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It’s Time To Talk 2024 Finances (Yes, There Is a Pie Chart)

Hot on the heels of discussing Christmas gifts, I figured I might as well do a budget roundup from 2024. I find posts of this ilk are either deeply fascinating or horrifically boring depending…

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  • Budget, Home, Money, Personality Insights, Thrifting
  • Jan, 09, 2025
  • 49 Comments

Ten Chores I Wouldn’t Be Sad To Never Do Again

Happy New Year! Is anyone else feeling dazed and confused by the fact it is already 2025? Just me?

Hot on the heels of setting mantras and fun ideas for the year to come, I…

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  • Home, Personality Insights, Pet Peeves, Random
  • Jan, 01, 2025
  • 35 Comments

Mantras and Fun Ideas for 2025 (Or, My Current Version of Setting Goals)

After a few days of deliberation, I’ve opted to forgo a specific set of goals. That said, I do want to have some guiding intentions for the year and decided to create of list…

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  • Goals, Life, Organization, Personality Insights, Planning
  • Dec, 30, 2024
  • 62 Comments

To Set Goals Or Not To Set Goals: That Is The Question

Let’s talk 2025 goals. And, namely, if I should set them.

I was very intentional about not setting goals this year and haven’t regretted that decision for a single second.

On the other hand, when I…

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  • Goals, Habits, Organization, Personality Insights, Planning
  • Dec, 28, 2024
  • 49 Comments

My 2024 Christmas Playlist

First, Merry Christmas! I wasn’t going to post on Christmas Day, but I’ve had this song list languishing in my drafts folder for a while and it seemed like something that needed to go…

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  • Christmas, Personality Insights, Top Five/Bottom Five
  • Dec, 25, 2024
  • 23 Comments

Christmas Questions: Would You Rather…

Well…

I severely underestimated how busy the last few days would be. It has – for the most part – been fun things filling those days. But they have still been very, very full. Is…

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  • Christmas, Habits, Holidays, Personality Insights
  • Dec, 23, 2024
  • 35 Comments

Turns Out…I Don’t Need To Send Christmas Cards Early (And Other Good Things I Won’t Be Doing This Christmas)

Writing a post of this ilk has become a tradition for me. I find it helpful to sit down and list “good” things I don’t have to do at any given time. Understandably, Christmas…

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  • Christmas, Holidays, Personality Insights
  • Dec, 18, 2024
  • 58 Comments
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