The end of 2009: Thoughts & plans

Wow. I can't believe this is the last day of both this year and this decade.

I know, I'm sure that sentiment is just so terribly original around this time. I still couldn't avoid starting my post with it though.

I don't have any New Year's resolutions as of yet - do you? I go back and forth on whether or not to make them every year. I'm also tempted to make a new decade resolution - you know, set some really big life goals, like finding a way to either balance my creative pursuits with my career ones or make my creative pursuits into my career. I'll finish my PhD in the Spring, if all goes as planned, and I don't want to follow the traditional professor route, but I'm not sure exactly what I want to do instead.

Anyway, just in a reflective mood I guess. Now I feel like I should be stretched out on a couch and you should be sitting with a pen and pad of paper in your han saying things like "so how does that make you feel?"

My plans for tonight include hanging out with friends, playing board games, snacking, and drinking a bit of wine. How about you all?

To make this tie into one of my more traditional topics, I'll throw in another link to my 2010 calendar (the first PurrPrints calendar ever - don't you feel special now? ;)

I'd love some feedback on this PurrPrints Calendar

Hey--I've created a calendar for the first time this year, over in my zazzle store, and I'd love some feedback on it from any of you with a moment to spare for a not-so-random act of kindness :)

Mostly I'm just wondering if you like the cover, the choice of designs (would you have preferred to see different ones included than the ones that are there?), and the order of the designs. You'll see the thumbnail that links to it from the PurrPrints zazzle shop homepage.

If you have any feedback on my zazzle shop in general that's also welcome--I'm trying to establish more stuff over there because they (1) allow customers to customize things like colors, sizes, etc. and I'm all about customization and (2) offer large archival print options for people who want prints larger than what I sell in my etsy shop.

P.S. - Happy Halloween everyone! I'm planning on stealing Jim's costume (from The Office) for my own tonight--how about you all? Anyone else dressing up?