yum cha (dim sum to the rest of the world)

chinese new year seems like a suitable day for undertaking a new year's resolution. have decided to blog as a tool to engage my brain in some creative activity. am also using it as a tool of procrastination. over the past few years my most favourite way to whittle away time was smoothie making. i'm curious to see if blogging takes poll position. i'll keep you updated.

the need for a creative outlet is because i'm about to undertake the role of kept woman. am absolutely petrified that i'll end up on a multitude of charity boards and school advocacy groups. not that i have any children, but that's part of the grand plan of being kept.

am not unhappy about being cast as a new pet to look after as i'm also trying to write a book. this way i've figured that i'll be able to sleep peacefully at night, knowing i don't need to concern myself with any bills and devote all my time (except for smoothie making and blogging and a few other tasks i'll explore with you all later) to writing my book.

i decided to write a book towards the end of last year's european summer. i'd gone to italy on holiday and didn't really want to go back to new york and work. i felt it was inhuman to only be given 10 days holiday a year. aside from this i was sure my boss was hatching a plan to fire me. i wanted to get out before i was kicked out.

so i resigned and took a sabatical. my self-appointed end of sabatical was to be at the end of january this year. i'd decided to spend the remaining warm summer days in europe. went back to ny in the autumn to give away all my worldly possessions - not that they amounted to much; sublet my appartment and flitted about ny for a few weeks. then popped over to london before coming home to sydney for the summer festivities.

have just been happily interrupted by friends who are going back to los angeles tomorrow and are staying with me on their last night. some socialising is thus required. another fabulous procastination tool.