a new chapter

tomorrow, a new chapter begins and i am so ready! copenhagen, here i come! the job has already started off right and i've not even officially started. we had a little getaway to oslo as a family here during the autumn holiday and it was a pretty awesome way to kick things off! it's so gorgeous sailing up through the oslo fjord and the seas were completely calm. very cool introduction to the product! and i can't wait to dig in tomorrow!

new beginnings are so exciting, i feel a bit like a kid on the first day of school. i have a new alice in wonderland themed moleskine to use for my work notes and when i get to work, a new phone and computer will be waiting for me. i feel the old familiar autumn excitement i used to get when a new semester of college was starting up. new clothes, new notebooks, the smell of leaves in the crisp autumn air. i can't wait!

my kitchen is famous!

here it is, the link to the apartment therapy piece on my kitchen!

just another reason to love flickr ! you can get "discovered" there! this just totally made my whole weekend!

a day for women

today is international women's day. it's a holiday that i wasn't actually aware of until i studied in kazan in 1994. there, i learned that it was a pretty big deal. and how can you go wrong with an entire day that celebrates the achievements and well woman-ness of women--mothers, career women, daughters, professors, politicans, princesses, peace activists--strong, capable, wonderful women.

and so, it seemed like a most appropriate day to launch a little project that i've been working on for awhile behind the scenes (mostly on gmail chat) with the ever-fabulous tangobaby. it's a little something we've dubbed The Julie Project.

after seeing lots of collaborative blogs out there, we decided to have a go. check it out and see what's happening in julieland.  two julies - one mission. the julie project.

teaser

after all that fun with the campaign button maker, i thought i'd never be the same, but then i found this..it's the obamicon and you too can have one.

this is what i made:

be watching for more info during february...