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Wondering what to watch this week? Need some inspiration in the world of great recommendations? You know the Awesomes have got you covered! Meg and Kyle have the highlights of what was great in May on Netflix along with what the Awesomes are super loving on streaming right now, too. We've got reads to inspire your kids, the first great pop bop of the summer, and lots of products to check out, too!

When Stars are Scattered, Victoria Jamieson

Heartbreak Anthem, Little Mix, David Guetta, and Galantis

Sephora #lipstories in A Little Magic and Oui

Aquage Illuminating Gelade

Garlic Ranch Pretzels Recipe

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We're back with a new episode in our Awesome Haul series! This time, we're featuring small businesses owned by women, and we have found some GREAT products that we know you're going to L O V E. Meg is joined by Kelly and Rebekah, and the three of them found happy home goods, nourishing nutrients, fantastic fashion, and even something to treat that dreaded underboob rash!

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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS:

ThirdLove: Go to thirdlove.com/AWESOME for 20% off your first purchase

LinkedIn: Post your first job for free at linkedin.com/AWESOME

Quip: Go to GETQUIP.com/AWESOME and get a FREE plastic dispenser with any refill plan

Grove: Go to Grove.co/AWESOME and choose a FREE gift (with orders $30 or more).

SHOW NOTES:

Meg AotW: Pilot BOLD pens (YouTube clip of Conan O'Brien)

Kelly's AotW: Sea salt smell: Seaglass candle (affiliate link) and Sea salt oil diffuser (affiliate link)

Rebekah's AotW: Magic Track

Meg's Haul

Seed Cycle Blend

Picaboo Underbreast rash treatment

Humble Chic Bow Back Blouse

Kelly's Haul

Tortilla warmer basket and hand-stamped tile from Clay Decor on Etsy

Stasher platinum silicone food-grade reusable storage bags (snack size)

Bees Wrap wax cloth food wrap

We Rise boho graphic tee from Natural Life

Rebekah's Haul

Happy Happy House Plant Plant Food

Happy Happy House Plant on Instagram

Olive & June (Get 20% off your order with Rebekah's referral link)

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Find Rebekah on her blog, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!

Find Kelly on Twitter , Instagram and on her website!

Visit sortaawesomeshow.com for show notes on this and every episode. And don’t forget to find us in the Sorta Awesome Hangout on Facebook or @sortaawesomeshow on Instagram, and @sortaawesomepod on Twitter!

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We're serving up celebrations including Devil's Food cake, small batch spirits, biking to work, and digging out your old tap shoes. In the news, an ... unconventional ... approach to wellness that means you have to stay hydrated, buying stock in the lives of strangers, accent switching and more! It's your mid-week dose of AWESOME, friends!

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What's new in awesome? We've got you covered for the week of May 17th with great picks on every streaming platform, a bunch of reading recommendations straight from the Awesomes, and some fun picks to bring more goodness to your everyday life!

Links from our list:

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Writers and Lovers, Lily King

Who is Maud Dixon, Alexandra Andrews

Project Hail Mary, Andy Weir

A Name Unknown, Roseanna M. White

Did you know with Kindle Unlimited you can get access to over 1 million e-reading titles?

Zero G (Audible Plus)

Pickleball set

VTech KidiZoom Creator Cam

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If there’s a mantra we will always preach to the Awesomes, it’s definitely to LOVE WHAT YOU LOVE! This week, Meg and Rebekah have a great conversation about all the things they are loving right now that they are indulging in as a way to escape a little bit. From book recommendations to podcasts they love to filling a home with plants to the best coffee on the planet and so, so much more, we’ve got so much that will surprise and delight you in this episode!

Are you loving Sorta Awesome's new look? Treat yourself to some BRAND NEW Sorta Awesome merch! New designs featuring the return of GOLD to our logo are in the shop NOW!

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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS:

Best Fiends: Download Best Fiends FREE on the App Store or Google Play

Bombas:  Go to bombas.com/AWESOME and get 20% off your first purchase

Headspace: Go to headspace.com/AWESOME for a free one month trial

EveryPlate: Get started with EveryPlate for just $1.99 per meal plus an additional 20% off another 2 weeks by going to EveryPlate.com and entering code awesome199

PlushCare: Go to PlushCare.com/awesome to start your FREE 30-day trial.

SHOW NOTES:

Rebekah’s AotW: In Five Years

Meg’s AotW: Madam X perfume by Possetts

Roomies by Christian Lauren

Rebekah's Frugal Plant Tips

TikTok Follows:

Zachariah Porter - @zzzachariah

Clinton Avery Tharp - @clintonaverytharp

KC Davis - @domesticblisters

Lubalin - @lubalin

Free Day Popcorn

Schitt’s Creek

Fated Mates

Vanilla massage oil (as mentioned on our recent Sorta Spicy: Sexy Haul episode exclusively available for our Patreon supporters!)

Sasquatch (Don’t have Hulu? Sign up here with Sorta Awesome’s link!)

Broken by Jenny Lawson (and her blog The Bloggess)

You can find Meg on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram!

Find Rebekah on her blog, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!

Visit sortaawesomeshow.com for show notes on this and every episode. And don’t forget to find us in the Sorta Awesome Hangout on Facebook or @sortaawesomeshow on Instagram, and @sortaawesomepod on Twitter!

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How about a dose of mid-week AWESOME? For this installment of Celebrations & Trivia, Meg and Kyle are back with all kinds of fun, funny, delicious, and weird minor holidays to celebrate in the week ahead, and they mix in a healthy helping of date-based trivia and more than a few untold stories from their lives as well. We know you'll find something fun to look forward to celebrating with us this week!

Don't forget to come follow up on Instagram where Meg is in Stories every day to talk about celebrations of the day and birthdays! Send us a DM on your birthday so she can wish you a happy one! @sortaawesomeshow

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Wondering what book to pick up this week? Lost in the Netflix home screen and no idea what’s good to watch? Need some inspiration to bring a little more awesome to your life? We’ve got you covered, Awesome! Welcome to Watch, Read, Listen, Lifestyle - a weekly series where we tell you everything you need to know about what’s good in culture, entertainment, and lifestyle goodness for the week ahead. This is Watch, Read, Listen, Lifestyle for the week of May 10th!

Here are some of the helpful links from our list:

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Kids Against Maturity

Meet Me in Another Life, Catriona Silvey

The Tidy App

Make sure you are following us on Instagram for daily celebrations and birthday wishes!

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It’s been over a year since the world turned upside down in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and now we’re beginning to see a light at the end of this tunnel. Are we ready to go back to normal? What does that mean? And how can we make the transition a little less stressful and a little more awesome? You do NOT want to miss this conversation with Meg and Kelly as they process together what the months ahead might bring us!

Are you loving Sorta Awesome's new look? Treat yourself to some BRAND NEW Sorta Awesome merch! New designs featuring the return of GOLD to our logo are in the shop NOW!

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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS:

Billie: for 10% off of your new favorite razor, go to mybillie.com/awesome

Legacy Box: Go to legacybox.com/AWESOME and save 50% while supplies last.

EveryPlate: Get started with EveryPlate for just $1.99 per meal plus an additional 20% off another 2 weeks by going to EveryPlate.com and entering code awesome199

First Leaf: Sign up to become a new member of First Leaf and get your first 6 bottles for $39.95 AND send $10 to the charity of your choice! Sorta Awesome’s affiliate link is sortaawesomeshow.com/firstleaf

SHOW NOTES:

Kelly’s AotW: Kelly Corrigan Wonders podcast series How to Make the Most of Family Life

Meg AotW: The Ex-Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon

Of course you’re anxious about returning to normal life

Do We Even Know How To Socialize Anymore?

There’s a Name for the Blah You’re Feeling: It’s Called Languishing

It’s OK to Grieve for the Small Losses of a Lost Year

Why Our Mental Health Won't Just Go Back to Normal When the Pandemic Is Over

You can find Meg on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram!

Find Kelly on Twitter , Instagram and on her website!

Visit sortaawesomeshow.com for show notes on this and every episode. And don’t forget to find us in the Sorta Awesome Hangout on Facebook or @sortaawesomeshow on Instagram, and @sortaawesomepod on Twitter!

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Why wait for a M A J O R holiday or life event to celebrate? Truly, there is awesome to be found every day of the week, and we are once again expanding the Awesome Universe by bringing you weekly rundowns of all of the weird, wacky, and fun days to celebrate as well as interesting news items you might have missed!

For the week of May 5th - 11th, we’ll get you ready to celebrate everything from Lost Sock Memorial Day to No Pants Day and lots more! Plus UFOs, Mark Wahlberg’s dad bod, Ben Affleck being a creeper and more in the news round-up!

Links to check out:

Go ahead and drink after your COVID vaccine!

It’s not the hands. It’s the nose.

Mark Wahlberg prepares to be Father Stu

A ticket out of Switzerland

Puppy love in Ireland

Ben Affleck sliding into DMs

Mom’s Own Milk jewelry

The CIA has been holding out on us

Justin Bieber is lonely tho

Don’t forget to come follow us on instagram @sortaawesomeshow where Meg covers fun celebrations for the day along with BIRTHDAYS! Send us a DM on your birthday so she can wish you a happy one!

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Need to find the perfect gift for someone awesome in your life? Join Meg and Sorta Awesome regular Julie Tepperman this week as they give you the scoop on gifts for Mother's Day and so much MORE! From new moms to new grads to your Chosen Mom to something shiny and new for yourself, we have got gift ideas of all kinds, and they are all BRILLIANT! Plus a great go-to recipe and a darling little desk in Awesome of the Week!

BRAND NEW SORTA SPICY ALERT! BRAND NEW this week, Super Star Awesomes got the next installment in the Sorta Spicy series: Meg & Rebekah’s Sexy Haul! This episode is exclusively available for our Super Star Patreon supporters!

Quip: Go to GETQUIP.com/AWESOME and get a FREE plastic dispenser with any refill plan

Moink: Go to Moinkbox.com/AWESOME to get FREE ground beef for a year

Grove: Go to Grove.co/AWESOME and choose a FREE gift (with orders $30 or more).

PlushCare: Go to PlushCare.com/awesome to start your FREE 30-day trial.

SHOW NOTES:

Julie’s AotW: Flank steak recipe and Flank steak with chimichurri recipe

Meg’s AotW: Vanity desk from Wayfair (affiliate link)

GIFTS FOR NEW MOMS:

GIFTS FOR MOTHERS/MOTHERS-IN-LAW:

SPIRITUAL/CHOSEN MOM:

GIFTS FOR YOURSELF:

SUBSCRIPTION/ONLINE GIFTS:

You can find Meg on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram!

Find Julie on Instagram and Facebook!

Visit sortaawesomeshow.com for show notes on this and every episode. And don’t forget to find us in the Sorta Awesome Hangout on Facebook or @sortaawesomeshow on Instagram, and @sortaawesomepod on Twitter!

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