Happy New Year! Here is my annual Top Moments of 2024, plus new revelations on motherhood, mental health, and everything in-between on Caitlin Houston Blog.
Taking a Peek at 2024
At the end of every year I like to write a recap of our adventures from January to December. I love reflecting on our highs and saying goodbye to our lows. In 2024 I learned a lot about patience and letting go of what I cannot control. Truthfully, letting go has been an ongoing life lesson for quite some time because it doesn’t happen easily. Through therapy, self-reflection, and hot yoga I find it possible to let go of a lot. One big change in the last year is the amount of time I spent on CHB compared to past years.
While preparing this recap I realize 2024 may be the year I wrote the fewest new posts for Caitlin Houston Blog. The lack of activity doesn’t bother me as much as it normally would. Motherhood has been my number one priority since Arbor was born, but it took time for me to adjust to the new normal. Babysitters are expensive when you’re not getting paid to sit at a computer – and influencer marketing was lackluster during 2024. At the end of the year I don’t regret a single second I spent hanging out with my girls.
Note: every month I write a brief Life Lately update. These posts are a fun way to see what we have been up to over the last 365 days.
My Top Moments of 2024
If you asked me halfway through 2024 what I thought the rest of my year would look like – it would not be anything like it has been. I am feeling very grateful and lucky – as well as extremely optimistic and excited – for today and for tomorrow. Here are just a few of my top moments from the year 2024.
- The Podcast Adventure: I started the new year working on a secret project with three incredible women as seen here: The Podcast Adventure. Unfortunately, we ended November with a shocking cancellation that broke our hearts. Thankfully there is a brighter and better path for our podcast (coming soon)!
- Caitlin Houston PHOTOGRAPHY – I have loved taking photos since high school, but it’s always been just a hobby or necessity for content creation. During the fall my sister in law encouraged me to offer my photography services to high school seniors. One thing led to another and I booked over 20 photography sessions from October to December!
- Falling in love with BOOKS again with trips to the library and graphic audio recordings. It may not sound like a lot to some – but I read 15 or so books!
- In September we finally said goodbye to my Aunt Kate in a most beautiful ceremony.
- My First Dance Recital (as an adult) – I never sat down to write about my experience performing on a stage again, but I did post a video. Tap dancing has always been one of my favorite hobbies and I was honored to be able to share it with the world. Here’s to more stage performances in 2025!
- Girls Trips – I finally fulfilled my dreams of taking not one, but two girls’ trips. First my best friend and I explored North Carolina, then I took on Las Vegas with my mother-in-law and sister-in-law. The appropriateness of ‘taking a selfish’ is one of my big takeaways from 2024.
- Investigating the lore of Taylor Swift and Matty Healy – this was by far the most fun I have ever had researching anything.
- One Bite Pizza Festival – another top 2024 trip was to New York City with our friends for our favorite local pizza place took part in the One Bite Pizza Fest in NYC.
- Cape Cod Off Season – We went on two trips to my favorite place off season – during the winter for a Harry Potter weekend away at Ocean Edge and again during the fall to Chatham to explore with Del Mar Vacations.
- The Northern Lights – I always thought I’d have to visit Iceland to witness the aurora borealis until October when Arbor and I ran outside to witness the most insane hot pink sky I’ve ever seen.
Most Read Blog Posts of 2024
Every year I learn how my words on Caitlin Houston Blog influence a wide variety of readers. Food, travel, mental health, motherhood, and home projects are some of your favorite topics to read about. Here are the most read blog posts I wrote and published during 2024.
- How to Host a Taylor Swift Eras Birthday Party (my most popular party theme yet)
- How to Avoid Post Holiday Blues and Anxiety (re-reading this one now!)
- Taylor Swift and Matty Healy’s Lyrical Romance (from 2009 to 2024)
- The Ties That Bind Taylor Swift and Matty Healy (read it here)
- Enjoying Cape Cod During the Off Season (and where to rent a home!)
- Ways to Cultivate Joy in Life (so very important)
- Social Media Doesn’t Define You (a big idea)
- My Child is Highly Sensitive (my take on empathetic children)
- Easy Vacation Meals (a random but popular roundup)
- Start Loving Yourself Today (5 easy ways for self-love)
- What does a Two Year Old Actually Need? (Arbor’s favorite things)
- How Hot Yoga Changed My Life (for the best!)
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