Two Thousand Fifteen

{ Photos by Jeff Clark }

This will be my last post of the year which seems crazy. As we get older everything moves faster. Normally, I post my Christmas Card and say have a great holiday everyone! The first post of a new year is then my introspective recap of the prior and a hopeful direction for the new. This year I don't want to do that. This year I want to be done with this year as soon as possible. I don't want any strings to touch 2016 lest they poison it with their bad mojo.

It hasn't been the worst year of my life by any means. Trust me, I've had much worse. But it has been one of those years where nothing seemed to go right. That starts to weigh you down and drain your battery because you never get the chance to replenish it. For the blog that has meant my creativity has suffered a bit I think. My pictures have suffered a bit. My writing, as always, has helped me through it, but I feel a bit like a broken record at this point. Did I mention that I woke up January 1, 2015 with a massive cold? 

For all of my moaning there have been some great times this year. The band has been great, I had a work project early in the year that was the best time of my professional career and I got to go to Seattle. Miss A has woken me up at 5am every day for her breakfast and in a totally unplanned development, I'm in the best shape of my life. 

For all of my declaring that no portion of this year shall touch the next, my first post of next year will be a holiday wrap up photo extravaganza! It's actually just an excuse to share pics of my ridiculously adorable niece and nephew. Surely that's alright to make the cross-over?

I do want to say a huge thank you to my readers. It just means the world to me that you've hung in there for years and enjoyed Austen Hill. I hope everyone has a restful and happy holiday. Cheers to a new year and fresh starts!

Love,

K