{"id":27294,"date":"2025-12-31T00:02:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T04:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/?p=27294"},"modified":"2026-01-01T16:05:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T20:05:22","slug":"2025-review-and-connection-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/2025-review-and-connection-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Review and Connection in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, I&#8217;m happy to tell you my favorites of 2025. 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