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This is the final repost, for anyone who forgot or didn’t know about this. Next week I will begin to do Awards postings. Those who asked for an award will get at least two different awards. Have a great weekend everyone!
Reposting this from a few days ago…still have more awards to pass on. I will probably post this one more time next week, then just follow through with what I have. If you know of any blogging friends you’d like to give an award to, or new bloggers who deserve notice, or if you are a new follower of mine and haven’t read this post or feel you’re too new to qualify, please read below:
Ok I just counted my awards that I have to go through, and I’ve collected 19 over the month I’ve been taking a break. This means I have 19 awards to give out to an estimate of 200 bloggers. That’s about a month’s worth of work right there. I don’t want to just post the logos and thank the people who sent them to me without giving the awards to other deserving bloggers. So here’s what I’m going to do, and please forgive me if this comes across as lazy or tasteless. It’s the best that I am able to do while honoring the award rules, and honoring other bloggers, with the time I am able to invest.
1. Each different award will include it’s own post. If I’ve gotten multiples they will be within one post.
2. I’ll display the logos, thank the bloggers who awarded me, and honor the questions expected of me.
3. The complicated part is awarding the other bloggers. Somehow I’ve unfollowed some people along the way inadvertently, or others are no longer visiting my blog who were once on my list of blogs to award. Also I’ve acquired new followers over the course of the month. So here’s my offer:
IF YOU WANT A BLOG AWARD, COMMENT BELOW Just say, “I do” or “Me” or “give me! give me!” or something else you’re more comfortable with, maybe “Sage I would do anything for an award, such as…” or maybe that’s asking too much…
If I have 19 awards and the average amount of blogs to award is 10 (some are 15) that’s roughly 200 blogs I need to award. So you can see my quandary, I hope. If you read this far, then you are truly reading my stuff, and I want to honor you for that.
Please don’t consider it begging and don’t bother with feeling too shy or proud. Rather, you’ll be doing me a favor, and you’re just letting me know you’re there. I apologize if this is a tactless approach to it, but I’m trying to be dignified about it, by attempting in my own way to honor the awards.
Also, I’ve always said I didn’t want to award people twice, but I’m breaking that personal rule. Even if I’ve given you an award in the past, you qualify. If you have blogger friends who have never visited me, and you think they deserve an award, let me know, I will honor you by awarding your friends, even if you recommend more than one. This will also help to promote beginning bloggers if you know of any. Remember I have roughly 200 bloggers to award.
Now here is the list of awards I have to give out, and if you’re so inclined, you may even comment which award you’d like for yourself, or you would like for me to award to a blogger friend of yours:
1 Gargie Award
1 Liebster Award
11 Blog of the Year 2012
1 Blogs That Make Me Smile
1 Super Sweet Blogging Award
1 Very Inspiring Blog Award
2 One Lovely Blog Award
1 Wonderful Team Member Readership Award
Please forgive me if I’ve lost an award along the way. I tried to be organized, but at some point I was feeling a little overwhelmed and I may have lost track of one or two.
Also please remember that I’ve just become award free. Please refer to my post “My First Update of 2013″ http://wp.me/p2DnTA-CA for details about my decision regarding that.
Again, I’m sorry if this seems inappropriate, but I genuinely would love to award all of you. And please don’t be too shy or too proud, just step forward and ask for what you deserve. If you’d rather, you can tell me you’d like an award privately via email or DM on Twitter. sagedoyle@yahoo.com @sagedoyle
Once I’m done my break, I will probably do a minimum of one post per week for the awards, for a total of 8 posts.
Thanks so much to all the bloggers who awarded me. If this is my greatest blogging dilemma, then I’m doing just fine!
Take care,
Sage
This is why I only do mine once per quarter. If you have an award page, be sure to put up the “Don’t Do a Damn Thing” Award from me :)
EWWW, I LIKE THAT,,,LOL
You are welcome to one as well. If you read the post, you get it! Pressies. >> http://mommasmoneymatters.com/4thq-awards
Yeah I’m going to accept your “Don’t Do a Damn Thing Award” too because I like unconditional love sometimes ;) I’ll post it once I’m organized, thanks!
WOW, THAT IS A LOT OF AWARDS RED! YOU MUST REALLY BE AWSOME.
LOL! I have gotten an award at least every week since I started blogging on WP. If you want an idea what the last year has been like, stop by Wrap 2012, Unwrap 2013. We do this sort of thing all the time ;)
You both are awesome ;)
Yeah, it’s a good idea ;)
Actually an award page may be better than the way I have it set up, then I can state ‘currently award free’ at the top. ;)
I have had the trophy room for a long time. It keeps it all on one place and links to everywhere in the blogosphere…even here ;)
Awesome, well I’m going to check it out now and if it’s something that’ll seem to work for me, maybe that’s what I’ll do, but damn it will be a while before I get to it ;)
You are not telling me anything I do not already know. I have two really active sites and three manuscripts in play. I get it. Believe me. I get it.
cool, thanks Momma :)
Well done on receiving all of your awards, Sage. I don’t ‘do’ the awards myself so I’m not commenting to ask for one or anything – but I like the way you are passing them on – far more interactive I would say!
Thank you, yeah when I realized I had about 200, I couldn’t think of anyway else to do it that didn’t take me several hours per day lol
Tom!!! *waves hello* Nice to see you here…hmm..have you been visiting long or did I beat you to this blog? (Just a little curious..hehe)
Lady Shree! *bows* I’ve only very recently started following Sage’s site – I have a lot of catching up to do! :)
hahahhahaha Tom…do you know how hilarious it is to read someone calling me Lady Shree when I have the “disheveled bleary eyes just woken up” look? and glad you found the blog! :)
PS: I am totally enjoying the “Lady” title! “You may continue to call me so, Sir Aquatom” *does a haughty little sniff* hehehehe!
Congratulations!
Well done!
Greetings from Belgium,
Eric
Thanks very much Eric! Want an award? lol
Sage, no disrespect to you, but I have to ask the question. What is the value of an award that can be give to a person because. he asks for one. On top of that part of your award requires you to name so many number of people for each one. They in turn too must nominate the same number of people. It is somewhat like a cjhain letter–sooner or later every body gets one. Logic? ?KB
I did not create these awards, they were given to me while I was on break and I’m trying to honor them the best way I can, rather to ignore them. I feel that part of the benefit of the awards is the ability for other bloggers to learn of other bloggers, since not everyone is following all the same people. There’s no way I have time to award 200 people. So at least I can still try to offer that benefit of sharing the links of 200 bloggers to my readers.
These awards are a way for bloggers to appreciate each other, a way to unite, a way to spread smiles and positivity. I don’t see them as prestigious where only special people get them. I think the more we spread around, the better :D
Exactly, well said. And it really does bring people together, I’ve encountered new bloggers and new bloggers have come to me as a result of the awards. It helps to create a wider community. In fact, a couple of my most dedicated followers are the result of awards I received, or that I awarded someone else. The community aspect is definitely one of my favorite things about blogging. It was something I was unaware of when I created the blog. I didn’t expect it, but it is a fine reward. Thanks for your comment :)
I do, me, me, me I will take one, it sounds fun and inviting. Just as long as no stipulations are attached other then continuing to read and appreciate others blogs. I WANT AN AWARD (:
Absolutely, geesh at this rate you’re the first one to bite, you want two? Which awards do you want? ;)
LOLOLOL, I am at least one of your biggest fans sage(: change is not comfortable but sometimes necessary. I’M ON BOARD! Give me anyone I wont be greedy (:
ok you got it, thanks, and you’re sweet, whether you want to admit that or not lol
SHHH, NO ONES SUPPOSED TO KNOW THAT(:
oops!
Congrats, Sage. This is quite a load of awards and the list is awesome!
Thank you! So you don’t want one then? ;)
Sage, your kindness precedes you. If I get one, it would take a month or so for me to pass it on as am trying so hard to keep up with everything good. But I’d like you to pass on the torch to these bloggers :)
http://khaulanaxir.wordpress.com/
http://bentehaarstad.wordpress.com/
http://myimpregnablesoul.wordpress.com/
http://katherinekaceypage.wordpress.com/
Thank you so much, it helps me, and I’ve just decided that when I award bloggers who were referred to me, I will tell them who referred them. So this has the potential to be an amazing outreach for several bloggers to encounter one another, who may not otherwise have had the opportunity to do so. It’s a better idea than I originally thought it was lol. Thanks again, my friend :)
Congratulations!!! + !!!!!! (thought that the thought of awarding 200 bloggers the awards deserved a few more of those exclamation marks :P )
I don’t think it’s tasteless because you are right it does help some of us who are “home bound” to venture out to other blogs AND that you also have asked to nominated friends / bloggers that we thought would like the awards!
If there was an award for the most fickle resilient blogger I’d take it without blinking an eye because that’s me….I blog like a fiend..disappear for a few months, blog some more…start a new blog..delete old blog…blog like a fiend…you get the idea? LOL
Hmm..okay I’m going to ask for one too..just because I like pretty things! There you go..you’ve got 2 already!!! wohoo!! and yay to me for asking! I’m taking this as progress!
Awesome, any particular award you want? Do you have a friend you’d like to recommend? And thanks for saying it’s not tasteless. I have begun to follow and been followed by new bloggers as a result of these awards, so I know from my own personal experience that it can help people be introduced to new blogs. This is why I want to try to keep that element. I know it’s difficult for people to step forward and ask, so well done! And again, I’m glad to see you back :)
Sure..let’s see…
There’s The Afternoon Artist. I like her blog because she shows some awesome painting and art work (http://afternoonartist.wordpress.com/)
Deb Adams has a wonderful blog too (http://adamsart.wordpress.com/)
Well thank you! This is really awesome actually, I’m glad to be doing this because I’ll be finding new blogs as a result of this and also have the ability to share those blogs with my readers, and my readers with the new bloggers. This is cool.
I’ll help you out and take one (I need something to post about, lol), but I’d love to see you shoot something in the direction of a few of my other blogger friends:
http://jmblackman.com/
http://hellocheney.wordpress.com/
http://wordencounters.wordpress.com/
Thanks :D
Very cool Ashley, thank you so much. I will be glad to give you all awards, congratulations! ;)
Woohooo!
lol so far I have 12, so let me know if you think of other deserving folks…
Will do ;)
Ok, thanks, I just emailed you btw :)
I was just reading. You’re hilarious xD
lol thanks, I honestly think I’m going to do that someday, or maybe I’ll have Grimm do it lmao
Oh YOU should totally do it.
I think I just convinced myself it will be my Summer project ;)
Congrats sage, 🌹
Thank you so much, good to see you again :)
Congratulations on all the awards..!
I too find myself in this situation.. I think I have about 18 or 19 from December to respond to. I enjoy receiving all of the awards nominated however, to respond to each one individually would mean posting a little more frequently than I do. I have decided to take the example of miss marzipan and put them all on 1 huge post.
I also think I shall do only 1 award response post each month… This seems right for me just now… It is a dilemma, and yet what you said is so true… If this is my only WP dilemma, I’m doing okay…! ;)
Thanks for validating… you want another one?? :P But yeah I might end up doing that as well, award each one to only a single blogger. That’s about the number of takers I have so far ;)
Ha ha ha… No Thanks… ;)
I believe most of us are in the same position…!
I think I’m going to create an “Award Free” award, in which the awardees will have to display the logo on their blog, answer questions about why they’re going award free, and then pass the award onto others who also want to go award free, and…wait, that’s irony…
Ha ha har… Irony indeed; though only ‘once’…!
Sage, I don’t want one! \m/
No one seems to lol
I’m gonna be doing a post soon to commemorate my final award acceptance. It will be a list of random, dumb facts that everyone requires I answer that I never do.
I might get myself into some trouble…
I just commented to carolynpageabc about creating an “Award Free” award…
Yes! That’s next on my list. You’ll be a recipient of whatever I whip up. Keep up the solid work, my man!
recipient…?what? more? *Sage falls over dead* xO_____I
Ha! Not tactless at all. In fact this is a genius idea. CONGRATS to you for all the love you’ve received, it was well deserved. Now i’ll be greedy! I have not received the Gargie Award, Liebster Award, or Blogs That Make Me Smile :D
PS- Happy New Year
Thank you! And that’s awesome, you definitely deserve those awards, so they are yours! I might try to repost this one more time next week to get more takers, or maybe not…but you’ll be hearing from me once I get organized and post about the awards. Have a great day!
Thank you kindly, I appreciate it! Now go get your homework done haha
lol trying ;)
i’m here too.
Does this mean you’d like an award? Or you’re in the same position as me? Sage
Interesting blog. Thanks for visiting Jack’s Poems. It has been a bit static of late but I hope to start posting again soon.
I’ll check it out again, and thanks for coming by! Figures though, this is probably the most boring post I’ve every done lol
Congrats on ALL of your awards. I admire your diligence in paying them forward.
Thank you so much, yes it’s hard to do lol
Well as you dared to enter My Gothic Realm
I wonder if you took the award before it was
obliterated? No worries I have the very same,
erm well almost the same award waiting for
you on one of my extra pages :) Of course it
carries no stipulations or anything, it is just an
award from me, simple and not so wicked but
there you have it Sage :) Oh and I won’t take
any awards back with me, unless I deserved
it of course and even then I would not follow
any rules as I just don’t believe in the awards.
How do you mean why do I display them on
my Space then? Well purely out of respect
for all those that gave me the awards in the
first place, which is the least I could do :) :)
Have a fun evening and weekend Sage…
Yes I did get that award from your Gothic Realm, thanks! But I’ll have a look at the one on your night site as well, sometime soon, thanks so much!!
It is located in my extra
page called ‘My slant on Art’ :)
Have a funtastic weekend…
Cool, thanks!
:) :)
Hi, I would like a Gargie award, as I don’t know that award yet :)
You got it!
Thank you!
You deserve it, so no problem at all :)
You have a great blog.You deserve every award.Congratulation from the hear.Thank you for liking my post .Best wishes.jalal
Thank you so much! (sorry this went in spam first which is why it took me so long to respond) Thanks :)
I am very happy for you but I do not want an award. Enjoy :-)
Ok lol Thanks!
Hello Sage,great way to handle your awards.congratulations.Thank you for your encouragement.Jalal
Thanks so much!