Just Jump In

After discovering that a friend -- whom I admire and look up to -- had a blog, I got to thinkin' that, 'Hey! Maybe I can do that.' (I had always loved the idea -- of writing my thoughts and having someone read them -- but I always thought it was way out of my league, 'who wants to read what I've got to say?')

You see, I have a tendency to fully immerse myself into the "How To's" of things and get deeply involved with the inner workings of a fabulous idea. But I get so involved that I'm burnt out before I even start that idea or "thing" that I was so fascinated with. A few months ago my best friend gave me a short and sweet reality check (don't you love when they do that...it's like they pinch you just hard enough to wake you up again). She looked at me with a smile and with 100% confidence written across her face said, "Nicole? Just jump in!"

So I'm taking her advice! I'm going to figure this blog thing out as I go along. It's going to be an adventure!

So what's this blog going to be about?
An adventure into the world of Design....interiors mostly...but I'm a European....we view design as all encompassing so everything from architecture to industrial to graphic....they will all be guest starring here. Then there's the fine arts...including print, brush, photo...consider them in the bag. I'm also hugely influenced by travel, world cultures, food, and fashion (what kind of girl would I be if I wasn't influenced by fashion?).

Consider this my way of flexing my creative muscles. Consider it a memoir of inspirations and observations with a little trial and error thrown in the mix.....just to keep it interesting.

Please ALWAYS feel free to leave me a comment....be it an anecdote, praise, constructive criticism, or even just a big ol' rant. Let it out.

-NZ

P.S. Observation: I noticed, as I was gathering ideas for this blog, that a lot of people seem to start blogs in the summer months....wonder what that's about?