Share 4 Somethings in November 2025

I know the last Saturday of the month is not until next week but I'm going to take a blogging break starting Wednesday the 26th- Monday December 1st (while Alec and his roommate are here) and I didn't want to miss Share 4 Somethings with Jenn so I'm posting mine early. I do expect to have time to read and hopefully link up but I won't be writing or publishing anything new. 

As always we're sharing some things we loved, some things we learned, some things that went well, and some things we let go of. 


Some things I've loved: Seeing Hadestown with my boys. 


I loved the date night my husband and I had last weekend; we met friends of his at Foxwoods for dinner and had so much fun (plus the food was incredible too).


the casino was all decked out for Christmas too.

 I have loved watching all my Christmas cacti bloom this month. 


Some things I've learned: I've been learning a lot about Animal Behavior and re-learning many things about Economics that I had forgotten about. I read through both book trying to keep a chapter ahead of Evan and write up some comprehension questions for him to answer. 

Some things that went well: I'm nearly finished making all my holiday cards this month. It's the first year I've made a huge collection of random cards. I typically make them nearly all the same. It's been fun being so creative.  



Some things I let go of: 2 MORE bags of clothing and shoes. I have been brutal about culling things out of my closet this fall and winter... and so far I haven't regret having gotten rid of anything. 

 Linking up with: Spread the Kindness, 



 


Comments

  1. Maria RineerNovember 21, 2025 at 5:10 AM

    The cards are all so pretty! As is your Christmas cacti. My plant died this year :(. Your meal out looks really good! Have a great weekend!

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  2. AnonymousNovember 21, 2025 at 6:34 AM

    Your cards are so pretty. Enjoy your break.
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  3. HollyNovember 21, 2025 at 7:10 AM

    I need to purge too- I have been too slow with it!

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  4. Amy ScottNovember 21, 2025 at 7:34 AM

    Your plants look amazing! Good job on the card making! So awesome! Great job on the closet clean out! What is it that makes you feel that you have more rather than less when you do that?

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    1. Joanne November 21, 2025 at 8:13 AM

      Thank you! For me it's definitely that I can see what I have better. To look at my closet you wouldn't even know I got rid of anything... it was pretty well packed in there.

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  5. Dara @ Not In JerseyNovember 21, 2025 at 8:32 AM

    I need to be more brutal on getting rid of things!

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    1. Joanne November 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM

      I have been in one of those moods where if I don't absolutely love it I'm getting rid of it.

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  6. MarilynNovember 21, 2025 at 9:37 AM

    What a good feeling to get rid of some clothes. I need to do the same thing. Enjoy your weekend!

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  7. AnonymousNovember 21, 2025 at 10:31 AM

    So many fun things! (This is Kari 💜)

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  8. Tanya November 21, 2025 at 10:46 AM

    Cleaning things out is such a great feeling. Hope you have a very happy Thanksgiving!

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  9. Jodie's Touch of StyleNovember 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM

    What an accomplishment with your cards. Wow, wow, wow. And your Christmas cacti is amazing. What a green thumb you have.
    Learning new things is truly the best way to help our brains. We've been going to these brain lectures, and that was a big push at the last class.
    XOXO
    Jodie

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    1. Joanne November 22, 2025 at 9:53 AM

      I love learning new things! I really wish our local community college was free for all and not just first time students because I would absolutely take a class or two "just for fun!"

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  10. Spare Parts and PicsNovember 21, 2025 at 4:35 PM

    Oh my, the restaurant meal looks delicious! Enjoy your time off and happy holidays.

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  11. Lindsay's Sweet WorldNovember 21, 2025 at 5:17 PM

    So exciting when the Christmas cactus blooms! My mom has one and hers hasn't bloomed yet. I would really love to get one for my house!

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    1. Joanne November 22, 2025 at 9:54 AM

      My sister bought me one and my mother in law was going to get rid of the two she had when she moved and I happily took them in. I honestly thought I'd have killed them by now but they love the lighting in our house and have really thrived.

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  12. Billie JoNovember 21, 2025 at 5:40 PM

    Enjoy your break, my friend! Everything looks lovely and festive!

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  13. JenniferNovember 21, 2025 at 8:48 PM

    Hard to imagine your getting rid of clothes...you always have the cutest things! Would not want to part with them:) I hope you enjoy your break....happy Thanksgiving!

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    1. Joanne November 22, 2025 at 9:55 AM

      Aw, thank you. That is so sweet. I have such an obsession with sweaters though that I have to let go of some of the older ones to make room for the new.

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  14. MarshaNovember 21, 2025 at 11:14 PM

    I am sure anyone who receives one of your cards cherishes it! I piled a bunch of things into my trunk and had my friends from the museum go through them. It was a win win for us all. Now, I've got all these pencil skirts I need to find a new home for...no one wants those these days!

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  15. NancyNovember 22, 2025 at 3:11 AM

    Enjoy your week off! You make such beautiful and lovely cards!

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  16. Amy JohnsonNovember 22, 2025 at 7:56 AM

    I never heard of that play before. Your cards are so cute!

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    1. Joanne November 22, 2025 at 9:58 AM

      It was a neat play-- somehow it both incorporated sweat shop conditions of the industrial revolution tied in with Greek mythology and the underworld.

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  17. GinaNovember 22, 2025 at 9:53 AM

    Surf and Turf on date night for the win!

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    1. Joanne November 22, 2025 at 9:58 AM

      Yes! We heard that was the special and both my husband and I completely changed our mind and went with that. I was so glad I did too. It was delicious!

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  18. EllibelleNovember 22, 2025 at 12:01 PM

    That theatre is absolutely beautiful! And such fun cards you made! I too have donated 2 large bags of clothes/shoes recently. And still working on decluttering. It's good to let things go but also hard to do!
    Enjoy your blogging break and Happy Thanksgiving!

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    1. Joanne November 23, 2025 at 5:58 AM

      Isn't it gorgeous? I love all the details inside. They don't seem to build building like that anymore.

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  19. Kim CarberryNovember 22, 2025 at 3:11 PM

    Have a wonderful time with Alec and his roommate and a fab Thanksgiving.
    Hadestown sounds great and what a lovely date with your husband. Your Christmas cacti look fantastic and your cards too.

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  20. The Happy WhiskNovember 22, 2025 at 3:52 PM

    Happy upcoming Blogger Break.

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  21. Laura @ Our Grand LivesNovember 23, 2025 at 9:09 AM

    Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy your time with family and having your boys (and roommate) with you! Sounds wonderful!

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  22. Hena TayebNovember 23, 2025 at 10:25 PM

    We have not seen Hadestown.. good to hear you enjoyed it.
    That dinner looks great. Enjoy the upcoming holidays.

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  23. FASHION TALESNovember 23, 2025 at 11:46 PM

    Very cool. we loved Hadestown also, so good. Hope you're having a lovely start to the holidays. Madison
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  24. LeanneNovember 24, 2025 at 8:22 AM

    Hi Jo - I totally get the blogging break to enjoy time with family - nothing beats that. Your Christmas cards look great and homeschooling certainly keeps your brain active!

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  25. Tamar SBNovember 27, 2025 at 7:49 PM

    Hadestown is so good, right! Hope you enjoyed Thanksgiving!

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  26. Jen WhiteNovember 30, 2025 at 7:13 PM

    The Christmas cacti are so fun! I don't know if I've ever seen one in person? LOVE your Christmas cards...too perfect! I donated a couple of bags of clothes recently which was so nice...felt like a good thing to get checked off my list.

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    1. Joanne December 1, 2025 at 8:47 AM

      I don't think I had ever really noticed a Christmas cacti before I had one of my own but then my mother in law was moving and getting rid of her two so I adopted those as well. I love them; even if they are pretty boring those other seasons when they're not blooming.

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  27. CindyDecember 8, 2025 at 2:16 PM

    Your Christmas cards are so pretty! you are very talented. I have also been purging stuff-also with no regrets!! https://encounterswiththedavisfamily.blogspot.com/2025/12/share-four-somethings-november-2025.html

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    1. Joanne December 8, 2025 at 2:19 PM

      Aw, thank you! I hardly ever miss anything I end up purging from the house.

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