So I was in one of my tasmanian devil style housecleaning frenzies, the kind where I just want to throw out anything that has not been useful to me in the last week. While frantically forming “crap piles,” i.e., crap to toss, crap to take to Goodwill and...
I went to an Office Max store in LA this week to visit our back to school supplies because I just can’t get over how exciting it is to see our products on a shelf. I brought my daughter and her friends cuz they are also easily excited…. Turns out our...
Has anyone else noticed that the line between products for kids and adults has gotten fuzzy? I mean, “too-many-martinis” or “I-lost-my-contacts” fuzzy. I’m seeing Hello Kitty in rhinestones on $400 purses and my sons are having smack...
I’ve mentioned before that I try to make up for my lack of mad cooking skills by making my meals pretty but I came across some creative people who are taking the idea to a whole new level. Check out this cake I found at Lucks.com It’s almost too cute to...
Before I go crazy about Summer (which I LOVE), I have to give a shout out to the organizers of the HOW Design Conference and all the kickass women who attended my session called “Women on Top.” I know you’re thinking “Seriously? They let her...
I just could not be happier about the arrival of sunshine and blossoms in the Bay Area. It makes me want to play outside until dark and cook dinner on the barbeque. And the colors of Spring give me energy in a way that not even a Venti Caramel Macchiato can. If I...
So I’m looking around my house today and (after I let out a litany of cusswords because my f’in kids don’t clean up their f’in messes) I noticed that I have collected a lot of letters. Not letters from old boyfriends or my high school bff,...
I was pondering about what might be interesting to write about and while I have a long list of topics that inspire, annoy and/or entertain me, the rumor on the street is that a blog should be interesting to the reader as well as the writer. This got me thinking about...
Anyone else freaking out about getting cute custom holiday cards done in time for Christmas?? Yeah, me too and I’m a freakin’ stationery designer! I’ve been designing holiday stuff since May when I really wanted to focus on which pair of open toed...
So where’s the bright side of a remodel project you ask? Well, I get a rush each day when I get home from work and there is a beautiful new development. I spent hours picking out rocks and bricks and plants, which for me is as good as a day at the spa....
So it’s 5:03 in California and it’s dark outside. I am not happy about this. In fact, it irks the shit out of me. I prefer to be a happy optimist but the coming of winter has me crabby and surly. Since I prefer to be an optimist and I really need to be...
Hi, Welcome to Designer Droppings. I tried to be honest with the title so that unsuspecting readers will not be disappointed when they find info that is mildly entertaining and somewhat informative. We’ll have to see where this blog goes, but we are going to...
