Life lately

Abby describes her plans for a royal wedding watch party.

Sarah shares how terrible she is at choosing paint colors.

Reading lately

Now that we are both up to date, we talk all about our favorite mystery series: Louise Penny’s Inspector Gamache.

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A day in our lives

We walk you through the details of a day in our lives, what was atypical, and if it highlighted anything we’d like to change.

Eating lately

Sarah made a broccoli and mushroom casserole:

• 1 lb mushrooms, sliced
• 1 onion, chopped
• juice of one lemon
• 1 large head of cauliflower or broccoli
• 3 cloves garlic, crushed
• butter
• salt and pepper to taste
• three cups rice, cooked (I cook up two cups of brown rice in the Instant Pot)
• 2 1/2 cups grated cheese of your choice

Saute the mushrooms and onion in butter and lemon juice. When mushrooms and onion are soft, add the garlic and cauliflower. Continue to saute briefly and add salt and pepper to taste. Mix all of the above with rice and cheese. Bake, covered, for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.

Abby’s been enjoying kringle (a filled pastry treat) from Trader Joe’s.

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Life lately

Sarah’s kids are now using her childhood bunk beds.

Abby gave herself a new spring look by cutting bangs into her hair.

Reading lately

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Sarah listened to An American Marriage by Tayari Jones, which follows the marriage of Roy and Celestial before, during, and after Roy’s wrongful incarceration.

Abby loved Beartown by Frederick Backman, a novel about a small Swedish hockey town.

Balance

We chat about how we define balance, if our lives are balanced now, whether we feel over-scheduled, and favorite resources for getting back on track if we’ve gotten off balance. Listeners, we’d love to hear how you find the right balance in your life.

• Simplicity Parenting by Kim John Payne
• The Joy of Doing Nothing by Rachel Jonat
• Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

Eating lately

Abby is making her own chocolate mousse.

Sarah is eating whole chickpeas (gasp!), as part of a chickpea salad.

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