Diary

I feel like being a little bit over a month away from college football is what is giving me hope for a better tomorrow right now. That and also my air-conditioning to which I will pledge my undying love. 1. denim western shirt I think this is so cute. Love this tan color and the little bit of a puff sleeve. Such a fun basic piece to have going into the fall. It's $69.95 but an extra Read More

One of our very favorite friends, Travis Cottrell, joins us on this week's episode (ALERT ALERT HE HAS A NEW ALBUM COMING OUT ON FRIDAY 7/21), and we had the best time catching up with him. Travis tells us about what it's like to sing background vocals on the Grand Ole Opry (AS YOU DO), and he and Sophie have a big discussion about some newer country artists they love to listen to. Also, Sophie Read More

I spent four days in Colorado and I'll just say the cool weather was a nice break from whatever the heck is going on here in Texas right now. This heat is absurd. Here are some things I found this week: 1. Bennett button-down Love this striped button down. It also comes in a solid orange, but I don't really wear orange clothings. This is $59.95 plus an extra 40% off. 2. tiered Read More

Since I was in Colorado and Sophie has been in Mississippi, we did a super quick recording / editing / posting turnaround this week. Apologies in advance if the quality of the episode isn't what you've grown to expect. Anyway, this week we talk about our travels, Sophie's daddy's internet speed, a book we both loved, and our recent Patreon episode with Dr. Mary Claire Haver that may have changed Read More

It's hot. You're welcome for that weather update. Here are some cute things I found this week. Like last week, all of this except for the first item is from Amazon. But I wanted you to see this first shirt because it's on sale and super cute. 1. pilcro airy oversized button down I know I've shown a lot of oversized button down shirts this year, but here's one more. This one is so Read More

It's just a whole lot of real life on this week's episode - no mountains, no writing retreat, no "DAAAAAD!" So I update you on the Shankles, Sophie updates on the Hudsons, and then she talks at great length about season 2 of The Bear, which, for the record, has the worst language of any show she has ever watched. We also analyze options for a new TV show for me and share a quick Patreon Read More

I'm not even going to talk about how hot it is in Texas right now except to tell you this. For the first time in my whole life this week as I walked through a parking lot and felt my skin melting off my body, I thought to myself, "Why do I live here?" Anyway, as I started working on this week's post, I realized my first five picks were all from Amazon so I just decided to stick with the Amazon Read More

We went to Highlands, North Carolina last week, so on this week's episode, Sophie and I talk all about it: the car ride, the writing, the college baseball, and the big laughs with our friend and travel companion Erin. We had ourselves a fine time, and you're going to hear all the details. Be advised that there's a special clip at the very end of the episode (courtesy of Erin), and it's Sophie's Read More

Well, I need some swivel chairs, so this week we discuss my swivel chairs shopping strategy. Sophie shares a very unexpected college baseball development (spoiler alert: She cheered for Tennessee against Stanford in the College World Series), and we both do a quick update on our weekends, our current reading situations, and our grown-up perspectives on Brooke Shields. We also talk a little bit Read More