2015 has brought some major personal challenges, and way too many moves. It has also brought a ton of support I didn’t know I had, and a feeling of community I have been lacking. The blog has gone from “taking it seriously” and swearing I would post every week, to completely missing a month when I had nowhere to live. I bounced all over the place with the meal plan, I tried some lame humor, I neglected my Etsy shop, and I started an editorial calendar and then abandoned it. Despite being a hot mess in both my blogging and really real world, I have had a lot of traffic (320,000 this year), and a lot of Likes on Facebook (I reached 2,000!).
Top Post of 2015
Want to Know What the Homeless REALLY Want in Care Packages? The Real Deal From a Mama Who Has Been There (56,000 hits!)
This post has only been up since the middle of November, but is already one of my top posts of all time. It is all over Facebook. I have wanted to post something like this, as well as up my advocacy game from letters-to-the-editor, for quite a while. Posting something like this has its drawbacks, however, since potential employers and landlords are just a Google search away from knowing I was homeless, and there is still stigma attached to that. I have been encouraged by the positive reception of this post.
Highest Traffic of All Time
Great Depression Era Real Food Recipes (106,000 hits!)
A Crunchy Baby Registry: 34 Things You NEED (or should make) Before Baby Comes (97,000 hits!)
DIY Glow Party Teen Birthday – Free Printable Neon Invitations
Frugal, Flexible Monthly Menu Planning & Price List Download
Baby Songs Cheat Sheet Printables – Lyrics for Play Songs & Lullabies
Link Party Features
Top Referrers
82 Awesome Depression Era Recipes from SHTF Preparedness
Great Depression Era Real Food Recipes from Lil Moo Creations
The Only 12 Things You Really Need for a Baby from Scary Mommy
100s of Delicious Recipes From The Great Depression from Urban Survival Site
82 Depression Era Recipes You Should Try from Living Green and Frugally
Other Fabulous Pins
Facebook Posts
Oooh drool! Apple Churro Cupcakes http://www.littlefamilyadventure.com/apple-churro-cupcakes/
Favorite Twits
Helen E Boulos of BubbleGumChic.com
Deborah Smikle-Davis of Urban Naturale
Christina Wiley of Juggling Real Food and Real Life
Bestest Tweets
What the Homeless REALLY Want in Care Packages The down-low from mom who has been down & low https://t.co/M9yG1PdVQj pic.twitter.com/dWpsqHurZU
— More With Less Mom (@MoreWithLessMom) December 2, 2015
A person is a person, no matter where they live. #homlessnessstinks https://t.co/gctExCb2sJ
— More With Less Mom (@MoreWithLessMom) November 18, 2015
New post! May Real Food Meal Plan – flexible, frugal monthly meal plan with printable calendar http://t.co/PoEu7RLwte pic.twitter.com/b5pvDc5njg
— More With Less Mom (@MoreWithLessMom) May 11, 2015
This holiday season take the time to RACK (Random Acts of Christmas Kindness)
https://t.co/TE3T4VbJ7T https://t.co/CKqeW8x6rY
— More With Less Mom (@MoreWithLessMom) December 2, 2015
Three year old: “My favorite flavor is powdered sugar.” Chocolate? NO. Strawberry? NO. Vanilla? NO. POWDERED SUGAR. She's so three.
— More With Less Mom (@MoreWithLessMom) December 3, 2015
Thrifty Thanksgiving for Tough Times – Frugal Thanksgiving Links… https://t.co/poh0a40GyH
— More With Less Mom (@MoreWithLessMom) November 14, 2015
Also see 2014 Recap from The More With Less Mom
Photo credits: New Years gnomes from The Graphics Fairy
We hope you enjoyed our 2015 Blog Year in Review from the More With Less Mom post
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