{"id":1785,"date":"2010-01-07T10:40:12","date_gmt":"2010-01-07T16:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/?p=1785"},"modified":"2010-01-07T10:40:12","modified_gmt":"2010-01-07T16:40:12","slug":"apple-picks-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/07\/apple-picks-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Picks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For such a routine oriented person, I seem to have trouble sticking to any sort of posting schedule for this blog.\u00c2\u00a0 Yes, I&#8217;m posting daily (or almost daily), but I&#8217;m kind of all over the place.\u00c2\u00a0 I try to rotate topics, so I&#8217;m not posting too many recipes, tot activities, or books in a row, but I don&#8217;t really have a set schedule (recipe on Wednesday, books on Thursday, etc).\u00c2\u00a0 I want to try to make my Apple Picks posts, at the very least, a little more regular!\u00c2\u00a0 I&#8217;d love to know what you think&#8230;is my randomness driving you crazy?\u00c2\u00a0 I&#8217;ll be posting a little survey soon to address that too.<\/p>\n<p>For now though, here are some great end of 2009 summaries and posts to help you get 2010 off to a great start:<\/p>\n<p>Joni at Cote de Texas posted her list of the <a href=\"http:\/\/cotedetexas.blogspot.com\/2009\/12\/top-ten-best-renovations-of-2009.html?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CoteDeTexas+%28COTE+DE+TEXAS%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader\">Top 10 Renovations of 2009<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 I find all of the before and afters so inspiring!\u00c2\u00a0 They&#8217;re all amazing, but I&#8217;m particularly in love with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theletteredcottage.net\/\">Layla&#8217;s<\/a> beautiful cottage!<\/p>\n<p>One of my goals for the new year is to include more vegetables in our diets.\u00c2\u00a0 (Okay, this is always a goal, but sometimes I focus on it more than others.)\u00c2\u00a0 Jenny from The Nourished Kitchen posted a great article on <a href=\"http:\/\/nourishedkitchen.com\/winter-greens\/\">Five Winter Greens You Don&#8217;t Want to Miss<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m still trying to sort, organize and store all of The Littlest Apples new Christmas toys, so this article from The Creative Mama on <a href=\"http:\/\/thecreativemama.com\/managing-post-christmas-toy-overload\/\">Managing Post-Christmas Toy Overload<\/a> couldn&#8217;t have come at a better time!<\/p>\n<p>This list of <a href=\"http:\/\/beingfrugal.net\/2010\/01\/06\/101-ways-to-save-money\/\">101 Ways to Cut Your Spending This Year<\/a> is <em>amazing<\/em> resource from Being Frugal.\u00c2\u00a0 So many excellent (and simple) tips to save a few bucks this year.<\/p>\n<p>Cassie from Cassie Craves shared her list of the <a href=\"http:\/\/cassiecraves.blogspot.com\/2009\/12\/best-of-2009-sweet-stuff.html\">Best Sweet Stuff of 2009<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 I want to try every single thing on her list!!\u00c2\u00a0 Yum.\u00c2\u00a0 Also, she&#8217;s having a baby 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