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Today, I’m giving you all a 2018 year in review. This post-mortem takes the good and the bad and celebrates it all. That’s life, right?
I know… We are now 9 days into the new year, but I was blogging slacker in the last few months of 2018, so I’m taking the time to review it now. It was a pretty great year for us, so I don’t want to NOT look back on it.
Aside from that, 2018 was our last year as a family of two, so things are a-changing, and subsequently this blog will too. I’m so excited for the changes, but I still want to appreciate all the GOOD that we’ve experienced.
JANUARY
Most Popular Post: Five Things I Loved in January
My Favorite Post: 13.1 Things I Learned From a RunDisney Race Weekend
Other Fun Stuff: January is always an interesting month, right? By the end, I was four weeks into training for half marathon #3 and loving every minute. Having signed up on a whim, I was shocked to find myself enjoying it so much!
FEBRUARY
Most Popular Post: Fabletics January 2018 Activewear
My Favorite Post: Runner’s Fit & Fueled Course Review
Other Fun Stuff: In February, I got the opportunity to participate in Laura’s nutrition course for runners. See the review above! I learned so much as a runner in this course and completely appreciated Laura allowing my participation!
MARCH
Most Popular Post: 5 Reasons to Use Compression Gear as an Athlete
My Favorite Post: 2018 Energy City Half Marathon Race Recap + Review
Other Fun Stuff: March was such a FUN month! After months of busting my rear to get prepared for this exact race, it was finally time! All my hard work truly paid off and I left the race with a huge PR. After this race, I took a break from running for a while and switched gears for most of 2018’s remainder.
APRIL
Most Popular Post: Five Things Friday #5
My Favorite Post: Lessons in Marriage: Two Years Later
Other Fun Stuff: In April, my husband and I celebrated another year of marriage together. Little did we know, just a few months later we’d be preparing to welcome another member of our family!
MAY
Most Popular Post: Total Body Resistance Band Workout
My Favorite Post: How to PR the Half Marathon: My 22-Minute Victory
Other Fun Stuff: What else is there to say about May but that school ended and I welcomed summer with open arms? The 2017-2018 school year was amazing, but a break is always welcome.
JUNE
Most Popular Post: How to Get Rid of Body Acne
My Favorite Post: 30-Minute Speed Workout
Other Fun Stuff: In June, I was so excited to visit NYC for the first time. The reason for that trip was that I attended the Teacher’s College Reading & Writing Project Writing Institute for the first time. Wow–I feel like I walked away twice the teacher I came in as. I’ve had a fantastic year incorporating everything I learned!
JULY
Most Popular Post: Currently… {July 2018}
My Favorite Post: Habits of Longterm Health: Giving Grace to Yourself
Other Fun Stuff: July was a wild and crazy month that went by in a flash. We took a quick trip to the Texas hill country, I made a flying trip to Houston for a wedding shower, and turned around to spend a few more days in Houston for more reading/writing training.
AUGUST
Most Popular Post: An Honest Studio Tone It Up Review
My Favorite Post: Currently… {August 2018}
Other Fun Stuff: August began with my beautiful cousin’s wedding in Houston and then I immediately started prepping for back-to-school. Setting up my classroom came down to the wire, but I got it all taken care of and have had a great year teaching 5th grade so far.
SEPTEMBER
Most Popular Post: Five Things Friday #7
My Favorite Post: September Intentions
Other Fun Stuff: At the end of September, we found out we were having a baby! In fact, the below picture was taken that day. This was the first step on what’s proven so far to be an amazing journey.
OCTOBER
Most Popular Post: Five Things I Loved in October + Mug Love Exchange
My Favorite Post: Things My Husband Says: Part 2
Other Fun Stuff: October is always a fun month. We celebrate a lot of birthdays in our family, my husband’s included. But around this time, things started to get ridiculously busy. I was also overcome with all those first trimester things — mainly exhaustion. My new bedtime, no lie, became 7:15 p.m.
NOVEMBER
Umm… For the first time since the conception of this blog, it saw literally no action for an entire month. Between all the first trimester things (nausea, EXHAUSTION, hormonal changes) and the busyness of everything else, it just wasn’t a priority.🤷🏻‍♀️ I thought for a time I might not return to this space, but I truly love writing and I couldn’t stay away.
DECEMBER
Most Popular Post: Currently… {December 2018}
My Favorite Post: An Early Christmas Gift
Other Fun Stuff: We announced to the world we were having a little babe! We were so overcome with love and joy from everyone around us. It felt great to finally welcome others to share in our joy.
Aww congratulations, how exciting!! I love reading year in review posts too, it’s fun to look back on the year! It sounds like it was a good one 🙂