Welcome Rachel!

I'm super delighted to have Rachel from Black Eiffel with us this week. For lots of reasons. First of all, I found Rachel's blog when she was the winner of a Design Mom Giveaway — which I'm sure you'll agree is a very cool way to find a cool someone. Second, I love her blog. It's gorgeous. Third, outside of some very short emails (Hey, would you like to be a Guest Mom? Sure!) I really know absolutely nothing about Rachel and look forward to getting to know her better through her posts.

As is my habit I asked Rachel to write a few words introducing herself. Here they are:

Bonjour moms + dads, future moms + design enthusiasts, I am thrilled to be here this week as I am excited to share with you some of my favorite things pertaining to kids + design.

Quick bio: Born and raised in the Seattle area, I developed a great love for the arts, design, and music. While in college, I studied and majored in graphic design but also loved taking classes in photography, psychology, and also studied abroad in the middle east, where my passion for traveling grew even more. Currently, I work as an office manager + graphic designer and my eyes have just recently been opened to the new world of babies + blogging.

I like to keep top ten lists, so to help you get to know me better here are two abbreviated ones entitled, "things that I love" + "things that i don't love"

Loves:
1 the sound of silence in the snow
2 crepes
3 air-conditioning
4 the sweet smell after it rains
5 taking polaroids

Dis-loves:
6 florescent lighting
7 olives
8 uncomfortable shoes
9 putting on a wet bathing suit
10 people advertising with words on their backside

Again. Welcome Rachel! We're so glad you're here!!