On Friday 29th March, Vikki from The View Outside, very thoughtfully awarded me the Liebster Award. Now I have usually stopped engaging in these awards, because they come around so often and I have nothing new or remotely interesting to say, but I thought it would be ideal for the A to Z challenge for two reasons; it starts with a letter I didn’t have a post for! and Vikki has a new set of questions I haven’t answered.
So if you wanted to know some more random things about me, here’s your chance with Vikki’s questions.
1. If you could choose a new name for yourself, what would it be?
I think it would have to be something very out there, maybe more like a character name than a writers name, just because I’m being allowed to choose my own name. I’d have to be writing something pretty wild in the process too though I think.
2. What is your favourite form of exercise?
What’s exercise?
3. What is your favourite smell?
The tops of my children’s heads.
4. What is your guilty pleasure?
You mean I’m supposed to feel guilty about all that chocolate I eat? Nope, I rarely do. Recently it’s probably YA fiction. Writing crime, I’m not sure I’m supposed to show my sensitive side and read YA, but I’m loving it.
5. What do you wish you were better at?
Writing!
6. If you had a choice (but only one), would you rather have a cleaner, a personal shopper or a personal trainer?
That’s difficult. The decision is between cleaner, because I hate cleaning, or trainer, because I think if I had someone with me, encouraging me, I might actually do some exercise that my body would allow. So to feel better and healthier and in turn have more energy, trainer please. Good looking male if we’re ordering ๐
7. What 3 things would you take to a desert island?
Three huge massive suitcases ๐
8. If you could change one thing in the world, what would it be?
Ignorance.
9. If money was no object what would be the first thing youโd buy?
A bottle of bubbly to celebrate with family that money was now no object!
10. What was the last meal you ate?
Chicken tikka skewers
11. Milk or plain chocolate?
Definitely milk. I’ve heard plain can trigger migraines so I keep well away.
Great questions. Thank you Vikki. If you fancy taking these questions and running with them, please feel free. I’m not sure who does and doesn’t like doing awards on blogs now, and I know April is a hectic month.
mrkelly2u says
Congrats on the award Rebecca – have to agree on favourite smell. Obviously, the smell of MY child – not yours! Great posts throughout. Well done.
Rebecca Bradley says
Ha! Yes, our own children are delightful aren’t they.
Thank you, it’s a hectic month. I’m determined to do all 26 posts this year though.
sharonsant says
I love that your new guilty pleasure is YA fiction. More people should read it, these books have so much to say about issues that concern us all. And even when they don’t, they’re just so cool! It was another great post – you’re really keeping up with this challenge so well. And you’ve given me a really good idea for N! ๐
Rebecca Bradley says
Ooh, I’m looking forward to reading your N. I can’t figure out from the above, what it could be.
As for YA, I don’t think I should feel guilty actually and why is it YA anyway? Why can’t adults read it?
sharonsant says
I actually just remembered that I’d already written N! It was only a blog hop ๐
And I agree, just because it’s a teen YA, there’s no reason why adults shouldn’t be able to appreciate it. I think many adults dismiss it too quickly.
Rebecca Bradley says
Is Perks YA?
sharonsant says
Yes. Like John Green, who also deals with really controversial topics.
Rebecca Bradley says
I’ve just downloaded John Green’s Paper Towns now ๐
sharonsant says
I’ve not read that one. Fault in our stars is worth a look but have a big box of tissues to hand! Let me know how you get on with paper towns. ๐
Bel Anderson says
Nice to discover a bit more about you, Rebecca! I would definitely choose the cleaner, especially if they know how to do an oven, because I evidently don’t…
Rebecca Bradley says
I hate ovens! In fact I hate everything about housework. We should just have self cleaning houses. It would make a writers life so much easier.
Margot Kinberg says
Rebecca – Congratulations and well deserved! I know what you mean about the value of a personal trainer. But then, there is the house to clean… *sigh* And I love your answer to what you would change about the world if you could. Very nicely done!
Rebecca Bradley says
Thanks Margot. The personal trainer, house cleaner was a difficult question. I really do hate having to stop writing to clean house, but I can’t stand to see it untidy either.
There is far too much ignorance in the world. How many issues would be resolved if we could just get rid of that one thing?
Kirsten says
Great answers to the questions!
Awards are a lot of fun, but I find them hard to keep track of, especially since the blogging thing tends to lean on the side of overwhelming to me anyway. I always hope I haven’t offended anyone when I lose sight of one of them. But then, it’s only for fun isn’t it?
I love your answer to number nine. A bottle of bubbly would certainly be in order for that circumstance!
Alex J. Cavanaugh says
What’s exercise – funny! I really don’t have a guilty pleasure either. Not one I feel guilty about.
Peanut Butter and Whine says
You are so FUNNY!! Congratulations on the Liebster Award. I love your answers.
Peanut Butter and Whine
diannegray says
Congratulations, Rebecca! I love your favourite smell! ๐
Laura Marcella says
Hello, Rebecca! Congrats on your blog award! I would choose to have a cook. So that’s what I’d spend money on if money was no objectโa personal chef!
Happy A to Z-ing! from Laura Marcella @ Wavy Lines
C.B. Wentworth says
Chocolate can never be classified as a guilty pleasure – its a food group. ๐
D.A.Cairns says
Congratulations. What’s the Liebster Award?
Maria Smith (@mariaAsmith) says
Hi Rebecca, I feel the same as you re the awards, however its good to hear more about you.
I’d definitely go for the cleaner though, as I always feel I should be doing a lot more to keep the house clean. I usually end up blitzing it after a few weeks when I can’t stand the gnawing guilt and large balls of fluffy dust!
Vikki Thompson says
Good answers Rebecca ๐
Xx
Annalisa Crawford says
Great questions. I’d plump for the personal shopper myself – I always have an idea of what I’d like to look like, but never manage to pull it off. And no, chocolate is never a ‘guilty’ pleasure… it’s all completely legitimate ๐
Elle Turner says
I love finding out more about people through questions such as these! Great answers, Rebecca ๐ xx