Spare Time the Pod

What's that you see? Could it be...the Spare Time Pod dropping on the actual first Monday of the month??? That's right friends, we've got our recap for you, it's right on time, and A LOT has happened.How did you spend your spare time this month:* MM: Miami whoa* AA: time off, quitting my job, sleepover with beau, redecorating, etc. starting a new job, small and sweet pop up, meeting HHBest/Worst:* Best:* AA: arsicault chocolate croissant* MM: Walrus Rodeo Miami but also Canva premium honestly. honorable mention Easter kit kat* Worst:* MM: drunk drivers!* AA: is produce bad everywhere?Spare Time Rec:* AA: cookies and cream mask by fenty / facials* MM: The Slowdown pod and Great River by Mia Word (honorable mention Love from the Outer Bands by Mary Block)Culture / 3 Things You Need to Know:* Severance Discussion* Overcompensating Benny Drama* Lucy Dacus concertLook Ahead:* MM: becoming a wife lol* AA: may is crazyyyyy! Camping, travel, my best friends wedding, beau turns 5, summer This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit inyoursparetime.substack.com

0o0o0o0 double header (aka it's a long one teehee)! We talk friendship, flowers, Lucy Dacus, and more, plus Marie finally breaks her silence on the Worst Thing She's Ever EatenHow did you spend your spare time this month:* MM: Feb - traveling! South Africa and a lil Miami. March - so much special friend time! Flowers, fitness, sitting outside, getting ready for Miami!* AA: Feb - wallowing! Celebrating Hen, Kelsea Ballerini, celebrating my mom, wedding planning, hatching new ideas March - Getting my shit together, celebrating my best girl!!!, putting wheels in motion, teaching yoga, cherry blossoms, Richmond etc. Spirit is backBest/Worst:* Best:* AA:* Feb: my adult relationship with my sister (shoutout to Michael too)* March: +1 and also Finding Grace by Loretta Rothschild* MM:* Feb: Arthur’s Mini Super in Capetown* March: bachelorette <3* Worst:* MM:* Feb: THE creamy mussel–click here at your own risk* March: honestly…the Lucy album? Sad!* AA:* Feb: radicchio / men* March: why are all sandwiches bad - taste testSpare Time Rec:* AA: I know Marie already talked about this but now it’s my turn - Tommy Lefroy + Love on the Spectrum and also Trousdale new releases - album this week - Growing Pains* MM: We Were the Universe by Kimberly King Parsons AND asking for love letters <3 oh and you must know about this IKEA picnic gadget. Okaysyyyy also the app ClearSpaceCulture / 3 Things You Need to Know:Feb:* Lucy + Julien 4ever!* Is social media going to save us or be the end of us (light fodder)Podcast ep Marie referenced* SeveranceMarch:* Women’s NCAA specifically Paige Bueckers* Something im thinking about is the decline of Maren Morris* Demi Moore losing best actress to Mikey Madison (Oscars if we care at all)* Also: White LotusLook Ahead:* MM: Poetry Festival lyfeeeeeee* AA: hopefully an absolutely new life all around lol hopefully a miami trip and a full spring cleaning This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit inyoursparetime.substack.com

One month down, an Elon to go...I mean an eon. But we're not talking about the Muskocracy, we're keeping it light!! Listen as we dunk on oscar noms, wax poetic about our current fave song, and more <3How did you spend your spare time this month:* MM: so much friend time! SNOW! Home Alone, fitness, writing, and films* AA: murder mystery, with my boys (hockey game!), christmas round 2, cape cod!!! Things have really locked inBest/Worst:* Best:* AA: cape cod with Friend Group <3* MM: Same <3 but also radicchio salad with poached quince, pickled almonds, fontina, and the tiniest crunchiest croutons at Recoveco with Ada Limon* Worst:* MM: having the flu on a work trip* AA: my nails are ruined (again)Spare Time Rec:* AA: Angie McMahon’s album Light Dark, Light Again* MM: Severance Season 2 droolCulture / 3 Things You Need to Know:* Grammys* The Substance, A Complete Unknown, and The Brutalist Reviews* Lucy Dacus’ very gay press tour (and new album out 3/28!)Look Ahead:* MM: big boy vacation! Continued routine, wedding, wedding, wedding!* AA: teaching yoga!!, cultivating more community, creative projects, wedding planning, celebrating my mama and henrito, Atlanta, consistency with SWEAT, kelsea ballerini This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit inyoursparetime.substack.com

Another year of this world famous podcast! Hear us yap and yap about all our faves of 2024 and some of what we're looking forward to in 2025 (with a very brief moment at the top for good ol' December)DECEMBERHIGH:* AA: Christmas Family time + a white christmas! Grateful for the luv in my life + murder mystery new years* MM: New Goodwill in DC lolLOW:* AA: what am I doing with my life <3* MM: parking ticket festBEST OF 2024MOVIE:* AA: Wicked / Blink Twice (worst: Love Lies Bleeding holy shit)* MM: My Old AssTV SHOW:* AA: Shrinking (duh) + Bad Sisters + Traitors (recency bias tho?)* MM: Boring but honestly same!!! Minus traitors plus Hacks season 3BOOK:* AA: Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors + All The Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker* MM: All Fours by Miranda July + Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenjah (other five star reads: Martyr, The Round House, The Friend, The Night Watchman, Small Things Like These, Concentrate, Clear, Sandwich, There Are Reason for This)WORST BOOK:* AA: Men Have Called Her Crazy by Anna Marie Tendler* MM: I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokpokki by Baek Se-heeALBUM:* AA: Weird Faith by Madi Diaz + The Secret of Us by Gracie Abrams (Cowboy Carter)* MM: Brat by Charli XCX (my preference is for the remix album) (honorable mentions: Stick Season (Forever), Noah Kahan, Cowboy Carter, Beyonce; Tiger’s Blood, Waxahatchee; What A Relief, Katie Gavin; The Secret of Us, Gracie Abrams)SONG:* AA: Starting Over At the End by JOSEPH* MM: Right Back to It by Waxahatchee / The Baton by Katie GavinCONCERT:* AA: Madi Diaz + All Things Go MUNA / Hozier / Japanese Breakfast / Holly Humberstone + JOSEPH @ Sixth and I* MM: Joseph @ Sixth and I / Brandi @ The Anthem / Betty Who @ Lincoln Theater (wait I forgot about all of these and same)MEAL:* AA: Mr Tuna <3* MM: Burrito from Uptown 66BREAKFAST:* AA: beyond boring but Siggi’s in the summer with peaches, raspberries, and Nantucket Bake Shop cranberry granola - sometimes honey* MM: only counts as breakfast on a technicality but Paul’s Pel’meni in Madison, WILUNCH:* AA: Yume Ga Arukara cold noodles* MM: Eggplant sandwich from Ideals & lobster roll from Sesuit Harbor Cafe (<3)DINNER:* AA: Dame in NYC* MM: Entrenos in MiamiDESSERT:* AA: hawaiian roll ice cream sandwich w/ vanilla bean gelato, caramel, butter, and salt from Mr. Tuna* MM: Passionfruit pie from Doubting ThomasPURCHASE:* AA: Vintage Inspired Persian Runner for the Kitchen or Airpods Max* MM: CarKit for our old dumb carDISCOVERY:* AA: yin yoga / sound baths / restore yoga in general* MM: builder gel nailsTRIP:* AA: Maine* MM: Canada#1 RECOMMENDATION:* AA: Cupping* MM: Buy a kitchen timer and put it on your desk (I have this one but I covet this one)What completely ordinary thing are you most grateful for right now in your life?* MM: The cup known in our home as Cup™* AA: pockets of communityTune in to the next episode for our culture speed round! ily<3 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit inyoursparetime.substack.com

One of the longest months of our lives! So much has happened, high highs and, well...democratically apocalyptic lows. We're looking for the joy. Thanks for being here with us<3How did you spend your spare time this month:* MM: North Carolina, Atlanta, Miami, Thanksgiving! An extreme amount of work which also involved catching up with everyone I’ve ever met. …the presidential election. IRL AA time. Hosting and informal hangs as a balm <3* AA: wedding dress shopping 400 times, NC, not working but somehow working more than ever, friensdgiving, thanksgiving, jeffsgiving, ~new beginnings~Best/Worst:* Best: general honorable mention to our eggplant sandwiches in NC* AA: I love my wedding dress <3* MM: SANDWICH from Ideals, pitas from Yellow* Worst:* MM: too much ham (honorable mention best)* AA: sick for 2 weeks while being off FML / my new company uses microsoft systemsSpare Time Rec:* AA: Bad Sisters on Apple TV* MM: Searows (start with “Older” and “End Of The World”), Sydney Ross Mitchell (“Forward To The Kill” and “Porn Star”) and new EP “born blue” by Tommy LefroyCulture / 3 Things You Need to Know:* What do we think about the gift guides of it all* Spotify Wrapped / Grammy Noms* WickedLook Ahead:* MM: Holiday festivities galore. It’s freezing so…coats? Trying to thrift my christmas gifts, it’s time for my best playlist, getting through my reading goal just in the nick of time I hope, and End of Year nostalgia–my fave.* AA: cookie box time! December by Sara Bareilles on repeat. Finishing reading 100 books. Thinking about who I want to be next year besides a wife and a girl who watches my bestie become a wife! Murdering one of my friends before the year ends (maybe). This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit inyoursparetime.substack.com

This month was a year long and with almost 0 minutes of spare time for either of us...but you know we found plenty to talk about anyway ;) happy listening love u go volunteer to elect Kamala Harris <3How did you spend your spare time this month:* MM: Salem, Miami, Los Angeles, election madness, it’s giving season, etc* AA: Philly, Betty Who, a night away with my boys, NYC, yoga mentor, but honestly not a ton and also my brain is full - not reading :( Best/Worst:* Best: * AA: yellow rose quesadilla was truly fantastic + radio bakery french onion croissant * MM: basically the city of Los Angeles as a whole and even more specifically driving around the city of Los Angeles in a CONVERTIBLE, but even more more specifically tomato and burrata at Birdie G’s, passionfruit pie from Doubting Thomas, and The Ruby Fruit as an establishment overall* Worst:* MM: this NYT cacio e pepe* AA: I am stressed about the election!!! + its been a taxing few weeks lol Spare Time Rec:* AA: new Kelsea Ballerini album is out - a quart of frozen yogurt is a good thing to have in your freezer * MM: English Teacher,  followup about Katie Gavin’s album Culture / 3 Things You Need to Know: * You should be phone banking today <3  (or knocking on doors or volunteering at the polls! Go do it it’s fun not scary!)* Thanksgiving * Take your friends to work day—what do we think about this as a conceptLook Ahead:* MM: sending out our f*cking save the dates ughhhhhh, last wedding of the year, big boy work times, holidays and…..waiting to see if the Republic will stand?? Lol* AA: wedding dress shopping SOS, taking 2 weeks off but kind of not, might be the busiest couple of weeks of my life in fact, finishing my YTT?? Starting a pottery class This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit inyoursparetime.substack.com

Double header! We've been traveling, going to concerts, trying cupping, bumping tunes, getting our nails done and much, much more. Tune in to this XL ep for the deets!How did you spend your spare time this month:* MM: Canada, NH, Miami, drove across the country [Pittsburgh, Glen Arbor, Middle of Lake Michigan, Apostle Islands in Wisconsin] and back, back to Michigan, back to Miami twice, and finally, home <3 * AA: settled on my bday goal, women's soccer, August produce, my favorite state <3, auntie time, JOSEPH, IRL time with Kathryn, Sara B, cupping convert, I miss baking Best/Worst:* Best: * AA: the ice cream sandwich at mr tuna / New England / the cold noodles at Yume Ga Arukara * MM: The Mill in Glen Arbor, MI, Super Secret Ice Cream in Bethlehem, NH, Paul’s Pel’meni in Madison, WI (aug)* Worst:* MM:  too many plums! (aug) / fridge! Lmao (sept)* AA: fridge ttyl (Aug) + fletcher :( Spare Time Rec:* AA: all in on Sabrina Carpenter + bokksu * MM: My Old Ass, Katie Gavin’s solo music, Fruit game (either I Want Watermelon or Cantaloupe) if you need to be smooth brainCulture / 3 Things You Need to Know: * The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives* Builder gel nails - nail technology has really evolved guys* Laptop purchases: let’s discuss* I Just Want A ‘Dumb Job’* Bonus need to know: Erika is a witchLook Ahead:* MM: hopefully less humid weather! One of the final weddings of the year! Home improvement journey.* AA: spooooky season, maybe a new life, maybe engagement photos, working out sorry that I have to keep talking about it  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit inyoursparetime.substack.com

Y'all, we have not heard each other's voices since the June episode...and it shows because this is a long one. We talk Cape Cod, Canada, the Olympics, coconut trees, and more! Buckle up xoHow did you spend your spare time this month:* MM: Vacation in the woods! A lil Miami time, a little fam time, a little home time! Eating crabs, fruit, being hot, general summer tings* AA: Cape cod <3, really restorative yoga, swimming in the pond, pickleball, eating soft serve and lobster rolls, reading! Full circle on the Japanese house from June, wedding planning!Best/Worst:* Best: * AA: CC birthday dinner* MM: feeling like a nature girlie after a long hiatus* Worst:* MM: a macaroni and cheese that deserves jail time from Rose and Crown in Canmore, Alberta, Hannah’s spooky fall* AA: it's so sad to say that literally every grossy pelosi recipe is bad * RETRACTION: Benito Skinner’s boyfriend is Terrence O'Connor NOT known sexual predator/former fashion photographer Terry Richardson (lmao)Spare Time Rec:* AA: All The Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker / art that makes you cry * MM: Louise Erdrich!Culture / 3 Things You Need to Know: * The Olympics - snoop dogg, flava flav, etc. * Good things are always happening to me note - discuss * Election update: goodBiden, the month of The Coconut TreeLook Ahead:* MM: continuing my relentless travel schedule, wedding tour, introducing Hannah to many of my cousins, Thais’ bachelorette and work in Miami, reading (!!!), wedding planning * AA: summer cleaning, enjoying summer???, at long last my return to Maine, holding onto the peace from CC, starting over at the end??? We can only hope, cook90 altho that is no longer possible <3 more to come in august lol, really loving pema chodron  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit inyoursparetime.substack.com

Loving summer so much we are two weeks late on this episode...let's blame it on the childhood expectations of summer vacation and move on! It's about: fruit, Asheville, queer weddings, and more <3How did you spend your spare time this month:* MM: Chicago, a hot 24 hours in nyc, friends visiting, being so fucking hot, celebrating Hannah’s birthday, two baby showers, baby news, and new baby arriving!!!! Also I am in my ricotta era* AA: Mostly in DC! Going to the farmers market, blueberry picking, pool, NYC, asheville, my first queer wedding! Best/Worst:* Best: * AA: apricot jam <3 * MM: SUMMER PRODUCE* Worst:* MM: a Truly Horrible cobb salad* AA: …asheville…Spare Time Rec:* AA: The Japanese House * MM: Minor league baseball, Gracie Abram’s album The Secret of UsCulture / 3 Things You Need to Know: * brat* Love island * Regrettably I must bring up the presidential electionLook Ahead:* MM: first trip abroad with Hannah B! Enjoying some big boy mountains for the first time in a long time, college essay tutoring* AA: cape cod, wedding planning, pickleball and pond every day <3  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit inyoursparetime.substack.com

May 2024 has come and gone! We discuss lobster rolls, neck injuries, Chappell Roan supremacy, childhood friends, and more <3 Happy summerHow did you spend your spare time this month:* MM: a lil Miami, a lil PA, a lil Boston, a lil Cape Cod, a lil Delaware–everything but DC * AA: Boston! The gym! Minnesota! Childhood friends <3 (the 999 is so scary) Katie Pruitt x2, NYC with my gorls, B two times in one week, locked down the wedding date Best/Worst:* Best: * AA: Got a new car, end of an era etc. etc. and the cookie at LA Burdick??* MM: Lobster roll at Sesuit Harbor Cafe!!!!* Worst:* MM: did some dumb flight shit* AA: pulled neck muscle…Spare Time Rec:* AA: Universal Thread jean shorts + Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors (out 9/3)* MM: one sec appCulture / 3 Things You Need to Know: * Chappell Roan * Cookie croissants?????* Girls resurgence Look Ahead:* MM: pride month! Spending a fortnight in DC, quality time with some fam and friends <3* AA: what is it like to cook in your kitchen? Trying to remember that! Time to spend time at the pool (join the gay masters finally), make progress on my YTT self study, las cultch culture awards and celebrating the end of an era This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit inyoursparetime.substack.com

We know it's already mid-May but come on! Just let us tell you about April 2024! We are reunited, full of pollen, and ready to tell you about crucial things like Miami's best burrito and protein!How did you spend your spare time this month:* MM: * AA: with my little babes, with my friends, mostly in DC!!! Its nice to be where you live, Philly, getting into “protein”, watching womens sports Best/Worst:* Best: * AA: YTT / Laser Wolf * MM: gatekeeping best crepe of my life (and I lived in France!) so my real one is Uptown 66* Worst:* MM: throwing away my burrito from Uptown 66* AA: Missing Chicago :( Spare Time Rec:* AA: trivia on a weekly cadence * MM: unfortunately stopping at Buc-ees on a long road tripCulture / 3 Things You Need to Know: * TTPD* MISS Holly Humberstone idyknyk!!* Women’s NCAA & Caitlin Clark–it was The MomentLook Ahead:* MM: beginning to never be in washington DC for a weekend forever lol! Honestly ~*massachusetts!*~, reading (I must!!), finding a way to be more present as I embark on my summer of travelz* AA: It’s halfway through the month basically but weddings, NYC, Boston, Spring???? It feels like a very busy month tbh i am desperate for a capsule closet This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit inyoursparetime.substack.com

Hot take from MM but March is theeeeEeE best month of the year! Arieses rise!!! 03/24 included lots of friendship, flowers, and Fletcher. Tune in for the full skinny xoHow did you spend your spare time this month:* MM: flowers!! Friends! Solo time at home in DC! Busy bee-ing! Packing! Driving! Light wedding planning!* AA: Boston 2x , friends, babies, listening to so much music and being happy about it , brandi IRL Best/Worst:* Worst:* MM: our a/c breaking on the drive down to Miami * AA: how does a person get better at trivia * Best: * AA: getting engaged again but honorable mention same as u MM + Kacey* MM: being with my friends <3 + Fletcher & Cowboy CarterSpare Time Rec:* AA: Mr & Mrs Smith * MM: listening to other people’s playlistsCulture / 3 Things You Need to Know: * Fletcher and Shannon are dominating my brain once again oooooh* How’s your reading journey been going / books on our TBR we are excited about* The chili crisp thing Look Ahead:* MM: Miami and that is truly it!* AA: YTT! Chicago! NYC! A nutritionist??? We’ll see. Do we care about Maggie and Taylor  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit inyoursparetime.substack.com

Two girls with a lack of spare time for the month still somehow manage to speak on the topic for nearly 90 minutes. We are nothing if not verbose! Tune in for sandwiches, Kate Missington, and more!How did you spend your spare time this month:* MM: so….busy…..being eternally ill. Working! Truly riveting content! Missing my friend Alissa!* AA: Missing my friend Marie! Also working but feeling fulfilled overall! Wow! Celebrating Hen, Cape Cod, Boston, NYC Best/Worst:* Worst:* MM: Your Only Friend* AA: an overdressed Caesar that made me gag @ Macs * Best: * AA: Dame NYC and friends who you trust* MM: I made some good soups! Shoutout to fish stock and to Rancho Gordo beans. Spare Time Rec:* AA: buy tickets to small venues for artists you don’t know or don’t know well* MM: the daylist feature on SpotifyCulture / 3 Things You Need to Know: * Kate Middletongate aka Kate Missington - link, link, link, link, link* March + April Music - Ariana (brother/bf comparison pic for your reference), Fletcher, Bey, Kacey, Maggie, Taylor, Waxahatchee, GIR, Lizzy, Katie Pruitt * Strands NYTLook Ahead:* MM: THE music month is here!! Aries season, birthday celebrations, visits from friends, preparing to move my family to Miami for 5 weeks, more work! But also…FLOWERING TREES!!!!! The best thing on this earth maybe.* AA: Leaning in to things that make me feel like myself <3, back to the cookbook journey, celebrating my number one girl and number one boy with a perfect weekend, Brandi Carlile, music foreverrrrrr, the release of Health Nut I am so ready. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit inyoursparetime.substack.com

Celebrating the first ep of 2024, an amazing new song, an anniversary weekend, and much much more, but, most insanely of all: celebrating five years of the Spare Time Pod--in all her iterationsHow did you spend your spare time this month:* MM: wintering (real) and wintering (Miami), making some treats, getting engaged again, watching movies* AA: anniversary weekend, Fam, playing in snow!, willing myself to knit, going to the theater!!!, seeing JOSEPH <3 Best/Worst:* Worst:* MM: sorry but Hannahs sweet potato mantou (from Tenderheart)* AA: the obvious (honorable mention lutèce) * Best: * AA: TBIL / Rasika * MM: spontaneous dim sum at China Garden Han Gong (highlights: shumai, green beans, chow fun)Spare Time Rec:* AA: The Curse? Good Material by Dolly Alderton * MM: “Right Back to It” by Waxahatchee (also…Fool Me Once??? sorry)Culture / 3 Things You Need to Know: * Oscar Noms / The Grammys * The new Fletcher album / the new MR album * Mean Girls movie and any other films Look Ahead:* MM: Leap day!!!! Shoemaker family gathering, Lunar New Year, Miami…the dawning of Marie’s Busy Time™️* AA: Boston/Cape time, new music I think, Portland Maine, bubby time basically Spare Time Sundries are here! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit inyoursparetime.substack.com

Another year gone by! The sands of time! Recap the full spin around our fav burning gas giant with our bests of the year in many silly and serious categories.MOVIE:AA: Past Lives MM: Maybe Theatre Camp but idkTV SHOW:AA: Jury Duty (Amazon Freevee)MM: The Last of Us (HBO)BOOK:AA: The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty (runner up: Tom Lake by Ann Patchett)MM: The Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang (runner up: Big Swiss by Jen Beagin)ALBUM:AA: Girls Of My Dreams, Fletcher (runner up: same as MM + Stick Season (We’ll All Be Here Forever), Noah Kahan and The Sun, JOSEPH)MM: the record, boygenius (runner up: Snow Angel, Renee Rapp, and GUTS, duh)SONG:AA: As of this moment “The Wedding Song”, Renee Rapp and “The Tree”, Maren Morris for the vibe but for real it’s gotta be True Blue, boygenius for the real winner one of the most gorgeous songs on earth imo MM: “Not Strong Enough”, boygenius (honorable mention for a song that has been in my head for the last month: “Femininomenon” by Chappell Roan)CONCERT:AA: sorry but it’s The Eras TourMM: it’s a tie! Boygenius or the MUNA set from All Things GoMEAL:AA: Bar at SarmaMM: lunar new year dinner partyBREAKFAST:AA: Brown Butter Corn Cake at Radio Bakery in NYCMM: Bagels etc??????LUNCH:AA: fennel, bean, olive, pecorino, sunflower seed, apple sal on repeat at least 1000 times (picnic in alethia tanner was the best) or the sweet potato, cucumber, citrus, peanut, lettuce, with the Cindy's Kitchen sesame ginger dressing MM: Cart Driver in Denver (honorable mention: Sofra with FOTP Sophia, perfect turkey sandwich on a picnic blanket in the park on March 26th)DINNER:AA: Kowloon Fried Cauliflower at Little Donkey in Boston MM: Walrus Rodeo in MiamiDESSERT:AA: 3 citrus sorbet at weckerlys / hot fudge sundae hillstone MM: forever and always creme brulee from Le DipPURCHASE:AA:  Classic Easy Tote by CuyanaMM: not at all sexy but weekly compost pickup serviceDISCOVERY:AA: I’m more of a literary fiction girlie I guess! Phony negroni MM: Quaker meeting (honorable mention: Dot’s Pretzels, Wegman’s ginger seltzer, slippers)TRIP:AA: cape cod <3MM: Taos, NM Gaycation#1 RECOMMENDATION: AA: take your lunch break / tell your friends that you love them MM: Is it too lame to recommend paying a professional to come clean your house monthly because that is my honest to god recommendation lolWhat completely ordinary thing are you most grateful for right now in your life? MM: Modkat top entry litter box and tiny $2 digital clock from ikea, AA: Bouldering Project <3 and specifically the yoga, pilates, cardio, and strength instructors there that have truly brought me back to a version of myself I have really missed 2024 Mood Inspo:* Sunlight flooding the kitchen after a few rainy days* Feeling a little manic in the car and blasting a crazy song you forgot about until that very instant (“I Gotta Feeling” by the Black Eyed Peas, par example)* Sitting on the couch having the giggles about nothing with your friends* Getting complimented by a child* When you’re at a concert and it’s the moment between songs and then the first notes play and you see two friends look at each other like “OH MY GOD THIS IS OUR SONG”* Being really cozy and reading a book you can’t stop thinking about* The special satisfaction of finishing a jar or tube of somethingThank you for spending your Spare Time with us in 2023. Looking forward to much more this year 🤍 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit inyoursparetime.substack.com

Happy 2024, friends! On our last regular ep of the year, we discuss drag bingo, a truly catastrophic cookie recipe, and...an engagement! Tune in next week for a special ep recapping 2023.How did you spend your spare time this month:* MM: Holiday-ing! Loving on friends and fam in DC, PA, MIA, * AA: drag bingo, scrapbooking, not knitting SOS, holiday shows, holiday dinners, baking cookies, spending christmas with my baby nephews Best/Worst:* Worst:* MM: two major fails: whole fish + cookies* AA: the bon appetit smores cookies - seriously wrong * Best: * AA: everything I ate at I Egg You and the carrots at yellow: wood-roasted carrots tahini ranch, urfathing spice * MM: Getting enGayged 0o0o00o0oSpare Time Rec:* AA: Culture Study Pod + Your Sweaters Are Garbage * MM: The Land of Milk and Honey and The Book of Difficult FruitCulture / 3 Things You Need to Know: * The Iron Claw - I just have to give everyone a warning * Goodles * 2024 Book & Music Release RadarLook Ahead:* MM: trad-wife life lol, more themed dinner parties, more moving, thrifting, driving (!), and many more new year’s resolutions, new journeys for us both (stay tuned for more teehee), and old journeys aka reading * AA: D&D???? 75 Hard continues, TBIL weekend, going to the cape, reading I go so hard in Jan and have so many arcs, and the soon to be famous cookbook journey, Subscription Box - more to come! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit inyoursparetime.substack.com

November was a big for family, food, work, and being tired! I know that’s pretty unique but hopefully one or two of you can relate! Beyond that we discuss nutrituional yeast vinegar, Spotify Wrapped, and sharing a shave ice with friends. What’s not to love??How did you spend your spare time this month:* MM: working big time, being in Miami, recovering from working, holiday-ing, recovering from holiday-ing! Fam time, etc.* AA: Boston! Friends! So many work dinners and things, NYC, Family, Friendsgiving, Touring the West Wing, etc. Best/Worst:* Worst:* MM: Cooking two Thanksgivings in a row* AA: Chocolate peanut butter croissant at Radio Bakery lol * Best: * AA: the shaved ice dessert at Tonchin in Brooklyn but it was mostly the company probably * MM: Stock party! Best of Thanksgiving: Eric Kim’s Cheesy Scallion StuffingSpare Time Rec:* AA: Have You Heard of Christmas by Matt Rogers * MM: Purchasing a gift from our gift guide (and The Dry Down newsletter)Culture / 3 Things You Need to Know: * Spotify wrapped wrapped* MOVIES (Good Grief, LTWB, Renaissance, Hunger Games, Past Lives, Saltburn, May December)* Nutritional Yeast Vin Look Ahead:* MM: December! You’ve always been a problem child! Reminiscing, daydreaming, thinking about the year ahead! Celebrating Christmas! Listening to my best of all time playlist! READING–I’ve got 14 books left to crush to hit 100 lol* AA: Yearning for the Sara B album I guess, knitting I sure hope, reading, watching movies, snowboarding, celebrating Christmas with my nephews which will be too cute I think. 75 hard? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit inyoursparetime.substack.com

Surprise! It's a Thursday episode. Sorry for tardying, November really snuck up on us. Tune in for our October updates. It was giving friendship, soup, concerts, for one of us...Covid, and much more. Let’s dig in.How did you spend your spare time this month:* AA: seeing the greatest band(s) in the world, watching my best friends get married, acquainting myself with NJ culture, pumpkin patches, QT with my friends * MM: concerts concerts concerts! Also weddings weddings! Covid :( watching lots of movies and catching up on my reading goalBest/Worst:* Worst:* MM: aside from the obvious –gestures broadly at the state of humanity– my cats smashed our chemex and I made a truly atrocious smoothie* AA:  why do we have jobs :( & two of my former employers declared bankruptcy today * Best: * AA: brown butter corn cake from radio bakery / portobello sandwiches at home * MM: matzo ball soup from Celebrity Delyi courtesy of Ted BristolSpare Time Rec:* AA: Boda Borg* MM: Julia Turshen’s chartsCulture / 3 Things You Need to Know:* What's happening in Women's Soccer* Hunger games prequel now that we have both completed the journey * Britney Spears The Woman in MeLook Ahead:* AA: thanksgiving, fall in NYC, am I going to run a marathon, 3 books away from 100 * MM: hosting family, MOVEmber, catching up on reading, being a bike girlie This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit inyoursparetime.substack.com

How did you spend your spare time this month:* AA: fell in love with a new yoga instructor, moving 6x days a week (!), concerts!, time with old friends* MM: being break-neck busy!!! Working, tutoring, wedding season!Best/Worst:* Worst:* MM: more airplane travel (but with a silver lining <3)* Weird “healthy” tiktok frozen yogurt….patties…* Best: * AA: Hozier - rly fell in love with his new album Unreal Unearth (specifically Francesca and De Selby Part 2) / did you see hozier w/ boygenius * MM: honestly….the college essaySpare Time Rec:* AA: Naked Attraction if you dare + FYI* MM: @moss_en_placeCulture / 3 Things You Need to Know:* Joe and Sophie / our personal opinion on the band The Jonas Brothers * Sara Bareilles mental health discourse on the internet * Taylor and Travis - do we care and if so discuss  Look Ahead:* AA: Honestly more of the same + fall things * MM: living my truth in October, famously the March of the fall (? what could I have possible meant by that), less concerts (in a good way), hopefully to crushing the lads at pickleball, thinking about p!nk flying through the air This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit inyoursparetime.substack.com

How did you spend your spare time this month:* AA: at the pool basically, reading, playing pickleball, making time for peloton and yoga, long dinners with friends * MM: on the road again! concerts galore, finding my inner peace about airline delays, and tutoringBest/Worst:* Best MM: Beyoncé, seeing many long distance friends, and New Mexican food* Best AA: 2 Amy’s blueberry chip ice cream / honorable mention the chocolate mousse from Etto - always get dessert!!! + my book streak has been so good lately + im moving towards nigiri + using my brain in a new way at work. WOW BESTS GALORE!* Worst MM: forgetting to book my flight lol* Worst AA: I once again hate all my clothes and need to get rid of all of my thingsSpare Time Rec:* AA: AliRo tomato pie can’t stress it enough * MM: the city of AlbuquerqueCulture / 3 Things You Need to Know:* Date Bark - taking the internet by storm * Oppenheimer + Barbie review * Former bachelorette Gabby dating a woman now Look Ahead:* AA: so many concerts, staying very active, eating out less I rly hope - rly want to make macarons the claire saffitz NYT video inspired me. Ready for fall and crisp air!!!* MM: concerts with AA <3, weddings of beloveds, more travel but also a little less This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit inyoursparetime.substack.com