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Top Five/Bottom Five

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

Top Five/Bottom Five: The Condiment Edition

I live in a family that adores sauces. In fact, you could say sauces are our jam. (What? I like bad puns.)

So I figured it was high time to discuss condiments, a topic I…

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  • Food, Random, Top Five/Bottom Five
  • Dec, 03, 2024
  • 55 Comments

Top Five/Bottom Five: The Emoji Edition

Regardless of where you fall along the emoji spectrum (avoid at all costs vs each text is 98% emojis and 2% words), it’s rather difficult to avoid these little icons in modern life.

So, why…

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  • Random, Top Five/Bottom Five
  • Nov, 19, 2024
  • 49 Comments

Top Five/Bottom Five: The Colour Edition

Apologies to all my American readers. There will be plenty of superfluous vowels in today’s post because it’s time to talk colour.

In my version of the question, black and white will be considered colours…

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  • Personality Insights, Random, Top Five/Bottom Five
  • Nov, 07, 2024
  • 42 Comments

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
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