Life lately

Sarah’s kiddo HP took his first trip away from home without family along—and did great. Abby and her family watched Coco with the family and loved the Dia de los Muertos vibes. 

Reading lately

Sarah had fun reading nonfiction, The Power of Fun: How to Feel Alive Again by Catherine Price, and Abby was delighted by the queer YA romance, Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jagirdar.

Best and worst of the seasons

We chat about the seasons, including our favorite and least favorite things about each one, the best seasonal foods, and whether there are any seasons we’d skip if we could.

Eating lately

Abby found a new Instagram account, Trader Joe’s 5 Items or Less, and tried out their Cheesy Corn Orzo Pasta with salmon cooked in the InstantPot. Sarah cooked chickpea + couscous salad from Hello Fresh.

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Life lately

Abby is enjoying her new art from Nicole Simmons.

Sarah is getting new (black!) windows.

Reading lately

Abby enjoyed the cozy sci-fi Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers.

Sarah was delighted by Bonnie Garmus’s novel Lessons in Chemistry.

Personal policies

We share mantras that guide our lives, boundaries we maintain, things we always say yes/no to, and aspirational policies we’d like to bring into our lives. Mentioned on the show:

• Girl Next Door episode on personal policies
• Sow Connected episode on rules to live by
• B Team Facebook group

Eating lately

Sarah attempted homemade cold brew coffee.

Abby has found the perfect snack: mini-Kind bars.

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