Featured Reader: Let me introduce you to....

Hello friends! I hope everyone had a great weekend. I always love Monday's since it means I have the great pleasure of introducing you to a fab reader. For some reason I thought I had already featured Dawn of Bee and Rose but realized I hadn't so this feature is long overdue(sorry Dawn) If you aren't already following Dawn's blog I know you will be soon. There are so many things I love about Dawn and her blog, for one she very funny and I find a daily dose of Bee and Rose is a must, she also finds the funniest pictures to share and is a fellow small biz owner. Dawn and I share many of the same loves especially when it comes to our TV. Grab a cup of joe and get to know my friend Dawn, you won't be disappointed!

Blog Name: Dawn Smith of Bee and Rose

Family:

Husband: William age 41, Catherine age 6 and Connor 12 (

almost 13!!)

Catherine look at her medals!!

How did you start blogging?

I’ve always loved writing. I made a decision on New Year’s Eve 08 to commit to writing in some form at least 3-4x weekly in 2009. I thought the blog forum would be a great way for my family and friends to keep up with us. I also felt I would be more accountable to my writing commitment with this forum. Now I’m hooked!

If you are a parent do you have a parenting philosophy?

*Never lose faith in yourself. *If you can believe it, you can achieve it.

*The Golden Rule ~ Treat others as you would like to be treated.

*Don’t be afraid to speak your truth even if it’s unpopular.

I am here to create a structured, loving place for my kids to discover who they are, surround them with love and teach them to be self sufficient, loving human beings. I want them to be proud of who they are, healthy and live life with joy.

You will never find me without......

A book !

Day job:

Stay~at~home Mom, Home School Educator, Owner of Black Crow Boutique

Black Crow Boutique is a whimsical Halloween themed boutique filled with enchanted needfuls for your haunted home! We will be opening on Etsy soon and re-launching our website in a few months! We have lots of new things in store this year! Some of our new collections include “Toile-a-ween”, “Pink-a-boo”, “Shabby Eek!”, “Three Witches Café” and “Goblin Hollow”! We are very excited about the upcoming season! Here is a link to see a wee bit of what we’re offering this fall, click HERE

Favorite Stuff:

Music: Coldplay, Michael Buble, Celtic Music, James Taylor, Instrumentals, The Killers, Phil Vassar, Steven Curtis Chapman, ABBA, Beatles…I really love it all!

Food: Pizza, Greek food, Cupcakes

Tv/ Movies:

TV~ Lie To Me, Burn Notice, True Blood, Royal Pains, Style Network, Food Network, and HGTV (I haven’t been watching much TV lately!)

Movies ~ Love Actually, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Enchanted, Pride and Prejudice

Reading: Harry Potter, anything by Wayne Dyer, The Thirteenth Tale, Sookie Stackhouse series, any book, really!

If you had to wear a T-shirt with your favorite saying on it what would it be?

“It is what it is!” (I have a few others, but I say this all the time!)

Favorite stores to shop at

Kitson (online), Sephora, Target, Anthropologie, Talbots, Kohls, Borders

If you could trade with a blogger for the day who would it be and please provide the link.

I would love to trade places with you! I love your creativity and your fabulous style! ( oh man how sweet is this, love ya Dawn!

Other good stuff from Dawn:

We are currently spending lots of time learning about Irish culture since Catherine is very involved in Irish step~dancing. She’s recently started the competition circuit and really loving it!

We also love playing Guitar Hero and Rock Band with Connor. He’s amazing with the guitar! He can play songs on his “real” guitar just by listening to a song a few times…he doesn’t even need to read the music!

I really need to put these kids and their talents to work for me! lol!

Make sure you leave Dawn some comment love below and also visit her blog HERE.