awards – Pauli-TICS

Posted on October 6, 2017October 29, 2017 by Pauli-TICS · 5 Comments

Accepting The Liebster Award Nomination

What is the Liebster Award?
The Liebster Award 2017 is an award that exists only on the internet, and is given to bloggers by other bloggers. The earliest case of the award goes as far back as 2011. Liebster in German means sweetest, kindest, nicest, dearest, beloved, lovely, kind, pleasant, valued, cute, endearing, and welcome.

Original Liebster Award Image circa. 2011

So I’m just DELIGHTED to announce that this wee blog has been nominated for ANOTHER Recognition Award

This time I’ve been nominated for The Liebster Award

With thanks to Sam Richardson who writes a blog with a mixture of lifestyle, DIY hints and tips and recipes – including wine ice cream!!! YEP you read correctly WINE ICE CREAM – now even though I don’t actually drink wine myself………I was still suffering with tantalised tastebuds – and found myself contemplating actually making the ice cream anyway – it sounded that good! .. Sams’ eclectic little blog is called Living Richardson

MY favourite blog I’ve only just discovered is Dougie’s Doggie Bloggie – now perhaps this is because I have a weakness for bichons – I am currently on my 2nd of this breed – and seeing that cheery wee face just makes me smile … what with my tics I find it difficult to get out so much with my own doggies and so reading about Doug and his adventures is the next best for me ….. and the photos are always sure to melt my heart…Doug is just the cutest – I bet he rarely needs his full name Douglas used .. another coincidence is my dogs used to have a sister called FeeBee too!!

Still on the subject of favourite blogs I also have a special mention for a very very new blog – one post old to be exact! This new blog is by a young fellow ‘ticcer’ – Johnny Milne

His blog is only 1 post old – and I know it takes a lot when like Johnny you have not only Tourettes but also Autism and Adhd. .. So in the hope this will spur Johnny to give the world more posts from him and when he does I am sure it will become a favourite blog of mine I have chosen to mention it here along with Dougs Dog Blog….

I met Johnny on my first visit to my local TS group and I immediately recognised he was not your average 15 year old … he came across as a thoughtful level headed teenager, even though he had more than just TS to live with and suffered at the hands of bullies regularly – he still clearly held onto his good nature and caring for others.

First time he met me and he was asking how I managed to deal with ticcing at my age.. Saying it must be hard – I was taken aback to be honest – why he would care with him having his own daily issues.

I explained to him I was interested in how HE dealt with ticcing and being a teenager – I felt humbled by Johnny – He has a good heart and a wise head so Once my wee blog got started … I knew I wanted him to write a little piece about how the world reacts to HIM .. leading on from my own post on how most people I meet seem to think it must be brilliant having Tourettes. I knew before I even read Johnnys post it would be significantly different for him. You can read Johhnys post here – In another reality …not so far away

10 Random facts about me

1 – I ALWAYS drink my tea from a bone china specific shaped mug – I have about 8 of these mugs and only I use them ,, Visitors get a different cup/mug of their choice – ‘my cups’ are out of bounds for anbyone else just incase they damage it and I end up with none.. I keep a cup at my sons house and take one if I am going overnight anywhere. …If I see the specific shape and style I like for sale in a any shop – I ALWAYS buy at least one to add to my collection.

2 – Although I LOVE chocolate – and I eat it EVERYDAY ….. I can only ever eat one specific kind at a time …currently it is Galaxy Counters and I have been eating only these as my choice of treat/biscuit/cake/pastry or pudding for 3 years now .. I eat roughly one bag per day – that’s 1056 bags not including extra bags eaten at birthdays/xmas and Easter!!!

3 – I PROPER hate farts, or farting jokes or references! – my friends all think this is weird.. I have been known to ask people to leave my house if they ‘let off’ and they are aware of my feelings on this.. I was married for more than a decade and he NEVER heard me fluff… obviously this is because I simply don’t do that!

4 – I love RED – all shades – if in doubt and something comes in red – get me that one and I will love it

5 – I LOVE Sydney Devine – yup there I will admit that out loud for the world to judge .. I have loved him my entire life – before I had a record collection of my own I would borrow the Sydney albums from my parents – even though I had 3 older ‘cool’ sisters and there music collections to choose from – nope it was Sydney every time for me. Since my dad died in 2001 I celebrate his birthday and departure day by having myself what has became known as my Sydney day.. its just as it sounds – me playing ONLY Sydney Devine tracks ALL DAY!

6 – I kissed a prince.. well BETTER THAN…I kissed a Sir…and i liked it!! Yes A Sir that is infact The King of Comedy – Sir Billy Connolly – I admit I did have to ask outright for it – he didn’t chat me up or anything – but when I met him after one of his shows I got to first base!! I then heard that he made a joke on stage the following night in which he basically told the story about a crazy wee fife wife and his interaction with her – THAT WAS ME!?!!?

7 – I once wanted to actually have a fight with Sidney James (actor- Carry-On films of the 70’s) over a seat on an airline flight from Edinburgh to London…. Apparently my 4ft Monkey, I had as my travelling companion was in his seat! I was having none of it and argued the case with him that the seat was indeed MY Monkeys … I lost that argument – But in my defence I was only 4 yrs old!!

8 – I have given each of my dogs a voice and accent of their own – and when I speak to them I then answer out loud what I believe they are thinking using this voice/accent

9 – I believe that I have lived many times before and the very last ‘life’ before this current one – I spent without arms, legs and a tongue that didn’t work! – I believe this is the reason WHY I talk so fast and so much (while using my arms)

10 – I was addicted to playing the drums on RockBand .. I bought ALL the games – ALL the downloads… AND even an actual set of electronic ION drums that could be used as an xbox controller! – every opportunity I got I played those drums .. on my birthday, at Christmas, anniversaries, celebrations and organised RockBand nights with my friends – where would all dress as our favourite Rock Star and join in the game. I was a LEGEND in my own Living Room! …..When in reality all that it really proves is I knew my Red from my Blue very well !!

QUESTIONS FROM SAM TO ME

1. What is the most extreme thing you’ve ever done? – I’m so NOT EXTREME – apart from the amount of tea I drink lol … However I HAVE Sailed under the Forth Road & Rail Bridges – hanging off the side of the Ship – UPSIDE DOWN …. This Extreme act was thanks to big brother who thought it would be funny….. He did not consider the fact that I could not swim being only 6!!

2. When do you find time to blog? – Since my tics have gotten worse and I’ve given up seeing clients I initially spent more time sharing my ramblings/opinions with my large friends circle – however in the last fortnight my friend circle has somewhat shrunk as is the natural process of life… so I NOW have more time to donate to ME .. My Blog, My writing ( on my 2nd book now)… I’m only just at the beginning of my blogging journey so hope to find plenty time and plenty interesting subjects to blog aboot (Scottish accent there)

3. How long would you survive the zombie apocalypse? No time at all – I would throw myself in front of oncoming said zombie to get any violent death out of the way – IF I WAS ALONE ..however this is a subject Craig and I talk of on a fairly regular basis – A Zombie Popalips ( that’s what we call it in our house) … and he assures me that he would have the wits about him to protect me and so I wouldn’t be allowed to just give up… he would want to give all the fight he had to survive through it… but I am writing this blog post as he dozes off beside me on the sofa .. so I suppose if this Zombie Popalips was to happen in the evening after dinner then chances are I’m going with my first plan ..

4. What is your favourite book or book series? – if not my own lol then obviously Warriors Settlers & Nomads by Terence Watts

5. What superpower would you like to have? – to be able to let people ‘see’ through another person eyes – this could perhaps create more empathy and hopefully lead to more peace and understanding between people

6. Who would play you in a movie about your life? Some talented unproven Fife actress – an unknown – because I cant relate to any actress I can think of – hard question that one lol!

7. How did you pick the name for your blog? on facebook when I asked my friends for any creative ideas on what to call it .. a lovely lady I know from my TS support group called Kyla suggested Pauli-tics and it was perfect. So I thanked her and used it.

8. What is at the top of your bucket list? To do the NC500 – the North Coast 500 is Scotlands answer to Route 66 .. I dream of having a caravan and just effing off with Craig and the dogs (with no time restrictions) this trip would take in bucket list number 2 if we are lucky enough to witness the Northern lights on our travels.

9. What is the best compliment you’ve ever received? Hearing someone tell me about a joke Billy Connolly told on stage more or less telling the story about me in Glasgow the night AFTER I met him in Edinburgh

10. What is your favourite quote? I actually have 2 if im allowed “There’s no such thing as bad weather – only inappropriate clothing” – Sir Billy and “Trust your Gut – that bitch KNOWS” – unknown

11. Who has left the biggest impact on your life? Terence Watts

Now for the blogs I think deserve recognition –

Johnny Milnes Blog

Sundays Child

Chihuahua Power

The Mum’s Life Diaries

Can I bring the Dog

To find out the rules of the Liebster Award and what you have to do should you choose to accept this nomination go to here

The Liebster Award 2017 Rules for nominees

Good Luck Everyone …..

NOMINEES – This is what you have to do if you choose to ACCEPT the nomination –

1/ Write a blog post titled the Liebster Award and in this post you should do THANK the person/blog that nominated you and include a link to their blog. Do your best to include a little promotion/description of person/blog – they will thank you for it and those who you choose to nominate will thank you for it also.

2/ Display an image ( at least one) of the Liebster Award on your post – you can save the ones I’ve used here to your own device then use them from there or you can find other ones for downloading at the bottom

on the official awards page

3/ write at least 150 words about your favourite blog – include reasons and links to the blog

4/ Provide 10 Random Facts about yourself

5/ NOMINATE 5-11 other blogs with less than 200 followers – you can always ask the writer if the blog doesn’t display how many followers it has.

6/ DISPLAY the RULES – you can copy and paste from here or link to the official page –

7/ Inform the people/blogs you have chosen to nominate and be sure to include a link to your post or to the Official Award Page so they can read about the Liebster Award – Incase they have never heard of it. You can also leave a comment on the Official Award Page so that the Global Aussie can perhaps take a look at your blog

8/ ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BELOW –

1 – What SuperPower would you choose and why?

2 – How long would you survive A Zombie Apocalypse?

3 – would you rather be INVISIBLE or BE ABLE TO READ MINDS?

4 – which cartoon character do you resemble the most?

5 – what dead person would you LEAST want to be haunted by and why?

6- Would you prefer to be able to breathe under water or Talk to Animals?

7 – if you were president of a small island what laws would you put in place?

8 – WHERE do you think Wally is?

9 – If there was a movie made about your life – who would play you?

10 – if you were to be Cryogenically Fozen for 100 years – what would be the first QUESTION you wanted to ask when you woke up?

Posted on September 28, 2017October 26, 2017 by Pauli-TICS · 8 Comments

The Blogger Recognition Award 2017

Wowser!! – Just Wowser!!

As if getting a mention on live radio –

by Knights in the Afternoon wasn’t a thrill enough ………..

DrumRoll Please…..

Me,

well my wee blog has received TWO nominations – TWO !!!!

The Blogger Recognition Award 2017 no less

To say I am cheesing is an understatement!

Although, in all fairness I think the term usually used is ‘honoured’ and Of Course –

I AM THAT TOO!

What is blogger recognition award ?

Blogger Recognition Award is given to bloggers– by bloggers to acknowledge and encourage the hard work and effort that goes into creating posts. It’s an opportunity for bloggers to recognize one another for each of our contributions to blogosphere.

THANK YOU FOR MY NOMINATIONS

My First nomination comes with total thanks to a young blogger called Morgan…….who runs a Health & WellBeing blog called

Brains & Bodies –

https://brainsandbodiesblog.com/

Morgan lives with Ehlers Danlos syndrome III – and until I read her blog I had never even heard of the condition…. to discover how debilitating it must be to live with the fear of causing yourself an injury – reading her blog humbled me – taking many things for granted that I had never thought of before and I am grateful for the discovery.

For completely different reasons – I could instantly relate when I read “By my own admission, socially I am unreliable”.

So well done Morgan for raising awareness of this rare and often unknown condition – If you have never heard of it – then this blog is a great starting point for some information on what Ehlers Danlos Sydrome III is..

” NOM NOM” – I’m what i can only describe as whisper ticcing as I write – probably already repeated about 25 times

My Second nomination is with thanks to a young blogger called Aarish –

He blogs about life as a Med Student currently travelling in Sri Lanka, and although I may not understand the clever medical stuff he covers

I can associate to the anxiety he struggles with – all whilst studying –

Take a bow Aarish your doing a great job .

check out his blog

https://officialaarish.wordpress.com/

MY TIPS FOR NEWBIE BLOGGERS

As a newbie myself am ‘Learning On The Job’ so to speak – I’m still finding out hints and tips myself, on what to do, how to engage people and create interest in your content.

The advice I would pass on to Someone Starting a Blog of their own would be

1- BE YOU …

I think, when people read anything they can instantly tell if its written from the heart or not – Lets face it if you start writing in a style (or with content) that does not reflect the REAL YOU then Readers will soon pick up on that and not return to read some more – now of course I’m sure this does not apply if your blog is about something technical – I’m sure those blogs are best written from the head –

If you have UNIQUE content then your laughing of course* –

So What You Waiting For??

2 – GOOGLE THE SHIT RIGHT OUT OF IT –

Google is right at your fingertips – right there knowing everything

Use that tool – It is THE best tool – and after all Google will play a part in how your blog rates in the rankings/Search Results –

And if you want found – and I’m assuming you do –

Then you want Google (and the Reader) to be your friend & Like your blog –

Find out what the Top Bloggers blog about –

You know the ones that live their dream lifestyle on a yacht somewhere exotic……

blogging for only for 5 minutes a day

and they have zillions of followers –

What does that blogger say is the way forward with a new blog? –

READ that zillion followers blog,

Find out for yourself – what is so interesting about what this person is writing?

Of course there are literally countless numbers of blogs out the on the world-wide web to choose from and each blogger probably would give their own advice to newbies too,

So ideally find and spend that time reading a blog on something interests you –

Read their posts and any advice they share

And my guess is you will discover a theme or a pattern to the advice these successful bloggers give

Unique content – Interesting Posts and Read other Blogs ….

So Yes You Will End Up Back Full Circle !!!

But lets face the Facts

Your thinking about creating a blog – with the intentions of getting readers right?

Well I believe we Reap What We Sow (So to speak)

Call it Karma – Call it payback from the universe – Call it Bob of you like!

The name is not important –

My point is you get back what you put in –

And if You are Not Willing to take time out of your day to read someone elses blog

How can you expect anyone to take time out of theirs?

This of course is based on my beliefs –

Being What It Is You Want To See In Your Reality

So If You Want Readers – Then Read … Forums, Blogs, Comment and Follow…

DO ALL THE THINGS FOR OTHERS THAT YOU DESIRE

Remember, I’m not for a minute suggesting you spend your free time following, reading, liking, sharing and commenting on blogs about cars

when your interest is in cooking and Recipes

Obviously – Your time is valuable – Use it wisely…………..

Whilst keeping in mind – Others Time is Valuable Too …….

So It’s back to that pattern of advice –

Write Great content people want to read – keep it fresh

and I repeat my first point –

I am doing this because I believe it to be That Important

(notice how it is above Google in my 2 pieces of advice)

BE YOURSELF – You will be able to keep that sht up* –

Whereas if you start to write without being true to you –

For example in another persons witty writing style – You will struggle to keep it up for very long without requiring huge ammounts of effort from you having to think too much about your writing style

For me that was easy I just write it as i would say it ….

Well i miss out the tics obviously – Gosh that would take forever to write

Let alone Actually Read.

ABOUT ME

I have loved this man for as long as I can remember

Okay so as I’ve touched on previously I believe in the Positive Power of the Universe and The Law of Attraction

By this I mean that the Universe delivers everything we experience – Good and Bad

I truly believe there will be a reason for this and usually it is a good one, in my humble opinion and experience…

We attract whatever it is we need

in order to manifest the reality we desire …

Now sometimes the universe throws us a curveball and we don’t recognise that we are infact attracting what it is we are feeling and thinking about the most.

We don’t recognise that those times when the car fails its MOT or Is no longer roadworthy – IS IN FACT The Universe making it so that You Actually Get a New Car – Something you been really hoping for

MY LATEST CURVEBALL

Well since developing adult onset Touerttes – my life has basically turned itself on its head – whereby I go from being a successful Therapist seeing different people everyday, walking my dogs for hours, Running my group workshops on Self Development and becoming a Laughter Yoga Teacher in 2013

FAST FORWARD 4 YEARS INTO NOW –

Seeing no one, except who come to visit me, unable to walk the dogs without someone being with me, unable to go to ANY public place without someone being there –

Basically leading a completely different life to what I did before

When i was diagnosed back in 2013 I knew next to nothing about Tourettes Syndrome –

My GP couldn’t answer my questions about where it had suddenly come from

So I went where every doctor tells their patients Not to go –

I had an appointment with Doctor Internet!

I spend hours looking for advice, support forums, facebook pages and anything else I could find on the subject – however I was very sad to discover

there was very little no nothing, anywhere on the forums or information pages aimed specifically for Adult Onset Tourettes

I learned a lot from these pages of course but I felt very alone –

I hadn’t found anyone remotely near me that also had adult onset…

Everything I could find was aimed toward children with TS

or Parents of children with TS.

Seemed to me that the internet world had little advice for adults with TS –

This may be because the internet world assumes that you’ve had TS since childhood and so by the time your an adult you will have developed coping mechanisms…

Of course I cant say this is the actual reason it was just the conclusion I came to.

That’s one of the reasons I decided to start my blog – then there will be at least one person ‘out here’ that is talking about it … and maybe my blog – infact I really hope my blog will be found by someone else one day searching adult onset tourettes …

I only began a couple of weeks and about 20 posts ago,

But I intend on many more –

So far I’ve had one guest blog post from someone who has TS from a different generation – at aged 15, I was impressed by Johnny when I met him on my first visit to my local TS support group, I had already been surprised at how people reacted when I told them I had TS or they heard me tic.

I suspected it would not be the same if I was of school age…

The age where you get picked on for wearing glasses or the style of your hair let alone if your having uncontrollable tics..

So I asked Johnny if he would possibly write something about that and he agreed if you want to read his blog post –

its called In Another Reality – not So Far Away

Anyway I’m sure that’s probably enough about me – I think the rules said say a little

I’m doing my best lol

If Your are interested in finding out more about me and my life – Then you will just have to take the plunge and Follow my Blog!

So onto the exciting part –

where I get to nominate some blogs I consider worth Recognition