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Top Five/Bottom Five

My Top Five Favourite Christmas Traditions (Then/Now Edition)

I know I’ve talked a few times about various Christmas traditions, but I can’t find any record of me ever ranking them.

Since we’re talking about Christmas (which I love) and I’m actively trying to…

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  • Christmas, Planning, Top Five/Bottom Five
  • Dec, 22, 2025
  • 42 Comments

Top Five/Bottom Five: Fruit

This is another Top Five/Bottom Five I must have done on my old blog? I was sure I’d done it here, but can’t find it.

Time to fix that!

In general, I like most types…

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  • Food, Top Five/Bottom Five
  • Dec, 08, 2025
  • 45 Comments

Top Five/Bottom Five: Frugal Choices

I love to save money for all sorts of reasons.

It’s satisfying. It feels like wise stewardship of our resources. And mostly because it frees up more money for things that matter to our family…

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  • Frugality, Money, Top Five/Bottom Five
  • Nov, 13, 2025
  • 30 Comments

Top Five/Bottom Five: Summer

I was astounded when I looked back at my Top Five/Bottom Five posts and realized I’ve never done one about summer. I’m virtually certain I have — maybe on my old blog? Or maybe…

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  • Summer Celebrations, Top Five/Bottom Five
  • Aug, 20, 2025
  • 46 Comments

Top Five/Bottom Five: Small Talk Topics

Some people are pure magic with small talk. (Joy, this is your cue to take a bow.) These people could talk to a doorframe and somehow get a response. I, on the other hand,…

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  • Personality Insights, Random, Top Five/Bottom Five
  • May, 29, 2025
  • 58 Comments

Top Five/Bottom Five: Smells (The Household Edition)

It’s been a long while since my last Top Five/Bottom Five post — so long, in fact, we were still talking about winter (praise be, ice is finally behind us). Tobia recently mentioned that…

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  • Home, Top Five/Bottom Five
  • May, 15, 2025
  • 48 Comments

Top Five/Bottom Five: The (Canadian) Winter Edition

We’ve talked about everything from condiments to emojis to ice cream flavours, but now it’s time to tackle a cold, hard truth. It’s winter in Canada. And I. am. over. it.

I’ve been hankering…

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  • Random, Top Five/Bottom Five
  • Feb, 20, 2025
  • 65 Comments
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