Episode #151: Cozy Episode + Autumn Ebook Membership

Emma: You’re listening to the A Lovely Mess podcast. This week we’re sharing our autumn studying checklist and a information to all issues cozy, together with our coziest recipe and what we’re wanting ahead to this fall. 

Elsie: Sure. So Emma staying at my home all week this week. We’re recording collectively in particular person in the identical room, which we infrequently do. I imply, we now have earlier than, however it’s fairly uncommon. I’d say like 90% of our episodes have been recorded nearly. So, that is fairly particular and we determined we have been gonna do like a few nights of it whereas she was right here. Simply kind of like get forward of schedule. We wish to get forward earlier than the autumn weblog content material hits as a result of it’s like our busy time. It’s our busy season and we need to be overachievers, which in the event you’ve ever checked out our Thanksgiving recipes, you recognize. Emma’s an overachiever each single yr like we need to do fall proper. So we now have to begin early. We’ve got to get forward. We’ve got to plan. So yeah, that is gonna be an thrilling time. Then she’s going residence for what, like 4 days, after which she’s coming again. We’re gonna do our, okay, the vacation particular. We discovered a brand new higher approach to do it this yr. 

Emma: So to recap, final yr we had this concept to make a vacation particular, and we have been like, what we’re gonna do is it’s gonna be a 30-minute particular and we’re gonna put it on Amazon prime as a result of on the time, as we will see this concept, anybody may put issues on Amazon prime. You needed to get accepted.

Elsie: I used to be like, oh wow. Amazon prime. That’s cool. 

Emma: You needed to get accepted and stuff so you possibly can’t simply put spam on there, however on the time anybody may submit and it was kinda like YouTube in a approach. Then like two weeks after we filmed it and had it performed, they’d modified their rule. So then we simply put it on YouTube and, shared it in numerous methods and that was actually enjoyable. We had reels that went with it and it was actually enjoyable, however it was simply not what we have been form of aiming for. However I believe the expertise of it was fascinating and we realized loads from that. Folks actually preferred vacation content material. So we have been like, all proper, properly we’re gonna do one thing for Halloween and Christmas this yr, however it’s not gonna be that. It’s gonna be one thing else. The ROI on it wasn’t what we wanted. We’ll say that.

Elsie: Yeah. It was an unlimited funding of time and vitality. Then, yeah, simply not sufficient of one thing that we may use. This yr, we like actually thought of how can we do that. The factor we wished to maintain from it’s like, make the enjoyable movies, nonetheless do the costumes. We felt the costumes have been an enormous hit. We beloved it. Most individuals who watched it had one thing to say in regards to the costumes as a result of it was, I imply, it was form of excessive.

Emma: Very very humorous. 

Elsie: Yeah, it was joyful for us. We need to do this once more. After which we wished to perform a little bit extra elaborate initiatives as a result of final yr we made our initiatives really easy in order that we may educate them actually on digicam actually rapidly. So we wished to have the ability to discover a approach to do extra of the kinds of initiatives we actually love. Like this yr, we’re performing some wreaths and we’re doing numerous like cupcakes and cookies and issues which are just a bit bit extra elaborate, extra time-consuming. So anyway, we determined to do them. We’re form of doing like a double whammy. We’re taking pictures the weblog submit model of most of those, in order that we’re mainly not losing all of the exhausting work of constructing all these initiatives. Then we’re additionally making reels so it’s gonna be a extremely good season for our Instagram. It’s not a secret that everybody has their sizzling take about Instagram. I don’t have a sizzling take. I’m similar to, ugh. That’s like my entire perspective in the direction of it. Ugh. Ugh. Ugh. Like that’s all I’ve to say about it, however I’m excited for the season as a result of we now have one thing that we’re excited to do and you may really feel when that’s true and you may positively really feel when it’s not true. So I’m actually excited for Halloween after which we’re doing a little bit little bit of Thanksgiving after which we’re doing Christmas after which even a little bit bit of recent yr’s, like the entire time. Yeah. If it goes properly, then we’ll in all probability maintain with our batch working. We’re attempting form of an excessive model of batch working vacation content material. I hope a lot that that is good for us as a result of I’ve spent a ridiculous period of time ordering all of the costumes, ordering all of the chocolate molds, similar to all, you recognize, after which like looking for the right recipes that we haven’t performed earlier than, which is definitely actually exhausting and that we will do on digicam. That we’re each desirous about, simply all of the issues that make good initiatives line up. So we’re hyped. I believe I approach over did that as an opener, however we’re extraordinarily hyped and I can’t wait so that you can see it and we’ll in all probability begin them, so this podcast episode is popping out on a Monday, after which it’s September this week. So we will begin posting them this week. So that’s cool. In order quickly as we let you know about it, you’ll get to begin seeing them. So that you don’t have to attend, which I hate making individuals wait. It’s unhappy. It’s like elusive. 

Emma: I do know you’re imagined to hype it up forward of time, which we strive however it’s extra enjoyable to be like, and right here it’s now.

Elsie: I’m extra the 2 days forward of time sort than like the 2 months such as you don’t want that a lot hype. 

Emma: Properly me in my life, I’ll neglect issues. I’m like if I don’t have a screenshot of it on my telephone, I don’t keep in mind. 

Elsie: Screenshots in your telephone don’t enable you to keep in mind issues in my view. That’s only one thing more that’s buried for me. Okay. So anyway, let’s discuss in regards to the autumn e-book membership. So we determined to do three books for this subsequent spherical as a result of, for the final couple of rounds, Emma was like, why are we doing so many books? 

Emma: Too many. We had a miscommunication initially. 

Elsie: Sure, this time we’re doing one e-book that I’ve already learn so it’s simpler on me, however you haven’t learn any of those so it’s tougher for you. Sorry about that. So I’ll simply inform the three books, however we’re doing two fiction and one non-fiction, which I believe is extra the stability that we’re vibing proper now. So the primary e-book is named The Home on the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune. So it is a mega-hit, I’m certain you’ve heard about it. I’m certain you’ve seen the duvet. It’s been beneficial to us passionately so many occasions. So that’s the reason I put it on the checklist. I’m so excited to learn it. I truly don’t actually know the premise or something. Are you aware the premise? 

Emma: I don’t actually, probably not. I simply heard it beneficial. I truly began it a few weeks in the past by the point they hear this and I posted about it on my Instagram. Most of what I posted about on my private Instagram is simply what I’m studying. So anyway, I posted about it. It’s a e-book Instagram and I received like 50 feedback and I’d say like 48 of them have been like, like it, favourite e-book ever. They have been like that stage of like, so I used to be like, whoa, I’m actually excited now as a result of I heard it was nice, however whoa. So I don’t actually know the premise although. I don’t know very a lot about it, which I kinda like as a result of I form of like to only leap on in. if you see an incredible film and also you knew nothing about it? It’s enjoyable. 

Elsie: The following e-book that we selected is The Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel. To start with, that is the writer from Station 11. For those who haven’t learn Station 11, she additionally has a e-book referred to as The Glass Lodge. I’d say she’s positively considered one of my high favourite authors. This previous yr, I learn all of her books, however this one is my favourite as a result of it has a little bit little bit of all the things that I really like from all of her books. It’s like all of the worlds collide. It’s unimaginable. And the rationale why I put it on right here is as a result of like the opposite day, Emma and I, so in our hometown Springfield, they opened a brand new native bookstore. I noticed you simply linked it within the 10 issues weblog submit however I’ll hyperlink it within the present notes.

Emma: It’s been open a number of years.

Elsie: A couple of years? Properly, it was my first time to go to this cute native bookstore on Walnut avenue and I used to be so excited. I used to be like, hello, after we went in there, the choice was actually, actually good. It’s an incredible bookstore. Emma spent a lot cash, like $200 on books. She has an enormous factor of books. So I satisfied her to get this e-book and I gave her like a tough promote and I really feel like I’ve form of performed that to everybody I’ve talked to about it as a result of I’m obsessive about it. I simply wanna discuss on the podcast as a result of I wanna share it with another person who’s obsessive about it. So get obsessive about it. Share it with me. I’m so enthusiastic about, it. It was considered one of my favorites from the yr and I did do the audiobook and I’d advocate it as an audiobook in the event you take pleasure in audiobooks, as a result of it has numerous completely different performers. It’s blended up and I believe it provides loads to the efficiency. Then the final e-book, so it is a nonfiction e-book, however it was beneficial to me by my therapist. She all the time recommends books to me they usually’re all actually completely different. So I truly don’t even like take it. I believe she simply remembers them within the second. what I imply? 

Emma: Yeah. Like one thing you’re speaking about makes her suppose, oh, this may be one thing that connects.

Elsie: This isn’t a remedy associated e-book. Let’s simply put it that approach. So this e-book is named Style Makers by Mayukh Sen. The tagline for is seven immigrant girls who revolutionized meals in America and I’m so excited to learn this. Clearly, my kids are immigrants and I wanna study extra about immigrant meals tradition, for certain. So I’m actually excited to learn this. It’s simply not a topic. I haven’t learn numerous books about meals tradition earlier than. Additionally in the event you take pleasure in audiobooks, I already saved it in my Libby and it’s a six-hour audiobook, which everybody loves, a little bit little bit of a shorty. Similar to simpler to get by. If you see the books which are like 25 hours.

Emma: You’re like, hmm, they’re not gonna get to the purpose till hour 10, you recognize? 

Elsie: No, no, no, no, no, no, no. So yeah, everybody learn Style Makers. So we’ll hyperlink all of those books within the present notes. I’d like it in the event you would be a part of us. Oh, ought to we inform a little bit about how the e-book membership works simply in case anybody hasn’t heard us discuss it up to now?

Emma: Yeah. So primarily we let you know our alternatives for the season after which in upcoming episodes, not the following episode, we’ll offer you a while, however we’ll talk about them. In the event that they’re fiction they usually have spoilers, issues that may damage the studying expertise, then we’ll say that up high and form of let you recognize after we’re gonna get into that. We don’t often do this with the nonfiction although as a result of I believe usually there’s probably not spoilers per se. If we ever had one, we might. That’s just about it’s. We’ll simply discuss by them, say what we realized or what we loved about them or, yeah. Then individuals can chime in on social media in the event that they like.

Elsie: It’s go at your personal tempo so in the event you wanna be a part of, learn whichever one you need. You’ll be able to learn one, you possibly can learn all of them. We don’t say what date we’re gonna do the episodes as a result of we don’t know. 

Emma: We don’t know. 

Elsie: We simply do them after we’ve each completed studying the e-book, then we’ll do it that week.

Emma: Elsie is like, did you end? And I’m like, no, she’s like, okay, we’re doing it the following episode so we higher end that one. I’m like, okay. That’s the way it works. 

Elsie: Yeah. I imply, we’ll end them by November-ish so in all probability we’ll do one by the tip of September however it’s random. So in the event you’re studying one of many fiction books and also you’re nonetheless studying it and also you come to a podcast episode, then simply save that a part of the episode. We all the time put it on the finish, so you possibly can simply reserve it after which come again to it if you’re performed studying, for certain. So anyway, I simply need individuals to learn some enjoyable books and it makes me really feel blissful to share it, share the love of the books with different individuals. 

Emma: I like connecting with individuals over books too.

Elsie: Me too. I actually like it. It’s one thing I by no means knew how particular it’s. 

Emma: Yeah, I’d similar to to make it increasingly frequent. Numerous occasions if you hang around with mates, I really feel like, you’ll be like, oh, so what are you watching? You’ll discuss, particularly like, in the event you’re with one other couple or one thing like that. That’s nice as a result of I really like TV and films a lot. That’s additionally storytelling in an entire completely different approach and it’s visible and that’s actually enjoyable, however I like it when I’ve mates who I’m like, what are you studying? What are you studying? We simply swap books as a result of it’s nice. Typically we actually swap books. We’ll give them to one another after we’re performed studying and issues like that. I simply view that as like the way it needs to be. So there you go. You’re part of it. 

Elsie: Oh, I like it. 

Emma: All proper. Transferring on, time to get cozy. 

Elsie: Sure. The comfy time. So we’re gonna do a comfy recipe, a comfy film, a comfy custom, after which we’ll do a weblog mission or no matter that we’re most wanting ahead to as a result of we do a ton of fall content material. It’s only a huge a part of our lives and it places me within the spirit. It actually does. 

Emma: The spirit of Halloween, simply kidding. 

Elsie: Oh my gosh. So I’ve to inform them this like a little bit tiny tangent. So simply earlier tonight I used to be placing our seven-year-old to mattress. She requested to me that we skip Halloween this yr as a result of it’s too scary. So I used to be like attempting to resolve it, like what’s the factor that you just don’t precisely need. It lastly got here all the way down to that she hates the large, big fuzzy spiders that we placed on the outside of our residence. So we’re simply not gonna have these this yr and that’s completely superb. Perhaps we’ll strive once more when she’s like eight or 9. 

Emma: That’s so cute.

Elsie: It’s so candy. Yeah. Once we opened up the Halloween closet and I used to be like, level to the factor and she or he pointed straight to the spider. The spider, it’s just like the fakest wanting spider, however yeah, to not her although. It’s an excessive amount of. I assume they’re form of scary, I assume I can think about how that might really feel scary.

Emma: I keep in mind being so afraid of Jurassic park and I used to be in all probability a little bit older than her. It doesn’t actually look, I imply, it appears to be like good. It’s an incredible film. 

Elsie: I believe it appears to be like fairly actual.

Emma: It appears to be like nice. It appears to be like higher than your pretend spiders, however I simply imply, I perceive being petrified of one thing like, I don’t know. That is smart. However no, we can’t cancel Halloween. No. 

Elsie: No, we now have to attract the road someplace. I felt like I made a great compromise although.

Emma: Yeah. You bought to the underside of it, it was the spider. 

Elsie: Oh, okay. So let’s first begin with the comfy recipe. What’s the cozy recipe, just like the one which places you within the spirit? 

Emma: I view fall or cozy season or autumn hasn’t actually began for me but till I make chili. So I’ve to make chili. What I’m planning for this yr is I even have quite a lot of chili recipes on the weblog that I really like, however there’s this actually previous submit that’s three completely different sorts of vegetarian chili recipes, multi function submit. Considered one of them is this sort of pumpkin chili. It’s a extremely good recipe, however it’s a little bit buried in that submit. So I believe I’m gonna revamp that a little bit bit with a number of the tweaks and adjustments I’ve made to it through the years anyway and make it a brand new, its personal submit. So it will get form of just like the shining that it ought to get as a result of I really feel prefer it’s not having that proper now, however that’s actually what I’m within the temper to make anyway. So it will likely be work, however it’s additionally positively what I’ll be consuming for dinner that night time as a result of I really like chili and to me, that kicks off the season. You’ve gotta make chili. 

Elsie: I really like chili a lot. I can eat it form of loads, very persistently by the entire season. 

Emma: If I am going to a celebration they usually have a crackpot of chili, I’m like stoked.

Elsie: That’s actually cute. We’re gonna do one in considered one of our movies so you’re obsessed in regards to the little mini luggage of Fritos like if you use the bag.

Emma: You gotta use Fritos in your chili. 

Elsie: It’s magical. 

Emma: It’s part of it for me. 

Elsie: Okay, so that is gonna random so my husband’s favourite cookie is gingerbread cookies, and I don’t suppose they’re the most effective cookie by any stretch

Emma: One of the best no, good sure.

Elsie: Sure. I’ll say. I realized to make them actually tender, like actually tender as a result of those which are like crispy the place you possibly can break it and it like makes the sound, that’s a no for me. Perhaps in case you have it with a ton of milk or one thing. It’s good however I like tender cookies so I found out learn how to make them. They’re form of virtually a hybrid between the sugar cookies that I really like and gingerbread cookies as a result of they style like gingerbread they usually’re brown, however they’re tender, like sugar cookies. So I assume that’s my favourite factor as a result of I do make them form of loads that point of yr. They’re actually enjoyable to embellish. I believe the factor that’s cool about them is that you just don’t actually have to make use of as a lot icing on them. You’ll be able to simply do like a top level view or one thing. I believe that provides it a greater stability the place it’s not only a ton of icing just like the sugar cookies might be form of like numerous icing. I love to do a gingerbread, a basic gingerbread man, however with a skeleton outfit for Halloween. I do these like yearly and I believe I’m so intelligent each time I do it. 

Emma: Genius. I do additionally love the odor of baking that sort of cookie. It actually form of units the temper. It’s like a scented candle, however the actual factor in order that’s fairly good. 

Elsie: The true factor. Oh yeah, a recipe that makes your home actually odor the way in which a candle claims to. That’s particular. Okay. Let’s do a comfy film. So I’m similar to nonetheless in my Knives Out kick. There’s not a greater film for me to rewatch proper now. The opposite motion pictures that I rewatch loads are, so Emma shared with me Sensible Magic, which I hadn’t seen ever till final yr. I’ve watched it a few occasions just lately in my workplace. Typically I simply watch motion pictures to love, I often do it after I’m engaged on the weekends. Perhaps it like makes me really feel a little bit bit extra cool or one thing. I don’t know. 

Emma: Yeah. Such as you’re having enjoyable too. 

Elsie: Sensible Magic, it’s like a enjoyable film. It’s nineties magic. Is it from the 90? It feels prefer it should be, however it would possibly. 

Emma: Yeah. I’m unsure, however it may be on the perimeter. It feels prefer it. 

Elsie: Yeah, it’s magical. 

Emma: I imply, Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman and different fantastic actors too, however they’re form of the leads they usually’re witches they usually develop up as kids into adults. Their aunts are witches and also you simply see their entire story of being sisters and caring for one another and magic and there’s additionally a love story. It’s positively a romantic comedy. It’s nice. 

Elsie: Another. Jeremy promised me that this fall, he thinks Nova’s sufficiently old that we might watch E.T. I haven’t watched it in years so I’m actually wanting ahead to that. 

Emma: She was petrified of the spiders although. I don’t know. 

Elsie: It may not be proper for her age.

Emma: I don’t know, man. That alien’s a little bit freaky deeky. It’s an incredible film. 

Elsie: Do you suppose it’s too scary?

Emma: I don’t know. I assumed it was a little bit scary after I was a child. 

Elsie: Oh, I assumed it was like cute and candy. 

Emma: It’s cute and candy however alien’s form of scary a little bit bit. I don’t know. Don’t hearken to me. What do I do know?

Elsie: What’s your cozy film?

Emma: So yearly my mates do a Harry Potter rewatch marathon. 

Elsie: Oh my gosh. Yearly. That’s so enjoyable. 

Emma: They just lately moved to a brand new home, so I may even get to scope their new home so I’m stoked for that, hopefully. So I like to re-watch the Harry Potter motion pictures as a result of I additionally really feel like they really feel a little bit Halloweeny they usually really feel a little bit Christmasy as a result of it occurs over the college yr. 

Elsie: Within the first film, it has each holidays. The primary film’s my favourite. 

Emma: To me additionally a comfy film is one thing that you may be watching, but additionally be portray your nails and even like making a portray or one thing. It’s like, you’ve seen it sufficient occasions or the plot is so apparent that you can form of zone out for 10 minutes and are available again and also you’re good. No issues. So I kinda like motion pictures like that. Numerous occasions after I’m on my own, I watch previous nineties romantic comedies and issues like that too. 

Elsie: In the course of the week of Christmas, after we keep on the pink home, we simply put Harry Potter on all the time.

Emma: Yeah. I’ve seen it so many occasions.

Elsie: It’s not like we’re watching it. It’s form of similar to in our background within the environment of the room is Harry Potter. I believe that that’s a enjoyable Christmas custom. I believe it’s just like the week after Christmas, it’s the weirdest strangest week of the yr and I believe it’s the right Harry Potter week. 

Emma: I agree. Yeah. There’s no unhealthy time to re-watch a Harry Potter film in my view. Anyway, so yeah, that’s it for me. How a few cozy custom? 

Elsie: Oh my gosh. It’s so exhausting to select. I’m gonna must go together with making Chex combine. I couldn’t get by this episode with out speaking about Chex combine.

Emma: I assumed it was gonna be your recipe so I used to be like, that was bizarre, however right here we’re, she’s nonetheless getting it. 

Elsie: It’s enjoyable. It’s enjoyable. I imply, we form of similar to baking and making recipes collectively all by the yr. Like Emma, she’s staying with me this week so she’s like actually skilled it. How a lot our four-year-old desires to assist in the kitchen. It’s loads. It’s greater than you suppose and she or he desires to assist with virtually each single recipe, particularly if it’s baking.

Emma: She will get a little bit upset if she’s not serving to. 

Elsie: You need to save a bit for her to do all the time and curses to you in the event you neglect.

Emma: Certainly. 

Elsie: What’s yours? 

Emma: Yeah. Cozy custom. So the factor I consider most is like, I get an enormous tea behavior as soon as it begins to get cool. I do a tea creation each Christmas time for the entire month of December so I’ll be doing that. Even earlier than that, similar to as soon as the climate adjustments in any respect, any quantity I’m like hardcore into tea. Which some nights I flip into a little bit sizzling toddy in the event you simply spike it however you recognize. 

Elsie: That’s true. Tea is the right cocktail I believe. A sizzling Toddy is certainly considered one of my high favourite cocktails.

Emma: Yeah. It’s so comforting. Drink it slowly and yeah, it’s simply nice. 

Elsie: I drink tea mainly on daily basis, year-round so I don’t suppose it’s seasonal, however I do suppose flavors are seasonal. Usually I’ve summer season flavors too. I like lemon and I like kinda bizarre flavors too like licorice and I don’t know. However then within the fall it’s that cinnamon tea that we all the time discuss goes to the highest. Then what’s the opposite one? 

Emma: I like eternally nuts, which is David’s Tea. 

Elsie: Oh my gosh. Eternally nuts is so good. 

Emma: So the cinnamon tea that we’re all the time speaking about is Herney and Sons and it’s daring. For those who like your tea, daring, that is it. 

Elsie: It tastes like purple hots for actual.

Emma: Then eternally nuts, which is from David’s Tea, it’s not tremendous, tremendous daring. It’s nonetheless like actually flavorful and good, however prefer it’s a little bit bit pink and a extra delicate cup. Tastes kinda like spiced almonds. 

Elsie: Dabid’s Tea is magical. I like it. 

Emma: I purchase that as presents loads for individuals. It’s both candles or David’s tea as a result of it’s simply nice.

Elsie: That could be a nice present. Our four-year-old drinks a cup of minty tea virtually on daily basis and the way I make it is rather like a tea bag and the most popular water from the sink. That works very well for her as a result of they don’t want it to be truly sizzling, however it does get some taste in however prefer it’s a particular four-year-old tea. 

Emma: That’s so cute. Okay, so what’s the weblog mission that you just’re most wanting ahead to this upcoming season? 

Elsie: Like palms down is the video shoot that we’re doing this week or I assume on the time of this when this episode comes out, it’s just like the video shoot that we simply did. In order that has been, it’s like magical as a result of in July or June we began planning it. 

Emma: Yeah. I used to be like, we have to plan this. I’m gonna be there the tip of August. 

Elsie: We knew we wished to do it in August. We wish to have our fall stuff able to go on September 1st. It’s necessary to us. That begin is crucial. All of the planning I’ve simply gotten actually, actually tremendous into it and I’ve been actually on Pinterest this yr. Pinterest is my essential, I don’t suppose it’s social media, however it’s like my essential factor, my essential media, I assume, that I’m desirous about proper now is rather like a comfy concepts and stuff. So yeah, I’m actually excited simply to do the vacation recipes as a result of that’s the one factor I’ve been doing, I assume form of numerous for Childhood Magic, however for A Lovely Mess, I haven’t performed something fall or Christmas but. I’ve been saving all of it for this shoot so it is rather magical. What are you most excited for? 

Emma: Properly, that as properly, for certain. However then I figured I ought to say one thing else, one thing extra as a result of it’s not completely truthful to be similar. However positively,that as a result of there’s simply a lot that we’re doing, that’s gonna be actually enjoyable, additionally actually excited. I’m fairly certain I’m going to be sharing, I talked about within the final episode that we’re transferring home. I’ve this tiny library that’s off our essential bed room. I believe I’m gonna share that. I believe I’m gonna get to share that someday in October, I believe it’ll be accomplished. It’s a extremely small room. When individuals see it, they’ll be like, oh, okay, it’s really like a closet space.

Elsie: It’s kind of a closet-sized room however with home windows. 

Emma: Yeah, with home windows. So anyway, I believe I’m gonna share that and I’m simply enthusiastic about that as a result of I simply love libraries. It’s not an actual library. It’s only a room in my home the place I’m gonna maintain numerous books, however it’s simply enjoyable. I’ve this sense although, I’ll in all probability get the mission performed and I form of would reasonably accumulate books slowly over a few years as a result of I’m similar to that. I’m very gradual about issues. So I’ll in all probability {photograph} it, simply to get like a pleasant vibe, just like the vibe that I’m going for. I believe I’m gonna recruit my mates and be like, can I borrow all of your books and do some form of color-coordinated post-it situation of their books or one thing. I form of dig that concept anyway. I really feel like some individuals can be like, why would you borrow books simply to get their photograph? However in my thoughts, I’m like, truly it seems like actually candy to me to love form of have my mates’ books in my home only for a weekend or one thing. Anyway, so I don’t know. I don’t even know if I’ll want that although. It’s actually not a really huge room, however I’m simply form of wanting ahead to creating that and photographing it. I believe it’ll be enjoyable.

Elsie: I’m excited to see it. I imply, I’d say within the residence I stay in now, including the bookshelves and the libraries is my primary favourite factor that we did. I believe the primary factor that added attraction. 

Emma: It feels very cozy. 

Elsie: Thanks 

Emma: Rooms with numerous books and your home has numerous books throughout and it’s simply enjoyable to browse such as you would a library or a bookstore or one thing.

Elsie: That’s so good. Yeah, I’m tremendous, tremendous, tremendous wanting ahead to seeing your library. Dwelling within the dream, sister. Okay. Do you wanna hear considered one of my library desires? I’ve had numerous library desires come true now. I wanna do a tub that’s surrounded by bookshelves as a result of I noticed it one time and isn’t that nice.

Emma: I like it. Yeah. Sounds very cozy however possibly the steam would hassle the books. I don’t suppose so although. That’d be superb. Yeah, it’d be superb. Plus what’s a little bit steam, no huge deal. 

Elsie: Folks make too huge of a deal about lavatory steam, I believe. Says the lady who simply received her wallpaper bolstered. It was peeling off a wall in a toilet, however it was value it.

Emma: A minimum of you admit it. 

Elsie: No, I all the time admit my failures. That’s considered one of my strengths. Properly, it wasn’t my wallpaper. It was the wallpaper that got here with the home so it wasn’t my failure. That’s true however I mounted it. Didn’t I? Okay, what’s subsequent? 

Emma: We’ve got a listener request. 

Elsie: Okay. So it is a listener request that I received from the query field on Instagram. So it’s worded actually brief and that’s why good, however it simply says the professionals and cons of proudly owning a historic residence. So I assumed this might be a extremely nice time for us to do that as a result of Emma is nearly to maneuver away from the historic residence that she’s been dwelling in for a few years. Then I’ve owned a few historic properties with my husband after which additionally our pink home in Missouri is a historic residence. So yeah, I believe that we might be sincere in regards to the professionals and cons of them. I’ll say upfront I’m pro-historic residence. If I ever transfer once more, I solely need an previous home. Completely, I believe that they’re nice. I’m the tremendous fan, the primary tremendous fan of low-cost previous homes. However I additionally suppose there are cons, there are disadvantages and there are tough issues that you need to know as a result of some individuals take it tougher than others.

Emma: Yeah. I’m additionally professional historic residence however I’m professional many properties, I suppose. Yeah, let’s see. Okay. I’ve actually solely lived in a single so I really feel prefer it’s very particular to that home. However some professionals is there’s tons of attraction and for us, the neighborhood is simply beautiful. The tons are form of shut. It feels very neighborly, love strolling in that space and it’s close by a bunch of issues like a espresso store and issues like that. That’s fantastic, however that doesn’t actually must do with the house, I suppose. Nevertheless it’s that historic district, I do really feel like numerous occasions historic properties are form of close to issues like metropolis facilities and issues like that. I assume there’s a historic farmhouse. It’s like out in the midst of nowhere. 

Elsie: I believe you’re proper. Numerous occasions they do have actually good areas. 

Emma: Yeah as a result of they’re form of like the start of a city numerous occasions. 

Elsie: Additionally generally they will have actually bizarre areas as a result of generally the house was as soon as a house on many acres and now it’s in a neighborhood and it’s the one one prefer it surrounded by like all newer properties. I’ve seen that loads too particularly the place I stay. 

Emma: Which I don’t know. I simply suppose it may be form of quirky, which is kind of enjoyable I believe. Anyway, these are some professionals. For us, a number of cons is actually small closets, often an absence of pantry or similar to small kitchens. Ours has a shared driveway with our neighbors. It has a indifferent storage, which isn’t an enormous deal, however we now have all 4 seasons and it may be generally form of harsh climate. So if you’re hauling a automobile seat in and it’s freezing chilly and snowing, it’s like not supreme, however anyway, these are some issues. Then additionally previous homes, you simply must learn about some upkeep. Prefer it’s 100 years previous so in some methods, I really feel prefer it’s extra sturdy than different homes, greater than you would possibly suppose. As a result of it’s stood that take a look at of time. But in addition constructing codes and permits and issues have been completely different in all probability within the period that it was made. There’s gonna be issues that received up to date and have been they performed? There’s simply gonna be issues like that. That’s simply a part of it. 

Elsie: Okay. I believe my professionals and cons checklist is fairly much like yours. Hopefully, I could make it like succinct. So professionals for me, there’s nothing higher than like a captivating residence with authentic particulars. I really like woodwork. I really like moldings. I really like plaster work. I really like stain glass. I really like a pink lavatory. Issues like which are actually particular and form of can’t be emulated in a brand new home. I imply they form of can’t as a result of even somebody like me who loves and worships previous homes, in the event you construct a brand new one and also you attempt to make it look previous, there are particular elements of it that can all the time look new, just like the home windows and stuff. So I believe that there’s like a sure attraction that if that appeals to you and simply the texture of it feels good to you, you possibly can’t get that. There’s numerous, in the event you like historical past, there’s so many issues you possibly can study. For me, it’s like a part-time passion, simply studying about all of the various kinds of roofs and issues like that.

Emma: Increased likelihood it may very well be haunted. 

Elsie: Oh, yeah and that’s clearly a plus to me. Appears to be like extra like a film home often. I imply, I assume to be truthful, it will depend on what sort of film, however the kinds of motion pictures that I really like are often filmed in older historic properties which are generally mansions and generally simply cozy like neighborhood properties. Okay. So cons. I believe that persons are too unfavorable and act like each historic house is a cash pit. I believe utilizing even the phrase cash pit about historic properties is simply form of impolite. So I hope that individuals will simply relax a little bit bit on that as a result of for me, it’s by no means been this huge waste of cash. The house I stay in proper now from the Nineteen Nineties prices simply as a lot to repair as an previous residence would. Clearly it’s an funding to renovate a house and a house that wants in depth renovation is all the time gonna be an enormous funding. And numerous occasions it needs to be like out of pocket and that’s exhausting like I get that. However I believe there’s additionally numerous historic properties which are move-in prepared and that form of factor. Anyway, cons I assume simply the issues you possibly can’t change. It’s the closets, the kitchens, and the loos. They’re simply not as huge. They’re not as grand. Typically you’ll discover properties the place they’ve form of like made it into one thing like made two rooms right into a kitchen. Numerous occasions they only used to make kitchens smaller. Then, closets there’s simply not as very similar to storage, though numerous historic properties I have a look at have basements, which I believe is like ample storage for all the things you want just about.

Emma: So long as it doesn’t flood.

Elsie: Different cons, I believe in the event you love new stylish decor, you shouldn’t purchase historic residence as a result of it’s limiting on what types work as a result of I don’t suppose it appears to be like good. I did that after, however I don’t suppose it appears to be like good to combine numerous new stylish stuff in an previous historic residence. I don’t suppose it’s what’s greatest for the house or what honors the historical past or no matter, as a result of I used to suppose it was good to only do regardless of the hell you need to any residence. However I don’t know if I believe that anymore, simply because like years of home procuring previous properties wish to me, it’s actually unhappy when somebody places a contemporary, like an ultramodern minimalist kitchen with stacked tile in a home from the 1900s. I simply suppose like, why didn’t you simply choose a special home that was extra the type that you just wished, extra the type that you just like. Is that snobby? 

Emma: I imply, it’s positively snobby.

Elsie: Ouch. Okay. Properly, I’m glad we’re virtually to the tip. Sorry for snobbing out on you everybody and like no disgrace to anybody for any form of residence renovation as a result of like I mentioned, I did these issues myself. That is simply my opinion now. Opinions can change. 

Emma: You might be snobby. There are worse crimes in life. 

Elsie: I actually am snobby about previous home stuff as a result of I need it to look previous. I believe that doing them like cool and stylish with neon paint colours, or stylish wallpaper, it’s enjoyable for some individuals. It’s simply not enjoyable for me. 

Emma: Yeah. That’s cool. Okay. 

Elsie: So we now have a listener query from Jackie earlier than we go. I really like this query by the way in which. By the way in which, this query got here by way of e-mail and you may e-mail us anytime at podcast@abeautifulmess.com. Truly, our e-mail is the most effective place to ask a query as a result of we all the time get them they usually’re organized. So it says I’ve a conundrum, the area the place I put my Christmas tree is form of a tragic, empty nook the remainder of the yr. I don’t wanna put furnishings or one thing huge there that I can’t transfer when it’s Christmas time. I’ve been debating shopping for a pretend birds of paradise plant to place there, however I’m not settled on it. How do you type the area the place you place your Christmas tree through the different 9 to 10 months of the yr? 

Emma: I like that her tree’s up two to 3 months of a yr, correctly. 

Elsie: Yeah. I imply, I’d say a strong two months. 

Emma: Yeah, a strong two months. 

Elsie: This previous yr although, I did take mine down form of late in the midst of January and never the start of January in order that’s in all probability the place the three is coming from. Can’t actually put up your Christmas tree earlier than Halloween. Perhaps somebody can.

Emma: For those who received spooky ornaments, I don’t know. 

Elsie: So I believe that it is a actually nice query, particularly in case you have a smaller residence, you don’t wanna purchase one thing huge. I assumed that was a extremely good level. I don’t wanna purchase one thing huge that then I can’t transfer round. So for me personally, I’d positively do a pretend tree and I’ll hyperlink within the present notes the pretend tree locations that I actually like. There are actually good choices. I believe they’re form of costly however they run gross sales so anticipate a sale. It’s actually no more costly than the actual model of the plant, which you would possibly or in all probability would kill finally.

Emma: I’d. 

Elsie: Yeah, I all the time have. However in my residence, I’ve numerous the pretend fiddle bushes after which another kinds of olive bushes. I really feel like these are a little bit extra like persons are doing these now. I believe these are nice. They’re fairly versatile. I transfer them round and I don’t really feel prefer it’s an enormous deal. One yr I put a trash bag over mine. I put it in my storage through the holidays. Typically I don’t need that inexperienced plant vibe messing with my Christmas which is smart. So you possibly can completely transfer it for that period of time, however yeah, I believe good name on not shopping for an enormous piece of furnishings as a result of then you definately received’t have your Christmas tree spot, and that issues. Christmas tree spots matter.

Emma: Yeah. Otherwise you’ll be similar to attempting to maneuver it someplace and it’ll get shoved someplace bizarre. Then it’s like, you’ve got your Christmas tree, however then you’ve got this different drawback for these two or three months. 

Elsie: In my residence, my Christmas bushes aren’t in locations the place I’ve to maneuver something although so it does really feel a little bit bit extra empty throughout the remainder of the yr. I additionally suppose possibly it feels a little bit bit extra cluttered throughout Christmas, however cluttered in a great way although. 

Emma: Yeah. I just about similar factor. I’ve a really massive pretend fiddle plant, fiddle leaf, that’s the spot the place my Christmas tree goes. I’ve a few Christmas bushes. 

Elsie: Doesn’t he have Christmas tree lights on him? 

Emma: Sure and I mild him up just about all yr, aside from the summer season. Which I may mild him up in the summertime, however I simply don’t. Anytime I need it to really feel cozy, I mild him up so it’s form of like I’ve a special model of a Christmas tree in that spot. Only a extra acceptable model. Maybe her birds of paradise plant can be the right slot in her area. I don’t actually know. I’d must see it. I’ve by no means actually seen a pretend birds of paradise plant. Sounds cool. Seems like extra colourful. In order that’s neat.

Elsie: There’s so many good kinds of crops. So simply choose the one which fits your type and matches. I’ve numerous pretend crops on my porches and Emma can let you know, they appear actually actual. They’re actually superior. I killed some the primary yr we moved right here. So after that, I used to be like, I’m committing myself, like beneath the porch the place it may possibly’t get rain, pretend solely. 

Emma: Yeah. I solely actually do pretend crops. I don’t do actual crops as a result of I kill them. Only a waste of cash. 

Elsie: Yeah. I’ve a number of, I’ve a number of actual crops, however I even have numerous useless crops so I’m not an ideal particular person with crops. I did, I had a plant period. There was like a time after I had like 60 crops in my home. Bear in mind, earlier than I had youngsters.

Emma: I don’t really feel numerous strain to be a plant woman. I’m simply not, possibly I shall be at some point. I don’t know. I believe it’s cool however I don’t suppose everyone needs to be. It’s superb.

Elsie: I’d like to be extra into it in a special level, however anyway, Jackie, we actually hope that that helped. I’m glad that your Christmas tree has such a sentimental worth to you that the remainder of the yr feels empty with out it. That makes me blissful as a result of I really feel the identical approach.

Emma: Yeah. I get it. All proper. Properly, thanks a lot for listening. We shall be again subsequent week. We’ve got so many nice episodes this season, so we’re simply actually, actually excited to be again and sharing all the things with you. In case you have a couple of minutes, a number of issues you are able to do to assist our podcast develop is depart us a assessment. For those who by no means have, that basically does assist us develop. Then additionally, if you recognize anybody who you suppose would really like our odd ramblings about largely holiday-related content material, share it, share it with the buddy. Which means loads to us. We see it everytime you’re doing that on Instagram or different social media and tag us. So it means loads. So thanks.

Elsie: See you guys subsequent week.