Update...

Wow, it's been a while since I blogged here.

I did attend the Green trade show in W. Palm Beach and was really disappointed. There were about 20 tables with vendors and that was it. There were good products but I was already aware of at least half of them. So, although we are all trying so hard to push the Green movement it still has a ways to go.

I had a wonderful time though while I was there. My friend Elizabeth who is a designer in Ft. Lauderdale met me there and we went to Kona Grill for sushi - really delicious! and then we drove to The Breakers for martini's! I think that this is must do at least once in your life and I have been fortunate enough to have done it twice! Life is good!

I spent a few days with friends then travelled to Orlando for the Home Electronics trade show. I was disappointed with that as well since it was about 1/3 of the size of the shows in previous years. Apparently, my host told me, the economy is so bad that vendors are only doing select shows and this wasnt one of them - the big show was expected in Atlanta.

The next show I had planned to attend was KBIS in Atlanta in May. After reviewing the schedule I decided that the seminars are way to expensive! And because of the economy I have to choose which trade shows I can afford to attend. Therefore, I've decided to attend the HD Expo (Hospitality Design) in Las Vegas in mid May.

HD Expo is something I have wanted to do for years! I go to the HD Boutique show every year in South Beach but the Vegas show is REALLY BIG! Due to the economy there are some really great rates to travel to Vegas so for the price of 3 seminars at KBIS I am able to go for 5 days to HD in Vegas! I registered for three seminars (at only $37.50 ea!). They are as follows:

1) Complexity of Color
2) Creative Solutions: The Challenge of Design Excellence
3) Global Trends Report: Around the World in 80 Projects

I am really excited about the new products I will be introduced to and the cutting edge ideas and designs that keep my designs fresh and new!