Happy New Year!

New year - new blog design.

I really loved the one I had for December with the Christmas scene and animated falling snow but Christmas can’t last forever so it was time for something new.

When I look back on the past three years since I started my business, I still can’t believe that I’ve had as many cool things happen because of it.   There were times when I definitely wanted to quit but I’m sure glad Mom and Dad kept encouraging me.  Otherwise, I would have missed out on a lot of opportunities that most kids and even some adults don’t get to do.

I have a feeling that 2009 is going to be a really good year with lots of new things happening.  Starting tomorrow, I’m already giving my first interview of the year with Danielle Hampson.  She has a web TV/radio network and I’ll be taping a follow-up interview for an upcoming show for Mind Your Bizness.   I’ll twitter and post once I know the airdate.  She’s a really nice lady so if you have a chance, check out her website.

I’m also going to be helping Mark Victor Hansen promote his upcoming book “Richest Kids in America” on January 24 in LA at the Westin Hotel.  The cool thing is, I’ll get to talk with him onstage and he’s also having Art Linkletter do his “Kids Say the Darndest Things” but it will be “Richest Kids Say the Darndest Things.”

I was amazed that Mark interviewed me for his book and at the time, I didn’t even know the title.  Well, it’s no secret that I’m not one of the richest kids in America, at least as far a money goes, but rich can be defined in many different ways and I consider myself rich because of my family and the opportunities I’ve had.  I’ll post more about that afterward.  I’m really excited about it.

I’m scheduled for several spots on websites/blogs thanks mostly to some really cool people I met on Twitter in the past two months.

We’re still working on trying to find a manufacturer so my parents and I can quit making my products at home and start getting them mass produced.  Then we can put the big plans into action and distribute Pencil Bugs to retail stores all around the country.

Lots more in the works as far as projects with my business so I’ll keep you up-to-date as things happen.