Summary: <p>The holidays are fast approaching. We share our plans for the season, including activities, food, gifts, how we plan to stay connected to loved ones, and what we are doing to take care of ourselves. Links we mentioned:</p><ul> <li> <a href="https://amzn.to/38Q8DbI" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>In a Holidaze</em></a> by Christina Lauren</li> <li> <a href="https://amzn.to/35yuORr" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Winter Street</em></a> series by Elin Hilderbrand</li> <li><a href="https://booksforlittles.com/thanksgiving/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Decolonizing Thanksgiving</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blueland.com/collections/refill-pack/products/holiday-hand-soap-refill-packs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Blueland holiday soap scents</a></li> </ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Life lately</strong></p><p>Sarah continued her gamble of painting rooms without getting samples and Abby shares a Craigslist victory.</p><br><p><strong>Reading lately</strong></p><p>We both read memoirs this week: Sarah finished <a href="https://amzn.to/2IJqW7F" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Quit Like a Woman: The Radical Choice to Not Drink in a Culture Obsessed with Alcohol</em></a> by Holly Witaker and Abby listened to <a href="https://amzn.to/35CvDZH" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Sitting Pretty: The View From My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body</em></a> by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sitting_pretty/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rebekah Taussig</a>.</p><br><p><strong>Eating lately</strong></p><p>Abby continues her quest for homemade Indian food with <a href="https://twosleevers.com/palak-paneer/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">chana saag</a> (substituting chickpeas for the paneer).</p><p>Sarah learned to make water kefir from a neighbor.</p><br><p><em>If you’d like to join in the conversation, please leave us a comment on our </em><a href="https://friendlierpodcast.com/holidays-pandemic-edition/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>show notes</em></a><em>, email us at </em><a href="mailto:friendlierpodcast@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>friendlierpodcast@gmail.com</em></a><em>, or find us on Instagram </em><a href="http://www.instagram.com/friendlierpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>@friendlierpodcast</em></a><em>. Thanks for listening!</em></p><br><hr><p style="color:grey;font-size:0.75em;"> See <a style="color:grey;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>
