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Tsh Oxenreider
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These people are the only ones that matter — and keeping this in mind will probably help you keep the right things, the right things.
Plus, Tsh's friend Crystal hops on to share what idea is currently on her Good List.
For show notes and a transcript of this episode, as well as to subscribe to the show, head to thegoodlistshow.com.
Tsh's new show launches in January 2020. Listen to the trailer and know right away when the first episode drops.
Ending this chapter is bittersweet, because we have all LOVED what we’ve created here at Simple, and yet there’s so much goodness to come. This show has existed in some iteration since 2011 — a LONG time in podcast years. It’s changed a lot, as has the podcast landscape, but Tsh has loved every minute of creating it. So… thank you. Truly.
In this final episode, Tsh chats with her dear friend Katherine Willis Pershey about change, when to know it’s time to say goodbye to a good thing, and what to do to still enjoy that thing you know you’re gonna miss.
Links From This Episode:
- NEW: The Good List, Tsh's new podcast
- Katherine on Twitter
- Katherine’s website
- Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
- Ep. 196: Changing your Mind + Investing in Help
- Ep. 40: Knowing When to Quit
- Even Nobodies Have Fans Now
- Ep. 212: Art Well + Work Well
- Ep. 209: Tech + Family + Creativity
- Ep. 178: Loving our 40s
- Ep. 173: My Good List with Jacqui Skemp
- The Liturgical Calendar Series
- Ep. 139: Food Swap Love
- Making the Most of 2 Weeks Off Series
- Ep. 100: Love Where You Live
- Ep. 58: The World's Most/Best Cities
- Ep. 25: Raising Kids on Harry Potter
- Ep. 26: Everyday Spiritual Practices
- Ep. 16: Hot Mess with Hummus
- Ep. 11: It's Okay to Like Your Fork
- Joshua Becker's YouTube Channel + Course
- Courtney Carver's website + Project 333
- The Slow Home Podcast w/ Brooke McAlary + here’s a recent episode when I was on her show
- Hurry Slowly with Jocelyn Glei
- John Comer
- Ep. 224: Our Holiday Good Lists
- Tsh's books
- The AoS 2019 Gift Guide
- Shadow + Light – enjoy the book’s first week a whole year early
- Join Tsh’s insider community called Books & Crannies
- Sign up for 5 Quick Things, the weekly email
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Why not do what we’ve long loved here on this show? Tsh and Christine each share their current Good Lists, holiday-edition: a thing, a habit, a work of art, and an idea that’s both making their lives (and holidays) better right now.
Related Posts:
- Make Both To-Do and To-Don't Holiday Lists by Tsh
- A Glimpse Into a Slow & Sacred Christmas Day by Christine
Links From This Episode:
- Christine on Instagram
- Christine’s blog
- Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
- Padraig Cottage slippers
- "Chili's Menu, by Cormac McCarthy", by Justin Tapp
- Unearthing Wonder
- Adorning the Dark, by Andrew Peterson
- The Gap video of Ira Glass’ interview
- Andrew Peterson on That Sounds Fun podcast
- The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry, by John Mark Comer
- Bridgetown Church podcast “The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry”
- 3 Mile an Hour God, by Kosuke Koyama
- Astounding Multi-Flavor Joe-Joe’s
- Trader Joe's Stocking Stuffers You Should Secretly Buy For Yourself
- Fraser Fir candle
- Rick Steves' Christmas in Europe
- The Great British Baking Show Holidays
- The AoS 2019 Gift Guide
- NEW: The Good List Podcast
- Shadow + Light – enjoy the book’s first week a whole year early
- Join Tsh’s insider community called Books & Crannies
- Sign up for 5 Quick Things, the weekly email
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If you don’t yet know Shawn Smucker or his work, GET READY, because you should. He is one of my favorite modern writers, both as a human and as a creator of good work — our whole family loves his books. And like we do on this show every now and then, Shawn is sharing with us his Good List: a thing, a habit, a work of art, and a philosophy that’s making his life just a little bit better.
Links From This Episode:
- Shawn's website
- Shawn on Instagram & Twitter
- Tsh on Instagram & Twitter
- Light From the Distant Stars, by Shawn Smucker
- Once We Were Strangers, by Shawn Smucker
- The Day the Angels Fell, by Shawn Smucker
- The Edge of Over There, by Shawn Smucker
- The Storm on the Sea of Galilee, by Rembrandt
- "Rembrandt is in the Wind" by Russ Ramsey
- Shawn's Spotify
- Ep. 219: YA Books for Adults + Adult Books for YA
- The Stories Between Us Podcast
- The AoS 2019 Gift Guide
- Bonus: An Announcement!
- NEW: The Good List Podcast
- Shadow + Light: enjoy the book’s first week a whole year early!
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Tsh has a rather big announcement to make. And well, she’d be honored if you took a few minutes to hit play and hear what’s up.
For more elaborate details, including a logo-rific walk down memory lane, head to the show notes here.
Links From This Episode:
- Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
- NEW: The Good List Podcast
- Head here for details on how to leave a recorded voicemail about what’s on YOUR good list
- Shadow + Light – enjoy the first week of Tsh’s new Advent book a whole year early!
- If you're an insider, you already knew this bit of news almost two weeks ago — so join them in Tsh’s insider community called Books & Crannies.
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It’s time once again for the holidays, so in this chat, Andrea shares some practical tips for staying sane during the holidays as an introvert — these ideas are great for both introverts and extraverts. And because Advent is coming soon, Tsh shares how her family celebrates it really, really simply (along with a fun announcement!).
Related Posts:
- On Advent by Tsh
- An Introvert's Guide to Loving the Holiday Season by Andrea
Links From This Episode:
- Andrea on Instagram
- Andrea's website
- Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
- Quiet, by Susan Cain
- "Why You Should Find Time to Be Alone With Yourself"
- The Bible Project Advent Series
- Digital Minimalism, by Cal Newport
- Calm app
- Mr. dinkens and His Carol, by Samantha Silva
- Shadow + Light – Enjoy the book's first week a whole year early!
- DIY Beeswax Candles
- Shadow & Light's Advent Playlist
- Daily Office Lectionary
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Crystal and Tsh are in different stages of their respective marriages, so in this chat, Crystal talks about things she didn’t know about marriage when she was younger — the things MANY of us don’t realize until we live through it in our marriages. And since Tsh and her husband recently celebrated their 17th anniversary, she shares some of the practicals of what’s working for them right now, specifically in regards to communication and having more fun.
Related Posts:
- We Need More Fun, by Tsh
- Marriage Advice I’d Give My Younger Self, by Crystal
Links From This Episode:
- Crystal on Instagram
- Crystal’s website
- Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
- The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work, by John Gottman, PhD
- Saving Your Second Marriage Before it Starts, by Les Parrott
- How & Why to Hold a Weekly Marriage Meeting
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Christine and her family host Kindred Dinners on their farm, where over a hundred people gather for a true farm-to-table feast with live music, locally-made beer, and beyond. She talks about what it’s like to put on an event like this in your own space. Then Tsh shares two seemingly opposite ideas: ignoring the noun and focusing on the verb, and embracing the noun in order to accomplish the verb. It has nothing to do with grammar.
Related Posts:
- Nouns AND Verbs Matter by Tsh
- 6 Things I've Learned From Hosting Kindred Dinners by Christine
Links From This Episode:
- Christine on Instagram
- Christine’s blog
- Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
- Kindred Dinners
- Athena’s Harvest Farm
- Taylor Family Farm
- Simpson Farms
- Noble Springs Dairy
- Brother’s Health Foods
- B’s Salty & Sweet Bakery
- Harding House Brewing Co.
- Nashville Craft Beverage Co.
- OneHope Wines
- October 2019 fall dinner in greenhouse
- Oct 2018 fall dinner photo outside
- May 2019 spring greenhouse dinner photo
- 7 Questions I Ask As A Minimalist Business Owner by Amy Lynn Andrews
- New: Tsh’s community is moving from Patreon to Substack!
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Nicole has a fantastic bookstagram account, and she particularly loves reading the Young Adult genre. So in this chat, she and Tsh talk about why so many adults like them love to read YA, along with lots of recommendations for dipping your toes into the YA waters as an adult reader. Tsh then shares a list of adult book recommendations for teens who love to read — books written for adults, but are appropriate enough, and potentially interesting enough, for teen readers.
Related Posts:
- What I Read in October by Tsh
- On Taking My Reading To The Next Level by Nicole
Links From This Episode:
- Nicole's website
- Nicole on Instagram & Twitter
- Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
- To All the Boys I've Loved Before Trilogy, by Jenny Han
- Dumplin, by Julie Murphy
- The Sun is Also A Star, by Nicola Yoon
- The Hate You Give, by Angie Thomas
- Looking for Alaska, by John Green
- The Grisha Trilogy Book Series, by Leigh Bardugo
- Rainbow Rowell
- Julie Buxbaum
- Veronica Roth
- Dark Matter, by Blake Crouch
- Red Rising, by Pierce Brown
- The Lunar Chronicles, by Marissa Meyer
- The Illuminae Files, by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
- The Hunger Games Trilogy, by Suzanne Collins
- Scythe, by Neil Shusterman
- Charlotte Holmes series, by Brittany Cavallaro
- Olivia Twist, by Lorie Langdon
- My Lady Jane, by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton & Jodi Meadows
- To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
- Anne Frank: The Diary of A Young Girl, by Anne Frank
- A Separate Peace, by John Knowles
- A Tree Grow in Brooklyn, by Betty Smith
- A Raisin in the Sun, by Lorainne Hansberry
- The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Night, by Elie Wiesel
- The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger
- Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott
- Peace Like a River, by Leif Enger
- The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows
- The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton
- The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak
- The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, by Gabrielle Zevin
- The Help, by Kathryn Stockett
- Homegoing, by Yaa Gyasi
- Station Eleven, by Emily St. John Mandel
- The Night Circus, by Erin Morgenstern
- The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, by Alan Bradley
- The Thursday Next series, by Jasper Fforde
- The House on Mango Street, by Sandra Cisneros
- Non-YA books to read with teens via Twitter
- 12 YA Book Series by Tsh
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Katherine created a mom’s group in her small town, where everyone’s welcome, they provide fabulous childcare, and it’s all about building relationships, not a program. In this chat, she shares the nuts and bolts of how to start something similar wherever you live. And Tsh shares what she’s learned from gathering people for events — for things like week-long adventures in London, and in weekend retreats in her small town, like she’s doing for the first time ever the weekend this episode drops. In all this, there’s a thread: IRL relationships > pixels.
Related Posts: * IRL Friends by Tsh * Creating Community From Scratch by Katherine
Links From This Episode: * Katherine on Twitter * Katherine’s website * Tsh on Twitter & Instagram * Work of the People * Literary London * The Art of Gathering, by Priya Parker * Become a patron and help make this show happen * Sign up for 5 Quick Things, the weekly email * Kindly leave a review * For any links and codes from our lovely sponsors, head here * Download the transcript for this episode
Caroline Starr Rose has written six children's books, and her most recent one just came out. Like we do on the show every now and then, she shares with Tsh her Good List: a thing, a habit, a work of art, and a philosophy that’s making her life just a little bit sweeter. They also talk about her new book, which is completely up 4th grade Tsh’s alley — she was a big fan of the historic figure Caroline writes about.
Related Posts:
- My Good List by Tsh
Links From This Episode:
- Caroline's website
- Caroline on Twitter & Instagram
- A Race Around the World, by Caroline Starr Rose
- Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
- Snapchat
- Atomic Habits, by James Clear
- The Four Tendencies, by Gretchen Rubin
- Daily Goal Tracker
- In the Woods, by Tana French (audiobook)
- I See You, by Clare Mackintosh
- I Let You Go, by Clare Mackintosh
- The Value of Fairness: The Story of Nellie Bly, by Ann Donegan Johnson
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Sometimes topics are timeless. We're re-sharing an episode from a little over a year ago, when Tsh and her friend Erin Loechner did a four-part deep-dive about knowing the news — this feels pretty relevant right now since so many of us are bombarded with so much constantly-changing news. Since this series focused on the broad idea of how to stay engaged without losing your mind or your soul, this collection of ideas feels oh-so timely right now.
To keep listening to the rest of the series after you’re done here, head to the links below.
Links From This Episode: * Erin’s blog, Design for Mankind * OtherGoose.com * Erin on Instagram and Twitter * Tsh on Instagram and Twitter * Ep. 211: Knowing the News (2/3) * Ep. 212: Knowing the News (3/3) * Why the News Makes Us Dumb * NPR * Journalism Ethics and Standards on Wikipedia * Become a patron and help make this show happen * Sign up for 5 Quick Things, the weekly email * Kindly leave a review * For any links and codes from our lovely sponsors, head here * Download the transcript for this episode
There's benefits to reading different genres of books, even (especially?) when you don't naturally gravitate to one. In this chat, Tsh talks to Christine about what we can learn from genres like sci-fi, historical non-fiction, mysteries, and more. And since Christine is a farmer, it's the busy season for her right now — she shares with Tsh how she's learning to flip the script on busyness this fall, embracing the season's fullness without succumbing to the pressures of fall frenzy.
Related Posts:
- What I Read in September by Tsh
- How To Nourish Your Body and Soul This Fall by Christine
Links From This Episode:
- Christine on Instagram
- Christine’s blog
- Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
- Forbes article on busyness
- Evernote app
- Todoist app
- Finish 2020 Calendar
- Family Plan Calendar
- 10 tips for hosting overnight guests
- Make a gratitude list
- Ep. 188: Analog Living + Reading Classics
- The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- The Crucible, by Arthur Miller
- Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte
- Louise Penny Inspector Gamache series
- Father Brown mysteries by G. K. Chesterton
- Agatha Christie books
- 11/22/63, by Stephen King
- Station Eleven, by Emily St. John Mandel
- Dark Matter, by Blake Crouch
- The Hunger Games trilogy, by Suzanne Collins
- Educated, by Tara Westover
- Everything Happens For a Reason, by
- Man’s Search for Meaning, by Victor E. Frankl
- The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom
- A People’s History of the United States, by Howard Zinn
- America: The Last Best Hope, by William Bennett
- The Underground Railroad, by Colson Whitehead
- Homegoing, by Yaa Gyasi
- The Nightingale, by Kristin Hannah
- Atomic Habits, by James Clear
- Profit First, by Mike Michalowicz
- Burnout, by Emily Nagoski & Amelia Nagoski
- Company of One, by Paul Jarvis
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Conversations about living well and ignoring the rest — with author, coach, and host Tsh Oxenreider.
There are places in our lives that end up staying with us long after we leave them. In this chat, Katherine talks with Tsh about nostalgia — why we have it about certain places, how to embrace it instead of shake it off, and how to use it so we're more at home in the present.
Tsh then talks with Katherine about why she loves that her family has been renovating their fixer-upper entirely themselves, even with all its challenges. It’s easy to forget the benefits when she's staring at all the work they still need to do, but when she remembers their why, it makes all the difference.
Related Posts:
- 5 Reasons I Love Living in a Small House by Tsh
- I Love This Place: Kent, Ohio by Katherine
Links From This Episode:
- Katherine on Twitter
- Katherine’s website
- Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
- Ep. 64: A Year Off the Internet
- To Double Down on Being Human by Tsh
- Life in the "During" Phase of a Fixer-Upper by Tsh
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A little over a year ago, Tsh and Haley Stewart had a four-part deep-dive conversation on the idea of social self-care for the greater good; the simple idea that being healthy means we’re better citizens, members of our community, neighbors, and family members. In this episode, we’re re-sharing the first part of their conversation, one of the most downloaded episodes of this show.
Links From This Episode:
- The rest of the series: episodes 122, 123, & 124
- Haley's blog, Carrots for Michaelmas
- Haley on Instagram and Twitter
- Tsh on Instagram and Twitter
- Home Fires
- My thoughts on making friends & partial solutions
- Can We Be Friends? by Rebecca Frech
- Fountains of Carrots, episode 79 with Rebecca Frech
- The Dunbar number
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Crystal talks about why it’s so important to make time for whatever it is you love — without the added burden of doing it so that you’re a better mom, or wife, or neighbor, or human, or even because the final result is something you can use. Do something just because you love it.
Tsh then shares how she uses the ideas of deep work and shallow work, time-blocking her calendar, and tapping into her peak energy levels to get more done in less time — so I can make time for play, as Crystal says.
Related Posts:
- My Top 20 Work Tools by Tsh
- In Praise of Making Things No One Will Ever See by Crystal
Links From This Episode:
- Crystal on Instagram
- Crystal’s website
- Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
- 3 Ways to Calculate Your Peak Energy Time of Day
- A Beginner's Guide to Parkinson's Law
- Maker's Schedule, Manager's Schedule
- Easily Distracted? Try this: the pomodoro method
- Deep Work, by Cal Newport
- When, by Daniel Pink
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It seems like it’d be easier to connect with neighbors living in her previous urban neighborhood over the farm where Christine now lives and works, but she’s found the opposite is true. In this chat, she shares little ways their family has made their farm open to neighbors and friends, and how we can do the same in our homes, whether we’re in the suburbs, a small town, or a major metropolis.
Then Tsh shares three daily rituals that have been a life raft for her the past few weeks — they’re simple but significant — because life has been nuts and unexpected. These three things have helped her feel like she’s getting a passing grade at Adulting 101, even when lives throws curveballs.
Related Posts:
- My Daily Bookends by Tsh
- Finding Community In An Unexpected Place by Christine
Links From This Episode:
- Christine on Instagram
- Christine’s blog
- Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
- Ep. 209: Tech + Family + Creativity
- Bread & Wine by Shauna Niequist
- Ep. 78: Summer Hospitality & Entertaining
- Summer evenings playlist
- How I Use My Bullet Journal by Tsh
- Bullet Journal
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It’s back to school season, but what about those of us who are no longer students? Katherine shares 3 things to help us keep learning more about history, ecology, and contemporary poetry. And Tsh turned 42 this week, so she shares 5 things she's learned about life lately, little shifts in thinking that have made her life better.
Related Posts:
- My Good List: Birthday Edition by Tsh
- A Fall Reading List for the Lifelong Learner by Katherine
Links From This Episode:
- Katherine on Twitter
- Katherine’s website
- Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
- 1619 Project
- 1619 Project printable
- 1619 Project curriculum
- Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer
- Good Bones by Maggie Smith
- "Good Bones" poem by Maggie Smith
- Sorry For Your Troubles by Pádraig Ó Tauma
- On Being with Krista Tippett: Belonging Creates and Undoes Us
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Springboarding off her deep-dive this week into the 11 books Tsh read on her month-long sabbatical, in this episode she chats with Andrea about how to keep technology in its proper place at home, and the different steps her family is taking to keep away screen addiction and prioritize healthy relationships. This idea comes from one of her favorite reads, The Tech-Wise Family by Andy Crouch.
Andrea talks about something similar — she’s recently realized that her smartphone used to be a portal for her creativity, but now it’s become a block. She chats with Tsh about why she thinks that is, what she plans to do about it, and the article written five years ago that changed her perspective on screens.
Related Posts:
- What I Read in July (On My Sabbatical) by Tsh
- The Question That's Saving My Creativity by Andrea
Links From This Episode:
- Andrea on Instagram
- Andrea’s website
- Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
- The Tech Wise Family by Andy Crouch
- unGlue
- Google WiFi system
- 5 Benefits to to My Month-Long Screen Break by Tsh
- "Reboot or Die Trying" by David Roberts
- Ep. 94: Attention Spans
- "Here's Why Instagram Is Going To Hide Your Likes"
- "The Perils of 'Sharenting'"
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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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- Wonderling Family website, YouTube channel
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- 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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Just in time for summer, Tsh and Christine talk about simple (but not always easy) ways to overcome negative body image issues.
Then, Tsh shares why and how she’s going on sabbatical for a month in July. In our productivity-obsessed world that’s a petri dish for all sorts of limiting beliefs about why sabbaticals are unnecessary or impossible, they talk about how Tsh has learned to overcome some of that thinking.
Related Posts:
- Why I'm Taking a Sabbatical by Tsh
- The Liberation of Lake Life (A Body Image Manifesto) by Christine
Links From This Episode:
- Christine on Instagram
- Christine’s blog
- Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
- Teens, Social Media & Body Image
- Third Love
- Harper Wilde
- Roolee
- Piper and Scoot
- Madewell
- Jessica Rey
- Why Every Leader Needs a Sabbatical
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The U.S. is a melting pot, so what does it look like to incorporate your ancestral heritage into your day-to-day family life? Tsh chats with Jacqui Skemp, who shares small, simple ways she weaves her culture — as a first-generation Mexican American — at home with her husband and small children. She also gives us a short-and-sweet good list update: four things currently making her life sweeter.
Related Posts:
- Summer Reading Guide for Kids by Tsh
- On Raising a Multicultural Family by Jacqui
Links From This Episode:
- Jacqui’s blog, Mexican Domestic Goddess
- Jacqui on Instagram
- Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
- Goodnight Moon / Buenas Noches, Luna, by Margaret Wise Brown
- Lil’ Libros
- Instacart
- Simple Ep. 192: Fasting, Feasting & Intuitive Eating
- Coming Home, by Leon Bridges
- Simple Ep. 78: Summer Hospitality & Entertaining
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In what ways have you changed since high school? If you're normal, you've changed in so many ways you've lost count. Tsh shares how (and about what) she's changed her mind regarding her values, worldview, and perspective in the 20+ years since she graduated. (Spoiler: It's good to change our minds. It means we're growing and willing to learn.)
Crystal then chats about the vital role of people like therapists, coaches of all sorts, counselors and other helping professionals, and the unmistakable importance of investing in their wisdom. Both she and Tsh have benefited from smart, trained, thoughtful humans, and believe every penny budgeted for ongoing help is vital in their maturity and growth.
Related Posts:
- 6 Things I'd Tell My Graduating Self by Tsh
- How to Find a Counselor, Therapist, or Coach by Crystal
Links From This Episode:
- Crystal on Instagram
- Crystal’s website
- Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
- Boundaries, by Henry Cloud & John Townsend
- Stephanie on Instagram
- Wonderling Family website, YouTube channel
- Rough Guides books
- Lonely Planet books
- Travel purse
- Travel wallet
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Friendships: in this chat Tsh and Katherine talk about why we need to take the time for them even when life is busy, plus little ways we can better cultivate them. (The Internet, for all its foibles, can also be a really beautiful breeding ground for cultivating some of our best friends!)
They also park a bit on the legacy of Rachel Held Evans, and how our collective mourning of our loss of her has shown us blatantly and beautifully how we really can know each other through the Internet.
Then, they get into the tiny little habits serve as anchors in our chaotic days — which is all the more reason we should hold tight to them.
And then in the third segment, Tsh talks with her friend Stephanie Langford, who is currently still in Guatemala, as they answer one more of your travel questions.
Related Posts:
- My Good List by Tsh
- Reclaiming True Friendship in the Age of “Friending” by Katherine
Links From This Episode:
- Katherine on Twitter
- Katherine’s website
- Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
-
becauseofRHE
- Sarah & Jeff’s remembrance
- Searching for Sunday, by Rachel Held Evans
- Hoopla app
- Simple Ep. 194: Teaching + Nature
- Compost bin
- The One Thing That Made It Easy to Stay Healthy by Katherine
- Morning stretch on YouTube
- Stephanie on Instagram
- Wonderling Family website, YouTube channel
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What’s important about learning the names of things like flowers, trees, frogs — the stuff we usually drive by and don’t think about? Andrea’s loved nature since she was a kid, but she’s re-embraced this side of her as a city-dwelling adult. She gets into why paying attention to nature is important, and also shares practical tips for getting into this wherever we live.
And with a few weeks of the school year, I’m talking about what I’ve learned after a year of teaching high school English. I am still very much a beginner here and will continue to learn as I keep going.
For the third segment. I am joined by Hayley Stewart, where we get into the liturgical calendar and what’s in store for us in May.
Related Posts:
- 5 Things Teaching is Teaching Me About Myself by Tsh
- You Belong Among the Wildflowers by Andrea
Links From This Episode:
- Andrea on Instagram
- Andrea’s website
- Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
- “Nature is everywhere—we just need to learn to see it.” TED Talk by Emma Marris
- The Nature Fix, by Florence Williams
- PlantSnap app
- TreeBook app
- The Audubon Bird Guide app
- iNaturalist app
- Our Planet
- Round Planet
- Silent Spring, by Rachel Carson
- Last Child in the Woods, Richard Louv
- Roadside Geology
- Haley’s blog, Carrots for Michaelmas
- Haley on Instagram and Twitter
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We’ve gotten into this episode’s topic off and on here, but Crystal’s a bit unique: while she doesn’t use social media for her own personal work, a huge part of her job is helping others use social media for their work. She knows what it’s like to use it both for connecting her real life with the Internet, and for helping business owners find their people online.
The Internet can become a downward spiral when it comes to things like mental health, relationships, societal structures, politics, and beyond. And yet it can also be a thing of beauty, helping us connect like never before in human history. It all has to do with mindset, motive, and purpose.
Related Posts:
- What I Read in April by Tsh
- The Social Media Guidelines That Help Me Still Enjoy Social Media by Crystal
Links From This Episode:
- Crystal on Instagram
- Crystal’s website
- Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
- The Essentials class–enroll by tonight!
- Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport
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Yep …Our relationships with food. Christine articulates what it means to feast, to embrace a season of coming around the table to share a meal and how that pairs really well when you also embrace more fasting in your life. This is especially great now that we’re in the season of Eastertide.
Tsh shares her own personal guidelines with eating, which sounds stoic and hardcore, but it’s not. It embraces a philosophy of feasting as well, and it’s been a mental game changer for her.
In the third segment, Tsh talks with Stephanie, who’s currently in Guatemala, as they answer another one of your travel questions.
Also: Tsh is closing up her class, The Essentials, for good! As in, it will no longer be open for enrollment ever again. So, if you’d like in, do it now — enrollment closes for the final time on Friday, May 3rd, 2019, so head here snag your spot.
Related Posts:
- How I Menu Plan by Tsh
- Intermittent Fasting, Feasting, and the Perfect Pesto by Christine
Links From This Episode:
- Christine on Instagram
- Christine’s blog
- Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
- The Essentials class–enroll by next Friday, May 3!
- Steven’s pesto recipe
- Christine’s bread recipe
- Siete Foods
- What Gathering Around The Table Has Taught Me, by Christine
- The Four Tendencies Quiz, by Gretchen Rubin
- Losing 100 Pounds Podcast
- The Complete Guide to Fasting, by Jason Fung, MD
- 10 Principles of Intuitive Eating
- Keto Diet for Beginners
- What is Mindful Eating
- Stephanie on Instagram
- Wonderling Family website, YouTube channel
- Kyrgyzstan World Nomad Games
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Tsh shares a little practice she's been doing the past few months to help her weekends go much smoother. To anyone around her, it probably looks like nothing — but to her brain, it’s been a game changer.
And Katherine’s not only a local pastor, but by golly this is Holy Week — so, we get into what this means when it comes to sitting in discomfort and letting ourselves feel all the things, instead of rushing from the weirdness of Palm Sunday into the colored Easter eggs of Easter. Even if you’re not a Christian, I think you'll resonate with this.
They also get in to what this means in light of this week’s heavy news of Notre Dame in Paris — what a symbol for Holy Week.
Related Posts:
- My Most Valuable, Non-Renewable Asset (& Yours Too) by Tsh
- Making Sense of Easter by Katherine
Links From This Episode:
- Katherine on Twitter
- Katherine's website
- Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
- No Easy Choice, by Ellen Painter Dollar
- The Cross and the Lynching Tree, by James H. Cone
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What's the difference between a scarcity and an abundant mindset? It really comes down to gratitude as the ultimate antidote, whether it's fear, overwhelm, jealousy, or good old-fashioned FOMO.
What does it mean to be a hometown tourist? It’s also about mindset, discovering where you live with a spirit of curiosity.
Tsh and Christine get into both these things, including a few practicals on how to incorporate both of these in your daily life.
Then somewhat ironically, in the third segment Tsh chats with Stephanie Langford, answering your travel questions: this time, they’re talking about good spots in the U.S. for a weekend getaway.
Related Posts:
- I Love This Place: Georgetown, Texas by Tsh
- My Good List by Christine
Links From This Episode:
- Christine on Instagram
- Christine's blog
- Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
- The Writing Life, by Annie Dillard
- Scarcity thinking vs. abundance thinking graphic
- John C. Maxwell article
- Stephanie on Instagram
- Wonderling Family website, YouTube channel
- Nashville, Tennessee
- Austin, Texas
- Highway 30-A in Florida panhandle
- Portland, Oregon
- New York City
- San Diego, California
- Seattle, Washington
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- Charleston, South Carolina
- Washington, D.C.
- Moab, Utah
- Vancouver, British Colombia - Vancouver Island, Victoria, Sunshine Coast
- Okanagan Valley
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This is a regular series here on the show — and in this one, Tsh talks to her good friend, Emily P Freeman. She’s a fellow writer and podcaster, and she’s got a new book of the same name (it might be Tsh's favorite of hers yet).
Emily’s been on this show a few times; the last time was last summer after she & Tsh co-led Literary London and they debriefed about our experience. In this chat, Emily shares with us 4 things currently making everything a little bit better in her life.
In the episode's third segment, since it’s the start of a new month, as always Tsh talks with Haley Stewart about what’s in store for us in the liturgical calendar in April.
Links From This Episode:
- Emily's latest book, The Next Right Thing
- Emily on Instagram
- Emily's website
- The Next Right Thing Podcast
- Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
- Ep. 141: Literary London
- Gregory's Coffee
- One Line a Day Journal
- The Lazy Genius Podcast
- Ep. 109: Let's Deep Dive
- A Star is Born
- The Next Right Thing, by Emily P. Freeman
- Rich Villodas tweet
- Choosing Rest, by Sally Breedlove
- Haley's blog, Carrots for Michaelmas
- Haley on Instagram and Twitter
- Ep. 165: The Liturgical Calendar (2/3)
- The Gospel of John
- Saint George & the Dragon, by Margaret Hodges
- Catherine of Siena, by Sigrid Unset
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Christine is a farmer: in this chat, she gets into what she’s learning about the value of slowing down, of learning to embrace our full plates (while eschewing “busyness”), and the beauty of “delightfully misplacing our phones.” And because Tsh recently wrote about what books she read in March, she gets into the why, how, and what of reading more classics — it doesn’t have to be pretentious or hard — it can actually be fun with the right mindset.
Related Posts:
- What Tsh Read in March
- Christine's Day in the Life
Links From This Episode:
- Christine on Instagram
- Christine's blog
- Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
- Ep. 184: Busyness + Gurus
- Ep. 180: Reading More + Mindfulness
- Laura Vanderkam TED Talk
- Joy Clarkson's tweet
- To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
- A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens
- Invisible Man, by Ralph Ellison
- Around the World in 80 Days, by Jules Verne
- Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley
- Night, by Elie Wiesel
- Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson
- Sherlock Holmes, by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Charlotte’s Web, by E.B. White
- The Chronicles of Narnia, by C.S. Lewis
- Anne of Green Gables, by L.M. Montgomery
- Winnie-the-Pooh, by AA Milne
- Pen & Paint
- Pen & Paint on Etsy & Instagram
- The Mindful Catholicby Dr. Gregory Bottaro
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There’s this idea that home ownership is the destination that crowns you officially a grown-up. In this chat, Andrea and Tsh agree this simply isn’t true. Andrea’s in her mid-30s and has rented an apartment with her husband for the past six years — and loves it. Tsh and her husband are two years into renovating a 1935 cottage, and she’s learned a lot, too.
In this chat, they talk about lessons learned from where they live: how to shake off a temporary mindset, how to make a less-than ideal house into a home, and practical tips for adding personality to wherever you live.
Related Posts:
- Life in the "During" Phase of a Fixer-Upper by Tsh
- 8 Ways to Make an Apartment Feel Like a Home, by Andrea
Links From This Episode:
- Andrea on Instagram
- Andrea's website
- Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
- Rugs, USA
- Everything you need to know about ZZ plants
- Todoist App
- Ep. 177: Seasons & Do-Able Goals
- Stephanie on Instagram
- Wonderling Family
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Crystal's recently learned stuff about herself via something she’s never done before as an adult: decluttering her own closet. She and Tsh talk about discovering personal realizations when you do something as surprisingly vulnerable as weeding out your wardrobe. And to pair Tsh's own recently published Travel Philosophy, she shares what she's learned about herself from the act of travel — things she never realized were true, and little ways she's surprised herself on the road — if you’ve ever traveled (even on small trips), you’ll identify.
In the third segment, Tsh talks with listener Caroline Brookfield, a veterinarian: she shares what it’s like when the majority of your patients are dogs and cats.
Related Posts:
- Tsh's Travel Philosophy
- 5 Things I Learned By Tidying Up, by Crystal
Links From This Episode:
- Crystal on Instagram
- Crystal's website
- Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
- Ep. 181: Partial Solutions + Her Good List
- Crystal's My Good List
- Stasia's Style School
- Ep. 74: "Capsule" wardrobes
- Thoughts on Capsule Wardrobes
- At Home in the World, by Tsh Oxenreider
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- Caroline's website
- The Comedy Bible by Judy Carter
- Subterranean by James Rollins
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We’ve got another in our series called My Good List: a thing, a habit, a work of art, and a philosophy. (Don't worry, we're not nixing our new format! We're simply still doing MGLs every now and then...)
I’m talking to my friend Christie Purifoy, a former English professor turned writer and gardener. She’s got a new book out called Placemaker, and it’s all about what it means to actually lean in to your soul’s desire for beauty and the need to create, instead of stuffing or ignoring it — and why the cultivation of good and beautiful places isn’t a retreat from the “real world” - it’s a response to it.
Then in the third segment, Stephanie Langford and I answer another one of your travel questions.
(p.s. - Yes, there's a faint clicking sound in the background... we're aware, and we apologize.)
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- Christie's website
- Christie on Instagram
- Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
- Placemaker, by Christie Purifoy
- Roots & Sky, by Christie Purifoy
- Hario V60 Olive Wood Stand Set
- The Inner Voice of Love, by Henri Nouwen
- "The Summer Day" by Mary Oliver
- Living Prayer, by Robert Benson
- Stephanie on Instagram
- Wonderling Family
- Willing Workers On Organic Farms
- Thrifty Nomads
- Ep. 118, where Steph & Tsh talk about saving money to travel
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What happens when you're hit with the truth that you're WAY busier than you thought you were? Katherine shares real-talk truth she gleaned after she wrote out a recent day-in-the-life recap — seeing her day broken down by the hour helped her realize a truth lots of us can relate to: she's busier than she wants to be.
Then Tsh shares what she's learned about why she's felt overwhelmed by reading more non-fiction recently: too many gurus. She shares four ways to keep these smart-but-distant people at arm’s length.
Related Posts:
- Katherine's Day in the Life
- The books Tsh read in February
Links From This Episode:
- Katherine on Twitter
- Katherine's website
- Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
- Maker vs. Manager schedule
- "How to Gain Control of Your Free Time", a TED Talk with Laura Vanderkam
- "The Unbusy Pastor", by Eugene Peterson
- On Reading Well, by Karen Swallow Prior
- Atomic Habits, by James Clear
- What I Read in January, by Tsh
- Dunbar's number
- Yes, Please, by Amy Poehler
- Haley's blog, Carrots for Michaelmas
- Haley on Instagram and Twitter
- The Liturgical Calendar (2/3) - Episode 165
- Radio transcripts of Oscar Romero: The Scandal of Redemption
- Romero
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Even if you’re not a writer — or even in a sort of work where you create — you’ll find wisdom and inspiration in Andrea's life lessons she's learned from writing. And because I wrote about podcasts I’m currently into, in this chat I’m talking about the beauty and necessity of silence — why we all need it more than ever in our information-overloaded culture, and how the science backs me up on this.
Related Posts:
- Andrea's writing lessons
- 8 great podcasts by Tsh
Links From This Episode:
- Andrea on Instagram
- Andrea's website
- Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
- Episode 142: A Magazine Editor
- Under the Wide and Starry Sky, by Nancy Horan
- Shawn Smucker
- Ep. 177, where we mention Seinfeld's chain method
- The Loft Literary Center, University of Minnesota
- Because of Winn-Dixie, by Kate DiCamillo
- At Home in the World, by Tsh Oxenreider
- Laity Lodge
- Daily Rituals, by Mason Currey
- Highly Sensitive Person quiz
- The Nature Fix, by Florence Williams
- The Power of Silence for Highly Sensitive People
- How to Find Inspiration When You're Uninspired
- Stephanie on Instagram
- Wonderling Family
- Antigua, Guatemala - Lake Atitlan
- Costa Rica
- Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico: Merida; Valladolid
- San Miguel Allende
- London; countryside UK
- Iceland
- Thailand
- Cambodia (Siem Reap)
- Japan
- Munich/Bavaria
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Cultivating a healthy marriage sometimes looks different when kids are at different ages. Christine and her husband have kids under 8, so she shares how they find ways to date in the nooks and crannies of their life. Tsh and her husband have kids 8 and up, so she shares how they model their marriage at home, right in front of their kids.
Related Posts:
- Tsh's letter to her (slightly younger) self
- And the two shall become one, separately, by Christine
Links From This Episode:
- Christine on Instagram
- Christine's blog
- Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
- Episode 140, Work: A Farmer
- Episode 169: Christine's good list
- Episode 93: Dating (in Marriage)
- Episode 181: Partial Solutions + Her Good List
- Date night & Tate nights
- Thistle Farms
- Becca Stevens
- Becca Stevens on Twitter
- Love Heals by Becca Stevens
- Find Your Way Home by The Women of Magdalene and Becca Stevens
- As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
- The Odyssey by Homer
- Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry
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Crystal and Tsh get into Marie Kondo, a new book they're both excited to read, and something Crystal's been doing weekly with her husband (and then Kyle & Tsh started doing this right after this conversation). And then springboarding off her somewhat-vulnerable post she shared this week, Tsh talks about the beauty of good ol’ partial solutions.
To round things out in the third segment, Stephanie and Tsh once more tackle another one of your travel questions.
Related Posts:
- Crystal's Good List
- Tsh's things she's reading about, learning about, and writing about lately
Links From This Episode:
- Crystal on Instagram
- Crystal's website
- Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
- All of Me, by Chris Baron
- Outer Order, Inner Calm, by Gretchen Rubin
- Four Tendencies Quiz
- Organized Simplicity, by Tsh Oxenreider
- Tidying Up, Marie Kondo's show on Netflix
- The Balanced Life
- Stephanie on Instagram
- Wonderling Family
- Tuscany Writer's Retreat
- Literary London
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Anxiety plagues a ton of people, and Andrea has been on quite a journey the past decade-plus learning how to live with it. In this episode, she shares a practice that helps her float through it (instead of fight or flight). Tsh talks about simple ways she incorporates more reading in her life, helping her inch through her TBR dust instead of watching it collect dust.
In the third segment (since it’s the start of a new month), Tsh talks with Haley as she learn from her about what’s on the liturgical calendar in February. Good stuff.
Related Posts:
- Andrea's How I stopped fighting anxiety
- Tsh's What I read in January
Links From This Episode:
- Andrea on Instagram
- Andrea's website
- Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
- Calm app
- Headspace app
- Tsh's earbuds
- Libro.fm
- Tsh's alarm clock
- Sign up for an Audible trial (and get a free audiobook!)
- Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte
- One Day in December, by Josie Silver
- 84 Charing Cross Road, by Helene Hanff
- Your Best Year Ever, by Michael Hyatt
- Atomic Habits, by James Clear
- Inferno, by Max Hastings
- Christmas Eve, 1914, by Charles Olivier
- Haley's blog, Carrots for Michaelmas
- Haley on Instagram and Twitter
- Jamie Martin's candle tutorial
- Ep. 59 on Silence
- A Long Walk to Water, by Linda Sue Park
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What's it like to be a full-time pastor of a local church, then decide to also become a certified yoga instructor? In this chat, Katherine talks about the misconceptions she had about yoga before she began a few years ago, as well as what it’s like to find fun surprises you didn’t know you needed in unexpected places.
Then Tsh expands on her Good List post she wrote this week — why she loves creating playlists (and considers it a form of art), a new-to-her veggie delivery service that’s hitting all the right buttons, and the beauty of making time for hobbies, even when you have no time.
Related Posts:
- Katherine's Lessons from the yoga mat
- Tsh's My good list
Links From This Episode:
- Katherine on Twitter
- Katherine's website
- Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
- Enneagram
- Imperfect Produce
- Current Winter Spotify playlist
- 5-year diary
- Stephanie on Instagram
- Wonderling Family
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Growing older is a privilege denied to many people; it means we should celebrate the gift it is! In this episode, we’re talking about ways to celebrate birthday milestones in your life — Christine recently wrote a gorgeous essay about what it meant for her to turn 40 not too long ago.
Then Tsh shares thoughts on her current beauty and self-care routine, specifically focused on hair and skin. Because after turning 40, it's a gift to prioritize this sort of stuff.
Related AoS Posts:
- Christine's what her 40's are teaching her
- Tsh's 3 style truths she's embraced
Links From This Episode:
- Christine on Instagram
- Christine's blog
- Tsh (me) on Instagram and Twitter
- Tsh on making friends & partial solutions
- Tsh, on how to wash your hair without shampoo
- Tsh, on cleaning your face with oil
- The Ragamuffin Gospel by Brennan Manning
- Sleep, by Max Richter on Spotify
- Products Tsh uses from Grove Collaborative: Argan Oil shampoo & conditioner by Soapbox, Almond Oil by Jason, and Toner & Scrub by Rooted
- Hair Butter
- Madison Reed hair color
- TruSkin Naturals Vitamin C Serum with Hyaluronic Acid + Vitamin E
- TruSkin Naturals Eye Gel
- TruSkin Naturals Vitamin C Naturals
- Aztec Secret healing bentonite clay mask
- Microneedle roller
- Stephanie on Instagram
- Wonderling Family
- Airbnb
- Homeaway
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Crystal shares why she loved logging a play-by-play day-in-the-life of what’s otherwise a mundane day for her (except that right now, everything is different from her normal). Tsh also shares what she thinks works SO much better than big-huge annual goals, and how you can create a framework that works for you, too.
Plus, Tsh chats with a woman who turned her quirky talent into a full-on company!
Related AoS Posts:
- Crystal's day in the life
- Tsh's thoughts on goals & words-of-the-years
Links From This Episode:
- Crystal on Instagram
- Crystal's website
- Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
- Tsh's old day in the life
- Crystal, on how she prepared for maternity leave
- End of the year reflection questions (+ Think Days)
- Stacie Bloomfield's company, Gingiber
- Gingiber on Instagram
- The OutlanderSeries by Diana Gabaldon
- You are a Badass at Making Moneyby Jen Sincero
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- Ep. 177 transcription
The start of a new year is a perfect time to talk about changes, and that’s the topic of my chat here with Stephanie Langford. You’ll hear the changes in the very format of this episode (it’s what you can expect for new episodes in 2019!). Plus, a fun new segment with Haley Stewart!
Related AoS Posts:
- 20+ Questions for a New Year
- 2019 Letter From the Editor
Links From This Episode:
- Stephanie on Instagram
- Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
- Ultimate Bundles
- Wonderling Family
- The Art of Simple About Page
- Haley's blog, Carrots for Michaelmas
- Haley on Instagram and Twitter
- The Journey of the Magi by T.S. Eliot
- Caravaggio’s Conversion of St. Paul
- The Dumb Ox by G.K. Chesterton
- St. Thomas Aquinas
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Jo Ellis started a nonprofit crafting school in her small town, where she and others in the community use their different crafting skills like sewing, quilting, felting, and painting to make an impact in her small town.
She first saw overseas how teaching something like sewing could change the attitude, perspective, and even future of young women, so when she returned home, she wanted to impart that same idea in her community.
Links From This Episode:
- MakeDo, Jo's crafting school
- MakeDo on Facebook & Instagram
- Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
- Follow Art of Simple on Instagram!
- A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeline L’Engle
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Continuing our series called My Good List, this time, I’m talking with a new friend named Jacqui Skemp, a California transplant living in snowy Minnesota. She’s a mom to three little boys, and chatting with her is like sipping on a calming, warm drink — I just love her taste, her ideas, and her approach to life. I know you’ll enjoy her.
Links From This Episode:
- Jacqui's blog, Mexican Domestic Goddess
- Jacqui on Instagram
- Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
- Smashbox L.A. Sunset lipstick
- Schitt's Creek on Netflix
- Vikings on History Channel
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Maghon Taylor has a knack for hand-lettering and wanted to create a way to use her talents entrepreneurially. So, she started a company that features her unique handwriting on everything, from mailboxes and hats, journals to wine glasses.
She also teaches online classes on how to turn your own handwriting into a unique hand-lettering style. Maghon loves what she does, and her enthusiasm is infectious.
Links From This Episode:
- All She Wrote Notes
- All She Wrote Notes on Instagram
- Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
- The Light We Lost by Jill Santopolo
- Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
- Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis
- Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh
- The Shoe Dog by Phil Knight
- How I Built This with Guy Raz podcast
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We’ve got another in our series! This time, it’s with my friend Stephanie Langford, who if you’ve listened to this podcast for a bit, you know her — she’s my fellow serial traveler and a dear friend to me.
(As a reminder, in these chats I’m asking friends to break down their Good Lists in 4 areas: a thing, a habit they’ve adopted, a work of art, and a philosophy.)
Links From This Episode:
- Stephanie on Instagram
- Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
- Literary London
- Away luggage (use code SIMPLE for $20 off!)
- Osprey backpacks
- Tom Bihn travel tray
- Workout accountability app
- Infrared home sauna
- Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes by Jonathan Auxier
- Sophie Quire and the Last Storyguard by Jonathan Auxier
- Read-Aloud Revival member site
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Sonja Overhiser worked in the business world for 13 years before stepping out to run her food media business with her husband, Alex. When they became parents through adoption, they wanted to transition to a more flexible lifestyle.
They stepped away from their day jobs and dove into this world of food media full-time — a risky but ultimately fulfilling decision, because their cookbook released on their son's first birthday! Their main business is recipe development and brand ambassadorship for major national brands, and ultimately, they love working from home together about something they love: food.
Links From This Episode:
- A Couple Cooks
- A Couple Cooks on Instagram & YouTube
- A Couple Cooks Small Bites Podcast
- Their cookbook, Pretty Simple Cooking
- Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
- Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
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Remember our “What’s Saving My Life” series? We’re still doing them — but now we’re calling them “My Good List.” (Same concept, clearer name.)
In this episode, I’m chatting with Christine Bailey — remember her? She’s the farmer I spoke with in episode 140, where she shared her story about transitioning from city life to life on acreage raising vegetables and kids. I loved chatting with her so much, I asked her back to share with me four things, big or small, making everything better in her life.
I think you’ll like this one.
Notes From This Episode:
- The Kindred Farm
- Kindred Farm on Instagram
- Christine on Instagram
- Christine's blog
- Tsh (me) on Instagram and Twitter
- Ep. 140, where Christine shares about her work
- 10-inch high-rise jeans from Madewell
- Whole Foods coconut milk
- Nutpods
- Yerba Mate
- Matcha Green Tea Powder
- Frother
- Vanilla flavored Stevia drops
- Kaizen
- Salt Fat Acid Heat on Netflix
- The Next Right Thing, ep. 29
- Literary London
- Check the 2018 Holiday Gift Guide!
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What’s an Urban Forester, you say? It’s really cool: Georgia Seamans basically helps oversee the ecology of the nature in city parks — and in this case, it’s a fairly major park in New York City. Who would’ve guessed you could live in one of the biggest concrete jungles in the world and be a forester?
I really loved my chat with Georgia... it kinda made me want to put on my khakis and hiking boots and follow her around for a day.
Links From This Episode:
- The Eco Projects on Instagram
- Georgia Seamans on Instagram
- Local Ecologist
- Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
- Wildwood by Colin Meloy
- Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan
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In Part 1, we kicked off the series with a broad brushstroke intro to the liturgical calendar, along with a quick back-story of our faith and where we are now. In Part 2, we got into Lent, Eastertide, Ordinary Time, and a few other things.
For this final part, we’re covering Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Candlemas, and a few Saints days (like St. Nicholas Day), all just in time for us starting a new liturgical year in just a few weeks. Because as you remember, the ‘new year’ on a liturgical calendar is the first day of Advent... This year, that's Sunday, December 2!
Links From This Episode:
- The Liturgical Calendar, Parts 1 and 2
- Haley's blog, Carrots for Michaelmas
- Haley on Instagram and Twitter
- Tsh (me) on Instagram and Twitter
- A Simple Advent Guide, written by yours truly!
- Also, head here to check out lots of other Advent resources
- The Grace of Enough, by Haley — her new book!
- Feast! Real Food, Reflections, and Simple Living for the Christian Year, by Haley
- More Feasts! Celebrating Saints and Seasons with Simple Real Food Recipes, by Haley
- Sacred Ordinary Days planner (this link gives you $10 off!)
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Liz Bohannon is the founder of Sseko Designs, a company that designs and sells footwear, accessories, bags, and more — but it’s not just a basic retail model.
It’s a fashion brand based in Uganda, and Liz founded it as a way to generate income for high potential, talented young women in Uganda to continue on to university. And it's worked! Every woman who’s graduated from Sseko has gone on to pursue higher education and is on her way to making our world a more beautiful place.
Links From This Episode:
- Sseko Designs
- Sseko Designs on Instagram
- Liz Bohannon on Instagram
- Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
- The Baby Catcher by Peggy Vincent
- Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann
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In this Part 2 of our series on the liturgical calendar, we get into the specifics of the calendar that don’t involve Advent, Christmas, or Epiphany (because we’re going to get into those in Part 3). In this one, we’re diving into Lent, Eastertide, Ordinary Time, and a few other things.
(In Part 1, we kicked off the series with a broad brushstroke intro to the liturgical calendar, along with a quick back-story of our faith and where we are now — so go listen to that if you haven’t.)
Links From This Episode:
- Haley's blog, Carrots for Michaelmas
- Haley on Instagram and Twitter
- Tsh (me) on Instagram and Twitter
- A Simple Advent Guide, written by yours truly!
- The Grace of Enough, by Haley — her new book!
- Feast! Real Food, Reflections, and Simple Living for the Christian Year, by Haley
- More Feasts! Celebrating Saints and Seasons with Simple Real Food Recipes, by Haley
- Sacred Ordinary Days planner (this link gives you $10 off!)
- 40 Days of Decrease, by Alicia Britt Chole
- Bread & Wine: Readings for Lent & Easter, by C.S. Lewis, G.K. Chesterton, and more
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A social media manager isn’t too unique a job these days, but Desiree Martinez takes a particular angle with her work: she focuses specifically on helping small businesses that might otherwise call themselves “boring,” and as a military spouse, she prioritizes hiring and helping out other military families who serve around the world.
Links From This Episode:
- All in One Social Media
- Desiree Martinez on Instagram and YouTube
- Marketing for Your Boring Business Podcast
- Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
- The Fun Formulaby Joel Comm
- Vlog Like a Bossby Amy Schmittauer
- You Are a Badassby Jen Sincero
- Ready Player Oneby Ernest Cline
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If there’s one topic I’ve been asked more about this year, it’s for us to do a big ol’ 101 on what the heck is the liturgical calendar, and how Haley and I recognize it in our lives.
Some of you know that a few years ago I was confirmed in the Anglican church after more than 3 decades in a purely evangelical, non-denominational framework, and Haley has been a Catholic for not quite a decade. So, neither of us grew up in a liturgical setting, but we're both now are immersed in that world (albeit in different ones from each other).
But both these expressions of Christianity follow what’s called the "liturgical calendar," so in this 3-part series, we’re gonna get into it — and how you can participate as big or as small as you want, no matter your faith tradition.
Links From This Episode:
- The Art of Simple
- Haley's blog, Carrots for Michaelmas
- Haley on Instagram and Twitter
- Tsh (me) on Instagram and Twitter
- A Simple Advent Guide, written by yours truly!
- The Grace of Enough, by Haley — her new book!
- Feast! Real Food, Reflections, and Simple Living for the Christian Year, by Haley
- More Feasts! Celebrating Saints and Seasons with Simple Real Food Recipes, by Haley
- Harry Potter and Hallowtide
- How Hogwarts Prepared Me for the Liturgical Year
- Living the Christian Year, by Bobby Gross
- The Anglican Way, by Thomas Mackenzie
- Sacred Ordinary Days planner (this link gives you $10 off!)
- Memento Mori
- The Catholic Home, by Meredith Gould
- Circle of Seasons, by Kimberley Conway Ireton
- The Catholic All Year Compendium, by Kendra Tierney
- Around the Year with the Von Trapp Family, by Maria Von Trapp
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As a Pilates instructor, Robin Long is also CEO and founder of The Balanced Life, an online place where you can take Pilates classes from home. She's also got a Sisterhood, a group for women in all stages of life who want easy access to community, accountability, and realistic health inspiration via the popular world of Pilates. She's an accidental entrepreneur who loves what she does... and she's also mom to 4 kids under age 5, so she knows what it's like to be short on time. But, she loves what she does and wouldn't change a thing.
Links From This Episode:
- The Balanced Life
- The Balanced Life on Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube
- Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
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Awhile back I talked to Sarah Stewart Holland, so in case you missed it the first time, you're in for a treat... You might know her as one half of the podcast Pantsuit Politics, but I wanted to talk to her about another gig she does: Sarah is a city commissioner of her small Kentucky town, Paducah, where she spends a lot of her workday making decisions that make where she lives a better place.
She shares about the ins and outs of what it means to be a city commissioner in a small community. And she’s open and honest about the hurdles she jumped to become a young woman and mom who spins a lot of plates to use her passion for politics to serve her town.
Links From This Episode:
- Sarah on Twitter & Instagram
- Pantsuit Politics & The Nuanced Life
- Emerge America
- Update from Sarah: thoughts post-2018 midterm elections
- Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
- Raising Ms. President
- Less Than Angels, by Barbara Pym
- What She Ate, by Laura Shapiro
- The Vegetarian, by Han Kang
- A Man Called Ove, Fredrik Backman
- A Gentleman in Moscow, by Amor Towles
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Karen Hoskin is a rum distiller: that’s pretty cool, right? But here's what’s especially interesting about Karen: She’s a woman in a field where's simply not a lot of women, she had no experience making rum (or any sort of liquor, really) when she began, and... a rum distiller in Colorado? That’s an unusual place for making rum.
But Karen’s never shied away from being a leader and starting new things — in fact, she’s also the founder and owner of Zoetica, a shop that specializes in zero-waste travel and food kits. So basically, it’s a shame that Karen just sits on the sidelines, you know?
Links From This Episode:
- Montanya Distillers
- Zoetica
- Montanya on Instagram and Twitter
- Zoetica on Instagram and Facebook
- Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
- Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver
- Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver
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Almost a year ago now I chatted with Annie Jones, an independent bookshop owner — she owns The Bookshelf, in right in the heart of beautiful Thomasville, Georgia.
In our chat, Annie shares what it was like to start off as a bookshop owner with zero business background, and the things she had to learn on the sales floor about things like managing a team, and deciding what her community liked — and didn’t like — to read.
At the end of the day, Annie's focus is about how to keep the lights on doing something that she confesses is more work than she ever imagined, but wouldn’t trade for the world. I know you’ll love her.
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What’s a Start-Up Community Leader? Callie Murray works as the community manager for a group in Atlanta called Plywood People, a non-profit that supports social enterprises. Basically, they’re able to provide other social entrepreneurs, creatives and non-profit leaders with support and community as they launch and sustain. It’s sorta like a start-up to support start-ups with a social focus.
And Callie has personal experience starting her own social enterprise business, so she’s totally the right person to support these small business and nonprofit owners and help build their community.
Links From This Episode:
Jenni Burke is an unassuming literary agent, because she’s one of the nicest people in the world to talk to, but the woman can get things DONE when it comes to contracts, business negotiations, and representing her authors well.
I love her approach and philosophy of slow publishing, authors living well so they don’t burn out, and writing from a genuine place of having something to say instead of writing just to publish something.
Plus, spoiler alert: she’s actually my literary agent, and as both an author and a friend, I couldn’t love her more.
Links From This Episode:
- DC Jacobson & Associates
- Jenni on Instagram
-
TuscanyWritersRetreat on Instagram!
- Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
- A Circle of Quiet, by Madeline L’Engle
- The Wisdom of the Enneagram, by Don Riso & Russ Hudson
- Rhythms of Rest, by Shelley Miller
- October 20 (next weekend!), I’ll be at Nest Fest and at The Popcast Live — come say hi!
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What does Amy Hannon mean by “hospitality cheerleader”? You’ll probably be able to tell by the sound of her voice, honestly, but broken down, this means she owns a kitchen boutique shop called Euna Mae’s in northwest Arkansas.
She’s also written a cookbook called Love Welcome Serve, and she absolutely loves being around people. It’s the thing she loves most about her work, and her enthusiasm is contagious.
Links From This Episode:
- Amy Hannon's site
- Euna Mae's
- Amy on Facebook & Instagram
- Tsh on Instagram and Twitter
- The Simplest Way to Change the World, by Dustin Willis and Brandon Clements
- Come and Eat, by Bri McCoy
- My Life in France, by Julia Child
- Everybody Always, by Bob Goff
- October 20, I’ll be at Nest Fest and at The Popcast Live — come say hi!
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A simple house habit we can all do today, good flowers on the cheap, a great new book, and wisdom beyond their years from young friends? My friend Myquillyn Smith says these little things are making everything better in her life right now.
Notes From This Episode:
- Myquillyn on Instagram
- Tsh on Instagram and Twitter
- Pre-order Myquillyn’s fantastic book, Cozy Minimalist Home — comes out soon!
- When you do, head here to claim fun pre-order gifts
- Come to The Nest Fest and The Popcast Live (I'll be at both!)
- Sign up for The Cozy Class
- The Wondering Years, by Knox McCoy
- Jeff Bethke’s recent (smart) revelation
- Too Small To Ignore, by Wess Stafford
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What’s an osteopath, right? I wondered the same thing before talking with Avni Trivedi — I’d heard of the term, I just wasn’t sure… Basically, picture a calm woman with a soothing voice in the heart of London, who invests in the health of other women, mind, body, and soul. That's Avni.
She says her approach brings together East and West, bridging the relationship between body and mind, and touch is core to everything she does: she uses skilled touch, careful adjustments and gentle movements to integrate different parts of your body. She’s also a doula and something called a zero-balancer. We’ll get into that.
Notes From This Episode:
- Avni’s site, Avni Touch
- Avni on Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram
- Tsh on Instagram and Twitter
- The Four Desires, by Rod Stryker
- In October, I’ll be at Nest Fest and at The Popcast Live — come say hi!
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I'm wrapping up my series with Kendra on kitchen basics, and in this one, we're talking about essential tools. There's tons of links for you here, so let's get right to it.
Notes From This Episode:
- Get yourself The Meal Plan!
- Ep. 149: Kitchen Basics (1/3)
- Ep. 151: Kitchen Basics (2/3)
- Kendra’s blog + podcast, The Lazy Genius Collective
- Kendra on Instagram
- Tsh on Instagram and Twitter
- The Lazy Genius Guide to Essential Kitchen Tools
- The Thrift Store Can Be Your (Nearly Free) Storage Unit
- The Lazy Genius Cleans the Bathroom
- Bizarro Meal Prep
- Our favorite speaker
- Change Your Life Chicken
- The Essential Instant Pot Cookbook
- Bench scraper
- Big wood cutting board
- Dutch oven (this is Tsh's favorite brand for the price)
- A classic KitchenAid mixer (though K & A both have this giant)
- Parchment paper
- A good chef's knife
- Stackable glass containers
- Gigantic skillet
- Wooden spoon collection
- Ramekins
- Mason jars
- Instant Pot (this is Tsh's brand that she loves)
- Ulu (this is Kyle's from Alaska!)
- A good blender (Tsh has a Blendtec; Kendra has a Vitamix)
- Silicone spatulas
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Allison Marchetti and Rebekah O’Dell are in business together, AND they’re good friends. They’ve taught middle and high school students at all levels, in both public and independent schools, and from inclusion to AP and IB classes. Now, they travel the country to work with teachers and students to provide inspiration, helping educators do the hard-and-transformative work of teaching writing. Allison and Rebekah believe in the power of choice, authenticity, and students’ voices in the reading and writing classroom.
Notes From This Episode:
- Allison & Rebekah's site, Moving Writers
- Allison on Twitter & Rebekah on Twitter
- Their books, Writing With Mentors and Beyond Literary Analysis
- Tsh on Instagram and Twitter
- Varina, by Charles Frazier
- Bachelor Nation, by Amy Kaufman
- Raising Your Spirited Child, by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
- Americanah, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Dear Ijeawele, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Peace Like a River, by Leif Enger
- In October, I'll be at Nest Fest and at The Popcast Live — come say hi!
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Continuing our deep-dive with co-host Kendra, right now we’re talking about kitchen basics. In part 1 (episode 149), we talked about mindset. In this one, we’re talking all about... the basics. Specifically, the classic go-to skills or recipes that we find useful.
As I've mentioned, Kendra knows her way around a kitchen and loves being there. But she’s also not here to boss you around and tell you to do things exactly how she does them. She’s not sharing the essential basic recipes you “should” know, she’s telling us to find OUR go-to, fail-proof recipes and to know them well.
Notes From This Episode:
- Ep. 149: Kitchen Basics (1/3)
- Kendra’s blog + podcast, The Lazy Genius Collective
- Kendra on Instagram
- Tsh on Instagram and Twitter
- Kendra’s Bowl Cheatsheet
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You might know Jessica Turner from her online work, running the successful website The Mom Creative, as well as writing a few books and teaching a course — but by day, she works full-time outside the home.
She loves working for Vanderbilt as an online strategist and content curator, and says it’s a great place to work. She loves sharing with the world the great work they’re doing in healthcare, and she’s personally also passionate about healthcare. We get into all this in our chat, so if you feel like you already know Jessica, think again — this is about the other side of her work, and how she juggles it with her work you might be more familiar with.
Notes From This Episode:
- Jessica's new book, Stretched Too Thin
- Jessica's blog, The Mom Creative
- Jessica on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Tsh on Instagram and Twitter
- Come see me at Nest Fest!
- And at The Popcast Live!
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We thought we’d welcome the fall with getting back to the basics — in this case, in the kitchen.
Kendra knows her way around a kitchen and loves being there. But she also loves helping us keep things really simple, so we don’t lose our minds when it comes to just feeding ourselves and our family. She’s got a knack for cooking basics, kitchen set-up, and planning our menus so we eat what we want, without last-minute panic runs to the store or hail-mary it to the drive-thru.
Notes From This Episode:
- Kendra’s blog + podcast, The Lazy Genius Collective
- Kendra on Instagram
- Tsh on Instagram and Twitter
- Kendra's Magic Question Cheatsheet
- Sign up for Hope*Writers — it closes tomorrow!
- Kindly leave a review!
- Become a patron: Support this podcast + get access to my secret show
- Sign up for 5 Quick Things, the weekly email
- For any links and codes from our lovely sponsors, head here
Toni Wallace is an attorney running for judge in her county in the upcoming elections — Election Day is November 6, 2018, so at the time of this episode, that’s just a few months away.
She’s running for judge in Fort Bend County, Texas, but also identifies as, in her words, a small business owner, a wife, mom of three, lawyer, believer, Cheer Mom, Baseball Mom, Basketball Mom, Football Mom, Team Mom, and yep, a former judge. (We’ll get into that last bit.)
I loved talking to Toni — she made me both want to vote for her if I was living in her county and wish I was her neighbor so we could go on walks and grab coffee together. I know you’re gonna love her.
Notes From This Episode:
- Toni for Judge
- Toni on Facebook and Twitter
- Tsh (me) on Instagram and Twitter
- An American Marriage, by Tayari Jones
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A few weeks ago, Brooke McAlary asked me to share the mic with her at Book People, a local bookstore here in Austin. She was in town for a book tour for her book, Slow, and she asked if I’d join her on stage to talk about slow living: what it might mean; what it does and doesn’t look like.
So, here’s our live chat from just a few weeks ago, when Brooke and I talked with each other (and audience members) about our take on the topic. It was a lot of fun to see her in person again; it’d been years — she’s from Sydney, Australia. (If you’ve read my book, At Home in the World, it was her house we stayed at over Christmas, so it was from her parents where I learned the concept of the Westbrook Effect.)
Notes From This Episode:
- Brooke's new book, Slow
- Brooke's podcast, The Slow Home
- Brooke on Instagram and Twitter
- Tsh (me) on Instagram and Twitter
- My book, At Home in the World
- Book People
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What’s a “diversity champion,” right? Well, Michelle Glauser started a community organization called Techtonica, out of a passion for seeing more diversity in the tech industry — it’s a 6-month tech apprenticeship program that partners with tech companies to provide free tech training, living stipends, and job placement to women in need.
They specifically focus on underserved, diverse populations with this opportunity to be involved in a long-term, tuition free, full-time program that prepares (and then places!) apprentices in the software engineering field, without having to worry about financial instability.
Michelle says since becoming an engineer in 2012, she’s been passionate about helping underrepresented people join, feel comfortable in, and stay in the software industry. If you know much about the tech world, you know that Michelle’s non-profit’s focus on women, low-income, and tuition-free training is a really big deal.
Notes From This Episode:
- Techtonica
- Michelle on Twitter
- Tsh (me) on Instagram and Twitter
- Homegoing, by Yaa Gyasi
- Educated, by Tara Westover
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A few weeks ago, I talked with Bethany Rydmark; she’s the one who started the PDX Food Swap in Portland. After we chatted, I also asked her about what’s saving her life right now.
This is a thing we do here on the pod every now and then; this idea is taken from Barbara Brown Taylor, a writer who, in her book, An Altar in the World, she talks about how easy it is to focus on the things that are making everything harder, and that instead, we need to remember to look around and notice: what are the little things that are making everything a bit better?
Bethany shares a few things she's loving right now.
I hope you enjoy this short chat, because down the road, we’ll be doing more of these — I might ask a favorite guest from our work episodes to come back on, or another friend or co-host you love hearing from — or even some of you lovely patrons!
After my chat with Bethany, I’m sharing a little something I’ve got available for you right now that’s only open right now, so hang on to the end for that. I think you’ll really like it.
Notes From This Episode:
- Enroll in Like Your Life during the fall flash sale! It ends tomorrow.
- Bainbridge Island
- Darlingside
- God of Loss music video
- Darlingside on Tiny Desk
- Big Dreams, Small Spaces on Netflix
- Bethany’s blog, Two Oregonians
- Bethany on Instagram
- Tsh (me) on Instagram and Twitter
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- Sign up for 5 Quick Things, the weekly email
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It’s the start of a new school year for most of us right now, so I figured: what better way to celebrate the amazing work our kids’ teachers do than share a conversation I’ve had with one?
Rissie Lundberg is a math teacher at an all-girls high school, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and she’s part of a mathematics department made up entirely of women — which is actually pretty rare, even in a girls’ school. She absolutely adores what she does, both getting her hands dirty in math, and inspiring girls to love it as much as she does.
Notes From This Episode:
- Rissie's school and Instagram
- Rissie's Instagram
- Tsh (me) on Instagram and Twitter
- The Calculus of Friendship, by Steven Strogatz
- Educated, by Tara Westover
- The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls
- Wonder, by RJ Palacio
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A bonus work-themed episode for the week! While we're busy getting ready for the fall season of the show around here, I thought I'd share one of my favorite earlier episodes of Women's Work, before we merged it into one lovely show here.
Tanorria Askew is a personal chef and through her business, Tanorria’s Table, people can hire her for both everyday meals and special occasions. Her cooking roots originate from the south, and Tanorria says she loves to put a modern spin on American Comfort Food — she recently placed 4th on Master Chef!
She’s passionate about good food, gathering people around the table to have good conversations, and enjoying life through it all. Her can-do attitude is contagious. Honestly... You can't not love Tanorria.
Notes From This Episode:
- Tanorria’s Table
- Treats By Tanorria
- Tanorria on Instagram and Twitter
- Masterchef Season 7
- Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
- Of Mess and Moxie, by Jen Hatmaker
- Disunity in Christ, by Christena Cleveland
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Andrea Debbink is an editor at American Girl magazine, the beloved magazine you’ve probably seen in bookstores and is read by so many girls over the years. You might have read it when you were a young girl.
She creates a lot of the content their readers love, like recipes, crafts, stories, and beyond. In fact, she recently relaunched one of her favorite segments from the magazine from when she was a young reader herself: Featuring inspiring women from history, "Who's That Girl?" shows how ordinary girls became women who made their mark on the world.
Andrea also recently wrote her first book, Spark, specifically for American Girl readers!
Notes From This Episode:
- Andrea's new book, Spark: A Guide to Ignite the Creativity Inside You
- Andrea's website
- Andrea on Instagram
- American Girl magazine
- Tsh (me) on Instagram and Twitter
- How to Stop Time, by Matt Haig
- The Genius of Birds, by Jennifer Ackerman
- The Hidden Life of Trees, by Peter Wohlleben
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A few weeks ago I tried a new thing in my work: I led a group of 6 other women to London, exploring a tiny scratch of the literary soil there — the footsteps of Jane Austen, CS Lewis, Dickens, Shakespeare, Chesterton, and more.
It was the most gratifying and fulfilling thing I’ve done in my career in a long while. And I tried this whole beta-test of an experience with a dear friends, Emily P. Freeman, who co-led the group with me.
I led the travel logistics, spearheaded the vision of where we went and explored, and why — and Emily led the group dynamics, the conversations we had, helped us think through our next right thing in our work and life. I led the outer work of our time, and Emily led the inner work.
In this episode, Emily and I talk about what it was like for the two of us to lead Literary London for the first time.
Notes From This Episode:
- Emily's blog
- Emily's podcast, The Next Right Thing
- Emily on Instagram and Twitter
- Tsh (me) on Instagram and Twitter
- Literary London (sign up to know when there's another one scheduled!)
-
literarylondon and #travelswithtsh on Instagram
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In this episode, I’m talking to Christine Bailey, a farmer. She and her husband run The Kindred Farm — a certified organic farm — and even though they’re relatively new to farming and it’s the hardest work they’ve ever done, she says she’s loving every minute of it. She’s learning a ton about the ins and outs of this ancient work that’s always changing in our modern world, along with how to cultivate community in what they do. She also hosts literal farm-to-table dinner parties on their land, called Kindred Dinners, and it’s one of her favorite things to do.
Notes From This Episode:
- The Kindred Farm
- Kindred Farm on Instagram
- Tsh (me) on Instagram and Twitter
- Food, Inc.
- Folks, This Ain’t Normal, by Joel Salatin
- You Can Farm, by Joel Salatin
- The Life-Giving Table, by Sally Clarkson
- Wonder, by RJ Palacio
- The Magnolia Story, by Chip & Joanna Gaines
- Capital Gaines, by Chip Gaines
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As you know from last week’s episode, this show is now an amalgamation of my two podcasts, The Simple Show and Women’s Work. On Tuesdays, you’ll get a conversation with a creative woman who does interesting work, and on Thursdays, you’ll get a variety: chats with women about non-work stuff, book recommendations, Q&A sessions, lots of chats with people about what’s saving their life, and more deep-dives with my co-hosts.
If you’re not familiar with what we did over at Women’s Work, I think you'll enjoy this: I love to celebrate women who make our world a better place, and these chats are a way to do just that. I especially love talking to the ones we don’t always hear form: from artists and entrepreneurs, to scientists, journalists, engineers, coders, and beyond.
If you’re a longtime Simple Show listener, I think you’re gonna love these conversations.
Awhile ago, I talked to Bethany Rydmark about her work as a landscape architect. I loved our chat about what she does, but she casually mentioned something that I really wanted to know more about:
She started the PDX Food Swap in Portland, Oregon.
What's a food swap? Well, listen in and you'll see — and maybe you'll be inspired to start one of your own in your city, neighborhood, block, church, or simply among a group of friends.
Links From This Episode:
- PDX Food Swap
- Food Swap Network
- Bethany's blog, Two Oregonians
- Bethany on Instagram
- Tsh (me) on Instagram and Twitter
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We’re wrapping up our summer series with Kendra, who’s here with me in London as I type this! Before we left, we chatted about what’s saving our life right now.
Links from this episode:
- Kendra’s blog + podcast, The Lazy Genius Collective
- Kendra on Instagram
- Tsh (me) on Instagram and Twitter
-
LiteraryLondon and #TravelsWithTsh! Especially check our Stories on Instagram.
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We're keeping on with our summer series, What's Saving My Life. Up this time: it's Erin!
Links From This Episode:
- Erin's blog, Design for Mankind
- Erin on Instagram and Twitter
- Tsh (me) on Instagram and Twitter
- Hackwith V One-Piece Swimsuit
- Galettes (here's an example)
- Erin's planner!
- Magnolia candles
- Lotta from Stockholm Low Wood Clogs
- My rekindled enjoyment of sewing! (on my to-try list)
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Continuing our summer series, What’s Saving My Life, this time it's Haley's turn! Girlfriend is due with baby #4 in about two weeks, and is also dealing the delightful 100+ degree days of central Texas. Grace and peace to her.
Links From This Episode:
- Haleys blog, Carrots for Michaelmas
- Haley on Instagram and Twitter
- Tsh (me) on Instagram and Twitter
- Arnold Palmer: half lemonade, half iced tea (try it in popsicle form!)
- Thoughts of Dog on Twitter
- Lily's sugar-free dark chocolate chips
- Voxer
- Women’s Work, my other podcast
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Because we're taking some time off from work this summer, we thought it'd be fun to give you a low-key, easy series for July: What's Saving My Life.
This is always a fan favorite, where I talk with each of my co-hosts about the little things that are making our lives just a bit happier and brighter right now.
First up? Stephanie, who's currently out and about, exploring Eastern Europe with her fam. Enjoy!
Links from This Episode:
- Stephanie on Instagram
- Tsh (me) on Instagram and Twitter
- Steph's face routine: Andalou Naturals' Argan Stem Cell Benefit Balm + Eau Thermale Montbrun UV Moisturizing Cream (similar) + Witch Hazel
- All the Light We Cannot See, by Anthony Doerr
- Everyone Brave is Forgiven, by Chris Cleave
- The Nightingale, by Kristin Hannah
- A Hobbit, A Wardrobe, and A Great War, by Joseph Loconte
-
LiteraryLondon! Learn more here
- Fat bombs
- Women’s Work, my other podcast
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Before we get going on our next deep-dive series (starting next week), I thought it'd be fun to give you a little sneak peek at what I'm doing behind the scenes right now in Patreon. It's called The WRLD at Home — where WRLD stands for Watch, Reed, Listen, and Do.
I'm having a ton of fun creating this side project, so here's a preview behind the curtain at what I'm sharing with the patrons! (Each WRLD episode is short, so what you've got here is actually two episode drops, back-to-back.)
Enjoy!
Links From This Episode:
- Become a patron and get access to The WRLD at Home!
- The Cuba episode from Anthony Bourdain's Parts Unknown
- Tsh (me) on Instagram and Twitter
- Women’s Work, my other podcast
- Sign up for 5 Quick Things, the weekly email!
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We’re wrapping up this series on making the most of our summer — even as adults — by me tapping into Kendra’s wheelhouse this time. In the last episode, I helped her prep for a family road trip. In this one? She’s helping me think through a dinner party. Because our house is still fixer-upper mode, but I don’t want that to stop us from having friends over. Kendra’s got a fun take on the basic idea of a “dinner” party… You’ll see what I mean.
Links from this Episode:
- Kendra’s blog + podcast, The Lazy Genius Collective
- Kendra on Instagram
- Tsh (me) on Instagram and Twitter
- The Lazy Genius Summer Survival Guide
- Women’s Work, my other podcast
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- Sign up for 5 Quick Things, the weekly email!
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Keeping on in our series on making the most of our summer — beyond just making them fun for kids — for the next two episodes, Kendra and I each tap into our wheelhouses and help each other.
First up... I'm helping Kendra prep for her family's summer vacation. She admits they don't travel much, and well — we do quite a bit. So in this chat, you'll hear me walk her through the ins and outs of packing, roadtripping, and guesthouse life.
Most of all, we get into the most important key to successful family travel: mindset. Because if you go in thinking it'll be just like traveling with only adults, you'll be in for a surprise. But if you're willing to embrace the reality of travel with kids, you might find it's more fun than you imagined.
Links From This Episode:
- Kendra’s blog + podcast, The Lazy Genius Collective
- Kendra on Instagram
- Tsh (me) on Instagram and Twitter
- The Lazy Genius Summer Survival Guide
- My travel memoir, At Home in the World
- Literary London!
- Women’s Work, my other podcast
- Become a patron: Support this podcast + get access to The WRLD at Home!
- For any links and codes from our lovely sponsors, head here
Continuing our series on grown-upping the summer, this time Kendra and I talk about work. Because sure, it’s summer, but also, we’re adults with jobs and stuff.
As self-employed types, we talk about how we get work done with kids in the house — hers are a bit younger, so she shares juggling toddlers and young school-age kiddos, while my oldest is now 13 and I can attest: it makes allllll the difference now in my own work life.
Basically, what I’m saying to the working parents with tinies at home is: before you know it, it most likely will get easier. I’ve been exactly where you are and thought it’d never happen.
It’s still a challenge for me, though, so I share how expectations make or break me when it comes to getting work done in the summer. Plus, there’s a newer pressure I didn’t feel a few years ago when everyone was smaller:
I’ll blink, and kids will start leaving the house. So family-bonded summers actually feel more important than ever right now.
Links From This Episode:
- Kendra’s blog + podcast, The Lazy Genius Collective
- Kendra on Instagram
- Tsh (me) on Instagram and Twitter
- The Lazy Genius Summer Survival Guide
- Maker vs. Manager's Schedule
- Deep Work, by Cal Newport
- LITERARY LONDON!
- Looping for task management at home
- Women’s Work, my other podcast
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Summertime isn’t just for kids or students! Kendra and I start a new series here on how we can make the most out of our own summers, even if we’ve got kids at home, or even if not much as changed in our working day-to-day.
In this first installment, we talk about bucket lists… in that’s fun to have our own. Sure, we make one with the kids, but who’s to say we can’t do our own? It all comes down to reasonable expectations — no remodeling the entire house or spontaneous 3,000 mile road trips here.
Kick off the summer with us! This is a fun series.
Links From This Episode:
- Kendra’s blog + podcast, The Lazy Genius Collective
- Kendra on Instagram
- Tsh (me) on Instagram and Twitter
- The Lazy Genius Summer Survival Guide
- Put on that swimsuit, by our friend, Jessica
- Women’s Work, my other podcast
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- For any links and codes from our lovely sponsors, head here