Episode 46. 2018 In Review: Our Highs, Lows And A Comprehensive List Of Favourite Things This Year
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What a year it’s been! We can’t quite believe that we’re wrapping 2018. It’s been an incredible year of sharing on the podcast, and we are so grateful to you for listening, reaching out and letting us know how much you enjoy the show. We do a happy little dance every time we hear from you!
In this episode we’re reviewing 2018, our highs, lows and all of our favourite things.
It’s so important to take time to reflect, and we hope that you’ll enjoy doing so with us. We also hope that it may help you to look back on 2018 too.
Thank you so much for supporting the show! Happy holidays!
EPISODE 46 SHOW NOTES
Ella's blog - Coco's Tea Party
Monica's blog - The Elgin Avenue
Ella's Instagram account - @CocosTeaParty
Monica's Instagram account - @MonicaBeatrice
EPISODE 46 SHOW LINKS
Episode 33. Weddings, Monica’s Engagement, Our Favourite Famous Wedding Dresses & Advice For Being A Bridesmaid
Our retreat with Philips at Lime Wood Hotel - on The Elgin Avenue, on Coco’s Tea Party
Episode 32. Decorating On A 20-Something Budget - Our First Ever LIVE Recording With Sainsbury’s Home & Argos Home
Monica’s poster collection now stocked at hero
The Coco’s Tea Party Book Club
OUR FAVOURITE THINGS FROM 2018
TV Shows: Big Little Lies, Killing Eve, Grace and Frankie, Queer Eye
Movies: To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, Crazy Rich Asians
Podcasts: Happier in Hollywood, Happier, Dear Sugars, Homecoming, Case File, Goaldigger, Love Stories, Pop Cast, The Teacher’s Pet, Dear 1995
Internet beings: Adriene Mishler of Yoga with Adriene, Kaitlyn Bristowe of Off The Vine
Books: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman, The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin, American for Beginners by Leah Franqui, The Pisces by Melissa Broder, Little Fires Everywhere by Celese Ng (catch up on our books episode here - Episode 34).
Home purchases: velvet footstool by made.com, plants from IKEA, artwork by Lola Donoghue
Beauty product: By Sarah London Organic Lip Balm, Tan-Luxe Wonder Oil
Favourite outfit: Ella’s gingham dress, Monica’s b&sh dress, Monica’s Lazul London dress.
Overcoming our fears: Ella - less afraid of being murdered (haha!) and of mould (haha!), Monica - upside down fair ride.
Favourite podcast episode: Episode 26. Amanda Holstein on Depression & Mental Health, Episode 35. Our Journeys With Anxiety, Episode 36. A Look Back At Our Teenage Years, Episode 28. Hormonal Health, Periods & Contraceptives
FOCUSES FOR 2019
Ella
Personal: visit Austin or Nashville, continue learning Spanish and be able to do a headstand.
Professional: work trip to New York.
Monica
Personal: getting married, a focus on wellbeing, a wardrobe revisit.
Professional: taking Let’s Discuss to the next level, the next iteration of Big Small Business, upping the frequency of blog posts and Instagram content.
As per tradition for our last episode of the season we are answering your listener questions! Tune in to hear our thoughts on shifting our daily routines for Autumn/Winter, our goals for our 30s and the best purchases we have made in 2020.
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