I want to say ‘thank-you’ to Ivon at  http://ivonprefontaine.com for nominating my blog  for Blog of the Year Award. Thank-you so much. I am honored! I now have ‘five stars’ and am thrilled.

I have met so many wonderful bloggers in the past year. Happy New Year and I wish all good things to come your way.

And here are the rules:

1 Select the blog(s) you think deserve the ‘Blog of the Year 2012’ Award.

2 Write a blog post and tell us about the blog(s) you have chosen – there’s no minimum or maximum number of blogs required – and ‘present’ them with their award.

3 Please include a link back to this page ‘Blog of the Year 2012’ Award – http://thethoughtpalette.co.uk/our-awards/blog-of-the-year-2012-award/and include these ‘rules’ in your post (please don’t alter the rules or the badges!)

4 Let the blog(s) you have chosen know that you have given them this award and share the ‘rules’ with them

5 You can now also join the award’s Facebook group – click ‘like’ on this page‘Blog of the Year 2012’ Award Facebook group and then you can share your blog with an even wider audience if you choose to

6 As a winner of the award – please add a link back to the blog that presented you with the award – and then proudly display the award on your blog and sidebar … and start collecting stars…

Yes – that’s right – there are stars to collect!

Unlike other awards which you can only add to your blog once – this award is different!

When you begin you will receive the ‘1 star’ award – and every time you are given the award by another blog – you can add another star!

There are a total of 6 stars to collect.

Which means that you can check out your favorite blogs – and even if they have already been given the award by someone else – you can still bestow it on them again and help them to reach the maximum 6 stars!

I have not put the nominees in any type of order and please understand there are so many awesome blogs that deserve this award. I worry I have forgotten someone.

I want to thank all my followers, readers and anyone that just takes a peek at my blog. I do apologize if I ever forget to thank anyone as it is not intentional. I appreciate you all. Thank you so much.

Here are the nominees  I have chosen for the ‘Blog of the Year 2012:

If you do not accept Awards I do understand, just know you are appreciated and thinking about you too.

1.   http://believeanyway.wordpress.com/

2.   http://cast-light.com/

3.   http://dogear6.com/living-the-seasons/

4.   http://myloveofthoughts.wordpress.com/

5.   http://mybeautfulthings.wordpress.com/

6.   http://runeatlife.me/

7.   http://travelspirit333.com/

8.   http://prytulka.wordpress.com/

9.   http://lyricsandsentiments.wordpress.com/

Related post on this blog:

http://positiveboomer.net/2012/12/08/blog-of-the-year-2012/

On this post you will find the thumbnails of the ‘Star Awards’.