I love my daughter with every fiber of my being and only wish I could ease her suffering. I am hoping to learn through blogging what other people have done to manage mental illness in their lives.
I want to bridge the gap between both sides of the suffering caused by mental illness. There are endless misunderstandings. I hope by telling the not-so-nice story of my daughter's struggle with compassion that I can turn some heads, change some minds.
(So new am I to all of this.... how would I put this award on my sidebar? I would be delighted to award it to five bloggers I have come to admire.)
If you save the award picture, then you should be able to add it to your sidebar, but I can't tell you how, as I only know how to do it on Blogger and it looks like you use Wordpress? But there is probably something about adding a picture, or I am sure someone more technically proficient than me could help you! x
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the award! You definitely deserve it! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Bip, that's made my day :)
ReplyDeleteI too am not sure how to get the award onto wordpress, I'll have to have a little fiddle around with it xx
hey:)
ReplyDeleteive been reading your blog for some time, going to read the ones above too. borderline families is so touching.
i relate to a lot you write, just wanted to let you know i read! i just signed up today so i could finally leave you a comment :)
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Hey,
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for your comment - I can't believe you signed up just to comment on my blog! There are so many great blogs out there - I love all the ones on my list. The ones I listed above are great, but there are loads of others I didn't list because they already have the award that are really worth reading. Anyway, thank you so much for your comment.
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no problem! it has also pushed me into blogging too, which ive wanted to do for AGES! so im happy i am able to do that now and follow you. it isnt public, so im not sure if you can read it unless i invite you! this is confusing to me so far!
ReplyDeleteim reading through about 7 blogs right now :) i would sit and read all day if i had my way!x
No, at the moment I am not able to see it - your profile just comes up blank. I am glad you are enjoying blogging though. I think it can be quite therapeutic.
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