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Top Posts of 2014

Hello lovelies! I wanted to do a summary post of all the awesomeness that was had in 2014 here at DIY Mama! I had a roller coaster of a year blog-wise. Some days I wanted to stay up til dawn writing and crafting while there were weeks of me not feeling motivated to share one thought. I hear this happens and that it’s ok.

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I’ve also learned a ton on the tech & social media side of things, although I feel I’ve only begun to scratch the surface. Let’s see what you all thought were the best posts! They were interesting to me because they weren’t all in my top 5 but I do remember really loving writing each of these. Here were your top posts for 2014:

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Top Adult Attractions

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Now that I’ve had my first full year of blogging, I’ve realized there are two major things I need to work on for 2015: photography and branding. I was all over the place last year, mostly because I was learning how to use my DSLR (still am), editing programs and how I wanted DIY Mama to feel. I’m very thankful to all of you as readers and I’ve loved being able to share myself with you this past year! What was one post that stood out to you?

Spice Rack Organization

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I feel like I’m decent at organizing but somehow after four years of accumulation in our home cabinets, are sure to get messy. Our spice rack, for example was in shambles. I was always tipping things over and buying doubles of spices we already had. Proof of the insanity:

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I knew turn tables would probably be the best way to see all the spices so I headed over to Amazon (are there other stores out there?) I found these bad boys at a whopping $19.13 + $7 shipping b/c they aren’t Prime (best and worst thing ever.) Too much for my blood just for organizing some spices so on the Christmas wishlist they went. Do you guys ever ask for really lame household items for Christmas? Well, Santa was kind to me!

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First I sorted through all the spices into ‘like’ categories…if that’s possible in the spice world. I relocated the oils to the cabinets over the stove because they’re rarely used. Top right shelf is for baking goods like sprinkles and vanilla extract. Top left is for salts and pepper. The bottom shelf is for all of the spices arranged by usage.

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These Simply Organic spices from Meijer are my fav but they’re discontinuing them from our store. I’ll have to just keep the bottles and refill. 😉 How do you spice it up? Magnetic racks? On the counter for quick access? Turntables so you can pretend you’re a DJ while you cook? Just me…

This post was not sponsored by Amazon or Meijer. These are my own opinions.

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