Celebrating My 100th Post with Your Favorites

Today we are celebrating my 100th blog post. That is a-mazing and wonderful. But not only am I proud of myself. In celebrating me, what I really want to celebrate is YOU.

I’m sharing the articles that got the most response from you over the last year.

I’m so so grateful to you. Your comments (193 total!) and emails have kept me excited and motivated to continue this project. Every time one of you says that I inspire you, you know what happens? You inspire me. For really.

Yes, this practical lady gets teary-eyed reading what you have to say.

Your 13 Favorites from 2013

Making Easy Meals

• 5 Low Calorie Salad Dressings You (Probably) Already Own

  You guys thought this one was a particularly useful look inside your pantry and fridge door to find ideas to fancy up those greens.

• Apple Pie Bowl: an Easy Raw Breakfast

  I’ve had a lot of reader feedback telling me this bowl is yummy which is great because it really only requires two ingredients and I created it in a hotel room.

• 3 Pointers for Eating Raw in the Winter

  What a common problem for raw foodies, especially in the North! You appreciated these pointers and thought they helped you find a high raw balance, even when it’s cold out.

My Thoughts on Life

• I Have a Good Relationship with Food… Mostly

  I bared open my heart in this share, and it hit a sensitive spot for a lot of you.

• How to Live to Be 100: Lessons from My Centenarian Grandpa

  An article that also has 100 in the title seemed fitting to include here. You responded to this one. Even those who aren’t related to my grandpa. 🙂

• Yes, Even You Can Lead by Example

  This was my shot at reminding you that you don’t have to be a guru or celebrity to change others’ lives with your actions.

Natural and Simple Beauty

• Acne and Hormones: Getting to the Bottom of it

  I get comments and emails about this one at least a few times a week. I think sharing my acne before photo convinced you that I’m just one of you!

• 6 Toiletry Swaps to Save Money, Reduce Chemical Exposure, and Declutter

  Gave you guys some ideas to think about. Including my before and after skincare routine with cost breakdown.

• Moisturize using Just Olive Oil: the Why and the How

  Another eye-opening one for you guys. Showing you don’t have to put your dollars towards a product where most of the cost goes into marketing… but I digress.

Plans for 2014

• High Raw Cookbook

I got a wonderful response when I put out the call for recipe testers to my family of HealthyV Newsletter subscribers. Seems you guys like food. We’re working right now to finalize all the recipes. To all my recipe testers, thank you bunches! You know who you are. 😉

• Rebranding

Don’t worry. What I write about isn’t changing. I’m just working to make sure I draw in the those of you my content really jives with. I want to make sure I reach the right readers so we aren’t wasting each others’ time, ya know?

And then… leave a comment on this post telling me whether you like this new direction. Do you like the new tagline “Balance Not Perfection”? Got any ideas or feedback? Leave it below.

• Videos!

I’ve been a little slow and start-stop with this one. But I hope to find my video groove. Now that I’ve publically posted this, there’s no going back. I must deliver!

Tell me in the comments below – do you find videos helpful? What types of video segments would you like to see? (q+a, advice, recipes, a-day-in-the-life, behind the scenes, etc.)

Now your turn. What’s been your favorite article of the 100 so far? I’d love to hear it!