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Year in Review: Favourite Memories from 2025

I’ve already recapped 2025 in terms of blogging and books (my top ten fiction reads from the year, along with my top ten non-fiction). I’ve written plenty about our Christmas (gifts, treasure hunt, general…

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  • Favourite Things
  • Jan, 14, 2026
  • 34 Comments

Never Have I Ever…Part 14

It’s has been a long time since I’ve shared ten things I’ve never ever done. As always, they’re a random assortment.

Never have I ever:

Topped up/changed any fluid in a car OTHER THAN GASOLINE. (Not…

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  • Never Have I Ever
  • Jan, 13, 2026
  • 44 Comments

The F.I.G. Collective: Announcing the 2026 Edition

It’s backkkkkkkkk.

I was on the fence about running another round of The F.I.G. Collective this winter because of… life! But then Stephany posted about her experience participating in this group practice last February….

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  • FIG Collective, Gratitude, Habits, Joy
  • Jan, 12, 2026
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Happy Things Friday: 9 January

Whelp… this has been quite a week. A bug of some sort hit various members of the family, we ran into unexpected logistical issues with our company (business “company,” not the people visiting kind)…

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  • Life
  • Jan, 09, 2026
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*Drumroll* Announcing My Ten Favourite Non-Fiction Reads from 2025

Since my mid-20s, I’ve been a non-fiction gal through and through. This year, I read far fewer non-fiction books than normal (I’m hoping to reverse that trend in 2026)!

After pulling together a HUGE post…

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  • Favourite Things, Reading
  • Jan, 08, 2026
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Holiday Leftovers, Clearance Finds, and Other Recent Frugal Wins

Who’s ready for a look at some recent frugal decisions/outcomes in our household?

1 | Leftovers!

We are a leftovers family. I’m so glad we have relatively little food waste, and nothing brings me greater…

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  • Frugality, Money
  • Jan, 07, 2026
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*Drumroll* Announcing My Ten Favourite Fiction Reads from 2025

This was hard! For the first time in years, I have had an absolutely banner year of fiction reading and I give all credit to the blogging community. The number of incredible suggestions coming…

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  • Favourite Things, Reading
  • Jan, 06, 2026
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