Honest Scrap Award!!

Wow. Thank you to Esphixiet  at Five by Five who has awarded me the "Honest Scrap" award.  Since "Honest" is the one thing I try very hard to be here, this means a lot to me.

The Honest Scrap Award Rules say that I must:

1. Brag about the award.


2. Include the name of the blogger who gave you the award and link back to that blogger. ( Esphixiet at Five by Five , for those of you with a very short memory!!)


3. Choose a selection of blogs that you find brilliant in honest content.


4. Show their names and links and leave a comment informing them that they were prized with this award.


5. List at least ten honest things about yourself... then pass it on with the instructions!



As I said above, this particular award is one I am very proud of.  I try to be honest in everything I write here; honestly in the relative anonimity of the blogosphere is great.  SOmetimes the things that end up written here, in stream of conciousness writing, even suprise me, but I believe that is good.  I appreciate your comments, and your honesty, especially when you don't agree with me, as it makes me think.



On to the nominations:

KARIE at **Wife of a Wounded Marine**  On April 20, Karie tragically became the Widow of a Marie who had returned from battle with many wounds, physical and mental.  Karie has been very honest about her journey, and I have nothing but respect for this fine woman.  I wish her all the best in the journey ahead.


Domenica at The Combat Veteran Spouse .  Another blogging MilSpouse whose husbnad bears many scars, physical and mental, and still fights the battle every day.  Her honesty impresses and comforts me.

Sis B at Veritably Bare .  This wonderful lady pulls no punches.  She has had a very hard life, but does not make excuses for herself or anyone else.  She has done an amazing job of turning her life around, and continues to be an inspiration to me.  Veritably Bare is the first Blog I ever read, sent to me by a friend.


Julie C at The Domestic Witch .   Love, Life, Magic, and a clean house!  Julie, a widowed mother of 4, talks about life, writing, spirituality, love, the sense of community, and housework!

Wiley, of Wiley Goes Walkabout .  An Australian, Iraq veteran, waiting to find out where she and her American Finacee will be posted when he returns from deployment.  Aweseom sense of humour, and insight into human relations.

Ten Honest things about me:


1. One of my biggest fears is not living up to the expectations of the people who I love.  I often feel like I am living a farce.


2. Even thought I put up a tough front, part of me wants the white picket fence, the 2.5 children, the dog, and the English Cottage Garden.


3. I love philosophy, and evolutionary psychology ... but they don't pay the bills.


4. If I were a dog, I would be a black lab.  Except I need to learn to let things roll off my back more, and worry less.


5. I am saying goodbye again to someone I love ~ and sending them off to do their job, that they love, that makes them who they are ...


6. I really wish I were better at fashion, make up, and all that girlie stuff. 


7. I find great comfort, most of the time, in my spirituality; but I am uncomfortable talking about it in real life for fear of being judged.


8. I rarely regret things that I have done, but I sometimes regret things I have not done.


9. When I need to escape, I can loose myself in books, or in nature.


10. I over commit myself, and then stress myself out trying to do all the things I have promised to.