Temporary? Insanity

One of my favouritest bloggers in the bloggisphere, the oh so fabulous Lady Elastic, gave me the above award, out of the kindness of her stretchy heart.

And I’m not just saying all that stuff because she gave me my first ever blogging award.

Really. I’m not.

So the idea is to “Pay it Forward” to five other bloggers who are at least as wowingly wonderful as me. Hard to find any, yes, but a few sprung to mind.

Julie at Mental Tesserae was the first I thought of, but Lady Elastic already dubbed her a Thinking Thinker. Still, she tops my list of blog writers who make me think.

I opened up my bloglines window and started pondering the list of blogs I have there (currently 36 feeds – oi!).

Topping the list alphabetically is An Ordinary Mom. Okay, I have to say that it just kills me I once lived a short distance from her, but alas that was during my pre-blogging days (i.e. the dark age). She is fabulous in so many ways. Not only is she intelligent and articulate, but she has a sweet, generous heart.

Next is Catherine at Everyday Life as Lyric Poetry. This is a gem of a blog that I discovered through the Ultimate Blog Party. Her posts never fail to make me smile. She expresses her thoughts beautifully, and her ponderings about life and parenthood always uplift me.

Inkling at Imaginative Musings has chosen a blog title that suits her admirably. She constantly amazes me with her deep musings, her incredibly ability to express thoughts that I can barely wrap my head around. She creates in me a desire to study and learn.

Lara, The Lazy Organizer, was an obvious choice for me. There’s no other blog I read that I get more excited about and inspired by. She makes me think I can be a better person, and she helps me to believe it. I can’t think of any other thought I need provoked in me more!

The best for last? Certainly one of my best friends, DeDee at The Quiltmaker’s Gift. She’s very new to blogging, but already she’s written posts that have captivated my attention and left me thinking of them hours and even days later. No bias involved here. Really.

I feel like I’ve got to end off by giving a cheesy acceptance speech of some sort, but really, all I want to say is Thanks.

Note: The five gals mentioned above need only click on the link of this post for details about their shiny new award.