My top 9 of 2018 (according to a website that knows nothing about me)

There is this website (that you all probably know about, but in case you’re living in a care with no internet I’ll fill you in) that aggregates your top nine Instagram posts of the year. It’s based on how much engagement that particular photo got. The above snapshot is what this website says is my top nine.

Not going to lie. I don’t love it. The graphics on the top and bottom look awful and why did I post so many selfies?? But hey, people love a good selife.

Also this makes it look like 2018 was this amazing year full of smiling selfies and not buckets of tears and frustration. But I’m all about the positive (she said after complaining for three sentences). In reality 2018 was a year of heartbreak, setbacks, and times I wanted to quit and did quit. (And sometimes quitting is okay.)

But I also wanted to take a walk down memory lane and talk about my top nine (according to this website that knows nothing about me.

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I wore shorts in public for the first time in a decade.

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Ryals snapped this. It cracks me up because this is so life in our house. Coffee always. Laundry always. Wet hair because I only had time for one thing and I chose mascara and concealer because priorities. It’s not Instagram worthy. . There are lots of photos of my kids on my dusty fridge covered in smudges. I wear slippers because my floors always have grit not matter how much I vacuum and sweep. That load of laundry will get folded but will sit in the laundry basket in my living room for two weeks. This is my life. And I love it. And I’m blessed it’s mine. #boymom #blessedbeyondmeasure #stayathomemom #workathomemom

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I embraced the messy chaos of my #boymom life.

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Pillaged my closet for something warmish that didn’t look winter. All in the name of my #debtfreefashion challenge. Crazy winter we’re having this spring. Okay, I’m not gonna complain because ordinarily at this point it’s 80 degrees in South Alabama. I’ll take the jacket weather. Also, I’m showing off my pastey, whiter than white legs. Because I don’t care any more. This is what my body looks like. It’s been through a lot and it’s amazing. This challenge that I issued to not buy clothes in 2018 has been eye opening. I’ve had to consider what my style really is. I’m still figure that out. #frugaldebtfreelife #debtfreecommunity #frugalfashion #bodypositivity

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I found my own sense of style. Even though I didn’t spend any money on clothes this year.

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17 years ago today a green eyed boy picked me up in a little red truck for our first date. We were teenagers. So young. And I was hooked. He called me everyday for the next week and listened to me yammer on. He held my hand while we walked down the sidewalk. He was gentle and kind and still is. . #marriage #firstlove #couple

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I hung out with my husband a lot.

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Sometimes you just need a little change. . #newhair #momprenuer #momlife #shoplocal #salon

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I found a hairstyle that works. 🤣🤣
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We got a few wins in this year. Right? .
#frugalliving #bossbabe#frugaldebtfreelife #youtuber#abeachbodyisabodyatthebeach