Episode Summary:

We start with absolutely nothing and somehow end up everywhere - New York food marathons, chaotic travel stories, spicy book opinions, ADHD care frustrations, and a very real plan to take dating offline with a live pitch-your-friend singles event. Big laughs, blunt truths, and a strong reminder that community doesn’t live on an app.

🍔 Late-night dinners, the Comedy Cellar, and the audacity of a $52 burger
✈️ Carry-on plants, airport etiquette, and overhead bin politics
🗂️ Work resets, delegation, and actually building a daily schedule
📚 Kindle vs paper, BookTok wins, and very loud misses
📈 Business guru hot takes and why some advice does more harm than good
🧠 ADHD diagnosis disputes and learning how to advocate for real care
📱 Dating app burnout, mansplaining icks, and sober dating trade-offs
💬 Why speed dating misses the mark and how people actually want to meet IRL
🍹 Creating a “Pitch Your Single Friend” event with mocktails and chaos
🔍 True crime documentaries and book-to-screen adaptations we can’t stop watching

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We’re rethinking holiday expectations this year and choosing peace over perfection. No more forcing traditions that make us want to hide in the pantry. No more guilt for not doing it “the way it’s always been done.”

✨ choosing smaller celebrations that actually fit real life
💛 letting go of guilt and setting honest boundaries without apologizing for it
👥 coping with split families and rotating holidays like adults
🍽️ kitchen politics truce by doing opt ins, assigning roles, or going full disposable
🧼 paper plates vs plates and cleanup strategies that save everyone’s sanity
🍷 the case for dinner out so you skip both dishes and resentment
🏡 local traditions like turkey trots, coffee runs, and then fully chilling
🌙 building low pressure rituals when kids are older, gone, or doing their own thing
💞 navigating relationship pace on holiday trips and mismatched energy levels
🛌 remembering it will all be over soon so choose rest whenever you can

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We’re leaning all the way into early spooky season with fall food cravings, blunt book opinions, and two community events we’re finally launching. Between new studio set reveals and a full Napa spa day recap, we’re talking boundaries at home, reading rituals, and what actually makes a plot twist worth screaming about.

🍲 early fall cravings for soups, carbs, and cozy reading setups
📚 romance novel misses vs the rereads that still slap
🕵️ thriller speculation with spoiler tag etiquette because some of y’all are unhinged
📖 reading rituals we swear by and our non negotiable home privacy norms
☕ local coffee and matcha pop ups we’re obsessed with
💐 coffee book flower collab day details
💘 Pitch Perfect Singles Edition format, flow, and the rules we need people to follow
🎃 studio spooky sets and the creative concepts we cannot wait to shoot
💆 spa day highlights and service notes for the girls who need the tea
🍁 fall porch décor ideas and a little microbusiness talk because of course

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