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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…

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  • Christmas, Minimalism, Organization, Thrifting
  • Dec, 20, 2023
  • 30 Comments

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…

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  • Christmas, Food, Holidays, Top Five/Bottom Five
  • Dec, 19, 2023
  • 25 Comments

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…

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  • Demerits, Random, Time Management
  • Dec, 18, 2023
  • 35 Comments

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…

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  • Quotes, Reading
  • Dec, 16, 2023
  • 30 Comments

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…

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  • Happy Things Friday
  • Dec, 15, 2023
  • 30 Comments

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…

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  • Goals
  • Dec, 14, 2023
  • 34 Comments

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.

Who’s ready to do this?

YOLINK WATER SENSORS

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  • Favourite Things
  • Dec, 13, 2023
  • 35 Comments
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