Jan
23
2012
Now I Am as Happy as a Little Girl…

Now is the time on Sprockets when we acknowledge being acknowledged. I have had bestowed onto me the coveted Love My Monkey award (or Liebe mein affe-mienke in the original German…OK, Liebster Award, whatever).

I am much too lazy to copy and paste the award rules here. Suffice it to say I’m to give props where props are due: to the blogger who nominated me and five other bloggers of my choice.

These award memes activate my acute fear of forgetting, ingrained early by the worst teacher in Bachelor elementary school history, as well as rejection. I forgot to include some people last time I did one of these things, even though it was one of the longest posts EVER. I’m sure after hitting publish on this, I will immediately think of a dozen others. I follow a lot of blogs. They are all special snowflakes. Dieter says my blathering has become tiresome, onto the links.

Thanks to Recovering Supermom for giving me this award. I first read her blog around the time I made homemade advent calendars and her post about homemade gifts spoke the truth and greatly amused me. She is a recovering perfectionist kindred spirit.

Here are some bloggers I want to highlight for their awesomeness. No need to perpetuate the chain if memes aren’t your thing, just bask in the glow of the liebster love:

Apathy is Green: Apathy is a self-described “minor cog in the bureaucracy.” I feel his pain. I’m also sometimes amused by his pain…like his office “talkopotamus.”

The Book Stop: I’d meant to include this blog in my Versatile Blogger post because: a.) she’s a friend in that thing called real life, 2.) I love her blog, and c.) she’s a versatile blogger. She writes thoughtful book reviews, and about book and literacy-related topics. She sometimes throws in a more personal post, which I appreciate as a friend and all-around nosy person.

Kid-Free Living: Another blog I meant to highlight before and didn’t. Amy’s an honest-to-goodness writer and as such needs no linky props from my little blog, but I want to give her a shout out anyway because her shit is funny. Just go check her out, it’s all good. If you need a place to start, here is a post that spoke to me.

Ramblings and Rumblings: Having a post Freshly Pressed was great, but it took months to check out the bloggers who had visited what with that “job” thing cramping my style. “Speaker7” left a Wegmans-related comment and that alone should have made me reciprocate the visit, but the name “speaker7” sounded vaguely spam-ish on first glance. When I eventually visited speaker7’s blog, I laughed my ass off and realized I’d been missing out. Here is a tribute to fleece. Here is the written and graphic equivalent of a haul video, only intentionally funny.

Zoe Says: Zoe is a fellow Belgian waffle lover and career fulfillment searcher (so excited about her photography career move). She writes charming posts. This one, about the icky-ness of mint, made me realize we are long-lost twins. I totally could have written that post myself and kind of wish I had.

Jen Has A Pen: I’m a rule breaker. I’m linking to six blogs instead of five. I found Jen through Write on Edge. She’s a great writer and is currently entertaining me with posts about her move to New York. I’m also jealous of her adventure as well as her super-cute blog design.

That is all the time we have. Until next time, auf Wiedersehen!

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14 Responses to “Now I Am as Happy as a Little Girl…”

  1. curlygeek04
    Monday, January 23, 2012 at 7:25 am #

    Thanks Tracy! Nice thing to wake up to on an icy morning… appreciate the shout-out and plan to return the favor. I always love reading your blog.

    • logyexpress
      Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 12:01 am #

      Thanks for the link today, Deb! You inspire me to read more. Such a big part of my job is reading that it crowds out the desire to read for pleasure though.

  2. Amy Vansant
    Monday, January 23, 2012 at 7:39 am #

    Thanks so much!

    • logyexpress
      Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 12:00 am #

      You’re welcome, Amy! I love your writing!

  3. jenhasapen
    Monday, January 23, 2012 at 7:39 am #

    How nice of you! To break a rule… for me! I appreciate the comments and will also be checking out your other suggestions today. Thanks so much, Tracy!

    • logyexpress
      Monday, January 23, 2012 at 11:59 pm #

      That’s me, little old rule breaker! Actually, I usually pop up as an ISTJ on the Myers-Briggs, which is a type nicknamed “The Guardian.” Guardians live by rules. So see what I’m willing to do to honor great blogs?!?

  4. zoesays
    Monday, January 23, 2012 at 12:11 pm #

    I’m extremely honored to be listed amongst a handful of other great bloggers! I adore reading your musings and observations on life. Thank you 🙂

    P.S. So thoughtful of you to mention my photography biz, which is part-time and still very much in the growing pains stage, but persevere I must!

    • logyexpress
      Monday, January 23, 2012 at 11:56 pm #

      Thanks, Zoe! I’m glad our blogs crossed paths. I look forward to living vicariously through your photography success…no pressure! I’m taking an intro to D-SLRs through my county right now because I thought 7.5 years was long enough to own a camera whose features I didn’t fully understand.

  5. Rose
    Monday, January 23, 2012 at 4:34 pm #

    Love your Blog Tracy, I’ll be sure to stop by and visit more often. Jen has a Pen sure deserved the L. Award – she is a great entertaining writer with a cute site!! 🙂

    • logyexpress
      Monday, January 23, 2012 at 11:53 pm #

      Thanks, Rose! I love visitors! Jen’s blog is awesome, isn’t it? And green! Green’s my favorite color, so Jen probably would’ve hooked me on that alone!

  6. speaker7
    Monday, January 23, 2012 at 6:05 pm #

    Wow! Thank you for the recognition. I never thought I would get to see that delicious hamsteak again and yet there it is! And it has a monkey this time? Even better.

    Your blog is much deserving of this award. Congratulations to you.

    • logyexpress
      Monday, January 23, 2012 at 11:51 pm #

      Yum….ham! Thanks, I hope this award will truly change my life. Or something. At least saying Liebster is fun.

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