Hi everyone! I was recently lucky enough to be nominated for The Aesthete Blogger Award by Eri from Weird Lifestyle. I would like to say a massive thank you to them for nominating me – make sure to check out their blog too!
Award Rules
- Use the official logo/graphic of the award and display it on your blog.
- List the rules.
- Show some love to the one who nominated you! (Weird Lifestyle)
- Mention the creator (The Fictional Journal) and link it back to the original post
Answer the questions below.
- Tell me something about this world that you admire.
- What is your favorite form of creativity?
- Nominate 7 lovely people and notify them by commenting on their posts; spread some love!
- Ask your nominees 4 questions.
- Share something you created. (can be anything!)
My answers to the questions above:
Tell me something about this world that you admire.
I think it would have to be the kindness people are capable of. Obviously there are some people who don’t fit into this, but I generally admire the levels of empathy people are capable of and what people will do to show you they care. Even simple things can make a world of difference and, especially with the pandemic, it’s lovely to see people coming together.
What is your favorite form of creativity?
Definitely writing! It’s been a passion of mine for so many years now, and I plan on pursuing it at university next year – if I can get in! Fingers crossed, haha.
Something I created:
Honestly, my blog is probably the best example of that.
My answers to Eri’s questions:
Which was that one moment of your life that made you feel extremely happy and why?
That’s really tough to pinpoint – I’m lucky enough to have had lots of happy memories! I think one stand out one for me would be just the other day, at a university open day. I really loved what I saw and it’s definitely a firm contender!
Why did you start blogging and why do you continue doing so?
I’d actually been thinking about starting a blog months before I finally did, so that’s an interesting question. When I started thinking about writing my personal statement (which is currently still being edited) I realised I really needed something to add that would make me stand out… And that gave me an excuse to start my blog!
Even though I’ve only been blogging for just over five months I’ve truly grown to love it, and I love sharing my two passions on here. I can’t imagine myself giving it up now – although there’s a lot of work (looking at you, twitter) involved it’s so rewarding and I love writing and planning my content for everyone. There’s nothing else like it!
If you had the power to change one thing in this world what would that be and why?
That’s a tough one – there are some many possible answers for this! I would probably have to go for getting rid of war, though, as it leads to some many other problems in turn. War is definitely one thing everyone could do without – it leads to so many innocent people suffering and dying.
If you could, would you change something from your past?
No. Although there are some things I’ve done which I’m not proud of, I still wouldn’t go back and change them. Making those decisions has made me who I am today and I’m generally in a pretty good place now, and I wouldn’t want to change that.
My nominees:
Hannah Cauldron’s Book Reviews
My questions:
- What is your favourite book and why?
- What is your favourite part of blogging?
- What is one thing you think everyone should do more of?
- What is one thing you hope to achieve before 2021 ends?
I hope you enjoyed reading this, and you learnt a little more about me!
Ceri
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Aaahh, thank you so much for nominating me!!!!
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No worries, I can’t wait to read your answers!!
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I really loved reading your answers! I do think that the favourite form of creativity for most bloggers is writing. It made me smile the fact that you chose to mention your last happy moment as your favourite and one of many. This shows somebody who knows how to enjoy life where every day has something new to enjoy, to make you create your next favourite happy moment. I can’t wait to read the answers to your questions. Congratulations!!
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I’m so glad to hear that! Yes definitely, blogging is such an important creative outlet for so many people. I definitely think it’s important to find the joy in the every day! Same, I’m super excited to see what they have to say. Thank you so much for nominating me and for taking the time to read and leave such a lovely comment!
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I love reading interviews, and congratulations on your nomination. Great set of questions you have lined up.
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Thank you so much, I’m glad you enjoyed it! Thank you so much for reading and commenting.
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Congratulations!!! That’s great to hear that you’ve been nominated!! That is some good answers to those questions and nice nominations as well!!
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Thank you so much, I’m glad you enjoyed it! Thank you so much for reading and commenting.
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Congratulations on this award Ceri! I loved reading your answers. The amount of kindness we are capable of is really amazing. And yes, even the smallest acts of kindness can make a world of difference.
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Thank you so much, I’m so glad to hear that you enjoyed them! It truly is, I think too often we get caught up with the negative aspects – we just need to turn on the news to see it – but we need to remember people like that are a minority. They definitely can! Thank you so much for taking the time to read and comment.
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Congratulations on the award! It was nice reading your answers to the questions. I love writing too & good luck at getting into university!
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Thank you so much, I’m glad you liked my answers! Thank you haha, hoping I can get it all send off soon! Thank you so much for reading and commenting.
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Congratulations on the nomination! I love reading this type of post as it helps round out beautifully the person behind the words, and your responses to the deeper questions, like what you admire, are lovely. ❤
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Thank you so much! So do I, I’ve been really enjoying different people’s takes on the questions – it’s perfect for getting to know them more. I’m so glad to hear that you liked my answers! Thank you so much for reading and commenting ❤
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Congratulations on your nomination, and yes, it was lovely to find out a little more about you. I know what you mean about the amount of work involved in running a blog – I don’t think non-bloggers have any idea! Completely agree with you about kindness x
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Thank you so much – I’m glad you liked finding out a bit more about me! It’s definitely crazy haha, it was such a shock to the system when I started and it’s made me appreciate bloggers even more! Thank you so much for taking the time to read and comment x
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Some lovely answers! I did not know you have only been blogging for 5 months! Also I agree we all have probably done things we wouldn’t do now but all of our past mistakes have made us who we are today and taught us valuable lessons x
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Thank you so much! It’s crazy haha, in some ways it feels like it’s a been a lot longer but in others I feel like I’ve only just started! Exactly, the past plays such an important role in shaping who we are and I wouldn’t be where I am today without those mistakes. Thank you so much for taking the time to read and comment x
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It means the absolute world to me that you’ve nominated me, thank you so much! I absolutely adore your blog and can’t wait to see your future content. Xo
Elle – ellegracedeveson.com
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Aw you’re very welcome, I can’t wait to see your answers! It means a lot that you like my content too, thank you so much for reading and commenting xx
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Congratulations on recovering this award. I loved reading your answers for it too!
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Thank you so much for reading and commenting, I’m glad you enjoyed it!
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I loved reading your answers and I’ve given your nominees a follow as I can’t wait to hear their responses. I loved your answer about the kindness that people are capable of and It’s made me think about ways I can give back over the next few months. It was nice to get to know you a little more and I’m happy you have lots of positive memories and wouldn’t want to change anything in your life! Em x
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I’m so glad to hear that you enjoyed it and are curious about their responses! It’s great that it inspired you, I definitely want to get into the habit of giving more back too. I’m glad you enjoyed getting to know me a little more! I think things definitely haven’t been easy for me in the past but right now I’m generally in a great place which is great! Thank you so much for taking the time to read and comment x
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Thank you so much for the nomination! Loved reading your answers xx
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No worries, I’m glad you enjoyed them! Thank you so much for reading and commenting xx
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Congratulations on your nomination! It was really wonderful getting to know more about you. Good luck on getting into university for writing! You’re great at it!
Thank you so much for the nomination, I can’t wait to answer your questions!
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Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed getting to know me more. And thank you, that means a lot to me – fingers crossed!
No problem at all, I love your blog! I can’t wait to read your answers too. Thank you so much for reading and commenting!
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Awwwww… congratulations on your award, so well deserved. I love your replies and the questions you curated. Well done
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Thank you so much, I’m really glad you enjoyed it! Thank you so much for reading and commenting.
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I love learning about my fellow bloggers! Congratulations on this award. ☺️
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So do I, it’s always lovely to know a bit more about the person behind the blog! Thank you so much for reading and commenting 🙂
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Congrats on being nominated! I loved reading your answers, especially the one about eliminating war – 100% with you there. So nice to learn a little more about you 🙂
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Thank you so much! I’m really glad you enjoyed it – and I’m glad you agree, it truly is essential. I’m glad you enjoyed getting to know a bit more about me too! Thank you so much for reading and commenting 🙂
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Congratulations on the nomination! I loved reading your answers.
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Thank you so much for reading and commenting, I’m glad you enjoyed it!
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Congrats on Nomination! Loved reading your comments!
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Thank you so much for reading and commenting, I’m glad you enjoyed it!
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Wow! Congratulations!!! Beautiful answers
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Thank you so much for reading and commenting!
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