How I spent my snow day

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ruemag.com/issues/issue-three/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567065826998415394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEichb9nDu4coXglW-VVrvtyr_JqI1FkkbxwDOQsv1oGajTVoa216QtdmPUwfxR5fKP5_1AyiJdhluBkDBd1l4Z2MoOcjxK0Y6YGWAihks0oSRStyLhq-tkWm-yTcGgbNawgbsSvZIi2rbGu/s400/ruecoverFeb11.png" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >Cover of <a href="http://www.ruemag.com/issues/issue-three/">Rue Magazine, Jan./Feb. 2011</a></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br />After waking up yesterday to 9 more inches of snow having been added over night to the four foot high snow banks that are already narrowing the streets of our little town, I had to smile knowing that there was nothing I could do but grab a cup of coffee (or two) and enjoy the latest issue of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Rue Magazine</span> which was hot off the virtual presses.<br /><br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTwbDRTH-PmZJ_KuaPlnUlTADt-wuoFLufFI5qVrbvgUTUdpbWVd31__o_WN0anXWKS0X89d8sW18TjYcik7Y2IyWgGpHhHdS5L90dLiooK4Zd2RjcQ53-1CPZjlF22DQRFG8JzyNSmaaX/s1600/jessLC-Rue%25233.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567106648897204018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTwbDRTH-PmZJ_KuaPlnUlTADt-wuoFLufFI5qVrbvgUTUdpbWVd31__o_WN0anXWKS0X89d8sW18TjYcik7Y2IyWgGpHhHdS5L90dLiooK4Zd2RjcQ53-1CPZjlF22DQRFG8JzyNSmaaX/s400/jessLC-Rue%25233.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 258px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >I love the life-with-intention entrepreneurial spirit of<br /><a href="http://makeundermylife.com/">Jess Constable</a> from jewelry design company <a href="http://www.jesslc.com/">Jess LC</a></span><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2lO0jSjdKZ6u-oSYg_sOAI0E9TmeljoJd2c-TcFkaIP0w0ToQ3s6HnM0lv3gWmrneXTF8S3zUTIcsi4rLTv_Tm62UOMxFHNOhfrDTwmUDmOBB1U5a1yK5OYd_FNKHmoazQOVAvf2s9o6R/s1600/anishka-Rue.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567107356679518290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2lO0jSjdKZ6u-oSYg_sOAI0E9TmeljoJd2c-TcFkaIP0w0ToQ3s6HnM0lv3gWmrneXTF8S3zUTIcsi4rLTv_Tm62UOMxFHNOhfrDTwmUDmOBB1U5a1yK5OYd_FNKHmoazQOVAvf2s9o6R/s400/anishka-Rue.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 259px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ae2BABxqWH-tEgxm3Z5Jgab7bcAMylk6bmUBEmWzwrbFdveyYRylHRNXWDN1VcMaP-kIbTKXIlExqRNol6Q0zomopguATxvCBCrdRbsHvwrZ0UN8qBSkFIUJTiZLtfiaB2fNjMHzG9Rc/s1600/snowbank.jpg"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" ><a href="http://ishkadesigns.blogspot.com/">Anishka Clarke</a> of <a href="http://ishkadesigns.com/Ishka_Designs/home.html">Ishka Designs</a> and I sat in the same row in the<br />studio audience at the <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2010/09/mecca-to-nate-and-back.html">Nate Berkus Show</a> back in September.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfhAJAPabSP9aArzzNIW_uyhMhF9fqcUYHM4IjZWxpzdquVUvl7JCcYLQW4QtlPdeE4qD46AybonKbxXUrcZHHZ1vWH3Q3jQMBurNCP6Xkyg_Mn2-6eNrv4Slm11T7MVmy5NJpxfDRR1nh/s1600/salk-vignette-Rue.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567110214882052194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfhAJAPabSP9aArzzNIW_uyhMhF9fqcUYHM4IjZWxpzdquVUvl7JCcYLQW4QtlPdeE4qD46AybonKbxXUrcZHHZ1vWH3Q3jQMBurNCP6Xkyg_Mn2-6eNrv4Slm11T7MVmy5NJpxfDRR1nh/s400/salk-vignette-Rue.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 260px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >As usual, this issue of Rue is filled with stellar photography including this sunny vignette in the home of <a href="http://susannasalk.com/default.html">Susanna Salk</a> who among other creative projects is a contributing editor to one of my favorite design series, <a href="http://1stdibs.com/index.php?key=style+compass">Style Compass on 1st Dibs</a>.</span><br /><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Being able to soak up the 200+ pretty pages of stylish interiors, fashion and pure fun that is <span style="font-weight: bold;">Rue</span> more than made up for missing a couple of looked-forward-to design field trips that I had to reschedule as a result of having a house full of children spending their snow day at home with me.<br /><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ae2BABxqWH-tEgxm3Z5Jgab7bcAMylk6bmUBEmWzwrbFdveyYRylHRNXWDN1VcMaP-kIbTKXIlExqRNol6Q0zomopguATxvCBCrdRbsHvwrZ0UN8qBSkFIUJTiZLtfiaB2fNjMHzG9Rc/s1600/snowbank.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567065818537828114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ae2BABxqWH-tEgxm3Z5Jgab7bcAMylk6bmUBEmWzwrbFdveyYRylHRNXWDN1VcMaP-kIbTKXIlExqRNol6Q0zomopguATxvCBCrdRbsHvwrZ0UN8qBSkFIUJTiZLtfiaB2fNjMHzG9Rc/s400/snowbank.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 277px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Although technically they spent most of their time outside with Mother Nature, while I watched from the warmth of my at-home-office window.<br /><br /><br /></span><a href="http://skirtedroundtable.blogspot.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567104754779725154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrmbrt2MWwE4eh5HU3iBXqUefFUjbhUX0m_UrR-AiuH5Y3XAB7gyO0DuhceYbtx7-ZBj7IXlClzDpjwNE7XK8lUpdyHomeUksCE4MSPTMlc5sWfhR6P3MABi4ri4KAAr0Q1GExTR9IQYsu/s400/SRT+header.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 130px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />When you have some free time, be sure to take a look at <span style="font-weight: bold;">Rue</span> for yourself. And if you like <span style="font-weight: bold;">Rue</span>, you will love hearing the voices of co-founders <a href="http://plushpalate.blogspot.com/">Crystal Gentilello</a> and <a href="http://www.annesage.com/blog/">Anne Sage</a> as they share the process behind the creation of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Rue</span> with the ladies of <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Skirted Roundtable</span> (<a href="http://skirtedroundtable.blogspot.com/2011/01/chatting-with-rue-girls-crystal.html">click here for podcast</a>).<br /><br />Seeing that I am also partnering on the design of a new digital magazine with my friend <a href="http://newenglandfinery.com/aboutLinda_1.html">Linda</a> (inspired as I have mentioned before by <span style="font-weight: bold;">Rue</span>, <a href="http://lonnymag.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lonny</span></a> and the others who have paved the way for social media publications) I was quite interested in hearing how Anne and Crystal took a leap of faith together in order to follow their passions and create the job of their dreams.<br /><br />Listening to them discuss candidly what it took to traject their careers to the next level, reminded me of the time when I left my steady but predictable full-time graphic design position to pursue a more varied design career as a freelancer. I was barely 25 at the time, but I figured I knew enough to make it on my own. And you know what? I did just fine.<br /><br /><br /></span><a href="http://newenglandfinery.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567113143504100514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiPumqZY_5zUdmMcAoZ5S0hK3vlWjx3eCvj4QSXC7DU_zlTSf0e4FqhGUNd3KWB7TPV2qb_SUb1aJ73-KCZ14o5147XqULYRNc5ci5ZayyuJo8KHY3iItChUuYh09dieTh3ThD_xjC-rN4/s400/NE_FineryMagazine_logo.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 153px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br />Here is to <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2011/01/new-creative-venture.html">taking that leap of faith</a>, Act II : )</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">x</span>

How I spent my snow day

Cover of Rue Magazine, Jan./Feb. 2011 After waking up yesterday to 9 more inches of snow having been added over night to the four foot high ...

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