Is it already October?

Is it already October? I just cannot believe it, but it's here. I have been in complete denial that summer is really over and that the kids are back in school and that the pool really is closed until next May. Working on some new designs for a company (will announce this news soon) for 2011...yes 2011. Seems far away but it's not. These manufacturers plan that far out, therefore we, the artists and designers have to design that far ahead. It's fun though, and so it doesn't seem like work. It's a different way of thinking when you're helping companies choose color palettes for products they want to sell bazillions of to their customers. No pressure...ha!Planning color groupings for various products and trying to plan well so colors and patterns can easily be changed to be formatted for various products for several companies and not just for one. Sketching new designs and creating new collections. I am keeping my sketchbook in the car with me and have been known to sketch ideas lately at stop lights. Never know when the ideas will flow, so one has to be prepared. Also about to give the website a big facelift so that should be coming out in the nest several weeks. Is anyone else out there in denial that it's already October?