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Top 5 Posts of 2016

February 18, 2017 by Emilee Evans

I still can’t believe it’s 2016 – let alone nearing the end of February. I mean, really? Time seems to fly by more quickly each year it seems! I still haven’t posted my top posts of 2016 yet! As I’ve shared a little, 2016 was a pretty challenging year. I tried to make the most of it despite my health challenges, but then at the end I felt my world come tumbling down. I’m truly trusting God for a beautiful beginning and that includes breathing life back into Pea of Sweetness! So I’m praying to offer great content in 2017!
Without further ado…

Top Posts for 2016

Top 5 Posts for 2016
 
#5 The 2016 Product of the Year Winners Have Been Announced! I loved having the opportunity to try out some of the products from the 2016 Product of the Year Winners!
2016 Product of the Year Award Winners Sampling
 
#4 Family Fun at Castaway Bay Indoor Water park. We had so much fun at Castaway Bay! We got to beat the cold winter in a beautifully warm indoor water park. Do you know what’s exciting? We’ll be going back soon for another review this year!
Castaway Bay Review
 
#3 Freezer Meals Made Easy with MyFreezEasy. I seriously can’t say enough good things about MyFreezEasy. It has been such a blessing to me. More great features have been added since my review making it even better! I still continue to use it regularly!
MyFreezEasy Review
 
#2 What are Cervicogenic Headaches? I finally got an answer to the terible headaches that have plagued me for years. Since writing this post, I did physical therapy, had a series of injections, tried a nerve block (which failed), and started a new medication. This process is actually what made 2016 so challenging for me, but I was so glad to finally have answers. I’m also glad to say that although I still have some challenges with my headaches, things have improved!
What are Cervicogenic Headaches
And…drum roll….
 
#1 GrubMarket Review. I was definitely impressed by the produce we received from GrubMarket. I think it’s great what they offer!
GrubMarket Review
 
I hope you enjoyed my countdown! Do you have a personal favorite from 2016? Is there specific content you’d like to see more of? I’d love to know!

Top 5 Posts for 2015 {And 5 Personal Favorites}

January 9, 2016 by Emilee Evans

Can you believe it’s 2016? I felt like this year just flew by! I always post my top posts, though I was hesitant to post my top posts for 2015. I guess you could say I was a little disappointed. I was really fighting my health issues this year, and I’m not thrilled with my results overall this year. To see my overall Top Posts, be sure to check out the Top Posts in my side bar! It was another rough year, but I hope to share more solid, helpful posts in 2016!
Usually I do 10 posts, but I’m going to do something a little differently – I’m going to share the 5 Top Posts for 2015 based on total number of views from posts written in 2015 and 5 of my personal favorites! Thank-you so much for your support in 2015, and I can’t wait to share more this year! We’ll start with #5 and work up to the top post of 2015!

Top Posts for 2015 by Views

Top Posts for 2015
 
#5 Keep Your Home Connected with Netgear Arlo Smart Home from Best Buy! We have been loving this great wireless security system and wireless router!
Netgear Arlo Smart Home Indoor/Outdoor Wireless Security Cameras
 
#4 Super Simple Songs – Animals DVD Review. Our kids are having a blast with the Super Simple Songs Animals DVD. They still love to watch it regularly and love to sing and dance along!
Super Simple Songs Review - Animals DVD
 
#3 Celebrate Summer with Balance bare bars and Walmart. Balance Bar offers a great healthy snack with their Bare Bars, which are available at Walmart!
Celebrate Summer Balance bare bars and Walmart Gift Card Giveaway
 
#2 Super Teacher Worksheets Review! Are you looking for worksheets for a variety of grade levels and subjects? Super Teacher Worksheets has over 10,000 PDF files for easy printing and use!
Super Teacher Worksheets Review
 
#1 Beautiful Skin with ERASA XEP-30. ERASA XEP-30 is a luxury skin care product from my Holiday Gift Guide!
ERASA Review XEP 30
 

My Personal Favorite Top Posts for 2015

My Favorite Top Posts for 2015
My personal favorites are still listed by number of views.
#5 3 Fun Ways to Package Cookies for Gifts! I got to enjoy some delicious cookie mixes from Krusteaz and share fun ways to package cookies for gifts!
Fun Ways to Package Cookies with Christmas Card Box
 
#4 Birthday Fun with a Mario Birthday Party! I shared ideas for a Mario Birthday Party including a fun pinata substitute – a question mark box!
Mario Party Question Mark Box Pinata Substitute
 
#3 The Unintentional Flake – {Living with a Chronic Condition}! I shared some insight on living with a chronic condition – how we always have good intentions but sometimes (many times) we just can’t do what we planned.
The Unintentional Flake - Living with a Chronic Condition
 
#2 A Family Favorite – Baked Spaghetti {Recipe}! I shared one of our family favorite recipes – easy baked spaghetti!
Easy Baked Spaghetti Recipe
 
#1 Why Saying “You Shouldn’t Post Anything Negative on Facebook” Could be Hurting Your Friends. I shared my heart on how sometimes we rely on connecting with others through Facebook – particularly special needs families that can’t always connect with others in person.
Why Saying Don't Post Anything Negative on Facebook Could be Hurting Your Friends
 
I hope you enjoyed both of my Top Posts for 2015 countdown! What was your favorite?
 

Top 13 Posts from 2013

December 31, 2013 by Emilee Evans

Top 13 Posts
2013 is coming to a close in just a few hours, and I wanted to take a quick look back and share my top 13 posts from 2013. Composing this post was actually a little harder than I expected. For one, I didn’t want to share giveaway posts. Let’s face it, the cash giveaways were the top posts, but what good is a CLOSED cash giveaway? I want to share content! Some of my personal giveaway posts also have the review included, though, which actually takes a lot for me to compose, and I include a lot of my writing style and personality in my reviews, so I do consider them personal and definitely worthy of sharing.
Since I only recently realized there is a huge advantage to separating the giveaways from their reviews (OK, I thought about it for a while but only recently started doing it), I decided to leave them out of the “Top 13” post since the review may have been getting hits BECAUSE of the giveaway, you know? I will post a snippet of those top posts at the end, though, because I don’t want you to miss them! Of course, my top views are always my home page and “About Me” page, but you can view those any time you’d like as well! 😉 So, my Top 13 of 2013 isn’t based on just views alone, but carefully selected based on views, comments, interaction, etc. I hope you enjoy!
Let’s start with #13 and work up to the top post of 2013!
#13 Homeschooling Sensory Seekers. Homeschooling Sensory Seekers was Day 2 of my 5 day (er, 3 day) series “Homeschooling with Special Needs.” I share tips and tricks for homeschooling children with sensory seeking behaviors. You can also check out the link up to a variety of topics from the other Schoolhouse Review Crew members who participated in the 5 Days Blog Hop!
Homeschooling Sensory Seekers
#12 Veggie Tales Summer Movie Party: MacLarry and the Stinky Cheese Battle. We love Veggie Tales, and although our summer movie party was “just us” this year due to unforeseen circumstances, we had a blast, and MacLarry and the Stinky Cheese Battle has become one of our Veggie Tales movie favorites!
VeggieTales
#11 Apologia Zoology 2 Review. Apologia Exploring Creation with Zoology 2: Swimming Creatures of the Fifth Day was a wonderful addition to our homeschool, and our first homeschool review with the Schoolhouse Review Crew! It was an awesome experience in so many ways, and I still love sharing this curriculum recommendation with others!
Apologia Zoology
#10 Splash Math 1st Grade App Review. Although we love the Splash Math 1st Grade App, and it has been a popular post, I’d like to introduce you to a more recent post about Splash Math because they now have a website and a app that corresponds with the website for ease of keeping track of your child’s progress! If you like the individual apps, their website and new app may interest you as well! Check out that review and information here!
Splash Math
#9 Classical Conversations Prescripts Review. This was our first introduction to cursive writing, and I am SO grateful it was! Our kids have done so much better with cursive due to their fine motor challenges, and Prescripts has been wonderful for them! I love that it can be used for all three children, too!
Classical Conversations
#8 BioBubble Review. This is another of our favorite products from 2013, so I’m excited it made our top 13 posts! We love our BioBubble (and our sweet gerbils that call it their home). BioBubble is great for fish, small animals, and even plants! It makes a great addition to the homeschool environment or even a classroom!
BioBubble
#7 TouchMath 1st Grade Review. We love TouchMath, and we continued to use it until the end of our school year a couple of weeks ago! In fact, I still plan to use it here and there when we need to review 1st Grade Math as well and definitely plan to continue to use the visuals! I was really excited to share this program particularly with other parents who have children that are tactile learners, though I think it’s a great math program all around!
TouchMath Worksheets
#6 Affordable Women’s Fashion – Wholesale It Online. Rarely do I ever review women’s clothes – or buy clothes for myself for that matter. So, this review was a treat! I was also thrilled to discover a place to shop online that is fashionable and affordable, too!
Wholesale It Shoes
#5 StacheTATS Make me Smile! They are so much fun! If you haven’t discovered StacheTATS yet, you should definitely check them out! Our family had such a blast with this review, and I LOVE that they give back to children’s hospitals and orphanages!
StacheTats
#4 Homeschooling Special Needs Children – It IS Possible! In this post I share our personal story of homeschooling special needs children as well as quotes from other parents and bloggers that homeschool special needs children. We want to offer encouragement to those that may be “on the fence” about homeschooling because they worry they may not be able to homeschool their special needs child or children. It’s a special calling indeed, but please check out our stories! There is a linky with other bloggers’ stories linked up as well for even more personal stories and encouragement!
Homeschooling Special Needs
#3 Faces of Sensory Processing Disorder. In this post I share more about Sensory Processing Disorder – including my discovery that I have SPD as well! SPD doesn’t discriminate, and it’s not something you “outgrow.”

Sensory Processing Disorder

#2 DIY Mother’s Day Gift – Sea Salt Scrub. Although this post was fashioned for a Mother’s Day contest, this Do-it-yourself Sea Salt Scrub is good for ANY occasion. It’s simple to make, too! All you need is some Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Sea Salt, and the essential oil of your choice!
DIY Sea Salt Scrub
and…. *drum roll*
#1 Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day. To be fair, this wasn’t posted in 2013. It was posted on Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day in 2012, but I reintroduced it for Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day this year as well. It is my #1 post because it had the most views, re-pins, shares, interactions, etc. for 2013, which is why I felt I should definitely still include it on this list!

Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness
Photo Credit: http://rememberingourbabies.net
And because I don’t want you to miss out on some of the other great products I reviewed this year, here are the top 13 product reviews that had giveaways within the post, which is why they aren’t listed above. Again I’ll count down from #13 to the #1 post!
#13 WORLDFOODS natural gluten-free sauces
#12 Seth Kornegay Luxury Perfume
#11 Two Lumps of Sugar Home Organization Products
#10 Lilla Rose Flexi Clip
#9 Fantastique Designs Blog Design
#8 Wondershare Ultimate Video Converter
#7 YumEarth Organic Pops
#6 Neater Feeder pet bowl
#5 This is Our Time movie
#4 On the Go Planner
#3 It Works! Ultimate Body Applicator (Body Wrap)
#2 Hapari Swimwear
#1 Buckpower Antler Velvet
I hope you enjoyed my 2013 countdown! If you’re a blogger I’d love for you to share yours as well! I will be sharing a more detailed “look back on 2013” this week as well, so stay tuned!

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