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Top Five/Bottom Five

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

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
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