2012 DREAM

Last night I had a dream.  Before I share it, let me back up a bit and set the scene.  One of the nicest, no actually the BEST  thing that has come out of this blog for me is to have been chosen by Brizo Faucets to attend Fashion Week in September 2010 as one of the "illustrious" members of the Blogger 19.  This was followed by a trip to Toronto in January 2011,  as a member of the Blanco Design Council, to attend IDS (International Design Show).  I not only became acquainted with cutting edge state-of-the-art products but also with many talented folks in the blogging community.Now Modenus, a go-to site for design dreamers as well as professionals, is sponsoring  Blog Tour 2012.  Veronika Miller, who I had the pleasure of sitting next to at the Jason Wu fashion show is the mastermind behind this venture. They are currently selecting the blogger line up for some new design adventures.  All this must have been lurking in the outer recesses of my mind when I went to sleep.  To sleep perchance to dream!Hubs and I arrive at a hotel and check in.  We are down in the lobby where I discover that a great meeting is about to take place.  It's an advance gathering of potential candidates for the 2012 Blogger World Tour!  Lo and behold, in walks in the King of Kitchen Bloggers, Paul Anater along with Nick from Cupboards, who I've never actually met.  We all fall into a big group hug and I am swept into the event.  Wow.  All "potentials" are handed a "blog critique" and mine is pretty complimentary, actually.  Paul leads the group which now also includes Erin Lochner of Design for Mankind.  As the meeting unfolds I begin to see how unprepared I am.  Yikes!  I'm dropping pens, struggling to keep up when it occurs to me that I need to take pictures and blog about this!  I must go to the room and get my camera. (It never occurs to me to call Hubs and ask him to wait for me even though he's being really good and waiting for me on the sidelines.) I feel the big brass room key in my pocket.  I pull it out and it says 27. (I dream a lot in numbers.) I locate a very helpful bell hop who helps me figure out what floor that's on.  He consults a chart which tells us that 27 is actually 7151 which means I'm on the 7th floor. Now I can grab my camera and get back to the group.  The bell hop senses my sense of urgency and puts me on the closet elevator which is for freight.  Did I mention he's wearing a hairnet?Everyone knows dreams are meant to be exploited for shameless self-promotion. So there you have it, just a lil wish for the new year. If I don't get that I'll settle for health, prosperity and another great year for Kitchens for Living where my dream is to motivate, inspire or help you create your own DREAM KITCHEN. Happy new year!