I am so thrilled to be able to attend the National Stationery Show this year! I specialize in print-based graphic design, so this will definitely be one of the highlights of my career. I am going for work, but I’m excited to see (and possibly meet) some of my idols in the stationery world. I looked and though this isn’t currently on my bucket list, it is now! #121 – check!

Well, it’s been nearly 2 weeks since my birthday. But, I’m a big believer in celebrating for as long as possible. Birthday-week, birthday-month – it’s all good!

In my 9th grade French class, I learned that my birthday is a national holiday… in France. As we went around the classroom stating our birth dates in French, my teacher’s interest piqued when I insecurely mumbled, “quatorze juillet?” She kind of went into a French frenzy – clapping and squawking in fast French. She went on to explain that Bastille Day is quite similar to our Fourth of July – complete with fireworks and parades. Très cool!

I made a Bucket List a couple of years ago and “Start a Blog” was numero uno. Well, I finally did it! It took this long because I absolutely don’t consider myself a writer, but I have some people/places/things I deem worth sharing. So I’m gonna give it a go and you can give it a chance, if you’re so inclined!