This summer I took a whole month off my work and stepped away from all screens. (Spoiler: it was fantastic!) In this chat with Crystal, I get into both the professional and personal lessons I learned. Crystal is also self-employed (but in a different way), so she talks about the value of knowing yourself really well so you can focus on the right type of work for you. She’s learned a ton over the years what’s important to her, and thinks we can all benefit from thinking through this stuff.

Related Posts:

• To Double Down on Being Human by Tsh
• Want to Work For Yourself? First You Need to Know Yourself by Crystal

Links From This Episode:

• Crystal on Instagram
• Crystal’s website
• Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
• Tsh's thoughts about taking a screen break
• Caroline talks about let-down effect in her summer good list
• Most developed countries require employers to give around a month of vacation time
• Every Leader Needs a Sabbatical
• Seth Godin says don't steal metrics
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A few years ago, Tsh and her family spent a school year traveling around the world in one direction, living out of backpacks. It was life-changing for all five of them, and what travel taught Tsh about home that year is the theme of her travel memoir, At Home in the World: Reflections on Belonging While Wandering the Globe.

In this episode, Tsh shares the audiobook chapter from when they were in China, just beginning their adventure and everything, inside and out, was upside-down.

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We’re wrapping up our summer series called My Good List, where Tsh has asked a few people to share four things in their life that are making everything sweeter: a thing, a habit, a work of art, and a philosophy. 

In this episode, Tsh chats with Summer Rayne Oakes, a Brooklyn resident who has over 1,000 houseplants in her apartment. She’s written a recent book called How to Make a Plant Love You, and she even has a pet chicken in her apartment.

Links From This Episode:

• Summer on Instagram & Twitter
• Summer's website & YouTube
• Summer's books: How to Make a Plant Love You, SugarDetoxMe, and Style, Naturally
• Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
• 150-ft expandable hose
• Mason jar garden
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We’re continuing our summer series called My Good List, where Tsh has asked a few people to share four things in their life that are making everything sweeter: a thing, a habit, a work of art, and a philosophy. 

In this episode, Tsh chats with Cindy Wang Brandt, based on Taiwan, who runs the popular Facebook group Raising Children Unfundamentalist, and has a book and podcast both called Parenting Forward.

Links From This Episode:

• Cindy on Instagram & Twitter
• Cindy's website & podcast
• Parenting Forward, by Cindy Brandt
• Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
• Raising Children Unfundamentalist
• Dyson hair dryer
• A’Driane Nieves & her painting
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We’re continuing our summer series called My Good List, where Tsh has asked a few people to share four things in their life that are making everything sweeter: a thing, a habit, a work of art, and a philosophy. 

In this episode, Tsh chats with Alia Hagenbach, who writes about mental illness. She’s written a fabulous book that came out this year, and it’s one of Tsh’s favorites of the year so far.

Links From This Episode:

• Alia on Instagram & Twitter
• Alia's website
• Glorious Weakness, by Alia Joy
• Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
• Moodpath app
• Always Be My Maybe
• Shawn Smucker
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We’re continuing our summer series called My Good List, where Tsh has asked a few people to share four things in their life that are making everything sweeter: a thing, a habit, a work of art, and a philosophy. 

In this episode, Tsh chats with Roe Cummings, who runs the beautiful Instagram account Brown Kids. She also teaches a class called The Jar Method, about how to store your veggies and produce so that it lasts weeks longer.

Links From This Episode

• Roe on Instagram
• The Jar Method Visual Workshop
• Mochi Things planner
• Anatomy of the French Four-Course Meal
• Everything is Workable, by Diane Musho Hamilton
• Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
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We’re starting our summer series called My Good List, where Tsh has asked a few people to share four things in their life that are making everything sweeter: a thing, a habit, a work of art, and a philosophy.

In this episode, Tsh chats with Anjuli Pascall, who runs the Instagram account The Moms We Love Club, which is dedicated to raising funds and praying for mothers enduring long-term hardships. She says she started this account because she wishes she could bring dinner or drive these women to appointments, but since she can’t, this account is the next best thing to being in the same town.

Links From This Episode:

• Anjuli on Instagram
• The Moms We Love Club on Instagram
• Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
• Frother
• PG Tips tea
• Tidying Up with Marie Kondo
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In this summer-worthy episode, we’ve got for you a best-of travel Q&A, where you ask Stephanie and Tsh your burning travel questions, and they do our best to answer them: everything from long-term planning strategies to ideas for nearby weekend getaways. So, whether you’ve got some traveling on the horizon, or just want to be an armchair traveler from home right now, they’ve got you covered. 

Links From This Episode:

• Stephanie on Instagram
• Wonderling Family website, YouTube channel
• Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
• Airbnb
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Episode number 200! Andrea just returned from an epic trip to Scotland, and as you're listening to this, Tsh is currently in London about to lead her second Literary London. So in this episode, she and Andrea nerd out on all things British. They're both unapologetic Anglophiles, so they get into why they love you guys across the pond. 

Related Posts:

• Loving London by Tsh
• My Good List by Andrea

Links From This Episode:

• Andrea on Instagram
• Andrea’s website
• Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
• #literarylondon, #travelswithtsh
• Acorn subscription
• Why the British Tell Better Stories article
• Poldark
• Bodleian Library
• Hay on Wye
• The Great British Bake Off
• Endeavor
• The Crown
• Victoria
• The Paradise
• Downton Abbey
• Father Brown
• Home Fires
• Luther
• About Time
• The King's Speech
• An Inspector Calls
• My Love Affair with England, by Susan Allen Toth
• I Capture the Castle
• Ep. 55: Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries + Everyone Brave is Forgiven
• Emma
• Ian Rankin's Inspector Rebus Book Series
• Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman
• White Teeth, by Zadie Smith
• The Lord Peter Wimsey series by Dorothy L. Sayers
• Notes From a Small Island, by Bill Bryson
• 84, Charing Cross Road, by Helene Hanff
• A Hobbit, A Wardrobe and A Great War, by Joseph Loconte
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There's value in roadtripping with little kids — even when it doesn't feel like it. Crystal talks about why she prioritizes it, how they camp and go to national parks, and when she knows to press the pause button and wait. Tsh shares about her recent girlfriend getaway, why it's good to get together with other adult friends (beyond a night out), and the practicals of putting together an overnighter with friends when the ultimate goal is to reconnect.

Related Posts:

• 10 Quick Thoughts About Girlfriend Getaways by Tsh
• Practical Tips for a Family Road Trip by Crystal

Links From This Episode:

• Crystal on Instagram
• Crystal’s website
• Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
• 7 Ways to Make Camping With Kids More Fun
• Travel tray for kids in car
• Crowd Money app
• Airbnb
• Whatever Craft House
• Ep. 195: Friendships & Habits
• Haley’s blog, Carrots for Michaelmas
• Haley on Instagram and Twitter
• The Catholic Traveler
• St. Patrick’s Bad Analogies
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