I was playing around with my macro lens today — it’s something I do when looking for a spark of creativity. Anyway, I photographed a ton of stuff inside my house, because let’s be honest, who’s leaving the house much these days? Especially this girl who has a newborn photo shoot next week and needs to remain germ free. I shot plants and sea shells and reflections on wine bottles…

But, I ended up loving this blurry shot of the sun coming in through the window the most. I know it’s technically flawed, but it captures the fuzzy hope that I am feeling about 2021. The idea that we’ll be able to let things back in again (MY GOD I HOPE THIS IS TRUE). Anyway, it’s cheesy, but it was my favorite photo of the day. And we all know how I love buttery light and lens flare, so you knew I was gonna like this one.

We started the day/year at the sledding hill… and it was freezing. We met up with some dear friends and had donuts and hot cocoa while the others braved the hill. I’m not huge on sledding myself because a) I always somehow end up going down backwards? and b) I am terrified of injuries after a skiing mishap decades ago. Yes, I’m a scaredy cat.

But I was happy to chat with some friends at the top of the hill while sipping coffee and bouncing around trying to stay warm. The rest of the day? That was spent under a blanket or sitting on a radiator trying to warm back up. Don’t worry. Only about 90 more days of this to go … oy.