(Link to 2022’s list)
(Link to 2023’s list)

I’m mostly not putting links in this post so that I don’t have to keep up with managing them 🙂 Here are some things I loved this year—food, experiences, media, decisions.

Best recipe

Shepherd’s pie

Various recipes. I think maybe I just love Worcestershire sauce.

Best home improvement project

Converting the fireplace to wood-burning

Ah, the crackle.

Best coffee

Velvet Sod

Roasted by my friends at OnyxCreek.

Best office product

Laptop stand

Posture helper.

Best trip

Anniversary trip to Sedona

Glass-front rental for that incredible view.

Best body product

eos Vanilla Cashmere lotion

When I’m okay with smelling like a glazed donut.

Best concert

Billy Joel

Sting opened!

Best date night

Paint-by-numbers kits from Winnie’s Picks

Custom-made from photos I sent in.

Best podcast

The Rest is History

The series on Custer’s Last Stand hooked us.

Best perfume

Miss Dior

Love’s Baby Soft for adults.

Best workout gear

Wide comfy running belt

Like this one.

Best gift I gave

Watercolor painting of my grandparents’ house

For my dad for Father’s Day.

Best movie

Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning

Proud MI fan.

Best TV show

Andor

Pluribus honorable mention.

Best new accessory

Heading Prints scarf

Designs based on vintage book illustrations.

Best new routine

Writing at 7:00 a.m. with online friends

Highly motivating.

Best book

All the Beauty in the World by Patrick Bringley

From p. 22—“Much of the greatest art, I find, seeks to remind us of the obvious.”