and now my cup is full
Although a lot of good stuff came out of 2009, I have to say I’m glad to leave this year behind. It was a tough one for me. I won’t get into it other than to say that a long Canadian winter (which I’d never experienced before, having spent my entire life in and around Vancouver, where the temperature rarely dips below zero), plus the isolation and boredom of playing the role of small-town housewife, did not suit me one bit. The second half of the year, thankfully, was much better than the first. Summer arrived, we sold our house, I wrote a novel, we moved West.
Our new life in Vancouver is the culmination of everything Shane and I have worked toward over the last decade. Way back in 2002, Shane was making BMX videos for a living, I was writing my first clumsy short stories and we were drowning in debt. We made some decisions – to clean up our finances, take our relationship seriously and build a family. Once we accomplished those things, we began to dream of a life where both of us could spend our days following our passions. For me, of course, that meant writing. For Shane, it ultimately meant making games on his own.
We’re there. Both of us working from home, creating things we’re passionate about, raising our daughter together, surrounded by an incredible network of friends and family.
2010 can only be amazing.