Favorites from Previous Years' Favorites Lists!

 

Last week I shared a post of some of our favorite purchases from this year, and I got caught up in looking through our similar posts from years past. I was pleased to see there are still many of those items we’re using regularly, so I thought today I’d tell you the main thing we love the most from each of the previous years’ posts! (Do you ever wonder if people who post gift lists ever use some of what they recommend…and if so…if they still use them down the road a bit? I do!)

From 2016…We still really love our set of weights. We purchased it when we lived in Marion and I was doing the 21 Day Fix program. It has served us well in each of our homes, and we still use it regularly! The link above is similar to what we have. We purchased ours in a store…maybe Dunham’s? We have supplemented with some in-between weights, but this set (5-25) is great!

From 2017…We still use our Ninja System every single day. The link I shared that year is apparently no longer an exact set they sell, but this is a similar one. Ryan bought this for me, and it has been the BEST. It works so well. I use the two bigger blender pieces for all kinds of cooking, and I use the shake cups to make my smoothies almost every day. WORTH IT.

From 2018…Ryan still uses this phone case! In fairness, I do believe he got a new one when he got a different phone, but the style of case still works really well for him.

From 2019…Our weighted blanket!!! Oh my goodness we still love this blanket so much. If we are going to be gone from home for more than a couple of nights, we take it with us. We talk regularly about how much we love it and what a great purchase it was. I don’t have a link to our exact blanket, but this one is the same weight and fabric as what we have.

From 2020…I adore our flat knife block set. They don’t seem to sell our exact set anymore, but here is a similar one. Because our kitchen is small with minimal counter space, I love it that this set doesn’t take up too much room!

From 2021…I continue to gush over my beloved interleaved journaling Bible. I’m still using the very same one, and it’s starting to be awfully lived-in. I recommend it all the time and will do so again to you right now!

From 2022…Ryan still shakes his head and smiles when I pull out the laminator and start my laminating parties. I love it SO MUCH!!!!!

From 2023…Still loving our wheat mill and bread making adventures! This was a great decision and hobby for us. (And you might remember that on my 50 before 50 list, one of my goals is to try all the recipes on their website.)

From 2024…The phone tripod has been amazing and perfect for travel. It folds up so beautifully to fit in our backpacks, and this one raises up tall enough to get great pictures!

                It was hard to pick just one from each year, but these were some of our favorites!! I’m so glad we have made some of these investments that have proven worth it over the long haul of several years!