The Best

Ok, one more 2024 post... 

I saw this idea, for a "Best of 2024" post, on someone else's social media feed, and decided it would be fun to sort through my Monthly Medleys - as well as my 2024 life experiences - to find the absolute best in each category to share/recommend going into the new year. 

I borrowed the idea for a "Best of 2024" list from @kamphoxy on Instagram, but I made edited her list to make it my own.

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Best of 2025

Best Purchase (Home): electric balloon pump

Best Purchase (Kitchen): Yarramate oil sprayer

Best Purchase (Personal Care): L'ange Hair Le Duo Grande

Best Purchase (Clothing/Shoes): Adidas Run '70s 2.0 sneaker

Best Book: a tie between The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine and Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult

Best Streaming Show: a tie between The Perfect Couple and seasons one and five of Fargo (seasons 2, 3, and 4 weren't nearly as good)

Best Syndicated Show: High Potential

Best Movie: WICKED

Best Podcast Episode: Acquired: Costco

Best Podcast Series/Show/Season: The Bakersfield Three

Best Instagram Follow (Entertainment): @the_leighton_show (known for his book What time is noon? and for sharing other ridiculous things teenagers ask)

Best Instagram Follow (Informative): @dr.beachgem10 (a pediatric emergency department physician)

Best Trip - Grand Canyon/Sedona, AZ

Best Experience with Food: jelly donuts from Clark's Market in the Village of Oak Creek, AZ 

Best Recipe: Beef Shawarma Wrap

Best Membership: Wildgrain

Best Thing I Did for Myself: leave the familiar behind to take a chance on something new 

Best Thing I Learned: 

1. Doing the right thing doesn't please everyone, and what I perceive as the right thing isn't always perceived as the right thing by others. 
2. Sometimes people are going to dislike me, regardless of what I do or say, and I need to let them.
3. I can't make people care about others. 

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Now that we've made it through all (149 L...O...N...G days) of January, I think we can officially wave goodbye to 2024!

In honor of my senior, who will soon wave goodbye
to high school but who is still just this little in my heart.