This week we're digging into all kinds of interesting topics listeners emailed us about from body image and the glow up to being the best aunt and even some home decor topics. It's random but it's fun!

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Questions we answer:

What are you doing for a "Summer Glow Up"?

Has retiring from influencing affected your relationship with the way you look?

Do you have any tips on how to be a great aunt?

What do I do with an heirloom crib that I'm no longer using?

How do I renovate without losing the history of my house?

If your life was a sitcom what would your genre tags be on Netflix?

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This week we're chatting about creating a dream life schedule that includes routines and rituals that work together to create a highly customized DREAM LIFE. We love this subject and I think it's something that can really help us through this current season of life and can help a lot of our listeners. Consider it a group project.

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Designing a dream life:

• Declutter phase
• Brainstorming and trying out dream routines
• Experiment until it's perfect
• Make small tweaks each season.

Book Report:

Emma: The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler

Elsie: The Dollhouse by Fiona Davis

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This week we're chatting about small, free or inexpensive comforts you can employ to fix a bad day.

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Mini Comforts:

Elsie:

• Making garlic parmesan noodles.
• Watching Knives Out or another comfort movie.
• Watching Twilight with my kids (has to be raining).
• Wandering a Flea Market
• Taking a walk to peep the Little Free Libraries (or drop books off)

Emma:

• Bake something
• Going thrifting
• Get outside
• Clean something out
• Do a random art project

Book Report:

Emma: Shark Drunk by Morten Stroksnes

Elsie: Whistler by Ann Patchett

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This week we're sharing all things Disneyland and Disneyworld with children including our best advice for keeping magical vibes, favorite traditions, special foods and things we've learned from almost ten years of visiting Disney with small kids.

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Favorite things to do/ traditions:

Small World

Get every kind of snack possible

Bibbidi bobbidi boutique

Meal with characters

Book Report:

Emma: Her Body and Other Parties By Carmen Maria Machado

Elsie: Famesick by Lena Dunham

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This week we're sharing stories from our past businesses, updates on our current ventures and dream business ideas we're still saving for the future.

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Businesses we talk about:

Emma's Cupcake / Bubble Tea Shop

Elsie's Scrapbook Product Line

Emma's Bar

Querying

The Golden Bakery

Book Report

Emma: First Person Singular by Haruki Murakami

Elsie: The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer

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This week we're sharing our Poolside book recommendations as well as Elsie's favorite hot takes.

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Elsie's Pollside Books:

The Paper Palace By Miranda Cowley Heller

The Wedding People by Alison Espach

The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer

Emma's Poolside Books:

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

Things you Save in a Fire by Katherine Center

The Vacationers by Emma Straub

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This week we're sharing our favorite date night ideas including date nights at home and a listener topic about the trend of romanticizing everything.

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Elsie's Favorite date nights:

Movie

Double date

Concert

Weekend getaway

Emma's Favorite date nights:

Fancy Dinner

Festival

Mini golf

Book store

Ax throwing

Karaoke

Elsie's Favorite date nights in:

Movie Nights Fancy takeout at home

Sitting on the porch

hot tub or night swim

walk around the neighborhood

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This week we're sharing the top places we've visited as well as places we thing might be overrated and a listeners hot take on faux plants.

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Elsie's Best Places:

1. Paris
2. New Orleans
3. Venice/Florence

Emma's Best Places:

1. Norway
2. Iceland
3. Switzerland

Elsie's Overrated Places:

1. Nashville
2. LA

Emma's Overrated Places:

1. Mexico

Elsie's best trip before kids:

Palm Springs

Emma's best trip before kids:

LA

Elsie's best trip with kids:

Disney

Emma's best trip with kids:

Costa Rico

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