January Favorites

So, I'm a few days late.  Can you believe we're already four days into February?  [holy cow.]

January was a great month on Heavens to Betsy!  This little blog grew so much over the past year.  Just last January I celebrated my 100th follower!  And now this little space is over double that amount.  So thank YOU, dear reader!

But enough about that...on to a recap of favorite posts from January!

AJ and I went to the PA State Farm Show in the beginning of the month.  It was so fun to see all of the handmade foods and goods, and also see some farm animals and get to treat ourselves to a delicious milkshake.

 I shared my 5 Favorite Photo Apps.  Some you may know, others may be new!

During my first week of student teaching, I wrote about praying hard.  

We took some photos as a Christmas present for AJ's mom, and I blogged some of that shoot last month!

I shared 5 tips for combatting the winter blues, because we all know that winter, with it's chill and bland colors and lack of sunlight can lead to feeling a little blue. [at least for me anyway!]

JANUARY FAVORITES

So, I'm a few days late.  Can you believe we're already four days into February?  [holy cow.]

January was a great month on Heavens to Betsy!  This little blog grew so much over the past year.  Just last January I celebrated my 100th follower!  And now this little space is over double that amount.  So thank YOU, dear reader!

But enough about that...on to a recap of favorite posts from January!

AJ and I went to the PA State Farm Show in the beginning of the month.  It was so fun to see all of the handmade foods and goods, and also see some farm animals and get to treat ourselves to a delicious milkshake.

 I shared my 5 Favorite Photo Apps.  Some you may know, others may be new!

During my first week of student teaching, I wrote about praying hard.  

We took some photos as a Christmas present for AJ's mom, and I blogged some of that shoot last month!

I shared 5 tips for combatting the winter blues, because we all know that winter, with it's chill and bland colors and lack of sunlight can lead to feeling a little blue. [at least for me anyway!]

December Favorites

Can you believe December is already over?  It feels like it came and went SO fast...I still can't believe that the holidays are over!

Today I'll be recapping some of my favorite posts from last month.  December was an exciting month here on Heavens to Betsy.  I rolled out (another) new blog design.  Sometimes I just get fickle.  But this one is here to stay, I think.  I also started to focus my content and tried to write more quality, photo-rich, and well-put-together posts!  Some of these changes have been subtle, some a little more obvious, like the addition of a bunch of topics in my menu bar (check them out...they have thumbnails of different posts in each category!).  I'm pretty proud of that last one.

So here are some of my favorite posts from December!

I started the month with a room tour of my bedroom.  I'll have to do another one of these soon, as AJ and I are going to paint and redo my room next week (eeeep!).

Then I gave you a little peek at my vinyl collection.  I started collecting records when I got my record player in September.  It's one of my new favorite collections!

I gave some tips on how to arrange bookshelves, after I spent a day reorganizing and purging myself of books.

I shared five tips for surviving finals week while I was heading into mine.  I like to think these apply to any stressful time, though.

Before Christmas, I posted a DIY for Yarn-Wrapped Candles.  Super easy.  Super fast.  Super cheap.  It's the perfect craft.  (and it looks good too!)

And finally, I posted a DIY for Homemade Soy Candles.  This is my favorite DIY to date, mostly because these look (and smell) so good!  I made them for all of my aunts/grandmothers/my mom, and they loved them.  And they were fairly cheap to make, too!

And that was December!  Stay tuned for lots of fun posts in January!

DECEMBER FAVORITES

Can you believe December is already over?  It feels like it came and went SO fast...I still can't believe that the holidays are over!

Today I'll be recapping some of my favorite posts from last month.  December was an exciting month here on Heavens to Betsy.  I rolled out (another) new blog design.  Sometimes I just get fickle.  But this one is here to stay, I think.  I also started to focus my content and tried to write more quality, photo-rich, and well-put-together posts!  Some of these changes have been subtle, some a little more obvious, like the addition of a bunch of topics in my menu bar (check them out...they have thumbnails of different posts in each category!).  I'm pretty proud of that last one.

So here are some of my favorite posts from December!

I started the month with a room tour of my bedroom.  I'll have to do another one of these soon, as AJ and I are going to paint and redo my room next week (eeeep!).

Then I gave you a little peek at my vinyl collection.  I started collecting records when I got my record player in September.  It's one of my new favorite collections!

I gave some tips on how to arrange bookshelves, after I spent a day reorganizing and purging myself of books.

I shared five tips for surviving finals week while I was heading into mine.  I like to think these apply to any stressful time, though.

Before Christmas, I posted a DIY for Yarn-Wrapped Candles.  Super easy.  Super fast.  Super cheap.  It's the perfect craft.  (and it looks good too!)

And finally, I posted a DIY for Homemade Soy Candles.  This is my favorite DIY to date, mostly because these look (and smell) so good!  I made them for all of my aunts/grandmothers/my mom, and they loved them.  And they were fairly cheap to make, too!

And that was December!  Stay tuned for lots of fun posts in January!

NOVEMBER FAVES

I can't believe that November is already over and we're entering the last month of 2012!
Bring on the Christmas spirit!

I'm so excited for the things I've got planned for this space in the next month.
But first, here's a recap of my top 5 favorite posts from November!


I wrote about why I blog and about writing for yourself here.

As part of my Thankful Thursday feature, I talked about thoughts on Transition here.

I shared 5 tips for photographers and wrote about 5 goals that I have for myself as a photographer here.

 After Thanksgiving, I shared photos from my family's celebration, including this one of AJ & me.

 I closed out the month with a peek into my makeup bag and routine here.

Stay tuned for December!