Hello everyone! I thought today I'd kick off the new week with a Really Good News post, a column I started back in April where I occasionally share some really good news related to my life, business, books, consulting, etc. It encourages and inspires me to share what I'm to and I hope it also inspires you to keep working on your projects and to never give up!

So, I thought I'd start with how great it was back in April when my home was on the cover of the popular Turkish interiors mag, All Decor! They also did a huge piece on my home so that was just the best! I loved having my home make a magazine cover - very inspiring to me!

Another great thing happened - and during my birthday month of March! I landed the cover in my own city, Hannover, where I was the cover girl of a regional magazine called Nobilis with the words, "This lady sets trends!". The reporter came by my home for an interview and she did a lovely write-up inside about my work and books. Another massive gold star for me because having my face on a magazine cover was another first. I got loads of press opportunities from this cover - including multiple television appearance offers and so much more. It was a riot walking by newsstands seeing my face on display!

I was also profiled recently in one of my favorite interiors magazines, Inside Out, based in Australia in their April 2013 issue. What an honor!

I've been writing a column for the new business magazine in America, Where Woman Create Business, published by Jo Packham and Stampington. My column covers blogging and they give me about 4-6 pages per issue to delve into blogging and explore some of the stuff that I know lots of people are curious about when it comes to blogging as a business. Here's the most recent issue, Volume 2, shown above for a little peek. You can buy the magazine at most fine book stores on the newsstand (like Barnes & Noble) or online here.

This past weekend, an Austrian newspaper, Kurier, ran a 4 page full color spread about me and my books. This was a wonderful surprise. Thank you Andreas for setting this up!

I was hired to work for Canon Europe on a massive advertising campaign that will run this summer all over Europe, UK, Middle East and Russia in magazines and newspapers. Above is a peek  of one that recently ran in Austria. I show how I display photos in my own home along with photography tips and ideas. It was such a fun campaign to work on and the compensation package was amazing - I am really proud of myself for landing this gig!

I also did some styling work for a German magazine called ARD Buffet which was published earlier this summer, found out that my second book Decorate Workshop, made the bestseller's list in Germany and will now be available in 6 editions - including Danish, and today I will be doing some consulting for a massive company in America via Skype on how they can better work with bloggers. Given that this "company" is worth around $65 Billion, I'd say that myself and my colleagues (fellow bloggers Paul Lowe, Bri Emery and Victoria Smith) have quite a task ahead.

I also have a meeting with the team from Mollie Makes later this week - they are flying to Hannover to meet with me about a project we're working on together  - fun times ahead!  I'm also still working on my 3rd book with Leslie Shewring, it is due to turn in by the end of the summer so we're both in panic/rush mode now, but very happy with the outcome so far and we know you'll love it.

I have more news to reveal but I'll save it for another post - perhaps in early August. I can't wait to talk about another big project that I recently took on, including another book that I'm involved in with a crew of other bloggers - it looks sooooo good!

xo, Holly