What a glorious day in Columbus Ohio. We have mid forties, and some sun is creeping in. It is shaking out any personal cobwebs and giving us hope that warm weather and daffodils are coming soon. Fall and spring are wonderful in mid Ohio. We live for those days and dream of the warm sun coming inside and warming our winter interiors.
We had an installation this morning for one of our favorite clients. There is nothing more gratifying than seeing an interior come together that has been planned and staged. It make me
feel like there is hope in the world. Even the housekeeper was thrilled. It is absolutely beautiful to have such a lovely expression on this pre spring day in February.
So as I run out in the "small car" to pick up kids from school in less than an hour, I will stretch the legs of this little machine and enjoy the day. We are so lucky to live here, and experience the wonder of a great market, gracious clients, and opportunity to express ourselves.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
A Little February Thaw with Sunshine
What a gorgeous Columbus day. I am in the middle of so many projects and so many deadlines that a sunny day was a really nice distraction. As I rushed around to meet trucks, and inspect shipments, it was nice to have some sun on my face.
Business in Columbus is booming. So much for a so called recession. We are now receiving orders that were placed in early to mid December and my patient clients are finally seeing some relief. With industry shut downs, and holiday delays, this is as good as it gets in this industry.
If you close your eyes, and just absorb the sun, you can feel that spring is just around the corner. I know my clients can feel it too. That is why new projects are stacking up and we are hitting another wave of work. How exciting. 2010 is going to be a wild ride.
Business in Columbus is booming. So much for a so called recession. We are now receiving orders that were placed in early to mid December and my patient clients are finally seeing some relief. With industry shut downs, and holiday delays, this is as good as it gets in this industry.
If you close your eyes, and just absorb the sun, you can feel that spring is just around the corner. I know my clients can feel it too. That is why new projects are stacking up and we are hitting another wave of work. How exciting. 2010 is going to be a wild ride.
Monday, February 1, 2010
The BOOK
Those that know me know that I am writing a book. Probably just a little book like "Tuesdays with Morie" or "The Five People You'll Meet in Heaven". Of course if I added really BIG pictures it could be a great coffee table book. But instead I think I will stay with my original topic of adult life and trauma and the transitory life of marriage today.
It is a topic that I have almost forgot all the details of. Luckily I wrote them all down. I spent my weekend reading it from front to back. It brought back a flood of thoughts. It brought back memories that are all dusty and stacked on very high shelves. It brought back my old life.
Life has a funny way of using what you have learned. It has a way of helping you with the current stuff, by giving you understanding of the older stuff. It is a gift. I continue to want to embrace it, and learn from it. It is my history. It is really gone, especially since I left Michigan and closed the door on so much. But it supports me, soothes me and helps me get to where I need to be.
So writing this little book, and having it published is a huge accomplishment that I only dreamed of four years ago. Then I was up to my nostrils in grief. I was swimming against a current of sadness, loss, and longing. Now I have learned to float to the surface and just gaze at a blue clear sky and feel good things all around me. I am creating a life around me that just keeps smiling on me and gathering up current and soft winds. It is so lovely up here.
As the book becomes its own thing. As I step away and let others read it, and see that it stands on it's own. I get a little tingle up my spine. It is like giving birth again, but alone. There is nothing wrong with that, but you sure better appreciate all that it took to get here. Celebrating a huge accomplishment in life is so rich and firm. It makes your heart soar and you see such air all around you. It is such a great way to express what is in your spirit and embrace living in the here and now.
It is a topic that I have almost forgot all the details of. Luckily I wrote them all down. I spent my weekend reading it from front to back. It brought back a flood of thoughts. It brought back memories that are all dusty and stacked on very high shelves. It brought back my old life.
Life has a funny way of using what you have learned. It has a way of helping you with the current stuff, by giving you understanding of the older stuff. It is a gift. I continue to want to embrace it, and learn from it. It is my history. It is really gone, especially since I left Michigan and closed the door on so much. But it supports me, soothes me and helps me get to where I need to be.
So writing this little book, and having it published is a huge accomplishment that I only dreamed of four years ago. Then I was up to my nostrils in grief. I was swimming against a current of sadness, loss, and longing. Now I have learned to float to the surface and just gaze at a blue clear sky and feel good things all around me. I am creating a life around me that just keeps smiling on me and gathering up current and soft winds. It is so lovely up here.
As the book becomes its own thing. As I step away and let others read it, and see that it stands on it's own. I get a little tingle up my spine. It is like giving birth again, but alone. There is nothing wrong with that, but you sure better appreciate all that it took to get here. Celebrating a huge accomplishment in life is so rich and firm. It makes your heart soar and you see such air all around you. It is such a great way to express what is in your spirit and embrace living in the here and now.
Linked In - BIG Impact in Columbus
I joined Linked In about a two years ago. I was urged by a very organized friend that does workshops on social networking and how to use it in your business. She is a major member of Linked In. She is my hero.
In the past few months I vowed to increase my exposure on Linked In and expand my connections and thier impact on my life. I decided to invite my whole list of email addresses to become my connections. Every day one of them accepts and my list is growing and growing. Then I got the bright idea that I would recommend them for the work we have done together to thank them for being there for me, somehow and someway. Then they all reciprocated by recommending me. So my dream came true. The list of people that are helping me with my business is growing. My life and accomplishments in Michigan ARE actually following me here to
New Albany.
Life is good.
In the past few months I vowed to increase my exposure on Linked In and expand my connections and thier impact on my life. I decided to invite my whole list of email addresses to become my connections. Every day one of them accepts and my list is growing and growing. Then I got the bright idea that I would recommend them for the work we have done together to thank them for being there for me, somehow and someway. Then they all reciprocated by recommending me. So my dream came true. The list of people that are helping me with my business is growing. My life and accomplishments in Michigan ARE actually following me here to
New Albany.
Life is good.
Friends in the Industry
I always seem to have a little project or two going at my house. So what if for the last few years they have been rentals. Us designers cannot just sit and accept status quo. We must create, we must change where we are so that it is comfy, cozy or dramatic.
So I pulled a bunch of my friends in the industry and we are putting it all back. Must do it as this lease comes to an end. I chalk it up to playing around with a color pallette, or a technique.
It is time to make it vanilla again, and move on to hopefully one day own my own walls to play on. I can see it. The time is almost here. It may actually end up being in Indonesia, and then Greece, but the time is coming....and I can almost see it.
So I pulled a bunch of my friends in the industry and we are putting it all back. Must do it as this lease comes to an end. I chalk it up to playing around with a color pallette, or a technique.
It is time to make it vanilla again, and move on to hopefully one day own my own walls to play on. I can see it. The time is almost here. It may actually end up being in Indonesia, and then Greece, but the time is coming....and I can almost see it.
National Coverage about Community Outreach 2009
We just received a national magazing from ASID today and our little Community Outreach Project was showcased. It certainly made me proud to read a page of quotes, and spin on a project that was certainly near to my heart for a year.
I continue to be proud of the 100 volunteers that came together with 180,000 dollars worth of donations for a worthy cause. To make a difference with peers that I truly respect and admire, is a wonderful feeling.
I am so lucky to be in a community where giving back is common, and doing it with gusto and flair is appreciated.
Thanks to all of ASID, and thanks to my core group of volunteers that made this look so easy.
I continue to be proud of the 100 volunteers that came together with 180,000 dollars worth of donations for a worthy cause. To make a difference with peers that I truly respect and admire, is a wonderful feeling.
I am so lucky to be in a community where giving back is common, and doing it with gusto and flair is appreciated.
Thanks to all of ASID, and thanks to my core group of volunteers that made this look so easy.
Design Divas 2010
Okay okay okay... I know I seem to be ignoring all of you. I really am not. All of you that have written me, and sent me the HGTV Design Divas application, I have them. I have actually even read them. I have thought about a unique approach for the application for HGTV, and have some of this worked out. It is daunting. Your grasp of the techie part of this is paramount so I am asking for help. It is a tiny goal for 2010. And to do this, just like any production project, we must get started.
So gathering photos of all of my projects and looking at their photo quality is a first step. Then doing a small write up of the design intent, the issues, and the finished product. These are very important parts that take time, and PERMISSION. So that is what I need to focus on in 2010.
When doing this, it becomes a wheel rolling down a track, like my book has become.
I simply must finish. A true verbal and written labor of love, on both counts. Thanks for your encouragement.
So gathering photos of all of my projects and looking at their photo quality is a first step. Then doing a small write up of the design intent, the issues, and the finished product. These are very important parts that take time, and PERMISSION. So that is what I need to focus on in 2010.
When doing this, it becomes a wheel rolling down a track, like my book has become.
I simply must finish. A true verbal and written labor of love, on both counts. Thanks for your encouragement.
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