85 episodes
Better With Friends Andrea & Lorilee
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- Society & Culture
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5.0 • 3 Ratings
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Join Andrea & Lorilee - two midlife moms - as they get (re)acquainted after 20-ish years of living different lives.
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Ep84: Lipstick, Sad Work Coffee and Pet Psychics
This probably isn’t the most random grouping of conversation topics, but it will come close! Andrea bemoans the state of coffee at the office, Lorilee shares her very interesting Easter family dinner conversation (spoiler: it involves puberty), and they have a general chat about lipsticks.
Related Show Links:
Maybelline Super Stay Matte Ink Lipstick
Dior Addict Lipstick 918 Dior bar
Clinique Almost Lipstick in Black Honey
Burt's Bees Lip Shimmer in Fig
The wait-lists for pet psychics
Place to buy single coffee pods
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Ep83: Lavender Lattes, Making Bread and Reality TV
Lorilee and Andrea branch out into trying Starbucks Lavender drinks and baking sourdough bread, discuss extravagant vacations by our Prime Minister, and reality tv shows - new and old.
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Sourdough Bread recipe and process
The Popcast Episode 548: The Kate Middleton Mystery Explained
007: Road to a Million
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Ep82: Mattresses, Feline Dynamics and Transitioning Back to the Office
The girls contemplate the misalignment of supply and demand for mattresses and how to sleep when you need a new one and Andrea introduces her new cat. Lorilee talks about fitting in responsibilities of life as a full-time working mom, and gets some tips on fitting exercise into a full life.
Related Show Links:
Tips on transitioning back to an office setting
Balance 365 Episode 59: How to Simplify Your Fitness Routine
Stacy Shines Joy Midsize Fashion + Curvy Mom Style on Instagram
Book Recommendations:
“Die Again” by Tess Gerritsen
“The Book of Two Ways” by Jodi Picoult
Music "Sad Violin" by Oleg Kyrylkovv from Pixabay
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Ep81: BWF Adoption Episode
In this episode, we get to hear from Lorilee’s son Jaden as he asks questions about their trip to China to adopt him almost 10 years ago, and Lorilee fills in the blanks on their family’s experiences on the trip from and back to Winnipeg.
The Presidential Hotel Beijing
Face Changing Dance
Chinese Tea Ceremony
"Pee-Pee Boy" - Tea Pets Explained
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Ep80: 24 Sussex, Home Improvement Shows, Church Communities
Andrea and Lorilee discuss the decline of 24 Sussex (our Prime Minister’s official residence for our non-Canadian listeners), the reality of home renovation shows, and the pros and cons of establishing a community outside (or inside) of church.
Related Show Links:
24 Sussex is asbestos free
Do the Property Brothers fake their shows?
The Candace Cameron Bure podcast on mental health
Lorilee’s book pick
Andrea’s book pick
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Ep:79: Recent Reads, Fantasy Careers & Tickling
Are you a multiple-book-at-a-time reader? Andrea and Lorilee chat about reading methods and their own habits, careers they’d like to have at this point in their lives, and the horrors of being tickled.
Related Show Links:
What is a Wenus?
Why Some People Hate Being Tickled
Book Recommendation “Creative Successful Dyslexic”
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