{"id":3684,"date":"2010-12-31T17:46:39","date_gmt":"2010-12-31T22:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/?p=3684"},"modified":"2010-12-31T17:47:09","modified_gmt":"2010-12-31T22:47:09","slug":"thinking-about-the-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/archives\/2010\/12\/thinking-about-the-old\/","title":{"rendered":"thinking about the old year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/studio.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3685\" title=\"studio\" src=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/studio.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"449\" height=\"337\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is the disaster that is my studio on December 31, probably every single year! December is always crazy and it takes January to get everything back in order. Actually, I&#8217;ve already started. I can see the top of the ironing board and that was not true a few days ago.<\/p>\n<p>One of the best parts of blogging (for me) is the written record of what has happened over the year. And, being able to go back to other end-of-the-year posts and think about where I was in my head. 2010 has been a good year in many ways. In my &#8220;real&#8221; life, things are better and more secure. Two of my kids have finished degrees and that is exciting. Over here in crafty blog land, I&#8217;ve moved forward in a quieter way then 2009. No big public wow events- like the Etsy Handmade portrait or my PurlSoho pattern.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/meet-up.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3687\" title=\"meet-up\" src=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/meet-up.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"449\" height=\"337\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Instead,\u00c2\u00a0 I think the most wonderful thing that has happened this year is my <a href=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/archives\/2010\/01\/meet-up-and-first-doll-of-2010\/\">crafty biz meet-up<\/a>. It has been a success and I am going to do a post just about that in the next few days. The other highlights have to be <a href=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/archives\/2010\/08\/good-bye-sage\/\">Sage<\/a>&#8211; my wonderful intern of last summer.\u00c2\u00a0 And, <a href=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/archives\/2010\/06\/renegade-report\/\">Brooklyn Renegade<\/a>&#8211; which is a show that all others will have to live up to!<\/p>\n<p>Once again this year, I was lucky enough to travel and meet up with other crafters in far away places- in <a href=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/archives\/2010\/05\/to-minnesota-and-back\/\">Minneapolis<\/a>, I met up with Kristen, Erika, Susan and Hannah. <a href=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/archives\/2010\/07\/connections\/\">In Paris<\/a>, I met Catherine and Laure- and that was the highlight of my Paris trip! So, this year, the best was all about the people I connected with and I can&#8217;t think of anything better then that!<\/p>\n<p>Happy New Years Eve! I can&#8217;t wait to see what 2011 will bring- it is always interesting!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the disaster that is my studio on December 31, probably every single year! December is always crazy and it takes January to get everything back in order. Actually, I&#8217;ve already started. 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