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A Festive Brain Dump + My “Christmas Spreadsheet”

I could separate these thoughts into a few different Christmas posts but, instead, I’m going to throw them out there in one chaotic, festive mess and let the wrapping paper words settle where they…

Christmas, Minimalism, Organization, Thrifting
Dec, 20, 2023
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Top Five/Bottom Five: Christmas Food Edition

If you thought music and movies tested our friendship, let’s see how we fare after today’s version of the Top Five/Bottom Five game. I’ll warn you, there is a lot of sugar – which…

Christmas, Food, Holidays, Top Five/Bottom Five
Dec, 19, 2023
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The One Where I Don’t Post On Monday (And Then Post On Monday)

Last week kicked my butt. Mostly in a good way – you know when you finish an epic workout and you’re proud of what you accomplished? But, also, you feel like you’ve been hit…

Books + Quotes (December 2023)

I am so “behind” on posting about the books I have been reading! So here is a big book/quote dump from the last month or so of my reading life. I’ve been coming to…

Quotes, Reading
Dec, 16, 2023
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Happy Things Friday: 15 December

I want to start today’s post by acknowledging that the Christmas season can be the least happy time of the year. I attended a funeral last weekend for a 16-year-old. She was an accomplished…

Wrapping Up My 2023 Goals

I’m going to blink and 2023 will be over. For the first time in a looonnnggg time, I’m not planning to set any goals for myself for an entire calendar year. This feels like…

Goals
Dec, 14, 2023
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Favourite Things: December 2023 Edition + Top Picks

I thought I’d start with a quick roundup of recent favourites and cap things off with a summary of my favourite items/moments from 2023.

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YOLINK WATER SENSORS

If you’ve been reading along…

A Festive Brain Dump + My “Christmas Spreadsheet”

Top Five/Bottom Five: Christmas Food Edition

The One Where I Don’t Post On Monday (And Then Post On Monday)

Books + Quotes (December 2023)

Happy Things Friday: 15 December

Wrapping Up My 2023 Goals

Favourite Things: December 2023 Edition + Top Picks

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