12of12 | a new year

january | wednesday

february | saturday

march | saturday

april | tuesday

may | thursday

june | sunday

july | tuesday

august | friday

september | monday

october | wednesday

november | saturday

december | monday

I had this big plug about capturing the everyday all written out, but I'm setting it aside and letting the 12of12 speak for itself. Once you begin to see your life and capture your favorite people, your routines, and the bits and pieces of your day not only will you have an assortment of photos that you love, but you will begin to see how beautiful your life is. I like to think of it like gratitude. When you express it daily you begin to see your blessings more and more, and so it is with photography. The more you become acquainted with what's around you the more you appreciate what you have.

So it goes without saying that I am looking forward to another year ahead of capturing my everyday. If you are new to the 12of12 challenge please check out this post where I explain it's origins and the reason I started doing it. Also there is a link to the template I use and a few pointers to get started. Again, like I've done in the past, I will remind you on the 11th and have a post up on the 13th that you can link to (i may try a different link if I can get my act together).

My hope this year is that we will all see the good in our days and by doing so we will begin to see our hearts desire. Meaning, by looking over a years worth of twelves you will begin to see a common thread that links them all together -- the things you go to most are usually the things that light you up.

Have fun!

twenty eleven

I spent the day yesterday in bed, well, all expect for the time I spent helping Tess with her science project, sick with a headache and sore throat, taking it easy so hopefully I would be able to celebrate the new year with style today. Happily it worked. I am feeling more myself, even though I could go for a nap right now.

Anyway, it gave me amble time to think about this past year -- my ups and downs, the goals I saw through and the ones where I fell short. I thought about this new year, 2012, my hopes and dreams. What I want to accomplish, and where I want to be at years end.



This past year, 2011, I spent my days focused on living my truth and after thinking it through yesterday I will say I am pleased with my efforts. I mean, of course there is a lot I hoped I would do differently -- I wanted to do more projects, get off sugar, I need to do better at focusing on the light, and I'm still haunted with the same lessons time and again, but it was definitely an abundant year full of growth and goodness. Friendships were strengthened, dreams came true, and I was again reminded how much we need one another.

I think that was one of the biggest lesson I learned or I should say was reminded of because I've learned it plenty, that life was not meant to be journeyed alone and we certainly can't do it without each other. And you know what, I'm glad because I don't want to. Another big lesson I learned was living my truth took courage, but when I let go of my fears and focused on the light added strength was given to me and I was able to do what I needed/wanted.

Tonight I will be ending the year full of gratitude in my heart for the individuals (some new, some old) that made an impact on my life, for the continued closeness that I found with Adam, for the bonds I forged with my girls, and for all the lessons I learned, even if for the fourth or fifth time, that I will take with me as I continue on with twenty twelve.

Happy New Year friends! May this new year bring with it an abundance of joy and goodness.

xoxo

another year, another 12of12 challenge

It seems like just the other day that I invited all of you to join me on the 12of12 challenge and yet here we are, a year later, ready to start a new year of twelves. This challenge continues to be a part of my year that I absolutely love. I still take photos everyday and have so since 2008, but if you asked me which one I would choose to do if I only did one it would be the 12of12 challenge. I think it's the perfect way to capture your life and see the goodness you are creating.

I hope for those of you who were hesitant to do it last year will give it a try this year. If you followed along in anyway you will see there are a number of ways to do it. It doesn't matter what you use to capture your day, there were several people using phone cameras, just start taking photos and enjoy the process--and before you know it you'll have a year full of photographs that represent your life.

Here is my year at a glance in 12.

January 2010

February 2010

March 2010

April 2010

May 2010

June 2010

July 2010

August 2010

September 2010

October 2010

November 2010

December 2010

If you are new to this challenge you can go here to read all about it and here to download the collage file & instructions to use each month if you choose to.

Thanks for playing along with me in 2010. I am really looking forward to another year and another set of twelve.

xo