My Best Posts of 2011, According to Me

The Serious

• January 10: Mom Blog: A post attempting to sum up my thoughts on motherhood. 
• January 20: Let's Go on With the Show: The very moment I realized how much I loved performing in community theater, because it gave me an identity outside of motherhood.  Chosen for this list because I cried cathartic tears the entire time I typed the post. 
• March 15: Crazy Camp, 3 Years Later: This is by far the most-read, most-commented about post I've ever written.  It's a look back on the three years since my time in an outpatient mental health program for depression. 
• June 29: The One Thing I'm Not Worried About: I'm including this one on my list because I think it sums up my views on education. 
• August 6: On Being a Writer vs. a Blogger vs. a Schlub: My inaugural trip to the BlogHer conference inspired me to write this post that violates the number 1 rule of blogging: Do not blog about blogging.  
• September 11: September 11, 2011: Well, my mom called this Sept. 11 post my best ever.  
• September 25: Crazy Camp, The Reunion: This was seriously one of the most poignant moments of the year for me, when I ran into a woman from my depression program and realized that we were both doing okay. 

The Funny

• January 3: I'm Supposed to Be Doing Something Else Right Now: A post about shoes, procrastination, musicals, and WWII rationing.  Also the post where I coin the word blorphine. 
• January 19: And In the Formal Wear Competition: My pathetic attempts to come up with a formal outfit to wear for a show I was in.  Includes my hypothetical red carpet interview with Ryan Seacrest. 
• June 16: Fun at Rummage Sales: People seemed to like this post where I wrote about a 60s-era cookbook I bought at a rummage sale. 
• October 22: Shannon Saves Series: I Made My Own Effing Soap: Just another DIY project gone wrong. 
• November 5: Losing Pinterest: Katie said this post was the funniest one I've ever written.  It's about some of my absurd antics attempting to make stuff I saw on Pinterest. 
• November 7: Hot New Children's Toy: A Box of Garbage: My revelation that trash is actually the greatest treasure, when you're four years old. 
• December 9: 14 Days of Festivity: Day 6: People seemed to take pleasure in my craft FAIL.