It’s called Spring Cleaning for a reason, but those of us who teach know the long holiday break is really the best time to pare down and clean out. A little extra time on my hands, the New Year a blink away, my birthday just after, and past that the beginning of another semester – so many beginnings need a fresh decor.
Besides, I just finished a massive online design job for someone else, and it made me want to fiddle with my own small space. So, a little-black-dress blog makeover. It was great fun to make and infinitely cheaper than redoing my living room.
My inspiration was this picture of Coco Chanel. Such a powerfully creative woman who, bless her heart, definitely needed to eat a sandwich now and then. Starvation aside, she’s impeccable. I don’t know a living woman who can sit at that angle without a few biscuits creeping out of the dough, Spanx or no Spanx.
I’ve just begun my New Year’s Resolutions. The first three are “Simplify, simplify, simplify.” I should probably take that to heart and stop worrying about the list.
My celebration tonight will be simple. Em is glamming up in her own little black dress for an evening at the Peabody with her gentleman friend. The Perfect Grandson and I will be home having a “pawty” – we’ll play with cars and watch Robots at least twice. I figure we’ll ring in the new year around 7:30 tonight with a little apple juice. There will be years and years when he’s too cool to spend New Year’s Eve with his MiMi, so I’m taking our “pawties” when I can get them.
I want to wish a happy New Year to everyone. My hope is that all of us are healthy, happy, and writing during 2010.
No Telling 
I love the new look! Have a great pawty with the PG, enjoy, enjoy, enjoy!
have a good one. love the new layout.
and i love love love coco. she is my fashion hero.
The Opticala Museum website is also quite delectable.
We just celebrated New Year's Eve with our 19 month old granddaughter…it was the BEST one ever!!! By the way…love the new look…fantastic!
Pawty, Pawty! Happy New Year, Monda. Here's to 2010.
BTW, what will you call it? Twenty-ten or two-thousand-twenty? We can't decide here in Belgium what it will be.
P.S. Love the new 'do.
Happy new year! The new look is fabulous!!
Liking the new look! Hope you enjoyed your “pawty” with the Perfect Grandson.
My roommate and I spent ours with the rotten puppy:)
pawty while you can, they grow up FAR too quickly.
i absolutely love the new blog look and am quite jealous… quite
Looking good for the new decade!
Katie @ http://thedisappearingangel.blogspot.com
Thanks, and a Happy New Year to everyone! May your hangovers be brief and last night's fun, unregrettable.
Don't forget to eat black-eyed peas today for good luck!
“biscuits creeping out of the dough”! haha
sounds like you had a perfect new year celebration planned!
Happy 2010
Looking forward to all of your wonderful thoughts for 2010 . . . happy new year.
Happy 2010 everyone! It's going to be fantastic, or I'm going to be PISSED! Love the new look 🙂
A chic new look for your blog! What a great way to greet the New Year!
I so love the new look! So classic and chic! Hope your pawty was wonderful!
Happy New Year! 🙂
Very Chic! and what a sweet, memorable way to welcome in the New Year!