A Moving Retrospective

Bad On Paper

Becca Freeman

Skincare, Beauty, Society & Culture, Comedy, Advice, Books, Arts, Careers

4.9 • 4.1K Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2024

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

This week, we’re reflecting on Olivia’s move to the Hudson Valley in Upstate New York! Covering everything from why she chose the location, house renovation updates, how to make friends in a new place, and when the house started to feel like a home.

If you’re in the area, come to our event at Lasting Joy Brewery in Tivoli New York!

Obsessions

Olivia - watching Real Housewives on a plane (Specifically Orange County and Salt Lake City)

Becca - Brooklyn Candle Studio Apple Cider Candle

What we read this week

Becca - Fang Fiction by Kate Stayman-London, Sorrow & Bliss by Meg Mason

Olivia - Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Bel Canto by Ann Patchett (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at [email protected])

Transcript

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0:00.0	You're going to go. Hi everyone and welcome to Bad on Paper podcast I'm Olivia mentor and I'm
0:22.1	Becca Freeman and today okay so what you have to know is that we're doing an episode a
0:27.8	Retrospective on Olivia's move upstate and this was my idea, not Olivia's, because she is far too modest to want to talk about this, but I think this is so interesting because at the time when she moved, she was both so stressed and like a little superstitious. I don't know if you would agree with that characterization about it.
0:48.8	Yeah, I was unsure, definitely. Yeah, like you couldn't talk about it in real time.
0:54.5	And so now it's been almost two years
0:56.4	and I want to rewind it.
0:57.4	I want to talk about the decision-making process.
0:59.5	I want to talk about renovation.
1:01.1	I want to talk about how it's been to settle into a new place.
1:05.4	I always see people in the Facebook group and in the comments wanting to hear about big moves or
1:10.4	big life changes and I was like we have one.
1:13.0	Yeah I'm excited to do some reflecting which I love.
1:17.0	I'm a little self-conscious about doing an episode all about me,
1:20.0	but I agree that I think talking about big changes moves is always helpful so I hope it is
1:27.0	interesting to the people and if not I think it will be good for me I think it's
1:30.5	going to be really interesting well let's talk about some highs and lows first.
1:35.1	What is your high?
1:36.4	I'm throwing my high out.
1:37.8	I'm throwing...
1:38.8	Oh!
1:39.8	My high was going to the ballet.
1:41.0	Last minute sub.
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