When I first started my blog, I would write monthly updates as a sort of catch-up on all the things that I was doing, planning, etc. In 2022, I decided to clean up my website; so, I’ve condensed all the original posts into easy (and quick) to read highlights. Here’s what happened in 2016:
January 2017
Shared my top posts for 2016. Worked on the basement, including painting the fireplace bricks. Did a fun mockup of a green nursery.
February 2017
We had a lot of snow and my scale was working well! Talked about proper primers for wood stains and shared a minimalist challenge.
March 2017
Continued my spending freeze, went on vacation to Ireland and shared progress in our basement. Made a joke about renovating the laundry room before 2020. (Spoiler, we sold our house in 2020 and didn’t touch the laundry ha).
My Favourite [Bright + Bold] Home Blogs
A homage to some of the blogs I was really inspired by at the time. People who were using colour in unexpected ways!
April 2017
I got a fern (it’s still alive!) and a trio of succulents (only one is still going). Work started on my brother’s bathroom and I painted some more stripes in the living room.
May 2017
Shared my brother’s updated bathroom including details on the cool diamond accent wall. Built this saloon-style baby gate and celebrated my first Mother’s Day.
June 2017
Our baby’s first birthday! Plus I worked a bit on the yard and planted new plants. We also ditched our traditional TV service.
July 2017
Made a washer toss game, custom artwork and replaced a cracked tile. Our front porch concrete was repaired and I started re-organizing my blog.
Haven Conference Recap
Went to the Haven Conference again, but this time I had blogging roommates (Kati + Amanda). I also did a blog survey and started implementing everything I learned!
August 2017
Revealed my brother’s finished kitchen renovation. I started doing Facebook Live videos on minimalism and we removed over 500 random things from our house playing this game.
September 2017
Attended Blog Podium again, and finished some smaller projects too. Like these bamboo blinds, and these yummy bone haystacks. Plus our first video tour.
October 2017
Shared plans for our garage makeover, did cute paint-drip pumpkins and dressed up as a family again.
November 2017
We got snow on November 1st and it stayed until April. Finished the garage makeover, built a coffee table and donated my hair.
December 2017
Announced that we were expecting baby #2. Changed my blogging schedule to only once per week and stopped posting my monthly updates.
And that concludes my old monthly recaps! You can always go back to 2015 and 2016 if you want :) Or, just check out my other family/life updates here.
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