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Well my dear friends, the time has come. It's our very last Awesome Overflow, created just for you Super Stars as we say goodbye to Sorta Awesome.
The tone of our conversation is quintessential Sorta Awesome in all of its glory - we cover everything from the Awesomes of the Week we had been stockpiling to reading smut in public without hesitation to some very, VERY raw and vulnerable revelations about faith and religion. There is a LOT packed into this last conversation with you.
Thank you for letting us trust our words to you about anything and everything. Thank you for letting us trust our hearts to you, and for you trusting your hearts to us!
We very much could not have done this work without you.
Sending ALL my love,
Meg
SHOW NOTES
Kelly's Big Summer Blowout Awesomes of the Week: The mildew remover that practically requires hazmat but it's worth it: https://a.co/d/fSDLkAJ A non-radiant tinted moisturizer with SPF (now with retinol!): https://a.co/d/h211EPq Acapulco on Apple TV: https://tv.apple.com/us/show/acapulco/umc.cmc.8xrkg9zywke7g6a9ahmvpr3l
Viral Electric Scrub Brush - https://amzn.to/3RQVo0a
Silent Vows by Jill Ramsower - https://amzn.to/483T8sc
Brittany Broski: YouTube, podcast, Royal Court
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The time has come, dear friends and Awesomes, to bring you one last conversation. And we thought it would be absolutely perfect to end the way we began - Meg, Kelly, Rebekah, and Laura - all on microphone together! Join the original Sorta Awesome squad for a discussion that includes Meg’s reflections on the past eight years, future plans for each of them, and closing words to the Awesomes. (Plus a quadruple dose of Awesome of the Week!)
SHOW NOTES:
Laura’s AotW: Storygraph app
Rebekah’s AotW : Ali Hazelwood novellas on audio
Kelly’s AotW: Almond bars
Birria beef (thanks to Awesome Jill)
Meg’s AotW: Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara (in print and on audio)
Closing song: Oh My Heart, REM
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Hi Super Stars! Just a quick note from me to let you know that we have one more episode of Sorta Awesome which will drop this coming Friday, December 22nd. After that, there will be ONE last Overflow episode, and that will come out next week, December 26th.
Initially, we had said that the Patreon would close on December 31st, however, as a courtesy to you and an acknowledgment of the chaos of this time of year, we've decided to keep the Super Stars Patreon open through January 31st, 2024. This way, you have plenty of time to listen to the last Overflow and download any episodes you might want.
TIME SENSITIVE: If you do not manually cancel your subscription to Sorta Awesome Patreon, you will be charged as usual for January 2024. So if you do not want to be charged for January 2024, please cancel your subscription to Sorta Awesome via Patreon before DECEMBER 31, 2023.
Otherwise, all remaining subscriptions WILL END on January 31, 2024 when we close the Sorta Awesome Patreon.
Please let me know if you have questions!
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Holiday season is in full-swing as we near the end of 2023, and things are busier than ever as we prepare to bring Sorta Awesome to a close. But no fear, we still have your Awesome Overflow for the month of November, and this month, I was so happy to have my dear, dear friend and SA Social Media Queen back on microphone! Kathryn is here and she has got some questions! Plus some chit-chat about all the stuff we are loving right now!
Kathryn’s Sweater: https://amzn.to/3ucD5sZ Folk Life Mug & Beaded Necklace: folklifeokc.com Shop Small *not affiliate
Myers Briggs Podcast: www.personalityhacker.com
Merit Signature Lip in L'Avenue
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Hi friends! It's Awesome Overflow day for October, and buckle up, because this one has a lot! There's plenty of Halloween talk, a frank discussion about Britney Spears' memoir, and a MUST-LISTEN ANNOUNCEMENT.
To skip straight to the news, GO TO 44:00 in the episode!
The Woman in Me, Britney Spears
Open Book, Jessica Simpson
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What happens when all those Purity Culture kids from the 90s and early 2000s grow up and get married? Well, one thing that we discovered is that a bunch of books were published to “help” us understand sex and marriage. Turns out, some of them were … not so helpful. Meg and Rebekah are here to discuss.
Not a Super Star yet? Today is a great day to become one!
SUPER STARS: find full show notes on the website here
SHOW NOTES:
Rebekah’s AotW: Latuza Pajama Pants
Meg’s AotW: Sam and Colby: Surviving a week at the Real Conjuring House
The Great Sex Rescue by Sheila Wray Gregoire
Sheila Gregoire on Instagram
Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski
MORE EPISODES FROM SORTA AWESOME:
Ep. 193: Stressed out, burned out and ready to recover
Ep. 401: Midlife with Mindy & Meg: The ups and downs of sex
Ep. 318: 5 books every woman should read
Ep. 463: These discoveries will upgrade your life!
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Find Rebekah on her blog, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!
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Welcome to the Awesome Overflow for September 2023, and friends. You better buckle up.
Rebekah and I decided to ask each other some of the questions we didn't get to for Sorta Awesome episode 459 "What was the last ...?" As it turns out, we live in wildly different worlds when it comes to the number of underwear each of us currently have in rotation, and we NEED to know which one of us is weird. Later, Rebekah reveals to me a genre of spicy reading that left me genuinely speechless (and clutching all of my pearls).
ANYWAY THANKS FOR LISTENING!
And as always, thanks for being a Super Star!
Meg
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Meg and Rebekah had SO MANY WORDS for this conversation that we had to trim it waaaaaay down, BUT! The full-length ad-free version is available right now for all Super Star Awesomes over on Patreon! Not a Super Star yet? Today is a great day to become one!
Friends, what was the last … time you cried in public? felt embarrassed? laughed until you cried? Meg and Rebekah dig into each other’s personal lives by asking each other about all the lasts, and it takes them in some unexpected places!
SHOW NOTES:
Rebekah’s AotW: Don't Text Your Ex Happy Birthday by Nick Viall
The Viall Files Podcast
Meg’s AotW: Locket App
REBEKAH’S LINKS:
Harry's House. by Harry Styles
Jury Duty
Harry Styles Birthday Cakes
Big Brother 25
Latuza Women's Pajama Pants
Harry Styles LOT Sweatshirt
Watch TikToks at 2x Speed
The Summer I Saved You by Elizabeth O'Roark
e.l.f. Contour Palette
I Tried Swedish Death Cleaning My Entire House by Mia Maples
MEG’S LINKS:
Steve Lacy’s Gemini Rights album
Heartstopper Season 2
Jury Duty
Love At First Sight
Amazon pillow sham
Car cup holder trash can
KISS press-on nails
Glamnetic nail glue
This Is Why They Hate Us, Aaron H. Aceves
Glossier Pro Tip Eyeliner
Saie Hydrabeam Concealer
Goodnight Moon - ASMR Celebrity Personal Assistant (bathtime, steam treatment, positive affirmations)
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🎶 August slipped away like a bottle of wine ... 🎶 Don't let August Anxiety get the best of you, Super Star! Kelly joined me this month for the Awesome OVERFLOW, and wow. We had a LOT to catch up on! Family life, hurricanes, great reads, pointless clubs ... Put two extroverts and dear friends on a microphone and you never know what you'll get!
Links from our discussion:
Lessons in Chemistry
Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club
Want to make friends? Start a Club. Rebecca Jennings at Vox
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We know - we left you on a cliffhanger! Sorry about that, friends. But here is part TWO of Meg’s conversation with Kelly and Rebekah talkin’ all about the things the internet has made them buy. Not only do they finish our their purchases lists, they also fill you in on the things that are hanging out in their carts while their fingers linger over the BUY NOW buttons!
This is PART TWO of a two-part conversation and it's ad-free for ALL Super Stars! Did you know that VERY Super Stars get ad-free episodes every Friday? Check out our VERY Super Star tier in your Membership to make the switch to all ad-free, all the time!
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SHOW NOTES:
Kelly: Uproot pet cleaner
IN KELLY’S CART: Prose / tiny ice ball trays
Rebekah: Sweatshirt Cult
IN REBEKAH’S CART: Simple Modern Tumbler
Meg: Rainbow window clings
IN MEG’S CART (or is it?!) Bleame
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Need a good excuse to pop in your earbuds and chill out with friends? YOU ARE IN LUCK because we've got the July 2023 edition of Awesome Overflow ready for you! This month, my longtime dear friend and social media maven for Sorta Awesome Kathryn Caplinger joins me for an Overflow of convo.
We talk about how summer has been for each of us (including a lovely vacation that turned scary), and I share a book, a TV show, and a podcast series I've been into. Kathryn raves about her favorite household object that never fails to make me giggle!
HAPPY LISTENING and thank you AS ALWAYS for your ongoing support for Sorta Awesome!
Sunscreen and chlorine,
Meg
SHOW NOTES
Some of these links are affiliate links which means we receive a small commission when you make a purchase. Thank you for supporting the work of Sorta Awesome!
Amazon home page via Sorta Awesome link
Sorta Awesome storefront
Dorm essentials
Amazon 20% off school supplies offer
Cutting Teeth by Chandler Baker (I loved it on audio! Don't like Audible? Don't forget you can get three free audiobooks when you sign up at Audiobooks.com!)
RHONY season 14
The Bear and Unreasonable Hospitality, Will Guidara
Otherworld podcast (Eilish Poe series starts in episode #38)
Kathryn's Awesomes of the Week: this, this, and this
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Hi Super Stars! We are rounding out June, and that means it's time for your monthly installment of AWESOME OVERFLOW!! I am so happy to be joined by Rebekah this month, and she's got updates on THE DRESS she picked to wear to her brother's wedding, plus an unexpected level of angst about bed sheets. We also talk about the differences in relationship reality shows when the couples in question aren't soon-to-be husband and wife. We both love the new Christina Lauren book, and we have lots more chit-chat to cover!
AS ALWAYS, we are so, so grateful for your ongoing support of Sorta Aweosme. Thank you for keeping the podcast AND the communities up and running by being a Super Star!
Raising a glass of frosty lemonade to you,
Meg
NOTES:
Rebekah's chosen dress: https://amzn.to/3JABdzj
The new Christina Lauren: https://amzn.to/3JwrGcg
Caste, Isabele Wilkerson: https://amzn.to/3NwAXlM
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This week's episode is AD-FREE for all! Our VERY Super Stars get Friday episodes ad-free every week. It's easy to upgrade to the VERY Super Star level - login to Patreon to make the switch to all ad-free, all the time!
Summer is now OFFICIAL-official, and we are kicking it off with everyone’s favorite feature - the AWESOME list! Push play discover everything you need to make the most of your summer. From body care to the very best in bike shorts, from delicious food and cool drinks to delightful books and TV - we've got it all covered. Join us as we chat about our favorite ways to make this summer one of your best!
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS: Redd Remedies: Listeners can use the code AWESOME at www.reddremedies.com to receive 20% off
Caraway: Visit Carawayhome.com/AWESOME for 10% off during their Summer Refresh Event (or use code AWESOME at checkout)
SHOW NOTES:
Meg’s AotW: Never Have I Ever, season 4
Kelly’s AotW: Ryobi cordless hand vacuum
MEG’S LIST:
- Underarm double-cleansing inspired by Sara Biquele
- Bike shorts: These Awesome-approved ones and these Meg-approved ones for Plus Size. Bonus: this Hangout thread about Awesome-approved bike shorts!
- Espresso tonic
- ChatGPT for travel hacks: this post and this one!
- Happy Place by Emily Henry
KELLY’S LIST:
- Room-sized air purifier
- Personal air conditioner
- Espadrille sandals
- Dairy-free chia seed pudding made with chocolate almond milk or coconut milk. Kelly's ratio is 1 tbsp chia seeds to 1/4 cup liquid. Don't forget to stir twice before you put it in the fridge!
- Trader Joe's summer products for 2023: Trader Joe’s Splendid Summertime Shopping List (podcast) and 20 New and Returning Items to Buy at Trader Joe’s for Summer 2023 (Real Simple article)
- Resort pass
- Happy Place by Emily Henry
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Is it just us, or is May hitting ESPECIALLY hard this year? That's absolutely the case over here at Team Sorta Awesome; so much so that Kelly and Rebekah took over the microphone for me this month, and they have much to share about their own May chaos! Tune in for conversation with two of my favorites as they update us all on life stuff, the ability (and inability) to compartmentalize, and shopping for that perfect dress as a wedding guest!
Thankful for them and thankful for YOU,
Meg
Books mentioned:
Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers
Burnout
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Get excited, Super Stars!! It's AWESOME OVERFLOW DAY!
This month, I'm so happy I got to sit down with Kelly so we could catch up on all the real-life stuff including deliberating if it's better to be sick on the weekend or during the week, what Kelly and I have been reading, and where Dacey is going to college!
Happy listening, Super Stars!
Signal Fires, Dani Shapiro
Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love, Dani Shapiro
Divine Rivals, Rebecca Ross
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This week's episode of Sorta Awesome is so special to me, and I hope it will be for you, too. I wanted to make it AD-FREE FOR ALL SUPER STARS! (And if you like the idea of all ad-free, all the time, consider bumping up to the Very Super Star level in Patreon where every Friday's episode is ad-free!)
We did it again - we got the band back together, friends! You do not want to miss this conversation with Meg, Kelly, Rebekah, and OG Sorta Awesome co-host Laura Tremaine! Laura’s new book The Life Council: Ten Friends Every Woman Needs comes out very soon, and she’s here to catch up with friends as they discuss all the ways friendship can look over time.
SHOW NOTES:
Kelly's AotW: Rob Lowe's new Netflix sitcom, Unstable
Rebekah's AotW: One Sec (app)
Laura's AotW: Pat McGrath MatteTrance lipstick in Full Panic
Meg AotW: Bejeweled by Meg Tietz—sign up at megtietz.substack.com!
You can find Meg on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram!
Find Kelly on Twitter , Instagram and on her website!
Find Rebekah on her blog, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!
Preorder Laura’s book The Life Council, which releases April 4th! Learn more about Laura’s book here! Find Laura on Instagram @laura.tremaine and be sure to listen to her show 10 Things To Tell You!
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March 2023 is just about to slip away, so that means it's time for Awesome Overflow! This month, I get to be joined by my dear friend Rebekah Hoffer who takes me back in a time capsule to revisit some things from our shared past! Lots of concert talk and advice and also life updates (as per usual!).
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NOTES:
The Office: The Untold Story of the Greatest Sitcom of the 2000s: An Oral History
My favorite white Adidas (I'm so SAD to say it looks like these are out of stock everywhere!)
Splitwise app
Bejeweled by Meg Tietz
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Let's finish up February together, Super Star! This month, Kelly joined me for our Awesome Overflow conversation. It's funny how we always start out asking each other, "okay, what are we going to talk about?" and then over an hour later, we haven't stopped talking once!
Have you signed up for Super Star texts yet? Say hello at +1 (405) 251-8330
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On February 9th, 2023, some of us Super Stars gathered for a girls' night of SPICY book talk! Hit play to watch the recording and be prepared for many shenanigans!
Books discussed:
A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J Maas
Hate by Tate James (Madison Kate series)
Underneath It All by Kate Canterbary
Private Listing, by C.S. Berry (available only on Kindle Vella)
Wicked and the Wallflower by Sarah MacLean, book 1 in the Bareknuckle Bastards Books
Behind the Scenes by Karelia Stetz-Waters (the Walsh series)
Hold by Claire Kent
A Caribbean Heiress in Paris by Adriana Herrera
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What's this? An Awesome Overflow with Rebekah AND Kelly AND me? What a TREAT to start off 2023 with a historic Overflow recording - our first ever monthly conversation with all three of us!
We talk about what we are proud of right now, our constantly conflicted feelings about aging, and who among us does (and does not) own a hairbrush. Pour a cup of coffee and sit down to catch up with all three of us in this month's Awesome Overflow!
REMINDER: Super Stars LIVE: Spicy Book Show and Tell will be Thursday, February 9th at 8 PM Central. I WILL hit record this time, so even if you can't make it live, you won't miss any of our shenanigans.
Have a spicy romance book you want to tell us about? Fill out this form and let us know!
Kelly's recipe page on her blog!
Year of the Rabbit IG post from lovebyluna
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Never fear, Super Star! Neither flu nor holiday nor shaky wifi can keep us away from you! I am so thankful that Rebekah was able to join me for a bonus-sized DECEMBER 2022 Awesome Overflow ... only a few (or, okay, more than a few!) days late!
Tune in to hear us unpack how having sick families impacted our holiday season, the big development that shocked Rebekah. the hilarious way Rebekah ended her reading year, and what kind of energy we are bringing to 2023!
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SUPER STAR BOOK CLUB: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
January 14th, 11 AM CT. Join us LIVE on Zoom!
The book club will be recorded and shared later if you can't make it live!
Priest, Sinner, Saint - series by Sierra Simone
Currently Reading Patreon (to get access to Kaytee's reading log/spreadsheet)
Yoga With Adriene
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Super Stars, you are not prepared. I promise you this, no matter what you think you might be getting in an episode of Sorta Spicy, you are NOT PREPARED for this conversation!
Rebekah heard a story from a friend that was so wild, she had to tell someone. And we are the someones! With permission from the friend this happened to, Rebekah told me a fantastic story and she set it all up Normal Gossip style!
Tune in for some Spicy Awesomes of the Week and then buckle up for a story that involves newlyweds, closet snoops, and a Toolbox of TOYS.
SHOW NOTES
Lady Chatterley's Lover on Netflix (and the classic in print)
TikTok Sex Therapists:
@theintimacydoc
@drkatebalestrieri
@thedrbatsheva
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Surprise! Actually, TWO surprises today, Super Stars! First of all, hello Thursday release of this week's Sorta Awesome! Secondly, this ad-free and UNCUT version of Episode 420 is going out to all Super Stars! Our Very Super Stars who support the show at $10/month get ad-free episodes every Friday, but this one is a LOT, and it includes a three minute section starting at the 53:20 mark that is too spicy for the regular Sorta Awesome feed. We knew that all the Super Stars would want to hear this part of the conversation that will be edited from the regular show feed. ENJOY!
Raise your hand if you’d like to take a little break from all things holiday, and go deeeeep into some fascinating topics with Meg and Rebekah! You know how sometimes, you just get totally into a subject and the next thing you know, you are chatting up strangers at the grocery store with all of your newfound knowledge? Well, that’s Meg and Rebekah this week, except instead of bothering strangers, they are bringing the Awesomes along for the dive! From movie magic to YouTube concert footage to viral frustrations to what TikTok gets wrong about feminism, they have a LOT of words about what they can’t stop thinking about these days!
SHOW NOTES:
Rebekah’s AotW: Soma's Enbliss Soft Stretch Hipster underwear
Meg’s AotW: Stila Stay All Day Liquid Eyeliner
Meg’s favorite YouTube deep dive: Defunctland: Disney’s FastPass: A complicated history
For a complete list of show notes, please go to Patreon OR to the episode 420 show notes page!
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Find Rebekah on her blog, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!
Visit sortaawesomeshow.com for show notes on this and every episode. And don’t forget to find us in the Sorta Awesome Hangout on Facebook or @sortaawesomeshow on Instagram, and @sortaawesomepod on Twitter!
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Pour a drink, grab some snacks, and grab a seat at the table for a SUPER-SIZED November 2022 Awesome Overflow! This month, we did something a little different - this conversation is a TRUE coffee chat with my Aries Queen Enneagram Two best friend and newest member of the Sorta Awesome team, Kathryn!
We really leaned into Sorta Awesome's core vibe which is friends chit-chatting, and we cover everything from questionable church youth group activities to Taylor Swift tickets to unboxing and giving our UNEDITED response to the Trader Joe's scented candle set.
We loved recording and sharing this conversation for you, and we hope so much that this scratches your itch for catching up with friends!
SHOW NOTES:
1) Next Super Stars book club selection:
Lessons in Chemistry, Bonnie Garmus
BOOK CLUB GATHERING: January 14, 2023 11 AM Central Time
2) Super Star mug exchange: deadline to send mugs to your Super Star is December 8th! If you can't send out your mug for any reason, please send us an email at team@sortaawesomeshow.com and we'll take care of everything for you!
3) Dr. Angela Stanton's guide to migraine protocol
Explanation of the three stages of migraine
Make sure you've joined us in the Super Star Facebook group! And have you signed up for Super Star texts yet? Say hello at +1 (405) 251-8330 and we'll get you connected!
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This episode is ad-free for ALL Super Stars! Our Very Super Stars (who support Sorta Awesome at the $10/month level) receive ad-free episodes every Friday, but this episode was inspired by a conversation with the Super Stars, so we wanted to make sure every single one of you gets an invite to this party - AD-FREE!
It’s a party, and of COURSE you are invited, Awesome! As the holiday season kicks off, we want to make sure you are ready for every gift exchange you are invited to, so the Sorta Awesome team is throwing a Favorite Things party just for you! Tune in to hear what each person on the team picked to get you all ready for the gift-giving days ahead!
As you are shopping Amazon this season, don’t forget that you can support Sorta Awesome for FREE when you shop through our affiliate link: SORTA AWESOME AMAZON: sortaawesomeshow.com/amazon
And! Check out Rebekah’s very awesome debrief of her trip to Austin to see Harry Styles over on our Patreon!
SHOW NOTES:
Check out complete show notes on Patreon or on the website - Episode 416!
You can find Meg on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram!
Find Rebekah on her blog, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!
Find Kelly on Twitter , Instagram and on her website!
Visit sortaawesomeshow.com for show notes on this and every episode. And don’t forget to find us in the Sorta Awesome Hangout on Facebook or @sortaawesomeshow on Instagram, and @sortaawesomepod on Twitter!
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Happy Halloween and happy end o' October 2022! I know you're going to love this month's Overflow conversation. Julie Tepperman just joined me on the main Sorta Awesome feed to talk about pro-tips and products to make life easier, and now she's here to debrief us on the ongoing saga of Lady Bob and what it was like to experience Harry Styles in person with her daughter Lily!
New to being a Super Star? MAKE SURE you have joined us in the exclusive Super Stars Facebook group! And have you told us hello yet at +1 (405) 251-8330? That will get you all signed up for Super Star texts!
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Helloooooo Super Stars! No need to check your calendar, you aren't wrong. September 2022 is in the books, and our Awesome Overflow is running a little late! However, I think you'll find it to be worth the wait because I got Rebekah to sit down with me and give me the WHOLE ENTIRE SCOOP on her recent trip to Austin for Harry Styles, a proper film, surprising sounds, and more!
We know not many of our Super Stars are fans of Harry Styles on a REBEKAH-level, however, a lot of our conversation touches on things that are fundamental to the Awesome ethos: finding community, seeking out joy, and loving what you love.
I know you'll love this tardy-to-the-party edition of Awesome Overflow! Make sure to join us in the Super Star Facebook group and make sure you have signed up to text with us: +1 (405) 251-8330
Mentioned in this episode:
This is not a book about Benedict Cumberbatch, Tabitha Carvan
Normal Gossip: The Adventures of Flat Margaret
Still figuring out how calendars work,
Meg
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Here is the audio recording of our first ever Super Stars book club! We had so much fun (and I learned a LOT hosting our first ever virtual book discussion)! We are already planning our next read, so stay tuned for a poll for that!
Sticky notes and highlighted pages,
Meg
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Take a break from your September stress and get SILLY with Meg, Kelly, and Rebekah as they play another round of WOULD YOU RATHER. This time, the questions were asked by you, the Awesome community! From reading romance novels out loud in public to ruining your favorite shoes with dog poo to the most BRUTAL questions personalized for each of them, these three are more than happy to keep you guessing with their deliberations!
HEY AWESOME! Wondering what on earth to wear this autumn season? Alison Lumbatis of Outfit Formulas has the answer to everything you need to know to look and feel great in the months to come. Check out the FALL 2022 CAPSULE WARDROBE available now! (Sorta Awesome affiliate link)
SHOW NOTES:
Rebekah’s AotW: Custom Cookbooks from SimplyCookbooks.com
Kellys' AotW: Mini Turkey Burgers with Sweet Potato Fries
Meg’s AotW: The Violin Conspiracy: A Novel
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Hi Super Stars! We are rounding out August 2022, and Kelly joined me for this month's Overflow, and we are back with another round of Kiss, Marry, Kill!
Join us as we share the things we are in LOVE with (Kiss), the things we want to lock down for life (Marry), and the things we would commit a felony to be rid of (Kill) for the month of August.
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Mentioned in this conversation:
What is Delta-8?
Honeyroot honey coconut gummies
Orbits Eye stones
Contemplating sweaters in 90 degree weather,
Meg
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It's the end of July 2022, and that means it's time for some overflow of AWESOME! I'm joined this month by Rebekah, and we take the time to tell some stories, ask some questions, and cover some ground that we don't talk about on the main Sorta Awesome feed.
TWO BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1) Our first ever podcast patron collaboration is happening in August!! We will be joining with the Patreon supporters of Currently Reading podcast on AUGUST 21st for a discussion of the fanfic Harry Potter prequel All The Young Dudes! STAY TUNED TO PATREON for more info on how to join the discussion
2) In September, we will host our first ever Super Star Book Club! As I shared in this Overflow conversation, I am absolutely blown away by how much I loved Tabitha Carvan's This is not a Book About Benedict Cumberbatch: The Joy of Loving Something -- Anything -- Like Your Life Depends On It !!! Grab a copy of the book and get ready for a September conversation about how this book speaks to all the reasons we might stop loving what we love, and how we can chase down our desires (however quirky they might be!) and tap into pure joy.
In other reading related news:
Rebekah is working on a blackout BINGO for the 22 Tropes in 2022 Romance Reading Challenge, and she needs your help with books featuring these tropes:
Second chance Secret baby Amnesia Marriage in trouble Sibling's best friend Nanny Escort Bodyguard Trauma Bond
And here's the book she found with MANY tropes!
Twisted Games, Ana Huang
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Happy late summer, Super Stars!
Iced tea and summer rain showers,
Meg
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Hi Super Stars! We had SO MUCH FUN recording episode 400 - Would you rather? 4 vs 400 edition! - that we couldn't help ourselves in recording just a little extra of that conversation for JUST FOR YOU! Rebekah asks me and Kelly about tattoos, gas station food, and sex (of course!), and then she has a little extra freak-out about spiders.
You don't want to miss this fun! As always, thank you for your AMAZING support of Sorta Awesome!
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Ad-free for ALL Super Stars this week!
Our Very Super Star Awesomes ($10/month level of support) get Sorta Awesome ad-free every Friday, but to say thank you again for all of your love, enthusiasm, and support, our 400th episode is ad-free for all Super Stars!
In the spirit of celebrating AWESOME moments in life, this week Meg, Kelly, and Rebekah really let loose for the 400th episode of Sorta Awesome! This special super-sized conversation features five rounds of Would You Rather? but with a twist ... 4 or 400? You do NOT want to miss this conversation packed with heart-racing decisions, moral dilemmas, and the hilarious moment that almost made Rebekah close her laptop and walk away!
Happy 400 episodes, Awesomes! We would not be here if it weren't for YOU!
SHOW NOTES:
Rebekah’s AotW: CrockPot Tuscan Garlic Chicken with Spinach and Sun-Dried Tomatoes
Kelly’s AotW: Ms. Marvel on Disney+ AND Only Murders in the Building on Hulu (Get a FREE trial with our affiliate link!)
Meg’s AotW: The Summer I Turned Pretty (the show and the book!)
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Super Stars! You've been missing her and this month, she is BACK! My sister and Sorta Awesome regular Emily MASSENBURG is here to tell us about her beautiful wedding, her dreamy honeymoon, and what it's like getting settled into married life!
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Emily on Instagram
Santorini hotel
Athens hotel
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WOW WOW WOW. May 2022 is almost in the books, and I am so tickled about the Awesome Overflow that we have for you for this month! We haven't gotten to hear from my dear friend and Sorta Awesome regular Julie Tepperman in a hot minute, so I asked her if she could make time to come and tell us about all the good, good stuff she's been needing to tell the Awesomes all about! You are gonna love all the awesome stuff she has for us!
I hope these early days of (almost) summer are treating you well.
Bug spray and backyard cookouts,
Meg
SHOW NOTES:
Sweaty Betty Mellow Midi Dress
Amazon summer dress
Stila color correcting palatte
(drugstore version!)
Birkenstock Arizona Eva
Birkenstock Soley
Perfect Summer Chicken
Carlo’s detox smoothie
1-2 bananas
2 c spinach (or 1 and 1 kale)
1 apple
Juice of half a lime
1 T (I squirt) honey
2 c ice
Smartless Podcast
Normal Gossip podcast
Love Your Inner Goddess cards
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Hey hey, Super Star! Here is Part TWO of the Romance Starter Pack, ad-free for all of our amazing Patreon supporters!
Part ONE is in the main podcast feed, so go listen to that if you haven't already. In this second part of my conversation with Rebekah about the best books to get you started in the romance novel genre of reading, we talk about books that are PRETTY SEXY. We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did recording it!
On Friday, June 3rd, this episode will drop in the main Sorta Awesome podcast feed with a brand new Awesome of the Week segment from me and Rebekah, so make sure not to miss that!
Books discussed:
Open Door, but Skim-Able
Whiteout by Adriana Anders (free on Kindle Unlimited) Amazon | Bookshop
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood Amazon | Bookshop
Dreaming of You by Lisa Kleypas Amazon | Bookshop
The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren Amazon | Bookshop
Swordheart by T. Kingfisher Amazon | Bookshop
Wide Open Door
The Royals Next Door by Karina Halle Amazon | Bookshop
A Nordic King by Karina Halle (a bonus recommendation & free on Kindle Unlimited) Amazon | Bookshop
The Takeover by TL Swan (free on Kindle Unlimited) Amazon | Bookshop
Parallel by Elle O’Roark (free on Kindle Unlimited) Amazon
Intersect by Elle O'Roark (free on Kindle Unlimited) Amazon
Sweet Filthy Boy by Christina Lauren Amazon | Bookshop
Her Soul to Take by Harley Laroux Amazon
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Hi Super Stars! Hopefully you've had a chance to listen to Sorta Awesome episode 390! In it, Kelly and I share a list stuffed with happiness and all of the things that are reminding us that no matter how dark or challenging the world might be, there are still moments of joy.
I was curious what is making the rest of the Sorta Awesome team happy right now, and all of them obliged my curiosity by sharing with you - the SUPER STARS - some things that are making them happy right now. Happy listening to this little mini-bonus we put together just for you!
Late sunsets and shimmery fingernails,
Meg
MENTIONED:
Emily's Instagram
Book Lovers, Emily Henry
Jones Road sparkle wash in barely pink
Lancome drama ink lipstick in 154 and 555
It's not supposed to be this way, Lysa TerKeurst
Conversations With Friends, Sally Rooney
Unmissing, Minka Kent
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There are a FEW hours of April left, right? Here's your Awesome Overflow for April, friends! This month, Kelly and I catch up on a ton of personal life and behind-the-scenes stuff including the 90s country cover band that got me on a Dallas dance floor, the concert that was worth riding out a tornado for, and the theologically riveting book that Kelly loves talking about!
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As always, thank you, thank you for your ongoing support of Sorta Awesome. I cannot even believe what a dream come true it is to have been producing this podcast and leading this community for SEVEN YEARS! None of it would be possible without YOU. Give yourself a big, big squeeze from me and the whole Sorta Awesome team!
Sunshine and spring breezes,
Meg
Mentioned
God is a Black Woman, Christena Cleveland
Glennon Doyle's We Can Do Hard Things podcast
Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats
Devon Gilfillian
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Hey Super Stars! As we wrap up the (longest) month of March, Rebekah and I sat down to debrief about all the behind-the-scenes stuff of life lately! Rebekah has a Harry Styles update for us as well as an incredible list of romance novels she's going to check out on Kindle Unlimited. I share an interesting teens and social media situation that led both of us to ponder if there's any space online that can be private for us. Content warning: towards the end of our conversation, I speak a little more candidly about my mother's death this month. I wanted to give you the heads-up before you listen in case you aren't in a good space to hear some real-time processing of grief right now.
On that note, I really cannot express adequately enough how much the ongoing support of our Awesome community -- and you Super Stars specifically - has meant through this incredibly difficult time. You all are game-changers, just in your very presence, and I am wildly fortunate and deeply grateful for your presence in our community.
Happy spring everyone!
Rainy days and acoustic covers,
Meg
Rebekah's book list: Marriage for One, Ella Maise
Run Posy Run, Cate C Wells
Always Meant To Be, Siobhan Davis
Still Beating, Jennifer Hartmann
Lotto Men, Ann Denton
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February may be the shortest month, but we've got a FULL-LENGTH Awesome Overflow for you this month, Super Stars! Kelly sat down with me to catch us up on a big shift at work, what we need to know about masking coming to an end, and what she's been cooking lately. Then we both share some things that are bringing us so much JOY right now!
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As ALWAYS, thank you for your support of Sorta Awesome. In a world that feels perpetually dark, YOU are light that is bringing us hope!
Still shivering and ready for spring,
Meg
SHOW NOTES:
Marlon James interview
Emily Oster column on processing mask-optional schools
Oven-off roast beef
Normal Gossip podcast
Wait and Hope by mightbewriting on AO3
w8ing4guffman on TikTok (Dark Darlene, Recipe Rhonda, and Sister Carolyn are my faves!)
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Ad-free for ALL Super Stars this week! Thank you for your ongoing support of Sorta Awesome!
Many of us know the thrills and joys of reading, and it’s natural for us to want that love of reading to rub off on the kids in our lives. But not all kids are enthusiastic readers - especially when there are so many screens and things competing for their attention. This week, Meg is joined by her longtime friend and children’s librarian Emily Jones who has some compassionate, thoughtful, and encouraging advice for anyone who wants to encourage reluctant readers. She also brought a ton of suggestions to get even the most skeptical of readers excited to dive in! Plus the cutest sneakers, delicious chocolate, and riveting journalism in Awesome of the Week!
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SHOW NOTES:
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Emily’s AotW: Madewell tennis shoes (bonus AotW: these chocolate bars)
City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab Amazon | Bookshop
Kat, Incorrigible by Stephanie Burgis Amazon | Bookshop
Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins Amazon | Bookshop
Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston Amazon | Bookshop
The Terrible Two by Mac Barnett Amazon | Bookshop
100 Cupboards by N.D. Wilson Amazon | Bookshop
Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk Amazon | Bookshop
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Hey hey, Super Stars! Here we are, just a leetle bit late with your Awesome Overflow for January 2022. Rebekah and I are (mostly) recovering from our rounds with COVID, and we've got a few things we wanna talk about with you! Rebekah reveals the pop culture headline that has stunned her (even if it's a few months after the rest of us found out), and I've got some thoughts on reading romance with a feminist view. I also talk about the best teen birthday party ever!
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Super Stars! We made a spicy little reading challenge for you if you want to have a little fun with your reading in the year ahead!
As we recorded Rebekah's Spicy Romance novels PART TWO for the Sorta Spicy series, the two of us came us with the idea of doing a reading challenge based on the many (many) tropes we find in the romance genre. Rebekah went to work on it, and we came up with a plan: from the list of 30 tropes on this list, try to mark off 22 that you discover or seek out in your romance reading in 2022.
As Rebekah explains in this little minisode. some books may have two, three, or even more tropes happening within the plot, so you can definitely knock off a few at a time from this list! Or if you really want to challenge yourself, count just one book per trope and see how hot 2022 can be for you. ;)
When you click on these links, you should be able to open the files in Dropbox. From there, you should be able to download the file (PDF or image) to whatever device you want. OR you can just write the tropes down in your bullet journal, reading journal, or wherever you keep track of your reading challenges.
ROMANCE TROPES LIST in IMAGE FORM
ROMANCE TROPES LIST in PDF FORM
Happy reading, Super Stars! We can't wait to see what we discover this year!
Racing heart and blushing cheeks,
Meg
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Happy (almost) New Year, Super Stars! Our very last Awesome Overflow of the year is here, and we hope you'll enjoy listening as you round out 2021. This month, I'm joined by my sister and Sorta Awesome regular Emily Harris. We get a wedding planning update, talk about her favorites from 2021, and I rave about Disney's Encanto.
Do you have a word of the year for 2022? Any resolutions for the year ahead? Tell us everything! Make sure you've joined us in our Super Stars community on Facebook, and get connected with us via text! Say hello at +1 (405) 251-8330
SHOW NOTES:
A Serial Kiler's Daugher: My story of Faith, Love, and Overcoming; Kerri Rawson
Hoover Smartwash Automatic Floor Cleaner
Bumble and Bumble Hairdresser's Invisible Oil
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Hey Super Stars! One year ago, Rebekah introduced us to her passion for contemporary romance novels. Here we are, one year later, and Rebekah has filled up a list of MORE spicy recommendations for you!
The Best Harry Potter novel isn't written by JK Rowling
The Deal by Elle Kennedy - https://amzn.to/3y9GAym
Talk Bookish To Me by Kate Bromley - https://amzn.to/3dDI4Yo
On Broken Wings by Chanel Cleeton - https://amzn.to/3pIYPXF
The Princess Trap by Talia Hibbert - https://amzn.to/3ECw2dw
Beautiful Bastard by Christina Lauren - https://amzn.to/3rTA1yS
Love Will Always Remember by Tracey Livesay - https://amzn.to/3rOdPWU
A Nordic King by Karina Halle - https://amzn.to/3ILOVxg
Birthday Girl by Penelope Douglas - https://amzn.to/31NpHxA
The Sweetest Oblivion by Danielle Lori - https://amzn.to/3pGU7tw
Blame It On Tequila by Fiona Cole - https://amzn.to/3rS5rpl
Check the Patreon post for FULL show notes!
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Hi Super Stars! The November 2021 Awesome Overflow is here, and I think you'll agree it's WAY better late than never!
You may have noticed I haven't been around quite as much as I would like to be recently. My dad went into the hospital on November 18th and he is still there. He underwent major surgery and things have been extremely fragile with his recovery. As many of you may recall, my mom has very advanced MS and is disabled, so I've also been overseeing and helping with her care in the time that my dad has been away.
When Kelly and Rebekah offered to do the November edition of Overflow, I actually ignored my Eldest Daughter Syndrome that causes help-resistance and took them up on it!
They catch up on life and answer questions from the Super Stars, and I know you are going to love this one.
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Happy listening!
Meg
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SO MANY THINGS to say about the Overflow conversation this month! Rebekah and I laughed and cried and I use toddler-speak profanity. This is a whole ride, Super Stars! Buckle up!
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The Universal Christ, Fr. Richard Rohr
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Super Stars! Mercury tried to RETROGRADE us out of getting the Overflow to you before the end of the month, but even Mercury in retrograde couldn't stop the Awesome!
This month, I'm joined by my sister and Sorta Awesome regular Emily and we have a LOT of catching up to do! From COVID to moving to saying no to an idea I created and so much more, pour a mug of Vermont Maple Ginger Tea and settle in for our catch-all catch-up!
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Snort-laughing and sisterly love,
Meg
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The Sorta Spicy series continues with this newest episode featuring my conversation with our books & reading regular Katie Proctor! You know when Katie is on Sorta Awesome, we are going to get some awesome recommendations, and this conversation is no different. Katie and I both have gone through a deconstruction of faith over the years, and though we were reading different books at different times, we discover that many of the same authors and topics really shaped what we've come to understand about shared Christian faith. Of course, we both definitely lean Progressive, but we know that many of our Super Stars have gone through similar journeys of evolving beliefs when it comes to religious faith, even if your path lands somewhere different from ours.
Talking about something as personal and tender and potentially controversial can be difficult. Thank you for being a community we can trust these words to! We look forward so much to hearing your thoughts.
- Meg
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Show notes:
Life's Too Short, Abby Jimenez
Strange Bedfellows podcast
KATIE'S LIST
The Most Beautiful Thing I've Seen, Lisa Gungor
Traveling Mercies, Anne Lamott
Inspired, Rachel Held Evans
The Making of Biblical Womenhood, Beth Allison Barr
Miracles and Other Reasonable Things, Sarah Bessey
The Universal Christ, Richard Rohr
Leaving Church, Learning to Walk in the Dark, Holy Envy, Barbara Brown Taylor
Fierce, Free, and Full of Fire, Jen Hatmaker
MEG'S LIST
Blue Like Jazz, Donald Miller
Faith Unraveled, Rachel Held Evans
Jesus Feminist, Sarah Bessey
Love Wins, Rob Bell
7, Jen Hatmaker
Shalom Sistas, Osheta Moore
Rome Sweet Home, Scott and Kimberly Hahn
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Surprise, Super Stars! To say THANK YOU for your continued support of Sorta Awesome, and to celebrate the launch of our VERY Super Star level of support ($10/month for ad-free Friday episodes and a monthly Awesome Affirmations pack), we hope you enjoy episode 336 featuring Super Star Julie Tepperman ABSOLUTELY AD-FREE!
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SHOW NOTES:
Julie’s AotW: The Comfort Book by Matt Haig
Meg’s AotW: @join_jules on IG and TikTok
JULIE’S LIST:
Benefit High Brow eyebrow highlighter: Amazon | shoplist
Benefit they’re real remover: Amazon | shoplist
Benefit Gimme Brow Volumizing Eyebrow gel: Amazon | shoplist
Urban decay sin eye shadow: Amazon | shoplist
Lune and aster eyelid primer: shoplist
Bite beauty agave daytime lip balm: Amazon | shoplist
Fresh soy face wash: Amazon | shoplist
Beauty counter face oil: shoplist
Chi silk infusion: Amazon | shoplist
LaRoche Posay Lipikar AP body lotion: Amazon | shoplist
Glysomed hand lotion: Amazon
La roche posay ultra light sunscreen spf 50 (for face): Amazon | shoplist
Barkeeper’s friend: Amazon
Dishwashing gloves: Amazon
Dish soap: Amazon
Pens (.035 mm black gel ink extra fine ballpoint pen, box of 12): Amazon
Rhodia notebooks: Amazon
Knock knock list: Amazon
Harney and sons apricot tea: Amazon
MEG’S LIST:
No7 concealer: Shoplist
Thrive Causmetics Liquid Lash Extensions Shoplist
Benefit Gimme Brow Amazon | Shoplist
Burt’s Bees Overnight Intensive Lip Treatment Amazon | Shoplist
Paula’s Choice Wrinkle Defense Sunscreen Amazon | Shoplist
Vanicream mouisturizing cream sensitive skin Amazon | Target
Kopari deo
Dr. Bronner’s peppermint soap Amazon | Target
Grove sponges (Grove.com/awesome)
Mr. Clean Multisurface cleaner Amazon | Target
SAM-e
Omega 3
migraine combo: Magnesium chelated pills or powder & Vit B complex
Throat Coat tea Amazon | Target
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Super Stars! It's time for some Awesome Overflow!
This is your Awesome Overflow: August 2021 Edition. I wanted to give you the heads-up that Rebekah and I process our current COVID feelings especially in regards to schools for the first part of this episode. If you aren't in a good place mentally or emotionally to process along with us, skip to about the 20 minute mark. There's still lots of great conversation and laughs after that!
We're talking stresses and joys this month, it would bring us so much joy for you to be part of our texting group! And make sure to join us in the Super Star Hangout on Facebook if you haven't already.
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SHOW NOTES:
Meg's favorite Ilia Mascara: Fullest Volumizing Mascara
Rebekah's Ilia Mascara: Limitless Lash Mascara
Lovewrecked by Karina Hale
On the Island by Tracey Garvis Graves
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Hi Super Stars!! Welcome back to the next episode in the Sorta Spicy series! For this conversation, I asked Sorta Awesome regular Julie Tepperman to share her perspective as a Jewish woman living in a Christian-majority culture.
Just to be clear - there's nothing inherently "spicy" about being Jewish! But we created this series to give you a chance to hear from people sharing parts of their lives and stories that they might not feel comfortable talking about to thousands of listeners on the main Sorta Awesome show.
I know you are going to LOVE hearing from Julie about what it was like to grow up steeped in diversity and cultural richness and how that is so different from the experience of her own children. We talk tradition, Jewish youth group, Israel, and so much more!
Julie is active in the Super Stars Hangout group, or you can leave a comment here on Patreon in the comments section.
Thank you for your ongoing support of Sorta Awesome! Super Stars like you make series like this one possible!
- Meg
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July is wrapping up and that means it's time for Awesome Overflow! This month, I get to catch up with Kelly! In addition to finally getting to get caught up on life updates, I also share some mini-Awesomes that have made my July so much better!
Wanna text? Say hi by texting +1 (405) 251-8330 and I'll get you added to our texting crew. As a reminder, this does not mean you'll be in a group text with hundreds of Super Stars! What you will get are occasional texts from me and the Sorta Awesome team, and you can text us anytime with your thoughts on Sorta Awesome, your own awesome recommendations, and more!
Mentioned in this episode:
Trader Joe's Brazil Nut Body Butter, Peach Black Tea candle, and Strawberry Jalepeno crisps
benefit High Brow
Chameleon: High Roller
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Hi Super Stars! Here is PART TWO of the June Awesome Overflow! In this second part of our Sisterly Advice Edition of Awesome Overflow, Emily and I take on some fun questions like how to get over feeling awkward about posting selfies and how to feel more comfortable in your own skin, as well as some more serious questions like navigating the difficult circumstances of aging parents.
As always, thank you for your continued support of Sorta Awesome! We are so thankful you are choosing to light up the world with YOUR Awesome!
- Meg
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Hi Super Stars!! For the first time EVERRRRR, we had so much to say in an Awesome Overflow, we had to make it TWO episodes! You get Part One today, and Part Two will drop into your Super Stars feed on FRIDAY, JULY 2nd. (Note: This episode - Part One - will drop into the main/non-Patreon Sorta Awesome feed on Friday, July 2nd. But you guys still get a brand new episode that day, just over here in the Patreon feed. Clear as mud? LOL)
This month, I'm joined by my sister and SA regular Emily Harris and we are giving our BEST ADVICE to the Awesomes! We asked the Awesomes of Instagram what they need advice on - serious or silly. Emily and I both like to boss each other around, so we thought, why not try bossing around the Super Stars? ;) We've got lots of skin care and body care talk, we talk about difficult sibling situations, when it's time to find a new pet, how to change your eating plan, breakfast and lunch ideas, so much more, and that's just in Part One!
NOTES:
1) Have you ever been listening to an episode of Sorta Awesome and thought "Gosh, I wish I could tell them _______!" or "Why don't they know that the name of that movie is _____?" Have you ever wondered what TikToks I text my friends, or what I text my friends when I find a new favorite mascara?
We are THRILLED to announce that our latest Super Star perk is texting with us! Well, mostly me, tbh. Through the Community app, we are able to send texts to our community and communicate back and forth via texting. No bots, no AI, just me or someone on the team, real-life texting with YOU!
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2) Also, here's the foot care kit on Amazon that I mention in my advice to Kate!
3) ALSO also - we will probably wind down the Sorta Spicy series soon. I have a new episode ready for you that will drop early next week (SA Regular Julie talking about growing up Jewish in a Christian-majority culture. It's so GOOD, you guys!). Are there other S P I C Y topics you want us to try to take on before we bring this series to a close? Drop a comment over on Patreon or track me down on SA social media and let me know!!
Okay, I think that's everything! HAPPY LISTENING. Love you, Thank you, We couldn't do this without you (wouldn't WANT to do with this without you!!).
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Hey Super Star! We've got your Awesome Overflow for May ready for you! This month, I'm joined by Rebekah and I am DELIGHTED to get to do some deep personality talk with her! We're talking about StrengthsFinder - a personality system that helps you tune in to the strengths that come to you naturally. We also talk summer plans and Rebekah's dilemma about how to handle vacations and social media this summer.
As always, thank you for making our work possible with your generous support. We are so, so thankful for each one of you!
StrengthsFinder 2.0
Nate's episodes of Sorta Awesome: Crushing Misconceptions about Homelessness and How to be Awesome with Holiday Giving
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Surprise, Super Stars! You get the newest episode of Sorta Awesome AD-FREE and early! Happy listening!
It’s been over a year since the world turned upside down in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and now we’re beginning to see a light at the end of this tunnel. Are we ready to go back to normal? What does that mean? And how can we make the transition a little less stressful and a little more awesome? You do NOT want to miss this conversation with Meg and Kelly as they process together what the months ahead might bring us!
SHOW NOTES:
Kelly’s AotW: Kelly Corrigan Wonders podcast series How to Make the Most of Family Life
Meg AotW: The Ex-Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon
Of course you’re anxious about returning to normal life
Do We Even Know How To Socialize Anymore?
There’s a Name for the Blah You’re Feeling: It’s Called Languishing
It’s OK to Grieve for the Small Losses of a Lost Year
Why Our Mental Health Won't Just Go Back to Normal When the Pandemic Is Over
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Welcome to the Awesome Overflow for APRIL 2021! This month, I asked my sister and Sorta Awesome regular Emily Harris to join me for a new round of Hits and Misses! I'm sad to say the first big MISS you are going to notice is after some tech issues prior to recording, my microphone didn't pick up so my audio quality is not awesome. I think you'll still enjoy this conversation between me and Emily as we talk through some of the things we have been loving, plus a few things that have been some bummers.
We are SO THRILLED to have so many new Super Stars join us recently! If you haven't already, make sure to come join our conversations in our Super Stars Facebook Group, or leave us a comment right here on Patreon!
SHOW NOTES:
@vaneamaro91 on TikTok
Chom Chom roller
Real World: Homecoming on Paramount Plus
OC Swingers
Cousins By Blood
Bearbrook
Zella Leggings
My favorite linen pants at Old Navy: drawstring and culotte
Thrive Causemetics cleanser and mascara
Tozo T-6 wireless earbuds
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We are bringing the SPICE to Sorta Spicy this month, Super Stars! Rebekah and I had a great time researching, shopping, using, and discussing some things to help us feel sexier, have a little fun, and just feel great about ourselves. In this conversation, we share everything from lingerie picks to vibrator recommendations and all kinds of things in between! There's something for most everyone in this episode, so whatever your personal life looks like right now, you don't want to miss out on this!
Rebekah's favorite panties
Welcome to Your Fantasy podcast
Rebekah's lingerie picks: Cami and Shorts set
Bodysuit
Lace smock
Meg's sexy faves:
Vanilla massage oil
Kissable body powder
LubeLife lube: water-based and silicone-based
Spotify playlists: Obama's summer nights
Michelle' Obama's Forever Mine
50 Shades of Gray
Tsh's Schmoopy
Let's Stay Together
Dawn
Chelle's Epic Romance
Film noir quiet dark jazz
Vibrators; Original Magic Wand
Magic Wand AF427
Womanizer Liberty
We-Vibe Touch
Ose 2
Smitten Kitten
Good Vibrations
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It's the end of March and that means it's time for our Awesome Overflow! If you are new to being a Super Star, first of all, WELCOME and THANK YOU for joining us! The Awesome Overflow is a monthly bonus episode that we create just for our Patreon supporters. This month, Rebekah and I checked in with the Super Stars in your exclusive Facebook group to see what burning questions we can answer for you. We assess signs of (maybe?!) returning to (sorta) normal life, we tease a brand new look for Sorta Awesome, and Rebekah finally reveals the name of the book that left her in tears on Super Bowl Sunday.
Happy listening! And as always, thank you for all that you do to keep the message of Sorta Awesome going strong!
Spring breezes and Cadbury mini-eggs,
Meg
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The Sorta Spicy series is back, and in our latest installment, Kelly joins me to talk about purity culture: what it was/is, when it began, how can we heal from long-term damage it caused, and how do we teach our kids about sex going forward? That is a LOT to pack into one hour of conversation, but we managed to get in a LOT of thoughts (plus a few Awesomes of the Week!).
Show Notes: Apothic Red Wine
@galvestondiet on TikTok
Pure: Inside the Evangelical Movement That Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free, Linda Kay Klein
Theology of the Body for Beginners, Christopher West
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SUPER STAR AWESOMES!
First of all, welcome welcome to all of the shiny new Super Star faces here! We are so thrilled you have joined us!
It's time for the February Awesome Overflow, and I'm so happy to get to sit down with Kelly this month and get the real scoop on what is going on in life. Kelly gives her opinion on a recent AotW shared by Rebekah, I talk about a very laid-back Lent, we uncover food facts that made us laugh, and lots and lots more!
As always, thank you so much for joining us on the Sorta Awesome Patreon! You are making so many AMAZING things happen for our show and our community with your support. We have some brand new developments coming JUST for the Super Stars in the months ahead so STAY TUNED!
- Meg
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Welcome back to the SORTA SPICY series! This is episode four in a series we created just for you, Super Stars, where we cut loose and get a little spicier than we would ever let ourselves be on the Friday episodes of Sorta Awesome.
In this installment, we go deep into some confessions about how the COVID quarantine has changed us over the past year. And by we, I mean me, Kelly, Rebekah, AND past Sorta Awesome co-host Laura Tremaine! Hold on tight, because these confessions get REALLY REAL.
PLEASE NOTE that we had some major audio/technical difficulties getting this episode recorded, so it doesn't have the usual Sorta Awesome sound, AND there's some language that isn't fit for little ears, so keep that in mind as you listen. When it comes to all things COVID-related, you just never know what you're gonna get. ::wink::
As ALWAYS, thank you so much for your support of Sorta Awesome. Thank you for letting us trust our most closely-held secrets from the past year to you. Thank you for continuing to bring Awesome to the world with your generous support!
Yes I really did cuss on mic,
Meg
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Hi SUPER STARS!
Your brand new edition of Awesome Overflow is here! Join me and Rebekah this month as we dish on all KINDS of behind the scenes stuff - more on AJ's green hair, what's up with teens these days NOT wanting to drive, the shaky line between fanfiction and published novels, and commentary on the very first Black Bachelor on ABC's The Bachelor. PLUS a big update on Sorta Spicy!
Cozy flannels and cabincore,
Meg
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Surprise! To show my deep, deep gratitude for every single one of you incredible Super Stars who have stood by us and shown up to support Sorta Awesome in 2020, I wanted to start the NEW YEAR off with an ad-free version of this New Year's episode. I know you will LOVE hearing what your fellow Super Star and my long-time dear friend, coach, and confidant has to say about how we can support our bodies, minds, and spirits in healing from 2020 so that we can have AN AMAZING start on 2021!
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You can find Jen at HealthyMoving.com and on Facebook
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HELLO SUPER STARS!
Here we are - our LAST Awesome Overflow for 2020!
I'm so excited to round out the year with some personal reflection questions. We want to hear from you! Share your thoughts in the Sorta Awesome Super Stars Facebook group with us or from the comments section on Patreon!
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What new skill did you learn in 2020?
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What is the best compliment you received this year?
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What energized you and/or what drained you?
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What is the best decision you made this year?
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What are you most proud of from 2020?
HAPPY HAPPY NEW YEAR, friends!
Meg
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Welcome back to the Sorta Spicy series, Super Stars! This week it's MY turn to reveal a topic that I never (seriously, NEVER) talk about with anyone else, and it's one that you're certainly not going to hear me dive into on Friday episodes of Sorta Awesome!
Rebekah was down to talk all about fandoms with me. We talk about fanfic, fan vids, shipping, non-canon pairings, and the gender and sexual identity politics that have formed the modern world of fandoms! This is the most ::nervous:: I've been about sharing part of my life with anyone in a long time, but I'm so hoping you'll enjoy going down this little rabbit hole with me.
SHOW NOTES:
Love and Anarchy - Netflix
evermore - Taylor Swift
Archive Of Our Own
Fangirl, Carry On - Rainbow Rowell
Examples of fan compilations: Mike & Eleven (Stranger Things); Loki & Valkyrie (Marvel Cinematic Universe); JohnLock (BBC Sherlock Holmes)
Happy listening! I'll be hiding under my covers recovering from my vulnerability hangover if you need me.
Meg
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Hi Super Star Awesomes!
We've wrapped up November 2020, but before we did, I grabbed my sister and Sorta Awesome regular Emily to record a new edition of Awesome Overflow for you! In our conversation we talk about the podcasts we are loving these days, why Emily had some BIG FEELINGS about the self-care vs. self-comfort episode of Sorta Awesome, and the good and the bad of diagnosing yourself via TikTok.
As always, THANK YOU for your support of Sorta Awesome!! Thank you for lighting up the world with YOUR Awesome!
Meg
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It's time for the next episode in our Sorta Spicy series, Super Stars! And this edition is dedicated to some VERY spicy reads, courtesy of our friend Rebekah! Rebekah has read so much romance this year, and she has brought some of her favorites to share with all of you. I even throw in a few recommendations, too. Get ready to be inspired to get seriously spicy!
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Covet by Tracey Garvis Graves https://amzn.to/35cIUXm Cherish by Tracey Garvis Graves (Kindle Unlimited) https://amzn.to/35jqkgk The Idea of You by Robinne Lee https://amzn.to/31s7O4b The Substitute by Denise Grover Swank (Kindle Unlimited) https://amzn.to/34dQnWI The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary https://amzn.to/3oep07c Undertow by Elizabeth O'Roark (Kindle Unlimited) https://amzn.to/3maQCIb Parallel by Elizabeth O'Roark (Kindle Unlimited) https://amzn.to/31n94pa Intersect by Elizabeth O'Roark (Kindle Unlimited) https://amzn.to/37wda2l Waking Olivia by Elizabeth O'Roark (Kindle Unlimited) https://amzn.to/3dGCtzG
Meg's list
The Hating Game, Sally Thorne Truth or Beard and the Winston Brother series by Penny Reid Dreaming of You, Lisa Kleypas
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Hey Super Stars!
We are on day 6 with no power here in OKC, and so this month's Overflow is a little late and is WILDLY unedited! I recorded this conversation with Rebekah back in mid-October, and we were delighted to have questions from our Super Stars to answer this month.
As always, THANK YOU THANK YOU for supporting our mission of bringing and BEING Awesome to this world.
Happy listening!
Meg
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Super Stars! It's finally here - we're kicking off our Sorta Spicy series today!
Sorta Spicy revisits an idea we had earlier in our Patreon years - the Sorta Taboo series. We're back with full-length episodes covering topics we normally would never discuss on the Friday episodes of Sorta Awesome.
I am THRILLED to launch this series with a conversation with one of my most favorite people in the world - my sister Emily. In this episode, she tells her story of recovery in a 12 step program. I know I'm biased, but you guys, this is one of my FAVORITE conversations I've ever recorded. Emily is so candid and brave in telling her story, and I just could not be more proud of her.
CONTENT WARNING: as you can tell from my description, the topic of substance abuse is discussed, so if this is a sensitive area for you, please be advised.
We have more great conversations coming up in this series. Thank you so much for your ongoing support which makes series like Sorta SPICY possible!
One day at a time,
Meg
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Well, Super Stars, here we are! We rounding out September and fully into Autumn 2020, and that means it's time for the September Overflow episode!
This month, Kelly and I sit down for a big catch-up on all things LIFE related. Kelly updates us on how things are going with her family after her father's sudden death two months ago. We laugh about driver's license testing fails, and I share a BIG epiphany about how the Enneagram-flavored story I was telling myself was the opposite of self-care. #showerthoughts And I share that one of my favorite self-comforts right now is beautiful bullet journaling videos on YouTube including:
AmandaRachLee
Plant Based Bride
Caitlin's Corner
I hope you enjoy our Overflow conversation this month!
ALSO! Sign-ups for the SUPER STAR FALL SWAP will start October 1st (that's this week!!). Stay tuned for that information right here in Patreon and in our Super Star Hangout on Facebook.
As always, thank for shining your brilliant light as a SORTA AWESOME SUPER STAR.
Starbucks Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew Lives Up To The Hype,
Meg
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Hi Super Stars!
Are you ready for some REAL TALK in the Overflow? That's what we've got for you in this August 2020 edition! Join me and Rebekah as we springboard off of Harry Styles (um, what?) into a discussion about women and our passions, our sex lives, our insecurities, and how some of us laugh way too loud.
Thank you - I cannot emphasize this enough, you guys - THANK YOU for continuing your support of the work of Sorta Awesome. You are making an impact on the world with your support, making it possible for us to keep bringing hope, laughter, joy, and awesome to the people.
Spicy stories and Harry TikToks,
Meg
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Super Stars! Just a quick note to let you know that we are bringing the SUPER STAR SWAPS back in a big way. In fact, we're going to do THREE swaps before the end of 2020. Stay tuned for details and how to get signed up!
-- Meg
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Hi Super Stars, we've got your July 2020 Awesome Overflow for you!
This month, we take a little different direction as Kelly shares a significant update from her family life. We talk about personalities, grief, and the specific heartache of aging parents.
But! Since neither of us like to end anything on a sad note, we both share little lists of the happy stuff that is saving our lives right now.
As ALWAYS, your ongoing support of Sorta Awesome absolutely means the world to us, especially in these incredibly challenging economic times. We honored to have an Inner Circle of Awesome like the Super Stars are, and we are so thankful you let us trust so much of our lives to you (and that you trust so much to us!)
Summer thunderstorms and humid hygge,
Meg
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Hi Super Stars! Your June edition of Awesome Overflow is here! Join me and Rebekah for a conversation that includes two of my favorite podcast recommendations right now, some TikTok recommendations from both of us, and Rebekah's story of what finally caused some cracks in her mental health in the midst of the COVID pandemic. Plus I share some VERY IMPORTANT Patreon housekeeping AND we release a bonus confession that we recorded for Sorta Awesome episode 243!
SHOW NOTES:
podcasts:
Obsessed with Disappeared
Rabbit Hole
TikTok:
@sheena.melwani
@kaylabreslin
@tylerjarry
@cosplayincolor
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Father’s day!; best present ever, by Geo. F. Trumper; the U.S. Constitution; Pope Paul VI; lets learn Latin; 100 meters versus 100 yards; Merriam versus Webster; different kinds of justice; equity theory; correlation versus causation; sex and business success; same goals but differing ideas of how to achieve them; feeling assy; conquering fear and anxiety, even if we don’t end up getting what we want Get bonus content on Patreon
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The day of birth - Nikolaus; time as a ratio of how long you’ve been alive; keep the definition small so that creativity can be big; LIFE CHANGING thingy; can you tickle yourself?; paranoid parenting - a real cause of the coddled mind; Get bonus content on Patreon
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HAPPY BDAY MEG!!!; I don’t know my generation; the Awesomes are aptly named; can language be violent?; the polarization cycle; Kyle can’t read good; do you actually fit the definition of any political party?; beginning to look at how child rearing impacted today’s environment; overprotection in the face of greater intellectual demands; it arrived damaged Get bonus content on Patreon
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Red Rose Day; Anne Frank, have a diary; ninja kidnapping; if you can’t be tall, don’t; MOAR Coddling of the mind; pluralizing the word index as a party trick; emotions can trick you mind; micro-aggressions vs. intent; start by assigning POSITIVE intent; uncomfortable is okay and thinking is good Get bonus content on Patreon
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Incoming anniversary; Kyle goes to the groomer; Catholic history thing; that novel is only worth a dime; guitar goodness; don’t mess with Capone; Donald Duck and the lies of Disney; don’t marry minors or relatives; Family Ties and Teen Wolf; 21 Jumpstreet andCaptain Jack Sparrow Scissorhands; collecting the stud fee; the evils of Pepsi; Holy Bunions, Batman Get bonus content on Patreon
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Best friends; Fr. Larry Richards is EXCELLENT; humbly love yourself and boldly love others; cabbage soup that was actually good; tavern ICE CREAM; twin injury = twinjury; the Second Lady and the First Lady-man; These Boots Were Made for Cult Compounds; is it a fact or a typo; welcome back Adam; how many times is aTimmy going to fall in the well?; creepers; the Porche; Big Brother can oppress and trick you; all the Elvis movies; Super Bowl; go Kanye, it IS your birthday; The Who; Ghostbusters and Ray Parker Jr; Kevin’s seven bacons; possible family dynamics of the tennis playing Williams sisters Get bonus content on Patreon
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outro - THICC BOII by Anthony Fantano
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Meg and Kyle reflect on the whirlwind of season one, what they learned, where things might go, and they share loose expectations for the future.
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Hi Super Stars!!
Coming in just under the wire with this month's AWESOME OVERFLOW!
This month, I get to chat with Kelly, and we got to talking about things that are making life under quarantine a little more awesome right now. We've got books, TV shows, kids' learning, and more to discuss!
As always, THANK YOU SO MUCH for your incredible support of Sorta Awesome! Give yourself a big hug and squeeze from us today.
April showers for stinky puppies,
Meg
SHOW NOTES:
RelaxMeOnline
Some of my favorite Jason Stephenson sleep videos:
Space
Night clouds
Kelly's books:
One Hundred Daffodils
Imperfect Union
Dreambox.com
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The character groups of Joe Exotic – The Best, The Sad, The Also-Rans, The Walk-It-Back Crowd, The Pseudo Syndicate, The 3-Finger Death Punch Group
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Name fail; pants off; Will and little Will; aliens!; our cameras are better than mil-spec; hype for no reason; more about Joe…
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Hot new phone apps; introductory perspectives on Joe Exotic… Kyle got REALLY wordy, so a lot of editing had to take place for this episode. Though the quantity of editing is higher, he worked hard to make sure that the quality wasn't improved.
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Twins cameo; two masks per man; deep thinking; bad built dude; digital church with Bishop Baron; the Princess Bride
Bishop Robert Barron's homily, begins at 7 minutes mark
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self-imposed expectations; nasally and/or grunty; angry, crumby pirates; what is a poop deck; meg’s high school nickname; fact checking meg – sorta liar; dirt raisins; bread snobbery; shoutout to Currently Reading; quaranvisits; revisionist family history; ethics of yard trash
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Currently Reading podcast by Meredith Monday Schwartz & Kaytee Cobb
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winning the intro; kid mess, dog mess; content fail; don’t sing; gimme my money; internet tough guy; don’t threaten the gov’t; gettin dirty, gettin freaky; ice cream and man-boobs; we out-edited Conan
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Meg starts show without Kyle, calls him a doucher; let's all join an MLM; meg gets combative; puppy bath; whut is UNvelope?; empty packages are empty dreams; what to wear if you want to get PAID
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soggy waffle intellect; stop touching me; I love you, buttcheek; hoffer, not co-hoffer; all the small rocks; merch work; the maths of stairs
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sad puppy sounds abound; re-re-re-fixing the podcast; I hate helpful Hugh; meg’s Tuesday goodness; alien bigotry; can men do hypnobirthing?; smokin’ dem drugs; good stairs bad stairs and the goblins beneath
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be the bigger child; meg’s lovely lady lobes; free advertising for everyone; abducted by ninjas; look at my big rocks; sand in you panties
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Niko bonked his head; sanity from routines and rituals; serve each other; quell the hangry; red chips; are onions vegetables; steak yum; SA+ is cancelled… then reinstated
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This episode is extra content and contains conversation about our religious beliefs and practices. While we have no issue with sharing, we’re not offended if you prefer not to listen.
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A tube of lip situation; work on Saturday, rest on Sunday; chaplet of divine mercy; big rocks and no frogs; the French voyage; belly full of beer and a possum in a sack; don’t shoot the armadillo; good grass, bad grass; smelling weird beard; when and where do you listen to podcasts?
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Dogs!; idiot sweatshirts; (don’t) let it snow; San Diego of the South; trash tumbleweeds; the Oklahoma land run; opossum vs. possum; gravy sommelier; gov’t says no to Sorta Nekkid; sobbing in the kitchen, stair panting
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It worked so well…; underwear fears; kick a** with class; big project, small bites; moar gravy
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haircuts for everyone; efficiency epiphany or efficiency Yahtzee; redneck code switching; gravy civil war; fried chicken snobbery; restaurant punching
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Stella-Roby and Francie-Pants; Meg fat shames Francie; dog food is good and good for you; pretentious food for everyone!; Kyle isn’t tough; dear diary; fromm, fromage, braum’s;
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new intro and outro!; new mic gets all the background with half the foreground; Netflix completed; Kyle pronounces T.V. with the emphasis on the “t” – so redneck; Netflix vs. hulu, vs. Prime; subtitles suck; evolution of snoring; back doritos; you know, the actor that married the guy who played the character in the film we watched during the quarantine…
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new narrator; Kyle tries not mumbling; 6+1 feet of social distance; Meg was(n’t) in People Magazine; she likes the beard more than the man; what is a mustachteer/mustachtateer/mustacher?; Alicia Florrick!; Tim Gunn - high fashion, actor, financial advisor?, fencing aficionado, and more... Get bonus content on Patreon
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Hi Super Stars!I'm late to one of my New Year's resolutions, but thanks to our current quarantine, I'm finally getting to it. As I shared at the end of 2019, one of my goals for 2020 is to show up for our community more frequently and in-person on video. I'm accompanied by my surly, reluctant, long-time love interest Kyle.
(Just kidding about reluctant - he's helped me stay motivated, he's producing and editing it, all because he wants me to know that despite my Enneagram Nine reservations, it really does make a difference whether or not I show up!)
So with less fuss about the editing and more realness about the muss of our daily lives, we hope you enjoy Sorta Awesome + ... A new series that for now is exclusively for the Super Stars!
Believing that done is better than perfect,
Meg
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Overflow in the time of quarantine!
Hey Super Stars!
It's the end of March and time for another round of Awesome Overflow. This month, my sister and Sorta Awesome regular Emily Harris joins me for an episode we've been promising since ... last fall? Yeah.
This is the second part of the Q&A episode that Emily and I recorded last October. In it, you'll hear us talk about social media choices when you feel like people are watching, if we've always (always?!) been so close, and how we entertained ourselves as kids in the 80s.
At the end of this episode, you'll hear me mention that things are shifting rapidly in the podcasting industry. Please know we are SO THANKFUL for your ongoing support - even and especially in these unpredictable times! We appreciate you SO MUCH.
Sidewalk chalk and Spotify dance parties,
Meg
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Awesomes, the older we get, the more ways we realize that we were #unprepared for so many things in life! In this week’s episode, Meg and Kelly talk about the things that no one told them, and they share some insights from the Awesomes, too! Tune in to hear them cover everything topics like student loan debt, breastfeeding secrets, newlywed advice for the bedroom and so much more. Plus activities to enjoy when you’re stuck at home and a sweet romance novel with just a dash of spice in Awesome of the Week!
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Meg’s AotW: Love Lettering, Kate Clayborn
Kelly’s AotW: Buffalo Games Puzzles on Amazon
Pixels & Pizza (1000 pieces)
Frosty Treats (300 pieces)
Delightful Donuts (300 pieces)
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Spring 2020 is shaping up to be far different than anything anyone could have expected. We are, as a global community, just beginning to feel the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. At Sorta Awesome, we know it's a struggle to find anything to be joyful about right now. But we believe that humankind can survive in the darkest of moments when we are able to find something we can look forward to.
In light of this, we do have an awesome list for Spring 2020, but Meg and her sister Emily adapted it to make sure each item on the list represents something that can be enjoyed even if many of us are living in isolation for the time being. Tune in to hear them talk beauty products, Eastertide, sunscreen, an oral history of The Office, and more.
Plus a shared YouTube favorite and free fashion inspiration for all in Awesome of the Week!
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Emily’s AotW: DFB Guide on YouTube
Meg’s AotW: Female Fashion Advice on Reddit
Herb growing kit
Elf quad palette
Daily art app
Morning moisturizer
Allure beauty box subscription Get two free gifts when you sign up with Sorta Awesome's affiliate link!
The Office: The Untold Story of the Greatest Sitcom of the 2000s: An Oral History:
Nathaniel Rateliff album And It's Still Alright
Single: And It's Still Alright
Dance it out on YouTube:
18 Dance workouts you can do at home
Zumba for Beginners
Caribbean Dance Workout
Eastertide: 50 Ways to Celebrate the 50 days of Easter with your kids
Martha Stewart Spring Cleaning Guide
For Coronavirus mental health resources
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Okay friends, raise your hand if you know what a TikTok is. Do you know why anyone would want to TikTok? Do you know why Meg and Rebekah are suddenly obsessed with it? This week’s episode is a fun deep dive into teen culture by way of TikTok, meme culture, and a quiz on the slang kids use these days! All of that plus a Netflix binge and an epic podcast ep in Awesome of the Week!
READY TO BECOME A SUPER STAR? FIND OUT HOW HERE!
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SHOW NOTES:
Rebekah’s AotW: Netflix’s Love is Blind
Meg’s AotW: Ep 158 of Reply All The Case of the Missing Hit
The History of Tik Tok
What the Heck Does ‘Wig’ Mean These Days?
TikTok suggested follows:
@TheRealRahulRai
@Brittany_broski
Other TikTokers Mentioned:
@GlitterandLazers
@DreaKnowsBest
@Srazzi
@Charlidamelio
Rebekah Quizzing Nate on Slang - https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/17927546635272854/
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Quick show of hands, Awesomes - have you ever been a victim of overthinking? One of the symptoms of overthinking is analysis paralysis which is very NOT awesome. But this week, Meg is bringing back a favorite to Sorta Awesome - Anne Bogel of Modern Mrs. Darcy and What Should I Read Next podcast! Anne has a brand new book out that helps readers overcome overthinking patterns, and today, she and Meg talk specifically about how to overcome analysis paralysis. All of that plus a fun, fancy pen and a tasty Trader Joe’s treat in Awesome of the Week!
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SHOW NOTES:
Find Anne on her blog, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter! And check out her new book Don’t Overthink It!
You can find Meg on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram!
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Awesomes, as we all know, sometimes you just need the comfort of good, familiar food. At Sorta Awesome, we've had one of those weeks that derailed all of our plans and left us craving a simpler time! We found just what we were looking for in a classic episode from 2015 featuring Meg and Kelly talking all about favorite foods. Tune in to hear a brand new conversation opener with their current Awesomes of the Week, and hear Kelly explain how she broke the internet when she took down her recipe archives (and where you can find it now!). And then enjoy a timeless conversation that reveals the origin story of the BBQ tuna disaster and other kitchen secrets!
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Chicken Wonton Soup at Damn Delicious
Open Book, Jessica Simpson
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SHOW NOTES to Ep. 27 Here, taste this!
Recipe similar to Meg's bierocks recipe
Meg’s secret to stovetop popcorn: In a pot with a lid, melt 1 T. coconut oil over medium-high heat. Add ½ c. popcorn. Put lid on pot, shake kernels so they are coated with coconut oil. Keep lid on as corn pops, occasionally shaking pot to keep bottom kernels from scorching. When popping slows to 3 seconds between pops, remove pot from heat, pour popcorn into bowl. Pour over ½ c. melted butter. Sprinkle with sea salt. Toss and enjoy!
Recommended by Hangout Group in 2015:
Fresh 20 : http://www.thefresh20.com
Plan to Eat : http://www.plantoeat.com
Pepperplate : https://www.pepperplate.com
E-Meals : http://emeals.com
PrepDish : http://www.prepdish.com
Mel’s Kitchen cafe : http://www.melskitchencafe.com
Cheap Good Eats : http://goodcheapeats.comTwo posts about meal planning:
Nester’s Meal Planning Secret
http://www.thenester.com/2011/11/imperfect-flexible-do-able-meal-blueprint.html
Rachel Anne Ridge’s Meal Planning Guide
http://www.homesanctuary.com/rachelanne/2015/01/best-ever-no-fail-super-easy-menu-plan.html
Everyday Food
http://www.marthastewart.com/946620/everyday-food-sarah-carey
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Hey Super Stars!! February 2020 is winding down, so it's time for a brand new Overflow episode!
This month, Rebekah joins me to dish on what's new in our lives. Rebekah has a happy update about her Harry Situation (but not her Hairy Situation) (just to clarify), and I am a little bummed to face the reality of why I'm already failing on one of my 2020 goals. We talk about how The Bachelor became a breeding ground for wanna-be Influencers, and how Rebekah ended up becoming an accidental influencer of the spicy books variety.
Here's the article at the Ringer we referenced: How The Bachelor Franchise Became An Influencer Launchpad
Your support means so, so very much to us. Thank you for cheering Sorta Awesome on! As we head into the intensity that 2020 is sure to bring, we're going to need all the Awesome we can find!
Tidy little bathrooms and Harry Styles' pearls,
Meg
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Hi friends!
Episode 233 dropped last Friday, and first of all, can I just tell you that this episode itself was haunted? It took us three - THREE - attempts to get this thing recorded. We had one technical fail after another. Mercury in retrograde TO THE MAXIMUM. If it even makes sense at all, it's because our editor Nicholas is a miracle worker.
But because recording it was so crazy, we lost track of how much time we spent telling our true crime/missing persons stories. Before we started that segment, we thought it would be fun to tell about some spooky happenings in our own homes. I ended up cutting this altogether for the sake of time, but I thought maybe our Super Stars might like to listen in!
Chill bumps and things that go bump in the night,
Meg
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Needing something to take your mind off of the winter blues? This week, Meg is joined by her sister Emily and they have another volume of Something Bad Happened! The next installment in this not-too-scary series features two missing persons cases that leave some big question marks at the end. What did Brianna Maitland see out of a storefront window on the day she disappeared? What does law enforcement know that would lead them to list Bryce Lapsisa’s whereabouts as “voluntarily missing?” Tune in to hear these stories, plus a great read and cozy jammies in Awesome of the Week!
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SHOW NOTES:
Maybe You Should Talk To Someone, Lori Gottlieb
Stars Above pajamas
And that’s why we drink
Sinisterhood
Crime Junkie
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Well Awesomes, it’s been a long, yucky season of sickness for Meg and Rebekah this year. But one awesome thing to come out of all the coughing, sniffling, and even a hospital stay is that they both have had a LOT of time to catch up on all the television and movies they’ve been meaning to get to, and this week, they are here to tell you what’s good in watching right now! Find out which once-favorite series has been a bummer lately, which celebrity behind-the-scenes documentary is worth your time, and who they think will win the heart of The Bachelor this year. All of that plus an app to help you make sense of your cycle and a true crime podcast series that will get you hooked from episode one in Awesome of the Week!
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SHOW NOTES:
Rebekah’s AotW: Hormonology app
Meg’s AotW: Your Own Backyard podcast
Younger (Season 6) - TV Land & Hulu
YOU (Season 2) - Netflix
(YOU Second Season Twist)
The Circle - Netflix
Troop Zero
Cheer - Netflix
The Bachelor - ABC & Hulu
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We know you are out there being THE AWESOME in the world, but how much of your awesome life - and your awesome self! - are you taking the time to document? This week, Meg is joined by her dear friend and Awesome Jen Campbell who has some great inspiration to do a better job of documenting your life. She’s got tips, tricks, mindset shifts, and everything you need to make 2020 the year that you feel great about capturing your life and yourself! All of that plus two great things to watch in Awesome of the Week!
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SHOW NOTES:
Dr. Oakley, Yukon Vet
Next in Fashion
Ali Edwards
Ali Edwards IG
Day One App
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Surprise! You are in a TREAT this week! While I was out sick, dear wonderful Kelly called up dear amazing Sorta Awesome alumna Laura Tremaine, and they recorded a VERY AWESOME conversation about what they are learning and loving right now! You're going to love this one, I promise.
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SHOW NOTES:
Yoga with Adrienne 2020 30 Day Yoga Journey
10 Things to Tell You podcast - Episode 42: Have you Lost Your Style (A Conversation with Amber Haines)
Schitt's Creek
Joker
Op-ed by Martin Scorsese: Marvel Movies aren't Cinema
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Super Stars! January 2020 is drawing to a close (finally? finally!), and we've got an Overflow episode just for you!
Join me and Kelly as we update what has been going on in our lives this month, and we also tackle your questions for us. What Kelly's been cooking, the book that's literally changing my life, how Niko is sleeping, and more!
Thank you AS ALWAYS for all of your support of Sorta Awesome!
Still writing 2019 on all my checks,
Meg
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For nearly five years, Sorta Awesome has been changing lives in big and small ways - including the lives of Meg, Rebekah, and Kelly! This week, tune in to hear Meg and Rebekah tell what moments from Sorta Awesome they would put in the Sorta Awesome Hall of Fame, plus tons of suggestions from the Awesomes, too! All of that plus a page-turning novel and a highly-bingeable docuseries from Netflix in Awesome of the Week!
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SHOW NOTES:
Meg’s AotW: Cheer from Netflix
Rebekah’s AotW: The Flatshare
FOOD:
Kelly’s Salsa Chicken (Sorta Awesome Ep. 117)
Salted Oatmeal Cookies (Sorta Awesome Ep. 200)
PRODUCT RECS:
Bullet Journal (Sorta Awesome Ep. 10)
Treblab Earbuds (Sorta Awesome Ep. 148)
Face shaving (Sorta Awesome Ep. 26)
LIFE HACKS:
Talking to kids about sex (Sorta Awesome Ep. 99)
3 Ds of Survival Mode (Sorta Awesome Ep. 05)
PPD (Sorta Awesome Ep. 90)
FUNNY:
Uniboob (Sorta Awesome Ep. 56)
BBQ Tuna (Sorta Awesome Ep. 27)
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Whether mornings make you shine or if they make you hide your head under the covers, we could all use some inspiration to make mornings a little more awesome! This week, join Meg and Kelly as they talk through five ways to have the best mornings yet. All of that plus a gentle way to wake up and fantastic new fiction in Awesome of the Week!
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SHOW NOTES:
Kelly's AotW: L.L. Bean's Moonbeam Alarm Clock
Meg’s AotW: Such a Fun Age
For further listening:
Meg and Kelly also talked about mornings on Episode 159
Productivity guru Laura Vanderkam also talked about morning routines on an Extra Awesome in 2016
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Hi Super Stars! Sorta Awesome is BACK! We are ready to take on 2020!!
I don't know about you guys, but sometimes the onslaught of "get better at your whole life!" stuff in January can be overwhelming to me. This year, I'm following a simple plan to make small changes that will have a big impact on the year ahead. My sister Emily joins me and we share three simple (really - SIMPLE) steps to work toward some small goals.
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SHOW NOTES:
Meg AotW: Soltice Scents in Snowmint Mallow
Emily’s AotW: MakeUp Eraser
StartUp Podcast
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Grab a glass of champagne and a plateful of party food, Awesomes! It’s time for our annual year-end look back on the year. This year brought a lot of awesome to our lives, and we are excited to share it with you! Tune in to hear Meg, Kelly, and Rebekah reflect back on favorites from the year, and do some looking forward to the year ahead!
Take a few minutes to take our Awesome survey and enter to win an Amazon gift card!
Need to complete your end of year giving? Don't forget to take a moment to fund our VERY Awesome teachers through GiftATeacher.org! Pari Omidbakhsh Lucia Deus Matt Bickers
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SHOW NOTES:
Awesomes of the Year:
Kelly: The Big One (featured on Sorta Awesome Ep 193) AND Joia Cocktails
Rebekah: Sorta Awesome Ep 192 - Heartbreak, doubt, and finding faith through the storms
Kelly's Food of the Year:
Blood orange chocolate chip ricotta OR lemon ricotta (Trader Joe's)
Chocolate peanut butter mocchi (Trader Joe's)
Super Sour Scandinavian Swimmers (Trader Joe's)
Chocolate peppermint loaf (Trader Joe's)
candles at Trader Joe's
chili lime cashews (Aldi)
bite-sized spicy salami (Aldi)
street taco meal kit (Costco)
Kelly's Transformative Reads:
Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle, Emily and Amelia Nagoski
Living a chronic life in a fix-it-now world by Kate Bowler
What are we teaching boys when we discourage them from reading books about girls?
Rebekah’s Favorites of the Year:
The Big One
Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes
The Beautiful World of Jeffree Star by Shane Dawson (If you decide to watch the series, it may be helpful to watch the first series Shane did with Jeffree for some context. You can find the first video in that series here)
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Surprise, Super Stars!
We know we've been skimpy with the Overflow episodes lately, but we wanted to make sure we finished up 2019 with one last bonus episode for the year. Tune in to hear me and Rebekah talk about some good stuff that won't make it to a Friday show. We share more thoughts on invisible labor, I talk about doing the one parenting thing I swore I'd never do, and Rebekah unleashes some MAJOR fan girl talk (including a book recommendation so spicy, she couldn't share it on a Friday episode!).
Happy listening and happy end of 2019!
Meg
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We're in the home stretch now, Awesomes! December is drawing to an end and with it, the holidays, the year, and a decade. Let's hang out, lighten up, and tell a few stories to bring some silliness to these too-short December days. Join Meg, Kelly, and Rebekah in a new confessions episode - holiday edition! Plus you'll discover a podcast binge, an incredible app, and a game-changer lip product in Awesome of the Week!
Take a few minutes to take our Awesome survey and enter to win an Amazon gift card!
Need to complete your end of year giving? Don't forget to take a moment to fund our VERY Awesome teachers through GiftATeacher.org!
Pari Omidbakhsh
Lucia Deus
Matt Bickers
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SHOW NOTES:
Rebekah's AotW: The Habitat
Kelly's AotW: Toontastic creative storytelling app
Meg’s AotW: Bite Beauty Agave+ Daytime Lip Balm
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Super Stars - do you have a few minutes to help us plan for what's next for our Patrons in 2020?
Pop over to sortawesomeshow.com/survey and take the survey for current Patreon supporters. An Amazon gift card could be your reward! But mostly, we'll shower you with all the shiny happy glittery gratitude (no clean-up required!).
Fix up a hot cocoa and snuggle up by the fire with us, Awesomes! This week, we’re doing a deep dive into favorite holiday traditions! Meg is joined by Rebekah, and they share some traditions old and new that make the holidays memorable for their families. Then they share some of the best holiday traditions shared with us by YOU, the Awesome community! All of that plus practical charging solutions and a handy app for selling your stuff in Awesome of the Week!
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These GIFTATEACHER.ORG teachers are counting on your support for next semester!
Pari Omidbakhsh
Lucia Deus
Matt Bickers
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Thank you to all of our Sorta Awesome sponsors!
SHOW NOTES:
Rebekah's AotW: POWRUI Outlet Extender with USB ports
Meg’s AotW: Mercari app
Rebekah's Favorite Christmas Books:
Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd-Jones
Who is Coming to Our House? by Joseph Slate & Ashely Wolff
Mrs. Wishy Washy’s Christmas by Joy Cowley
15+ Best Nativity Picture Books for Kids
Community Appreciation Gifts:
5 Easy, Clever, and Cheap Neighbor Gift Ideas
5 More Easy, Clever, and Cheap Neighbor Gift Ideas
How to Gift Redbox Codes
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Happy December, Awesomes! You know that we preach the message of practicing self-care year ‘round, but we think it’s especially important during the often chaotic season of the holidays. This week, Meg is joined by Kelly, and they have a list of seven kinds of self-care to practice to keep yourself healthy and sane during the weeks ahead. Plus, a very touching Awesome of the Week (followed by a sensory relief for the bathroom!).
GiftATeacher.org Teachers:
Pari Omidbakhsh
Lucia Deus
Matt Bickers
Amanda Johnson
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LinkedIn: Go to linkedin.com/AWESOME and get a $50 credit toward your first job post. Terms and conditions apply.
Thank you to all of our Sorta Awesome sponsors!
SHOW NOTES:
Kelly's Awesome of the Week: Kindness - pay it forward. (This is the pet ornament Awesome Liz sent her in honor of her dog Sami, if you'd like to see it or you know someone else who might like one.)
Meg: Trader Joe’s Super Lemon Spritz
Mentioned on the show:
The 7 Types of Rest You Need to Actually Feel Recharged
This is What ‘Self-Care’ REALLY Means, Because It’s Not All Salt Baths and Chocolate Cake
Sorta Awesome Ep. 162: Self-Care, Self- Comfort, What’s Healthy, What’s Not
Advent resources:
Field Notes by Sarah Bessey
CCCA Bible Project 2019
For further reading:
The Importance of Self-Care During the Holidays
5 Tips for Self-Care During the Holidays
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It’s here, Awesomes! Our annual guide to all the best gifts in our Sorta Awesome Holiday Gift Guide 2019! Join Meg, Kelly, and Rebekah as they help you shop for the men in your life, those white elephant gift exchanges, and the people in your life who have everything. Plus stocking stuffers for all!
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SHOW NOTES:
White Elephant/Gift Exchanges
Nice:
Cravings by Chrissy Teigen 7" My Go To Serrated Santoku Knife
Shower Notes
Naughty:
Charmin Super Roll
Yodeling Pickle
Bob Ross Color Changing Mug
Moonlight Makers Kitchen Towels:
Oh Kale No
Every Now and Then I Fall Apart
Sweet Dreams Are Made of Cheese
Stocking Stuffers for Kids:
Head lamps
Light Saber Toothbrushes
Plus Plus Construction Toy Mini Tubes
Canary Cardboard Knife
Out of the Box: 25 Cardboard Engineering Projects for Makers
Magic Milk Straws
Blacklight Tape
Blacklight Flashlight
Chatbooks - (SIMPLYREBEKAH-X2JH for $10 your first order)
Gifts for Men:
Yeti lowball
beer advent calendar
root beer of the month
whiskey stones
Wireless charging pad
Record player and favorite vinyl
Camping hammock
Smart Wool sweater
Bombas
Lyndale t-shirts at Target
Whoven t-shirt subscription
emergency tool kit
t-shirt blanket
backyard heater
Stocking Stuffers:
Food - sugary cereal - your own pint of ice cream
Beauty boxes at Target
campfire starters
magnets from trips
Those who have everything:
Sustainable Smoked Salmon
Tucson Tamales
Maytag Dairy Farms
Pennsylvania Macaroni Co
Fancy umbrella
C3 Custom Cooler
LuminAID Lanterns
Tine's Watercolor Pets
Handwritten Sentiment
Stocking stuffers: grown-ups
Ice roller for face
Scratch off tickets
Christmas beer cans for beer-themed stocking
Blue light blocking glasses
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The table is all set, Awesomes, and you are invited! So pull up a chair and listen as Meg and her sister and show regular Emily Harris tell you all about Thanksgiving when they were growing up, and what new spins they have put on old traditions, especially when it comes to food and recipes! All of that plus they each have a podcast recommendation for you in Awesome of the Week!
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SHOW NOTES:
Emily AotW: Last Podcast on the Left
Meg’s AotW: Dolly Parton’s America
The Sporkful episode
Recipes:
Traditional Sweet Potato Casserole
Spiced Percolator Punch
Christmas Salad
1 package of mini marshmallows, divided
2 T butter
4 eggs, beaten
1 T sugar
2 T apple cider vinegr
1/4 c. milk
1/2 t. salt
1 c. whipping cream, whipped
2 C red grapes, halved
2 small cans mandarin oranges, drained
1 small can crushed pineapple
large jar maraschino cherries, drained, halved
Melt butter in top of double boiler. Add combined egg, sugar, vinegar, milk and salt. Cook over gently boiling water 2 min, stirring constantly. vAdd 2/3 of the marshmallows, sitr & beat 6-10 min til melted. Cool to room temp. Fold in whipped cream, fruit & remaining marshmallows. Refrigerate; mixture will set
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We all know that one way to be an Awesome is to be generous with giving to others, and the holidays are filled with ways to practice generosity! But sometimes giving to others can get a little messy, no matter how good our intentions may be. This week. Meg is joined by Rebekah and her husband Nate who returns to Sorta Awesome to give us some fresh perspectives on having the right mindset when it comes to giving to those in need at the holidays. As the executive director of a homeless shelter, Nate has seen it all when it comes to the responses of both the givers and the recipients of gifts at the holidays, and his wisdom and experience are so valuable. Then Meg shares some Dos and Don’ts to keep in mind when it comes to giving internationally. All of that plus a cute party dress, junk food on YouTube, and feeling strong as a mom in Awesome of the Week!
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SHOW NOTES:
Rebekah's AotW - Oxiuly Party Swing Dress https://amzn.to/2oTS7mm
Nate's AotW - One Bite Pizza Reviews
Meg’s AotW - MommaStrong
Sorta Awesome Ep. 59 Crushing misconceptions about homelessness with Nate Hoffer
Meg’s series on Lebanon and the Syrian Refugee Crisis: Part 1, 2, and 3
13 Things I Want American Christians To Know About The Stuff You Give Poor Kids by Awesome Rachel Pieh Jones
World Visiion
Heifer.org
charity :: water
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Mental load. Emotional labor. Invisible work. You’ve heard these terms and how they describe a sometimes un-awesome part of life - the work that many women do to keep everything running in homes, families, and in the workplace. This week, Meg and Kelly are talking about the bigger concept of “invisible labor” - defining what it is AND talking you through some ways to feel empowered to do something about it! Plus comforting cold weather food and a cute top for nursing moms in Awesome of the Week!
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Thank you to all of our Sorta Awesome sponsors!
SHOW NOTES:
Meg AotW: Latched Mama nursing pullover:
Kelly’s AotW: Grilled cheese and tomato soup: How to get this classic combo just right
Listen to ‘Dear Sugars’: The Invisible Work (Most) Women Do — With Gemma Hartley
Articles:
This is Why Your Wife is Stressed Out (Spoiler Alert: It Might Be You)
The Advice Therapists Give When One Spouse Does All the Emotional Labor
I Created a System to Make Sure My Husband and I Divide Household Duties Fairly. Here’s How it Works.
Lucky Orange Pants Facebook essay on invisible labor
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Picture it now, Awesomes. It’s the day of your big holiday gathering, and instead of feeling frazzled and stressed, you are calm, cool, collected, and even … joyful. Is that even possible! It TOTALLY is! This week, Meg sits down with Rachel Tiemeyer from ThrivingHome.org and Rachel shares all the awesome that you need to know to have a less-stress holiday. From cute conversation starters around the table to a freezer stocked with delicious, crowd-pleasing favorites to tips and tricks for using that Instant Pot, Rachel has a TON of suggestions for what to do now to have an awesome holiday season.
All of that plus body-moving self-care and a hot new historic true crime podcast in Awesome of the Week!
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SHOW NOTES:
Catlick podcast from BT Harman
From Freezer to Cooker
From Freezer to Table
Find ALL of Rachel’s ideas for you at our special page on Thriving Home: Freebies and Recipes for Sorta Awesome
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Hello Super Stars!
Here we are! Just hours away from the beginning of November, and in our culture, that means we are moments away from launching into the holiday season.
This is the time of year when we on the Sorta Awesome team notice an uptick in conversations in our community about all of the stress, strain, and heartache that the holidays can bring. And it's no wonder - when you stop to consider all that these last two months of the year require of us on top of our already booked-out, maxed-out, hearts-out lives, it's natural to feel like you need someone to hold your hand a little bit to get through it all.
This year, I wanted to hold your hand in the best way I know how.
I created nine affirmations for you, nine statements to help you remember who you are and what you bring to this world, even when the season is asking so much of you. I hope this small gift is something that will speak to you now and in the weeks ahead, particularly in those moments when the reality of the season doesn't quite match up to your much hoped for plans.
I genuinely believe that affirmations can help us to figure out how to write a new story for ourselves and our circumstances. It is my hope that these nine statements will help you craft a story of the holiday season 2019 that is one you'll look back on with fondness for years to come.
Thank you for your generous support of Sorta Awesome!
And THANK YOU for being an Awesome.
Sugar plums and spiked cider,
Meg
PS - would you be interested in a printable guide to these? Let me know!
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Hi Super Stars! We got a lot of good feedback last week when we shared our regular Friday episode AD FREE for you in the Super Star feed, so we are experimenting with offering ad-free episodes more regularly. We want to hear your feedback! Love it? Hate it? Meh it? Let us know!
It has been a minute since we opened up the listener mailbag, friends! This week, Meg is joined by her sister and Sorta Awesome regular Emily Harris, and they are taking questions from the Awesomes. Tune in to hear Emily’s introvert recharging practices, Meg’s newest family management game plan, and the one story from their childhood that Meg cannot believe Emily shares with the Awesome nation. All of that plus a delicious YouTube channel and a sorta surprising decision in Awesome of the Week!
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Thank you to all of our Sorta Awesome sponsors!
SHOW NOTES:
Epicurious on YouTube
MakeupRehab subreddit
Where the Crawdads Sing
The Mother-in-law
Miracle Creek
First Aid Beauty Coconut Skin Smoothie
Belif Aqua Bomb
PIXI Glow Tonic
CoxRX Advanced Snail 96
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You can find Emily on Instagram!
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Hey Super Stars!
I'm going to be totally honest with you - over the summer, I accidentally overbooked the ads for Episode 216 of Sorta Awesome. Like WAY overbooked! I should not be trusted with show logistics when I'm in the haze of newborn days.
I had to make some cuts to my conversation with Rebekah to fit all those ads in and keep this episode at a (somewhat) reasonable length. So, today I'm sharing with you guys the ad-free, uncut version of ep. 216 complete with show notes below.
Happy listening!
Meg
You know how sometimes in life a thing is TOTALLY AWESOME … until it’s not? This week, Meg and Rebekah explore what to do when the awesome wears off. They revisit some past Awesomes of the Week that have lost their sparkle and shine, and they also explore some real life examples of things that are no longer all that great. Meg shares five tips for how to bounce back when the awesome is gone, and they talk clear complexions and a hot new release in awesome of the week!
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Thank you to all of our Sorta Awesome sponsors!
SHOW NOTES:
Zit Fighter Essential Oil Blend
Miracles and Other Reasonable Things, Sarah Bessey
Sortd
Party of Five
The Royals
Orange is the New Black
Modern Kiwi Maxi Dress
Tarte Shape Tape concealer
StitchFix
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HI SUPER STARS!!
There's no new episode of Sorta Awesome this week, but don't you worry about it because we've got your full-length September Overflow right here!
I'm joined this time by our assistant producer Sara Robertson! Tune in to hear how doing a "weird thing" led her to joining the Sorta Awesome team, find out what I wish I had said on episode 213 of Sorta Awesome, and discover the one item from our upcoming Awesome of Fall 2019 episode that I'm afraid will sell out!
LINKS:
wrinkle releaser from Grove
Erin Moon’s The Comfortable Words (erinhmoon on IG)
Cardigan from Twinkle Apothecary
Heavyweight
Start-up final chapter
Fall/winter swap dates!
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Matches October 21st
Ship swap gift by November 15th
As always, THANK YOU for your shining Super Star-ness!! Here's to an AWESOME October!
Cute new boots and favorite old scarves,
Meg
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Oh my GOODNESS, you guys.
Turn up the volume on that classic song Love Shack (thank you, B-52s!) because I am TIIIIIIIIIIIIIN ROOF. RUSTY.
Getting back into the swing of production after some much-needed maternity leave/time-off has taken me a little longer than I thought. Every week, I'm surprised by all that I've forgotten to do. It makes my very strong Enneagram 1 wing HIGHLY uncomfortable. Thank you all for patience!
I am so thankful for the way each of you have continued to support Sorta Awesome through these summer months, both as Super Stars and in the bigger Sorta Awesome community. Each and every one of you truly are the shiniest!
We hope you enjoy getting to hear the rest of the overflow of our awesome from this summer. As always, make sure to join our Super Stars group on Facebook to share your thoughts, or leave us a comment right here on Patreon!
Daydreaming of sweaters and sleeping through the night,
Meg
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Happy last day of July Super Stars. If you've been home all summer with your kids, we salute you.
We have a long - no really, LONG - Overflow for you this month. (Yay! Adult conversation!) Meg sent along a custom greeting just for you - baby snuffles included - with all the things she's reading, watching and listening to on her maternity leave.
Kelly and Rebekah answer your questions and commiserate about summer expectations vs summer reality. And Kelly also has a cocktail to share: look for Joia Spirit at a liquor store near you.
Sunscreen kisses and tomatoes from the garden,
The Sorta Awesome team
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It's June - and Super Stars, even though Meg just had a baby (within days of celebrating her own birthday AND marking the 200th episode of Sorta Awesome) she has a special message just for you in this Overflow episode.
This is why you pay the big bucks. Exclusive access to the most popular podcast host on the planet. (Meg, we can hear you snorting.)
Also in this extra shot of Awesome goodness: what Kelly and Rebekah are reading and listening to, what Rebekah DOESN'T want you to watch, and a recipe for rhubarb bars. Because Kelly.
Spoiler links below. We are SO GRATEFUL FOR YOU, Super Stars. Not even maternity leave could keep us apart.
"Maybe You Should Talk to Someone" by Lori Gottlieb
"The Sun Does Shine" by Anthony Ray Hinton
"At Home in the World " by Tsh Oxendreider
Pantsuit Politics
The Viall Files
Rhubarb Bars 2 cups large diced rhubarb
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp vanilla
Directions:
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Combine rhubarb chunks and 1/2 cup sugar in a medium-sized bowl. The sugar will pull some water from the rhubarb while you make the dough, to make a syrupy mixture.
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In a large bowl or the bowl of your stand mixer, cream butter, the other 1/2 cup of sugar and the 1 cup of brown sugar. Mix until light and fluffy.
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Add egg and mix well.
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Add dry ingredients and mix. Dough will be thick.
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Add the 1/2 tsp vanilla to the rhubarb mixture, then pour rhubarb into the bowl with the dough. Mix just until combined.
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Spread in the bottom of a greased 9x13 pan. Use an offset spatula or your hands to evenly flatten the dough. It will be thick.
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Bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes. It's fabulous with ice cream, or for breakfast as a coffee cake.
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Hi Super Stars!
skiing into summer like
Here is your May 2019 installment of the Awesome Overflow! In this bonus episode just for our Super Stars, I'm joined by Rebekah and we share with you all the things going on behind the scenes that won't make it to a Friday episode.
A few show notes:
Reign on Netflix
Thai Coconut Chicken Curry at Averie Cooks
Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend: Bill Hader
And a few programming notes:
1) This episode was recorded just days before I received the news that Sorta Awesome is being released from the Wondery network, so there's a little chatter about Wondery at the end of this episode that is already out of date. Funny how quickly things can change, right?
2) I cannot believe I completely forgot to mention on this episode that we'll soon be getting started on our next Super Star swap - this one will be our summer edition of the swap! Look for details on how to participate in the Swap coming to you at the end of this week!
As always, thank you for being a Super Star supporter of Sorta Awesome! Need help getting the Super Star podcast feed loaded into your podcast app? Start here! Haven't joined our exclusive Facebook group? Join us here!
HAPPY SUMMER, Super Stars!
Meg
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Heyyyyyyyyy Super Stars!!
Happy, happy May to each and every one of you!
April was such a fantastic month for Sorta Awesome:
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we celebrated four years (FOUR YEARS!) of bringing the awesome to your life through the podcast and through our community
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we rolled over 500 reviews on Apple Podcasts
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we had our first ever Super Star Swap gift exchange!
And now, here is April 2019's Awesome Overflow, a full-length episode featuring me and Kelly talking about some awesome things worth filling you in on and answering YOUR questions.
A few show notes:
The $9 Trader Joe's moisturizer that's a dupe for La Mer
The Trader Joe's hyaluronic acid serum that I am LOVING
The incredibly boring but also awesome microfiber cleaning cloths that have changed my cleaning world and also the first-world solution to my first-world laundry probz
We want you to know that we 1000% would not be able to keep Sorta Awesome going without your support. Thank you for showing up for us, week after week, month after month.
No matter what your life circumstances look like right now, remember that YOU ARE A FORCE FOR GOOD in this world!
Maypole dancing and NBA playoffs,
Meg
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Suuuuuuuuper Stars!!!
Your brand new, full-length bonus episode for the month of March is here!
Tune in to hear Rebekah and me share our thoughts on the final of The Bachelor (was it romantic? Or problematic?), share with me in my YouTube epiphany, get really REALLY good tips and strategies from Rebekah for maintaining friendships over time, and check in with me and Little Man and the end-of-the-second-trimester update!
A few show notes:
Rebekah's massive 1400 word Bachelor Resource post
My favorite channels on YouTube:
Farmhouse on Boone
Jordan Page, FunCheapOrFree
Myka Stauffer
But First, Coffee
The Minimal Mom
As always, thank you for your generous support. Thanks to you, there is just a little bit more Awesome in the world.
Flowers in bloom and sneezes for days,
Meg
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Super Stars!
Remember how earlier this year I said we want to hear YOUR voice on Sorta Awesome? Here are the two ways we want to hear from you:
Sorta Awesome Stories: a summer series of full-length Friday shows with me in which you share your story with the Awesome world. To let us know you would be interested in telling your story, go to sortaawesomeshow.com/stories
AND
Super Star Sign-off: two minutes of you sharing something awesome with the Awesome nation at the end of a Friday episode! Don't worry, we've created five prompts for you to choose from. To send in your Super Star Sign-Off, go to sortaawesomeshow.com/signoff
Questions, comments, concerns? Comment on this post or tag me in the SA Super Stars Facebook group!
Can't WAIT to hear from you, friends!
Meg
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Hello, Super Stars!
It's time for the next installment in our exclusive Awesome Overflow series. Remember - on the last Tuesday of every month, the will be no Extra Awesome in the regular Sorta Awesome feed, but you SUPER STARS get your own private extra episode in the form of Awesome Overflow!
Each month, we'll bring you a goody bag of all the things that didn't make it on to a regular Sorta Awesome episode that month. You'll hear updates on show topics, discussions of things we are into, commentary on pop culture moments, a pregnancy update from me, and more.
This month's Awesome Overflow features me and Kelly answering questions from you - the Super Stars! Tune in to hear everything from how we drink our coffee to how we found our assistant producer Sara to just what exactly Kelly does at work all day. Plus, the unexpected pregnancy development that made me cry and how things are going with Baby BOY Tietz!
As ALWAYS, thank you for your continued, ongoing support! And if you haven't yet joined our private Facebook group that is exclusively available to our Super Stars, please come over and join us there!
Let's brew up the good coffee,
Meg
PS - Don't forget to check our Patreon page or the Super Stars group for more information on how and when to sign up for the Super Star Spring Swap!
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TL;dl (too long, didn't listen):
We love you. We want to love you more in 2019.
Three invitations for you:
1) Let us feature your story this summer in the Sorta Awesome Stories series.
2) Lend us your beautiful, perfect voice for just two short minutes to close out each Friday show in the Super Star Sign-Off.
3) SWAPS! Get into it! We're doing seasonal swaps this year - sign up, pick out a little awesome for the season, drop it in the mail to your assigned Super Star, get a little awesome for your own life in your own mailbox.
Join us in the Super Star Hangout group on Facebook.
Let's smash the patriarchy with our lovely lady voices,
Meg
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As anyone who has ever even dabbled in the Enneagram knows so well, it's a way of looking at ourselves that forces us to confront some stuff that may be ... difficult.
In the conversation for the Extra Awesome episode "Trusting your intuition (even when it seems dumb)," Laura and I talk about how the path of trying to follow your intuition is not always a straight line. We delved into a recent revelation having to do with her Enneagram type that we thought might be better trusted just to you all, our Super Stars.
Please enjoy these extra few minutes cut from that Extra Awesome just for you!
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Hello, Super Stars!
We are rolling out a new monthly feature this year just for you all that we're calling Awesome Overflow. On the last Tuesday of every month, the will be no Extra Awesome in the regular Sorta Awesome feed, but you SUPER STARS get your own private extra episode in the form of Awesome Overflow!
Each month, we'll bring you a goody bag of all the things that didn't make it on to a regular Sorta Awesome episode that month. You'll hear updates on show topics, discussions of things we are into, commentary on pop culture moments, a pregnancy update from me, and more.
This month's Awesome Overflow features me and Rebekah updating our curly girl challenges, deep-diving into the drama of a YouTube race to close the sub gap, how and why to make your own elderberry syrup, our biggest gripe about this season of The Bachelor, and the biggest surprise of pregnancy this time around for me.
As ALWAYS, thank you for your continued, ongoing support! And if you haven't yet joined our private Facebook group that is exclusively available to our Super Stars, please come over and join us there!
Handknit scarves and hot cocoa goodness,
Meg
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Hello Super Stars!
There's no new episode of Sorta Awesome this week, but you shiny golden supporters do get a full-length (and then some!) episode featuring me and Kelly sharing our very real, very vulnerable views on some matters of faith.
Last spring in the Super Stars Hangout on Facebook, we asked for questions from you all as we contemplated how to approach a follow-up to our faith shifts episode. We never have forgotten that you guys gave us SUCH amazing questions to consider, and we thought that this week would be the perfect time to share where we are as we both continue to grapple with these topics.
We hope you enjoy our conversation, and we would love to hear your thoughts on the Patreon page or in our Super Stars Hangout group!
Thank you for letting us trust these things to you,
Meg
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Hi Super Star Awesomes!
Episode 169 of Sorta Awesome gets you a seat on our collective gripe wagon, but you VIPers get the FULL experience! Kelly, Rebekah, and I had even MORE cultural pet peeves that didn't make it on the main episode, so here they are, just for you to enjoy!
Don't forget to find us on Facebook in the private Hangout we created just for YOU:
Sorta Awesome Super Stars
Side-eye and cackle laughs,
Meg
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HI AWESOMES! Episode 158 ran a leeeeeetle bit long, so I snipped out three of the segments we recorded and saved them back just for you Super Stars. In this bonus episode, you'll hear Rebekah's never-before-shared wedding memory, kitchen queen Kelly's most favorite tool in the kitchen, and my own weird snack tastes!Have you joined us in our Super Stars Hangout on Facebook! We'd sure love to have you over there!
Happy weekend and happy listening,
Meg
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HELLO! Happy SUMMER, Super Stars!!
Okay, it's still a few days yet before the summer season officially kicks off here in the U.S. with Memorial Day Weekend, but that hasn't stopped me from celebrating the arrival of my MOST FAVORITE season!
And if you've listened to Episode 145 of Sorta Awesome, you heard me mention at the end that while I do love to share some good summer parenting hacks, I also have some beauty and skin care tips and tricks to get your summer started right.
Push play on this exclusive episode to hear me give Rebekah the rundown on everything I am loving for summer beauty these days. Here are a few links for looking up if you are into that kind of thing:
- exfoliating face sponge
- Paula's Choice Resist super-light daily wrinkle defense
- more reading on the difference between mineral and conventional sunscreen
- benefit boi-ing brightening concealer
- Bragg's ACV
- SkinFix miracle ointment
- Dr. Pedicure exfoliating mask (the one I'm terrified to use!)
If you have summer tips and tricks and beauty hacks for us, reply to this post or let's talk it out over in our Super Stars Hangout Group!
Here's to a happy and glow-y summer!
Meg
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Hello Super Stars! HAPPY APRIL!On Friday, April 6th, Laura Tremaine returned to Sorta Awesome in a special edition Extra Awesome to introduce us to her new project: 10 Things To Tell You. In that episode, we covered six conversation topics that we've been meaning to tell each other or ask about for months.
We saved a few conversation topics JUST FOR YOU. This unedited episode deep dives into true girlfriends-ONLY chat territory. We talk sex in marriage after two decades, how getting her face stuck with needles led to a bigger life lesson for Laura, and just how - EXACTLY - this listening to your intuition thing works.
This exclusive episode is straight-up conversation - in fact, we really forgot the microphone was even there!
Thank you, as ALWAYS, for your ongoing support of Sorta Awesome! We are so, so thankful for all you do to keep our community going!
Meg
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One of these bonus confessions did not make the cut for Sorta Awesome Episode 136 Confessions: Most embarrassing moments edition. Just know that this is not for little ears and also if lightning should strike your earbuds, well, we are deeply sorry in advance.Always up for inappropriate,
Meg
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It all comes back to this.
-- Meg
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It's all coming together now, isn't it?
-- Meg
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You might be surprised what a dishcloth and a smile can do.
-- Meg
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It's harder than we think, right?
-- Meg
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You might notice that this one goes hand-in-hand with Sorta Awesome Episode 133. :)
-- Meg
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Look for those sparkles of humanity, Awesome!
-- Meg
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Hello Awesome,
We're back! I can't wait to share this last set of seven affirmations with you. In this last set, we focus on affirming what is awesome about how we show up in relationship with others.
Thank you for sharing in this with me!
-- Meg
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Hello and Happy Valentine's Day, SUPER STAR Awesomes!
(And awkwardly, for those observing Lent - blessed Lent)
One year ago today, Kelly and I kicked off the Sorta Taboo series for our listener supporters with a frank discussion on sex. Today, we are bringing sexy back - sorta - with a follow-up to that conversation.
We don't often equate understanding and adjusting the expectations of ourselves and our partners to be HOT SEXY TALK, but honestly, in the reality of life, sometimes that's just what it takes to uncover a more awesome sex life.
We hope you'll enjoy this conversation! As always, we love to hear your feedback either in the comments here on Patreon or over in our Super Stars Hangout Group.
Here's to great sex for the long haul,
Meg
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Flow everywhere there’s an opening.
-- Meg
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It's tougher than you think. (But then, so are you.)
-- Meg
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There's growth on the other side.
-- Meg
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We rise and we fall and we break and we make our mistakes ...
Grateful hat tip to Lin Manuel Miranda.
-- Meg
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We all start somewhere.
-- Meg
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Sometimes acceptance is the hardest work of all.
(With thanks to Kathryn for inspiration)
-- Meg
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Even (and especially) if you think it doesn't.
-- Meg
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It's one of the biggest reasons why we're here, don't you think?
-- Meg
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And it costs you nothing. Truly.
-- Meg
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It's okay to sit and learn from your loneliness. It may just lead you to healing.
-- Meg
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It's a long walk to get there, but worth every step of the way.
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Pain is painful, stress is stressful, and healing takes time. Girl, you have been through some stuff. But look at you! You're still standing! Do you even know how strong and resilient you are?
-- Meg
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Yes, YOU.
Ask me how I know. :)
-- Meg
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Hello and happy January, Super Awesomes!
Today, I am so excited to begin our first ever DAILY series for our Super Awesome supporters.
Listen to this little note (just five minutes!) that explains everything you need to know about this 21 Day series I've created JUST for all of you as another way to start off our Year of the Awesome with strong and sturdy foundations.
As always, if you want to share your thoughts or responses with us, feel free to reply to this post in your Patreon feed OR join us over in the Sorta Awesome Super Stars group on Facebook.
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Let's raise a glass! Our lovely and much-loved co-host Laura is moving forward from Sorta Awesome, and while she'll still be around to say hi (and probably talk about some books! ;) ), she's moving with the flow her intuition is leading her into and pursuing new projects.
This bonus episode EXCLUSIVELY available to our Super Awesome supporters is more of our answers to YOUR questions from episode 123. We talk about everything from skin care to marriage to where we imagine we'll be at age 55. Some good old-fashioned girlfriend chat fun awaits you in this bonus episode!
If you aren't already a member of our Sorta Awesome Super Stars Facebook Group, please click this link and tell us your email address connected to your Patreon account.
As ALWAYS, thank you for ALL that you do to make it possible for us to bring you Sorta Awesome and the Hangout community!
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If you like to serve up your holiday shopping with a heavy side of innuendo, have we got a treat for you! I mean, who would have guessed that we would need to put a mild content warning on a HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE?! And yet, here we are. We wanted to make sure that our SUPER AWESOME listener supporters got early access to our 2017 Gift Guide. All of you Super Awesomes are getting the ad-free and unedited version - complete with some laughing-til-crying moments of mind-in-the-gutter commentary. We're sorry and you're welcome.
You can find all of the links mentioned in this episode by clicking on this private page of our website: Gift Guide 2017. These links will be available publicly when this episode releases to the general audience later this month. Thanks for keeping it between us for now!
REMINDER! If you haven't yet joined our Super Awesome Facebook Group, you can do that by clicking here: SASuperStars on Facebook All you need to join is the email address connected to your Patreon account.
As always, THANK YOU for supporting the work of Sorta Awesome! We couldn't keep this show running without YOU!
Happy listening and happy shopping!
Meg
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Hello, Super Awesomes!
Sorta Awesome episode 117 dropped last week, and in it, Rebekah and I talk all about our past jobs - highlights, lowlights, and more. We kept the recording going because I had a few more questions I wanted to ask her.
I had no idea that asking her what she wanted to be when she was younger, what her parents wanted her to be, and what her most embarrassing on-the-job story was would lead to such SCANDALOUS conversation!
This bonus episode is not safe for the littlest ears, but it does give you a little more (okay, a LOT more) insight into the stories that have made us the women we are today!
And don't forget - if you want to join us in our Sorta Awesome Super Stars Facebook group, we'd love to chat with you over there!
For the love of cringe,
Meg
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Episode 113 of Sorta Awesome pulled back the curtain a bit on the behind-the-scenes production of Sorta Awesome and Smartest Person in the Room. After we finished recording, Laura had follow-up questions for me on what I learn about podcast production by listening to other podcasts.
In this bonus episode we created just for our supporters, you'll hear a completely unedited conversation between me and Laura about what makes good podcast production, and then things get a little emotional as we talk about the ever-increasing number of podcasts now available for podcast fans.
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Sorta Awesome Super Stars, we have a brand new exclusive episode for you! In it, you'll hear Laura and Kelly talk about a very common issue that caused a very major crisis in mental health and well-being for both of them.
We're so honored to bring this exclusive content to you as a way of saying THANK YOU for your support of Sorta Awesome. As always, if you have any questions about how to access this episode, we have instructions for adding the audio RSS link to your podcast app here. You can also listen directly from the Sorta Awesome Patreon page or download the Patreon app to your mobile device.
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One of our most popular episodes in 2017 was Episode 104 - Game-changing discoveries we can't live without!This episode of Super Awesome is the bonus footage from that episode in which Rebekah and Meg share some discoveries that are more personal in nature.
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Sorta Awesome is dedicated to the pursuit of awesome, and part of living a life more awesome is being able to laugh at yourself while sharing your silliest confessions. Every hardworking wife and mom has little secrets that she usually keeps to herself about corners she cuts, things she neglects, and projects she leaves unfinished.
Join Megan, Kelly, Rebekah, and Laura in this hour-long laugh-out-loud listen where they each share some of their funniest homemaking confessions. From kids sleeping in closets to indulging mealtime pickiness, you'll hear these friends confide the homemaking confessions that are guaranteed to make you feel better about your own "I'll never tell!" list.
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On Sorta Awesome, we are dedicated to the pursuit of awesome. But we also live in the reality that some seasons of life are not all glitter and grins! Whether it's because you are solo parenting, navigating stress, or just trying to survive survival mode, as a mom there will be days or weeks when you feel like you are mothering to the max!
Join Megan, Kelly, Rebekah, and Laura in this hour long deep-dive into all the tips, tricks, hacks, and inspiration you need to plan your meals, organize your routines, and practice excellent self-care. Sometimes life is stressful, but with a little help from the best girlfriends you've never met, there can be moments of sparkle and shine that help you rock the awesome in the everyday!
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Hello to our SUPER Awesomes! This is the next episode in our Sorta Taboo series, a series of episodes that are available EXCLUSIVELY for our Patrons!In this episode, Megan sits down with Rebekah to talk about a deeply personal part of her private life - her lifelong practice of the Mennonite approach to Christianity. She talks about how being Mennonite has shaped her understanding of the purpose of the Church, how Mennonite and Amish are different, how pacifist beliefs are expressed within the Mennonite church, and how her faith has shaped her practice of frugality and conservation.
I know you'll really appreciate getting to hear Rebekah speak candidly about this part of her life, and if you are like me, you'll learn a number of new things, too!
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ALSO, Patreon has an app in the iTunes app store and also in Google Play that you can download and access all Patreon-only content from Sorta Awesome! A number of our Super Awesomes have found that to be a great solution for listening to the patron-only episodes on the go.
We are truly humbled by and grateful for your continued support for Sorta Awesome and the Hangout community. Thank you for being a fundamental part of spreading the awesome far and wide!
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Hello to our SUPER Awesomes! This is the next episode in our Sorta Taboo series, a series that will be available EXCLUSIVELY for our Patrons!In this episode, Megan and Laura talk all about the business of taking care of lady business. You'll hear Laura's stories, experiences, and advice on grooming in this most delicate of regions, and she and Megan dish on period talk - specifically the products they swear by and the one thing they are both too chicken to try.
We'd love to hear your thoughts on this conversation! If your follow-up questions and comments are too private for social media, you can always click below on the "Check it out" link in this email, and that will take you this post on our Patreon page where you can leave a comment.
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As promised in episode 92, here is some bonus footage exclusively for our Super Awesomes! You'll hear us talk about even more documentaries that didn't make our list of ten in last week's episode. Thank you AS ALWAYS for your devoted support of Sorta Awesome and our community! Get bonus content on Patreon
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Hello to our SUPER awesomes! Here it is, the first episode in our Sorta Taboo series, a series that will be available EXCLUSIVELY for our Patrons! In this episode, you'll hear Megan and Kelly talk about the concepts that have recently revolutionized their thoughts about sex and sexuality. Much of their conversation is inspired by Dr. Emily Nagoski's book Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life: http://amzn.to/2lMAP3d
Do you have follow-up questions or thoughts? Would you like to hear a Sex Part 2 discussion? Send an email to Megan at sortaawesomemegan@gmail.com - and don't worry, she'll handle your questions and comments with discretion. ;)
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Thank you, as always, for being an incredible community of support!
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It's here! In this super-sized exclusive episode, Megan and the co-hosts serve up everything you need to know for holiday shopping this year. You can find all links and information at this super-secret spot on the website: Holiday Gift Guide 2016 Get bonus content on Patreon
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