Background Task Alert - won't export PDF

Hello
I'm working on a booklet and have been able to export PDF versions of it yesterday but for some reason today it will not let me export a PDF anymore as it keeps telling prompting "Background Task Alert Failure." I've spent hours reading and trying all the recommended ways of fixing this and nothing is helping. I've uninstalled, reinstalled, and attempted to disable it somehow. Please help!!!
Also, I am not tech savvy so please describe what I can do in dummy speak if possible.
Thank you.

Totally, Sorry for not including all of that information.
InDesign Creative Cloud 2014
OS X Yosemite
Version 10.10.1
Default hight quality print PDF
Trashhand and Avenir Condensed
All images linked
Do you think it might be because one of the images is a PDF using a different font?

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