Alt Recap

First of all, as you can see, we are not up and running on the new blog.  We are working out a few kinks, but I will let you know as soon as we're live over there!

Secondly, I have to tell you how much fun I had at Alt!  I feel refreshed, inspired and overwhelmed by all the knowledge from the panel speakers.  I loved meeting new people and seeing some familiar faces.  Overall, the conference was a complete blast.  Here are some (really bad) pictures:

Mondo and Seth Aaron from Project Runway

 

The perfectly planned Kate Spade + Girls With Glasses sponsor party.  They certainly knew who they were marketing to!

{photo c/o Angela and Ithyle}

I could go on and on about all the great people I met and all that I learned.  Instead I will just tell you that if you have the opportunity to go next year, go!

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I'm having so much fun at Alt. listening to the great panel members and meeting the faces behind some of my favorite blogs.  I'm also loving being introduced to so many new to me blogs.   During lunch, Mondo and Seth Aaron from Project Runway did a little interview and then stayed to meet and greet.  Mondo was darling!

I will share pictures, recaps and new blogs with you all soon!  Also, the last minute touches are going on the new blog.  I'll send you over there today!  If you want to follow along today or any day, I finally got a Twitter account for the new blog.   You can find me @collectedblog!

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Here I go!  The new site will launch later today or tomorrow morning so check back in!!

Here's the after of my skirt and my outfit for the day:

Have a good day and hope to see some of you at Alt!

To Do's

Sorry for the late/lame post today but I have been frantically trying to get things together!  I have a grocery list and meal planner from Knock Knock but I'm thinking I could really benefit from one of their To Do lists.  With all this technology, I still prefer to write things down...I think it helps me remember things better that way.

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I am picking up my new business cards for my NEW BLOG that will hopefully launch in part, tomorrow or Friday!  I'll be bringing them to Alt to hand out.  When I get back from the printer, I'll try and get a post up showing you them.

I also stopped by Savers (thrift store) and bought some great stuff the other day to wear at Alt.  Gotta look your best for this you know.  I'm in the process of hemming this crazy floral skirt.  Its before is quite hideous, but when it's just at the top of my knee, it turns into this totally cute flouncy little thing!

I'll show you the final skirt/outfit hopefully tomorrow, before I head to Alt.!

And check out these amazing shoes I found at Savers that were very sadly, NOT in my size.  I even brought them to the checkout counter because I didn't want to part with them.  If anyone is a size 6-6.5 run to the Orem Savers and grab these.  It would make me so happy to see them with a good home!

Adam has been so amazing and has been working on the kitchen.  The backsplash just needs to be grouted and then a final coat of paint needs to go on the walls.  I would love for the reveal to be on Monday, but I'm being realistic since we are quite busy this weekend.  I will bet on next week for sure though! 

I am off to complete all the little things on my To Do list!  Have a great Wednesday!

Altitude Design Summit

Is anyone else planning on going to the Altitude Design Summit in January?  I wanted to go last year but I wasn't sure how I would fair being 9 months pregnant.  I heard great things about it and can't wait to attend the 2011 conference.  You can read more about it here.  The early registration discount ends today! 

And here's something fun...if you check out the blog for the conference, you might recognize a picture.

There's my dining room in the second photo!  Thanks to my friend Melanie for including me in the website design.