Lovely Lightening.
The lovely Lightening has been sharing the love again. This award has come at a time when I really need it.
This award originally comes from A nice place in the sun, isn’t that a beautiful name? I couldn’t think who I could pass this award to, as Lightening has nominated all the beautiful people whose blogs I read.
It really touches me that Lightening would think of me when handing out this award. The criteria for receiving it is:
The creator of the You Cheer Me Up award had three things in mind for the recipients:
* bloggers who make me laugh until my face hurts
* bloggers whose writing voice comforts me when I’m feeling lost
* bloggers who inspire me when I’m feeling blue.
None of the above apply to my blog, apparently.
I have been told in no uncertain terms that my blog is full of shit, as am I.
For such a wonderful and uplifting blogger, Lightening, to think my sometimes acidic rants would fall into the above criteria makes me feel very humbled.
Thanks so much, Lightening. Thankyou for making us all remember to smile with Smiley Saturday. Thankyou for caring so much about those who visit your blog.
You’re a sweetie. 
If anyone does not have the above award and would like it, follow the instructions I have copied from Lightening.
The original award instructions are:
If you are a recipient of the You Cheer Me Up Award, please find the blogs that cheer you up, copy the code to post on your sidebar and pass Ethel and Lucy across the blogosphere. You can use what cheers you up in your post, or copy this one, but please send your award recipients back to the original post on A Nice Place In The Sun to get a copy of the award code, post the image and read the instructions. I want to try to maintain a page of original and ongoing award recipients, so feel free to let me know if you’ve received an award when you pick up the image code.
Lightening, you have cheered me up more than you will ever know. *hugs*
March 10, 2008 at 11:47 am
I’m sorry you’ve been told that either you or your blog is full of shit. Of course you’re a worthy recipient of the award.
You don’t have to be cheerful ALL the time in order to make others smile. I’m glad I was able to do that for you anyway. (((HUGS))) right back at ya!!! 
March 10, 2008 at 2:01 pm
To the person who has been putting you down I say “Piss off! Go take your personal shit out on your family like any other good little whacko. What a sad sorry little life you lead to have nothing better to do than to harass people on the internet to improve your self esteem”
And yes, Lightening is lovely. I think she’s called lightening cos she brings streaks of happiness to people
March 10, 2008 at 2:34 pm
Isn’t it funny that we can know someone is completely - well, why waste a great metaphor? - full of shit, yet we let their opinion matter to us… presumably because we’re doofuses.
Hmmm, yeah, to cheer you up I called you a doofus. I really gotta work on my bedside manner.
But, you rock. You may not know it, but you should. Cos I’m damn sure I’m not the only one to tell you so.
March 10, 2008 at 2:49 pm
I Pink fluffy heart <3 <3 <3 you.
Blessed be
And Merry meet
We love ya lots
We think you’re neat
Eye of toad
And wing of bat
We accept you
For where you’re at
Cauldron bubbling
Fire aflame
Herbs a brewing
Tis all the same
Ok, the last verse is lame, but you get the idea
March 10, 2008 at 3:18 pm
Gees Louise - if we aren’t allowed to rant and rave and carry on in our own little bits of the cyber-verse - where the hell can we do that??! Go you on having a great blog - which cheers me up no end. Yay on your award - cos it’s deserved.
March 10, 2008 at 3:28 pm
some people just don’t appreciate a finely developed black sense of humour when they see it aye?
And then of course there is us. Your friendly neighbourhood stalkers who wuv you to death………… .
March 10, 2008 at 4:23 pm
Yes, we love you long time…… for fiddy dollar.
March 10, 2008 at 5:54 pm
fiddy dollar…….. or blog bling……
what can I say? Yes we are cheap lol
March 10, 2008 at 6:45 pm
Babe, don’t listen to whoever the fucker was that dissed you. You can see here that people luv ya.
Congrats on the award. You crack me up girl!
March 11, 2008 at 5:49 am
Found what you were talking about last night Anja. You can’t hide things from the coven.
Anja, we all have a ‘nasty’ side.
Anyone who takes the time to get to know you will get to see the caring, gentle and loving side that you carry. I am fortunate enough to have known you long enough to know some of what people are viewing as ‘nastiness’ is you just blowing off steam and not bottling things up. We all handle things differently.
Also remember, we see those qualities in others that we see in ourselves. I think there is true strength is acknowledging your own flaws, which you do on a regular basis.
I have more to say but think I will e-mail you privately about it.
March 11, 2008 at 8:31 am
I could address you all individually, but the message would be the same. I thank you all for your words of encouragement.
This means a lot. Egads, it means more to me than you will know.
I’ve been dumping on myself for allowing a psychopathic retard to get under my skin.
Doofus, I loved that. A firm but loving kick in the pants is what I needed.
You’re all beautiful and I thank you from the bottom of my frosty heart.
March 11, 2008 at 11:02 am
LOL - I’m glad you loved doofus. I only call people doofuses when I like them… otherwise they’re twits, morons and bloody idiots *snicker*
March 11, 2008 at 12:34 pm
yes, doofus is a much kinder and gentler word isn’t it? lol
March 15, 2008 at 6:54 pm
Hello Anja, Congratulation’s! I’m so happy you received the You Cheer Me Up Award. I’ve been going by the blogs who used the code, and watching my comment page. So I missed adding your blog to my award page. I’m sorry, and I’m going to add you right now~:))
I love your blog and thank you for posting and passing along the cheer. You did a wonderful job on this post, and it really cheered me up. Therefore, it seems to me Lightening did a good job of passing it to the right blogs- :))
Ann
A Nice Place In The Sun