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- Ep105: Being Sick & Dosing and Diagnosing as a Mom
A regular catch up between friends! Andrea talks about being sick and making do with whatever is in the house and Lorilee identifies her son’s illness, as well as sharing TV and book recommendations.
Related Show Links:
Fifth Disease
Is it ok to take expired medicine? (Spoiler: no)
What We are Watching:
Beast Games
Superstore
What we are reading:
The Coworker by Frieda McFadden
The Inmate by Frieda McFadden
Is She Really Going Out with Him by Sophie Cousens
Get BWF merch here
We'd love to hear from you!
Instagram: @betterwithfriends.pod
Email: [email protected]
33 min - Ep104: Itchy Feet, How AI is Bad & Looking Ahead to 2025
After a holiday break, Andrea and Lorilee catch up with weird things their kids believe, their hopes for 2025 and try to understand how AI actually works.
Related Show Links:
How AI is draining our water resources
Why are my feet itchy
That Julie Girl on Instagram
Common mistakes in shampooing hair
Get BWF merch here
We'd love to hear from you!
Instagram: @betterwithfriends.pod
Email: [email protected]
33 min - Ep103: BWF REWIND!
Andrea and Lorilee are taking an extended break for the holidays, and are re-releasing one of our most popular episodes of 2024!
Please enjoy Episode 87: Pocket Privilege, Wardrobe Levels and Instagram Algorithms: Do you know what to wear for a dinner at a family restaurant on a Wednesday evening? Andrea proposes a grading system for wardrobe decisions, the girls discuss pockets vs. purses and the Instagram accounts they enjoy and the ones they unfollow.
Related Show Links:
- The History of Purses
- Lorilee’s Instagram follow: Tyler Butterworth
- Andrea’s Instagram follow: Celeste Barber
Get BWF merch here
We'd love to hear from you!
Instagram: @betterwithfriends.pod
Email: [email protected]
35 min - Ep102: Unexpected Christmas Gifting & Cute Christmas Sweaters
This mini-episode features tips to minimize unexpected gift-giving, hacking your morning coffee and buying the perfect Ugly Christmas Sweater (or is it??).
Related Show Links:
The History of the Ugly Christmas Sweater
Keurig Coffee and Latte Maker
What we are watching:
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Jingle Bells Rock - Energetic Positive Upbeat Happy Christmas Party by SoundGalleryByDmitryTaras
Do you have a topic you’d like to hear us discuss? We'd love to hear from you!
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: @betterwithfriends.pod
Get BWF merch here
24 min - Ep101: Pantless BBQ, Living Funerals and Dog Booties
This episode includes stories of unexpected behaviour by the person cooking you dinner, discussing winter walking and a gift-wrapping supplies hack which Andrea tries to over-complicate. Lorilee misses out getting rich on another invention.
Related Show Links:
Dog Booties with Straps
11 Dating Rules You Should Probably Follow
Living Funerals
What we are watching:
Wicked
Hot Frosty
What we are reading:
The Celebrants by Steven Rowley
The Light We Carry by Michelle Obama
- Is She Really Going Out with Him? By Sophie Cousens
- Cherish by Tracy Wolff
Do you have a topic you’d like to hear us discuss? We'd love to hear from you!Email: [email protected]
Instagram: @betterwithfriends.pod
Get BWF merch here39 min - Ep100: Remembering Birthdays, Gift Giving & Decorating for Christmas
IT’S OUR 100TH EPISODE!! Thank you for following along with our little experiment 🙂
Andrea and Lorilee chat about different ways to remember and celebrate birthdays, ways to give a gift and share wish lists, and when the Christmas decorations go up at our respective houses.
Related Show Links:
- GoWish app
- Birthday Wall Calendar
What we are watching:
- Outer Banks
- Bad Monkey
- Disclaimer
What we are reading:
- Field Notes for the Wilderness by Sarah Bessey
- Conspiracy 365 by Gabrielle Lord
- Never Lie by Frieda McFadden
Do you have a topic you’d like to hear us discuss? We'd love to hear from you!
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: @betterwithfriends.pod
Get BWF merch here
37 min - Ep99: The Sparks of Dating, Awkward MIL Moments & Advent Calendar Madness
Andrea’s brief re-entry into the realm of dating takes a turn, Lorilee experiences some awkward moments with her Mother-In-Law, and they discuss when advent calendars became their own market share.
Related Show links:
- Best Advent Calendars of 2024 (Canada)
- 23 Breakup Texts
- Christmastime is Here by Vince Guaraldi Trio
What we are watching:
- The Lincoln Lawyer
- Nobody Wants This
What we are reading/ listening to:
- The Selection Series by Kiera Cass
- My Story by Elizabeth Smart
- Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez
- The Chemist by Stephanie Meyer
Do you have a topic you’d like to hear us discuss? We'd love to hear from you!
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: @betterwithfriends.pod
Get BWF merch here
38 min - Ep98: Halloweening, Weighted Vests and Not Causing Another Pandemic
Lorilee justifies her latest influenced-purchase, Andrea remembers Halloween costumes from her childhood, and both discuss what to do with all those fabric masks.
Related Show links:
Cheap and Easy DIY Halloween Costumes
Benefits of a Weighted Vest
Books we are listening to:
Pretty Girls by Karen Slaughter
The Guest List by Lucy Folley
The Locked Door by Freida McFadden
Podcasts we are listening to:
Call it What It is
Armchair Anonymous
Do you have a topic you’d like to hear us discuss? We'd love to hear from you!
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: @betterwithfriends.pod
Get BWF merch here
28 min - Ep97: New Baby Advice for Aimee, Work/Life Rebalance and Fall TV
This episode Andrea and Lorilee reminisce about when they were new moms to help out loyal listener Aimee as she anticipates her first child!! They also talk about finding balance with changing schedules and discuss both new and old TV shows to watch this fall.
Related Show Links:
- Parenting today vs. in the Past
- How to find a good work/life balance
What we are watching:
- Matlock
- Ilona Maher on Dancing with the Stars
Do you have a topic you’d like to hear us discuss? We'd love to hear from you!
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: @betterwithfriends.pod
Get BWF merch here
44 min - Ep96: Curbside Treasure Hunt, Budgeting and Exotic Fruit
Andrea and Lorilee discuss the finer points of giving items away for free vs. selling them, donating bodily fluids for money and the changing household dynamics when someone moves out. Also discussed is household budgeting the YNAB way, and trying new fruits.
Related Show Links:
- You Need a Budget (YNAB) (referral link)
- How to peel a Prickly Pear not like Lorilee
- Calgary’s Curbside Treasure Hunt
What we are reading:
- The Huntress by Kate Quinn
- Morgan’s Cross by Nora Roberts
What we are watching:
- The Perfect Couple (Netflix)
Do you have a topic you’d like to hear us discuss? We'd love to hear from you!
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: @betterwithfriends.pod
Get BWF merch here
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About Better With Friends - Conversations with Andrea and Lorilee
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Having spent several years in their 20s getting the same degree and taking the same classes at the University of Manitoba, Andrea and Lorilee never got to know each other. Meeting again almost 25…
years later, they soon realized they have a lot in common and became fast friends! Listen in as Andrea and Lorilee discuss their lives in midlife - from parenting to pop culture, work lives to social lives - and everything in between!