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Today was one of those really special days, the ones you never really forget. It is good to remember days like today, because they are great memories.

My immediate family celebrated Christmas a bit early because my mom and brother are going up to Canada to visit my grandparents for Christmas. This celebration was really just a great excuse for everyone to get my son gifts, he is so spoiled :). Every gift he opened brought a new light to his eyes, each new gadget and toy brought possibility of intrigue and hours of fun. I don't think I will ever forget the smile on his face when he opened those silly teenage mutant ninja turtle sunglasses and his uncle put them on for him - such a big cheesy grin as he looked around the room.

It really is amazing to be on the flip side of Christmas now as the parent giving to the child. I have come to the point where I would rather sit back and watch the joy my children get when they open those gifts. Don't get me wrong, I still enjoy the occasional gift of a DVD or a Wii, but I really truly want to give my son everything. Perhaps I am just sappy.

So I am sitting here late at night trying to think of something fun to write, because I am tired of this empty blog. So many bad things happen in my life the past two years that my blog just trailed off - if you knew me, you already knew what was going on. Some of the bad things even stemmed from the blog, that is when things really started to slack off around here (read: my work started reading my blog). So anyway, screw those people, I want to blog.

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I have been contemplating a lot lately about what it takes to run a successful business. Chris, Kevin, and myself are very smart and talented individuals, but we just don't seem to catch a break. We can't seem to finish up projects very well, we don't seem to have mind blowing ideas, and we just can't seem to get motivated about things.

How do successful companies start small and really drive to a thriving business? How do you stay on track? I was reading Tara's recent post about losing mojo and it hit me that our business is just spinning it's wheels too. How does someone prioitize various tasks when you have limited time? Steelpixel is still part time for everyone as it doesn't draw enough income. How do we start drawing in more income to Steelpixel, without losing sight of our goals/dreams/hopes, etc? We started taking on tons of consulting jobs, but then we ended up not having time to pursue our core ideas… How does one strike that balance?

Oh, and TV is just evil. I was fine until I got my HDTV back - now productivity has dropped tremendously from things like a LOTR trilogy marathon.

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