March came in like a lion and is going out… ‘bout the same. Lamb schmamb—it’s busy!

We have lots of fabulous projects in the works right now—but no time to chat about them, unfortunately.  We’ll fill you in on all the details soon, but in the meantime, we’re booked, baby!

We are engaged with wonderful clients through July, but are accepting requests for proposals for projects for Fall 2010 (starting in August, through November).  If you’re interested in working together, we’d love to hear from you, so please drop us a note and/or fill out our request for proposal form and we’ll contact you as soon as we can.

There’s a rumor that our contact and request forms were busted for the last few days. We can’t imagine that could ever happen. Seriously? Please! Psssh! But… uh, you know, it could’ve.  If you tried to contact us via one of those forms and it got ugly, please try again. It won’t bite, we promise.

Don’t forget! We’ll be at BlogHer 2010 in New York City, August 4 through 7. We hope we’ll see you there!  We’ll be the blonde and the brunette looking for the hotel lounge.

Happy Spring!

We were super excited earlier this month when our client, Patricia of MotherinLawHell.com, told us that she was going to be on Dr. Phil’s show.  Woo!  That’s amazing to start.  But when we found out her website was going to be displayed on Dr. Phil’s “big screen” we were even more excited. National television? Syndicated even? Yes, please.

Last Friday the episode aired and I made sure to record it for posterity. Full disclosure: I don’t watch Dr. Phil often (ok, ever), but I was more than happy to watch it that day! And according to Patricia, the Dr. Phil staff “LOVE the design!” and think “it’s so FUN!”.  Yay! We’re thrilled to hear that since we pride ourselves on bold and happy designs. We do fun. Come and knock on our door, Dr. Phil’s staff. Anytime!

(If I find a video clip or can figure out how to get it out of my cable box and into an uploadable file, I’ll post it here.)

Patricia appeared on the show via Skype and looked fabulous. She and her sister-in-law, Robin, were charming and did a great job of promoting their site. I was so happy for her!

Mother in Law Hell is actually undergoing a rebrand right now—new name, new look, new exclusive daughter-in-law community!—and we’ll be migrating the site from Wordpress to Expression Engine, which is the perfect platform to help her existing community grow.  We love working with Patricia and I’m proud to share in not only her TV experience, but the growth of her brand.  Congratulations to Patricia and stay tuned for more news about the new Daughter-in-Law Society!

• 1.5 oz. lime-flavored vodka (like Finlandia Lime or Smirnoff Twist of Lime)
• 1 oz. Torani Sugar Free Vanilla Syrup
• 2 tbsp. pineapple juice
• 1 tbsp. lime juice
• 1 tbsp. Cool Whip Free

Place all ingredients in a martini shaker with 1 cup ice (crushed ice works best). Cover the top of the shaker, and shake thoroughly. Strain into a martini glass and enjoy!

PER SERVING (entire recipe, 1 martini): 129 calories, 0g fat, 21mg sodium, 7g carbs, 0g fiber, 4g sugars, 0g protein—POINTS® value 3*

We’re watching our figures around here, so we thought we’d share a recipe from the Hungry Girl herself, Lisa Lillien. If you don’t subscribe to her newsletter, you should. It’s very informative and Lisa’s a lot of fun!  View this recipe on Hungry Girl’s site.

Bonus: St. Patrick’s Day is coming up—and these are a lovely shade of green. Make these instead of serving green beer for your calorie conscious friends!

Photo and recipe courtesy of Hungry-Girl.com. Go there now. Go on, go.

• 1 ounce (2 tablespoons) citrus-flavored vodka
• 1 ounce (2 tablespoons) raspberry-flavored vodka
• 1/2 ounce (1 tablespoon) Chambord
• 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice
• 1 tablespoon Simple Syrup
• 2 tablespoons cranberry juice
• Raspberries, for garnish

Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice. Add vodkas, Chambord, lime juice, simple syrup, and cranberry juice. Shake or stir until well chilled. Strain into a martini glass. Garnish with raspberries; serve.  Repeat as needed.

As Valentine’s Day approaches (and I can drink again) I figured a new cocktail recipe was in order.  Something red and sexy.  Raspberries and booze? Yes, please!

Photo and recipe courtesy of Martha Stewart

I received an email last night from Jessica (or Dr. V, as some of you may know her) from the fabulous vet blog, Pawcurious, with the subject “Congratulations!” and was thrilled to discover her blog has been nominated for Best Designed Weblog in the 2010 Bloggies!  Hooray!  I’m very flattered that folks like her site design so much—I had a blast working with Jessica and Brian.  And I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the custom illustrations by the talented Dan Sipple. Kudos, Dan!

Pawcurious was also nominated for Best New Weblog and it’s well deserved. Not only is the design adorable (*cough cough*) but her posts are fun and engaging. I love all things “animal”, especially dogs and cats, so it’s fun to hear about her vet life.

We hope you’ll pop in and check out Dr. V at Pawcurious or follow her on Twitter, if you like.  And, if you’re so inclined, pop into the 2010 Bloggies and cast your vote!

Congratulations, Jessica!