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Happy Holidays! Can you believe 2014 is right around the corner?! Hope you're having a wonderful week!
Honestly, this year has has some ups and downs—long-time readers know that I'm not great with
pregnancy hormones!—so I'm more grateful and touched than ever to have such incredible people returning to Cup of Jo. I love your funny, heartfelt and insightful comments and emails every day. I learn so much and can't express how happy I am to have you here. It's such a gift to have this warm and dynamic community of likeminded women.
Here's a quick look back over the past year, if you'd like...
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Motherhood posts, such as
co-sleeping with your children,
six words to say to your child,
five genius motherhood tips,
naked babies at the beach,
toddlers in the kitchen, a
lullaby that really works...and the most moving post of my entire blogging career about
a stillborn baby boy.
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We also did a
motherhood around the world series, where we interviewed mothers living in India, Mexico, Northern Ireland, Norway, Congo, Japan and Abu Dhabi. I was completely riveted by their answers and was inspired by parenting norms in different cultures. We'd love to do another series in 2014 with more countries.
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Posts about toddler Toby, such as conversations with a
two-year-old and
three-year-old,
playing his violin,
his donut birthday cake, going on
a babymoon trip for your older child,
bringing his favorite book to life and
preparing him for a sibling (thank you so much for the enlightening tips!)
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Post about our new arrival, Anton, such as
announcing our pregnancy,
seeing his sweet profile,
choosing a name,
fast labors in cabs,
introducing our two boys for the first time and
decorating our very first Christmas tree.
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Beauty posts, such as
hair tutorials and
nail polish trends, which are my secret favorite. We also did
four reader makeovers (here are
the afters!).
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Fashion posts, such as
a five-second trick for feeling pretty,
my fall uniform, and
the most flattering jeans.
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TV posts such as
the 101 best written TV series of all time,
celebrity look-a-likes,
casting auditions for The Office,
SNL's spoof on Girls and a fantastic
ballet documentary.
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Design posts, such as
natural home scents,
how to arrange supermarket flowers,
lost loves,
the rain room and how to do...
anything.
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Home posts, such as a
500-square-foot San Francisco apartment, a
vacation rental website for families and
our own apartment makeover.
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Career posts, such as a
Q&A with the Girls costume designer and a
Q&A with an animal photographer.
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Food posts, such as
crunchy roast potatoes,
the beauty of eating dinner alone,
11 Nutella recipes,
how beer's taste alone gets you a little high and
three flavored waters.
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Friendship posts, such as
what to say when there's an awkward silence,
how to say goodbye at parties, a spot-on
personality test,
the power of empathy,
three things you're grateful for,
wise words for when you're freaking out and
the wobbly path to success.
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Travel and NYC posts, such as
9 crazy things about living in NYC,
what British people say vs. what they really mean,
11 untranslatable words from other countries,
Swedish slides, a
Positano travel fantasy and
how to piss off every New Yorker in 36 seconds.
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Relationship posts, such as
making out in public,
saying I love you,
having sex on your wedding night,
what marriage means, how to give a
reflexology foot rub,
having friends officiate your wedding,
what you'd do differently if you got married again,
celebrity crushes and
a brilliant speech about the word "gay".
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And, as always, random posts, such as a
When Harry Met Sally prank,
goats yelling like people,
how a key actually works and
how to walk on ice.
I hope you enjoyed this year on Cup of Jo, and thank you again for reading. Very much looking forward to new series and exciting adventures in 2014, and sending a big kiss to you. Happy holidays!!! xoxo
P.S. I'll resume posting on January 6th, if you're in a blog-reading mood:)
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