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<\/a>Another year goes by! I am thankful for my blog to keep my memories for me. It is fun to go back and review. Here are some things that made me happy this year-<\/p>\n– a new floor<\/a> in the studio! I know it doesn’t seem like much but I love scooting around in my chair.<\/p>\n – I was in a show<\/a> with some other fantastic doll artists. Thanks Nichol<\/a>!<\/p>\n – I went to Honk!<\/a> It was AMAZING!<\/p>\n – San Francisco- Loved it! Renegade<\/a> and some vacation<\/a> too.<\/p>\n – I got to meet Sonya for the first time when I went to SF. We’ve been internet buddies for years and it was a thrill to give her a hug in person. And then we got to meet again<\/a>!<\/p>\n – I won something<\/a> from a blog give-away- Thanks again Mr. Finch<\/a>! I love my moth!<\/p>\n – My monthly meet-up with other like-minded crafty-biz people. We are starting our 4th year in January! This meet-up started from a New Years resolution and all I can say is, if you want something in your life, sometimes you really can make it happen!<\/p>\n – And Ryan, my 5 hour a week helper. It has been great fun having someone to talk to on a schedule.<\/p>\n Other important events of the year-<\/p>\n – I took Sister Diane<\/a>‘s class about doing on-line classes. I quickly realized that I really didn’t want to do it. And that was absolutely worth taking the class to figure out. It became clear to me that doing the classes involves a lot of tech support- not something I want to do. And, being the kind of person I am, I would likely be unable to do any other work during the duration of the class- too distracting.<\/p>\n – 2 things that sound good but mostly were really<\/em> stressful for me, book<\/a> and licensing<\/a>.<\/p>\n – I did 3 Renegade shows- Brooklyn, San Francisco and Chicago. I decided not to do any Holiday shows this year- the right decision for my sanity but maybe not for my business. Hard to know.<\/p>\n Tomorrow I will post my dolls of 2012.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" My Christmas sewing this year- reusable lunch bags and shopping bags- Another year goes by! I am thankful for my blog to keep my memories for me. It is fun to go back and review. Here are some things that … Continue reading