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#282: The Lost Arts
New Jan 12, 2026 53 min

#282: The Lost Arts

This week we're talking about Elsie's new newsletter, why newsletters are sometimes even better than blogs, and our advice for how to make your newsletter stand out if you're starting your own. We ...

#281: Winter Bucket List
Jan 05, 2026 47 min

#281: Winter Bucket List

This week we're sharing our winter bucket lists (aka how to survive the cold season if you live in a region like we do). We'll also be debating a hot take that personally makes Elsie's blood boil. ...

Bonus: Nova's Meditations
Dec 31, 2025 17 min

Bonus: Nova's Meditations

We just wanted to wish you a wonderful Christmas or holiday, and we decided to put together a supercut of all of Nova's meditations, just for fun, because they bring us so much joy. Thank you for b...

#280: Goals and Vision Boards for 2026
Dec 29, 2025 35 min

#280: Goals and Vision Boards for 2026

This week we're sharing our goals for the new year and our process for creating tactile vision boards. We'll get a little woo-woo and share our experiences with manifesting and debating a literary ...

#279: New Year Goals Recap
Dec 22, 2025 46 min

#279: New Year Goals Recap

This week we're recapping the goals we set for ourselves for 2025, what we accomplished, what we didn't and anything that we're keeping on the list for 2026. We're talking about what makes a good g...

#278: Favorite Things of 2025
Dec 15, 2025 52 min

#278: Favorite Things of 2025

This week we're recapping our favorite things from the past year, including movies, books, purchases, favorite memories and new things that we tried. Thank you to this week's sponsor: Get 25% off y...

#277: Comfort Rewatch - The Family Stone
Dec 08, 2025 49 min

#277: Comfort Rewatch - The Family Stone

This week we're doing a Comfort rewatch episode for a holiday movie that we love, The Family Stone from 2005 and we're dedicating this episode to Diane Keaton.   Thank you to this week's spons...

#276: Christmas Cookies & Novel Updates
Dec 01, 2025 1h 0m

#276: Christmas Cookies & Novel Updates

This week we are riffing about our favorite Christmas cookies to make every single year, and we're updating you on our novels. So two of our favorite subjects, cookies and novels!   Thank you ...

#275: Gift Giving Ideas
Nov 24, 2025 55 min

#275: Gift Giving Ideas

This week we're going to share ideas for putting together advents, unique ideas, low cost or free holiday gift ideas, epic personalized gift ideas and neighborly gift ideas. And we'll also share ou...

#274: Themed Thanksgiving, Pasta Christmas & Other Traditions
Nov 17, 2025 36 min

#274: Themed Thanksgiving, Pasta Christmas & Other Traditions

This week we are talking all about holiday traditions, things we do for Christmas, things we do for Thanksgiving, anything cozy, interesting or quirky. And at the end of the episode, we'll also hav...

#273: Italy Recap
Nov 10, 2025 1h 5m

#273: Italy Recap

This week we're sharing all the details of our recent trip to Italy, specifically Florence and Venice. If you're planning to travel to one of those places, or if you're in the mood to just travel v...

#272: Holiday Bucket List
Nov 03, 2025 36 min

#272: Holiday Bucket List

This week we're sharing our holiday seasonal bucket list and how to make your own. If you're like us and you get a little overwhelmed by the long to-do list this time of year, we definitely recomme...

#271: Second Acts
Oct 27, 2025 49 min

#271: Second Acts

This week we're sharing our stories about how we're changing careers in our thirties and forties. What led us to this point and the logistics of making it happen. If you are in a similar position o...

#270: Why We Retired from Influencing
Oct 20, 2025 1h 1m

#270: Why We Retired from Influencing

This week we're sharing the story of how we became influencers and why we decided to retire from it over the past few years. There are so many pros and cons to this career path that we don't hear t...

#269: Ghost Stories 2025
Oct 13, 2025 39 min

#269: Ghost Stories 2025

This week we're sharing our annual tradition Ghost Story episode. Every year we read listener submitted ghost stories and it's so much fun. If you're easily scared, don't worry most of the stories ...

#268: What We Learned Offline
Oct 06, 2025 49 min

#268: What We Learned Offline

This past year Emma and I both spent a significant amount of time off social media after more than fifteen years working professionally as social media influencers and running online businesses. To...

#267: How to Curate your Closet
Sep 29, 2025 1h 3m

#267: How to Curate your Closet

This week we're sharing tips for cleaning out and curating your closet for fall. We're also diving into Color Analysis and how it changed the way we shop, tips for collecting vintage and how to mak...

#266: Fall Books, Movies & Decor
Sep 22, 2025 55 min

#266: Fall Books, Movies & Decor

This week we're sharing our recommendations for a fall reading list, movies to watch and decor ideas to get into the festive spirit. We'll also share design decisions that we regretted. Thank you t...

#265: How To Start A Book Club
Sep 15, 2025 42 min

#265: How To Start A Book Club

Today we're gonna share the benefits of being a part of a local book club and creative ideas for starting your own. We get a lot of questions about how to make adult friends and hands down a book c...

#264: Mona Lisa Smile - Comfort Rewatch
Sep 08, 2025 48 min

#264: Mona Lisa Smile - Comfort Rewatch

This week we're dissecting a favorite comfort watch movie for decor and home inspiration. This one is perfect if you need something to get into that autumn mood. This is an ongoing series for us, a...