HAPPY 2019 FRIENDS! I can’t start off the New Year without recapping what a great year 2018 was for HOLB. Rounding up the top 10 blog posts, your favorite items, most loved retailers and some of my favorite personal moments of 2018!
TOP 10 BLOG POSTS OF 2018
THE WINTER WHITE SWEATER YOU NEED NOW – You all LOVED this sweater and I can’t blame you. It’s one of my favorites of the year too.
DAILYLOOK REVIEW – I worked with Dailylook twice this year and you all loved seeing the great pieces they curated for me.
TO THE DAYCARE MOM – Oh what a special post this was. A bittersweet transition in our life that I think so many other moms could relate too.
OLD NAVY ROCKSTAR JEANS REVIEW – This blog post always gets views daily. Shocker but just goes to show that you all love review type posts and let’s be honest — who could resist budget friendly but cult favorite Rockstar jeans! If you love these jeans then check out this post for my newest addition of Old Navy Rockstar jeans.
TOP 5 THINGS TO KNOW TO BECOME A FULL TIME BLOGGER – My favorite post I’ve ever written and the one I’m most proud of! Biggest monumental change, biggest risk and biggest accomplishment all wrapped up into this post.
MASTER BATHROOM RENOVATION – Just call us Joanna and Chip part II. Exactly a year ago Erik was ripping out of our old bath and starting this reno. I’m still blown away by his work! Hopefully he will start Summer’s bathroom next. Hint hint Erik!
38 THINGS ABOUT ME – This was a fun one to write but so hard! Not easy to come up with 38 things that are all that interesting haha. Gotta start thinking about this year’s birthday post. It’s coming up in a few weeks. EEK!
#NSALE HAUL AND TRY ON – Remember me covering the #nsale? I’m still tired from that marathon but gosh it was so fun and you all seemed to love the sale as much as I did!
MY ROAD TO MOTHERHOOD – Aww how I love the photos in this post and getting vulnerable and telling you all about my road to becoming a mama!
MY WORKOUT ROUTINE – This post was written before my photos were really good but it is a topic that I get asked about a lot. Not much has changed in regards to my workouts since writing this post last year. But you all bought a ton of this book that I featured in this post.
THE BEST OF 2018 FAVORITE RETAILERS ON HOLB
I was fortunate to work with a lot of great brands this year that have become some of your favorites as well. Ranking at the top are Evereve, Chicwish, Nordstrom, Red Dress Boutique and Tula (use code HOUSEOFLEO for 20% off at Tula).
THE BEST OF 2018 FAVORITE ITEMS ON HOLB
So many things are now sold out so I’m rounding up some of the best selling and highest viewed items I featured in 2018 that are still available.
TOPS: this top, this OTS top and this top.
SWEATERS: this cardigan I just featured was a hit. You can also see it in this blog post. And this pullover.
SHOES: This boot was a crowd fav and so was this one and of course these (my personal favs).
OUTERWEAR: This coat! And I can’t blame you. It’s that good. Full blog post here. And you all went crazy for this moto jacket and also this one.
ACCESSORIES: A ton of you are sporting your dupe belt while drinking this protein shake here . And these earrings were a big seller.
THE BEST OF 2018 PERSONAL MOMENTS
Summer had her 6th birthday (blog post here).
She started kindergarten.
We took our first family vacation to Mexico.
I left a 15 year career and took a leap of faith to start blogging full time. Blog post here.
I attended my first NYFW. Blog post here.
I have formed new friendships both from blogging and outside of blogging. Erik and I have bonded to make HOLB into a business and something we can both be proud of. I know I sound like a broken record because I say it all the time but thank you all for following and for the support. I will continue to sound like a broken record when thanking you for the support because without it HOLB wouldn’t be what it is. I’m excited to bring great content to you all in 2019 and continue to grow this little blog of mine!
Cheers to 2019 friends!
great post
Happy new year!! Thank you!!