I'm back up and running and this never would have happened without the help of my friend Rita's husband Paul. He is The IT guru! I owe my everything to him... I am and will be eternally grateful. I love you Paul! :)

And now... back to business!

It was a pleasure to meet so many wonderfully talented individuals. These bloggers/designers were warm, charming, friendly and fiercely talented. We came together as invited guests to The Nate Berkus Show. We were also so disappointed by the show... while Nate is warm, charming, endearing, charismatic and, of course, as good looking as can be, we were all quite let down by the show. His personality did not come across as it should have. The segments were choppy and did not flow... and were very run-of-the-mill. I felt as though the show had been dumbed down slightly. The producers missed the mark. They should be thinking Oprah caliber... I thought the show to be a version of Ladies Home Journal when it could truly be the Domino or ElleDecor of television. I wish Nate and his staff nothing but success, but they do have their work cut out for them... if they want any more of my unsolicited advice they can email me through my profile ;)

Where I did find true inspiration was at the After Party sponsored by The Nest Magazine at a wonderful restaurant in the village called The Collective. My camera had a field day with all the wonderful decor all made from recyclable objects. I would like to thank everyone for all their hard work and talents to pull of such a wonderful party at the last minute... I would thank all the talent personally, with links, but soon the kids will be waking up and the chaos that is called morning will come crashing down upon us. I am short on time!

I, do however, want to share the photos I took ...