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Not Without My SisterNot Without My SisterBeatrice is Moving (Again)!Having taken a job in Tennessee, Beatrice is getting ready for another big move – we talk about how this all came about and, most importantly, how Rosemary feels about it.Join our Patreon! patreon.com/notwithoutmysister – bonus content, ad-free listening and more.Show lessAnd if you have questions email us! notwithoutmysis@gmail.com. While you're at it, leave us a five-star review! We love those. DM us on Instagram @notwithoutmysister. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2025-02-1936 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My SisterWelcome to Middle AgeWe're talking about some of our best recent purchases – and they are, er, decidedly more middle-aged than we'd accounted for.Things we mention include:Martha Stewart's toile test: Give me the definitions of toile, tulle, tool, tuile, toyle, and toilJohn Derian's cabbage leaf gravy boat, and stunning turkey serving platterthe metallic knee-high boots Beatrice bought from TargetLaidback London's moccasin bootiesRosemary's beloved Gaiamika mugsCecilia Blomdahl on YouTubeKinvara hand creamTHE viral Orolay coatthe pink Avoca coat (of dreams?)Rosemary's not-worn-very-often Nikes Lamy fountain penStorq maternity clothes (esp this cardigan)The belly band Rosemary would NOT recommendBea's new vaccu...2024-11-1337 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My SisterNew Girl!Beatrice has a new job! By the time you're listening to this episode, she'll be deep into her first week so please send her alllll the good vibes and pray she doesn't have any broken zippers this week of all weeks.Things we mention…In case you wondered, Rosemary is knitting the Seahorse blanket from We Are Knitters, which seems no longer to be available on the website. This is what the finished product is supposed to look like; if you'd like to give it a go, just DM Rosemary on Instagram and she...2024-10-3133 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My SisterRosemary Doesn't DO ForgivenessBut it's okay, Beatrice does it enough for both of us! If you have questions, queries, comments, critiques, email them to us! Get us at notwithoutmysis@gmail.com. And while you're at it, leave us a five-star review! We love those (and those who post them).The best time to join our Patreon was yesterday. BUT THE SECOND BEST TIME IS TODAY! patreon.com/notwithoutmysister – patrons get bonus content, ad-free listening and more.Email us notwithoutmysis@gmail.com or DM us on Instagram @notwithoutmysister. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...2024-08-0732 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My SisterRosemary's Birthday is Coming Up! But Does She Even Want a Party?Rosemary's birthday is coming up and she's not sure whether she wants to do anything – while Beatrice always wants to do something for her birthday, but only if the soundtrack is right. Plus: does Rosemary really want these Ugg boots? And Beatrice reads an excerpt from her teenage diary wherein she shows her true colours.**DM us on Instagram @notwithoutmysister, or email us on notwithoutmysis@gmail.com.Rosemary's book, This is Not About You, is available now wherever books are sold. If you're lazy, check out a few links here.2024-02-0133 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My SisterOur Past Bad Behaviour is Haunting Us…Rosemary details her history of misbehaving while Beatrice reveals a night when she stayed out way past her curfew and we come to a shocking conclusion: Rosemary was always insufferable! **DM us on Instagram @notwithoutmysister, or email us on notwithoutmysis@gmail.com.Rosemary's book, This is Not About You, is available now wherever books are sold. If you're lazy, check out a few links here.http://www.patreon.com/notwithoutmysister – $5 a month will get you a minimum of four bonus episodes AND your regular episodes will come to you e...2024-01-2438 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My SisterRules to Live By (According to Us)When it comes to rules to live by, it turns out that not a single Guardian journalist is right about, well, anything! Rosemary reveals her one true talent, Beatrice once again brings up blow jobs (so vulgar) and we decide what Dr Dad is truly good at. Happy New Year!!**DM us on Instagram @notwithoutmysister, or email us on notwithoutmysis@gmail.com.Rosemary's book, This is Not About You, is available now wherever books are sold. If you're lazy, check out a few links here.http...2024-01-1037 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My Sister67 – FemalebagIt's the long-awaited mailbag episode! We've gathered some DMs, emails and tragic tales sent to us via the magic of social media (and, er, email) and are discussing them right here! If you'd like to get in touch, please feel free to email us notwithoutmysis@gmail.com, DM us on Instagram @notwithoutmysister or get in touch with us individually on IG @rosemarymaccabe and @beatricemaccabe Love the podcast? Please consider supporting us on Patreon! For the price of a fancy coffee (€4.50/month) you'll get an exclusive weekly bonus episode each and every Friday, along with our main fe...2022-01-1827 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My Sister66 – Love Me Do (Because I Love You)Have you ever experienced the pang of unrequited love? It may not surprise you to know that both of us have – at various stages of our lives. We talk about the agony (and ecstacy) of fancying someone who has absolutely zero interest in you; whether to confess your love to someone who has no idea; and Rosemary reminisces (again) about the time she handed a gold coin condom to someone because she thought she was being "flirty". If you like the podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon! For the price of a fancy coffee (€4.50/month) you...2022-01-1132 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My Sister65 – In 2022, We Will…We're kind of talking about New Year's resolutions – except we're not, because New Year's resolutions have gone out of fashion. So we're rephrasing it to focus more on, you know, goals and objectives; things we'd like to achieve this year; and ways in which we're striving to be… well, better! If you like the podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon! For the price of a fancy coffee (€4.50/month) you'll get an exclusive weekly bonus episode each and every Friday, along with our main feed Tuesday episodes EARLY and absolutely ad-free! www.patreon.com/notwithoutmysister ...2022-01-0434 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My Sister64 – Do You Want to Meet Your Baby?In case you didn't know, Rosemary had a baby – and things, as they so often tend not to, didn't go to plan. We sit down to discuss the birth of Atlas Eddie, Beatrice's role on the day, Brandin's unexpected and uncharacteristic lack of chill and the shock of the C-section. If you like the podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon! For the price of a fancy coffee (€4.50/month) you'll get an exclusive weekly bonus episode each and every Friday, along with our main feed Tuesday episodes EARLY and absolutely ad-free! www.patreon.com/notwithoutmysister 2021-12-2137 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My Sister63 – Santa Baby, a '54 Convertible Too… What's On Our Christmas Lists?Rosemary likes to think she's not superficial, so she starts out talking about charitable gifts – but soon the façade is forgotten as we get into the meat of what we'd like to find under the tree this Christmas. It's very clear from this conversation that, as our Mum frequently tells us, we "don't need a thing!" but we'd like some nice things all the same. Please share: what's top of your Christmas list this year? If you like the podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon! For the price of a fancy coffee (€4.50/month) you'll get a...2021-12-1439 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My Sister62 – That's IT! I Quit! I'm Movin' OnWe're talking about handing in your notice in this brand new episode of Not Without My Sister, for which we have returned from our short hiatus! (It seemed fitting to make a comeback and talk about quitting…) So what are good reasons to leave a job? (And are there any bad?) Why do we all hate handing in our notice? And do our bosses ever truly care that we're moving on? If you like the podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon! For the price of a fancy coffee (€4.50/month) you'll get an exclusive weekly bonus epis...2021-12-0732 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My SisterREVISITED: Ghosted and Gaslit – It's the Online Dating Episode, Straight from the ArchivesWe're taking another short stroll down memory lane as we count down to our grand return on December 6th. This is the eighth ever episode of Not Without My Sister, in which we revisit some of our most heartbreaking and humiliating online dating moments (oh, there are many more than we can recount).Not Without My Sister is still uploading NEW content on Patreon each and every Friday, so if you miss us terribly and wish to support us throughout this short sojourn, head over there and sign up for €4.50/month: http://www.patreon.com/notwithoutmysister...2021-11-0957 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My SisterREVISITED: You Better Work, B – The Inside Track on Beatrice's Career (Thus Far)On this, the sixth episode of Not Without My Sister EVER, Beatrice talked about how she got to where she is now in her career as a fashion designer – and what she learned along the way! We're on our mini maternity leave until December, so thank you for bearing with us as we stroll down memory lane and give a little glimpse into what people get over on Patreon! Because we're still uploading NEW content there each and every Friday, so if you miss us terribly and wish to support us throughout this transition, head over there and sign up...2021-11-0246 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My SisterBONUS! From the Patreon: This Old Thing?!We promised to share some until-now exclusive-to-Patreon content while we're on our little maternity leave, so please enjoy this super extra bonus episode where we talk about just how brilliant we are at taking compliments – and how you, too, can be brilliant like us! If you'd like to support the podcast, you can do so over on Patreon where it's business (almost) as usual and our patrons are getting a brand spanking new episode each and every Friday for the months of October and November. http://www.patreon.com/notwithoutmysisterHow good are yo...2021-10-2636 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My SisterBONUS! From the Patreon: A Book Recommendations Bonanza!We promised to share some until-now-exclusive-to-Patreon content while on maternity leave, so please enjoy this episode where we detail a few of the books we've read and loved of late! If you'd like to support the podcast, you can do so over on Patreon where it's business (almost) as usual and our patrons are getting a brand new episode every Friday. patreon.com/notwithoutmysisterWe received a DM this week that read, and I quote: "Could you and/or Bea PLEEEAAAASSSSEEEE SHARE SOME BOOKS ♥️♥️" It strikes me (Rosemary) now that I may have misquoted this person but sure...2021-10-1240 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My Sister61 – The Art of the NavigatorHow good are you at navigating? You know, with a map – or Google Maps, more commonly – from the passenger seat of the car. Can you stay calm? Can you elicit calm in the driver? Do you regularly f*ck up and have to apologise for meandering down country roads? You'll be shocked to know that one of us thinks we're a great navigator! And one of us knows we're not. One of us likes to navigate themselves. (One of us likes to direct everyone else.) One of us, too (bizarrely) seems to be advocating for the return of the pape...2021-09-2841 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My Sister58 – Summer Jobbin' (Had Us a Blast)Ah, another glorious walk down memory lane as we recount the summer jobs we had in our not-even-remotely-misspent youths (when you live in the country you really have to try to get into trouble): from potting teeny tiny saplings in teeny tiny pots to serving Sunday dinners to middle-aged golfers, we go deep into the cultural and personal ramifications of being put to work at far too young an age.LOL, no we don't, we just talk about how much money we earned, the day one of us got fired from her part-time job in a...2021-09-0739 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My Sister57 – The Thin Blue Line(s)We're talking about the magical moment(s) we discovered we were expecting – how we felt, who we told and how they reacted – in the latest episode of Not Without My Sister.We'll be touching on unplanned pregnancies, asking how many pregnancy tests is too many pregnancy tests and divulging exactly how Don always knows Bea is pregnant before she does.If you like the podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon! For the price of a fancy coffee (€4.50/month) you'll get an exclusive weekly bonus episode each and every Friday, along with our main fe...2021-08-3136 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My Sister56 – Can We Pull You for a Quick Chat?We're talking reality TV on this week's episode – or, rather, Beatrice is quizzing Rosemary on what exactly it is that she enjoys about Love Island, The Bachelorette and true trash TV like Too Hot to Handle. Is it voyeurism? Is it the potential for ogling beautiful people in the sun? Or does she enjoy watching other humans suffer? Or could it be (d) all of the above?!Let us know your thoughts about the behemoth that is reality TV – and your favourite memories of indulging in the genre, from the earliest days of The Real World and...2021-08-2442 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My Sister55 – But… It Looked GREAT In That Movie!Sometimes it can be difficult to tell truth from fiction – and we blame fiction, and popular culture more specifically, for tricking us into thinking that certain things would be easy and, more than that, FUN! We talk working as a camp counsellor, the cure-all qualities of Coca-Cola and Rosemary's almost-career as a tennis champ in this brand new, super early and entirely ad-free episode of Not Without My Sister.If you haven't already, please please leave a review for NWMS on whatever podcast app you use to listen to your podcasts – it helps other people find the p...2021-08-1739 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My Sister54 – Far and AwayWhat's it like to move to another country, thousands of miles from your own? Do you ever truly feel at home? And will we ever go back to Ireland? We chat all things emigration on this week's episode of Not Without My Sister – from cultural differences to things we'll never stop missing, and the family dinners we really miss most of all.If you have any further questions about the practicalities of emigrating, what life is really like in the New World or whether we've ever regretted our decisions, drop us an email at notwithoutmysis@gmail.com ...2021-08-1040 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My Sister53 – Compassion QueensA listener sent us in a quandary – asking how they should react if and when someone's upset. So what's the best course of action if a friend / colleague / partner is upset? Do you pretend you haven't noticed and give them space? Comfort them? Write out a list of reasons they shouldn't be upset? Tell them to cheer up and get on with things?WE PROVIDE NO ANSWERS in this episode but, instead, discuss the myriad ways in which we have let our loved ones down by reacting terribly to their moments of upset. If you have an...2021-08-0334 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My Sister52 – Sick burn 🔥We're talking about sunburn (and how it always turns into a nice tan), fake tan and – eek – sunbeds in this week's episode, in honour of the millions of Irish people who are undoubtedly burnt to a crisp after the record-breaking weather of the past few weeks.Beatrice is talking about the special-occasion fake tan, while Rosemary's confessing all about her sordid sunbed-laden past – and it didn't occur to either of us to question why it is that Irish people are quite so obsessed with painting themselves a slightly mucky shade of orange. We'll leave that to the ph...2021-07-2739 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My Sister51 – Cold TurkeySometimes quitting can be a very, very good thing – so we wanted to talk about all of the many times we've managed to bravely and determinedly give up something we love(d), for our health / wellbeing / to prove that we could.From smoking to garish printed dresses, Diet Coke to refined carbs, there are a lot of things we have – both successfully and unsuccessfully – cut out of our lives over the years. But what truly made a difference? And is deprivation ever truly worth it?!You can follow Rosemary on Instagram @rosemarymaccabe; Beatrice is @bea...2021-07-2044 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My Sister50 – Could YOU Forgive YOUR Sister If She Did This?!?You may not know this as she hasn't mentioned it AT ALL on social media or otherwise, but Rosemary is pregnant and, as a result, she's downloaded a LOT of pregnancy-related apps and been reading a LOT of "new mom" forums… One particular "quandary" stuck out to her this week, so we thought we'd discuss it on this week's podcast! Please, feel free to let us know via Instagram or email – notwithoutmysis@gmail.com – what you think about this "problem"! You can follow Rosemary on Instagram @rosemarymaccabe; Beatrice is @beatricemaccabe and you’ll find us both on the podc...2021-07-1352 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My Sister49 – True Crime, No PunishmentBeatrice loves CSI and Law & Order, while Rosemary is a champion of the true crime podcast (while simultaneously being a hypocrite about Karen and Georgia needing some pandemic-related time off). Where do you sit on the crime scale – and is there anyone out there who absolutely loves it all?!FYI! We're now on Patreon! Sign up for $5/month and get an exclusive weekly bonus episode each and every Friday, along with ad-free Tuesday episodes! www.patreon.com/notwithoutmysisterThings we mention include:My Favorite MurderGuru30 for 30: BikramWild Wild CountryThe First 48 Beatrice's beloved mul...2021-07-0643 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My Sister48 – To Complain is Human (and the Ketchup WAS Disappointing)To complain – quietly, and only to one's dining companion – is inherently Irish, but to make a fuss and complain TO the establishment itself?! Unheard of! Luckily, a few short months in the US and Rosemary has almost entirely forgotten any Irish tendencies she once had, and is happy to complain, willy-nilly, about anything and everything, to anyone who will listen. As for Beatrice, she's not quite so sure about all of this loud giving out (plus, it seems like a lot of hassle).FYI! We're now on Patreon! Sign up for $5/month and get an exclusive week...2021-06-2947 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My Sister47 – In the Eye of the BeholderIn this week's episode of Not Without My Sister we're discussing eye contact – on dates, in the workplace and beyond. (Can someone please tell us: do they really teach eye contact in Templemore?! We must know.)Things we discuss include:Maureen's, a Stoneybatter institutionStar Trek: The Next Generation's Geordi La Forge, an iconYou can follow Rosemary on Instagram @rosemarymaccabe; Beatrice is @beatricemaccabe and you’ll find us both on the podcast Instagram @notwithoutmysister. Our Facebook page is here! For show notes, sporadic blog posts and assorted random things associated with the pod...2021-06-2239 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My Sister44 – In a Barbie World 💕Growing up in the badlands of Kildare, Beatrice and Rosemary were big – BIG – Barbie fans. But how do they feel about the blonde bombshell now? Would they give Barbies to their kids (would that Holy God would bless them with a child who had an iota of interest in a Barbie)? And what, exactly, does Barbie have that Sindy doesn't?Things we mention include…The Barbie wallpaper that started this whole walk down memory laneBeatrice's Instagram obsession, Sindy the Traveler Orthotics for flat feet :-(Who invented Barbie?Stephanie Yeboah's fab CARBIE jumper dress James Corden g...2021-06-0146 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My SisterMinisode 35 – Do We Even Remember How to be a Good Guest?!Having established, many episodes ago, that one should NOT bring a guest when invited to a friend's house, we're now asking the question: what should you bring? What is good guest-iquette? Now that we're coming out of quarantine, is our presence truly present enough – or should you never cross another's doorway with one hand as long as the other?ALSO! We've set up a PATREON, where you'll find ad-free episodes PLUS, from June 1st, our Friday minisodes will be EXCLUSIVELY available to patrons AND they'll be LONGER! Yes, you'll be getting MORE OF US THAN YOU'D EVE...2021-05-2822 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My Sister43 – What Foods Have You Been TOTALLY Put Off by Years of Dieting?We're talking about the numerous diet foods – or diet-adjacent foods – that we have been put off by the numerous diets we've been on over the years. Thank crunchie we never fell for that cayenne pepper / maple syrup madness, let us tell you!We would love to know which diet foods now fill YOU with dread, thanks to years of feeling like they were the only foods you were allowed to chow down on! Let us know on Instagram or via email notwithoutmysis@gmail.comALSO! We've set up a PATREON, where you'll find ad-fr...2021-05-2529 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My SisterMinisode 34 – Have You Ever Baked Anything From a Cookery Show?!No prizes for guessing who among the two of us has attempted it – and who most certainly has not. (Also, someone bring back the original Ready, Steady, Cook! okay thanks.)Things we mention include:Nailed It! and our beloved Nicole ByersChef's TableMasterclass, Beatrice's top purchase of 2020Ready, Steady, Cook!That time Holly upset Gino on This MorningGordon Ramsay's scrambled eggs Fade St Social's truffle parmesan fries You can follow Rosemary on Instagram @rosemarymaccabe; Beatrice is @beatricemaccabe and you'll find us both on the podcast Instagram @notwithoutmysister. Our Facebook page is here! For s...2021-05-2119 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My Sister42 – What do Xtina, Bjork and U2 All Have in Common?We're talking GIGS! Way back when, pre-pandemic, pre-babies, pre- all kinds of adult responsibilities (and aching limbs), we were MAD for a gig! We talk about some of the best concerts we've been to, from watching drunk Scotsmen sing their hearts out in a field to truly reaching musical nirvana in a Milanese bookshop.ALSO! We've set up a PATREON, where you'll find ad-free episodes PLUS, from June 1st, our Friday minisodes will be EXCLUSIVELY available to patrons AND they'll be LONGER! Yes, you'll be getting MORE OF US THAN YOU'D EVER IMAGINED POSSIBLE! Sign up...2021-05-1850 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My SisterMinisode 33 – Home Décor with your Other Half is about Compromise… OR IS ITCo-habiting with someone you love is a gift and a dream and a blessing – but what do you do with their extensive collection of Legos? And how do you cope with their intense fear of your Joanne Hynes rug?! We've got all* of the answers!*none ofYou can follow Rosemary on Instagram @rosemarymaccabe; Beatrice is @beatricemaccabe and you'll find us both on the podcast Instagram @notwithoutmysister. Our Facebook page is here! For show notes, sporadic blog posts and assorted random things associated with the podcast, check out our website, notwithoutmysis.com. Want to get in...2021-05-1432 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My Sister41 – The Art of the Workplace NegotiationWe're talking about how to get what you want at work – from a salary increase to more paid holidays, better working conditions, a senior title or just THE RESPECT YOU DESERVE! In news that will shock precisely no one, Beatrice has more insights to share than Rosemary, although Rosemary can remember several instances where she did NOT do a good job of negotiating in the workplace. Exciting stuff.Things we discuss include:The Irish civil service – people talk a lot about civil servants' adherence to their scheduled hours as if that makes them slackers but real...2021-05-1152 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My SisterMinisode 32 – Our Favourite Celeb Couples! (A Very Short List)With the news that Ben Affleck and J Lo may (or may not) be back together, we got to thinking about the celeb couples whose relationships we love – and those whose relationships have sullied their reputations (at least in our humble estimations).You can follow Rosemary on Instagram @rosemarymaccabe; Beatrice is @beatricemaccabe and you'll find us both on the podcast Instagram @notwithoutmysister. Our Facebook page is here! For show notes, sporadic blog posts and assorted random things associated with the podcast, check out our website, notwithoutmysis.com. Want to get in touch? Email us on notwithoutmysis@gmail.com...2021-05-0721 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My Sister40 – This is a Shout-Out to Our ExesCan you ever get back with an ex after a bad – or even after a good – breakup? That's the topic of this episode, where we detail the circumstances under which we believe reconciliation to be possible; Beatrice divulges yet another shameful period in her life; and Rosemary finally comes to terms with the fact that she and her ex did not, in fact, decide to break up "mutually" – he moved to Australia. Without her. (Way harsh.)You can follow Rosemary on Instagram @rosemarymaccabe; Beatrice is @beatricemaccabe and you’ll find us both on the podcast Instagram @notwithoutmy...2021-05-0444 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My SisterMinisode 31 – Together (Again) at Last!What everyday task turns YOUR stomach? We talk about the must-do chores and tasks that make you feel physically nauseous and yet, because you are a mature saint, you do them anyway. Kitty litter, dishwasher filters… the list is endless!You can follow Rosemary on Instagram @rosemarymaccabe; Beatrice is @beatricemaccabe and you'll find us both on the podcast Instagram @notwithoutmysister. Our Facebook page is here! For show notes, sporadic blog posts and assorted random things associated with the podcast, check out our website, notwithoutmysis.com. Want to get in touch? Email us on notwithoutmysis@gmail.com....2021-04-3020 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My Sister39 – I'm Not Bossy, I'm the BossWhat are we like to work with – as team leaders, or as team players? We chat workplace culture, taking – and giving – orders, why Rosemary has been blocked on social media by 85% of Ireland's male DJs and more!You can follow Rosemary on Instagram @rosemarymaccabe; Beatrice is @beatricemaccabe and you’ll find us both on the podcast Instagram @notwithoutmysister. Our Facebook page is here! For show notes, sporadic blog posts and assorted random things associated with the podcast, check out our website, notwithoutmysis.com. Want to get in touch? Email us on notwithoutmysis@gmail.com.**No...2021-04-2756 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My Sister38 – What Would Our Teenage Selves Think of us Now?It's fair to say that life very rarely goes the way you think it will. So what's different in our lives, and what went to plan (if anything)? Where did we think we'd be, by now – and where, exactly, are we? That's what we're talking about in this episode of Not Without My Sister, the podcast Mary Kate and Ashley just WISH they'd come up with.You can follow Rosemary on Instagram @rosemarymaccabe; Beatrice is @beatricemaccabe and you’ll find us both on the podcast Instagram @notwithoutmysister. Our Facebook page is here! For show notes, sporadic blog posts...2021-04-2044 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My SisterMinisode 29 – What If You Could Write A Book?In which Beatrice tricks Rosemary into talking about the book she's writing – available to support and pre-order via Unbound at https://unbound.com/books/this-is-not-about-you/You can follow Rosemary on Instagram @rosemarymaccabe; Beatrice is @beatricemaccabe and you'll find us both on the podcast Instagram @notwithoutmysister. Our Facebook page is here! For show notes, sporadic blog posts and assorted random things associated with the podcast, check out our website, notwithoutmysis.com. Want to get in touch? Email us on notwithoutmysis@gmail.com.**Not Without My Sister is presented by sisters Beatrice Mac Cabe a...2021-04-1615 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My Sister37 – They Say the Craziest Things!Hanging out with children is a TRIP – we chat about just how unpredictably adorable (and headwrecking) kids can be, and what you should do when one licks a toy knife menacingly AT you. Any suggestions?!You can follow Rosemary on Instagram @rosemarymaccabe; Beatrice is @beatricemaccabe and you’ll find us both on the podcast Instagram @notwithoutmysister. Our Facebook page is here! For show notes, sporadic blog posts and assorted random things associated with the podcast, check out our website, notwithoutmysis.com. Want to get in touch? Email us on notwithoutmysis@gmail.com.**Not Wit...2021-04-1345 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My SisterMinisode 28 – Good Girls (and Bad Boys)Have you watched Good Girls on Netflix? (If you have, WHY haven't you told Beatrice about it?!) Once again, we're talking telly – without knowing the names of any of the characters, actors or what network this series is broadcast on. QUALITY CONTENT.You can follow Rosemary on Instagram @rosemarymaccabe; Beatrice is @beatricemaccabe and you'll find us both on the podcast Instagram @notwithoutmysister. Our Facebook page is here! For show notes, sporadic blog posts and assorted random things associated with the podcast, check out our website, notwithoutmysis.com. Want to get in touch? Email us on notwithoutmysis@gmail.com...2021-04-0917 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My Sister36 – We Answer YOUR Questions!A few weeks ago, we asked listeners to send us their burning questions via Instagram. We got a VERY mixed bag when it comes to questions, from Brazilian immigration to Ireland to whether or not we'll ever move home, what life's like in Indiana and where we'd like to travel to, once this whole palaver is over!You can follow Rosemary on Instagram @rosemarymaccabe; Beatrice is @beatricemaccabe and you’ll find us both on the podcast Instagram @notwithoutmysister. Our Facebook page is here! For show notes, sporadic blog posts and assorted random things associated with the podcast...2021-04-0655 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My SisterMinisode 27 – Have You Ever Stolen Anything?Stop thief! Scoundrel! Have you ever stolen anything – and, if you have, do you stand by your choice or do you sincerely regret your actions? Unsurprisingly, Beatrice and Rosemary are on different sides of this debate…You can follow Rosemary on Instagram @rosemarymaccabe; Beatrice is @beatricemaccabe and you'll find us both on the podcast Instagram @notwithoutmysister. Our Facebook page is here! For show notes, sporadic blog posts and assorted random things associated with the podcast, check out our website, notwithoutmysis.com. Want to get in touch? Email us on notwithoutmysis@gmail.com.**Not W...2021-04-0223 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My SisterMinisode 26 – You Were Never Meant to Hear This…Here are the moments of the podcast that you DON'T hear – the bloopers and arguments that get left on the cutting-room floor. "Liam, edit that out!" is quite possibly our producer's least favourite sentence… But we like to think it makes the podcast the best it can be!You can follow Rosemary on Instagram @rosemarymaccabe; Beatrice is @beatricemaccabe and you'll find us both on the podcast Instagram @notwithoutmysister. Our Facebook page is here! For show notes, sporadic blog posts and assorted random things associated with the podcast, check out our website, notwithoutmysis.com. Want to get in touch...2021-04-0109 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My Sister35 – False Nails, Individual Eyelashes, Spray Tans and Box Dyes – We've Done It All!This week we thought we'd talk about beauty – or, attempt to answer the question, "Why can't WE enjoy the trappings of glamour a la the Instagram stars we love to follow?!"Things we mention include:Kylie Jenner's nailsBillie Eilish's nailsStatic NailsIpsy, our much loved beauty subscription"To wax or not to wax before the big day", in case you're interestedYou can follow Rosemary on Instagram @rosemarymaccabe; Beatrice is @beatricemaccabe and you’ll find us both on the podcast Instagram @notwithoutmysister. Our Facebook page is here! For show notes, sporadic blog posts and...2021-03-3040 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My SisterMinisode 25 – What's First on the To-Do List in this Brave New World?!With vaccines on the horizon in Indiana, we've got ours scheduled – so what are we looking forward to getting back to? And what will we still be steering clear of?!You can follow Rosemary on Instagram @rosemarymaccabe; Beatrice is @beatricemaccabe and you'll find us both on the podcast Instagram @notwithoutmysister. Our Facebook page is here! For show notes, sporadic blog posts and assorted random things associated with the podcast, check out our website, notwithoutmysis.com. Want to get in touch? Email us on notwithoutmysis@gmail.com.**Not Without My Sister is presen...2021-03-2620 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My Sister34 – How Do You Know If You Have a Deviated Septum?!Today more than ever, the lines between hypochondria and genuinely unlucky person with a bad immune system are more blurred than ever – and in the year of our Lord 2021, it's understandable that, at the first sign of a sniffle, some of us suspect the worst. But which side of the spectrum do we fall into – and can we even be trusted to answer that question?!You can follow Rosemary on Instagram @rosemarymaccabe; Beatrice is @beatricemaccabe and you’ll find us both on the podcast Instagram @notwithoutmysister. Our Facebook page is here! For show notes, sporadic blog posts and a...2021-03-2350 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My Sister33 – Just Married! How We Tied the Knot – And What We'd Do DifferentlyIt's an odd time to be getting married, for sure – but when did that ever stop anyone?! We talk about weddings – our own, and those we've been to – and what we love AND hate about them. What makes a great wedding? Is it the music? The dancing? The people? And will Rosemary have a BIIIIIG celebration for hers, once borders are open and we've all got our jabs?! We're giving the inside scoop!You can follow Rosemary on Instagram @rosemarymaccabe; Beatrice is @beatricemaccabe and you’ll find us both on the podcast Instagram @notwithoutmysister. Our Facebook page is here...2021-03-0941 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My SisterMinisode 23 – Which On-Screen Characters' Jobs Do We Really Want?If you've ever wondered what the major differences are between the two of us, this is the episode for you – where we detail which on-screen characters' jobs inspired us to think, maybe I could do that! One of us is low-brow and one of us is really, really not. For shame.You can follow Rosemary on Instagram @rosemarymaccabe; Beatrice is @beatricemaccabe and you'll find us both on the podcast Instagram @notwithoutmysister. Our Facebook page is here! For show notes, sporadic blog posts and assorted random things associated with the podcast, check out our website, notwithoutmysis.com. Want to g...2021-03-0519 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My Sister32 – The Perils of Moving House, Renting and Landlord-ingHow many houses have YOU lived in? We've practically lost count – but we still have some good stories to regale you with about our time being beholden unto some landlord or other, afraid to stick nails in the walls and praying the pipes wouldn't freeze in the winter. The joys! You can follow Rosemary on Instagram @rosemarymaccabe; Beatrice is @beatricemaccabe and you’ll find us both on the podcast Instagram @notwithoutmysister. Our Facebook page is here! For show notes, sporadic blog posts and assorted random things associated with the podcast, check out our website, notwithoutmysis.com. Want to ge...2021-03-0246 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My SisterMinisode 22 – Ain't Nothin' Scarier than a Scary MovieSo it turns out that neither of us is a particular fan of scary movies – so much so that we can't even remember the names of most of them (but the one Rosemary talks about is called Hush). Are you a horror fan or would you rather pull your fingernails off, one by one? Because those are your only two choices.You can follow Rosemary on Instagram @rosemarymaccabe; Beatrice is @beatricemaccabe and you'll find us both on the podcast Instagram @notwithoutmysister. Our Facebook page is here! For show notes, sporadic blog posts and assorted random things associat...2021-02-2620 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My Sister31 - Who's Your Dream Celebrity Best Friend?Beatrice and Rosemary happen to be VERY convinced that each and every A-lister on earth would LOVE to be their BFF. But who among them would THEY choose to befriend?! You can follow Rosemary on Instagram @rosemarymaccabe; Beatrice is @beatricemaccabe and you’ll find us both on the podcast Instagram @notwithoutmysister. Our Facebook page is here! For show notes, sporadic blog posts and assorted random things associated with the podcast, check out our website, notwithoutmysis.com. Want to get in touch? Email us on notwithoutmysis@gmail.com.**Not Without My Sister is...2021-02-2348 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My SisterMinisode 21 – What's the Takeaway from all these Takeaways?Is there anything worse than waiting for what feels like HOURS for your takeaway to arrive, only to discover that they've got your order wrong – or that your HUSBAND (ahem) has ordered from entirely the wrong restaurant because he "wanted to try it out"?! (Probably, yes, but bear with us.) We're uncovering our murky takeout-related past, from the days when a takeaway was a rare treat to modern times when takeaway is… a pretty regular occurrence, we won't lie.You can follow Rosemary on Instagram @rosemarymaccabe; Beatrice is @beatricemaccabe and you'll find us both on the podcast...2021-02-1921 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My Sister30 – We're Your Weather Girls! And Have We Got News For You…Why is it that Irish people are so obsessed with the weather?! Whatever the reason, you'll be glad to know that we are NO exception and so, in temperatures of -12C, we are bringing you the most thrilling podcast episode of your life, where we are discussing the vagaries of weather and how we feel about them.Things we discuss include:The Residential Tenancies' Board, your first-stop shop for any landlord-related issuesCrowded House's Weather With YouNickelodeon's Bunk'dYou can follow Rosemary on Instagram @rosemarymaccabe; Beatrice is @beatricemaccabe and you’ll find...2021-02-1644 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My SisterMinisode 20 – Happy Valentine's Day! Or, er… not?On the topic of Valentine's Day, the world is a divided place. Is it a sacred day to celebrate one's love and to truly appreciate the finer points of romance, or a cynical holiday capitalised on by Big Stationery to force us into dropping wads of cash on unnecessary tat? Rosemary and Beatrice go head to head. You can follow Rosemary on Instagram @rosemarymaccabe; Beatrice is @beatricemaccabe and you'll find us both on the podcast Instagram @notwithoutmysister. Our Facebook page is here! For show notes, sporadic blog posts and assorted random things associated with the podcast, check...2021-02-1218 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My Sister29 – There Truly is a Subscription for Everything!We're talking about subscription services – the ones we love, the ones we hate, and the many (many) services we have lukewarm feelings about, but subscribe to all the same. We highly recommend it as an efficient way to get rid of whatever spare money you might once have thought you had! A few of the services / people / things we mention include:Canva, https://www.canva.com/ an online design platform that allows you to make cute invitations / headers / graphicsFlodesk, https://flodesk.com/ a cute newsletter service that makes more beautiful newsletters than Mailchimp and is ve...2021-02-091h 05Not Without My SisterNot Without My SisterMinisode 19 – When I Grow Up (I Wanna Be Famous)What did YOU want to be, when you were a child? And how does it compare to where you are now?! You can follow Rosemary on Instagram @rosemarymaccabe; Beatrice is @beatricemaccabe and you'll find us both on the podcast Instagram @notwithoutmysister. Our Facebook page is here! For show notes, sporadic blog posts and assorted random things associated with the podcast, check out our website, notwithoutmysis.com. Want to get in touch? Email us on notwithoutmysis@gmail.com.**Not Without My Sister is presented by sisters Beatrice Mac Cabe and Rosemary Mac Cabe...2021-02-0516 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My Sister28 – We Like to Party (And We'll Cry if we Want to)Unsatisfied with having an entire episode dedicated to her engagement, Rosemary has now demanded an episode dedicated to parties, in honour of her upcoming 36th birthday – and in lieu of the blowout shindig she'd be having if we weren't in the middle of a global pandemic. You can follow Rosemary on Instagram @rosemarymaccabe; Beatrice is @beatricemaccabe and you’ll find us both on the podcast Instagram @notwithoutmysister. Our Facebook page is here! For show notes, sporadic blog posts and assorted random things associated with the podcast, check out our website, notwithoutmysis.com. Want to get in touch? Ema...2021-02-0239 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My SisterMinisode 18 – How Are YOU Doing?It's been a year since we all locked our sh*t down and life as we know it became a distant memory… so we're just checking in. How are we doing with it all? How's home-schooling going? With a vaccine on the horizon, are we feeling any sense of optimism or is it all just drudgery and fear?! THRILLING, WE THINK YOU'LL AGREE! **Not Without My Sister is presented by sisters Beatrice Mac Cabe and Rosemary Mac Cabe, in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Our producer is Liam Geraghty. Sound editing and original music by Don Ki...2021-01-2917 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My SisterMinisode 17 – Rosemary's engaged!!! #shesaidyesYou can follow Rosemary on Instagram @rosemarymaccabe; Beatrice is @beatricemaccabe and you'll find us both on the podcast Instagram @notwithoutmysister. Our Facebook page is here! For show notes, sporadic blog posts and assorted random things associated with the podcast, check out our website, notwithoutmysis.com. Want to get in touch? Email us on notwithoutmysis@gmail.com.**Not Without My Sister is presented by sisters Beatrice Mac Cabe and Rosemary Mac Cabe, in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Our producer is Liam Geraghty. Sound editing and original music by Don Kirkland. Original illustration by Lindsay Neilson. Not Withou...2021-01-2218 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My Sister26 – Age Ain't Nothin' But a Number (Not to Mention: Botox)We're talking ageing in this episode of Not Without My Sister. How do we feel about ageing? How do we think about the inevitability of our mortality? Would we cryogenically freeze our heads? And WHY does Beau have a croissant in his pocket?!Things we mention:Stokke strollers and Orla Kiely bags as being essential components of the yummy mummyBridgerton on NetflixJenna Lyons, the one-time J Crew creative director whose grey hair is inspiring – and scaring – Beathe ring light Beatrice bought to make her work Zoom calls more, er, flatteringwhat are the signs and symptoms of m...2021-01-1941 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My SisterMinisode 16 – Stuff We've Bought From Targeted Ads (And Were They Worth It?!)You can follow Rosemary on Instagram @rosemarymaccabe; Beatrice is @beatricemaccabe and you'll find us both on the podcast Instagram @notwithoutmysister. Our Facebook page is here! For show notes, sporadic blog posts and assorted random things associated with the podcast, check out our website, notwithoutmysis.com. Want to get in touch? Email us on notwithoutmysis@gmail.com.Not Without My Sister is presented by sisters Beatrice Mac Cabe and Rosemary Mac Cabe, in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Our producer is Liam Geraghty. Sound editing and original music by Don Kirkland. Original illustration by Lindsay Neilson. Not Without My Sister is...2021-01-1521 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My Sister25 – Adventures in BabysittingYou can follow Rosemary on Instagram @rosemarymaccabe; Beatrice is @beatricemaccabe and you’ll find us both on the podcast Instagram @notwithoutmysister. Our Facebook page is here! For show notes, sporadic blog posts and assorted random things associated with the podcast, check out our website, notwithoutmysis.com. Want to get in touch? Email us on notwithoutmysis@gmail.com.Not Without My Sister is presented by sisters Beatrice Mac Cabe and Rosemary Mac Cabe, in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Our producer is Liam Geraghty. Sound editing and original music by Don Kirkland. Original illustration by Lindsay Neilson. Not Without My Sister is...2021-01-1245 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My SisterMinisode 15 – Irish Food We'd Kill to Get Our Hands OnThis week we're discussing all of the delicious foodstuffs we miss, now that we are on the wrong side of the Atlantic from our beloved Superquinn sausages. In case anything we discuss is unfamiliar to you, you should know that:– these Jacob's Afternoon Tea biscuits are the ones Beatrice shelled out $40 for, so that her children would feel like Granny was right there with them – if you're lucky enough never to have heard of a turducken… dad's hasselback turkey was mouthwatering, we were in a jealous ragegreen bean casserole, a Midwestern traditionLaura deBarra, the Instagrammer whose...2021-01-0822 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My Sister24 – Fad Workouts That Really Work! (For 24 Hours At Least)Life as a journalist – and a woman with an above-average BMI – has led Rosemary to try a LOT of fad diets and fad workouts, from running on a treadmill in a wetsuit with suction pipes attached to it (yes, really) to enjoying a mid-morning snack of a single strawberry and three almonds, she's truly tried it all (so you don't have to). Not to be outdone, Beatrice has also indulged in her fair share of fads – and, if she hasn't tried it herself, she's witness the true h-anger of a colleague attempting Beyoncé's own maple syrup madness. We're dishing...2021-01-0553 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My SisterMinisode 14 – Happy New Year!!! In 2021 We Pledge To…Are you a New Year's resolution-maker? Or do you baulk at the thought? Have you ever achieved a goal you set out to achieve – or do you give up (like most of us, honestly) before the end of Jan?! We talk New Year's resolutions and how excellent we are at making (and keeping) them on this week's minisode.You can follow Rosemary on Instagram @rosemarymaccabe; Beatrice is @beatricemaccabe and you'll find us both on the podcast Instagram @notwithoutmysister. Our Facebook page is here! For show notes, sporadic blog posts and assorted random things associated with the podcast...2021-01-0118 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My Sister23 – Fashion Police!!! Our Biggest Style Mistakes, Fave Undies & Closet Must-HavesWe've all made fashion mistakes – some greater than others. What are our biggest clothing mistakes, and what are our style must-dos? (As if we have a clue…)You can follow Rosemary on Instagram @rosemarymaccabe; Beatrice is @beatricemaccabe and you’ll find us both on the podcast Instagram @notwithoutmysister. Our Facebook page is here! For show notes, sporadic blog posts and assorted random things associated with the podcast, check out our website, notwithoutmysis.com. Want to get in touch? Email us on notwithoutmysis@gmail.com.**Not Without My Sister is presented by sisters Be...2020-12-2956 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My SisterMinisode 13 – Are You More FOMO or JOMO?!To stay in – or to go out? (This is a perennial question, and more to do with one's philosophy in life than anything else – i.e. we know no one can go out right now. IT'S A PANDEMIC! Stay in, stay safe, happy Christmas xo)You can follow Rosemary on Instagram @rosemarymaccabe; Beatrice is @beatricemaccabe and you'll find us both on the podcast Instagram @notwithoutmysister. Our Facebook page is here! For show notes, sporadic blog posts and assorted random things associated with the podcast, check out our website, notwithoutmysis.com. Want to get in touch? Email us on notw...2020-12-2524 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My Sister22 – Christmas Time! Mistletoe and Wine!What makes a Christmas tradition? How do you know what to compromise on, when it comes to creating new traditions with a new family? (In other words, how can you just make everyone want to do the things that YOU want to do, at the most wonderful time of the year?! HERE ARE OUR THOUGHTS!You can follow Rosemary on Instagram @rosemarymaccabe; Beatrice is @beatricemaccabe and you’ll find us both on the podcast Instagram @notwithoutmysister. Our Facebook page is here! For show notes, sporadic blog posts and assorted random things associated with the podcast, check out our...2020-12-2240 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My SisterMinisode 12 – What Makes a Good Christmas Present?We know, we know – we promised you our full rundown of Wild Mountain Thyme, surely a shoo-in for Best Picture at next year's Academy Awards. Alas and alack, with the news that WMT wasn't going to be released in the UK and Ireland for a few weeks yet, we thought we'd wait and bring it to you (avec spoilers) when we can all truly engage in the conversation. Instead, join us as we talk Christmas gifts: how gracious and grateful we are when we receive gifts that we don't exactly LOVE; what we'd truly like to wake up to on...2020-12-1824 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My SisterMinisode 11 – Wild Mountain Thyme: The Trailer!When the trailer for 2021 Oscar nominee (and probably winner) Wild Mountain Thyme spread like wildfire around Irish Twitter, we just knew we'd have to talk about it on the podcast – and talk about it we did! Catch our reaction to the trailer right here, right now – and come back on Dec 18th for our post-film digest. We. Can't. WAIT.You can follow Rosemary on Instagram @rosemarymaccabe; Beatrice is @beatricemaccabe and you'll find us both on the podcast Instagram @notwithoutmysister. Our Facebook page is here! For show notes, sporadic blog posts and assorted random things associated with the podca...2020-11-2724 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My Sister21 – A Puffer Fish Skeleton is a Better Weapon Than You'd ThinkIt's our 21st birthday! Here we are, lining up, just waiting to have the head kissed off us! This week we chat PARTIES – ours, other people's, good parties, bad parties, good party guests, bad party guests and why you should never, EVER invite Rosemary over. She'll eat all your bread, bring three random friends and then fall asleep on a pile of everyone's coats.You can follow Rosemary on Instagram @rosemarymaccabe; Beatrice is @beatricemaccabe and you’ll find us both on the podcast Instagram @notwithoutmysister. Our Facebook page is here! For show notes, sporadic blog posts and assor...2020-11-2558 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My SisterMinisode 10 – Let's Talk About Sex (Books)From Our Bodies, Ourselves to Judy Blume's Forever, our favourite books during adolescence have something VERY obvious in common. But what else did we read, over and over again? What book would we recommend to the young 'uns today? And does Rosemary have an original thought in her head? So many questions.You can follow Rosemary on Instagram @rosemarymaccabe; Beatrice is @beatricemaccabe and you'll find us both on the podcast Instagram @notwithoutmysister. Our Facebook page is here! For show notes, sporadic blog posts and assorted random things associated with the podcast, check out our website, notwithoutmysis.com. W...2020-11-2019 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My Sister20 – Pride Cometh Before a FallOh, and fall we have. In this episode, we – sisters Beatrice Mac Cabe and Rosemary Mac Cabe, Kildare natives who've upped sticks to live in the American Midwest – discuss all the many times their bodies have betrayed them by, er, falling over: breaking limbs, splitting noses and ruining any chance of romance on a barren isle.Things we mention in this episode include:The super famous B&B on the Aran Islands that Beatrice can't remember the name of is Mainistir HouseRosemary wrote about the time she got a free trip to Austria (fun!) to ski...2020-11-1746 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My SisterMinisode 9 – What's in a Name?Everywhere we go, people always ask us – how DID your Mum and Dad come up with those stunningly original and perfectly appropriate names? (Who HASN'T seen a tiny baby and thought, she looks like a Beatrice?) So we're answering that burning question in this week's minisode. You can follow Rosemary on Instagram @rosemarymaccabe; Beatrice is @beatricemaccabe and you'll find us both on the podcast Instagram @notwithoutmysister. Our Facebook page is here! For show notes, sporadic blog posts and assorted random things associated with the podcast, check out our website, notwithoutmysis.com. Want to get in touch? Email us...2020-11-1323 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My Sister19 – Romantic GesturesWhat is a romantic gesture? Are they EVER really romantic? What's the most romantic thing we've ever done – and what's the most romantic thing we've had done unto us? We get into marriage proposals, talking teddy bears, bunches of flowers being delivered to work AND MORE in this no-holds-bars look at that ol' chestnut: ROMANCE 2020-11-1047 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My SisterMinisode 8 – In Da ClubA follower suggested that we talk about Ireland's best nightclub – so we began speaking about nightclubs and, er, well... What are YOUR memories of Irish country nightclubs? Have you, like Beatrice, been turned away due to your unconvincing fake ID? Have you, like Rosemary, committed identity theft in order to dupe the bouncers into allowing you into their fine establishment?You can follow Rosemary on Instagram @rosemarymaccabe; Beatrice is @beatricemaccabe and you'll find us both on the podcast Instagram @notwithoutmysister. Our Facebook page is here! For show notes, sporadic blog posts and assorted random things associated with th...2020-11-0622 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My Sister18 – Why Doesn't Anybody Warn You?!In this thrilling, stunning, amazing new episode of Not Without My Sister, we're talking all about birth: the how of it, the why of it and the never-again of it, with actual examples from four real-life birth experiences from Beatrice, while Rosemary speculates wildly, sharing her bizarre theories related to C sections and maternity leave.The book Beatrice references (which, FYI, she does not recommend) is Gina Ford's The Contented Baby Book – buy it at your peril (but please use our affiliate link)You can follow Rosemary on Instagram @rosemarymaccabe; Beatrice is @beatricemaccabe and y...2020-11-0350 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My SisterMinisode 7 – What Do You Like About Me? (Part 2)A few weeks ago we answered a follower's question: what are your favourite things about one another? Well, Beatrice would like to revise her answer...You can follow Rosemary on Instagram @rosemarymaccabe; Beatrice is @beatricemaccabe and you'll find us both on the podcast Instagram @notwithoutmysister. Our Facebook page is here! For show notes, sporadic blog posts and assorted random things associated with the podcast, check out our website, notwithoutmysis.com. Want to get in touch? Email us on notwithoutmysis@gmail.com.**Not Without My Sister is presented by sisters Beatrice Mac Cab...2020-10-3013 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My Sister17 – Secrets and LiesCan you keep a secret? Can we? And what's the difference between keeping a secret – and telling a convincing lie? We're chatting about all of the secrets we've kept (or not kept), and wondering what our ability (or inability) to keep schtum says about us.Demi Lovato and Max Ehrich have broken up! Sacha Baron Cohen stayed in character for 5 days while filming Borat 2 (is that a secret? or a lie?)You can follow Rosemary on Instagram @rosemarymaccabe; Beatrice is @beatricemaccabe and you’ll find us both on the podcast Instagram @notwitho...2020-10-2748 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My SisterMinisode 6 – Emily in Paris: WE HAVE THOUGHTS!We'd love to be able to say that we watched Emily in Paris so that you don't have to, but sorry — you do still have to. Let us know your Emily-in-Paris-related thoughts on Instagram, on our Facebook page or wherever you want to come sliding into our DMs!Jumping the Shark, a high-brow definition (from Wikipedia)Taken, the worst film ever madeThe Hook-Up PlanCall My AgentAre there urinals on the street in Paris? Short answer: no. Long answer...French Oliver HudsonVirgin RiverYou can follow Rosemary on Instagram @rosemarymaccabe; Beatrice is @beat...2020-10-2325 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My Sister16 – Magic Fingers and Busted PipesThis pandemic – and, you know, being stuck in the house – has really got us thinking about all of the things we once called hobbies. Do we still have them? What is it that we enjoy, other than doing jigsaws and drinking wine? Has Rosemary ever found a hobby that she's managed to keep up? (The answer is no.)You can follow Rosemary on Instagram @rosemarymaccabe; Beatrice is @beatricemaccabe and you’ll find us both on the podcast Instagram @notwithoutmysister. Our Facebook page is here! For show notes, sporadic blog posts and assorted random things associated with the podcast...2020-10-2051 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My SisterMinisode 5 – Has Our Podcast Brought Us Closer Together? Er...A listener asked if doing our podcast was bringing us closer together as we learn more about one another – but have we ever kept anything from one another?! (Has Rosemary ever kept anything from ANYONE?!)You can follow Rosemary on Instagram @rosemarymaccabe; Beatrice is @beatricemaccabe and you'll find us both on the podcast Instagram @notwithoutmysister. Our Facebook page is here! For show notes, sporadic blog posts and assorted random things associated with the podcast, check out our website, notwithoutmysis.com. Want to get in touch? Email us on notwithoutmysis@gmail.com.**Not Wit...2020-10-1612 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My Sister15 – Breakups and Behaving BadlyThey say that breaking up is hard to do, but as it happens we think it's harder to have done unto you – and EVEN HARDER to absorb reasonably and with anything approaching dignity. We get into the weeds of our most embarrassing breakups, and the times we begged the men in question to take us back... over and over again.Some day we may do an episode giving advice on how to deal with a terrible breakup, but this episode is NOT that. This is us talking about all of the many ways we did not cop...2020-10-131h 14Not Without My SisterNot Without My SisterMinisode 4 – Who Would Play Us in a Movie?The age-old question (if you're a terrible narcissist): who would play you in a movie of your life? We trawl through our feeble memory banks to see which celebrities' names we remember and then choose from that very short list to see who we'd like as our celebrity representative. All topic suggestions always welcome!You can follow Rosemary on Instagram @rosemarymaccabe; Beatrice is @beatricemaccabe and you'll find us both on the podcast Instagram @notwithoutmysister. Our Facebook page is here! For show notes, sporadic blog posts and assorted random things associated with the podcast, check out our websi...2020-10-0914 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My SisterMinisode 3 – Under the InfluenceFor a short, thrilling period, Rosemary made her living as an influencer (noun): one who takes money for the shilling of stuff on social media. (That definition may or may not have been directly taken from the Oxford English Dictionary.) But what did Beatrice and the rest of their family think about Rosemary's career pivot? What's it like to be the nearest and dearest to someone whose life is lived out on Snapchat and Instagram Stories?We talk about Rosemary's short life as an influencer and how it affected those around her. (Fear not; now she...2020-10-0211 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My Sister13 – Cry BabiesAs self-confessed cry babies, Beatrice and Rosemary know a thing or two about crying: on the street, in the office, on those frustrating occasions when people throw pennies at your face…We sit down this week to chat about crying: the politics of it, the gendered nature of opinions around crying, whether or not you should ever cry at work – and how you should react when someone else does.We'd love to know about you: do you frequently, or have you ever, cried in an inappropriate setting?! Tell. Us. Everything.De...2020-09-2938 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My Sister11 – School Hard: It Was the Worst of TimesIn this episode of Not Without My Sister, we take a walk down memory lane and discuss our secondary school experiences. Beatrice's seemed largely (if you'll excuse the pun) around her great stature and a traumatic P.E. experience, while Rosemary was more preoccupied with boys (shocker) and why her teachers didn't want to be her best friends.There are a lot of references, weirdly, in this episode – perhaps because it's about education. Who knows! Anyway, in case anything piqued your interest . . .Dr Tomas Chamarro Premuzic's TED Talk (again)Dr Death on Wo...2020-09-1546 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My Sister10 – Sisters Before Misters?Friendship: it may feel like the most natural thing in the world, but it is NEVER the most straightforward! We sat down and talked about all of the big friendship moments: making friends, keeping those friends and, when the time comes, letting those friends go (or being let go!). We've had quite a few experiences of friendship breakdown and, let us tell you, it never gets easier.You can follow Rosemary on Instagram @rosemarymaccabe; Beatrice is @beatricemaccabe and you'll find us both on the podcast Instagram @notwithoutmysis. For show notes, sporadic blog posts and assorted random...2020-09-081h 15Not Without My SisterNot Without My Sister9: Dr. Dad – Our Father, The HeroIn this episode of Not Without My Sister, the podcast, Beatrice Mac Cabe and Rosemary Mac Cabe invite you to relax, pull up a chair, as they proudly present: their Dad.Philip Mac Cabe is a man of many talents – when he's interested in something, he will absorb every single possible available diode of information about it, and then he'll go on a further deep dive to get some more. He does have his limits, mind you: making sensible decisions when faced with possible burglary, for example, wouldn't be his forte; nor would giving medical advice or...2020-09-0154 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My Sister8 – Online Dating: The Good, the Bad & the Totally BonkersBeatrice and Rosemary sat down to chat through their experiences online dating: Beatrice was an early adopter, starting out when she lived in Paris, using an online dating site called Meetic, while Rosemary has more recent experience getting ghosted (and then gaslit) by a friend of a friend back home in Dublin.Not Without My Sister is now on Facebook! Sort of. Search 'Not Without My Sister' to join our Facebook group where we will hopefully be discussing topics that come up on the show, giving advice, getting advice and sharing things that we love on the internet. We would...2020-08-2557 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My Sister7 – The Devil Wears PJsIn the second part of our careers special, Rosemary talks through her decision to apply to Arts in NUI Maynooth (for money, basically), her eventual matriculation from NUI Galway, her time as a journalist and, now, her status as a recovering social influencer and full-time writer. Luckily for you, there are ZERO cultural references in this episode!Not Without My Sister is now on Facebook! Sort of. Search 'Not Without My Sister' to join our Facebook group where we will hopefully be discussing topics that come up on the show, giving advice, getting advice and sharing things that we love...2020-08-181h 03Not Without My SisterNot Without My Sister6 – You Better Work, BEver wanted a little more insight into Beatrice's career? Here's your opportunity to trace the route she took on her career in fashion design.Beatrice graduated from her joint course in History of Art and Fashion Design at NCAD in the very early 2000s. From there she's been almost all the way around the world, from Milan to Paris, New York to Dallas and finally (we hope!) ending up in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She recounts her journey through the fashion world.Things we mention:Here's a piece on Marni from the Business of FashionAn example of some of the high...2020-08-1146 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My Sister5 – Everybody Needs Good NeighboursCan you have good neighbours AND be a good neighbour? And what does it mean to be a good neighbour anyway? Is it taking it upon yourself to euthanise a cat who clearly needs help shuffling off this mortal coil? Is it calling the local police every time you hear a scuffle?FYI! We're doing a gorgeous lil giveaway on our Instagram page – of a bespoke illustration just like the one we had done for our logo, of you and your bestie. Check it out on Instagram and make sure to follow us for a lot of good stuff that's on...2020-08-0454 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My SisterAll Bodies Are Good Bodies (Except My Body)How we feel about our bodies is bound to be coloured by our culture, but also by our upbringing. We chat about body positivity, body image and dieting – how we felt about our bodies growing up and how we feel about them now (if that's changed at all). Plus, some colourful Weight Watchers anecdotes. Bit of dust, anyone?Things we mention:Sweet Magnolias on NetflixNOOM (not noon): noom.comTLC's sMotheredJudy Blume's Deenie (a classic)***Not Without My Sister is presented by sisters Beatrice Mac Cabe and Rosemary Mac Cabe, in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Editing is by Liam Geraghty. Sound editing an...2020-07-2856 minNot Without My SisterNot Without My SisterOn Holiday Romances (or Lack Thereof)We've always quite fancied the idea of a holiday romance – blame Shirley Valentine (Beatrice's era) or Bliss magazine (Rosemary's) – but the reality has never *quite* stacked up to the fantasy.Join us as we chat about chasing after boys in foreign countries, the true pitfalls of wearing tearaway tracksuit bottoms to the céilí and why you should never trust a man who pursues you on the ferry.***Not Without My Sister is presented by sisters Beatrice Mac Cabe and Rosemary Mac Cabe, in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Editing is by Liam Geraghty. Sound editing and original music by Don Kirkland. Origin...2020-07-2155 min