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Friendlier

Sarah Kopper & Abby Olena

Friendlier is like eavesdropping on a phone call between Sarah and Abby, long time friends—and now parents—who love to talk, read, and eat. Every episode we review books, share recipes, and explore a sometimes random/sometimes serious topic. Join us! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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30:56

What's getting us through

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2021/10/05

What's getting us throughInspired by episodes from the Girl Next Door and Lazy Genius podcasts, we share the big and small things that help us get through when life feels overwhelming. Links mentioned:Abby's new water bottleZapp's sweet creole onion chipsTrader Joe's ice cream sandwichesSimple cheese dipLife latelyAbby made some living room updates by adding this ottoman and lampshade.Sarah shares her water woes.Reading latelyAbby found a contender for best non-fiction of the year: Raising a Rare

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24:49

Book snobbery

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2021/09/21

We discuss the ways in which people being snobby about books has affected us and our kids. Things we mentioned:Read Aloud RevivalHot and BotheredSagaDogmanThoroughbredLife latelySarah is in between trips, having just completed one home to see family and looking forward to a week away with Neil.A neighbor’s tree fell in a storm and took Abby’s chicken coop roof with it.Reading latelySarah finished a gripping travel read:Who is Maud Dixon?by Alexandra Andrews.Abby readThe Fixed Stars, the latest

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32:55

Attempting organization

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2021/09/07

We discuss our organizational style, the easiest and hardest areas for us to keep organized, organizational aspirations, and tools that help us keep it together. Links mentioned:Home EditFair play cardsTough Lough Self-Care ChallengeLife latelyAbby is loving overalls.Sarah had to re-book a vacation rental after a tree fell on the original.Reading latelyAbby the sports romance Kulti by Mariana Zapata.Sarah read Zakiya Dalila Harris's novel The Other Black Girl.Eating latelySarah's enjoying Spindrift

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33:26

Back to school (for us + our kids)

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2021/08/24

We share our back to school routines, what school looks like for our kids this year, and how we are feeling about going back to school as adults. Links mentioned:Annabelle Swift, Kindergartnerby Amy SchwartzThe Day You Beginby Jacqueline WoodsonLife latelySarah is going to make more masks for her children so she doesn’t have to panic wash them at night.Abby and Andrew are watching (and loving)Ted Lasso.Reading latelySarah finished a great summer read:Malibu Risingby Taylor Jenkins Reid.Abby flew

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32:24

Our Enneagram 8 experience

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2021/08/10

The Enneagram 8 experienceWe discuss our thoughts on the Enneagram and our experience as type 8s.Enneagram InstituteFree Enneagram testThe Honest Enneagram by Sarajane Case (who also runs @enneagramandcoffee)Life latelyAbby is feeling anxious about COVID again, thanks to the delta variant.Sarah reflects back on the summer.Reading latelyAbby read Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu.Sarah finished Let's Talk About Hard Things, written by Anna Sale, host of the Death, Sex, and Money podcast.Eating

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34:35

How our gardens grow

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2021/07/27

We discuss our gardening history, current status, aspirations, and favorite and least favorite things. Take a photo of a plant you love and tag us (@friendlierpodcast) in your story on Instagram!Life latelySarah is moving into a new role at work.Abby loves theTushyshe got for her birthday.Reading latelySarah listened toWhat We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fatby Aubrey Gordon and Abby read C.L. Polk’sThe Midnight Bargain.Eating latelyAbby’s been enjoying avocado toast with sunflower seeds and

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31:19

2021 Update

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2021/07/13

2021 updateWe do our annual mid-year review, reminding ourselves of our goals and intentions and checking in on how things are going halfway through the year.Life latelyAbby is making her way through nursing school prereqs.Sarah is thankful the Brood X cicadas have come and gone.Reading latelyAbby is reading the Bergman Brothers series by Chloe Liese, and particularly recommends and Always Only You and Ever After Always.Sarah loved everything about The Once and Future Witches by Alix Harrow.Eating

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27:18

The future

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2021/06/29

We discuss our currently reality, whether it matches how we imagined life in our mid-thirties would be, and our hopes and dreams for the next ten years.Life latelySarah’s been optimizing routines, inspired by our discussion inour last episode.Pepper got his first haircut!Reading latelySarah listened toA Burningby Megha Majudamar and Abby read TJ Klune’sThe Cerulean Sea.Eating latelyAbby shares astrawberry cake from Smitten Kitchenand Sarah enjoyed Swiss mushroom venison brats while camping with

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30:05

Routines: the ideal vs reality

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2021/06/15

Routines: the ideal vs realityWe discuss our ideal morning, afternoon, and evening routines and how it compares to our current reality. Links we mentioned:Previous routines episodeThe Skimm and What A Day newslettersLife latelyAbby is back at an in-person yoga studio.Sarah applied to library school for the fall.Reading latelyAbby listened to two slow burn romances by Mhairi McFarlane: Don't You Forget About Me and If I Never Met You. Sarah enjoyed Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano.Eating

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28:19

Our everyday superpowers

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2021/06/01

We discuss the everyday things that might not sound like superpowers at first, but definitely make our lives easier, as well as basic things that we’re really terrible about.Life latelySarah’s kids have been watchingAlonewith Neil.Abby recently installed thissandbox(a gift from her sister) in the backyard and her kids are into it.Reading latelySarah read the own voices YA novelFuriaby Yamile Saied Méndez, and Abby listened toA Long Petal of the Seaby Isabel Allende.Eating latelySarah made salmon

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37:44

Splurging and saving

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2021/05/18

Splurging and savingWe discuss our general approach to purchases, three areas or items where we've splurged or saved, categories where we'd like to splurge or save more, and our splurge regrets. Links mentioned:Female altar form sculptureSwimsuit from Unique VintageJade yoga matLife latelyAbby just got back from a weekend away with friends.Sarah gives an art shelf update, which she first talked about in our state of our home disorganization episode. The one she bought is no longer available, but it

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28:24

Connecting with our partners

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2021/05/04

Life latelySarah’s family is recovering from illness.Abby is enjoying her newly-installed ceiling fan.Reading latelySarah loved listening toBehold the Dreamersby Imbolo Mbue and Abby was thrilled to read the third installment Talia Hibbert’s Brown Sisters trilogy–Act Your Age, Eve Brown.Connecting with our partnersWe share how we like to connect with our spouses, what forms of connection don’t work for us, and connection aspirations. Links we mentioned:SplendorAzulBoggle with FriendsEating

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37:58

Our camping lives

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2021/04/20

Our camping livesWe discuss camping in our youth (including one memorable backpacking trip together in college), what we love about camping, what we could do without, and our favorites tips and resources. Links mentioned:Kelsey's camping packing listKitchen chuck boxAbby's family's tent, cooler, techni ice, and sleeping matsLife latelyAbby is trying a new skincare routine, inspired by Sherry of Young House Love.Sarah played the piano every day in March as part of Ali Edward's One Little Word

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27:16

What’s working (and what’s not)

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2021/04/06

Now that we are a few months into the new year we wanted to check-in with each other to find out what has and hasn’t been working in our lives. Links we mentioned:Yoga With Adriene 30 Day ChallengeThe Vanderbeekers of 141st Streetby Linda Yan GlaserThe Penderwicksby Jeanne BirdsallEmmy and the Incredible Shrinking Ratby Lynne JonellLife latelySarah got a new bike (after leaving hers in a park last summer–whoops).Abby’s hens have started laying eggs!Reading latelySarah readThe Ex-Talkby Rachel Lynn

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35:00

Things we hate, media edition

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2021/03/23

Things we hate, media editionWe spend a portion of every show talking about what we love in the books we read, but what about what we hate? We share our dislikes in books, favorite and least favorite romance tropes, books and shows other people loved but we couldn't get into, and what we don't enjoy in movies we watch. Links mentioned:Hamnet by Maggie O'FarrellGold by Chris CleeveSuch a Fun Age by Kiley ReidThe War That Saved my Life by Kimberly Brubaker BradleyOne to Watch by Kate Stayman-LondonThe

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34:36

A week of breakfasts and lunches

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2021/03/09

A week of breakfasts and lunchesWe love to talk about food and share another installment of a week of meals, this time focused on our breakfasts and lunches. We were originally inspired by The Mom Hour's episode of a week of dinners, and have previously recorded our own week of dinners and a week of snacks. Links we mentioned:Coconut Baobab granolaSpicy cashew butter dressingBiscuit breakfast casseroleLife latelyNeil finished building the kids' Christmas present: a new playset!Abby is doing a deep

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35:39

Talking to kids about tough stuff

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2021/02/23

Talking to kids about tough stuffInspired by a listener question, we discuss how we talk to our kids about tough stuff--politics, current events, race, gender, sex, cancer, and death. Inspired by a listener question, we discuss how we talk to our kids about tough stuff--politics, current events, race, gender, sex, cancer, and death. Links we mentioned + books our families love that we didn't list in the show:Conscious KidBlack Lives Matter book list with links to read-alouds of each book curated by

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37:25

Entertaining ourselves and our people at home

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2021/02/09

Entertaining ourselves and our people at homeWe've had a lot of time at home, and more to come this spring. We share how we've keeping ourselves and our families entertained, the best and worst of our time at home, and our entertainment aspirations as we look ahead. Links we mentioned:Aaron's Thinking PuttyBoggleQuixxAzulSplendorCarcassoneDrawfulCodenamesTemeraire books by Naomi NovikSchitt's CreekWandavisionBridgertonThe Penderwicks by Jeanne BirdsallThe Vanderbeekers of 141st by Karina Yan

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33:44

Mood boosters

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2021/01/25

Mood boostersWhat better time to discuss mood boosters than the middle of a pandemic + the gray days of winter? We share our favorite mood boosting activities, products, and foods. Links we mentioned:SAD lightcards: tarot, goddess, and animalPoshmarkLife latelyAbby has been listening to The Bengsens.Sarah's kids have started finger-knitting, inspired by Hyacinth from the Vanderbeeker novels.Reading latelyAbby read Weather by Jenny Offill and Sarah finished This Place: 150 Years Retold, a graphic

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30:49

State of our home (dis)organization

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2021/01/12

The state of our home (dis)organizationWe discuss our home organization wins, challenges, and inspiration. We may not have many tips to offer, but there's plenty of commiseration to go around. Links we mentioned:Abby's tool organizerArt cabinet Sarah hopes will solve her family's craft area problemsYoung House LoveClutterbug podcastLife latelySarah is facing down the gray days of winter.Abby is loving Bridgerton.Reading latelySarah fell hard for the young adult novel You Should See Me in a Crown by

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