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As an Amazon Creator, Amazon sends me a nice little recap at the end of each year sharing how many times readers clicked my links, how many items readers purchased from my links, my best sellers from each month, and my overall best sellers from the year (among other stats).
Last January, I shared my Top 5 most purchased items in 2023, so I thought it was only fitting to share my Top 5 most purchased items in 2024! Just like last year, one of the items was a link that I shared from a blog post SIX years ago, and another one of the items was a link from a different blog post also posted six years ago. It’s still mind-blowing to me that both of those posts are still making their rounds on the internet all these years later.
There was a little blip in my data this year, though… my #1 seller is “no longer available” and therefore, it won’t even show me on my report what the item was!! Such a bummer! I’ve gone back into the report multiple times since the end of December hoping it would show up, but unfortunately, the info is still unavailable.
With that said, I’m going to share my Top SIX best sellers of 2024, since the #1 spot is blank. LAME. Haha.
And if you want to see the entire list of my Top 20 most purchased items, you can check it out here in my Amazon Storefront.
O N E – ????
I tried to go back and look at months and months of data to figure this one out, but sadly, I couldn’t. Since the item is NLA, I’m sure it probably wouldn’t show in those old reports either since it won’t show in the yearly recap. So, I guess it’s just going to remain a mystery to all of us… as well as a disappointment. Haha.
T W O – Pendaflex File
Folders
My #2 spot in 2023 was hanging file folders, and my #3 spot in 2023 were these standard (non-hanging) file folders. Well, in 2024, the non-hanging file folders moved up to the #2 spot. These are selling like hotcakes because of this blog post, because apparently y’all like to organize like I do. ;o) And the price is unbeatable.
T H R E E – Martha Stewart
/ Avery Sticky Tabs
Coming in at #3 for 2024 are these sticky tabs by Martha Stewart / Avery. These tabs come in two different sizes, the colors are beautiful, and they can be positioned and repositioned as many times as needed, allowing you to add tabs to regular notebooks, notepads, etc. I wrote about these originally in this post, and it’s still popular after all these years.
F O U R – Gold Bond Age
Renew Neck and Chest Firming Cream
Oh, I had a feeling this was going to be on the list! This item can be purchased at most stores, but Amazon typically has the best price. I started using this a couple of years ago, and it has made a huge difference in the skin around my chest and neck. My neck and chest skin is rougher, more wrinkly, and more uneven compared to the rest of my body (probably from years and years of exposure to the sun), and this cream has worked wonders on smoothing it out. I just apply a small amount (about the size of a pea) to my neck and chest every night before bed and it works its magic while I sleep. One tube is a little pricey, but it lasts for months.
F I V E – Turmeric
This turmeric was my #5 best seller of 2023 and it’s my #5 best seller of 2024, too!
I started taking this in summer 2023 and I cannot say enough incredible things about it. It has made miraculous differences in my body, and I’ll never go another day without taking it. Here is my original post about it in case you missed it:
Ohhhhh turmeric. Where to even begin? I am totally convinced that this supplement is a gift straight from heaven. Of all of the supplements that I’ve started taking, turmeric has had the biggest impact on my overall health and wellness. I’ve been taking it for seven weeks now, and when I say that it has made a huge difference in my life, I mean it. By taking just one capsule a day, the inflammation in my body has decreased dramatically.
While some inflammation can be a good thing (it’s what helps our body heal from injury), too much inflammation can be a terrible thing causing pain in the body, chronic insomnia or fatigue, anxiety, depression, and other mood disorders, swelling, weight gain or weight loss, infections, and stomach irregularities like constipation and diarrhea. Chronic inflammation in the body can even damage healthy cells, tissues, and organs that can eventually lead to cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening diseases.
For some reason I have been experiencing symptoms of chronic inflammation in my body for more than a decade, and my recent bloodwork most definitely reflected that. I haven’t been able to pinpoint the cause, but until then, turmeric has become my best friend.
Some of the symptoms I have from inflammation are major swelling in my feet and ankles every single day, finger swelling (especially after a walk or run) – so bad sometimes that I can’t even twist my wedding bands around on my finger, let alone remove them – and my fingers are SO painful after a run, and the area around my c-section scar has always been puffy and swollen (from nine years ago).
I also get lots of headaches (typically on the right side of my head), and I have a lot of pain in general, down the back of my head and neck, and also in my SI joint and my sacrum since they were damaged during childbirth 12 years ago. My SI joint was bothering me so much earlier this summer that I was planning on getting another steroid shot.
Until I started taking the turmeric.
Since starting this magical supplement seven weeks ago, everything has improved… and I actually started seeing the benefits around the four-day mark of taking it. Here are some of the things that have happened to me since I started taking it…
My feet and ankles no longer swell. This first picture was taken at 7:36 PM on September 6… two days before I started taking the turmeric. This is what my feet, toes, and ankles looked like every single day at the end of the day… and sometimes even at the beginning of the day. So much swelling. It literally looks like somebody took my ankle and blew it up like a rubber glove. The skin is all smooth because it’s stretched so tight, and you can’t even see my ankle bone. This has been my life nearly every single day for years.
This second picture was taken at 5:21 PM on September 21, almost two weeks after I started taking the turmeric. I’m wearing the same jeans, the same shoes, and I’d had a similar day to the day I’d had when I snapped the picture above. But look at the difference. No swelling. No smooth, tight skin. And you can see my ankle bone. It’s an actual normal-looking foot.
Here's the side-by-side so you can really see the difference:
In addition to that, my wrists have also shrunk. I never even realized it, but apparently, I had swelling there, too. Since starting the turmeric, I have had to start wearing my Apple Watch band one notch tighter, and I can almost wear it two notches tighter.
My c-section scar is no longer puffy and swollen. It just looks like a regular scar.
And my stomach has been flatter since I started taking the turmeric, too, so I’m assuming I was experiencing some kind of inflammation in my gut as well.
My SI joint has stopped hurting COMPLETELY (although, in full disclosure I’m also doing some additional stretching, so that could be part of it), but what a Godsend. I have been able to walk and run with zero pain and I’m so glad that I won’t have to do the steroid shot again.
My headaches have also decreased significantly.
Sounds too good to be true, I know. I can barely believe it myself.
This supplement has truly been a Godsend for me, and in addition to helping reduce inflammation, it has tons of other benefits without any negative side effects. So, if you have high inflammation in your body, issues with swelling, pain with old injuries, headaches, or just any other random pain in general, I cannot recommend starting turmeric enough! Turmeric is also supposed to be excellent for arthritis, digestive disorders, allergies, respiratory issues, and depression. There are also studies that suggest it could help prevent cancer among other things. It honestly sounds like a miracle supplement!
I use this Nature’s Bounty brand because it’s non-GMO and it’s free from artificial colors, flavors, artificial sweeteners, sugar, starch, milk, lactose, gluten, wheat, yeast, fish, and sodium. I only take one capsule every morning with breakfast and that’s it. It’s super affordable, and worth every single penny. I will be taking this for the rest of my life.
All of the things I said in my original post above still hold true today… more than a year later. I still take this supplement daily and I will continue to do so foreverrrr.
S I X – Dream Pairs
Girls Western Boots
Well, this one was unexpected. Haha. We bought these cute boots for Olivia’s Daddy / Daughter dance last year as the theme was “Denim and Diamonds,” and apparently y’all loved them as much as we do because they came in the #6 spot for 2024. They come in different colors, are very affordable, and they are soooo comfortable. My girl hates pretty much all shoes that are not tennis shoes, but she loves these.
I wasn’t going to share further data, but the #7 item is so good that I thought it needed to be shared again. This document safe bag came in at #7 even though I only just started posting about it towards the end of the year… y’all snatched many of these up last year! Preparing for our homes to be destroyed by a fire and/or another natural disaster is not something anyone ever wants to think about, but it’s important to be prepared for it in the event that it ever does happen. While tangible items aren’t nearly as important as humans and pets, there are a few tangible items that are important – birth certificates, social security cards, passports, laptops with sensitive information, etc. – and they should always be stored in a safe space. This document bag is fireproof up to 2000 degrees Fahrenheit and it is water resistant making it the perfect place to store those irreplaceable items. It includes 4 passport mesh bags, 16 card slots, 4 disc pockets, 7 folder layers for documents, and one main pocket of large space for other valuables such as laptops, iPads, jewelry, etc. It is portable and has a strong handle so you can grab it and go quickly, and it has a combination lock to keep everything secure.
And my #1 seller from 2023 (literally every single month of 2023) was my #10 seller this year, so it still made the list! I have sold hundreds upon hundreds of these document boxes since this post went live six years ago, and they’re still going strong all these years later! It’s the long length and the split lid for me. ;o)
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How fun to look back at these stats. That is funny the first one came up blank for you! I use a similar neck cream and I take Tumeric every day as well. Have a good weekend and stay warm!
ReplyDeleteAs you know, I take turmeric every day as well! Help so much. I don’t know if you saw our blog announcements that Jill and I are going to be taking over Tanya‘s prime link up starting next month so I hope you’ll link up with us!
ReplyDeleteThis is always fun to see. I still don't know how to access mine, but that's probably because I don't have top sellers!
ReplyDeleteI think that is a riot that your #1 seller is a mystery! I hate when I try to look back at an old purchase and it's no longer available.
ReplyDeleteWhat great items!!
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