Top 10 Posts of 2016 (+ a Short Blog Update)

Ready for the highlight reel? These ten posts were the most popular posts this past year on RichlyRooted.com! Thank you for your reading, sharing, and loving these posts…I hope you found them inspiring!
Ready for the highlight reel? These ten posts were the most popular posts this past year on RichlyRooted.com! Thank you for your reading, sharing, and loving these posts...I hope you found them inspiring!

The year 2016 was one of renewal and rootedness. After so many exciting changes in 2015 (new baby, new job, new home, new church, new blog design, new book…whew!) we were ready to enjoy some sameness and routine!

Well, we did have one major change–our move to our first full-sized home! We’re now just five minutes from my husband’s school, which will simplify life immensely. We’re reveling in the extra breathing room that this home provides, and enjoying the pleasant challenge of gradually decorating and arranging our space. Craigslist and the local thrift stores are our go-to sources for home furnishings! It’s entirely possible to have a put-together home on a thrift store budget!

Other than the month we moved, most of the year has been uneventful. We’ve deepened the relationships we started last year at school and church, and watched our baby grow into a little boy (beautiful but painful, that!). We barely left Alabama this year, except to fly to California to see family.

Nothing big happened on the blog either, which is how I wanted it! I’m proud of the posts I wrote this year; they were all fun to write, and I feel like I’m finding my voice/vision more and more. I got into a good routine with sending email newsletters once per week, and I’ve enjoyed this way of staying more closely connected with my core readers.

2017? Here’s what to expect!

I’ve been putting a lot of thought into what I want to do with blogging in 2017. If you’re one of my email subscribers, you already know that I’m planning on releasing a brand-new literary blog early in the year! This won’t replace Richly Rooted, but will be a way for me to explore a passion of mine that I know many of you share!

For Richly Rooted, I’ll be continuing to give what you’ve come to expect–weekly posts that inspire you in a simpler, more intentional life. Here are some post topics you’ll be reading:

  • Practical, easy ways to use essentials oils for health, home, and beauty
  • Simple, non-fashionista advice for building a classic wardrobe
  • The most useful things we’ve done to save money or earn extra cash
  • How to have a simple first year with a new baby
  • And more, of course!

I’m intentionally keeping my blogging goals low key so that I can put time and energy into managing this new home and helping my family to flourish. It’s part of my Green Gables life plan(:

Thank you for being a guest in my online home! I love sharing this space with you.

Top 10 Posts of 2016

As is my custom, I’ve looked up the top 10 blog posts from the past year! Of all the posts I wrote in 2016, these were the most popular…

This is so true! You don't have to wait for a better house to be a better homemaker! Here are 6 ways to improve your homemaking right now, with what you have, where you are.

#10. 6 Ways to Be a Better Homemaker When You’re Waiting for a Better Home

You don’t have to wait for a better house to be a better homemaker! Here are 6 ways to improve your homemaking right now, with what you have, where you are.

Here are six young adult novels that are particularly good. If you have never read these books, you are in for a treat!

#9. 6 Young Adult Novels That Will Make You Fall in Love with Reading Again

Are you a languishing bookworm? Here are 6 easy, quality reads that will rekindle your literary flame.

Hands down, this is the best list of self-care ideas I've come across! If you ever lack for inspiration and ideas for practicing self care, refer to this list and pick something that refreshes your body, mind, or soul.

#8. 79 Ways to Practice Self Care

Self care waters our dry roots and helps us to flourish no matter what life throws at us. We practice it every day, whether we realise it or not, but sometimes realising it and taking note makes a little self care go a longer way.

Building a wardrobe of classic pieces is THE KEY to looking put together! Here are 25 wardrobe essentials every woman should invest in.

#7. 25 Wardrobe Essentials Every Woman Should Own

Getting dressed in the morning is a lot easier when you have a closet of classic staples.

French women know that food is meant to be relished and enjoyed! I've decided to ditch dieting and eat like a French woman instead, following a few simple principles that put the joy back into eating!

#6. How to Declutter Your Diet and Dine Like a French Woman

French women know that food is meant to be relished and enjoyed! Here’s how to ditch dieting and eat like a French woman instead, following a few simple principles that put the joy back into eating!

After a busy day I usually just want to veg in front of the TV. But there are better ways to spend an evening! Here are 9 things to try instead of watching Netflix.

#5. 9 Things to Do with Your Evening Besides Watching T.V.

After a busy day we usually just want to veg in front of the TV. But there are better ways to spend an evening! Here are 9 things to try instead of watching Netflix.

In our technology-seeped, drive-through culture we've lost a few things that used to make us slow down, connect with each other on a more personal level, and put our own best self forward. It's high time we revive the old customs that made life better--and made us take our time.

#4. 5 Old-Fashioned Habits That Are Due for a Comeback

In our technology-seeped, drive-through culture we’ve lost a few things that used to make us slow down, connect with each other on a more personal level, and put our own best self forward. It’s high time we revive the old customs that made life better–and made us take our time.

Little Women is one of my all-time favourite books and movies! As I've re-read the novel, I've realised there's a lot you can learn about homemaking from Little Women!

#3. The Little Women Guide to Homemaking

This beloved 19-century novel has a lot of practical wisdom for managing a 21st-century home!

Need a good period film to watch? Here are 20 romantic period pieces to choose from for your next girls' movie night!

#2. 20 Good Period Films for Your Next Girls’ Movie Night

Lest you ever lack for inspiration, here are 20 quality romantic films you can watch with your girlfriends!

Do you want to adopt a more natural lifestyle, but feel it's too expensive + overwhelming to get started? Here's a solution that will solve both problems!

#1. How to Simplify the Switch to Natural Living

Do you want to adopt a more natural lifestyle, but feel it’s too expensive + overwhelming to get started? Here’s a solution that will solve both problems!

[question]What was your favourite post on Richly Rooted this year? What post idea would you like to see in 2017?[/question]

P.S. Here are the Top Posts of 2015Top Posts of 2014 and the Top Posts of 2013!

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