It’s cozy reading season, and Meagan and Sarah are swapping notes on the titles that have been making them laugh, cry, and think lately, from whodunits and magical realism to small-town cozies and ...
Is there a difference between a grain salad and a grain bowl? And if so, who cares? In this episode, Meagan and Sarah dive into the ultra-satisfying world of these nourishing, versatile, and delici...
When it comes to making holiday gifts by hand, our spirits are willing, but time is short - and sometimes, our skills are weak. In this cozy early-December chat, Meagan and Sarah share our thoughts...
Who says napping isn't a legitimate leisure pursuit? In this episode Sarah and Meagan share why they love naps, discuss their favorite napping circumstances, and the challenges to sneaking in those...
While Meagan’s loved drinking tea for a long time, lately she’s gotten really, really - we mean, really into it. In this episode we uncover some surprising things you may not know about tea (what’s...
Sarah takes a methodical approach to TV-watching and clocks an impressive number of series each year, while Meagan enjoys random docu-series and the occasional BBC binge - but, we both love televis...
If you don't read every historic plaque you pass, are you even in midlife? (Related: have we both become our own mothers in this regard?) In this episode Sarah and Meagan share our penchant for a g...
For fun, for fitness, and just for getting around, we're big fans of getting places on our own two feet. In this episode Meagan and Sarah discuss the role of walking in our midlife leisure pursuits...
From our go-to granola to Sarah's super-healthy grain bowl to Meagan's historic cooking deep-dives, recipes are an important source of information and inspiration in our midlife kitchens. In this e...
Is there any hobby that's more midlife-coded than birdwatching? In this episode Meagan and Sarah share how this pandemic pastime turned into what we hope will be a lifelong leisure pursuit, and sha...
Sarah's a seasoned shopper for secondhand clothes; Meagan gets overwhelmed sifting through racks to find treasures. In this episode Sarah shares the methodology and motives that drive her thrift ha...
In our modern world we’ve become so accustomed to looking to the grocery store for food and the pharmacy for medicine that we sometimes forget: food and medicine are all around us! In this episode ...
Sarah's house is a hop, skip, and jump from the Pacific Ocean. Meagan is a stone's throw from Lake Michigan. But each of these midlife ladies enjoys her own personal beach culture. In this episode ...
For decades, most of our longer car rides involved, at the very least, a spouse - and usually, a car full of kids as well. In midlife, Meagan and Sarah are leaning into more and more opportunities ...
For most of us, avocados are a once-in-a-while treat. For Sarah - whose family became owners of three mature avocado trees when they moved into their current home - they're more akin to a lifestyle...
Raising backyard chickens has been a longtime dream of Meagan's, and in her 40s, she was finally able to take a flying, wing-flapping leap. Now three years into her backyard chicken adventure, Meag...
Sarah loves candles...and when it comes to scents, shapes, vessels and placement, she has some pretty specific preferences. In this episode, Meagan and Sarah each share how candles fit into the ove...
Meagan used to have a recurring dream in which she was paddling a small boat, close to the water, the plants along the shoreline close enough to touch. It took her until her mid-30s to realize: oh,...
We’re Meagan and Sarah, forty-something women who live in different states and have a lot of different interests between us. On Midlife Lady Leisure Pursuits we'll be talking about all the ways we'...
