Most of you know that we have been renting a furnished apartment on Wall Street for the last 90 days. Wall Street. It’s ironic, isn’t it? Guess what? Mr. D and I are moving – AGAIN! Unfortunately we are not going to wait out the recession in Italy as I had wished.
At the end of this week we are giving up our New York City address. We’re off to the Mid-West where we plan to spend the month of August. We plan to pack a small uhaul truck with the personal items that did not go to storage earlier this Spring. Everything else we own will stay here in storage while we wait for the next step to present itself. It doesn’t mean we won’t come back to NYC, but for now we might as well escape the dog days of summer in the sweltering City.
You all may be wondering “What’s happening with Bespoke?” Don’t worry. I have every intention of continuing on with Bespoke Stationery as usual. Remember, the flexibility of where I can practice stationery design is why I got into the business in the first place. Besides, only like 5% of my brides are actually from New York City. The rest of them find me on the glorious internet! It’s just that since we are no longer required to hop over the pond to London every other month with Mr. D’s work, I am free to take ABCD {interior} Design jobs as they come.
Which leads me to exciting ABCD {interior} Design news: I have been offered a job to design, furnish and decorate a two bedroom corporate condominium in suburban Detroit. Don’t ask me how the Big Three plans to rent corporate housing ~ not my problem! It is not the most glamorous of jobs ~ there is a major budget! I am however quite thrilled that the owners of this place realize this condo is in need of a serious paint job. Who paints a ceiling brownish-yellow? Not to mention it’s got to be the ugliest color of yellow, EVER! Sorry, but it makes me think about the contents of a baby diaper ~ it’s so gross!
Speaking of babies, I am pretty excited about being in Michigan for a whole month because most of my family is in the area. We will be able to spend a lot of quality time with them during our stay. I have a niece and two little nephews who have never gotten nearly enough face time with Auntie Amy and Uncle “Cott.” My sweet nephew Charles refuses to pronounce his S’s – which is pretty funny. Charles seems to think that his Uncle Cott “hung the moon” and is constantly attempting to get Cott’s undivided attention by addressing “Cott” by his first name. Talk about PRICELESS -!-
During our trip, we plan to visit my Mom and Dad in Northern Michigan. They have a house on the lake that (to me) is complete perfection. There is nothing quite like the entire day revolving around Lake Michigan. I love going to the white sand beach, having a picnic, swimming, grilling dinner on the deck and then watching the sunset over it. In Northern Michigan there are tons of antique shops (totally up my alley) and a place nearby called the Pond Hill Farm where you can pick up the freshest produce, pickled veggies, homemade preserves, fresh flowers -AND- you get to see the cutest little piglets ever – all in one stop!
Along with an address change for the D’s – there should be lot’s of good “nesting” posts on ABCD Design. Considering we are making a temporary move and have yet to settle and nest in our new home … this seems like it could be forever before we land someplace for real! … I am going to make an effort to keep you up to breast of the decor decisions I make for the corporate condo on Walnut Street.
You may see me adding to the “totally delicious dishes” category more frequently now that I will have a fabu country kitchen to work in. (This rental kitchen was a complete disaster!) Knowing I will have great Michigan produce close at hand makes me eager to do some cooking with my mom. It’s been eight long years since she wrote out her tried and true recipes and presented them to me in my very own “cookbook.” Needless to say, she has added to her extensive repertoire since then.
In other super exciting ABCD Design news: You may have seen a new button in the sidebar of ABCD Design today. It’s right under the All The Best interview button. Yep, it’s official. I have my first “gig” blogging outside of ABCD Design. Wha-hoo-eee! I am really, really happy to be a contributor to such a cool community and blogging amongst such a distinguished group of ladies.
You guessed it, I am now an official blogger at EAD Living. I could not be more delighted as my first “introduction” post ran this morning at 9am – please pop by and leave a comment! This next month should be fun, don’t you think?
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