Life lately

Sarah recommends the Fantastic Fiction website.

Abby is leaving the leaves this year.

Reading lately

Sarah read the nonfiction book The Chaos Machine: The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our World by Max Fisher.

Abby enjoyed the first two installments of the Wilmot Sisters contemporary romance series by Chloe Liese.

Reflecting on 2023

We look back on our respective years, talk about how we did with our intention words, and do a lightning round of favorites from 2023.

Eating lately

Abby is very into Cherry Cordials, the best seasonal Little Debbie.

Sarah has significantly upped her bean game.

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Life lately

Abby loves her new Pact sweaters.

Sarah is cozying up with the Calm Christmas podcast.

Reading lately

Abby read the spicy romance novel (set in Bloomington!) How Not to Fall by Emily Foster.

Sarah read Michelle Huneven’s novel Search.

Our year in books, 2023

We share the highs and lows of our reading year as well as our favorite books in the following categories:

Fiction: The Guncle by Steven Rowley, Wellness by Nathan Hill, and A Tempest at Sea by Sherry Thomas

Non-fiction: Feed the Baby by Victoria Facelli, Unselfie by Michelle Borba, and Hey, Hun by Emily Lynn Paulson

Romance: How to Tame a Wild Rogue by Julie Anne Long, Business or Pleasure by Rachel Lynn Solomon, and Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld

Most enjoyable: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

Memoir: Sipping Dom Peringnon Through a Straw by Eddie Ndopu and You Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie Smith

Read-aloud: The Midsummer Tomte and the Little Rabbits, The Yule Tomte and the Little Rabbits by Ulf Stark and Eva Eriksson, and The Vanderbeekers Ever After by Karina Yan Glaser.

Audio: Honey & Spice by Bolu Babalola, Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson, Counting the Cost by Jill Duggar, and Thank You for Listening by Julia Whelan

Eating lately

Sarah made cranberry orange bread and Abby wants you all to know about shrimp toast.

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