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On his podcast, On Purpose, Jay Shetty shared his 20 lessons learned in 2020 and challenged others to share their lessons learned too. We took you up on the challenge Jay! Michelle and I each made our own top 10 list for ourselves, and took turns sharing them on this episode of the podcast to get to 20 collective lessons learned from us this year.

Maria’s list:
Don’t wait for things to be perfect, they never will be. Communication is everything  Tell people you appreciate them. Genuine compliments are always welcome and most adults don’t get enough recognition. Breaks and quiet time are necessary. Self care is more than a face mask, although those are great too. Do things for fun, for your mental health. Community is important. When you can’t be “together” find ways to connect and be with people in other ways that are meaningful. Find joy in other’s successes - you expand your own joy and elevate others in the process. When the world feels like it’s crumbing we come back to what we know and what we can control  There is no point where you say OK now I have solved myself and now I can serve. Vulnerability is powerful. No one has it together, everyone feels like they’re doing their best and imposter syndrome from time to time. Michelle’s list:
Normal, just like perfection does not exist. It is what you need, when you need it. Life is short. Make the most of each and every damn day. Pandemic or otherwise - good and bad things happen period. Learning and growing in these pivotal times, that is what is important. This podcast has become a new way for people to stay connected to us. I “survived” an unintended sabbatical and job searched successfully in a pandemic. Cooking is therapeutic, so is cooking from the heart.  Nature is full of gifts, grateful for the time to explore some of the best WI state parks. Hormonal acne and “mask-ne” are treated completely different than the acne of our teens/20’s. EVERYTHING happens as it is “supposed to” and in good time, sometimes better than how you expect. Love, is everything. I learned to embrace it rather than fight it. Catch Jay’s top 20 podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/on-purpose-with-jay-shetty/id1450994021?i=1000503477113 
We’d love to hear which lessons resonated with you most, and what YOUR most valuable lessons learned this year have been! Please share!
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Episode 26: Thanksgiving Eats and Memories
Thanksgiving is two weeks away! Have your plans on how to celebrate changed this year? Ours sure have! With the pandemic surging in many places having a plan A and possibly B might be helpful this year (thanks a lot Covid...). We share some of our favorite Thanksgiving memories and foods that go with those memories. We’d love to hear from you: What are your favorite Thanksgiving memories? Do you travel (will you this year)? Is it a large celebration or on the small side? What are your favorite thanksgiving foods?
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We thought we’d take some time to share what podcasts we’re listening to - besides recording ours. Maria uses podcasts to enhance learning on business and personal growth. How I Built This, The New Corner Office and On Purpose are three that she really enjoys. Michelle listens to podcasts for entertainment and really has been enjoying Smartless; Terrible, Thanks for Asking; and Girls Gotta Eat (this one is best listened to with airpods if children are around its of a more personal nature). We want to know - what do you listen to (besides us)? What are you enjoying about our podcast? Are there topics you want us to cover? If you like what you are listening to we’d love you to share us with others and give us a review, too.
Post recording one additional podcast was shared with us The Happiness Lab; especially the coronavirus bonus section. This content is from Yale University, Dr. Laurie Santos who teaches “Psychology and the Good Life.”
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When the pandemic started it seemed “novel” to return to cooking and preparing more meals at home. Cook with the family, have some fun. Well, fast forward to fall, and we are still at home more than going out; and if you have kids at home it seems like they still eat all.the.time. We figured out that each week is 42 meals (if you eat 3 a day, not counting snacks) on top of work and everything else - who has time for it all??? 
In today’s episode we talk about what we have been making and some resources that are “go to’s” for us. Do you need a recipe to follow or can you walk into the pantry and just find things to experiment and make? Michelle’s secret to the latter is Google & Pinterest. Type what you have and search for what comes up and scroll until you find something you like. Michelle’s goal has been not to make the same thing twice. Not as easy as it sounds! 
Wanna make “Move in With Michelle” Mushroom Ragu and Polenta? https://www.thekitchn.com/polenta-mushroom-ragu-22982166
The chicken dish Michelle ended up making the night this was recorded: https://realsimplegood.com/korean-bbq-chicken/
Our tip for cauliflower rice is to prepare ½ cup brown or white rice as the package suggests (subbing broth of any kind for water for more flavor in rice). Heat a skillet with olive oil until it shimmers and some fresh minced garlic (at least a clove) and frozen cauliflower or grated fresh cauliflower “rice” & season with salt and pepper. Cook until it has some golden color and mix with rice. 
What are your tips and tricks for cooking? Any great recipes you have found? Favorite sites? Do you plan meals out or are you spontaneous? We’d love you to share your tips and tricks with us and our listeners. Especially since winter feels like it is going to be long!
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Children are mesmerized by videos of others opening presents and mail online. Know what? Adults are too! It's a hole that we can all fall down, right? In the before times, before Corona, this was a show topic that we had and now that corona isn’t going anywhere - and we are doing ALL the online shopping, this topic is even more relevant! Our Mission with The Good Life Girls is to share life hacks that bring you more fun, joy, and fulfillment. And this one is joyful for sure! 
Full disclosure, Maria and Michelle both work for a company that rewards us well for hard work and we get some really cool mail, on the regular. Maria for years has been sharing her “mail” and unboxing on the social channels with hundreds and thousands of views per video, and we dove in for the behind the scenes on how this goes down. Does anyone get “real” mail (not bills or advertisements) anymore? We would love to know what favorite things you’re getting delivered?

We unboxed the BRAND NEW Redefine set for anti-aging skincare together. If you’re interested in trying it, or seeing what’s right for you, check out Michelle’s Solution Tool for more info: https://michellerector.myrandf.com/solution-tool We’re all aging, all the time, and we don’t have to look it! 
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 It’s the middle of October 2020 as we bring you this episode. Our minds are on things to distract from the current climate of politics and pandemic. As we roll into fall, we’re in the midst of holiday decorating “season” - technically the window between Fall, Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas, Winter. We got to wondering: how do you decorate? Just outside? All your rooms or just specific ones? Where do you get your ideas and inspiration? Do you decorate for you? The kids?

Since the chances of hosting large events this year are likely non-existent, are you going to do more in your home to feel festive? Maria and Michelle share some of our ideas in this episode and we’d love for you to share ideas with us & and our listeners. We are better when we all come together to share ideas and inspiration to keep us all going!
Through October 23, 2020 we invite you to head to the Good Life Girls Facebook page and share photos of your Halloween/Fall Decor on our giveaway post for a chance to win a fun fall tumbler. We can’t wait to spoil one of YOU!  
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