Sleeping-in the new year

Leading by example here, I have been enjoying some lovely sleep-ins this week as the new year rolled in...Chris and I have been taking it in turns.

Boy doesn't time fly when you have children. A year used to feel like a year but now a year feels like 12 weeks.... I wasn't ready for Christmas and now all of a sudden I am looking February in the face.... and as many business owners know you feel like you are already looking at 2008...

One of my 'things to do' in '06 was to organise my studio so that I could actually work in it.. at the moment it still looks more like a storage cupboard fell down and couldn't get itself up.... I am tempted to embarrass myself into getting it cleaned up by showing you pictures... I wonder if I said to myself (you) that if I don't get it cleaned up by ..... January 24 (holiday to Cairns) then I have to show you the photos.... My biggest motivation to clean the studio is also so that I can get started on that super secret project...... ......

sorry ....I just stopped writing my post there for a few hours.. while we all headed down to the beach after dinner for a big walk.. like a million other people around the world, one of the things I want to focus on in 2007 is my fitness... but I thought if I started before Christmas then the whole new year pressure would be eliminated... so far so good... and my new (early birthday present from mum) running sneakers have helped for sure..

Many moons ago ... lets say around 1500 of them... I used to jog almost every night and thought nothing of doing 10 clicks along linear park, I loved it so much ...especially the part where you can drink beer and eat chocolate completely guilt free. So tonight I did a little jog-walk, that is where you are so unfit you can only make it 100 metres before you have to stop ...catch your breath and do another 100 metres..... Moopy loves the breeze in her hair while I am jogging...so much so that when I stop to catch my breath she says "keep running!! keep running!!" .... to which I say "not yet sweety I have lost my breath", to which she says with a conserned tone "is it lost on the ground, do we have to go back and get it off the ground?" so cute.

Ok back to the project..  in October last year, a brilliant children's book publisher, one that I have so much respect for, contacted me to write and illustrate a children's book... I know! I came a way from that meeting where they said so many lovely things... wondering if I was in some kind of dream world... it took me quite some time to take it all in..and now is the time to stop all the thinking and start doing. I was a bit worried to talk about this here but the reality is, this is such a supportive community I would be silly not to share right from the start. It will be so wonderful to get back to some good old drawing...where I can play freely without worrying about what I am meant to be doing because that is what I am meant to be doing...

So you're on, if that blessed studio is not organised by the 24th then I will be airing the shame right here in full colour.

There are a couple on new Cheeky Moopy bunnies up for sale in my shop too.

Comments

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Huge congratulations on the new project, you will do a splendid job of course! I am so looking forward to seeing what you come up with :) I went for my first jog in a couple of months yesterday, too ... so puffy!!! Keep at it, Ms C. Oh I am determined to post more this year, btw ... xoxo

[peggy]

hooo, there are so cute!!!

[Jenn]

Oh wow - that's some great news, and I can't wait to see both the finished product and hopefully a bit of the process of getting there. Congrats!

[Hanna]

Big congratulations on the book, and good luck with the cleaning! I love the softies above and I recognize the promises... :-)

[Jhoanna]

Congratulations on the new book Carly! That's such an awesome opportunity. I am sure it will be brilliant! And such delightful little Cheeky Moopy bunnies :-)

[Kirsty]

WOW Carly that is exciting!!! I have been working on illustrations for a book for ages but I'll be printing it myself no fancypants publishers to love me yet!!! I was asking you about printers a while ago and I have decided to go with Hero, they had the best prices by far.
Jogging!!! OMG it makes me sore just thinking about it. Well done.

[shiso mama]

what exciting news! i can't wait to see the results of your hard work. it'll be so much fun to (hopefully) hear about the process.

[Lauren]

hi! love the moopys! Love your stuff! Love reading your blog!

[Frances]

Congratulations! How exciting. You'll do a fab job of it, too.

[tiel]

good luck with your book illustrating. I'm meeting with someone this week re illustrating activity books for sick children in hospital...i'm very keen, but don't know how I will fit it all in??

[shelly]

Fantastic news about your book. Enjoy the process of creating something so fantastic!!

[leslie]

i got new running shoes for christmas and i have barely clocked a mile, my daughter also tells me to go faster and run, run, run while she sits comfortably under her blankie. good luck with your book!

[Shannon]

Oh I love these so so so much!!!!!!! Never stop moopying.

[Verrito]

Hi Carly, how are you, the other day i saw the news and they talk about the fire in Adelaide...

I hope everything it's ok.

Verrito

[Alex]

Congratulations on the book!
Studio ready?

[Eleanor]

Hi! Do you push her while you run?! Is that possible?

[Alison]

Cute tongues on those Moopy Bunnies!