This week, we’re celebrating 200 podcast episodes!!! We’re sharing our favourite moments, reminiscences, and what we envision for our subsequent 200 episodes.
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Present Notes:
How podcasting has modified them:
Elsie – Helped her relax and study to speak extra candidly.
Emma – Opened up extra about her private life.
Greatest lesson realized from having a podcast:
Elsie – Podcasting is extra private and extra forgiving. There are totally different areas for various ranges of non-public connection.
Emma – That what she is doing issues to others.
Favourite half concerning the podcast:
Elsie – Recording at Emma’s home and the Consolation Rewatch episodes.
Emma – Seeing the themes that emerge and excited about the long run in a optimistic approach.
Favourite episode:
Elsie – Episode #75: Elsie’s Evangelical Upbringing Story
Episode #49: Find out how to Design for YOU with Jonathan Adler
Episode #58: Ghost Story Particular
Episode #59: Ghost Story Particular (Half 2)
Episode #118: Halloween Particular (Ghost Tales)
Emma – Episode #79: Emma’s Evangelical Upbringing Story
Our dream day with our podcast listeners:
Begin with breakfast of Selfmade Cinnamon Rolls, Hashbrown Casserole, and Biscuits and Gravy Casserole
Strolling Home Tour in Elsie’s neighborhood with stops at each free little library
Artwork time
Get a espresso on the way in which to a bookstore
Dinner is Springfield, Missouri Chinese language Meals
Pleased hour on Elsie’s porch with Pitcher Mojitos and Cosmos
Matching pajamas film evening
Ice cream and go to mattress
Try Emma’s Cashew Hen Sauce Recipe
Listener Query: Who would you select between Stephen King, Martha Stewart, and Nancy Meyers?
Elsie – Stephen King
Emma – Nancy Meyers
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Episode 200 Transcript:
Elsie: You’re listening to the A Lovely Mess Podcast, your cozy consolation hear. This week we’re celebrating 200 podcast episodes. We’re in nostalgia mode in the present day, so we’re sharing a few of our favourite moments, reminiscences, and what we envision for our subsequent 200 episodes.
Emma: 200! It’s wild.
Elsie: It’s. I really feel like we simply began yesterday, ? It’s a kind of issues that glided by sort of quick. Yeah. It doesn’t really feel like 200, so I’m comfortable.
Emma: Yeah, and we have been taking a look at all of the dates and stuff, and , we began in 2019, like a short while earlier than the pandemic. And when you consider it in these phrases, I’m similar to, life has been so totally different. A lot has occurred on the planet and in our lives. I imply, what number of homes have we owned since we began this? I don’t know, it’s cool.
Elsie: Greater than three?
Emma: Lower than 200, however yeah, I don’t know. We didn’t actually have like a variety of massive plans. Once we began it, I really feel like most issues, we have been like, let’s simply do it like a 12 months or two I used to be like, we must always do a podcast. We must always do a podcast, after which I don’t actually really feel like we knew the place we have been going with it. We’ve simply been going. You realize what I imply?
Elsie: True. I don’t know. I nonetheless really feel that approach. I imply, I loved doing it and I believe it’s been a variety of enjoyable. There’s sure elements of our life which can be slightly bit documented after which there’s numerous type of like, we’ve been in a position to share our pursuits. I imply, I don’t know. It’s positively extra of a bestie podcast, what I imply? Like we’re not like up a pleasant finding out or something like that.
Emma: Yeah. I really feel like now our podcast is what our weblog was extra like again within the day ’trigger it was there weren’t as many platforms as after we began running a blog 15 years in the past, 16 years in the past, no matter it was. I don’t know if there have been podcasts and if there have been positively wasn’t on my radar but. I didn’t even actually know how you can use my iPhone, ? So the world has modified. We didn’t actually have social media. So I believe like now I consider our podcast as like the way in which to do private tales and private connections. And our weblog is extra the place the place we do like instructing stuff, like a cocktail recipe that we’re most likely gonna discuss on this podcast. However the recipe is on the weblog, what I imply? So, I like this outlet for that purpose. And I additionally simply actually just like the longer kind. I’ve by no means felt like I actually can say something on social media ’trigger it simply feels all actually quick and I’m simply positively an extended kind individual. I believe that’s why I like running a blog and why I like podcasting.
Elsie: Yeah, longer kind individual, that’s a t-shirt that we will put on.
Emma: And it has to wrap round the place you’ll be able to’t even learn it.
Elsie: Okay. So we’re gonna discuss slightly bit about our grandma transferring into the pink home, which has occurred, and thanks for all, We bought so many messages and feedback from people who find themselves supporting and it was actually candy. So it’s been a really candy time for our household. However earlier than we chat about that, I have to put out the official name for October Ghost Tales. So most likely in a single or two extra classes of recording, we’ll be on the Ghost Tales episode. So we’d like the ghost tales instantly. So I’m going to offer you your deadline. You will have a one-week deadline from the time that this episode airs to ship us yours, and in case you’re slightly bit late, that’s tremendous too. However we have to have a deadline as a result of right here’s the factor, these tales take an unlimited period of time. We get a variety of them and I normally spend an entire day simply studying and , then I’ve to type of like edit them and name them and select which of them, anyway. So, please ship us your ghost tales. So I’m gonna let you know what we’re on the lookout for particularly, in case you’re a brand new listener otherwise you haven’t heard one in all these episodes, we normally do it each October. I believe final October I used to be having a meltdown, so we didn’t do it, however we’ve executed all of it the opposite October earlier than that. However we do listener-submitted ghost tales. So we would like your firsthand ghost tales that occurred to you or somebody who , the place you heard the story firsthand. And we don’t wanna return farther than that, the place it’s like 10 individuals eliminated. So one thing that’s like firsthand or near firsthand is sweet for us. After which ship it to us in as a lot element as you’ll be able to. Write it as in case you have been writing a brief story. Simply fake you’re an creator for 10 minutes, and sort us up the e-mail. When you put any, like, private particulars or , a pleasant message at the start, I’ll lower that out for positive. So don’t fear about that.
Emma: However we’ll learn it. Thanks. However we’ll lower it out.
Elsie: Sure. And we’ll simply sort of get straight to the story. For lots of the tales, I do should edit them down slightly bit. However yeah, anyway, simply ship us the perfect story you’ll be able to, as if we have been gonna learn it.
Emma: I don’t assume anybody’s mad if we’re like chopping out one paragraph. I believe individuals get it. There’s solely a lot time we’re doing all of the tales, , it’s cool.
Elsie: Yeah. That is the opposite factor, don’t make your story too brief. I wanna hear each element that you just bear in mind, or that you just’ve heard, or that , like each little sensory element. That’s the good things. So don’t simply be like, I noticed a person standing within the nook after which like, finish your story there. Describe each a part of it.
Emma: Yeah. What did his face appear to be? Was he making an expression? Did you odor something? Did you are feeling goosebumps in your pores and skin? Come on, individuals. We want you to actually write us the thrillers there.
Elsie: Yeah. Did you inform individuals? Did you not inform individuals? Had been you want, yeah, we wanna know every part? So yeah, it’s podcast@abeautifulmess.com. Ship us these ghost tales and we’ll do an episode, We’ve executed two earlier than I believe we’ll attempt to make it only one, however we’ll see what number of tales we obtain this 12 months, however that will probably be in October.
Emma: So anyway, grandma’s Pink Home. Sure. So in a earlier episode, simply in case anybody doesn’t know, Elsie shared how our grandma Norma, who’s our dad’s mom, is transferring into her pink home, which is like in her neighborhood. It was a home that Elsie and her household went to for the vacations whereas they lived in Nashville. However now that they lived in Springfield, she’s sort of empty. So Grandma moved in and he or she used to stay 45 minutes to an hour away from our hometown Springfield in a city referred to as Buffalo. So it was just a bit bit more durable to see her, particularly within the winter when it’s like icy. And we additionally, she’s getting older and so it’s good that she’s nearer as a result of she’s gonna drive much less and simply be on the town and that’s actually comforting. So anyway, I’ll inform mine ’trigger it’s pretty brief. I’ve solely gone over there as soon as since she moved in, which as of recording, was simply final week, however I took Oscar after daycare, and we went over there for about an hour and a half. And what I did was, which I believe was a parenting mistake, I believed I used to be so good, however I used to be not. I used to be like, I knew she would have a number of toys and issues, however I didn’t actually know if she would have a variety of stuff that he can be excited by. And I actually wished him to take pleasure in her home and to be excited to return again and for it to be a spot that he’s like wanting. It’s sort of difficult with toddlers, you by no means know in the event that they’re gonna refuse to hug somebody if you go away, issues like that. And it’s tremendous, it’s no massive deal. However , I used to be simply attempting, so I used to be like, all proper, I’m gonna get these Paw Patrol toys, and he can open them after we get to grandma’s home. He didn’t know I had ’em and I open ’em at grandma’s home and the toys are gonna keep at grandma’s home. And so we bought to grandma’s home and he bought to open them and he was so excited. He loves Paw Patrol. After which my mistake although was, that when we have been leaving the home, he actually wished to take the toys with him. And I used to be like, no, they’re gonna keep at grandma’s and after we come again, we’ll get the toys once more, they’re gonna be at grandma’s each time we come. We will play with the Paw Patrol toys. But it surely was an enormous meltdown. I believe it was additionally getting near his bedtime and he refused to hug her, , and didn’t wanna say goodbye. And I used to be simply carrying him out the door. And he’s nonetheless screaming slightly bit like a toddler. That wasn’t what I hoped for, but it surely was nonetheless a extremely good go to and also you have been proper. It smells like grandma in there. All her artwork from after we have been rising up, like in her home is now in that home and it does really feel like her home, like she has her chairs that we grew up with. She has a variety of stuff that she favored after we have been children and he or she nonetheless has it. So it felt very nostalgic to me, and it additionally simply actually felt like an previous woman lives right here. Yeah. Earlier than it felt extra like an acute Airbnb. I cherished it. And Oscar had a good time, he simply had slightly meltdown on the finish, however he’s two, in order that’s what life’s like. So I’m excited to take him over there, although much more this fall. So I’m actually comfortable that she’s moved.
Elsie: Yeah, it’s been actually magical. We’ve got been over there sort of continuously and it’s been fantastic. Jeremy’s like helped her determine how you can, so, okay, that is her. She’s 89 years previous and that is her first time to have web within the residence ever. Which is so like bizarre and funky. So she has found out how you can watch Homicide She Wrote. Which is superb. Like one of many best, 90’s period reveals. And she or he discovered this different lawyer present, so every part goes so effectively. She’s made me like so many packing containers of like my stuff that she didn’t need in there and like, so we’re all like, supported now. And yeah, she like walked with me to choose up the youngsters from faculty at some point. It’s been fantastic. So we really feel like extraordinarily, extraordinarily fortunate and grateful and like, it’s simply the proper scenario for our household.
Emma: Yep. In order that’s the replace on the pink home.
Elsie: Sure. Yeah. I’m excited subsequent for Halloween as a result of we’ve sort of warned her, however our neighborhood is just like the Halloween neighborhood. After which there’s three streets which can be like the primary streets, and he or she’s on the center road, so she’s on one of many foremost, foremost streets.
Emma: We must always simply purchase her a variety of sweet.
Elsie: Yeah. We positively have to assist her prep and assist her adorn and Yeah. However I’m excited. I believe she’ll be very energized by how the neighborhood’s very invested in Halloween.
Emma: She loves children. Clearly, she loves her grandkids and her great-grandkids, however , children are all enjoyable, and yeah, children in costumes are simply magic. So I believe she’s gonna find it irresistible. Yeah, we must always purchase her an entire bunch of sweet. So she has sufficient. ’trigger she most likely gained’t have a superb idea of that as a result of it’s loads. You want loads as a result of it’s just like the neighborhood.
Elsie: Sure. Cute. Okay, so that is our two hundredth episode. So we’re gonna discuss via a bunch of nostalgic issues. We don’t take a variety of time in our profession to similar to, and replicate, and it’s one thing that I’ve at all times been weak at. And we’ve got not too long ago been attempting slightly bit extra, however, so that is like good for us. So the very first thing I had down was how podcasting has modified me. I believe that that is such an fascinating query as a result of, Emma wished to start out a podcast for years earlier than we did it, and I used to be extraordinarily resistant. I didn’t assume I might do it, and I didn’t assume I’d be good at it, and I believed I’d hate it, and I believed individuals can be imply, and it has been sort of like the alternative expertise of what I anticipated it to be. It’s been essentially the most out of every part we’ve ever executed, social media, running a blog, , no matter else. I really feel like all little little bit of web influencer that we’ve executed, what I imply? So that you title it, we’ve tried it, besides for regardless of the new one’s referred to as that I’m not doing.
Emma: Threads. Yeah. I used to be like, TikTok Threads. What New factor?
Elsie: The brand new one. TikTok.
Emma: Be actual.
Elsie: Okay. So I really feel just like the factor that has modified about me is that earlier than we began, I couldn’t actually discuss lengthy kind with out being actually insecure or actually getting upset with myself. I bought actually upset after we needed to do like stay interviews, even taped interviews, sort of something. I needed to be on a podcast, sadly, I don’t do it that a lot anymore and I believe I’d be approach higher at it now. It helped with that. It helped me discover ways to like relax and similar to discuss extra candidly. I believe I’ve developed an enormous type of like onerous shell from the entire a few years of like web trolls and imply little and issues like that, ? However actually, like our podcast expertise is much more peaceable than the remainder of the web experiences we’ve had. In order that’s what modified me. What about you?
Emma: Yeah, I believe I felt related in that I positively haven’t skilled the identical degree of on-line bullying that you’ve. Like for no matter purpose, Elsie, in her entire life, not even simply the web, however as a child.
Elsie: The pink aura.
Emma: Oh, is that what it’s? Yeah. You at all times simply have gotten extra bullied than me. And it doesn’t actually make any sense ’trigger we’re really actually related and we’re additionally sisters and we grew up, what I imply? It simply doesn’t make sense. However you’ve at all times gotten a lot greater than me, the web included. So I don’t assume I had the identical degree of shell, however I additionally assume my intuition isn’t as a lot to share my private life on the web as yours. Like at any time when we each began running a blog, we initially blogged individually. We had two totally different websites. Elsie had an attractive mess, however I had my very own meals weblog and that’s simply it to me it was a meals weblog, like I used to be simply doing recipes, issues I used to be cooking. It wasn’t that I used to be hiding my private life. I’d discuss if I made one thing for my boyfriend or no matter, prefer it by no means felt like I used to be hiding it simply isn’t my intuition to share loads about myself on the web and typically in actual life too. I’m simply sort of non-public, however I believe I’m additionally like, I simply assume my life isn’t fascinating, to be sincere. So anyway, I really feel just like the podcast has been a spot the place our readers and listeners have gotten to know me in a approach that I don’t assume they might’ve gotten to on the weblog, or in case you solely learn the weblog otherwise you solely comply with us on Instagram, I don’t assume me in the way in which that our podcast listeners do. And that’s actually significant to me. I don’t know what it means to everybody else, but it surely means loads to me as a result of it’s good to be recognized. It feels actually good. And , it’s the web. I clearly actually like understanding individuals in actual life as effectively, and I’ve my entire assist system in that approach. However it is vitally significant and good to have individuals have an interest, and like, I don’t know, ask me questions on issues I’ve talked about on the podcast, like lengthy, , episodes, months in the past individuals will ship emails and it’s simply very nice. It feels good.
Elsie: Yeah. That’s the perfect. Okay, so what’s the greatest lesson we’ve realized from podcasting? I really like this query. Okay, so I believe for me, the lesson I’ve realized is that this totally different venue for sharing on the web Is extra private and I believe it’s extra forgiving. It’s the area that we discovered the place we might be essentially the most candid and we don’t should second guess and like give so many disclaimers and be actually similar to frightened. I believe the factor I believed earlier than I podcasted is that like, and also you’d be on Instagram or on a weblog or no matter and you’ll simply say a joke or say, , one thing about you might be weak, after which somebody would take it actually mistaken as a result of there’s, from another perspective it may very well be , or no matter, proper? However I’m not speaking about issues which can be actually dangerous. I’m speaking about issues which can be within the center. The place it’s prefer it’s simply individual by individual proper? And issues like that may get actually blown out on typed-out media. So I believe the factor I realized is just like the typed-out media is type of like not actual, and in a approach it’s like, I suppose perhaps this can be a unhappy perspective, however for me, it’s sort of not price it to attempt to share my life via typing anymore as a result of I’m similar to so uninterested in individuals taking issues utterly, not how I meant them, or like probably not having the ability to like to grasp my intention or my character or no matter, ? Like not having the ability to inform a joke, there’s only a lot lacking there. And perhaps it’s ’trigger I’m not an excellent author. Like perhaps for another person there’s not that very same factor lacking.
Emma: I believe social media doesn’t have a variety of room for that sort of stuff, sadly. As a result of I really assume you’re an excellent author.
Elsie: Thanks. I believe the factor I realized is that there are totally different areas for various ranges of non-public connection. And similar to authenticity and actually similar to, the kinds of issues that you’d wanna share, wish to share an embarrassing story on Instagram, I severely assume wouldn’t be price it. Like individuals would, would discover a method to be imply about it. However right here it’s like a lot enjoyable. So I believe it simply opened my thoughts to the probabilities as an alternative of feeling so slender. Like I generally is a know-it-all and assume I already know, , every part there’s to share on the web. However now I’ve realized that I don’t and I really like that.
Emma: Yeah. I suppose the factor that involves thoughts, and I knew we’d discuss this sooner or later in our two a whole lot episode, is, that it’s a factor I say to Elsie loads at any time when I learn our podcast emails, so individuals who write the podcast field, they’re simply at all times so good and useful and like I’ve gotten so many guide suggestions. I’ve purchased so many books from thrift books, from issues our podcast despatched, but it surely additionally, like I’ve actually, a variety of occasions over time learn podcast emails from listeners and similar to cried as a result of they’re mainly like, oh, your podcast is the factor I flip to after I want one thing mild and like a pleasant voice that’s simply gonna be encouraging. And it’s, , not something that’s gonna be making me unhappy, ? ’trigger like typically individuals are like, I’m going via a tough time, my mother handed away and I’m cleansing out her home. And I take heed to your podcast whereas I do this as a result of it’s like the sunshine factor that I can stand throughout this darkish time. And there are such a lot of occasions the place I really feel like I really like my profession and I’m very pleased with it, however I additionally, and I believe lots of people really feel this fashion too, particularly if you get into your center age, is you are feeling sort of like, what am I doing with life? What’s the purpose? What does all of it imply? You realize, I do a podcast about, , what I’m as much as and adorning my home and recipes and our websites about recipes and crafts and I really like all that, however it’s, typically it doesn’t at all times really feel very significant. And so at any time when I learn these emails, it means loads to me. And we’ve gotten so lots of these over time and it simply makes me really feel like, oh, okay, this foolish factor that I’m doing, , as a job issues to somebody. And it doesn’t matter to me if it issues to thousands and thousands of individuals or no matter, but it surely means loads when individuals experience in and so they’re like, hey, your podcast helped me via a tough time. And I’m like, that’s so cool and makes me so comfortable and it simply makes me really feel like what I’m doing issues slightly bit to somebody and I actually respect it.
Elsie: Yeah. Makes me comfortable that new listeners have a lot they will marathon via ’trigger lots of people like marathoning is how lots of people take heed to podcasts.
Emma: Binge. Binge. Adore it.
Elsie: Sure. And yeah, it makes me so comfortable that it’s like simply gonna be there. Simply chilling, ready for whoever.
Emma: Yeah. I’ve heard individuals, they’re like if you took this summer season off? I simply began over. They’re like, effectively, cool. I hope it was good. Yeah, so it’s like nice. In a approach, it makes me really feel like we’re changing into the consolation rewatch, what I imply? Like we’re slightly piece of that sort of media, and there’s nothing that I’d love extra, actually.
Elsie: Yeah. Me both. That’s good. Okay, so our favourite half concerning the podcast, I believe my favourite half is that it’s so totally different from the remainder of the work we do. So the times that we podcast, I’m like at Emma’s home proper now, We normally have lunch afterward. It’s only a totally different sort of day. And yeah, I actually take pleasure in that and I actually benefit from the consolation re-watches ’trigger I really feel prefer it’s sort of like if I needed to make the podcast be similar to, one factor I’d most likely choose that, do this. At this level, I believe it’s enjoyable skipping round, however like I do assume that that a part of it’s the most, like, I don’t know, I believe that extra individuals are becoming a member of in on our re-watches than on our guide membership to this point. I believe that it’s similar to a factor that you just, that’s cool. That may be very simple to hitch in. It’s very accessible, and a variety of the flicks we watch are household pleasant or, yeah, I suppose the road of family-friendly is totally different for various individuals, I think about most issues household pleasant so long as it’s not like, .
Emma: Scary, scary horror?
Elsie: Yeah.
Emma: Blood, violence, killing, intercourse.
Elsie: Lengthy because it’s sort of for youths. However I’ve heard some individuals say that like they don’t let their children watch Dwelling Alone. And I’m positively not in that class of parenting.
Emma: I want my child would watch Dwelling Alone.
Elsie: Oh, it’ll occur. It’s so cute. It’ll be the best factor ever.
Emma: Yeah. A few of my favourite elements are, I like seeing, that is so random, however I like seeing as themes emerge from the issues we discuss. ’trigger all people sort of has just like the issues that they return to, the issues they consider loads, issues that matter to them. And so they normally flip into hobbies or matters of dialog that you just gravitate in direction of with associates, issues like that. And I really feel like for us, one in all ’em is like excited about the long run in a optimistic approach as a result of the long run is getting older. ’trigger all people ages until you’re a vampire. Then, , so we’re sort of like placing on the market that we’re enthusiastic about getting older and I like that message loads for lots of causes. But when for no matter purpose, for us, it comes up loads. We’ve talked about second lives or second careers, and we love to speak about individuals who began new careers of their forties, fifties, sixties, and seventies. We discuss our previous woman retirement residence dream of ours, and we’ve got a ready checklist. Not likely, This can be a fake ready checklist, however individuals have stated they wanna be on the ready checklist. So we all know that a variety of listeners are wanting into that too. So yeah, excited about the long run in a optimistic approach is sort of a theme that we’re at all times on that I really like. Additionally skincare, additionally consolation meals, additionally enjoyable motion pictures. So these are a variety of the themes that we return to. And I believe it’s a variety of like simply having fun with the on a regular basis magic of life, the straightforward pleasures, and issues, and I like that about us. I believe it’s fairly sensible.
Elsie: Yeah, I find it irresistible too. So our favourite episode. Favourite episode that we will bear in mind. So I’ve like a pair, however I’ll say my most memorable episode is unquestionably my Evangelical upbringing episode quantity 75. Yours was most likely quantity 76.
Emma: They’re actually shut collectively. If individuals return and wanna take heed to ’em in case you haven’t heard them.
Elsie: It’s positively the time that we went off of our regular path essentially the most, and it was very rewarding. It was very price it, I believed. I cherished the way it got here out and I considered doing one other one sooner or later, in order that’s a perhaps, but it surely’s positively a topic that like, everybody has these topics inside them the place you’re sort of an knowledgeable on one thing that’s actually obscure and actually area of interest and it’s not part of your on a regular basis life. And it’s probably not even one thing you take pleasure in speaking about but it surely’s one thing that in case you like, get round the correct individual or the correct individuals, you’ll be able to discuss it for hours. And that’s a kind of for us.
Emma: Yeah, and I believe too, like particularly if you find yourself a younger youngster after which like center faculty, highschool age, even early school, like mainly till you’re 25 and your mind stops growing. I believe that there are all these adolescence and the issues that occur to us in these adolescence make this enormous affect in comparison with some issues that occur later in life. And so I believe all people, however positively myself included, I return to a variety of that and take into consideration the way it formed me. And I’m additionally typically like, sort of reshaping it, like sort of analyzing it, like turning it over and taking a look at it in a distinct mild and being like, really I like this half. And what? This half is extra up than I believed. And , you’re simply sort of like at all times weighing it and seeing the way it formed you and seeing what you’ll be able to take from it that’s optimistic and what you’ll be able to study from it that may’ve been detrimental as a way to keep away from it or not repeat it or simply study from it in no matter approach. So I believe us rising up evangelical, for me, it’s that sort of factor the place I’m returning to it loads in my thoughts simply ’trigger I wanna weigh it simply because I wanna reexamine it. Mm-hmm. And I wanna see what good I can take and what different issues I can sort of set down or course of via in order that I can set them down. And I believe in that approach, everybody has some issues like that of their previous, no matter it is likely to be. All various things, however that one’s a part of ours. So, I believe that for me it would positively come up in my artwork, most likely all all through my life in numerous methods. I don’t know if I really need like make an entire model or discuss it on a regular basis, like with work, however I do assume it’s expressing it’s simply not for me. I believe there are individuals doing that. That’s superior. I don’t have that a lot to say about it in that approach. However I do assume it’s one thing that can get expressed via inventive issues I do in my life, most likely my whole life. Simply because it was such a formative period and it’s a factor that I return to loads in my thoughts as I tear it aside, ? Anyway, one in all my favourite episodes was episode 48, which was about second lives. So we’re kinda speaking about second careers and like different issues, once more, returning to our theme of how getting older is superior.
Elsie: I cherished that episode.
Emma: Yeah, and it’s sort of an oldie ’trigger that is episode 200, in order that’s like, sort of early on in a approach.
Elsie: Truly the opposite one I had executed was quantity 49, which is simply the subsequent one after that, which is the time I interviewed Jonathan Adler. And we stopped doing interviews. So I might say slightly extra formally now, like, I notice like I’m not good at interviewing and I’m not going to be.
Emma: I’m not both, and we’re not journalists.
Elsie: I consider you may get good at something that you just’ve set your thoughts to, and that you just work at. And I simply don’t assume I used to be setting my thoughts to it or working at it. So we determined that we might assist individuals via our guide membership, and different methods. And clearly, we’re like followers of so many individuals and we shout out so many individuals.
Emma: And it’s real. We’re fan women.
Elsie: However interviewing is a talent that I believe you do have to have no less than slightly bit, and I spotted that it didn’t.
Emma: I don’t both. I like speaking to individuals, but it surely’s really actually totally different to simply having a dialog with somebody versus doing a superb interview and doing a superb job interviewing them. I don’t have the talent both, and I don’t assume I actually am similar boat, probably not excited by cultivating it, however I like individuals who have it. It’s very cool, however I don’t.
Elsie: That was positively my favourite interview as a result of I at all times obsessed over it essentially the most. And it went rather well. It was actually enjoyable and it was positively totally different. So I’m glad that I had that have in life.
Emma: Yeah. He’s like a hero of yours.
Elsie: All my blogger associates get to love, go to his home or like go to some get together. And like they will all kiss my ass like, it’s so annoying.
Emma: Ooh, somebody’s jealous.
Elsie: I’m so jealous. I imply, I get jealous so little, I’m not a jealous individual, however when my associates are posting about being at Jonathan Adler’s home and I wasn’t there as a result of I don’t stay in New York. ’trigger I wasn’t invited. It’s very heart-wrenching for me. Anyway. Anyway. Okay. After which my different favourite is the ghost tales. I really like the ghost tales. Yeah, it’s enjoyable. I don’t bear in mind the numbers, however we’ll put them within the present notes this week. We’ll, , hyperlink to them. So in case you wanna return and particularly take heed to the Outdated Ghost story episodes earlier than the brand new ones pop up, then it is best to. ’trigger they’re bizarre. Like they’re really principally candy, after which there are a few actually horrible ones every time.
Emma: I really feel like a variety of them are simply sort of quirky too. Like simply they’re simply sort of random and bizarre, which they really feel extra actual to me as a result of I’m like, yeah, that’s what life’s like. It’s sort of simply random and bizarre and slightly offputting, but in addition sort of candy, however I don’t know what to consider this and did it even occur? It’s like that’s what life’s like, so yeah.
Elsie: Yeah. That’s one in all my favorites for positive, however I’m additionally like actually having fun with the re-watches. I believe in a pair extra years, wanting again, the re-watches is likely to be a few of my favorites as a result of like this 12 months, like we’re onto Halloween motion pictures. After which we’ll begin Christmas motion pictures and it’s like, there’s so many. I believe we’d take a pair extra years simply to get via all of the Halloween and Christmas motion pictures. It’s so enjoyable.
Emma: There’ll most likely be new ones that come out ultimately, like if we did this a protracted, very long time. Anyway, I don’t know.
Elsie: Okay. However yeah, from my coronary heart, I simply wished to say thanks for making this a part of our careers significant, fascinating, and supportive. I believe that the previous few years have been a extremely onerous time for sort of everybody usually, There was the pandemic and , the web was roaring or no matter, like throughout these few years. After which additionally simply the time in life that we’re in. Many, many, lots of our associates who began running a blog or doing Instagram or no matter within the early years that we began have had their very own massive pivots or determined to cease or, , transfer on or change to one thing utterly totally different or no matter. I really feel prefer it might have been a time in our life that was solely onerous and miserable, however the podcast helped it to be like a time that had a variety of good power as effectively.
Emma: Yeah. And it’s been actually enjoyable to simply join with individuals differently. That we actually don’t do on our weblog. Not ’trigger we don’t need to simply ’trigger it’s probably not the place. It’s like that is the place.
Elsie: Yeah. That is the place.
Emma: You wanna chat and have a glass of wine with us? That is the place, the podcast, or no matter, go on a stroll with us if it’s 8:00 AM the place you might be, no matter, no matter you’re doing.
Elsie: So on that be aware, for our particular deal with, for our two hundredth episode, we designed for you our beloved podcast listeners, our greatest associates, a dream day, the proper day that we might spend collectively. And it’s imaginary.
Emma: However not in our hearts. It’s not imaginary, it’s actual in our hearts.
Elsie: Let’s consider this as an actual plan that we’re actually going to do. Okay?
Emma: Yeah. Why not? Yeah. Manifest future.
Elsie: Sure. Okay, so we begin the day with three of Emma’s finest breakfast recipes. She’s simply magically gonna make all three of them.
Emma: Yeah, it’s gonna be simple and no drawback.
Elsie: She’ll nonetheless have time. She stated we’re gonna have a two-hour breakfast the place we’re simply sitting round ingesting an excessive amount of espresso and consuming an excessive amount of. So the recipes are Emma’s selfmade cinnamon rolls, hash brown casserole, and biscuits and gravy casserole, which in case you haven’t ever seen these recipes, we’ll hyperlink to them within the present notes, they’re just like the bangers of our breakfast class.
Emma: When you’re like, I don’t like casserole, I’m like, however have you ever tried these? However have you ever tried these? It’s so nice. Yeah, actually don’t simply go have your self one other mimosa within the nook and are available again if you’re able to take part ’trigger we’re casserole it up.
Elsie: When you don’t like casserole, you most likely like breakfast meals from Starbucks. Burn.
Emma: Yeah. For Elsie, that’s a significant burn. She makes enjoyable of me each time I eat a sandwich from there.
Elsie: Yeah. The three D printer meals, we don’t purchase.
Emma: Double, double burn. She’s burning everybody.
Elsie: Okay. After our lengthy breakfast, we’re gonna take a stroll across the neighborhood, I sort of had this at my home.
Emma: Yeah, it’s at Elsie. It’s at Elsie’s home. We all know what home we’re gonna be in.
Elsie: Yeah. So we’re gonna do a home tour. A home tour of all our favourite homes, which is absolutely lengthy, and it’s most likely like a ten,000-step kind of scenario. And we’ll go to each free little library within the neighborhood, like 10 or so, there’s loads. Examine all of them. We will put some into my pink free little library. ’trigger that’s what I do now. It’s like my full-time passion.
Emma: Grandma’s is stocked. After I went over there I used to be like, there’s a variety of great things in right here. Yeah. It’s a superb library.
Elsie: Sure. I work very onerous on it.
Emma: There’s slightly artwork gallery in a part of the neighborhood, and there’s additionally the home that we name the Knives Out home. It does sort of appear to be the knives out home to me, however after we stroll you by it, pricey listener, you’ll be able to tell us what you assume.
Elsie: I’ve a variety of favourite homes within the neighborhood, so it’s really an excellent home tour.
Emma: Yeah. Oh, it’s an excellent home tour.
Elsie: When you like Century Properties.
Emma: It’s so a straightforward stroll. It’s not tremendous duper-hilly or something. It’s very nice. And there’s a espresso store. You’re gonna find it irresistible.
Elsie: You’re gonna find it irresistible.
Emma: Okay. Then after that, what are we doing?
Elsie: Then we’re gonna have artwork time. So we’re simply gonna make artwork for a few hours, free for all. Make an enormous mess. Don’t clear it up. It’s gonna be excellent. After which after that, we’re going to go to our favourite native bookstore and likewise get extra espresso ’trigger we’re simply having a espresso day.
Emma: Yeah, or you may get a wine, no matter you need. You’re not driving. We’re internet hosting.
Elsie: Emma’s like chardonnay lunch order woman.
Emma: Why are you telling my secrets and techniques? It’s true.
Elsie: Properly, they will be a part of you on our excellent day.
Emma: My factor is I make myself drink half my water for the day earlier than lunch, and if I do it, then I can have a chardonnay at lunch. As soon as I’m going out to lunch, that is after I exit to individuals. It solely occurs twice a month.
Elsie: Yeah, and it’s superb. And it’s at a tea home. Okay, then I believe we forgot to place lunch on right here, however we’ll simply fake that we didn’t neglect that. Okay. So for dinner, we’re going to have Springfield, Missouri, Chinese language meals, which is a sure factor.
Emma: It’s a staple from our childhoods to find it irresistible is to know us, to have it as to be part of our childhood. I don’t even actually know the place I’m going with this, however we simply really feel it’s a should in case you come to go to us, which is what we’re doing. And it’s simply fried rooster with gravy and rice. You’re gonna find it irresistible.
Elsie: When you bear in mind I’ve two children from China. We’ve each been to China. Yeah. We all know it’s probably not Chinese language meals.
Emma: Yeah. You don’t want to inform me we’re conscious.
Elsie: We freaking know that it’s Spring Discipline, Missouri, Chinese language meals is its personal particular factor.
Emma: Yeah. And it’s a cultural factor on this space. I’m not saying it is sensible. I didn’t invent it. I’m simply saying it’s from my childhood and also you’re most likely gonna find it irresistible, so we’re gonna take you.
Elsie: Emma has a cashew rooster sauce recipe on her weblog, and the cashew-style rooster sauce is sort of the largest a part of it, so it’s essential. So after that, we’re gonna have comfortable hour on my porch and we’ll make you our pitcher mojito recipe, after which Emma’s gonna make cosmos. That’s what we determined. We simply assume they’re scrumptious.
Emma: We have been like, what cocktail ought to we make? ’trigger we’ve got so many good cocktails on our web site. And simply typically we love ingesting. I suppose we will say that, however these are the 2 that we’d landed on, and I really feel prefer it’s a superb combine as a result of it’s like one candy. Mojitos and one’s slightly extra balanced, I’d say, which is Cosmos. So it’s gonna be a superb combine. You may shuttle. You do no matter you need. Additionally, in case you’re sober, you’re nonetheless gonna have a variety of enjoyable with us. Don’t fear.
Elsie: I’ve a extremely good sober bar. So after that, we’re gonna have a film evening, so we’ll should do a voting scenario on which film.
Emma: You need to get your pajamas on first?
Elsie: Yeah. We’re gonna do matching pajamas and we’re all going to observe a film collectively. After which in case you, optionally, if you would like, you may get excessive with Emma.
Emma: Yeah. It’s slightly edible. Leisure is authorized in my secure.
Elsie: It’s authorized and yeah, it’s nothing.
Emma: It makes every part hilarious.
Elsie: It’s enjoyable to snigger typically. After which after that, we can have ice cream and fall asleep. That’s our excellent day.
Emma: Excellent day. Let’s plan for you.
Elsie: So inform us what you’ll add, and perhaps sometime we’ll actually get to have a few of these.
Emma: We might fake prefer it’s a retreat, however we’re simply hanging out. If we name it a retreat that’s extra official.
Elsie: All the perfect retreats I’ve ever been on have a variety of hanging out, what I imply? Yeah. Socialize such as you need a variety of chill enjoyable.
Emma: Yeah, I don’t know, perhaps you don’t should be productive for it to be a retreat. Perhaps it may very well be a relaxed retreat anyway.
Elsie: Sure. Alright, so we’ve got a voicemail query from Ashley from Michigan.
Ashley: Hey guys, it’s Ashley from Michigan. I really simply completed your episode on all issues about books. I even have an excellent query, I believe. When you each might select out of those three individuals to have the ability to take pleasure in it, you’re not killing them off or something, however Stephen King, Martha Stewart, or Nancy Meyers. I really feel such as you guys say that they’re your finest associates typically, and I wanna know which one. When you might solely select one to take pleasure in their work or their creativity for the remainder of your life, which one wouldn’t it be? Thanks. Love you guys.
Elsie: Cool. I really like this query. It’s a superb one. I imply, it’s slightly painful.
Emma: Yeah, it’s. It is rather painful. So I’m like, clearly we love all three. Clearly, that’s why she’s so, I suppose, ugh!
Elsie: I’m simply going via which one would damage essentially the most to lose. So let or not it’s recognized. I don’t wanna do that and I don’t wanna stay in a world with none of those individuals. Okay. However the one which I’m gonna preserve that I can’t stay with out essentially the most.
Emma: Wait, let’s say it on the similar time. ’trigger I believe we’re gonna have totally different ones.
Elsie: Okay. Steven King.
Emma: Nancy Meyers.
Elsie: I virtually stated all of them
Emma: Properly, yeah, I imply, we clearly love all of them.
Elsie: You don’t wanna stay with out the flicks.
Emma: I believe I would like these motion pictures typically. However yeah, to lose on writing and all his books, however I’ve listened to on writing like three or 4 occasions now. So to lose that could be a main loss. In order that’s hesitation. Clearly, in addition they love Martha Stewart. I really feel like she’s getting no love on this, however love her too, clearly.
Elsie: She was the primary individual my thoughts went to as a result of I simply can’t think about the world with out her. There can be such a gap in tradition, as a result of she’s sort of like, after we have been youthful, it was like the commonest praise individuals would give us was like, you’re the subsequent Martha Stewart. Individuals would at all times say that. As like an, which is an annoying praise to offer or obtain. However it’s like, it’s as a result of she’s such an icon, there’s nobody else like her. She describes an entire business for girls. For anybody, ? Yeah. She was just like the one for therefore lengthy. So yeah, we’ll preserve all of them.
Emma: She is also sort of like one of many first skilled girls who I seemed as much as who additionally clearly cherished Halloween, and it was like, okay to be an grownup and love Halloween. I do know that’s similar to a foolish, small factor but it surely meant loads to me.
Elsie: Yeah. Like she introduced Halloween to the bougie tradition. That is good as a result of it’s extraordinarily bougie now, and like in case you go on Pinterest, it’s like, it’s foolish how fancy individuals could make Halloween, however I really like that. It’s one thing for everybody.
Emma: Properly, I really like Halloween. So it simply felt like discovering one in all your individuals, like discovering your crowd, and I really feel like she was sort of, the president of the membership.
Elsie: It’s true. I’m amassing the Halloween points along with her portraits. Like in case you don’t know, simply Google, Martha Stewart’s Halloween journal cowl.
Emma: When you don’t know, simply get outta right here.
Elsie: When you don’t know we’d have an excessive amount of prep to love get again to zero, however she’s mainly each single 12 months for Martha Stewart residing she was doing portraits the place she was wearing a Halloween costume and so they’re superb. One time we had a photographer who stated he had labored with Martha Stewart. I do know. I used to be similar to, what concerning the Halloween? Did you do a Halloween? I used to be like, the one factor I care about is Martha Stewart Halloween covers. It’s my vogue okay. Okay. I suppose that’s every part. So earlier than we go, I promise we’ll say our plans for our subsequent 200 episodes, which by the way in which, I believe it was like very beneficiant in direction of ourselves to assume that we’ll have 200 extra episodes, however I don’t thoughts being beneficiant in direction of.
Emma: As soon as once more, manifest future.
Elsie: Yeah. Like I hope we do. It might be cool.
Emma: I’d relatively like say two massive of a dream for my life and never obtain it, then don’t have anything, I imply, may as effectively dream massive, so, so what are we doing for the subsequent 200 episodes?
Elsie: Okay. Properly, I don’t know. I imply clearly like we’ll simply preserve doing what we’re doing, proper? I believe that we must always do one other episode kind that’s type of just like the consolation rewatch. I believe we must always discover one thing else that we will sort of like do targeted episodes about one thing nostalgic as a result of I believe these are actually enjoyable for us. They’re like actually the one factor we analysis and prep for if researching is watching Jurassic Park. I imply, actually, I’ll do it each single time.
Emma: For us, it’s researching as soon as once more, not journalists watching it, a film, and writing down notes. Love this room. Adore it.
Elsie: Yeah. Okay. However I’ve one thing sort of thrilling to share. I simply determined in the previous few weeks that I’m gonna do that after the brand new 12 months ’trigger I wanna get previous the Christmas season. We form have already got our plans, however I’m going to do our adoption story in two elements, two episodes. I believe it’s time. I believe I’m prepared. And it’s positively one of many issues that folks have requested loads that I simply, up to now I wasn’t excited by doing and I wasn’t prepared. And now I really feel that I can.
Emma: I really like that. I find it irresistible when individuals share tales instantly. I believe that’s fantastic. However I additionally assume it does make a variety of sense typically to love, let time move, and let your view of the expertise actually deepen. So I believe that’s an excellent concept. I find it irresistible.
Elsie: All proper, right here’s Nova. Nova, what do you’ve got for us this week?
Nova: A joke.
Elsie: Okay, I’m prepared.
Nova: How do you repair a pumpkin?
Elsie: How?
Nova: With a pumpkin patch.
Elsie: Good, that’s a superb one. Properly, thanks a lot for becoming a member of us for 200 episodes. We’ll be again subsequent week with 201 and it’s internet hosting a celebration deep dive.
