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My Good List | 169 Nov 29, 2018

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Remember our "What's Saving My Life" series? We're still doing them — but now we're calling them "My Good List." (Same concept, clearer name.)

In this episode, I'm chatting with Christine Bailey — remember her? She's the farmer I spoke with in episode 140, where she shared her story about transitioning from city life to life on acreage raising vegetables and kids. I loved chatting with her so much, I asked her back to share with me four things, big or small, making everything better in her life.

I think you'll like this one.

Notes From This Episode:

The Kindred Farm
Kindred Farm on Instagram
Christine on Instagram
Christine's blog
Tsh (me) on Instagram and Twitter
Ep. 140, where Christine shares about her work
10-inch high-rise jeans from Madewell
Whole Foods coconut milk
Nutpods
Yerba Mate
Matcha Green Tea Powder
Frother
Vanilla flavored Stevia drops
Kaizen
Salt Fat Acid Heat on Netflix
The Next Right Thing, ep. 29
Literary London
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Work: An Urban Forester | 168 Nov 27, 2018

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What's an Urban Forester, you say? It's really cool: Georgia Seamans basically helps oversee the ecology of the nature in city parks — and in this case, it's a fairly major park in New York City. Who would've guessed you could live in one of the biggest concrete jungles in the world and be a forester?

I really loved my chat with Georgia... it kinda made me want to put on my khakis and hiking boots and follow her around for a day.

Links From This Episode:

The Eco Projects on Instagram
Georgia Seamans on Instagram
Local Ecologist
Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
Wildwood by Colin Meloy
Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan
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The Liturgical Calendar (3/3) | 167 Nov 15, 2018

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In Part 1, we kicked off the series with a broad brushstroke intro to the liturgical calendar, along with a quick back-story of our faith and where we are now. In Part 2, we got into Lent, Eastertide, Ordinary Time, and a few other things.

For this final part, we're covering Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Candlemas, and a few Saints days (like St. Nicholas Day), all just in time for us starting a new liturgical year in just a few weeks. Because as you remember, the 'new year' on a liturgical calendar is the first day of Advent... This year, that's Sunday, December 2!

Links From This Episode:

The Liturgical Calendar, Parts 1 and 2
Haley's blog, Carrots for Michaelmas
Haley on Instagram and Twitter
Tsh (me) on Instagram and Twitter
A Simple Advent Guide, written by yours truly!
Also, head here to check out lots of other Advent resources
The Grace of Enough, by Haley — her new book!
Feast! Real Food, Reflections, and Simple Living for the Christian Year, by Haley
More Feasts! Celebrating Saints and Seasons with Simple Real Food Recipes, by Haley
Sacred Ordinary Days planner (this link gives you $10 off!)
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Work: Social Entrepreneur | 166 Nov 13, 2018

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Liz Bohannon is the founder of Sseko Designs, a company that designs and sells footwear, accessories, bags, and more — but it's not just a basic retail model.

It's a fashion brand based in Uganda, and Liz founded it as a way to generate income for high potential, talented young women in Uganda to continue on to university. And it's worked! Every woman who's graduated from Sseko has gone on to pursue higher education and is on her way to making our world a more beautiful place.

Links From This Episode:

Sseko Designs
Sseko Designs on Instagram
Liz Bohannon on Instagram
Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
The Baby Catcher by Peggy Vincent
Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann
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The Liturgical Calendar (2/3) | 165 Nov 07, 2018

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In this Part 2 of our series on the liturgical calendar, we get into the specifics of the calendar that don't involve Advent, Christmas, or Epiphany (because we're going to get into those in Part 3). In this one, we're diving into Lent, Eastertide, Ordinary Time, and a few other things.

(In Part 1, we kicked off the series with a broad brushstroke intro to the liturgical calendar, along with a quick back-story of our faith and where we are now — so go listen to that if you haven't.)

Links From This Episode:

Haley's blog, Carrots for Michaelmas
Haley on Instagram and Twitter
Tsh (me) on Instagram and Twitter
A Simple Advent Guide, written by yours truly!
The Grace of Enough, by Haley — her new book!
Feast! Real Food, Reflections, and Simple Living for the Christian Year, by Haley
More Feasts! Celebrating Saints and Seasons with Simple Real Food Recipes, by Haley
Sacred Ordinary Days planner (this link gives you $10 off!)
40 Days of Decrease, by Alicia Britt Chole
Bread & Wine: Readings for Lent & Easter, by C.S. Lewis, G.K. Chesterton, and more
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Work: A Social Media Manager | 164 Nov 06, 2018

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A social media manager isn't too unique a job these days, but Desiree Martinez takes a particular angle with her work: she focuses specifically on helping small businesses that might otherwise call themselves "boring," and as a military spouse, she prioritizes hiring and helping out other military families who serve around the world.

Links From This Episode:

All in One Social Media
Desiree Martinez on Instagram and YouTube
Marketing for Your Boring Business Podcast
Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
The Fun Formulaby Joel Comm
Vlog Like a Bossby Amy Schmittauer
You Are a Badassby Jen Sincero
Ready Player Oneby Ernest Cline
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The Liturgical Calendar (1/3) | 163 Nov 01, 2018

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If there's one topic I've been asked more about this year, it's for us to do a big ol' 101 on what the heck is the liturgical calendar, and how Haley and I recognize it in our lives.

Some of you know that a few years ago I was confirmed in the Anglican church after more than 3 decades in a purely evangelical, non-denominational framework, and Haley has been a Catholic for not quite a decade. So, neither of us grew up in a liturgical setting, but we're both now are immersed in that world (albeit in different ones from each other).

But both these expressions of Christianity follow what's called the "liturgical calendar," so in this 3-part series, we're gonna get into it — and how you can participate as big or as small as you want, no matter your faith tradition.

Links From This Episode:

The Art of Simple
Haley's blog, Carrots for Michaelmas
Haley on Instagram and Twitter
Tsh (me) on Instagram and Twitter
A Simple Advent Guide, written by yours truly!
The Grace of Enough, by Haley — her new book!
Feast! Real Food, Reflections, and Simple Living for the Christian Year, by Haley
More Feasts! Celebrating Saints and Seasons with Simple Real Food Recipes, by Haley
Harry Potter and Hallowtide
How Hogwarts Prepared Me for the Liturgical Year
Living the Christian Year, by Bobby Gross
The Anglican Way, by Thomas Mackenzie
Sacred Ordinary Days planner (this link gives you $10 off!)
Memento Mori
The Catholic Home, by Meredith Gould
Circle of Seasons, by Kimberley Conway Ireton
The Catholic All Year Compendium, by Kendra Tierney
Around the Year with the Von Trapp Family, by Maria Von Trapp
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Work: A Pilates Instructor | 162 Oct 30, 2018

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As a Pilates instructor, Robin Long is also CEO and founder of The Balanced Life, an online place where you can take Pilates classes from home. She's also got a Sisterhood, a group for women in all stages of life who want easy access to community, accountability, and realistic health inspiration via the popular world of Pilates. She's an accidental entrepreneur who loves what she does... and she's also mom to 4 kids under age 5, so she knows what it's like to be short on time. But, she loves what she does and wouldn't change a thing.

Links From This Episode:

The Balanced Life
The Balanced Life on Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube
Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
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Work: A City Commissioner | 161 Oct 25, 2018

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Awhile back I talked to Sarah Stewart Holland, so in case you missed it the first time, you're in for a treat... You might know her as one half of the podcast Pantsuit Politics, but I wanted to talk to her about another gig she does: Sarah is a city commissioner of her small Kentucky town, Paducah, where she spends a lot of her workday making decisions that make where she lives a better place.

She shares about the ins and outs of what it means to be a city commissioner in a small community. And she's open and honest about the hurdles she jumped to become a young woman and mom who spins a lot of plates to use her passion for politics to serve her town.

Links From This Episode:

Sarah on Twitter & Instagram
Pantsuit Politics & The Nuanced Life
Emerge America
Update from Sarah: thoughts post-2018 midterm elections
Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
Raising Ms. President
Less Than Angels, by Barbara Pym
What She Ate, by Laura Shapiro
The Vegetarian, by Han Kang
A Man Called Ove, Fredrik Backman
A Gentleman in Moscow, by Amor Towles
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Work: A Rum Distiller | 160 Oct 23, 2018

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Karen Hoskin is a rum distiller: that's pretty cool, right? But here's what's especially interesting about Karen: She's a woman in a field where's simply not a lot of women, she had no experience making rum (or any sort of liquor, really) when she began, and... a rum distiller in Colorado? That's an unusual place for making rum.

But Karen's never shied away from being a leader and starting new things — in fact, she's also the founder and owner of Zoetica, a shop that specializes in zero-waste travel and food kits. So basically, it's a shame that Karen just sits on the sidelines, you know?

Links From This Episode:

Montanya Distillers
Zoetica
Montanya on Instagram and Twitter
Zoetica on Instagram and Facebook
Tsh on Twitter & Instagram
Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver
Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver
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