Inspired by Rick Webb, I decided to do a personal end-of-year wrap-up.
Things I did in 2011 that were new:
- Adjust to our new dog (who we got last December). She’s brought us tons of insight, happiness, fresh air, exercise, love, and of course some frustration. I would recommend it to anyone with room in their life (and apartment lease).
- Subscribing to the New York Times Sunday edition. This sounds like a silly thing but has become one of my favorite weekly rituals. Especially appreciating and dissecting everything about the magazine.
- Meditation. I haven’t talked about this online at all, because I consider it pretty personal, but it’s been a huge change in my life. Ask me about it in person.
- Eat Retreat. The sister event to Phoot Camp was so much fun. I feel so grateful to have this new project in my life, and of course the lovely people who came with it.
- Volunteering. This past spring I did SAT tutoring for students who would be the first in their family to go to college. This coming spring I’ll be doing academic tutoring for the same group. I haven’t had a cathartic “oh my god I’m giving back, it’s so rewarding” moment, but I don’t think it works that way. I think you just put one foot in front of the other.
- Lots of travel. For a variety of reasons, I travelled more in 2011 than ever before. I could go on and on about those trips (listed below), but in particular two things stand out: (1) I fell in love with Marfa, Texas. We’ll see what comes of this. I hope to spend more time there in coming years. (2) The conversations and talks at Do Lectures changed my point of view. Ask me about it in person.
- Some new freelance projects I can’t really talk about yet, but feel really lucky to be working on.
Travel:
- Los Angeles to do portfolio reviews at Photo LA
- Laguna Beach, CA to visit family
- Dallas, TX to meet my newborn niece
- Sonoma County, CA for Eat Retreat
- Calistoga, CA for weekend trip
- 9 day RV trip through the southwest for Phoot Camp
- Marfa, Texas for Phoot Camp
- Kansas to visit friends/family
- Yosemite/Bass Lake for family reunion
- Yolo County, CA for weekend trip (Capay Tomato Fest)
- New Orleans to speak at a journ. conference
- New York City to help judge at Photography Book Now
- Martha’s Vineyard to visit Gabi
- Paris and Provence to visit Kathryn
- Bra, Venice, Florence, Rome, Cinque Terre, Italy for anniversary trip
- Fforest Farm, Wales to speak at Do Lectures
- Kansas for Kate and Justin’s wedding
- Belfast, Northern Ireland for Wilson to speak at Build Conference
- Pt. Reyes, CA for weekend trip
- Calistoga, CA for weekend trip
