2014 Editor’s Faves {Filofax, Gadgets, Blogging & More}

With precious few days left in 2014, I thought that it would be most appropriate for me to change-up my monthly favorites post and instead of talking about the things I loved in December, look back over the year and pick out my favorite things of 2014! I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, 2014 was a year of great positive change for me and I feel like I have so much to be proud of as I look back throughout the year. It’s not so much physical objects or items that I will remember from this year, but mostly experiences and life changes that will define this time. Of course, there are some physical representations associated with some of these memories, and I can use those to help outline this very special edition of Editor’s Faves for 2014!

1. Paper Planners

I discovered and went through multiple paper planners in 2014. First, my Mint Kikki K Time Planner, then the Kate Spade Zip Wellesselly, an A5 Fluoro Pink, a Lavender Kikki K, and finally a Personal Filofax Fluoro Pink! I wrote a lot about planners this year, how to decorate them and make them your own, how wonderful the community for planners online is, various set up posts and videos. Of course, you can go back into my Filofax archives for a read down memory lane!

2. Macbook Air 11”

At the very end of 2013, I purchased my new laptop, Apple’s 11” Macbook Air! It has been an amazing tool for me this year in helping me to achieve my goals and major life changes. It has been a life saver having such a small and portable computer that makes it easy for me to get my tasks complete, my writing in order, and my images edited! You can definitely thank my Macbook Air for awesome projects like my free printables, my tech wallpapers and of course, my Shop!

3. Canon EOS Rebel T5i and 50mm 1.8 Lens

Another welcome addition to my gadget collection this year was my new DSLR, the Canon EOS Rebel T5i. I have written about this wonderful camera already, but it bears repeating that because of this awesome little tool, I have really been able to bump up the quality of my images, something I really have enjoyed and I know that you have too! Over 4.3k subscribers on Instagram can’t be wrong!

4. Phillip Lim 3.1 Pashli Satchel

This year I made a very large and very symbolic bag purchase to celebrate new success and opportunities to come for me in 2014! You may have seen this bag around, I did do a whole What’s in My Bag style post for it, dubbing it my Blogger’s Bag and I think it has been something of a lucky charm for me. Back in April when I first chose the bag, it was a large purchase, but one I needed to make in order to celebrate how far my blog and I had come and to really mark this time in my life as one where I was serious about my online entrepreneurship goals. A month later I went full-time with my blog, and now as I write this at the cusp of a new year and look back through my stats and my accomplishments for 2014, I know that bag was just a symbol of what was to come!

5. 2015 This Is Your Year Printable

You have probably already seen and downloaded your own free copy of my 2015 This Is Your Year Printable that I made for my personal sized Filofax. It was my new year rendition of a very inspirational 2014 version I had found on Pinterest and had tracked to a wonderful little Philadelphia based design blog called The Atelier. That 2014 image sat front in center in my planner for the majority of the year, acting as something of an inspiration board for my planner, filled with inspirational quotes and a powerful message and challenge that truly felt like it had been created for me! So, for 2015, I dreamed up my own version and bought it to life, and I hope that for 2015 it brings me the same motivation and drive as it’s predecessor! I truly believe that 2015 will be a year of great things, not just for myself but for you as well. So long as we keep a sensible head on our shoulders and our eyes fixed upon our goals, there is nothing we won’t achieve in 2015!

So, what do you say we make 2015 The Best Year of Our Lives? I do hope you’ll join me for the ride!

xoxo,