Out of Hiding with a Plan!

Ta-da! I’m back! Did you miss me? I certainly missed you all so much! The world is just not right when I’m not living and breathing design. So I decided today that the only way for me to start to put my world back together is to get back to the things that I love. Which definitely includes this blog and being able to interact with all of you.

So I’m back. Thank you to everyone who sent such sweet notes to let me know you were thinking of me. My personal life is still a bit upside down and there’s a good chance it will be for a while. But there are positives for me to focus on, including a second job interview next week for a position that seems like a really good fit. (So keep putting out good thoughts/prayers/vibey-vibes for me, okay? Interview is next Tuesday at 8:30am eastern time… I bought THE CUTEST SUIT EVER. The kind of suit that says “you have to hire this woman, she’s really got her stuff together!” Not that packaging is everything, but in marketing, it always helps!)

Even though I hadn’t been posting, I’ve been thinking a lot about A Beautiful Abode. You know I’ve wanted to start a magazine version. Originally the plan was to make a downloadable version but after getting more input, I’ve decided that I’m going to go with a monthly webzine. I’m going to launch it in July… that means I really, really, really, really… REALLY need ya’lls input to tell me what kinds of features you’d like to see. I know you like the interviews and peeks into other decorators’ homes… but what else? Tell me, tell me!!! I want the A Beautiful Abode magazine to be your favorite place to turn to when it comes to finding budget decorating inspiration and in order to make that dream come true, I need to know what you want.

The blog will become part of the magazine; I can’t give it up because I’m addicted to the interaction with everyone! Between now and the launch of the webzine, I’ll figure out a new posting schedule. Right now, I think I’ll be posting three times a week in the evenings, to prepare myself for going back to working full-time during the day… I feel like that will be a reasonable schedule, but we’ll have to see. I really hope you will bear with me during this transition. Life is funny; just when we feel like we have things down pat and under control, something happens and everything changes… makes you realize how precious every good moment is and how it’s not about control, but just enjoying every moment that you can. That’s my plan with A Beautiful Abode… to focus less on trying to meet a perfect publishing schedule and more on providing posts that we all can enjoy.

I WILL be back tomorrow for Inspiration Friday… until then, hug your loved ones and feel this big KISS coming from Atlanta out to all of you everywhere!

xoxo - Shauntelle