It’s been a great year of sharing at New Nostalgia! I am so thankful to call this little place in cyberspace home. I’m so thankful to YOU for making it possible by reading my words. I love doing these end-of-the-year roundup posts consisting of the most popular content of the past year.
In January, I will be posting the Top Recipes of This Past Year, the Top Home Living Tips, and the Top Posts From My Heart, so keep checking back to see what resonated the most with all of you!
If you want to see the most popular posts of 2015, you can check them out here, and 2014’s are here!
Top 10 Most Popular Posts of 2016
30 Minute Sloppy Joes
Who knew that the very underrated Sloppy Joe would be so very, very popular on New Nostalgia? This recipe has a ton of repins on Pinterest and is now loved by many. It makes my heart happy because it is my Mom’s recipe and has brought much comfort to me over the years– as only recipes from Mom can!
Get the recipe here.
Kitchen Savings Tips
If you want simplicity, efficiency and ways to save money in the kitchen, then this post is for you! Freezing lemon slices, making your own taco seasoning, and using cloth napkins are just 3 of the 7 great tips.
Read more here.
Perfect Pumpkin Pie With A Secret Ingredient
This post has been popular, but went crazy popular the day before Thanksgiving when everyone was making their Perfect Pumpkin pies! There are actually 2 secret ingredients in this pie, and a fun story about how the recipe just keeps on giving.
Read more here.
Teenager’s Messy Room
This was one of my more controversial posts. Parenting can always bring on different opinions and I welcome them! I love looking back and seeing glimpses of my girl’s room, and how much it changes as she grows up, even in just a year’s time!
Check out what brought the controversy here.
How To Find Relief From Severe Anxiety
Whoa. Reading this post about a year after writing it was…whoa. It brought back many memories of struggle. It reminds me how far I’ve come and how many prayers have been answered.
Read more here.
18 Things You Need To Throw Away
I want to go on a decluttering spree after reading about all that can be thrown away. It is amazing how many things we really can get rid of that are just sitting around and taking up space and our energy. January and February are great months to declutter, making spring cleaning a breeze!
Read more here.
Cranberry Chia Jam
The photos in this post make me realize how far I’ve come with photography this year! I’m really trying hard to create beautiful images for you and improve my photography, and I think it is starting to pay off. I so want to go edit that chia jam photo so that the white table is well…white, instead of that yellow/grey hue. I will leave it and celebrate improvement over the past year! Oh, and this jam? It’s so my jam. Delicious!
Get the recipe here.
DIY Pedicure Routine
It was fun to share my professional “cosmetology past” with you all in this DIY Pedicure post. I love getting a professional pedicure, but I usually skip it and do it myself to save money. Follow the exact routine outlined in the post for the perfect pedicure!
Learn how here.
Severe Anxiety Symptoms
As I reread these posts on anxiety, I feel like they just might be some of the most important ones I have written. As much as I wish anxiety was not part of my story, reading comments and remembering the emails I get in response make it worth it. Sharing a bit of my very personal journal and journey has brought so many of you to share yours with me, and that makes it all worth it. I received an email from a teenage reader on Christmas night that shared her own anxiety story and thanked me for this post. Yes, it is worth it.
Words from my journal, here.
Last but not least, my personal favorite post from 2016 because it is about my very favorite guy. How fun that you all liked it too!
Read it here.
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What was YOUR favorite post at New Nostalgia in 2016?
What type of posts would you like to see more of in 2017?
