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!
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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!
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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!
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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.
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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!
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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.
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Best New TV Shows ~ Drama - How To Get
Away With Murder; Comedy - Blackish.
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Best Music - So subjective but millions agree & they catapulted to fame
this year - Sam Smith & Ed Sheeran.
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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!
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Best New Game ~ Trivia Crack ~ I just started playing this one and it is aptly
named! Helps keep the cobwebs off the 'ol brain.
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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!
