Ah, 2011…how I’ll miss thee! To commemorate the passing of this year, here is a list of my favorites things. While some of these websites, books and artists have been around a while, I really enjoyed them this year.

best music blog (*best in show for the year – i love this site!)
feelnumb.com (here is one of my favorite posts)

best beauty blog
kandee the make-up artist (a favorite post on how to get flawless skin)

best fashion blog
Wendy’s Lookbook (a favorite youtube video on 25 ways to wear a scarf)

best food blog
Two Dancing Buckeyes (a favorite post on use-it-or-lose-it soup)

best girl-provoking blog
style rookie (a favorite post, she’s full of secrets)

best financial blog
Mr. Money Mustache (a favorite post, How much is that bitch costin ya?)

best local blog
What I Wore Today (a favorite post, Before Eight)

favorite novel of the year
The Jazz Bird by Craig Holden

best nonfiction
Her Mother’s Daughter: A Memoir of the Mother I Never Knew and of My Daughter, Courtney Love by Linda Carroll

best biography
Bossypants by Tina Fey

favorite new (to me) music
Betty Blowtorch

Favorite new sad bastard music
Scala & Kolacny Brothers

favorite documentary
Bill Cunningham New York (available on netflix streaming)

favorite music documentary
Foo Fighters: Back and Forth

favorite new tv show
New Girl

favorite obsession (same as last year)
Nirvana

best ‘what’s old is new again’
My So-Called Life

best useful website
Pandora