Top Five/Bottom Five

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…

Top Five/Bottom Five: The Best and Worst Ice Cream Flavours

Originally published May 2024; updated July 2026

Some subjects are almost too controversial for polite company.

Politics. Whether the toilet paper roll should go over or under (we all know the answer is OVER, right?).

And,…

Top Five/Bottom Five: Makeup

It likely will not surprise you to learn I am not really a makeup gal. I mean, I wear it. I like it. But I own very little of it. This was an easy…

Creativity, Favourite Things, Minimalism, Top Five/Bottom Five
Apr, 04, 2024
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Top Five/Bottom Five: Kitchen Appliances (Mostly To Gauge Your Stance on Microwaves)

While I work on the mounds of laundry waiting to be tended, here’s a twist on the crowd favourite Top Five/Bottom Five posts; this time I’m going to write about what kitchen appliances (excluding…

Top Five/Bottom Five: Basic Hygiene and Self-Care Routines

Top Five/Bottom Five posts always seem to generate lots of fun discussion and I needed something a bit lighter than yesterday’s topic.

I had a hard time concretely defining the parameters, but I’m thinking…

Top Five/Bottom Five: Household Chores Edition

I had a lot of fun writing my Christmas-themed Top Five/Bottom Five posts (followed by a special cookie edition for Engie). Based on the comment sections, some of you have very strong feelings about…

Top Five/Bottom Five: The Cookie Edition

This one is for Engie. A few weeks ago she suggested I post about the best and worst cookies (apparently she has – and I quote – “STRONG feelings”). I didn’t get around to…