The Year in Review – 2022

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2022 is coming to a close and we cannot believe how quickly this year has gone by. We accomplished a lot over the past twelve months, and we are so grateful for all of you who have supported us and followed along on the journey! We’re taking a look back at the highlights of this year: our top posts, best-selling items, favorite LTK posts, and more! See the best of 2022 below.

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Top Blog Posts of 2022

We wrote about everything from beauty, fashion, and travel to holidays, hot sales, and home decor. See the posts that you thought were pretty awesome this year.

Number One

Elemis Products Review – Who doesn’t love a good beauty post?! When we try new products, we love to share our thoughts with the F&T community. Kristy shared her 60-day Elemis journey with us to see if these products lived up to the hype and were worth the price tag!

Number Two

Black Friday Sales – We LOVE a sale roundup – we’re always ready to shop ’til we drop! These sales were the best of the best on Black Friday, from all of our favorite retailers. Stay tuned for tons more of the best deals around in 2023.

Number Three

Live Life in the Loop – You guys were clearly looking to get a little loopy this year! Loopy cases are super fun, super chic phone cases with a built-in finger loop so you can #stopthedrop and make your life a little easier…without sacrificing style, of course.

Number Four

Our Place Home Cook Duo – We’re all about finding ways to declutter, simplify, and beautify. The Home Cook Duo from Our Place does all three. See how this gorgeous pot and pan combo can save you time, space, and sanity.

Number Five

Home Decor Subscription Box – We love Decocrated and it looks like you do, too! This home decor subscription box brings the best in interior design right to your door every season. Plus, the holiday add-on boxes are full of fun themed decor to spice up your home each holiday.

Top-Selling Items 2022

We searched, shopped, and then posted! These deals we shared with you were the top three best-selling items of 2022. You guys have great taste!!

You all were practicing good hygiene and great style this year!! These soft spun cotton bath towels from Macy’s were the top-selling item of 2022!

Everyone knows camping is better with lots of friends (more people to feed to the bears first, right??) and the F&T community clearly agrees! This 20-person tent from Walmart was our second best-seller.

If you know, you know. The bag that took the world by storm also caught your eye – the Lululemon Everywhere Belt Bag was the third most-purchased item this year!!

Top Retailers 2022

We showcase a lot of our favorite items from tons of different retailers here on the blog, but we also share amazing deals on our Facebook page. Like and follow us to get the most up-to-date deals and sales, and then check out what your favorite retailers of 2022 were across all of our platforms! We obviously all love Amazon and Walmart, but these retailers also held a special place in our hearts this year:

#1Target

#2Macy’s

#3Nike

Your Favorite LTK Posts of 2022

We really started to grow our LTK platform in 2022 and you all had some posts you definitely loved! Hot date night outfits, comfy jumpsuits, adorable loungewear, cozy sweaters, and more…these were the top three LTK posts this year.

Number One

Coordinating outfits for family photos are so much fun! You all thought this cream, blue, and brown outfit inspiration for fall family photos was the cream of the crop!

Number Two

We all know someone who is graduating from something, and coming up with a useful yet thoughtful gift can be a struggle! You guys loved this graduation gift guide full of great gift ideas.

Number Three

Kristy created this darling princess dress up station for her daughter, and it turns out that you thought it was pretty darn perfect, too!

And there you have it!! The best of the best from 2022. Thanks for following along…let us know what your favorites were this year! See all of you in 2023 xoxo.

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