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Project 365: Week 3

I enjoyed this week of photos a lot more than the 2nd week – more inspiration! I’ve gotten really into “self-portraits”, because I always think having something that can live and breathe in your photos makes them look more alive. And these days, I spend a lot of time doing readings in my room or going out on fairly desolate walks, and I’m sick of photographing squirrels! I swear, this is my last squirrel ever. So usually I’m the only living/breathing subject that I feel comfortable photographing. I’m sure this will change as my friends and I hibernate less.

The highlights from the past week are the cornflake-crunch-chocolate-marshmallow cookies (!), all the yoga I’ve been doing, and my dark orange scarf that I’ve been knitting away at furiously – it’s hopefully going to turn into a beautiful circle-scarf or should I say “snood”! Hope you’ve been having an absolutely wonderful week.

 

Project 365: Week 2

One thing I’m learning from this project is how little I like winter. It’s sad to say, but true.  I’ve been going for my snowy walks, but the subject matter outside doesn’t really appeal to me all that much. I’m trying to make the most of it, but I seriously LOVE colour, food and people and that’s what I enjoy photographing best. The problem is with these long school days is that I don’t encounter much colour, food or people (to photograph at least) in my day. Squirrels abound! I think I’ll love this project a lot more when it starts to get less yucky outside.

Project 365: Week 1

Although you can follow my progress of project 365 on Flickr, I’ve seen lots of bloggers posting their week’s photos on their blogs. I quite like that idea! So I’ll be posting my top 7 each week here.

For those who don’t know, Project 365 is a mission to take a photo every day for a year. My own personal rules for myself are that:

  1. The picture has to be taken with my digital camera, not my phone
  2. I should try to capture “daily beauty”, if possible

I made these rules in order to improve + practice my photography, and to try and open my eyes to the daily beauty all around us. It’s been a great exercise so far. I’d encourage you to try it out! We’re only 12 days into 2012, so…(wait for it..as I type this it’s 12PM, on the 12th of January, 2012! )…you still have many other days of the year (353, to be exact) in which to take photos. So climb aboard!

So far, I’ve found it hard to capture things I find inspiring every day, especially since I’m not the kind of person who finds endless white and lots of wind + snow inspiring! But it’s been fun so far to remember to take my camera with me, and to try and keep an eye out for pretty things. The last shot is a snowy self portrait, taken on one of my snowy walks. I felt happy, and I think this photo captures that.

Looking Back on 2011

2011 was an awesome ride. Like any good roller coaster, there were some amazing highs and some crazy lows, and lots of drama in between. All in all, I think it was one of the best years of my life to date, because of all the growth and change I went through. I’ve learned a ton about myself and what I need, and that just means that 2012 will be an even greater year as I build on that knowledge!

What I Did

Where I Went

  • Ottawa twice: once for Winterlude, and once for Canada Day.
  • Quebec City for a romantic weekend away
  • Cancun, Mexico for a fabulous week in the sun with my family!
  • Los Angeles, CA for a week of surfing, eating, and exploration.
  • And of course, back and forth between my beautiful Montreal and Toronto to visit family & friends.

By the Numbers

  • Books read: 50
  • Blog posts: 77
  • Articles published: 14
  • Novels written: 1
  • Photos taken: 5, 391 in 167 events (according to iPhoto)

In 2012, I want to read more books, take more better photos, and travel as much as possible. Stay tuned for a concrete list of New Years goals & a round-up of my 2011 NYR! (Spoiler alert: I didn’t get as many done as I’d hoped, but I’m still pretty thrilled.)

What are your favourite 2011 memories? I’d love to hear them. 

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