So this is officially my very first ever blogging award that I have received from the very lovely MeeA.  You can see the most awesome things she said about me here.  Thank you my friend I am truly honoured.

And now in the tradition I need to tell you seven things that you may not already know about me and then pass this award on to 7 other ladies I think are beautiful.

1. I was once married to the most wonderful man who treated me like I was a real Queen.  Sadly he passed away after only 1 year 7 months and 6 days of marriage.
2. I am qualified (amongst other things) as an aerobics instructor (which I clearly don’t do now as seen in my bulging waistline) and a sport massage therapist.
3. My Ouma is still alive!  Serious, she is now 93 years young and still going strong.  She amazes me and is someone to admire & look up to.
4. My mouth works faster than my brain.  It is impossible for me to be two faced.  I think I’m thinking something and it’s already out my mouth.  This can be a good thing but most people tend to take exception to my honesty.  It isn’t meant maliciously, it was just out before I could word it properly.
5. I was an air hostess for 16 years and loved it. I loved the freedom, the travelling, seeing so many many wonderful cities & sites and the “lack” of responsibility that came with the job. I never had to remember to call a client the next day or catch up on paperwork.  Once I left my “office” my duty was done – no carryover to the next day.
6. I have an insanely irrational fear of snakes.  My fiance showed me a dead one on the golf course recently and I had nightmares (the wake up in a cold sweat screaming type) for about 2 weeks afterwards.
7. Despite the fact that my mouth is usually in overdrive and my brain in neutral, I’m actually an introvert.  I’m fine in the company of 1 or 2 people I don’t know, as long as there is at least one other person there that I know. Put me in a room full of strangers and I clam up and melt into the woodwork.

And now I would like to nominate:-

• Sally – because she is a friend who is so different to me yet so accepting of all my differences. I love you lots my friend
• Jeanette – because she has been so kind and patient helping me with photographic and website stuff. Thank you so much!
• Cath – because she has strength that goes so deep and is a force to be reckoned with. I admire your strength.
• Alice – because she is just Alice and my #foreverfriend and I love that we are often times on the “same page”
• MeeA – because I just love her honesty and I am HUGELY impressed that she can cope with 4 kids AND a home birth.  You rock girl!!
• Heather – because she has overcome huge obstacles and had the courage to keep on trying – and won!
• Angel – because she has inspired me to get excited about getting married again and convinced me not to do the magistrate thing.  You have loads of work ahead of you my friend, I can’t do this alone

A Purple Flower for the Beautiful Ladies