It Was the Best of Times; It Was the Worst of Times...

I know that at the end of every year (or right at the beginning of the New Year), bloggers write about their top posts for that year.  I thought about doing that but given that I only had 33 posts for 2016 (the ol' blog was a little neglected)...I think they would all fall into the "worst" category!

Sooooo, I decided to do a "The Best and The Worst" of my blog posts.  I've only been blogging for 2 years, so I don't have a lot of "street cred".  The post that was "best" for me, might fall into your "lame crap" category, but that's okay.  I'm good with it! :-)

Now, on to the winners...

Through the Looking Glass...



This has been my top post of all time.  This project was easy and I didn't screw it up.  If you read my blog, you know I am not a craft-project guru and things normally do not turn out very well.  You know, like trying that new recipe and setting the kitchen on fire...that's how craft projects work for me!

In the Bedroom...


I wrote this post to tell about some of the fun things we do in bed, however, I'm not going to elaborate here...you can go back and read the post or use your imagination! :-)

Coffee-Cured Filet Mignon....


Great recipe and absolutely delicious (per the hubster)!  'Nuff said.

The biggest loser of my blogging career was this post...It's All About the Cheese....


No, don't bother to go back and read it...it was a yawner to write and even more of one to read...much too technical for me and it was an early post...long before I found the style I wanted to use for this blog.

On to the honorable mention....The Stool Pigeon...


This was one of my most epic failures in the crafting department...and no one will let me forget...especially when I keep bringing it up! :-)  It. Was. Horrible.  But, I bounced back and worked on another stool project or two that turned out okay.  Don't you just hate that word "stool"?!

I've always heard that if you can't be a good example, then try to be a horrible warning....


31 comments

  1. Benita,
    Your writing style is a GREAT example. Always look forward to reading your latest musings...

    Judith

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    1. Thank you so much Judith! Most people tell me I write like I talk...don't know if that's good or bad! :-) Love and hugs to you!!

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  2. I think you rock your blog when you have time to post. Now that you are getting settled again, I look forward to more. :)

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    1. Thank you so much Stacey! I'm still working on finding that groove, hopefully it won't be too much longer and I can get all the way settled back in! Love and hugs!

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  3. You always make me laugh. Thanks for sharing you wit and humor. Hugs sweet girl!

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    1. Thank you so much! My projects are so bad that I have to laugh about it all…you definitely can’t make this stuff up! :-) Love and hugs to you!!

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  4. You are hilarious. Keep it real, Benita. That's your niche!

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    1. Thank you so much Rita...I just don't know how to do it any other way! :-) Love and hugs!!

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  5. I loved all of these posts and your sense of humor makes it great to open up your blog!! Keep up the good work!

    Jane x

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    1. Thank you so much Jane! Life isn’t always pretty and goodness knows my projects aren’t…LOL Love and hugs to you!

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  6. You're too funny, my friend!! What a great idea for a blog post! Happy Weekend, and hugs to you xo

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    1. Thank you so much! It's hard to find creative ideas for posts...when in doubt, I turn to someone much smarter than me...LOL Love and hugs to you!!

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  7. You are the cutest, Benita! I think all of your posts are winners, but I do appreciate that you humbled yourself enough to show us the ones that might not have been your very best. We all have posts that are yawners, duds, and epic fails, haha. But we have such fabulous friends who cheer us on in blog world, that it's all ok! Hugs, Friend!

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    1. Thank you so much, but some of my early ones were truly horrible…LOL I love the blogging community because even when it’s horrible, everyone has something nice to say and the encouragement never ends!! I do have some really epic fails that I never even bothered to post…they were just toooooo horrible…LOL Love and hugs sweet friend!!

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  8. I always like all of your posts! Your personality comes through....who cares about content?! xoxo

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    1. See, AnnMarie, I feel that way also...I love seeing everyone personalities come through their posts...it's like sitting down and having a private conversation with a good friend...who cares what the subject is, your just spending some quality time together! Love and hugs!!

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  9. LOLOLOL!!!!
    she's back folks! xoxo♥

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    1. oh yes... btw. as long as you don't add 'softener' after it...
      i'm ok with the word stool.

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    2. Awww, thank you so much! I’m really working on it! :-) You are so sweet! OMGosh and yes…that makes that word even worse…LMAO! You are too funny!! Love and hugs to you!!

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  10. I continue to have hopes the stool pigeon has become a proper ottoman. And I continue to have hopes for a stencil project from you.

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    1. That stool pigeon is hopefully haunting someone else right now OR someone else was able to give it a new life! I sold it at a yard sale and I never have to look at it again!! :-) Well, except on my blog...LOL

      I have high hopes for me in the stencil project dept as well. I want to save up to get one of the Cricut machines so that I can make my own adhesive stencils. I figure if the stencil is stationary, there is less chance of me screwing it up! :-) Love and hugs Donna!!

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  11. Love your posts Benita. Love your writing style and humor. Always fun to visit here. Happy Weekend. Hope all is going well with the closing.
    Hugs
    Kris

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    1. Thank you so much Kris. I have a bizarre writing style…I mix my tenses, adverbs and dangling participles (whatever those are :-)). I’m an English teacher’s worst nightmare…LOL I tried writing prim and proper…just didn’t work for me! :-) Love and hugs Kris!!

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  12. Who can resist a post about 'fun things done in bed'? That is cheating.
    Amalia
    xo

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    1. LOL...yes, it is cheating....but "made ya look" ;-) Love and hugs Amalia!

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  13. Each photo is such eye candy! lovely! Thanks for sharing! Have a great weekend!

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    1. Thank you so much Kelleyn! Hope you had a great weekend!!

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  14. You take the most gorgeous photos...all I see is pretty!! xo

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    1. Awww, Kim, thank you so much! I appreciate it...I do need to work on the photos a little bit though...get some lighting controlled. Inside light kills me and I shoot much better outside, but dragging the bed into the yard is not always an option...LOL Love and hugs!!

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  15. HAHA....I too have failed projects even though I am always doing something or another. Just keep on trying! Great photos....and the food looks wonderful.

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    1. My failures are pretty epic...I just can't get it right, especially when it comes to painting something. I haven't given up yet...but I'm pretty close...LOL Thank you so much!!

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