Is instant nostalgia a blogger thing or is it a product of my generation? Whatever the reason, I’m enjoying the 2012 recaps I’ve been reading (see: mermag, local kitchen, Doodles & Jots). And since I did my own recap last year, I thought I’d make a tradition out of it and do another.
2012 was a fabulous year for us. It felt like a year of lots of accomplishments for me, including learning the doula craft, gaining another potty-trained child, and buying/moving into a house. The kids are at great ages, and although there are still times I scream “serenity NOW!” (read: when a cupful of water is purposefully spilled out of the bathtub), for the most part they are much easier to care for than this time last year. I wish I could say the same for my gut health, but after another round of gluttonous holiday feasting, I’m putting myself back on the caterpillar non-diet this week.
Where the blog is concerned, 2012 will be primarily remembered in this household as the year I began sharing my interest in heirloom recipes. I still plan someday to make a eBook of recipes to share with you. For now, here are some links to my favorites:
Based on pageviews, here are some of your favorite posts from 2012:
- homemade avocado nutella is the star still by far. I absolutely agree with its top status, as it’s the most delicious “healthy dessert” I can imagine making.
- jewel weed: natural poison ivy treatment pulls from my life-long knowledge of the plant, which I owe to summer camp. Store it up for next summer’s arsenal of natural healing tools.
- my minimalist manifesto. I’m proud of that post and am glad you liked it as much as I do.
- frugal grocery shopping…without coupons. My first hugely popular post.
- the crock pot: play more, cook less. I’m happy I was able to follow up on one of my goals for 2012 by figuring out more slow cooker recipes.
2012 was also the year I began working with other bloggers, both as a guest on their blog and having them write posts on my blog. Here are our most popular posts from the guest group:
- wardrobing 101. Sheri is so fashion savvy. I appreciated her smart ideas, especially the ones that let me use parts of one outfit again in other outfits.ย
- Alice asks: could you live without a refrigerator? My cousin’s inspirational post from a small farm in Portugal.
- the call of the summer wild. I shared links to articles of mine on Rhythm of the Home’s summer edition, including the hugely popular cheese crackers.
Here’s to another great year! Thanks for reading along, as always.
xoxo
~J