What a morning. It’s Olive’s 9th birthday today (and Ralph’s 13th birthday tomorrow). We have a tradition of breakfast in bed on birthdays, so I got up extra early to cook some bacon at Olive’s request. The house still smells bacon-y wonderful. Then it was time to get cupcakes ready for Olive’s class. Once the big kids were off to school, the little ones helped me wrap Olive’s presents. She’s obsessed with lime green right now, so we picked out lots of green things and wrapped them like this:
After the presents were wrapped, I started on a project for Ralph’s birthday. (It turned out super cool. I’ll share photos and DIY after Ralph opens the present.) Around 11:15 this morning, I stopped at my computer to check in and the first thing I saw was an email with some very fun news:
Design Mom made Time Magazine’s 50 Best Websites of 2010. (!!!)
Holy moly. I can’t even believe it. I’m completely honored to be listed with sites like Etsy and Babble (who I write for). Of course, Oscar and Betty are impressed that I was listed with Sesame Street. And frankly, I’m not-a-little-stunned to be on any list with sites and services I love and frequent, like The Onion, LinkedIn, Tumblr and TED.
Three big thank yous: 1) thank you to Leap Design for working so hard to make my site awesome, 2) thank you to Time Magazine for the acknowledgment, and 3) thank YOU for reading — your comments and emails always make my day.
kisses,
Gabrielle
P.S. — I shared the news with Ben Blair and he immediately wanted to celebrate. Happily, cake and ice cream are already on the schedule today.
Yay! Congratulations! It is definitely earned.
Total Congratulations!!! Your site is tops.
So very exciting. Congratulations!!
I love that lime green goodness you have going on for Olive. happy birthday to the birthday people!! :)
This is HUGE! Right now I’m grading papers and I needed a break so the first thing that popped in my mind was “let me check out Design Mom”
It’s my happy spot, my quick fix when I need something happy.
Thanks for creating this beautiful space.
Yea!! Congratulations=). I’m expecting our first in just over 2 weeks and your site has been so helpful and so fun! So happy I have it as a “Mommy Resource”….so happy for you!
congratulations!! you deserve it!! :)
I saw the list yesterday! Wonderful news! And well deserved!
Wow Gabrielle! Congratulations!! What a great recognition… love your blog. And Happy Birthday to Olive and Ralph – you have such a sweet family!
wow. incredibly well deserved. this is fantastic!!! congrats!
Congrats
Well deserved! Awesome news.
Congratulations – that’s awesome! I have to concur, this here blog is pretty amazing!!
Now that’s just downright wonderful. Congratulations!!!
Congratulations! And happy birthday to the kids!
Congratulations! That is an amazing accomplishment and well deserved. Way to go Gabby! Happy Birthday to Olive and Ralph.
You deserve it! Happy Birthday and other celebrations! ;)
Well done you! Happiest of birthdays to the kiddos!
Congratulations Gabby, that is phenomenal.
Congrats! I love reading your posts and seeing all the cool products! You really are “Super Mom” with all those kids, yet you find time to be involved in blogging and have something meaningful to say. A Reward That is Well Deserved!
congrats to you and happy birthday to Olive and Ralph!
Totally not surprised about your recognition in Time! You are too awesome not to be recognized. Enjoy this wonderful honor and congratulations!!
Happy birthday to your kiddies, too!
A day late but Wow Gabrielle. Congrats!
…and happy birthday to the kiddies.
I think most of what makes your website great is you! You clearly care about your readers and regularly respond back to comments and feedback. Not everyone cares that much. Kudos to you!
PS I hope you were able to enjoy two days of cake and ice cream!
And well deserved! Congrats!!
You are just so amazing. Thank you so much for sharing your amazing style and ideas with us everyday!
xoxo,
Gwen
Well clearly you deserve such recognition! Your site is great, and constantly a portal for inspiration. Keep up the good work.
Congrats on this terrific honor! You have the bestest blog on the web. You are stylish but reachable. Genuine and creative. Honest and funny. And your writing is among the most pleasant parts of my day!
It’s on the list because this site is amazing!!!
Salute! Felicitations, blessings, Yipee!
What great taste TIME Magazine has!
julia b
a. I like how you call your hubs by his full name. It does have a certain ring to it.
b. You completely deserve the award and honors, mostly because you do all you do with 6 kids. Take that Martha Stewart. Congrats.
wow, what an honor!
I just recently found your site and have been having fun checking it all out. I especially love all the birth stories you link to/share. I am due with my second in about a week and a half so having these amazing stories to keep me going are fantastic.
be well and congrats!
Wow you have two Virgos how is that going?! And here I was thinking my two older ones birthdays were ridiculously close being Jan 23 and 29 :) Happy Birthday to them both
Congrats again to being top 50 I am giggling that not only did you make the list you top it in your category Awesome beaming for you :)
Congratulations! You totally deserve this honor. And if it makes any difference at all, you’re probably in my top ten. Must be in a lot of other’s, too.
congratulations! your website is one my go-to destinations daily. i get so inspired. the recognition is well-deserved. :)
yay! congratulations! i (obviously!) enjoy reading your website/blog! happy birthday to everyone – bacon and cake – makes a great day!!!
Congratulations! Although I’m a new reader, this is already one of my all-time favorite-est blogs. Very well-deserved acclaim from Time!
Hope your birthday celebrations have been great too!
What awesome news, Gabby! What an incredible honor to be included on such a list – I am very happy for you! And Happy Birthday to your kiddos – loved the lime-green presents in your last post!
That is a well deserved honor! You are always so tasteful, polite, and unassuming, yet you have this amazing talent! I visit your site almost every day. Thanks for all the inspiration! Keep it coming.
p.s. I also really admire how you are championing families, in a world that is almost always cutting them down. What a blessing.
Congrats on the Times Magazine. The green gifts look fun.
Super congrats! That is very exciting and impressive. I bet you are so insanely proud of yourself, and you should be! How many people can say they’ve even been mentioned in magazines like Time. Wow! I’m so happy for you. xo
Oh! and love the green presents. What fun.
That’s fantastic! The little summary made me laugh a little. Nice to see you are getting recognition for what we already know – that you are super cool. Congratulations and Many Happy Returns to Olive and Ralph.
Happy Birthday to your kids!!! My little girl is also obsessed with lime green. In her world there is no other color.
Congrats on the Time Mag Top 50!!! Your site is definitely one of my Top 10 go to sites. You are so creative!! I think you should celebrate with a date night!! Congrats again!!
Wow!!! Congratulations, you absolutely deserve it! Happy birthday to all the kids – my Julia is turning 3 this September:)
Congrats! Well deserved. You give inspiration to me almost every day to stay creative and think of unusual and creative things to do with my boys!
Well deserved. I visit your site daily, it gives me so much energy and lots of smiles for the day.
Enjoy it.
yahoooo…great…eat cake and a tart and some jelly rolls….mmmmm…great job…
Congratulations Gabby! You’re a super star!!! I think you’re living up to your title: “Most likely to be successful” Class of 92! Woot!
Love,
Rob
Gabby – So happy and excited for you. You are amazing in so many ways. Not the least of which is getting up early to cook bacon and wrap lime green presents.
Yay! You soooo deserve this, Gabby!
Congrats!
xoxoxo