Hard to believe that 2014 is already here and we are well within the first three weeks of the month. I know I am procrastinating a lot here already but I am giving myself some slack. 2014 is already proving to be a magical year – at least the first 16+ days of it. Having spent my New Year’s Ave and first week of 2014 in one of the most magical places on earth – Yellowstone National Park in the peak of winter and doing something that I absolutely love, photographing wildlife and winter landscapes, I have only positive vibes of what the rest of 2014 is going to hold! 🙂
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I dont do goals very well! – yes, I probably should and I know it’s really great for a business to have a road map with tangible action items (you can tell I have been reading some heavy duty small business materials :)) – but so much of my view of where I want to be and what I want to do has been redefined this past year. 2013 was a really great year – my life and business experiences were amazing and challenging at the same time. I learnt a lot and grew a lot – both as a person and as a business.
I cannot do a best of 2013 because there is just so much to highlight and celebrate – it would be really hard to choose favorites from the weddings I photographed (and have yet to blog, ahem!), the lovely families that I got to hang out with and get to know while taking their family photos, and the amazing locations I got to travel with my family! – Instead, I decided to look to the future to the things I hope to experience more of as I traverse this year of the horse 🙂
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For 2014, my hope is to…..
– Spend more time getting lost in the mountains – breathing and rejuvenating my mind, body and soul
– Laugh out loud more with my kids – just because I want to 🙂
– Better document our lives, so that I savor these childhood years for ever and ever
– Spend more time with family – those near by as well as seven seas away
– Be more present in the moment without any thought of what’s next on the day’s agenda
– Be able to tap into my inner creativity to stay inspired to my art
– Work less and play more with my kids
– Have frequent date nights and romantic evenings and never take them for granted
– Most of all, I hope 2014 is happy, healthy and adventurous
Here’s wishing YOU a very happy new year!
Alyssa - Great reminder to set goals to chase after! Gorgeous photos!!!
lorena - Great goals! Mine are similar. Heres to an amazing 2014! 🙂 love the landscapes too!
Nicola - Definitely a magical start to 2014!Lucky you, what a gorgeous and refreshing set of images. I would love to visit Yellowstone park one day but until I do I can look at your pictures and feel like I have been there 🙂
Elizabeth - Wow, these are all just gorgeous. Such fantastic goals you’ve set. I wish you the best of luck! And don’t forget the photos 🙂
Jessica Lysse Photography - Lovely compositions! Good luck reaching your goals! You can do it!
Areke - The snow looks so perfect and fluffy! Love how cozy these images look even though I’m sure it was a little chilly while you were shooting.
Christa P. - You have some great goals for yourself this year. As much as I hate snow you photograph your area so well it makes me want to visit for a while!
Samantha Sinchek Photography | Cincinnati Ohio - What a beautiful personal share. I love your photographs from Yellowstone. That’s on my bucket list of places to visit and photograph 🙂
Emily Supiot - What a fantastic place to shoot pictures! It just looks so cold:)
Candy Hoehn - I need to set goals for myself and also for my business. This is a great reminder.
Selena - Great goals for 2014, and I love the photos!