35 great things that made our year.

i almost forgot. kind of unintentionally, i've been keeping a list of my favourite inspiring things of the year every year for the past while. & i'm not one to break traditions easily.so here goes, in no particular order. 2014 was a difficult year in many many ways and i can't say that i'm too sad to see it go. it got me down more than once. but even in the rough times, if you look hard enough there are always little things that shine, little things that inspire you and that you want to share because they're just so good. here are some of them to enjoy, as the year winds to a close.1 seeing the good lie at tiff.2 loving these novels : the circle by dave eggers / the bone clocks by david mitchell / the waves by virginia woolf3 most played albums of the year : this is all yours alt j / awake tycho4 trying to get serious about writing, so of course reading about writing. in particular, loved on writing by stephen king & writing down the bones by natalie goldberg.5 this cheryl strayed interview on the great discontent.6 finally painting our living room white.7 not finishing books i didn't like. life is too short.8 finally getting addicted to the walking dead.9 this amazing talk by dallas clayton. if you listen to one thing, make it this.11 visiting a new continent.12 seeing the grand budapest hotel & finding vivian maier at our old local theater.13 other movies we loved this year : boyhood / interstellar14 this blog post about being a photographer.15 seeing the beautiful northern lights again.16 photographing many great weddings.17 making a new website.18 trying to read more non-fiction books, my favourites being daring greatly by brene brown & empires of food by evan fraser and andrew rimas.19 bringing our instax camera to weddings & being surprised every time by the magic of instant film.20 this talk by liz of sseko designs.21 taking evenings to just be still & read inspiring magazines.22 my favourite being issue twenty two of oh comely.23 getting out into our neighbourhood & biking more.24 the great bike ride we did across the city.25 the great hiking trail we took to our secluded camping spot in nova scotia.26 escaping the room (not quite).27 a great longest day of the year.28 listening to all the podcasts while editing. ALL OF THEM.29 my favourite being the black box episode on radiolab.30 a year's worth of instagramming & having a day-to-day camera in my pocket.31 this blog post about our story about money.32 introducing dave to three greats he'd never seen : the rock, what about bob, & romy and michele's high school reunion.33 this quote.34 camping beside lake michigan in the summer.35 ending the year celebrating with family in a little cabin in snowy vermont.here's to a cozy last few days of the year & a bright 2015 to all of you. thank you for following along with us this year!! thank you thank you. xx