I'm not one to pass up a sweet treat, or an award for that matter.

Me and my sweet tooth made more blueberry muffins today. I can't help myself, baking is so much more enjoyable during the middle of a random Monday afternoon when you have no where to go. Because as we all know, I'm still unemployed. Let's hope the karma Gods are on my side this week because I have an interview. Can we all do a collective **fingers crossed** for moi? Thankyouverymuch.

Moving on to some important business: My gal pal Andi gave me an award! What did I do to deserve such recognition? Perhaps educate her on the best nail polishes? Hee-hee. Ah, well, let's not ponder what sparked this outpouring of admiration for yours truly, let's just bask in the glory and enjoy this:

It's so pretty, isn't it?

The rules are to list seven things you love and then pass the award on to seven others. So here are seven of my favorite things.

1. My husband Jeff
   


2. My cats Cookie and Doughie
   


3. My iPhone
   


4. Cooking and baking, trying new recipes, and learning new cooking techniques
   


5. Flip flops!!
   


6. Netflix


7. Manicures

I really wanted to add the Cubs, music and shopping to this list but they didn't fit. Just so you know.

Ok, so here are seven bloggers I'm passing the award to:

1. ReRe at Re-Ramblings because she inspired me to look into Zumba and her posts about Twilight and Edward crack me up.

2. Tracy at Funny in the 'Hood because her posts about her neighborhood Yeti sighting and how much McDonald's sucks makes me practically pee my pants.

3. High Heel Gal at The High-Heel Diaries because her stories of men, bar hopping, Facebook, and her friend Wing Gal keep me entertained, and, in all seriousness, I sort of wish I was in my 20's again.

4. Lacey at Confessions of a Southern Belle because she has the BEST hair, she wears cute outfits, and she loves to shop AND cook. A girl after my own heart.

5. The cooking wizards at Smitten Kitchen for their amazing recipes and food photography. This is one of my favorite foodie blogs. I seriously doubt SK will post this award on their site, but that's OK because I realize the award colors will clash with their site design. No prob. Seriously.

6. I'm also in love with the geniuses over at Italian Foodies. I want them to give me photography lessons. They recently posted a recipe for Penne Carbonara, and let me tell you....LOVE. That dish is now a standard in my household...at least twice a month. We probably need to have our cholesterol checked very soon.

7. And finally, J-Money at The Typing Makes Me Sound Busy because...well...where do I start? She is, hands down, the funniest female blogger on the face of the planet. Her stories about getting locked out of her apartment, watching SVU Special Victims Unit all day, wearing her Snuggie, and trekking across America to see Morrissey in concert are beyond entertaining.