Friday, January 01, 2010

and a new decade begins....

A new year, a new decade...

here is how the end of 2009 looked for me:




(31C inside/ 40C outside for us aussies)


I wouldn't have imagined that as 2009 turned into 2010 I'd be....

- Bringing in the new year in Australia with my parents & husband
- Working on my first 'real' children's book with a major publisher
- Renovating my first house

For the upcoming year, I am bestowing it with the moniker Year of Friends. I feel like last year (09!) was the Year of Home. And now that the renos are mostly done (will show you some pics soon!) I want to get back to a more social lifestyle. More sharing, more giving, more meals, discussions, wine, laughs and play.

Of course, I will still be working hard. I have started the paintings for my book and am loving it, and look forward to whatever new illustration projects, discovery & inspiration might come my way this year.

But this year I want to restore the balance between work and play.

All the best to you - and to everything you hope for, dream of, plan excessively for, but perhaps more importantly, to all the unplanned happinesses that you find along the way.

6 comments:

Jannie aka Chickengirl said...

Sounds like it was a wonderful 2009 and great plans for 2010. Happy new year lil kim!!! :-)

Diane Duda said...

Aw! What a sweet post, Kim! Happy New Year!

Anonymous said...

I Love your posts lil kim, and I look forward to some play time in 2010!! Happy New Year lovely friend xo Liz

Tom Barrett said...

Happy New Year to you!

Best of luck on your new book, and all the other plan you have. Looking forward to seeing some of the illos when you can post them.

lil kim said...

Thanks Jannie, Diane, Liz and Tom! Let's hope it's a great year for all of us.

Tom - I'll definitely post some illos (or at least snippets of) when I can! Thanks as always for your interest :)

Mônica said...

And all the best to you too, Kim! :-)

And like Tom, I look forward to seeing more of your work!