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Best of 2025

Best of 2025

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The year is coming to a close, and you know what that means! It's time to look back at our highs of 2025. We reminisce on work wins, new hobbies, mantras, and more!

Best New Artist Discovery of The Year (Author, Artist, Filmmaker, Dancer, etc.)

Olivia - Allegra Goodman, Joshua Burnside

Becca - Francis Featherstone, Anna Kwan, Sarah Martinez, Barbara Bourland

Best Song of The Year

Olivia - Baby Steps by Olivia Dean

Becca - Moves by Suki Waterhouse

Best Movie or Show of The Year:

Olivia - Train Dreams

Becca - The Summer I Turned Pretty

Best Purchase of the Year

Olivia - Shiseido Illuminating Micro Spot Serum

Becca - Weighted Eye Mask

Best Sandwich of The Year

Olivia - Fork & Whisk Chicken Salad

Becca - Hillstone French dip

Obsession:

Becca - Margaret from Bad Art Everyday's Post

Olivia - Pluribus

Reading:

Olivia - Wreck by Catherine Newman

Becca - Between Two Kings by Lindsay Straube, I Wrote This for Attention by Lukas Gage

This Month's Book Club Pick - No December book club, but now's the perfect time to catch up on past book club picks!

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