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Top 10 Posts on My Blog in 2014

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29 Dec

My home is a bit of a mess right now. It reminds me of the time when I found The Messies Manual buried under a pile of stuff in my bedroom closet. Ahem.

The good news is that I’m going to clean this mess up. And posting horribly embarrassing before photos. Starting tomorrow. In the meantime, I thought it’d be fun to look over the most viewed articles on my blog this year and made a fun little list for you!

{Update: My first embarrassing before photo & declutter project is up – go check it out!}

Top 10 Most Popular Articles on My Blog in 2014:

1) Why I Unfriended Every Single One of My Facebook Friends

Some of you loved it, some of you hated it, and many of you let others know exactly what you thought about it. Viewed over 750% more times than the second-most viewed article on my blog, this Facebook post is by far the most widely read article I’ve ever written.

2) How I Decluttered My Entire House in Six Days

I wrote this article after my full-house declutter last spring. Now that I see it being repinned and shared so many times on Pinterest, I wish I’d taken better photos or to written something more profound. But maybe that’s why you like it. It’s real and it’s imperfect, but it shows that decluttering doesn’t have to be glamorous.

3) Fast & Frugal Storage Solutions

I’m always amazed when people tell me they can’t organize because it’s too expensive. I’m sure that spending money on cute organizational tools is fun sometimes, but I don’t think it’s always necessary. In fact, I’ve decluttered and organized my entire home without spending a dime. Twice.

In this post, I show some of my non-pinteresty but very functional organization systems that really work, and I offer several simple tips for how you can organize your own home using things you already have on hand.

4) How to Get Your Kids to Help Keep Your Vehicle Clean!

I was almost too embarrassed about this article to publish it. I cringed at the (imaginary) mocking that I was sure would come my way for not being able to handle a seemingly simple task.

But guess what? Not only were all of you very kind about my mom-fail, but  many of you repinned this article and told your friends about it, showing me that I’m not the only one with a messy vehicle!

5) How to Organize Your Spice Shelf and Baking Supplies

I absolutely love my spice shelf system. Not necessarily because it’s so awesome, but because it works perfectly for my family. In this article, I offered very detailed step-by-step instructions about how to organize the spice shelf and baking supplies.

6) How to Organize School Papers and Other Childhood Mementos

Deciding what to keep and what to toss can be really tough! In this article, I offer realistic and practical tips for how to choose which items to let go of, as well as offer storage solution suggestions for the items you do keep. (Having a little trouble parting with the sentimental stuff? Then read this runner-up post for encouragement.)

7) Free Snowman Soup Printable and Recipe

Apparently my family isn’t the only family who has fun making snowman soup! This simple printable is a fun and frugal “recipe” that’s perfect for holiday parties, wintertime treats, and other fun cold-weather events.

8 ) Four Easy Steps to an Organized Medicine Cabinet

There’s really no need to have a cluttered and messy medicine cabinet! When you read this post, you’ll want to go organize your own medicine cabinet right away, then you’ll wonder why you didn’t do it sooner.

9) Four Easy Steps to a Decluttered Kindle

Spoiler alert: I went from 515 eBooks on my Kindle down to 199 eBooks, and it only took me 30 minutes!

Using screen shots and simple instructions, I show you how to organize your own Kindle in this tutorial. Don’t have a Kindle? Other eReaders can be decluttered using similar instructions (if you have a Nook, make sure to check out the comments for more help).

10) Work From Home Opportunities, Plus Nine Tips You Must Know

Thinking about working from home? Already working from home but want to expand your job options or increase your income? Then definitely check out this article – it’s full of realistic opportunities and helpful tips.

A Few of My Own Favorites

  • When Marriage is so Tough You Need a Helmet
  • 18 Summers: How Many Are Left?
  • When You’re Married to a Pack-Rat
  • My Nearly Disastrous Christmas Cookie Baking Experience
  • When Your Home is Just too Small

In a Nutshell

You seem to really love my articles that include organization tips. Am I surprised? Not at all! In fact, I have some really awesome organization stuff up my sleeve for 2015 and I’ll be announcing some of it really soon! But first – I need to tame my laundry monster. Again.

What was one of your favorite posts from 2014?

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Comments

  1. Misty says

    December 30, 2014 at 7:58 am

    Ok, I am trying NOT to take offense to the fact that only one of MY favorite posts is on this list 🙂 I know you can guess which one is my favorite. So, I am following up with my other five favorite posts!

    1. When Marriage is So Hard You Need a Helmet (every married couple needs to read this post!!)
    http://davonneparks.com/when-marriage-is-so-tough-you-need-a-helmet/

    2 Freedom from searching for approval (only because I KNOW how hard this post was)
    http://davonneparks.com/freedom-from-searching-for-approval/

    3. A note to moms about friendship and grace
    http://davonneparks.com/friendship-and-grace/

    4. When it’s time to live out your faith
    http://davonneparks.com/when-its-time-to-live-out-your-faith/

    5. How many summers left- this post made me cry when I first read it. Really!
    http://davonneparks.com/18-summers/

    Reply
    • Davonne says

      December 30, 2014 at 1:25 pm

      I love your list! You win!!

      Reply
    • Davonne says

      December 30, 2014 at 11:52 pm

      Misty, I just went back and reread your favorites. The one about summers made me cry. Again. And I wrote it 🙂

      And my marriage article is definitely in my own personal favorite top 5 posts that I’ve ever written. (Check out this top 10 article again – I updated it with a short list of my own favorites from 2014.)

      Thanks for the walk down memory lane. I’d forgotten about a few of those articles and I love your choices!

      Reply

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