The Versatile Blogger Award From Cat

I was nominated for The Versatile Blogger Award, by Cat from The Strawberry Post, a couple of weeks ago. Thank you, Cat!

For those who don't know what they are, here are the rules:
Thank the person that nominated you for the award.Include a link to their blog.Nominate 15 other bloggers.Share seven things about yourself in your blog post.
I already said, "Thank you," above. But I'll say it again: thank you, Cat! The award is very much appreciated. If you don't know Cat, you should check out The Strawberry Post.

OK, so... Seven things about me. Hmmm... I'm going to try and keep this interesting for long-time readers, as well as anyone who happens to be new here, so I hope you all enjoy learning these things about me, and sorry to those who have been following me long enough that they know some - or all - of these things already. Ready? OK. Here you go:

When I was 18 years old, I flew half way around the world to meet a man I'd been dating online for some time. On my own. Yeah... It was only much later I actually considered all the things that could have potentially gone wrong with that. Luckily for me, it turned out well, and I later married him.I used to love doing photography when I still had some sight to use for it. I was never great, but I tried, and was interested enough to attempt to get good shots. So much so that, despite my Dad having a keen interest in photography himself, I was the first in our family to get a digital camera (which my parents brought me for Christmas... Probably figuring it would be cheaper than me keep wanting photos developed). I still like to "play" with the camera from time to time. Unfortunately, most of the shots I get these days aren't worth sharing... Unless you're in to shots of table legs, a single dog's ear, and things like that, which I doubt.WARNING: Possible PTMI alert on this one!
I haven't been able to face the idea of eating chocolate cake since I was a teenager. Someone offered me some while I was changing a toddler's nappy (diaper). From that day on, the thought of eating chocolate cake has made me feel sick. Even now, when it's been almost 20 years. I can make and serve it for others with no problems. The moment I consider eating it myself, I instantly start to feel sick. Doesn't matter what kind it is. Other chocolate things are fine. It's just chocolate cake that gives me a problem. I'm even feeling sick thinking about it enough to write this.I've been writing since I knew how, and publishing since 2012. I now have more than 50 published titles to my name - some poetry collections, and the rest children's stories - available in multiple formats from a variety of online retailers. There's a fantasy and sci-fi anthology I contributed to as well, which is only available in eBook.I'm one of those people who prefers to stay home on a Friday or Saturday night. Always have been. My idea of a perfect Friday night is a nice walk with the dogs, followed by an evening curled up with a book. Actually, that's my idea of a perfect end to any day, regardless of the day, time of year, weather, etc. I used to offer to babysit for family friends to get out of going to the pub, or to parties, and don't regret doing so.I hate shopping, despite my Mam's best efforts to get me to like it. With two exceptions: petstores and bookshops. I can spend hours - and a lot of money - in either of those, buying toys and things for my furkids, or books for myself. Take me in any other type of shop though, and I'll be looking for the quickest way to get things done and get out of there. Online shopping is one of the things I actually like about the technology we have today, because I can do my food shopping without having to set foot in a food shop, and get clothes when I need them without having to go to clothes shops. Doesn't make me like shopping, but it helps.I only like wearing casual clothes like jogging bottoms or shorts with a t-shirt, and never wear dresses. In fact, I hate wearing dresses so much I got married in a pair of jogging bottoms and a t-shirt. I'm pretty sure it was an ADIDAS t-shirt. Kelly was in a pair of casual trousers, and a t-shirt I'd brought him that had a dragon on it. Hey, it was our day, it was a small ceremony anyhow, and we were comfortable dressed like that, so... *shrugs*
As for tagging people: I'm going to cheat here. I know plenty more than 15 bloggers who deserve this award. However, I also know that a lot of the bloggers I follow don't do these things. So, I'm just going to say that if I follow your blog, I think you deserve this award. So, if you're someone I follow who follows me back, and you want to claim the award - I think there's a picture for it in Cat's post, if you want a fancy image - consider yourself tagged. Just let me know you're playing along, so I can make sure not to miss your post.