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2015 In Review

December 29, 2015 by Mary

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Posting year end reviews is one of my favorite things about blogging. I do it most years and always love looking back to see what I was doing in the previous year. This year I’ll take the format I used last year for my 2014 In Review post. I loved re-reading what I did in 2014!

2015 In Review

This year was full of ups and downs and interesting experiences.

advocare 24 day challenge results

In April, I finished the AdvoCare 24 Day Challenge and posted my results. It was such a positive experience for me and I really enjoyed being so laser focused on eating and living healthy. It also left me feeling AMAZING.

zoo visit

Soon after the challenge finished, I turned 29 and had one of the best birthdays ever! My sweet boyfriend took of the day from work since I was already off and we had the most fun day going to lunch, visiting the zoo, and going to a fantastic Memphis Grizzlies game where we won!

wedding candace

The next month my amazing friend Candace got married and I was honored to be a bridesmaid. Her wedding was beautiful and I enjoyed every bit of the wedding weekend. I especially loved the bridesmaid dress because I still wear it regularly! Seriously!

moving again

At the end of May, Juju and I packed up our belongings and moved in with my best friend. We lucked out with an amazing new living situation after a year of torture so I feel super blessed this worked out as well as it did. We are both much happier since moving.

new fitbit flex at work

In June my employer gave us all a Fitbit Flex as a employee wellness perk. It’s been super fun to use all year and I really love tracking my steps and participating in challenges with people.

dog bites hurt

In July while I was trying to earn extra money through dog sitting I was bitten by a dog the owners didn’t control or train. It was scary, it hurt, and I still have a scar. Unfortunately I ended up losing money instead of earning it since the owners didn’t take responsibility. You can’t win them all.

diy painted white dresser furniture makeover

In August I did my favorite DIY project of the year and finished my DIY White Painted Dresser. I’d wanted a dressed like this for a while so I loved creating it myself. It was also a great learning experience for finishing furniture in the future. I spent a lot of hours on this project during the month!

benchmade mini griptilian knife

Also in August I got an awesome new knife that I use at least once a week if not more. This little knife was one of my favorite gifts I received all year since it’s so cute and incredibly practical.

THE BEST THING I DID FOR ANXIETY

In September I started taking magnesium, also known as The Best Thing I Ever Did For My Anxiety. Magnesium helps me keep my anxiety under control better and provides a sense of calm, and helps me sleep better. It was a fantastic discovery and a welcome addition to my arsenal of anxiety relief tools!

mary and mom

At the end of the year I got another great gift: my family grew! My brother and sister in law made me Aunt Mary when they announced they were having another little girl! (The photo above is from their baby gender reveal party because I love photos with my mom!)

It’s been a fantastic year looking back and I’m so grateful for all the wonderful things that happened this year. I didn’t even include all of them in this review which makes me even more grateful for everything that happened!

2015 Top Posts In Review

These were the most popular posts on the blog from 2015!

  1. Advocare 24 Day Challenge Healthy Recipe Ideas
  2. 14 Pinterest Home Workouts To Get You Started
  3. More Advocare 24 Day Challenge Results
  4. AdvoCare 10 Day Herbal Cleanse Results
  5. Kale & Mozzarella Chicken Burgers (Burgers by AmyLu) Review
  6. 15 Inspiring Images To Motivate Your Healthy New Year’s Resolutions
  7. Don’t Just Be Aware of Breast Cancer
  8. Low Carb Recipe Ideas Roundup
  9. 20 Healthy Crockpot Chili Recipes Roundup
  10. Adult Coloring Books

What an interesting mix! It’s always fun to see what ends up being popular for the year on the blog. Some posts I pour a lot of work into and they go nowhere while other get legs of their own and keep going. Thank you to everyone who viewed or shared any of these posts!

Thank you for reading and for being part of my life. I appreciate you guys so much!

Filed Under: Merriness Tagged With: 2015, 2015 in review, anxiety, daily life, diy, family, fitbit


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Comments

  1. Dominic Romano says

    December 30, 2015 at 12:41 pm

    I love the concept of this post. It’s always fun to look back at the whole year!

  2. Sana says

    December 31, 2015 at 9:19 am

    Beautiful year! So happy to see you doing so well!

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