Today we're exploring the world of social media influencing. We've all bought things based on the recommendations of friends and now many of us buy things based on the recommendations of people we follow on Instagram or Facebook. We're talking with Alley Leto about how to get into this field and what goes on behind the scenes of the perfect photo!

Where to find Alley:

Instagram: Life of Alley

Facebook: Life of Alley

Website: lifeofalley.com

I'm a fan recommendations:

Alley's under eye stick

Mindy's facial scrub

Julie's make up

Marie's mug

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Today we're talking about love in the middle years! From the most romantic songs and movies to fun date night ideas, we've got Valentine's Day covered. We'll also share how to identify your love language and the ways this has impacted our own marriages through the years!

Links mentioned in this episode:

The Five Love Languages

Five Love Languages Quiz

I'm a fan recommendations:

Downy Wrinkle Release

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Today we're talking about happiness and time. Why does time seem to pass more quickly as we get older? How can we make time slow down? What are some ways we can use our time more wisely? Join us as we share our thoughts on how to make the most of time for ourselves and our families!

Links in today's episode:

Happier at Home by Gretchen Rubin

"I'm a fan" recommendations:

Trader Joe's Black Bean Soup

A French Village

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Today we're talking about indulgences. Whether it's a bubble bath or Godiva cheesecake, gourmet coffee, or a manicure, we all have treats that we allow ourselves, not because we deserve them, but just for pleasure! We're talking about our favorites, as well as those of our listeners. Who knows, you may even find some new ways to indulge yourself!

Links from this episode: Bonne Mamam Preserves

I'm a fan recommendations:

Glass Photo Box

Sushi Go Game

We'd love to hear from you! Find us here:

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Today we're talking about photo organization and safe photo storage. So many of us feel overwhelmed by the number of pictures we have on different devices or the number of years we're behind on our photo books. Kate Miley is an expert in this area and she's here to share organization and storage tips, editing hacks, and ways to create beautiful photo books in less time!

Links mentioned in this episode:

External hard drive

Economy Scanner

Gold standard scanner

If only scanning a dozen or so photos, Google has a free scanning app that's very good!

Use Coupon Code MLM25 with either Kate's presets or her ebook below!

Kate's Presets

Kate's Ebook

Kate's Website

Kate's Instagram

Kate's favorite photo editing apps:

Over

Canva

Touch/Retouch

Amazon Photos

Lightroom

Links to our "I'm a fan" recommendations:

The Quintland Sisters

Handheld Milk Frother

Rebellion TV Series

We'd love to hear from you! Find us here:

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Website: midlifematterspodcast.com

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Today we're joined by popular design blogger Emily A. Clark to talk about interior design, home decor, and the 2020 trends! Emily describes herself as a bargain hunter, pattern lover, and habitual rearranger. She enjoys helping her readers break down big decorating ideas so they're less intimidating and more doable. We loved the ideas Emily shared with us and we know you will too!

Emily's Blog

Emily's Instagram

Links to our "I'm a fan" recommendations:

Emily's Joggers

Mindy's Shoe-Pourri

Julie's TV show

Marie's Trader Joe's Winter Wake Up Tea

We'd love to hear from you! Find us here:

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Website: midlifematterspodcast.com

Email: [email protected]

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It's time to talk about happiness and ourselves! It can be easy to think of things other people can do to make us happy, but today we're discovering ways we can make ourselves happier. Join us as we discuss the things we've tried and the things we hope will carry into the future!

Links in this episode:

Happier at Home by Gretchen Rubin

Ghosted by Rosie Walsh

We'd love to hear from you! Find us here:

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Website: midlifematterspodcast.com

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Happy New Year! Can you believe we're about to begin a whole new year and decade? Today we're talking about habits we want to start, adventures we want to go on, risks we want to take and more. Join us as we lay out our goals for 2020!

Links from this episode:

The Biggest Risk is Not Taking One

Our "I'm a Fan" recommendations:

Julie's game, Linkee

Marie's show, The Missing

We'd love to hear from you! Find us here:

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Today we're talking about ways to practice hospitality. Many listeners host family and friends over the holiday season, so we thought this would be the perfect time to re-air our episode on hospitality. That was episode 7 for us, so it's new to many of you! We're sharing ways to make people feel welcome both in and outside our homes. Join us as we laugh at the things we do right and the things we hope to improve!

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Today we're going to see how we did meeting the 2019 goals we set way back in January! In episode 10, we laid out categories such as books we wanted to read, movies we wanted to see, things we wanted to experience and more. Now that 12 months have gone by, let's see how we did!

Links mentioned in this episode:

Love You Hard by Abby Maslin

Outer Order, Inner Calm: Declutter and Organize to Make More Room for Happiness by Gretchen Rubin

Afraid of All the Things by Scarlet Hiltibidal

"I'm a Fan" recommendations:

Julie's Whoa, Wait Walmart?

Mindy's Elta MD sunscreen

Marie's Lumbar pillow covers

We'd love to hear from you! Find us here:

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Website: midlifematterspodcast.com

Email: [email protected]

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