The New Year

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I started writing this blog last year as a New Year's resolution.  Obviously that resolution started with a bang and went out with a silent, sad little whimper.  Well, it's a new year and I've got a blog to write.  To start 2011 right I'd like to set up some ground rules for the year.  Not resolutions, which I rarely complete and inevitably leave me feeling a bit let down.  So as T.S. Eliot writes in "Little Gidding":

For last year's words belong to last year's language
And next year's words await another voice.
And to make an end is to make a beginning.

For my beginning I am going to try to follow this list in any random order:

1. Actually write this blog!!!
2. Continue to develop and refine my design portfolio.
3. Spend more time with my friends and family.
4. Buy 4 new pairs of fabulous shoes (at least one has to be fun and frivolous!)
5. Travel more.

I think that's good for 2011.  I'll keep you posted as I continue this blog and hopefully you'll hold me accountable!  More later...