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Hey all. There are some new faces around here, so

Hey all. There are some new faces around here, so I think it's a great opportunity to share some fun facts about me. (Then, I want hear about you!)
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📸 I've been a professional photographer since 2008, but I discovered a love for photography when I was around 10 years old and got a 110mm film camera with my McDonald's happy meal.
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👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 My family is a huge part of my "why"! Our collective dreams are a driving force behind my big scary goals.
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🌾 One of our big dreams as a family (and definitely me as an individual) is to have a farm. We put it in our 5 year plan last year!
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🌿🍪 I garden and bake in my free time. A LOT.
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💯 I'm kind of extra when it comes to my hobbies. For example, I made a huge raised garden on our front lawn last year. And I bake almost every day (in the winter - I'm too busy gardening in the summer).
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🐴 I basically grew up on the back of a horse. I started riding when I was 5, and rode my whole life, both for pleasure and competition. I became certified to coach other how to ride the moment I was old enough, and learn to train horses. I said good bye to my last horse 4 years ago. 💔 Horses are a big part of the farm plan.
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🖐 I'm ambidextrous. It's convenient because if one of my hand gets tired, I can switch to the other one. But in certain occasions I don't immediately know left from right and I have to stop and think. So... Pros and cons and all that.
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Okay, that's enough about me. Now, tell me one obscure fact about you! 👇

Every birthday and Christmas he sent me a card, an

Every birthday and Christmas he sent me a card, and sometimes he taped little things inside.
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A coin, a train token (a hint to come visit him), or this - an angel.
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A reminder that I'm never alone.
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It's been over a year since my godfather died, and I think about him every day.
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In nearly every room of my home is something he gave me.
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A horse shoe (for luck). A wall hanging that says "Life is a journey, not a destination".
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A bracelet that is on the verge of breaking so I don't wear it anymore because I cherish it so much.
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It says "anam cara" - the Celtic concept of soul friend. And he was. Is still, even though he's left Earth-side.
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Have you ever had someone in your life who just seems like you've known them before? Before this life? And gets you in a way that other people don't?
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Those people are an incredible gift. They help to power our belief in ourselves, and give us an anchor in an uncertain world.
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Look for those people. Cherish them. Honour them.
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Running your own business in an incredible thing - but it's the people who make our lives rich. (YES, it's cheeseball as hell, but it's true. Mmkay?)
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Tell me, who is your anam cara?

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It's Monday, and I think some of you needed to hea

It's Monday, and I think some of you needed to hear this. Did you?

Celebrating six years with my favourite person on

Celebrating six years with my favourite person on Earth. 💚
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Jeff and I starting dating six years ago today, on a frosty January evening in Toronto. We bonded over mutual nerdiness, introversion, and love for delicious food (especially pizza).
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Little did we know how our lives would change in so many weird and wonderful ways.
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Happy 6 years, @acrylic.knight. Tonight we'll celebrate in true Amy-Jeff fashion with video games and excellent snacks. 😊💚🍕

F O C U S. Mustn't forget. What's your word of th

F O C U S. Mustn't forget. What's your word of the year?
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I chose focus (or more accurately, focus chose me) because I have BIG SCARY GOALS, and what I need the most is to just focus.
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You may have noticed I like to pour my passion into a lot of places.
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Podcast. YouTube. Instagram. Blog. Courses. Presets & actions.
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And those are just the things that are actually out there. I have twice that floating around in my head.
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BUT, if I want to hit those goals (which I will, because #BELIEFANDHARDWORK), then I need to narrow my attention to key areas and outsource, cut out, or automate the rest.
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And ya know what? It's honestly SUPER exciting.
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I'm getting cozy with focus this year. What are you getting cozy with?

Every winter, I feed the birds. Do you?
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It's a decent exchange. I feed them, they provide me with joy, a sense of connectedness with nature, and creative inspiration.
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I can imagine an entire pattern created from these tiny foot prints in the snow.
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Animals and nature are, hands down, my greatest inspiration. What's yours?

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