Welcome Zanne!

What a great weekend! My kids had Thursday and Friday off from school making for a four-day break. The two main events: getting my new office space up and running and clearing out the garage — I've got about 30 things listed on Freecycle and Craigs List and another 10 to go. There is something so satisfying about clearing things out.

Although the office is functioning, it's not 100% put together. I'll make my second attempt at ordering Flor tiles today. And there are a couple of other minor projects and decorating details I'd like to add before I share pictures of the new space. But overall, I'm very pleased.



I'm also very pleased to welcome this week's Guest Mom: Zanne Blair! We have twinner last names, but as far as we know, we're not related. Although we might as well be, because we're clearly kindred spirits. Zanne and I have never met, but we've exchanged a few emails, and I knew right away that she would make an excellent Guest Mom — she's both highly creative and is highly comfortable on-line. So comfortable, that you can find her at LuckyStitches, at the soon-to-launch Chez Etoiles, and at her excellent blog, Zanne Stars.

Because I'm sometimes a dork about pronunciation, one of the first questions I asked her was: Is it Zanne as in Crane? Or Zanne as in Van? And in case you're also curious, it's Van. You should also know that Zanne was formerly an Art Director in NYC as well, and now proudly works as a seamstress in western Massachusetts. Very cool.

Zanne, I have two things to tell you. One, I love getting to see photos of you — your hair is too fantastic for words. Two, Welcome to Design Mom! We're all so glad you're here.