Author Archives: Linda

I just wanted to write a quick post on why you should always stretch yourself…to try new things…to forge into unknown territories.  You never know what it will bring. It will increase your confidence and skill – and you may just get a few jobs you never would have gotten without stretching those unused muscles.

For over 20 years I was in the corporate world – you know…suit, sensible shoes and haircut and a briefcase filled with folders about news of fixed income investing, financial industry mergers and acquisitions…the Wall Street Journal and a fully booked daytimer.  I did very well financially – but spiritually I was bereft.  I knew that I needed a change but what was I going to do?  I knew that I needed money to pay the mortgage, bills etc.  Sometimes, change comes to you.  It’s up to you to accept the change or defer and stay with the status quo.

After 20 years of creating executive conferences for the financial services industry (nearly 10 of those years as the head of my own company), I was experiencing extreme burnout.  With the burnout came a severe reduction of the number of attendees to my events.  It was partly my fault and partly the economy, but my little success machine of a company wasn’t earning as much money as it had been.  So – after a few failed attempts to revive the company, I allowed my main investor in the company to start unwinding the organization.  He had been a great help to me in the beginning, but he started to be a thorn in my and the company’s side over the years. 

I gave in and allowed my 20 plus years of this business to just evaporate and fade.  But, funny enough, it felt as if a huge ton of bricks was just lifted from my chest!  I found that I could consult to a few companies on a part time basis, while I searched around for a new challenge.

Everyone I know was upset when Domino folded.  So glad it’s returning – even if it’s only once in awhile. 

After the Spring issue, another will be forthcoming – in the fall. The last report I read, there were no clear indications of former editor, Deborah Needleman’s role in the new magazine.

Now I can stop thumbing through my old copies! I love how they will be focusing on re-vamping old furniture and other quick fixes for today’s homeowner.  Great news!  Now, all I have to do is to try to get one of my projects in the magazine!  Domino – please call me!!

Here’s the press release about it:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

CONDÉ NAST TO PUBLISH DOMINO QUICK FIXES SPECIAL EDITION On Newsstands Nationwide, April 17, 2012


NEW YORK, NY, February 7, 2012 – Condé Nast will publish a Domino special edition entitled Quick Fixes, it was announced today by Thomas J. Wallace, editorial director at Condé Nast. Domino Quick Fixes will be full of Domino’s best home decorating stories, focusing on easy, often inexpensive changes that make a big difference – from quick spruce-ups of dowdy furniture to more involved DIY projects like painting stairs or reorganizing a home office. Domino Quick Fixes will be available on national newsstands from April 17 through July 16, 2012, for $10.99. A second special edition is scheduled for the fall.


“This special edition of Domino is another example of Condé Nast’s objective to bring brands to life across multiple platforms, and give consumers more of what they love in new and exciting ways, said Mr. Wallace. “Domino Quick Fixes will be a treasure trove of useful and creative information, and a must-read for any Domino fan.”


Domino Quick Fixes will join other past Condé Nast branded special editions, including: Gourmet Holiday, Vogue Best Dressed, Vanity Fair Hollywood Scandal, and Glamour 1,000 Dos & Don’ts to Dress by Forever, among others.


Condé Nast is home to some of the world’s most celebrated media brands. In the United States, Condé Nast publishes 18 consumer magazines, four business-to-business publications, 27 websites, and more than 50 apps for mobile and tablet devices, all of which define excellence in their categories. The company also owns Fairchild Fashion Media (FFM), whose portfolio of brands serves as the leading source of news and analysis for the global fashion community. Condé Nast has won more National Magazine Awards over the past ten years than all of its competitors combined. Visit CondéNast.com and follow us on Twitter @CondeNastCorp.

Well, I was invited to take part in a Designer Showhouse – so I needed some extra furniture for the room that I was doing.  The two ends of the bookcase/entertainment unit would fit perfectly in one corner of the room.

I just love the texture, the colors, the lace, the netting…the feathers!  It’s really the ultimate in adornment!  Birds get to show off and attract mates with their colors…I guess women did the same with hats. And now…hats really look great as adornment for just about any space.

If you love these JuJu hats as I do, but your bank account can’t take the hit (like mine), you might want to make one or two for yourself – for very little cash outlay.