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October 29, 2015 by Heather

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I was so excited when I found out I was being nominated for the Liebster Award by Denise and Sharleen over at Curio! These ladies are all about finding the beauty in everything. How nice is that? Their DIY projects look tasteful, easy and fun. Check out some of them here. How cute are these Halloween Mummy Cocktail Glasses?

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The Liebster award is nominated to new bloggers, by other bloggers. It helps us support each other and virtually meet in our blogging community. Although I’ve had my blog up for about 5 years, I did’t really start focusing on it until January 2015. It took me 6 months to put together the website and I launched in June. So I’ve only been really dedicated and consistent with it for about 5 months now. I’m figuring it out as I go along and am realizing how it’s all about community and supporting each other, which is perfect for me because I love that!

Thank you for nominating me Denise and Sharleen!

The Liebster Award has some rules…

Post your award to the blog.
Thank the blogger who nominated you and link their blog.
Answer the questions you were given by the person who nominated you.
Nominate a small group of other bloggers you’ve recently discovered.
Create 10 new questions for the nominees to answer.

Here are the Questions & Answers From Denise and Sharleen To Me…

Q:Where do you draw your inspiration for your blog?

A: I get inspiration from everywhere. Taking to friends, family, cookbooks, other blogs, Pinterest, and just going along my journey. For example, I created a video about how to create an image grid using Pagebuilder because I was searching for months for a solution and couldn’t find it anywhere on the web. I actually created it to delegate the task to my virtual assistant, but then it became content. I also love Pinterest. I’m on there every day. I see recipes I like and then re-create them as a Low Carb version that is easy and delicious like this Almond Crusted Calamari. I love to cook and I love health.

Q: What would be your #1 piece of advise for someone just starting out in blogging?

A: Create a Buyers persona so you know who you’re talking to. Especially if you want to monetize your blog. Figure out who you’re talking to. Be original, which is natural because you’re already unique. Plan. Having a plan is essential otherwise you’re just spinning your wheels. Don’t worry about being perfect, just do your best. Finally, be social and support others.

Q: What is your most successful social media outlet for promoting your blog and why?

A: I think Facebook is at the moment but Pinterest is great too. I’ve found some great groups on FB and created some of my own that are helping to grow traffic and make these types of connections. I’m connecting with some great bloggers and we are having discussions around how we can collaborate and start helping each other grow. It’s really cool and exciting!

Q:Would you rather go camping or stay in a 5 star hotel?

A: I’ve been wanting to go camping for a while now and keep saying I’m going to go, but haven’t been camping since I lived in Hawaii in 1994. I’ve been staying in many 5 star hotels around the world since then, so I guess my long-winded answer would be 5 star hotel.

Q:Other than your computer, what would you say is the most important tool you use while creating your blog posts?

A: I would have to say my camera. I’m addicted to taking photos. I’m learning more everyday about how to use it and how to take great photos.

Q:What’s your favorite book?

A: That’s a tough one. I always only read non-fiction. I would say “Think And Grow Rich” had the biggest impact on my life. It was one of the first my Dad recommended to me to read and it changed my way of thinking about wealth. I’ve been meaning to read it again actually.

Q:Who is someone you really admire and why?

A: Another tough one. Oprah is really inspiring to me. I love how her mind works, her story of where she came from, her journey of what she overcame and how she has created, moved, touched, inspired and shared so much.

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Paris Life

May 27, 2015 by Heather

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I have been so fortunate in my life so far. A few years ago I had the opportunity to spend 3 full months in Paris. It is one of my favorite cities in the world. There is so much to do and see. The culture, the food, the fashion, the architecture, the history, the people, I just couldn’t get enough. Everyday was an adventure. Everywhere you look you can find interesting and beautiful things. My Dog Bentley is also incredibly fortunate. He also got to come to Paris. Lucky dog!

Speaking of dogs, check out this huge dog having dinner with his owner and this nice bistro! You’d never see this in North America! The funny thing is they allow huge dogs like this one in restaurants, but there are so many restrictions for dogs in the parks? Not sure how that works.

My assistant Sarah came too! We had to have some escargot and champaign of course. What’s your take on escargot? Love it or hate it? You can comment below.

I had a kitchen, so I did cook… a bit, but there were so many amazing restaurants to go to, I didn’t stay in and cook all that much. There was a restaurant around the corner from our apartment that I would go to a few time/week because it was so good. This salad was so colorful and fresh I had to take a photo of it. I recreated the recipe for it here. I hope you like it! Rainbow Seafood Salad

We had dinner at Guy Savoie one night while we were there. Have you ever seen a wine list bigger than this? If you ever want to experience fine dining at it’s best, I would highly recommend going here or Joel Robuchon in Vegas.

Being there for 3 months, I had some visitors. Here’s one of my besties, Novalena J. Betancourt walking along the Seine River. We had so much fun during her visit exploring Paris. I also go some fashion shopping like bags, fashion dresses, fancy veils.

On one of our walks we spotted this. Another thing you don’t see in North America too often. 5 guys crammed into one tiny car. Love it.

Paris has incredible Flea Markets. This one was one of the biggest just outside of the city. The area felt a bit sketchy when you got off of the underground, but once you got to the flea market it was fine.

Kind of morbid but kind of cool at the same time, I thought this knife rack was different.

No Trip to paris would be complete without taking in some of the man amazing art galleries. In the next photo the children are being taught that the man who posed for this bust came up to Rodin’s house looking for food. Since Rodin didn’t have much money at the time he asked if this man would pose for him in exchange for food.

One of the best days I spent in Paris was with some other friends at this Jazz Fest. It was a beautiful day. We packed a classic picnic and headed out the last stop on the train. Good friends, good food, good music, and sun, what more could you ask for? Aaaaah Paris Life!