Time for our first Three Things in 2023! We have a fun grab bag of things to discuss! P.S. Does Anybody else want to crawl into a hole for the rest of the year already?

Olivia's Three Things

WFH wardrobe philosophies

Journal Prompts

Embarrassing Stories

Becca's Three Things

Purchased Movies on Amazon Prime

Realistic Dream Trip for 2023

Emily in Paris

Becca's Movie Purchases: Love and Basketball, One Winter Weekend, Christmas Around the Corner, Chalet Girl, Beyond the Lights, After, Girls Trip, Pitch Perfect, Elf

Olivia's Movie Purchases: Magic Mike, Season 1 of Love After Lockup

Journal Prompt ideas: What you have at the top of mind, what shows your watching/music your listening to, what you did that day.

Obsessions

Olivia: The Menu

Becca: Five Year Journal

What we read this week!

Becca: Confess by Colleen Hoover, Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor

This Month's Book Club Pick: The Villa by Rachel Hawkins

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For our first episode of the new year, we're talking about our 2023 goals! We reflect on what we achieved and what didn't pan out in 2022, and we're giddy to share our personal and professional goals for 2023!

If you want to catch up on the 2022 goal lore, check out our 2022 Goals Setting Episode Becca recorded with Grace in January, and our 2022 Goals Mid Year Check-in we recorded in June where Olivia also announces her goals.

If you wanna hop on the 5-year journal train, this is the one Olivia uses!

Obsessions

Becca: New Year Energy

Olivia: Puzzles, coloring, and playing board games with family.

What we read this week!

Olivia:

The Fell by Sarah Moss

A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone

Becca:

Before I let go by Kennedy Ryan

Happy Place by Emily Henry (out Apr 25)

Georgie, All Along by Kate Clayborn (out Jan 24)

The Villa by Rachel Hawkins (out Jan 3)

Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson (out March 7)

January's Book Club Pick: The Villa by Rachel Hawkins

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We're finishing 2022 on a strong note by talking about our favorite books of 2022! We cover our favorite reads spanning 6 different categories, and play voicemails from YOU about your favorite books!

Favorite Book Club Pick

Olivia: Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson, Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Becca: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, You Made a Fool Of Death With Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi

Listeners: Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult, Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson

Favorite Romance

Olivia: Book Lovers by Emily Henry, Every Summer After by Carley Fortune

Becca: Every Summer After by Carley Fortune

Listeners: Every Summer After by Carley Fortune, Thank you for Listening by Julia Whelan, A Caribbean Heiress in Paris by Adriana Herrera, After Hours on Milagro Street by Angelina M. Lopez

Favorite Mystery, Thriller, or Suspense

Olivia: Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka

Becca: Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins

Favorite Literary Fiction

Olivia: Fellowship Point by Alice Elliot Dark, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Becca: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin, Marrying the Ketchups by Jennifer Close

Listeners: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin, The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post by Allison Pataki

Favorite Wildcard

Olivia: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

Becca: The Unsinkable Greta James by Jennifer E Smith, The ARC by Tory Henwood Hoen

Listeners: Ace: What Asexuality Reveals about Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex by

Angela Chen, I'm Glad my Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy, The Wreckage of my Presence by Casey Wilson, The Selection by Kiera Cass

Favorite Book of the Year

Olivia: We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman

Becca: This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub

Listeners: Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller, Babel by R.F. Kuang, Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen

More Listener Reccomendations!!!

Human Kind: a Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman, A Promised Land by Barack Obama, A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara, Sea of Tranquility by Emily St John Mandel, Heartless by Elise Silver, Fool Hearts by Emmy Sanders, Maggie Moves On by Lucy Score, Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score, Somebody's Daughter by Ashley C Ford.

Obsessions:

Becca: Basking in glow of christmas tree lights

Olivia: For the Love of Pickles Facebook Group

What we read this week!

Olivia: Scandalized by Ivy Owens, These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant, The Villa by Rachel Hawkins, Fellowship Point by Alice Elliot Dark

Becca: The Christmas Wish by Lindsey Kelk

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It's time for us to look back on our best of 2022! We're talking about our personal best moments and also our best purchases, entertainment favorites, and more! Tune in for our favorite episodes of the podcast, hard-boiled eggs, and Temperature by Sean Paul of course!

Personal Best

Best Day - Olivia: Her Umbria Road Trip! | Becca: The Day she sold her book!

Best Meal - Olivia: at Zahav in Philadelphia | Becca: A restaurant in Rhonda

Best Trip - Olivia: Tie between Iceland & Alaska | Becca: Rhonda

Best Month - Olivia: May | Becca: October

Entertainment

Best TV Show - Becca: The Summer I Turned Pretty & Severance | Olivia: Severance

Best Movie - Olivia: Good Luck To You, Leo Grande | Becca: Top Gun: Maverick

Best (New to you) Podcast - Olivia: Maintenance Phase | Becca: The Shit No One Tells You About Writing

Best Concert - Olivia: Paolo Nutini | Becca: Harry Styles

Best Album - Olivia: Are You Happy Now? By Jensen McRae | Becca: Midnights by Taylor Swift

Best Song - Becca: Free by Florence + The Machine | Olivia: Hunger by Florence + The Machine

Best Meme - Olivia & Becca: The Corn Kid

Best (New to you) IG follow - Becca: @Writeordietribe | Olivia: @Maryoliversdrunkcousin

Best BOP episode - Becca: Olivia's First Episode!; Ask an HR Rep: Phylicia Jones Answers Your Work Q's | Olivia: First Three Things Episode

Shopping

Best clothing purchase - Becca: Mister Zimi Lottie Dress | Olivia: Platform Converse

Best beauty purchase - Becca: Amazon hair clips | Olivia: Necessaire Body Serum

Best home purchase - Becca: Open Spaces Entryway Shoe Rack / Anthropologie Mini Latte Bowls | Olivia: Rice Cooker and Egg Cooker

Best misc purchase - Becca: Amazon Tabs | Olivia: Coloring books + supplies

Obsessions

Olivia: Anti-Hero (Country Version) by Josiah & The Bonnevilles

Becca: Trader Joe's Peppermint Pretzel Slims

What we read this week!

Becca: The Christmas Wish by Lindsey Kelk

Olivia: Five Survive by Holly Jackson

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It's our final book club of the year! Today we're talking about The Cloisters by Katy Hays. We chat about which plot twists we saw coming in this atmospheric mystery (and which surprised us!), and also dive into our love for the historical mystery embedded in this book, which led us to talk about our feelings on historical fiction in general. Plus, we're sharing our own personal clairvoyant experiences.

If you liked this book, you may enjoy The Secret History by Donna Tartt, Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo, and A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness.

Obsessions

Olivia: Stutz on Netflix

Becca: Her home printing setup

What we read this week!

Olivia: The Cloisters by Katy Hays

Becca: Someday, Maybe by Onyi Nwabineli

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This week we're catching up with friend of the pod (and former co-host) Grace Atwood! Grace shares everything she's been up to from buying a house to creating a shoe with Sarah Flint! We also share a few gift ideas for besties, coworkers, and more!

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Gift Guide

For your work bestie - $20

Grace - A fun ornament from furbish studio or a nice mug

Becca - Erin Condren custom notepads

Olivia - A Today's Garbage notepad from The Tiny Tassel

For your mom/mother-figure - $250

Grace - a cashmere wrap from Theory or Cuyana

Becca - Air Fryer, Brightland Olive Oil, Tiny Tongs, Fredricks and Mae cutting board

Olivia - Monica Vinader

For your best friend - under $100

Grace - Face Cups from Tak Tak Goods

Becca - A Hotel Lobby Candle and Piecework Puzzle, or a custom print of 5 favorite books

Olivia - A Book Embosser from Etsy

Guy gifts - under $100

Grace - Dagne Dover Tech Organizer

Becca - Tushy Bidet

Olivia - Sephora Cologne Sampler or Bombas socks

Stocking stuffers - around $10

Grace - Ice roller, Translucent Post Its, True Red Pens

Becca - Extra long phone charging cord

Olivia - Silocon case for apple tv remtote

Obsessions

Becca: Tiktok Airfryer Chicken Wraps

Olivia: Marc Fisher Izzie Boots

What we read this week!

Olivia: Bad Vibes Only by Nora McInerny

Becca: It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey

This Month's Book Club Pick: The Cloisters by Katy Hays

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This week on the podcast we're chatting with Nora McInerny! Nora is the host of the podcast Terrible, Thanks for Asking and the author of five books, most recently Bad Vibes Only, a collection of essays that came out in October. With Nora, we take a walk down Tumblr memory lane and talk about how she decided to be so candid in her memoirs (and why she's done writing them) the difficulty of writing about topics like self-image and grief, cleaning out your notes app, making big life changes, and of course, we ask her for book recommendations.

Nora's Current Reads

A Heart That Works by Rob Delaney

Fatty Fatty Boom Boom by Rabia Chaudry

The Old Place by Bobby Finger

On Nora's TBR

The Secret History of Home Economics: How Trailblazing Women Harnessed the Power of Home and Changed the Way We Live by Danielle Dreilinger

Road to Nowhere: What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong about the Future of Transportation by Paris Marx

Obsessions

Becca - Piecework Puzzles: Psychadelicatessin

Olivia - Owala Water Bottle

What we read this week!

Becca:

Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score

The Daydreams by Laura Hankin

Olivia:

Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak

This Month's Book Club Pick: The Cloisters by Katy Hays

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This week, we're sharing our reviews on products that have gotten a lot of internet hype and answering the question: IS! IT! WORTH IT! Our listeners requested items in various categories they wanted our opinions on, and we're breaking down our thoughts from the cost of the item, how long we've used it, what we like/don't like about it, and how it compares to alternatives!

We'd also like to stress that things do not equal happiness, and recommend reading this article about how money really affects your happiness if you'd like to think about this further!

Most Requested items

Stanley Thirst Quencher - $40

Dyson AirWrap - $599

Beauty:

Augustinus Bader The Cream $280

Necessaire Skincare The Body Serum ($45), The Body Lotion ($28)

Charlotte Tilbury Flawless Filter $46

Ice Roller $20; Jade Roller

Thrive Mascara $25 (caliray Come Hell or High Water Volumizing Tubing Mascara is a great)

Home:

Always Pan $145

Dyson Vacuums $350 - $800 (Olivia loves the LG equivalent)

Candles over $50

Clothing:

Skims Fits Everybody High Waisted Thong 3 for $36

Birkenstock Clogs $120

Rothys Slip On Sneakers $119

Misc:

Away Luggage Carry On $295

Airline Lounge Access

Obsessions

Olivia: Champion Men's Big/Tall Sweats

Becca: Tiny Tongs

What we read this week!

Olivia: A Lady's Guide to Fortune Hunting by Sophie Irwin

Becca: The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang

This Month's Book Club Pick: The Cloisters by Katy Hays

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We're back with this month's three things—hopefully a new monthly-ish tradition. We each brought something fun, something productive, and we both wanted to talk about an album we've had on repeat.

Becca's Three Things

-Making a plan to vote: Go to vote.org to check your registration, find early voting locations, see what's on your ballot, and more! And for if you live in the state of New York, check out The Daily's episode about the New York Election. And for a laugh, check out this McSweeny's article

-Ranking Thanksgiving Foods - (Here's Becca's favorite stuffing recipe)

-Midnights

Olivia's Three Things

-Midnights

-The Awakening by Kate Chopin

-All There Is with Anderson Cooper

Olivia's Lifetime Movie viewing: October Kiss (You can watch it) Pumpkin Pie Wars (Do not watch!)

Obsessions

Olivia: Quote from Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

Becca: Baggu hand towels

What we read this week!

Olivia: The Awakening by Kate Chopin

Becca: The ARC by Tory Henwood Hoen, It Starts With Us by Colleen Hoover, We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman (out 11/8)

This Month's Book Club Pick: The Cloisters by Katy Hays

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This week we're discussing our October Book Club Pick: When We Were Bright and Beautiful by Jillian Medoff. We talk about the theories we had while reading this book, what we did and didn't like, our thoughts on the ending, and play two calls from listeners sharing their thoughts.

Content Warning: In this episode, we discuss the book's plotlines surrounding sexual assault & pedophilia, so if these themes may be upsetting to you, please take care and skip this episode and join us next week.

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Obsessions

Olivia: Maintenance Phase

Becca: Purple Anthropologie Coat

What we read this week!

Becca: When We Were Bright and Beautiful by Jillian Medoff, The ARC by Tory Henwood Hoen

Olivia: The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline B. Cooney

November's Book Club Pick: The Cloisters by Katy Hays

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