Oh my my….I have been nominated for the Liebster Award! What a great honour it is to be
recognized! Just imagine, a few days
ago, I was contemplating on “To Blog or Not to Blog” and now look at me. {Let’s pause for a second and visualize me doing
the Happy Dance….& can you also hear Drew Carey yelling “Najda! Come on down!
You’re the next contestant to receive the Liebster Award?”}
For those of you who haven’t heard of the Liebster Award, let
me quickly give you the details. Basically, it’s an award that’s awarded to
those blogs with less than 200 followers.
This award is to appreciate and hopefully direct more followers towards
those blogs.
To accept the award, I have to do the following:
1.
Link back to the blog that nominated me.
2.
Answer the questions posted for me by my
nominator.
3.
Share 11 random facts about myself.
4.
Create 11 questions for my nominees.
5.
Nominate 5-11 blogs with fewer than 200
followers.
6.
Contact my nominees and let them know I
nominated them.
So, let’s get the “show” started……Behind Door Number 1 is
the link to my nominator and she is Sandy from Elementary Expedition.
Behind Door Number 2 are the questions posted by my
nominator.
1. Which
subject is your favorite to teach?
Uhhmmm…..That’s a tough one!
Can I choose two subjects? I’m
going to go with math and art. I like
math because I love working with numbers, pictures, shapes, and all the
different manipulatives. I love art
because I love cutting, coloring, and creating.
Join these two subjects together and I’m in bliss.
2.
What gets
you through the day?
Every morning, I need to do a pit stop at our Canadian
coffee shop, Tim Hortons. I don’t know
what it is about them, but I’m addicted to their Earl Grey teas. So, I have to have one cup in the morning and
another in the afternoon.
3.
What is
your favorite inspirational quote?
“Live as if You Were to die Tomorrow. Learn as If You were to Live Forever.”
-Mahatma
Gandhi
4.
What kind
of music do you listen to?
I listen to whatever my boys are
listening or singing to at the time. I
prefer mostly Selena Gomez, Justin Timberlake, and my man Pitbull.
5.
What do
you do to relieve stress?
Let me think on this one…..
I like to curl up with a good book and glass of red wine or a cup of
ginger honey tea. Sometime, I even
prefer just getting lost in the world of Instagram and Pinterest.
6.
What is the distance from your home to school?
The distance from my house to my school is about a 12 minute
drive. Although at times, I try &
reduce the amount of time by a few minutes…..sshhh!!!! Don’t tell that to anyone!
7.
What other jobs have you had besides teaching?
Wow! Where do I begin? My first job was selling shoes……Yikes! Dealing with peoples’ feet wasn’t my ‘cup of
tea’. I needed to move onto something
much more cuter. So, I moved on and worked at an Infant
Department selling cute baby rattles, baby clothes, cribs, and cuddly
toys. Then, before becoming a teacher, I
worked within the financial corporate world dealing with stocks and bonds. Dealing with millions of dollars, the different
company’s CEOs, and lawyers on a daily basis sure kept me on my toes.
8.
What are your favorite things to do in your
spare time (not teacher related)?
This is a hard one to answer. I think, reading books and scrapbooking would be high on my
list and the next thing on my list would be to learn all the ins and outs of
blogging.
9.
Why did
you start blogging?
I have learned so much from all the wonderful teacher
bloggers out there, that I wanted to join in & be part of the friendly, kind, and
caring community of teacher bloggers.
10.
How long
does it take you to get ready on school mornings?
Ha….I wake up around 6:00am in the morning and try &
read all my emails off of my iPhone. Around 6:30am, I jump in the shower. Then, I MUST blow dry my hair before going
anywhere. Otherwise, not only do I scare
myself, I also scare my own three boys.
Bwahaha…….
So, then I do a quick time check….. 7:00am. By now, I’m having my fingers crossed that my
husband has gotten everyone’s lunches all packed and ready to go. So, all I have to do is come down to the kitchen,
grab my lunch off of the counter, and out I go.
11.
Where did
you attend college?
I went to two different colleges. I went to York University located in Toronto,
Canada and then to Niagara University located within Buffalo, New York.
Now, progressing nicely through our Game Show……
Behind Door Number 3, you’ll see the 11 random facts about
myself…..in no specific order:
1.
I love love love McDonald’s fries. Yes, I know it’s bad for me, but I just can’t
help it. Actually, you don’t want to
know this, but I think I can easily say that I have McDonald’s at least once every other
week. (I think right about now, I just
lost a few of my healthy eaters reading this post.) However, I have to admit,
lately, I’ve been good and staying away from the golden arches.
2.
I have
played the recorder, clarinet, violin, and the piano. The key word here is….I HAVE played. I think I’m a bit rusty now on all those
instruments except for the piano. I can
still play the piano.
3.
I have a leopard gecko. Well, it’s actually my son’s but, I’m the one
always having to drive out to the pet store to buy live crickets so that we can
feed the little lady.
4.
I love to crochet and sew. I
mostly crochet blankets. So, as soon as
I know that someone is expecting a baby, off I go, on my crochet frenzy and put
together a warm cozy blanket. I also
sew. I’ve sewn many things, like: clothes, pillows, curtains, etc., but I don’t
try and advertise my skills otherwise, I’d never get away from my sewing
machine. Here’s a funny story…..One day,
my mom pays me a visit and says, “Oh, Najda, I’ve brought over some of my
pants. Could you take them in for me,
since I’ve lost a bit of weight?” Here’s
little old me, thinking, “Yeah, sure.
How many pants can she own that I’d have to hem?” Well…..take a guess! If you guessed 10, you’re wrong. Guess again…..20? (By the way, I feel like we're playing the "Guess the Price" game form Price is Right). If you guessed 20....nah, you're wrong again! She BROUGHT over 25 pants for me to hem and/or take in! Wow-zah! Sure enough, I was back at my sewing machine sitting for a few more hours than I had anticipated.
5. As a 5'0" teenager, I've played basketball, back in the day. Oh, ..... how I loved dribbling and shooting hoops! I was no Harlem Globetrotter, but I was a good little Spud.
6.
Dentists
scare me! When I was 8 years old, I’ve
had all of my 18 teeth pulled out.
Yup!!!! That’s not a typo. You read that number right. Boy, let me tell yah……it wasn’t fun! Those gums of mine were pretty sore!
7.
I love the Smurfs. I grew up with these little
blue guys. I wish I could have a Smurf
with me right now! You should see the
look on my boys’ faces when I talk about the Smurfs. I get all giddy. By the way, you’ll have to stay tuned and see
my Smurf project. I can’t wait to post
about it in the near future.
8.
My favorite holiday is Christmas! I love the spirit of giving and
decorating. I love how the malls look
and feel. I love decorating my
house. I go cray cray with the décor. I place Christmas string lights along the
base of my baseboards, then cover it up with white tulle. Then, it gives the effect of snow. It’s a fun season!
9. My dream
vacation is Dubai. I want to visit this
man-made city. I think it’s mind
boggling as to how these infrastructures have come about.
10.
I am a nut bar when it comes to organizing my
closet. I have to have all my colors
coordinated. All my blue shirts and sweaters
are folded in one pile, all my black ones in one pile, all of my red ones in another
pile……you get the idea. Yes, you can
call me…..freak-ey! I just like my
clothes organized so that way it looks neater and I can easily find the color I’m
looking for, that’s all! This isn’t my closet, but here’s what I’m talkin’
about.
11. This
year, my school is implementing the International Baccalaureate Program and I’m
extremely excited about it. New program
means new teaching lessons!
Alright, now let’s see what’s behind Door Number 4…..Ahhh! Questions for the Nominees:
1.
What are 3 things that are in your teacher bag?
2.
Why did you start teaching?
3.
What’s your favorite part of your classroom?
4.
What’s your biggest pet peeve?
5.
Name an accessory that you cannot live without.
6.
What is your favorite pastime or hobby?
7.
What was the last movie that you saw?
8.
Do you have a TpT store?
9.
If you could have anyone in the world to teach
your class for a day, who would it be?
10.
Do you prefer sweet or salty foods?
11.
If you could travel anywhere in the world, where
would you go?
And nowwww…….We have the Showcase Showdown!
Now I’d like to nominate the following blogs for the
Liebster Award. If you like to
participate, answer the questions listed above and link back. What a great way to connect with new
bloggers!
Rachel at La Senorita Creative
So…..”Come on Down! You’re
the next contestant on the Liebster Award!” Hope you'll accept!
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