Life lately

Sarah’s been optimizing routines, inspired by our discussion in our last episode.

Pepper got his first haircut!

Reading lately

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Sarah listened to A Burning by Megha Majudamar and Abby read TJ Klune’s The Cerulean Sea.

The future!

We discuss our currently reality, whether it matches how we imagined life in our mid-thirties would be, and our hopes and dreams for the next ten years.

Eating lately

Abby shares a strawberry cake from Smitten Kitchen and Sarah enjoyed Swiss mushroom venison brats while camping with friends.

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Life lately

Abby is back at an in-person yoga studio.

Sarah applied to library school for the fall.

Reading lately

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Abby listened to two slow burn romances by Mhairi McFarlane: Don’t You Forget About Me and If I Never Met You. Sarah enjoyed Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano.

Routines: the ideal vs reality

We discuss our ideal morning, afternoon, and evening routines and how it compares to our current reality. Links we mentioned:

• Previous routines episode
• The Skimm and What A Day newsletters

Eating lately

Sarah made applesauce oat muffins and Abby tried a new meatball recipe.

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Life lately

Sarah’s kids have been watching Alone with Neil.

Abby recently installed this sandbox (a gift from her sister) in the backyard and her kids are into it.

Reading lately

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Sarah read the own voices YA novel Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez and Abby listened to A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende.

Our everyday superpowers (and foils)

We discuss the everyday things that might not sound like superpowers at first, but definitely make our lives easier, as well as basic things that we’re really terrible about.

Eating lately

Sarah made salmon bowls from the Dinner Illustrated cookbook, and Abby found a takeout pizza that’s a hit with her family in Birmingham.

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