Sunday 3 January 2016

2015


Not a single post in December.  Hardly any photos taken.  No personal journal notes.  Barely any time spent on Facebook and Instagram.  I spent a month almost entirely unplugged.

It was kind of nice.  And it was also sort of weird.  After falling off the face of the earth, I'm ready to re-engage.

This past year literally flew by.  December was a busy month of getting ready for Christmas.  There was shopping.  Hockey and homework.  Baking and wrapping.

Adjusting to being newly unemployed.  Not so bad.

The continuing challenges of having a new puppy in the house.

It was a green Christmas, thanks to some wild warm temperatures for this time of year.  We didn't get our first real snowstorm until the 28th of December.  It's snowing today, so maybe winter is finally here.

I have half a dozen recipe posts waiting to be finished.  And I'm ready to see the world through my camera again.

Happy New Year!

Top Instagram Pics of 2015



Most Clicked Recipes of 2015




And hey, I managed to get a few books read!



30 comments:

  1. Hi,
    Sometimes being unplugged lets you get
    other things done. Have a great day!

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    1. It's so true Sherrie, but I'm more than ready to plug back in now :)

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  2. Happy New Year, Jenn! Good luck with the challenges of 2016 and glad to see you back in the blogosphere!

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    1. Thanks Debra, good to be back - Happy New Year to you!

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  3. It looks like 2015 was a delicious year with plenty of books! Here's to a great 2016!

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  4. this is such a good idea for a post - look like you had a busy year!

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  5. I've never really unplugged. I may do it for a week or so next month when I go to Florida. I can't wait.
    I'm also happy to be here and seeing people coming back from breaks.
    Happy New Year!

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  6. Welcome back! I'm not sure I could unplug for that long - I think I'm hooked.
    Thanks for sharing at http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2016/01/nosey-cat-yep.html

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  7. Happy New Year, sounds as if you're recharged and ready to go again - good luck for 2016 x

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    1. Hi Jenn, adding this comment to my original one - thanks for linking up to #PoCoLo :)

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  8. I imagine it would have been very hard at first to unplug, I need to do that at some point and get refreshed. Glad to have you back xx H

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  9. What a wonderful way to spend December. A break really makes a huge difference when you get back to sitting in front of the computer.

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  10. Glad you took the time to unplug! We need that sometimes! Wishing you a fantastic 2016!
    http://travelingbugwiththreeboys-kelleyn.blogspot.com/2016/01/erin.html

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  11. Loving the good reads stats it's so interesting, I'm trying to increase my reading in 2016 so I'm definitely going to go and sign up for good reads

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  12. I was not around much either.. having 3 kids home all day for 2 weeks was not conducive to blogging. AT all!! Thankfully I had some posts in draft that I just finished and then scheduled to publish. But, it was more fun to be present with them and have many adventures. Even without the snow. What are we going to write about, if we don't go out and live life too? :)

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    1. Exactly! And the snow's here now - I was actually hoping for a snow day Monday!

      Happy New Year!

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  13. It has been awhile - good to see you back! Your first graphic is hilarious - I completely agree! And I love seeing your Goodreads year in review - you read some pretty long books! Off to check out some of your most clicked recipes. Happy new year!

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  14. Okay, I just realized I commented about your chocolate chip graphic, which was in your most recent post. Just in case you were wondering what the heck I was talking about.

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  15. Happy New Year! Great photos! I spent most of December unplugged too and I enjoyed that a lot.

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  16. Happy New Year! I think it's great you spent most of December unplugged. I cut my posts down quite a bit too and really enjoyed it.

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  17. Gorgeous photos! Sometimes it's great just to take a step back from being online for a bit. Here's to a fab 2016! :) #pocolo

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  18. I love the look of your blog and I'm now subscribed! I love stumbling upon new blogs. I spent the last few months of 2015 being pretty much unplugged (for reasons that I will blog about very soon) but I missed it too. It's good to dis-engage though, gives you the thirst again. I may well read a couple of those books too :) #pocolo

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  19. 48 books?! WOW...I wish that were me. Sadly I don't think I read all of 2 books last year. This year will be different! :)

    Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!

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  20. Happy 2016 Jenn - thank you for stopping by Pin worthy Wednesday

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  21. Hi Jenn, it is nice to unplug from the online world every now and again. It gives us a chance to recharge our batteries. I hope the new puppy settles down soon and that 2016 is a fab year for you.

    xx

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  22. OH man I wish I read that many books. I started a lot of books that I'm still reading and loving all of them but it's also making me a little ADD as you can maybe tell from this run-on sentence. Welcome back to the party and Happy New year! #SaucySAturdays

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  23. Thanks for sharing the highlights of your year!! Don't you love the Goodreads summary? Love the way they included the pages, made it really feel like an accomplishment!
    Thanks for sharing at Funtastic Friday!

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  24. Glad to see that you are back, Jenn! Thanks for linking up at Best of the Weekend. I remember books -- they're what used to fill my time before blogging, lol. I miss reading!

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