Wow! I’ve been blogging for THREE YEARS! I started this blog back in 2013 and I have enjoyed every minute of it! Blogging is so much more than just pictures and blog posts – it’s about sharing, growing, being brave, working hard, documenting life, making friends, learning from others and being yourself. I am so grateful for all the friends I’ve made in the last three years! It’s been fun to see this space grow and evolve over time.
I know there are some of you who are relatively new to my blog, and I’m so happy to have you here! For those of you who’ve been with me since the early days – thanks for sticking around! 🙂
Today is Friday 5 day, so let’s look back at a couple “fives” from the past year of blogging:
My Top 5 Favorite Posts (from the ones written in the last 12 months):
- Disney Dining: Good Eats at Disney Springs
- Dinner Party Planning: Celebrating My Parent’s 35th Anniversary
- What I’ve Learned From Setting Goals
- 9 Things I Learned From Working In Retail
- My Morning Routine
Top Five Most Viewed Posts (from the ones written in the last 12 months):
- January’s New Recipes
- Shopping at Aldi: Two Week Grocery Haul & Menu Plan
- 3 Things You Should Not Say To A Newlywed
- Two Week Grocery Haul & Menu Plan
- Taco Mac & Cheese
As a thank you to all my sweet readers, I have a giveaway to celebrate my 3rd blogging anniversary! I picked out a set of 2 beautiful placemats and 4 linen napkins that will look lovely on your kitchen or dining room table.
Here’s how to enter: CLICK HERE to be redirected to the Rafflecopter form. This giveaway will run for one week (ends 9/9/16 at midnight). You must have an address in the Continental US to be eligible to win. The winner will be contacted via email.
I hope you win!
Linking up with High Five For Friday, Friday Favorites, and Five on Friday
Here’s what was new on the blog this week!
Come Home For Comfort 
Happy Blogiversary! I hope you have loved your blogging journey. I have enjoyed reading your posts and getting to know you a bit more behind the scenes with our snail mail exchange!
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Thank you! I’m so glad our blogging paths have crossed!
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Happy 3rd anniversary, Whitney! Of course I have followed from Day one and read every single post and watch every You Tube video! I love your blog because it’s filled with the things you love, and it shows! Keep up the good work…you know, like linking to my blog! 😉 You’re the famous one!!
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Thank you for being my MOST loyal and dedicated follower! You will always have blogged longer and more faithfully than me…and as for being the famous one, I guess that depends who you ask! 🙂
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Happy Blogiversary!!
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Thank you Becky!
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Congratulations! Your blog is a work of love, I know.
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Thank you! I do love blogging! 🙂
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Congrats on 3 years! That is an accomplishment because blogging requires a lot of planning. I love that many of the most-viewed posts you listed are either recipe or grocery related, as you are a pro at finding the best deals and yummy meals. 🙂 Whomever wins the giveaway is very lucky…..love turquoise and florals!
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Thank you! I thought it was interesting too that so many of my popular posts are about food. 🙂
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Happy bloggy birthday!! I always enjoy reading what you write and have loved getting to know you and your family more over the years. Here’s to many more years of blogging 🙂
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Thank you! I have loved getting to know you over the years too! Hope we can meet IRL very soon!
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Happy Blogiversary!!!
I’ve loved reading since day 1 & I never miss a day.
I’m glad to call you friend, too! 🙂
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Aww, Christina I didn’t know you have been reading since the beginning! I knew you’d been following a while but not that long. I’m SO glad to know you and consider you one of my sweetest TN friends!
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Happy blogiversary, friend! I’m so happy to have met you through blogging! You have such a wonderful, inspiring space😊
Tif
http://www.brightonabudget.con
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Thank you, friend! I’m so glad we met and I love that we’ve been able to meet IRL more than once. Hope to see you again soon!
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Wow, what a fun post and what a generous giveaway! I can hardly believe I’ve been blogging for ten years myself. I should do something like this. My blogiversary was in August, when I barely found time to blog at all. I like your idea of the favorite posts, etc. You are such a creative blogger!
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Wow, 10 years! That’s awesome! Congrats to you too! 🙂
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Happy Blogaversary Whitney!! So glad I found your blog and if I remember correctly I found it on Matt and Shari’s page when they shared one of your posts on their site.
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You’ve been with me a long time! I’m so glad we connected (I think it was through Matt and Shari, too) and I’ve enjoyed getting to know you! Hope we can meet IRL one of these days!
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