Top Five Purchases of 2025
In my previous blog post, I mentioned the personalized Christmas stockings that I ordered on Etsy at the end of last year. All this month I've been looking at them hanging on our mantle and thinking to myself "Wow, that was a really good purchase!" Well, it got me thinking about the purchases I've made in 2025. Most were necessities (like food and gas); many were experiences (activities, events, and trips); some got more use than expected (my gym membership!); some got less ( the cookie projector ); and some I admittedly regret (expensive Matouk bath towels...probably should've just bought towels at Costco.) As far as tangible items go, there were several good purchases this year, so much so that I honestly had a hard time coming up with a Top Five. I decided to limit the list to five mostly to remind myself that sometimes all you need are a few good things. Having less stuff makes the stuff you do have more special. But most simply, four of the five items on my...
