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Top Five/Bottom Five

Top Ten/Bottom Ten: The House Edition (Including a Renovation History)

Most living arrangements come with certain perks and drawbacks. There is give and there is take when balancing location, price, amenities (insert a dozen other contributing factors).

The same is true for our family. Until…

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  • Life, Organization, Random, Top Five/Bottom Five
  • Oct, 08, 2024
  • 40 Comments

Top Five/Bottom Five: Disney Movies

Can you get more iconic than Disney? Growing up without cable, my movie lifeline was The Wonderful World of Disney which aired on CBC – the national broadcasting channel here in Canada – each…

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  • Top Five/Bottom Five
  • Oct, 03, 2024
  • 39 Comments

Top Five/Bottom Five: Fall

It is no secret that fall is my favourite season.

Let me clarify. September (of which only a sliver is technically fall) through to mid-October is my favourite season. The rest of the year…

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  • Holidays, Personality Insights, Top Five/Bottom Five
  • Sep, 18, 2024
  • 43 Comments

Top Five/Bottom Five: The Clothing Edition

Clothes. I love ’em and I hate ’em.

And I figured it was time to rank the top and bottom contenders in my closet.

TOP FIVE CLOTHING ITEMS

Dresses. If I could live in dresses I would…

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  • Top Five/Bottom Five
  • Sep, 09, 2024
  • 44 Comments

My Top Five Non-Fiction Books

I’m coming your way with a bit of a twist on my regular Top Five/Bottom Five posts. This time I’m tackling non-fiction books (I thoroughly enjoyed the discussion on fictional books).

When it comes to…

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  • Reading, Top Five/Bottom Five
  • Aug, 07, 2024
  • 29 Comments

Top Five/Bottom Five: Fictional Books

The blog felt overdue for a Top Five/Bottom Five post. I’m coming at you with a broad topic, so let’s establish some ground rules.

There are no rules.

What you want to list is your…

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  • Reading, Top Five/Bottom Five
  • Jul, 29, 2024
  • 43 Comments

Top Five/Bottom Five: Things I Do/Don’t Miss From My Past

That title is a real mouthful, but I couldn’t come up with anything shorter. Suggestions?

I assume we all have things we miss about earlier years of our life, and many things we’re glad exist…

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  • Top Five/Bottom Five
  • Jun, 11, 2024
  • 34 Comments
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