Sorta Awesome

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Ep. 234 Go-to recipes and foodie memories Feb 28, 2020

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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

Find Kelly's recipes here

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!

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Ep. 233 Something Bad Happened, Vol. 3 Feb 21, 2020

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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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You can find Emily on Instagram!

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Ep. 232 What we're watching right now Feb 14, 2020

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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

You can find Meg on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram!

Find Rebekah on her blog, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!

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Ep. 231 Document your life (and yourself!) Feb 07, 2020

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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

You can find Meg on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram!

Find Jen on Instagram or in the Sorta Awesome Hangout!

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Ep. 230 What we're learning and loving (with Kelly and Laura!) Jan 31, 2020

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Get excited, Awesomes! While Meg was out sick, Kelly called up Sorta Awesome alumna and creator/host of 10 Things To Tell You Laura Tremaine, and the two of them are here to tell you what they are learning and loving right now! You are going to love hearing about everything from little life lessons to what’s good in pop culture to what all Laura is up to these days. Happy listening, friends!

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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

Find Kelly on her blog, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram!

Find Laura at LauraTremaine.com and on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter! Check out her blog 10 Things To Tell You and find the podcast 10 Things To Tell You wherever you listen to podcasts!

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Ep. 229 Sorta Awesome HALL OF FAME! Jan 24, 2020

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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!

This is the year for YOU to take Awesome to a whole new level! Come be a Super Star!

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Thank you to all of our Sorta Awesome sponsors!

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)

You can find Meg on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram!

Find Rebekah on her blog, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!

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Ep. 228 Your best mornings yet! Jan 17, 2020

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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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Thank you to all of our Sorta Awesome sponsors!

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

You can find Meg on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram!

Find Kelly on her blog, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram!

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Ep. 227 Three simple steps to an AWESOME 2020 Jan 10, 2020

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It is 2020 and Sorta Awesome is BACK! Hi, Awesomes - we’ve missed you! And this time of year, it’s hard to miss all the hype around restructuring your life in the new year. Sometimes it can be a little overwhelming. This week, Meg is joined by her sister to talk about how to make small changes in a very non-overwhelming way - by focusing on three simple steps. All of that plus a fun way to take off makeup and a wintery perfume in Awesome of the Week!

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Thank you to all of our Sorta Awesome sponsors!

SHOW NOTES:

Meg AotW: Soltice Scents in Snowmint Mallow

Emily’s AotW: MakeUp Eraser

StartUp Podcast

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You can find Emily on Instagram!

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Ep. 226 All of the Awesome of 2019! Dec 30, 2019

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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!

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Thank you to all of our Sorta Awesome sponsors!

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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Find Kelly on her blog, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram!

Find Rebekah on her blog, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!

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Ep. 225 Confessions: Holiday Edition! Dec 20, 2019

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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

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS:

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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

You can find Meg on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram!

Find Rebekah on her blog, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!

Find Kelly on her blog, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram!