Life lately

Abby completed some DIY car repairs that were ever-so-satisfying.

Sarah is loving reading chapter books with HP.

Reading lately

Abby read We’re Going to Need More Wine by Gabrielle Union and Sarah finished Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann.

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Getting outside

We discuss our values around getting outside and exploring nature, how we are incorporating it in our family life now, and how we see that changing in the future. Links to things we mentioned:

• The best sun hat (for kids and adults!)
• Rain bibs
• Free Forest School
• Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv
• There’s No Such Thing As Bad Weather by Linda Akeson McGurk

Eating lately

Sarah has been having picnic dinners with her family and bowl after bowl of the mousse Abby discussed in a previous episode (turns out, doubling it was unnecessary).

Abby enjoyed the most delicious flan you will ever eat, made for her by a friend for her birthday. Email us if you’d like the recipe!

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Life lately

Sarah has started meditating using the Calm app.

Abby gives an update on her dog, Tonks. Since we recorded this episode several weeks ago, Tonky’s health declined rapidly, and we said goodbye to her on May 31. We miss her lots, and we’re thankful for your support and love.

Reading lately

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Sarah listened to Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design by Charles Montgomery, a non-fiction book about the history of our cities and how we can design and modify them to make the people who live there happier.

Abby listened to two middle-grade historical fiction novels: The War That Saved My Life and The War I Finally Won, both by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley.

Food

We share our food philosophies, history with food, thoughts about thin privilege, and how important (or not) the social aspect of eating is for each of us. Here are the resources and links we mentioned this episode:

• Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay
• Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver
• Shrill by Lindy West
• Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan
• Tell Me I’m Fat episode of This American Life
• Catherine Newman’s blog and chicken wing recipe
• Caroline Dooner’s F*ck It Diet

Eating lately

Abby made special burritos following a recipe that friends created in honor of their new baby.

Sarah shares her “fancy coffee” recipe: coffee + peppermint tea.

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