Hello, hello!  This is just a quick note to remind you that our schedules will be opening for project review two weeks from today, beginning December 2nd.  We will begin contacting anyone who wished to remain on our list from the Fall review first and then move on to those who submitted their requests for Winter 2009.  Please don’t let the waiting list discourage you!  We’ll follow up on every single request we receive up until 11:59pm December 1st starting December 2nd and hopefully, that will include you.

So! If you are interested in working with either myself or Kathy in the first quarter of 2009, January - March, please make sure to submit your thoroughly completed Request for Proposal form as soon as possible. The sooner you get it in, the higher you are on the list. 

Please be as thorough and realistic as possible.  We are only able to take a limited number of project per quarter and incomplete forms only delay the process.  Help us help you! 

Kathy and I are excited about the coming year and look forward to working with you!

For those who don’t know, Kathy is the founder and editor of SafeMama.com, along with her general fabulousness here at Moxie. She was recently published on HealthyChild.org with an article about becoming a “green” mom and living a healthier, eco-friendly lifestyle.

It’s a really well-written article — I’m very proud!  I grumbled when I discovered my favorite conditioner could give me a tumor (ok, maybe a *little* tumor… a tumorlette, perhaps), but Kathy’s foray into green living for her family has impacted me as well. I pay more attention to those sorts of things and think, “WWKD?”    (She might throw something non-toxic at me for that.)

As I am currently bambino-free, I tend to frequent Safemama’s sister site, Lovely SafeMama, which features eco-friendly, health-conscious, natural beauty products.  So I better go find another conditioner…

Read Kathy’s article here!

We get a lot of inquiries about the illustrations used on this site and in our marketing materials.  The Moxie Girls™ characters were created just for us by artist Derek Yaniger and he’s done several variations over the years for us (including a new look coming in 2009). Kathy and I are so pleased to congratulate Derek on his first book, Wildsville: The Art of Derek Yaniger (Masters of Lowbrow).

Derek has set aside 200 limited edition signed copies available only through Mister Retro.  And of course, if you’d rather pick up your copy of Wildsville on Amazon, you can do that, too!  Mister Retro also offers several of Derek’s serigraphs if you’re looking for art for your home or office. I’ve got Three Mad Cats hanging in my living room and love it!

Congratulations again to Derek on his new book. We’re proud to have his art associated with Moxie Design Studios™!

I know it’s Autumn and all but I am a little slow on getting into the whole “apple pumpkin spice cinnamon” phase I typically dive headfirst into when this season comes.  Here in Georgia it’s chilly in the morning, the leaves started to change and that “school” smell is in the air all the time.  Normally I’d be giddy with excitement but this year it hasn’t been such an overwhelming urge to pumpkin-ize my house.  Either I need a tan or the election news is getting to me.

This is unacceptable!  I usually love this time of year and I refuse to let it slip by leaving me waiting until next year to enjoy cinnamon clove cider smells.  I decided to ease into it with some quasi-fall cocktails.  Are you with me?  Good.  It’s not quite Hot Toddy weather yet and anyone who knows me is aware of my adoration of champagne.  So here is a recipe for a fall-inspired champagne cocktail to get you in the mood.  (And finally something I can use with that bottle of pear vodka I bought and never opened).

You Need:

1 part Grey Goose La Poire flavored vodka
1/4 part simple syrup
1/4 part lemon juice
Splash of orange juice
4 parts sparkling champagne
Orange peel for garnish

Instructions:

In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, add Grey Goose La Poire, simple syrup and lemon juice. Shake vigorously until the outside of the shaker is frosty looking.  Strain into a chilled champagne flute and top with champagne. Garnish with orange peel or dash of cinnamon.

Cheers!

Of course, none of our clients would ever want this…