Thank You, 2014

This post was originally published December 31, 2014.

As we count down the final hours of 2014, some will be happy to see the old year end. For me and for my family, however, 2014 was a very good year. So many positive things happened for us during the past year. We began tackling the repairs and renovations to our home. I started this blog. My husband went back to school to finish his degree. My daughter joined the track and field team, and started learning Spanish.

As for me, I won a coveted spot in the Cherry Blossom 10 Mile race in Washington, DC. We had a fabulous week-long trip to our nation’s capitol at the height of the cherry blossom season! I trained all summer for the Rock’n’Roll Half Marathon in Savannah, GA. I look fondly back on all those long runs out in the hot summer sun, and in the warm summer evening air, hoping that their memory will sustain me through the dark and cold of the winter ahead. I ran the half marathon in November and set a PR, then spent several days recovering on the Tybee Island beach.

I also began my journey down the path of minimalism. This path has not only help me begin rid myself of physical clutter, but I have began to evaluate the mental and emotional clutter in my life as well. I rediscovered the things that are important to me, and I let go of the things that were dragging me down. There is still so much more work to be down, but I am wholeheartedly looking forward to it.

Some of my favorite minimalist blogs from 2014 were:

So with 2015 only a few hours away, I have been pondering my New Year’s Resolutions. I am not sure what resolutions I am going to embrace yet, but for now, I want to say “thank you” to 2014, for all the wonderful memories and much-need enlightenment. Thank you, 2014!

And here of some of my favorite memories from 2014:

New lights in the bathroom!

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Sunrise on the National Mall for the Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Race

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Cherry blossoms

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Japanese girls amongst the cherry blossoms

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Way out in front in the 1600m

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My Blue Heaven – now with added BLUE

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No more leaking bathroom pipes above the living room!

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New water heater

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Simon and the summer roses

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RC Cola Moon Pie 10-Miler, in and around Bell Buckle, TN

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Beautiful Isabella

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Friends on a summer run

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A summer evening run in the village

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Sunset in the village

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Simon!

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An early autumn rainstorm brings parking lot canoeing!

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Glorious fall!

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Fifi, our year-round Halloween kitty

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Autumn sunset

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Jack-o’-lantern

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The Half Marathon

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Tybee

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Bridget loves the Christmas tree

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So Happy New Year, everyone! But as we rush forward to embrace the shiny new year, let’s remember 2014 and cherish the memory of a wonderful year.



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