The Sunshine Blogger award is given by bloggers to bloggers who inspire positivity and creativity in the blogging community.This is my first nomination for Sunshine Blogger Award and it is such a pleasure to be nominated by a wonderful blogger Pragnya. Pragnya, is an ex-IT professional now hands-on Mom to Penguin. She believe that a child need room full of books, ample freeplay and nature is the best teacher. Her blog  lifewithmypenguin.com reflects her parenting journey, travelogue, books loved my her and her child.

Thank you Pragnya. Its so rewarding to know that my writing is read, valued and considered for Sunshine Blogger Award. It means a lot to me.

The rules  for Sunshine Blogger Award are:

1. Thank blogger(s) who nominated you for a blog post and link back to their blog.
2. Answer the 11 questions the blogger asked you.
3. Nominate up to 11 new blogs to receive the award and write them 11 new questions.
4. List the rules and display the Sunshine Blogger Award logo in your post and/or on your blog.

Pragnya’s questions for me:

1.First thing you do in the morning

I drink a glass of warm water with lemon.

2.Why did you start blogging?

I am blogging since 2014. But I got more serious about blogging from the last two years. So, I call earlier years as my learning years. I am still learning but now I feel more confident and comfortable in terms of writing on different topics and genres.

3.Favorite movie based on a book

I haven’t watched a lot of movies based on a book but to name one then Two States

4.One thing you wish had known before blogging

Why one? Just joking. Blogging is vast and deep. There are so many things that I still don’t know. But yes, SEO was something that I had no clues about. I had no idea of the terms like Moz, DA, PA, etc.

5.A quote you live by

No matter how big or small the task is, always give your 100%.

6.Who inspires you in life?

I feel, there are many people sometimes incidences too which inspires us. It could be a small kid trying to ride the bike on the walking trail. I get inspired by seeing him/her trying hard to go straight. Sometimes, my source of inspiration could be an old aunty trying to talk and explain herself in broken English without feeling shy. Frankly speaking, I get inspired by small things because that’s where we all start. Mostly, we see successful people and call it as our inspiration source. Yes, they definitely are a great source of inspiration but they must have started somewhere. If I follow someone then I try to listen to their initial day’s stories. There are a few people who I want to listen over and over. One of them is Prof.Sudha Murthy.

7.What’s your favorite social media and why?

Because of blogging, I have to be active on social media but I cannot be present there all the time. I have my account on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and Google+. Sometimes, I like Instagram’s stories or checking Facebook Status of my friends and co-bloggers. But I like Twitter if I have to pick one. There is no specific reason why I like Twitter more but personally, I do not feel overwhelmed when I am using it. But that’s my personal opinion.

8.When did you realize your passion for blogging?

Blogging didn’t happen to me all of a sudden. I think it was there all the time in the form of my short travelogues, articles which I used to write for Magazines (I have contributed many articles for various Magazines), News Papers (I used to author Parenting column for Austin South Asian Newsletter). I was always inclined towards writing. But after I came to the USA and used to have some hours in hand before my daughter’s birth, I started to pen down my travel experiences in Marathi. Later, when I took up the mommy role, I got a new dimension for my writing. I started to write my parenting experiences as an Immigrant mom. As I was writing more often, I started to like it even more and then finally decided to start MothersGurukul. And that’s when I stepped into pure blogging.

9.Chai at tapri or coffee at café

Chai at tapir and yes, along with Khari.

10.Your comfort food, if any?

Idli-Sambar

11.The Genre you love most in content creating is…

Parenting and Lifestyle.

This was all about me. I enjoyed answering Pragnya’s questions. Now it’s my turn to nominate 11 other bloggers for Sunshine Blogger Award and get to know them better.

I Nominate:

1. Rakhi Parsai
2. Surbhi Prapanna
3. Zainab
4. Vartika
5. Geethica
6. Neha Sharma
7. Jhilmil
8. Prerna Wahi
9. Praggatti Rao
10. Pragun
11. Noor Anand Chawla

 

Here are my questions for you:

1. What would you like to be addressed as-a blogger or an influencer?
2. Any specific reason or story behind the name of your blog?
3. Do you go back and read you old posts? What do you think about your writing then and now?
4. What are the three things that you have learned after you stepped into blogging?
5. Are you a blogger by choice or by chance?
6. Two things that you don’t like in blogging field.
7. If you weren’t a writer/blogger then what?
8. After blogging, what’s next?
9. In addition to your blog niche, have you or would you like to try a different genre? How was your experience if you have already tried it?
10. On your Anniversary or Birthday would you like to go to a road side Dhaba or at a fancy restaurant?
11. Home-baked cake or cake from a bakery?

 

There is no obligation, no time frame from my side to answer these questions. Take your time and give me an opportunity to know you better. Don’t forget to tag me once you are done. Enjoy!!