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It's the time of year where we reflect on past resolutions and create new ones for the new year ahead. As we look back on the insanity of 2020 and the way that it affected our goals and ability to achieve them, we found some silver linings! Although we are definitely cautious as we set our 2021 goals, we're also optimistic. We talk about our personal, business, and mental and physical health resolutions and the steps we are taking to get there. Whether you like to make resolutions or you just like to wing it, we support it! If we learned anything in 2020, it's that this year needs to be about being good to yourself.

11 Goal Setting Apps - help keep you on track!

Instagram:

• @galisonpuzzles
• @zillowgonewild

Obsessions:

• Ouidad Leave-in Conditioner
• Bimble - CBD Seltzer code GRACE for 20% off

What We're Reading:

• The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
• Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales (out in April)
• The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren (out in May)
• Musical Chairs by Amy Poepple

• Joyful by Ingrid Fetell Lee

• Make Up Break Up by Lily Menon

January Book

• Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

Sponsor:

• The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins
• Misen: Go to misen.com/bop for 20% off your first order.
• Care of: 50% your first order at takecareof.com with offer code BOP50 at checkout.

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

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Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

We're back with our first episode of a brand new year! To kick off 2021 we are joined by Kelley Knight, author of Spells for the Modern Mystic Ritual Guidebook and Spellcasting Kit. Kelley is bringing mysticism into the mainstream, and we are here for it! We chat about her own psychic awakening, building her business, and her freakiest predictions. She does a mini tarot reading for each horoscope sign to see what lies in the year ahead. We also have a bonus January reading for those Virgos and Libras like us! We even learn a quick cleansing spell to clear out the bad the vibes that 2020 left behind.

Don't know your sun sign or your rising/ascending sign? Visit Astro.com and all you need is birth location, date, and time.

More Kelley Knight:

• Modernmysticshop.com
• @modernmystic_shop
• Modernmystictarot.com
• Spells for the Modern Mystic Ritual Guidebook and Spellcasting Kit
• Spells for the Modern Mystic Intensive

Instagram:

• @sharonsaysso
• @shitbloggerspost

Obsessions:

• Death to 2020 on Netflix
• Plant Juice Oils - Doze off
• Sex and the City
• Worthy Threads Tie Dye Sweat Suit
• Electric & Rose Work out Sets
• Ted Lasso

What We're Reading:

• A Promised Land by Barack Obama
• White Ivy by Susie Yang
• This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens
• Admission by Julie Buxbaum
• The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins
• People Like Her by Ellery Loyd
• An Object of Beauty by Steve Martin
• What would Frida Do? by Arianna davis
• Winter Street by Elin Hildebrand
• 28 Summers by Elin Hildebrand
• A Snowfall of Silver by Laura Wood
• Finlay Donovan is Killing it by Elle Cosimano
• The Stationary Shop by Marjan Kamali

January Book

• Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

Sponsor:

• Night: Go to discovernight.com and get 20% off with code BOP20 at checkout.
• Betterhelp: Get 10% off your first month by visiting betterhelp.com/badonpaper.
• Hello Fresh: Go to hellofresh.com/10BOP and use code 10BOP to get 10 free meals and free shipping!

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace's blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

For the last book club of 2020, we chose The Cousins by Karen McManus. This is a twisty YA thriller, sans murder - making it kind of the perfect book for both of us! This is the tale of Milly, Aubrey, and Jonah Story: three cousins who barely know each other but are invited to work at their estranged grandmother's resort. All of their parents have been disinherited and the cousins learn more and more about the dark secrets of their family's past. We chat about which cousins we relate to most, our theories about the ending, and our interest in the psyche of the adult characters. We both really enjoyed this book and we hope you did too!

Join us in the Facebook group and let us know what you thought!

More Non-Scary YA Thrillers:

• One of Us is Lying by Karen McManus
• One of Us is Next by Karen McManus
• Little White Lies by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
• Deadly Little Scandals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
• They Wish They Were Us by Jessica Goodman
• All These Beautiful Strangers by Elizabeth Klehfoth

Obsessions:

• Algenist Liquid Collagen
• Kosas sport lip balm
• Mario Badescu Lip Balm
• Chameleon Cold Brew Coffee
• Ample Hills Peppermint Pattie Ice Cream

Other Products Mentioned:

• Blundstone Boots

What We're Reading:

• Joyful by Ingrid Fetell Lee
• A Promised Land by Barack Obama
• Star Crossed Sisters of Tuscany by Lori Nelson Spielman
• Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
• White Ivy by Susie Yang
• Pretty Things by Janelle Brown
• Swear on this Life by Renee Carlino
• The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow

January Book Club:

• Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

Sponsor:

• Night: Go to discovernight.com and get 20% off with code BOP20 at checkout.
• Betterhelp: Get 10% off your first month by visiting betterhelp.com/badonpaper.
• Hello Fresh: Go to hellofresh.com/80BOP and use code 80BOP to get $80 off your first box and free shipping!

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace's blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

2020 is coming to a close and we are not going to let this year end on a negative note. There were really some great things about this year (politics and pandemics aside, of course). In this episode we talk about our biggest professional and personal accomplishments this year and all of our favorite purchases. We reminisce about our favorite episodes of the pod this year, our favorite books, clothing and beauty purchases and all of our favorite ways that we self-cared our way through 2020.

Grace's Post: I don't want kids … and that's okay!

Best Overall Purchase of 2020:

• Grace's Dining Chairs - Vintage Marcel Breuer Cesca Chairs via 1st Dibs
• Brightland Olive Oil
• Fridge Lazy Susan
• The SoulCycle Bike

Favorite Clothing Purchases of 2020:

• Pandemic Pants from Old Navy
• Aerie corded oversized sweatshirt (Quarter zip version; original is sold out)
• Eileen Fisher Tunic Sweaters
• Ralph Lauren Blazer
• Vuori Joggers
• Amazon Fleece

Favorite Beauty Purchases of 2020:

• Dr. Bader Face Cream
• San Tropez Self Tanner
• Prose: prose.com/BOP
• Ilia Mascara
• Saie Mascara

Favorite Home Goods of 2020:

• The air-fryer

Favorite Books of 2020:

Grace:

• One to Watch by Kate Stayman - London
• The Chiffon Trenches by Andre Leon Talley
• Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
• The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennet
• The Last Flight by Julie Clark
• The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

Becca:

• A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas
• Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
• One to Watch by Kate Stayman - London
• The Boys' Club by Erica Katz
• Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal
• Open Book by Jessica Simpson (audiobook)

Favorite TV Shows of 2020:

• The Undoing
• The Queen's Gambit
• The Politician Season 2
• Hollywood
• Never Have I Ever
• Dash and Lily

Favorite Movies of 2020:

• The High Note
• 1917
• Nancy Meyers Movies

Favorite Recipes of 2020:

• Alison Roman's Sour Cream Flatbread
• Oh She Glows Cream of Tomato Soup
• Julia Turshen's Turkey Meatballs with Ricotta

Instagram:

• @the.sattva.life

Obsessions:

• Robinhood Investment App
• Virgin River

What We're Reading:

• Stamped From the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi
• Joyful by Ingrid Fetell Lee
• A Promised Land by Barack Obama
• This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens
• The Star Crossed Sisters of Tuscany by Lori Nelson Spielman
• The Unraveling of Cassidy Holmes by Elissa R. Sloan
• Christmas At the Island Hotel by Jenny Colgan
• A Snowfall of Silver by Laura Wood
• A Sky Painted Gold by Laura Wood

December Book Club: (Episode out Dec 16th!)

• The Cousins by Karen McManus

Sponsor:

• Prose: Go to prose.com/BOP for your free in-depth hair quiz and 15% off your order.
• Betterhelp: Get 10% off your first month by visiting betterhelp.com/badonpaper.

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace's blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

How is it possible we've never done a holiday episode?! Let's fix that starting… now! In this episode we talk about our favorite holiday traditions, how we decorate, our fave holiday foods, and, of course, the best movies and books to get you into the holiday spirit. We also share our favorite small businesses that you should know about for gift shopping this holiday season!

Join us in the FB group and tell us your favorite small businesses!

Holiday Movies:

• Elf
• The Christmas Contract
• A Christmas Inheritance
• A Christmas Prince
• Love Actually
• The Holiday
• The Holidate
• The Princess Switch 2
• Christmas with a Prince

Holiday Books:

• One Day in December by Josie Silver
• We Met in December by Rosie Curtis
• The 12 Dates of Christmas by Jenny Bayliss
• Christmas at the Island Hotel by Jenny Colgan

Small Business Recs:

Grace:

• Beauty: Indie Lee, Follain, Klur, Luv Scrub, Woo Me Beauty
• Food: Trufflin Hot Sauce, Red Clay Hot Sauce
• Jewelry: Nicola Bathie, Holst + Lee, Candyshop Vintage
• Clothing: Nightire, Worthy Threads
• Lifestyle: Dusen Dusen fashion towels, Chappywrap Blanket
• Etsy: Luma and Co
• Candles: Sensual Candle Co
• Home: Rebecca Atwood

Becca:

• Brooklyn Candle Studio
• Food: Serving New York Book, Flatiron Pepper Company
• Clothes/lounge: Printfresh Robes, Recliner Pajamas, Phenomenal
• Etsy: Fat Pom Poms , Delancey Collective , Doebello, Jill Makes
• Gift Idea: Ideal Bookshelf
• Gift Cards: Local restaurants, bookstores

Instagram:

• @jewelrybyoliviak
• @homecoming

Obsessions:

• Frasier Fir Candle
• Studs.com
• Madewell candle in rosewood cedar

What We're Reading:

• The Cousins by Karen McManus
• Stamped From the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds
• The 12 Dates of Christmas by Jenny Bayliss
• Joyful by Ingrid Fetell Lee
• The Talented Miss Farewell by Emily Gray Tedrowe
• This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens

December Book Club: (Episode out Dec 16th!)

• The Cousins by Karen McManus

Sponsor:

• Night: Go to discovernight.com and get 20% off with code BOP20 at checkout.
• Betterhelp: Get 10% off your first month by visiting betterhelp.com/badonpaper.

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace's blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Today we are joined by Diksha Basu, the author of our November Book Club pick, Destination Wedding. We are so excited to get the inside scoop on this book! Diksha is an author, former actress, and academic from New Delhi, India, and she now divides her time between New York City and Bombay.

We explore what 'home' means to her, and how that influenced this book. She shares her unique writing process, starting with character development before plot. We also talk about our favorite character (Tina, who we want to be our BFF) and our least favorite (Marianne) and the inspiration behind them.

More Diksha:

• @dikshabasu on twitter
• @Diksha_basu on insta
• Bookshop.org to buy her books
• Please send her a message if you liked the book!

Favorite Indian Authors:

• Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi

Favorite Pakistani Authors:

• Moth Smoke by Moshin Hamid
• Moni Mohsin
• Rohinton Mistry
• Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace's blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

For our November Book Club we read Destination Wedding by Diksha Basu. This book is exactly what we needed as we are both missing travel, meeting new people, and big events like weddings! The story follows Tina Das, a Brooklynite who is traveling to India with her divorced parents and her best friend to attend a cousin's lavish wedding. Both Tina and her father are looking for love while on their trip, with some pretty mixed results. This book was such a fun read that will have you laughing, and, if you're like us, wanting to be best friends with the main character.

Also tune in Friday for a bonus episode with the author! Join us in the FB group and let us know what you think of the book, and let's talk about other book characters you'd want to be best friends with!

Instagram:

• @duexmoi
• @claudehome

Obsessions:

• Malin + Goetz Cannabis Candle
• Aerie Loungewear
• • Quarter Zip Sweater
  • Waffle Sweater
  • Dogs wearing sweaters pj bottoms

What We're Reading:

• The Cousins by Karen McManus (out Dec 1)
• Simmer Down by Sarah Smith
• Stamped by Ibram X. Kendi
• A Promised Land by Barack Obama
• The 12 Dates of Christmas by Jenny Bayliss

Sponsor:

• Night: Shop the Black Friday Sale early go to discovernight.com and get 30% off with code BOP30 at checkout.

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace's blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Welcome to our holiday gift guide episode with Caroline Moss. Caroline is the host of "Gee Thanks, Just Bought it," a podcast about all things shopping. Her podcast explores the fun things she and her guests have found on the internet, bought, and loved. We are big fans and think you'll like it too! We talk about what we're eyeing on Black Friday, plus gift ideas for moms, best friends, kids, and the office secret santa. We hope this episode gives you some great gift ideas (we certainly checked a few people off our list while recording!).

Mom or Mother in-law Gift Recs:

• The Revlon One Step Volumizer
• Barefoot Dreams Cardigan
• CBD Bath Soaks from Equilibria or Lord Jones
• Four Seasons Hotel Robe
• Dr. Bader Face Cream
• Night Pillow (use code BOP30 for 30% off in November)
• 10 Foot Phone Charger
• Mophie Battery

Sister or Best Friend Recs:

• Olive & June manicure and pedicure full sets
• Natori Shangri La Robe and Print Fresh Robes
• Byredo Tree house Candle
• Le Labo Santal 26 Candle
• Brooklyn Candle Company
• Maison Louis Marie no. 4 Candle
• Diptique Baies Candle
• Thymes Candle Fraiser fir
• Headspace Meditation Gift Card
• Dusen Dusen Towels
• Klur Body Oil
• Embroidered pillow from Jonathan Adler or Furbish

For someone else's child Gift Recs:

• Little piano with microphone
• Magnatiles
• Squishy light up ball
• Gap Kids Leather Jacket
• Monica + Andy Christmas pajamas

Under $20 secret Santa Gift Recs:

• The Lexon Mino
• The Luv Scrub
• Necessaire eucalyptus body wash
• Big Macs and Burgundy Book
• The Hyper Chiller
• The Delancey Collective Resin coasters and Barrettes (code: GEETHANKS will get you 20% off)

More Caroline:

• Gee Thanks, Just Bought It Podcast
• https://www.geethanksjustboughtit.com/
• Join the Facebook Group
• @geethanksjustboughtitpod

Instagram:

• @skaijoglo
• @douglasemhoff
• @ronanbouroullec

Obsessions:

• Dash & Lilly on Netflix
• The Queen's Gambit on Netflix
• Cuup Bras
• Southern Charm Season 7

What We're Reading:

• Joyful by Ingrid Fetell Lee
• In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren
• The Cousins by Karen McManus (out Dec 1)
• Ralph Lauren Coffee Table Book
• Headliners by Lucy Parker
• The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

November Book Club:

• Destination Wedding by Diksha Basu

Sponsor:

• Kassatex: Go to kassatex.com and take 20% off sitewide with code BOP20.
• HelloFresh: Go to hellofresh.com/BOP90 and use code BOP90 to get $90 off your first box and free shipping!

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace's blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Elizabeth Holmes, the author of HRH: So Many Thoughts on Royal Style joins us to talk about royal fashion moments and her new book. Elizabeth shares the analytical lens she uses to observe and report on royal style, thinking about the message behind the clothes just as much as their glamour. We dig into the writing process, photo selection, and her favorite royal outfits (and missteps!). She also shares how recent conversations around race and racism have impacted how she covers Meghan and royal style overall.

More Elizabeth:

• @eholmes
• HRH: So Many Thoughts on Royal Style

Instagram:

• @dannypeligrino
• @threebirdsrennovations

Obsessions:

• Alice Chicolini
• The Undoing on HBO
• Ilia Mascara

What We're Reading:

• Just Mercy by Brian Stevenson
• Joyful by Ingrid Fetell Lee
• Anxious People by Fredrick Backman
• Take a Hint, Dani Brown byTalia Hibbert
• In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren
• Pretty Things by Janelle Brown

November Book Club:

• Destination Wedding by Diksha Basu

Sponsor:

• Night: Grab the Black Friday Sale early go to discovernight.com and get 30% off with code BOP30 at checkout.
• Bombas: So give a pair of socks when you buy a pair and get 20% off your first purchase bombas.com/BOP

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace's blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

For today's episode, in honor of the cooler temps coming our way, we are sharing our favorite TV shows and movies. Hopefully this list will make your winter quarantine a little more entertaining! We have both found that being inside more has led us both to watching a lot more TV than movies. We still stick to our fav genres- Becca almost exclusively watches Rom Coms, and Grace likes anything with secret agents or lawyers, and of course documentaries! Differences aside, we can both agree that we really do love an old person romance… especially when Nancy Meyers is behind it. We have found a lot of joy in watching our favorite shows from childhood, college, and now to help beat the blues of being stuck inside.

Favorite Childhood Shows:

Anne of Green Gables

Avonlea

Saved by the Bell

Gilmore Girls

Dawson's Creek

90210

What we are watching in quarantine:

The Politician

Love Life

Dr. Foster

The Morning Show

White Collar

New Girl

Episodes

Dead to Me

Scandal

Never Have I Ever

Grace's All Time Favorites:

Gilmore Girls

Sex in the City

Game of Thrones

West Wing

Suits

White Collar

You

Becca's All Time Favorites:

30 Rock

The Good Place

Parks and Recreation

Gossip Girl

Current TV Shows to check out:

Younger

The Bold Type

Emily in Paris

Other TV Shows Mentioned:

Covert Affairs

Jack Ryan

Movies Series to pass the time:

The Oceans movies

Back To the Future Trilogy

Harry Potter

Becca's go-to Rom Coms:

Morning Glory

About Time

Set it Up

Always be my Maybe

No Strings Attached

The Wedding Year

Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist

Grace's go-to Movies:

She's Out of Control

Can't Buy Me Love

Working Girl

The Intern

Something's Gotta Give

It's Complicated

Home Again

The Holiday

Becca's Favorite Childhood Movies:

Mermaids

The Air Up There

Romeo & Juliet

That Thing You Do

Grace's Favorite Childhood Movies:

The Neverending Story

Princess Bride

BIG

Sleepless in Seattle

Aladdin

The Mighty Ducks

Documentaries:

One of Us

Cuban Food Stories

Jiro Dreams of Sushi

Favorite Recent Films

1917

The High Note

Potential New Favorite Rom Com (will report back!)

The Holidate

Instagram:

• @lindsaysilb
• @yasminecheyenne

Obsessions:

• Icy Hot Patches
• Printfresh Robe
• Goldune

What We're Reading:

• Just Mercy by Brian Stevenson
• My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
• The Unravelling of Cassidy Holmes by Elissa R. Sloan
• Joyful by Ingrid Fetell Lee
• Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal
• Anxious People by Fredrick Backman

November Book Club:

• Destination Wedding by Diksha Basu

Sponsor:

• Uncommon Goods: To get 15% off your first gift go to uncommongoods.com/bop
• Prose: Go to prose.com/BOP for your free in-depth hair quiz and 15% off your order.

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace's blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.