Homemaking, Recipes, Photography and the occasional Cupcake
I met so many wonderful women at BlissDom that I couldn’t even begin to name them all – but I am going to share with you my lovely Next-Door Roomies:
First there is The Nester – she’s so popular now you have to capitalize her - THE NESTER. I worked with her a while back when I did some mommy cards for her, and she is just as nice and sweet (and funny) as she seems on her blog. I love looking at all her “mistreatments”, and I have taken a bit of what I have learned there and used it in my own home.
Melissa was a witness to my devastatingly embarassing dognapping/shoplifting incident, and don’t let her sugar-y sweet exterior fool you – this one is as devious as they come…NOT! Melissa is a genuinely funny and humble person – if her Inspired Room blog isn’t one of your daily reads, go fix that now…I’ll wait.
Emily is The Nester’s sister - her Chatting at the Sky has to be one of the prettiest blogs I have ever seen, and she takes GORGEOUS pictures. She also has the black cabinet kitchen of my dreams, and is BEYOND sweet.
Then there is Sandy – I don’t think I have ever met a more gracious, lovely, genuine, thoughtful lady in my life – she is the EPITOME of a lady. 4 Reluctant Entertainers is not only a beautiful blog, but I could spend hours in her archives and never get enough. She is an inspiring mother, wife, and friend.
I was so blessed to not only have 3 wonderful roommates at Blissdom, but 4 just-as-wonderful next (nest?) door roomies – I hope I get to see all of you next year!!
PS – one of my most recent clients was someone in the audience during my session, and I am just finishing up her blog – but here’s a sneak preview!!
I have a favor to ask all of you – if you blog thru blogger, go over to your blogger dashboard right now (YES, right now!) and then go to “edit profile”. Third box down, check “show my email address” – create one just for blogging if you must, but when you are the person I can’t contact because you won an Apron giveaway and you give me no way to contact you, or you leave a comment with a question I would LOVE to answer, but can’t because when I hit reply, all I get is no-reply@blogger. com , it makes me sad…and you surely don’t want THAT on your conscience, do you??? 
I can’t wait to see the winner of this apron giveaway in their new Mingle Apron! The winning number drawn at random for this giveaway was #62. That corresponds to the following comment:
Eternal Sunshine said…and my favorite cocktail? A very Dirty Martini with Bombay Sapphire, stirred, NOT shaken.
I’m only picky about my martinis…
HA! A girl after my own heart – congratulations Eternal Sunshine! I will be contacting you this week for your mailing information –
Thanks to everyone who participated – and don’t forget to take advantage of the 25% Apronista discount at Mingle Aprons for the month of March and April!
It’s always a good idea to try to save money, no matter what your financial situation is. Whether you are feeling flush, or feeling the pinch, it’s always fun to try to get a little bit more bang for your buck. That’s what being a recessionista is all about – not depriving yourself, but stretching your money a bit further…
One of my favorite indulgences is perfume. While I can appreciate a great pair of shoes, or a beautiful piece of jewelry, I have always had a soft spot for fragrance. Not only a soft spot, but spendy taste on top of that. When I was working before I had my boys, I thought nothing of spending $100 or more on a bottle of perfume. Now…not so much. But I found The Perfumed Court, where they take bottles of just about every fragrance you can imagine, and decant them into smaller bottles for a lot less then the cost of a full size bottle. On my first order, I got 6 different scents, including Angel, Paris, and Histoire De Parfum 1804, for only $42. They are small vials, but they have more than enough in them to last awhile.
I would love to hear your recessionista ideas – share them in the comments!
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