Sarah & Laura open with a brief discussion of makeup and Sarah's experience with accessories styling, and then they are joined by Jenny Eversole and Rebecca Kirkwood. 
Jenny is the creator of Style Space (and longterm BOBW listener!) and Rebecca is a makeup artist and clean beauty expert who worked with Laura for a beauty styling session! 
They chat makeup tips, mistakes to avoid, must-have products, and more.
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Getting Expert Advice on Beauty & Style with Rebecca and Jenny from Style Space EP 256

Love your career? Love your family? Best of Both Worlds is the show for you! Hosts Laura Vanderkam, author of I Know How She Does It and a mom of four, and Sarah Hart-Unger, a practicing physician and mom of two (soon to be three!) discuss work/life balance, career development, parenting, time management, productivity, and making time for fun. Tune in each week for strategies to help you thrive in all spheres of life.

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In today's episode, Laura and Sarah discuss when they themselves became "financial grownups" and then expert guest Bobbi Rebell joins Laura to share ways we can encourage a mature approach to money matters even from a young age. In the Q&A;, a listener wonders how Laura and Sarah keep track of their calendars without relying on a digital system (like Google or Apple Calendar). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Raising Financial Grown-ups with Bobbi Rebell EP 350

Today's episode is dedicated to celebrating and preserving the moments that make up our lives, from the cutest baby phases to big milestones -- all of these things enrich our lives and have the power to turn the fleeting present moment into a deeper and more lasting experience. Laura and Sarah talk about the ways they preserve family (and personal) memories, and discuss the value and role of celebrations and traditions in their own families.

In the Q&A;, a listener writes in asking for fresh date night ideas! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Memory-Keeping, Traditions, and Celebrations! EP 349

Laura and Sarah welcome Cal Newport to Best of Both Worlds to chat all things slow productivity and how Cal's stage of parenting influenced a lot of his current thinking around productivity, pacing, and getting things done.
In the intro, Sarah and Laura discuss their own planning habits going back to childhood, and in the Q&A; a listener writes in asking about how Laura and Sarah read blogs - do they browse through individual urls, or is there another way?

Cal Newport's book Slow Productivity released in March 2024 and is available wherever books are sold.

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Slow Productivity & More with Cal Newport EP 348

Today's episode features a fresh crop of mailbag questions! Topics include:

split shift childcare
handling the daily household chores with young kids
different formats for kid activities
how has work / productivity changed since COVID
thoughts on digital calendar frames
retirement plans?
dealing with kids that have disparate sleep needs
how to handle the tension between wanting to stay up with teens and having your own morning routine
the next 5 years of BOBW!

Thank you to all for submitting questions - keep them coming! You can always find contact info on our websites, theshubox.com and lauravanderkam.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Spring Mailbag! Kid bedtimes, household chores, 'split shift' childcare, and more EP 347

In today's episode, Laura chats with author Emily P. Freeman about endings, and in particular determining how and when to leave a situation that no longer fits.

Emily's new March 2024 release is How to Walk into a Room: The Art of Knowing When to Stay and When to Walk Away, available wherever books are sold.

In the Q&A;, Sarah and Laura discuss their experiences in coming back from recent injuries. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Getting Expert Advice on Beauty & Style with Rebecca and Jenny from Style Space EP 256

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