Slices of Life

 I wasn't sure I was going to participate this month; first off I already had a post scheduled for the blog today (since it's the 3rd Thursday of the month it's time for the Ageless Style link up with all my co-hosts), but also because I read through the questions and thought my answers were going to be rather brutally honest and depressing. But this is life with young adults and not much family around...  1. We celebrate Christmas... and sometimes New Year's day. 2.  This year I think I'm holding firm at about a 4 or 5 (hey, that's up from the last time I was asked!)... I really have enjoyed watching Christmas movies and wrapping all the gifts. Even shopping was a bit more fun than usual as I went out IN person at least twice this year.    3. The only thing I'm making this year (as of right now) for the holidays is Christmas crack (saltine toffee) and I mixed up a batch on Tuesday that is probably mostly gone by now.    4. My favorite holiday movies ...

It's the third Thursday of the month and time for another ageless style challenge. This month Marsha picked "oldest thing in your closet." I don't have much that's very old since I lost a ton of weight between 2019 and 2020 and needed nearly all new clothes and shoes.  I did find this old shirt that I remember wearing back when my kids were in grade school (I think!) and I figured that definitely had to make it one of the oldest things in my closet. It's a gray, black, and purple cowl/turtleneck that has a rose pattern on it.   It just happens to pair perfectly with my new purple cardigan!  I also styled it underneath my purple sweater a couple weeks ago as a sort of turtleneck/scarf look but I'm not sure I really like it that way. You definitely can't tell there is a pattern to it.    Amy ~ Amy’s Creative Pursuits Blog  |  Instagram  |  Pinterest  |  Facebook  | Bo ~ Bo's Bodacious Blog Blog  /  Instagram  ...

At the end of the year I love to look back at the blog and see what was popular. I usually can't figure out why some posts were so much popular than others but it's still fun to look back and see. And sometimes it gives me some great "new" post ideas. One thing I noticed this year was that it did seem like overall most of my posts had more pageviews than in years past so I took that as an encouraging sign!    10. 2 College Visits in 2 Weekends- - published on August 18th with 1,3330 views-- this post was a mix of photos from two of the colleges Evan and I visited over the summer; Dean college and Bryant University.    9. Share Our Lives: 15 Ways I Save Time on Chores-- published January 13th with 1,341 views-- I broke down some simple ways I try to make household chores as streamlined as possible.  8. 20 of My Pet Peeves-- published on May 16th with over 1,392 views--  Basically a list of gripes and why these things drive me nutty.    7. Share ...