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Marypause's Best of 2014

    As we see the old year out, I wanted to look back and compile a best of list for 2014. This list is about as subjective as it gets, but I think it is always important to feel gratitude for the old, but embrace the new. It's what keeps us young at heart!

~ Best Purchase of 2014 ~ This would have to be Ugg sheepskin insoles that I bought for my beloved Emu boots. Plow & Hearth sells them for $14.95 & they provide arch support!
~ Best Cocktail - Honey Jack Cooler ~ mix Jack Daniels Tennessee Honey Bourbon (or brand of your choice) with muddled mint, ginger ale & a squeeze of lemon. Or simply mix with below SanPellegrino Limonata!
~ Best Beverage (non-alcoholic) ~ SanPellegrino Sparkling Flavored Beverages. You may already be familiar with the lemon & orange flavors, but there are blood orange, clementine, grapefruit & lime flavors. These are refreshing on their own but make a perfect mixer.
~ Best Healthy-ish Snack ~ Brookside's Dark Chocolate Covered Fruits So healthy dark chocolate, (which we need a bit of every day), meets healthy dried fruits like raspberries, goji, blueberries, pomegranate & acai. A match made in Hershey heaven!
~ Best Beauty Product - Chapstick's Dual-ended Hydration Lock ~ One end is sunscreen, the other super hydration for night. Why hasn't someone come up with this sooner? Genius.
~ Best New TV Shows ~ Drama - How To Get Away With Murder; Comedy - Blackish.
~ Best Music - So subjective but millions agree & they catapulted to fame this year - Sam Smith & Ed Sheeran.
~ Best Garden Plant ~ Torenia ~ We will forever lament the loss of our shade-loving impatiens. Torenia is not a new plant but now it can be found in the same affordable flats and it is gorgeous, versatile & maintenance -free!
~ Best New Game ~ Trivia Crack ~ I just started playing this one and it is aptly named! Helps keep the cobwebs off the 'ol brain.
~ Best Book ~ Well this time of year, I can't seem to choose a new book, just an old one that we can reread every year & get something new out of it. Simple Abundance by Sarah Ban Breathnach. There are 365 passages beginning on January 1st. I can't think of a better way to read in the new year!

Happy New Year! Here's to a healthy, joyful & adventurous 2015!!

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