What are your plans for next week? My sons and I will be hosting Christmas at our house, and we’re looking forward to having grandma, aunts, and cousins all over and having fun. Most of all, thank you for being here, whether you’ve been reading for years or just stopping by. I’m deeply grateful for this smart and interesting community. I’ll be on hiatus until January 3rd, but if you still want to read my blog, I’ve put together some of the top posts from this year.
inside style The category winners are:
Best emotional moments: The biggest thing my capsule wardrobe taught me
The most popular bags among CoJ readers: 7 things people wore in Paris
Most-worn clothes: Casual clothes worn 8 million times
The most attractive week’s coordination: Shoko Tatara
Most likely to be spotted on the beach: Odette Williams
The trend we love most, and perhaps the one that catches fire the fastest: Are you strangely drawn to bows right now?
inside beauty Category, congratulations:
Most Amazing Transformations: 9 Readers’ Hair Transformations (Plus, Janelle’s Dream Haircut!)
Most surprising hit: The accidental thing that got me the most compliments.
Coolest celebrity sightings in beautiful uniforms: Chloe Hall
Funniest beauty uniform: Monica Hazy
The biggest reason to head to Target: 4 cult-favorite drugstore lipsticks
Dig deep into the archives: 10 most recommended beauty products
inside food Raise a glass to our categories:
The most controversial taste test: What is the best vanilla ice cream?
The coolest weekday dinner: Salmon Crunch Bowl
Things that might inspire an impromptu dinner party: What do you make when friends come over?
I felt the hungriest while writing this post: Best Party Snacks Ever
Most Lively Discussion in the Comments: 7 Rules for Being a Dinner Guest
Main points: Bad cook, great mom.
inside relationships The category winners are:
The personal news that made me feel most vulnerable while pressing “Publish”
The question people ask me most often: What is your relationship status?
The Most Sensual Soundtrack: My Sex Mixtape
Wiseest Quote: What is the most helpful thing a therapist has ever told you?
Most revealing comment: 5 things that surprised me about my divorce
The weirdest hangout: 13 things to do with friends (besides dinner)
The fastest way to change your group chat: Texting your friends is the best way to do it.
inside trip Let’s give a round of applause to the following people in this category:
Most requested post by readers: 6 fun itineraries for kids in New York
The Most Useful Travel Reframe: The #1 Tip to Enjoy Family Travel
Best destination for a girls trip: A week in Paris
The most meaningful thing: The life motto I learned at my grandmother’s funeral
Best Advice in the Comments Section (775+!): What is your best travel tip?
Most important reading: New York City, I Love You But I Have a Disability
inside child rearing Category, congratulations:
Best advice from the field: 10 surprising tips for parents of young children
Least cool post of all time: List of things not to do if you have a preteen
The best Mad Men vibes: What Don Draper taught us about parenting
Most reassuring: The number one thing to tell new parents about family dinners.
The Most Satisfying Use of Play-Doh: A Surprising Way to Help Children Open Their Minds
Most fascinating must-reads: 6 children’s books with black characters
inside design The top posts in the category are:
The curvier boys in photo history: Our home in Brooklyn
The smallest home tour: a small Swedish apartment full of character
Most likely to make you buy pink paint: This Connecticut house tour is the most colorful tour ever
Nice response from a reader: Do you display photos of your friends?
Best life hack: What small, inexpensive thing can make your life easier?
The ultimate temptation to move: 5 downsizers show you their tiny homes
and within us culture The category winners are:
The Cutest Opening Photo: How to Become the Neighborhood Auntie
Most likely to text your spouse: What is your “couple show”?
Most likely to say “Welp!”: This is the best show about the Midwest
The most interesting navel-gazing question: What will the title of your memoir be?
Funniest reader anecdote: What was your most embarrassing moment?
Most Heartwarming List: What have you noticed lately?
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Thank you again for reading! we love you all very much. We’ll have a new post on Wednesday, January 3rd. Of course, feel free to check out our newsletter as well. big salad. I hope you have a wonderful holiday! XO XO
PS Most popular posts from last year (including the best outfits of the week).
(Photo above by Veronica Olsen)