Yesterday I started my mini-Best Of series with a list of my top 5 most-read articles from 2013. Today I'm highlighting some of my favorites from the year, even if they didn't get read the most.
My post about Christmas morning at my grandparents' farm when I was a kid. Somehow my (surprisingly tech-savvy) grandma found this post and asked me to read it to everyone in my extended family before we started opening presents this year.
My goal setting posts. Here's a good one reviewing my August goals — I had a baby in late July, so my August goals were things like "take a nap everyday." I love reviewing my goals monthly and coming up with goals/projects that make a concrete impact on my happiness in a relatively short time span.
Sisters in Spirit: Forgiveness was all about the struggles of forgiving myself when I feel like I've royally screwed up as a parent — yelled, spanked, and utterly missed the mark when trying to design a punishment that fits the "crime" of a squirrelly three-year-old.
I loved writing about reading this year! I know it pushed me to read more than I would have normally, even after my extra reading time during maternity leave came to an end. I talked about some of my favorite books of the year (Bread & Wine and The Art Forger) in my October Twitterature post.
I got back into scrapbooking this year, using the Project Life system. (For the uninitiated, it's basically an album + photo pocket pages + a "core kit" of color-coordinated cards for filling in dates, writing down memories, etc.) My favorite part was the little Project Life baby book that I created, since I knew there was no way I was going to keep up with a traditional baby book for my second child.
What was your favorite thing you wrote (or read) on a blog this year?
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Isn't it amazing how much more realistic your post-baby expectations are the second time around?!
I think I might borrow your grading system for monthly goal updates this year. I'm planning to do monthly updates in addition to setting weekly goals so that I can tie everything together. I did a very poor job of that in 2013. No connection at all between my annual goals and my weekly goals, for the most part.
I sometimes love the blog posts that I love as opposed to the most read. Sounds like it's been a great year! Happy 2014!!
Yep — i write about a little bit of everything in my life so there's bound to be ones that mean more to me than other people. Luckily I have awesome readers who stick with me through all of it! Thanks for commenting.
Wow! Sounds like you did awesome. Since I am still new to the blogging thing, I have read a TON of blogs and have written more than I ever have this year. I am loving it all. Just high on life, new friends, dreams, faith and infinite possibility. Have a Happy New Year.
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Yes, I love all the connections that blogging has brought me! You are doing great for being so new at this — I would have never guessed! Keep it up and I'll "see you around"! Happy new year to you, too.
haha..the goal of "take a nap every day." I love it. I agree that goals change with circumstances.
My favorite post was one I wrote this summer after visiting the hospital that had sent Des to a NICU. It was his first birthday and we brought cupcakes to the nurses and obviously, showed off our healthy kid.
I wrote a post about what it was like to visit there and the NICU. A year later.
That sounds like a wonderful experience. I bet the nurses loved it!
This year in blogging was a tough one. Life sort of caught up with me and I struggled to be as consistent. But I always find posts where I am experimenting in the kitchen to be some of my favorites.
I totally understand life getting in the way. I went about 18 months barely touching this blog a few years ago! You'll find your groove again.
I love that you celebrated YOUR favorites. What a perfect way to start the new year!
Thank you so much for reading, Stacey! I've loved getting to know you through our blogs this year!