All the year in review posts that have been floating around blog-land in the past week have been so fun to read that I couldn’t resist going back and doing one myself! It was a year full of so much feeling, doing and being that it was a bit of a whirlwind- these are a few of my favourite moments…

January

I made a custom day planner for myself & shared templates & a tutorial so you could too

My mom married my step dad! We had a party at our cabin & I photographed the day

February

We revealed our studio’s name to our new neighbourhood, and I couldn’t stop smiling for weeks!

Freckled Nest grew to a team of eight designers & I became a partner– it was so exciting!

… so exciting that I started talking about blog design in my sleep :)

March

Ash & I had an impromptu puppy photoshoot where I made him pose like a dinosaur

April

I posted about how I meal plan for every week (every week that I meal plan, that is!)

I shared my favourite wordpress plugins, including my fave: an editorial calendar (still love it!)

May

I blogged about demystifying “those fashionable girls” & how I was building my wardrobe

I shared progress photos of growing out my pixie cut (with the side of my head shaved) to a bob

June

I gave a video tour of my Diana F+ and talked about using its 35 mm back

I wrote about finding my voice as a blogger & writing my best blog

July

I made no-bake vegan chocolate peanut butter chews that were wildly tasty

I thought about making space for creativity in every day life– even (especially!) if you have a day job

August

Our assistant Amber joined Freckled Nest, and thank goodness for her!

There were pastry stealing dinosaurs in the studio! And I have an animated gif to prove it.

September

I featured my summer blog designs and took a month off blogging… and promptly got bronchitis. Twice!

October

I made miniature doughnuts with caramel ganache & sprinkles- delicious to the point of dangerous.

And I made a crocheted bow headband for myself! It was my favourite accessory for a good long time.

November

I shared a trick for knitting more comfortably by knitting straight in the round

I made amazing cinnamon buns (that I couldn’t stop eating!) and showed off my new ultra-red hair

December

I spent some much needed pre-holiday time with my sweet husband & honed my hockey cheer

And let the world know about my ever-worsening elaborate manicure addiction. Send help! Wait, don’t!

Here’s to 2012! I’m wishing for more adventures, more belly laughs, more tutorials and recipes and more love- even though my heart is bursting at the seams with it these days. Thank you so much for reading,

xo, kr.