Melanie and I cover some ground in this episode; we move from our respective trips to Trader Joe's to Alex's Senior Night to college football (side eyes! I see yous!) to the second part of our holiday gift guide. You'll find all the links in our show notes, but if it's easier for you, you can also find the gift guide links in this Google doc. 

And on top of the gift guide goodness, there's also a new round of Five Favorites (my turn this time). 

Enjoy, y'all!

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- 2021 Holiday Gift Guide Google Doc (all the links from last week and this week!)

Show Notes:

- Defined Dish Mongolian Meatballs

- Mike Leach on Halloween candy

- OU's Rough Rider uniforms

Gift Guide for Women

- Hotel Emma Milagros Room & Body Fragrance

- Thymes All-Purpose Cleanser in Frasier Fir

- Mahomes for the Holidays candle

- When Change Finds You: 31 Assurances to Settle Your Heart When Life Stirs You Up by Kristen Strong

- Kendra Dandy Christmas car dish towel

- Natahlie Lete 12 Days of Christmas table runner and dish towel

- Printfresh pajamas (Bagheera print) (a little bit of a splurge)

- Sonder Los Angeles cutting board

- Caraway Dutch oven (GORGEOUS) (also a little bit of a splurge)

- set of square wine glasses

- SP Circle Weekly Planning Bundle (perfect to help people get organized for the new year)

- Debra Hewitt's Joy to the World Christmas collection

- Selma ring by ABLE - 20% off with code BIGMAMA20

- ABLE Rachel wristlet in spruce - 20% off with code BIGMAMA20

- Natural Life Camp Quilt

- UGG Shearling Slingbacks

- Book of the Month book subscription

- Olaplex Healthy Hair Essentials set

- R&CO THICK gift set with Dallas products

- Allie & Bess bracelets - use code MELANIE20 for 20% off until December 31

- 3/4 sleeve Quilted Pullover Sweatshirt - just $25

- Madewell Stembend Ear Jackets - just $12.50 as I'm typing this, but may go back to regular price soon

- High Noon Market clutch wallets

Gift Guide for Men

- Ice molds for cocktails and for water bottles

- All-in Pants by Swet Taylor

- Hey Dude Wally slip-ons

- The MeatEater Fish & Game cookbook

- Lacrosse Technology Weather Forecast Station

- Ticketmaster gift card

- StubHub gift card

- LA Policegear flash light

- Herschel Supply Co. Chapter dopp kit

- customized Yeti mug

- Columbia River folding pocket knife

- This Worx car vacuum cleaner

- Carfidant Ceramic Coating Spray Wax

- Warthog knife sharpener

- pickleball net set

- Old Try letterpress prints

- message board subscriptions for sports lovers

- SPLURGE: Calphalon Performance Air Fry Convection Oven

- SPLURGE: Kindle Paperwhite 2021 edition

- BIG SPLURGE: MacBook Air

Five Favorites

- Farmacy Green Clean Makeup Removal Cleansing Balm

- Canva Pro 

- Terra & Sky Walmart sweater (plus size)

- Air Fryer Buffalo Wings recipe

- ILIA Super Serum Skin Tint with SPF 40

Sponsors:

- Noom (use this link to sign up for your free trial)

- Munk Pack (use promo code BIGBOO to save 20% off your first purchase)

- Canva Pro (use this link to get your 45-day free trial)

- Best Fiends (download on the Apple App Store or Google Play)