Today – marks the countdown to the 2010 Winter Olympics taking place in the Vancouver, BC area.

Tonite at 6 pm in every time zone across Canada, we are asked to start the noise….car horns, bells, whistles, etc.  WAHOOOO!!!

Today, they unveiled the torch and torchbearer’s outfit…..I was interested in that because I signed up to be one of the 12,000 torch bearers (I’ll find out in June if I am picked).  That’s a big torch to run with for 300 meters!!!

The torch will be in our town, run thru our streets, then for a rest stop at the school for a half hour or less (depends on the schedule for the day, this is an adjustment time)!!!  We are getting excited.  It will like a mini Olympic Village for the day of January 10, 2010……..

LET THE COUNTDOWN BEING!!!

“Exploration” is MY WORD for 2009!

1) I would like to first of all, EXPLORE new way of eating & exercising so that I will be able to successfully run with the Olympic torch in my hand when the Olympic Torch Relay comes thru Morse in January 2010.

2) Explore more ways to get the word out so that I may be able to TEACH more classes for quilting, stamping, altered art & scrapbooking.  How about YOU getting 5 others together, and I’ll come TEACH for YOU!!!  I have limited openings, so email as soon as possible to BOOK YOUR DATE.  My sewing/quilting classes are listed on my website.

3) Explore new designs for larger quilts & sell the patterns, wish there was a MAC Electric Quilt program….this includes one or two for Mark Lipinski’s ” Quilter’s Home magazine”.

4) Explore new marketing ideas to promote myself more with potential clients not normally looking for art quilts as part of their art purchases.

5) Explore new ideas for creating a body of work so I can always have a piece to enter thru out the year.

6) Explore new ideas/designs for smaller pieces to sell at our Studio Art Tour in Sept. 2009 and local tourist locations.

7) Explore more ways of living with intent & simply!!!

What is YOUR word for 2009!!!  And, what are your GOALS?