Episode 56: Organizing Strategies for Messy People

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Megan and Wendy dive into a few organizing strategies for messy people in today’s new episode. Megan is a self-proclaimed messy person (better today than she was in college!) and is sharing tons of tips and encouragement on how to be less messy. Plus, Valentine’s Day candy, what’s new on Netflix and phrases no longer allowed in 2022.

Where do you fall on the messy spectrum? Email us your stories or tips on staying mess-free to meganandwendy@gmail.com.

Pop Culture Club

Did you hear our announcement of the brand new Long Story Short Pop Culture Club? Each month we’ll each review one book and one television show or movie based on the each other’s recommendations.

For January:

• The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary
• Vanderpump Rules, season 1, episodes 1-8 (available on Hulu and Peacock)

Jump in by reading the book or watching the show. We’ll give our respective reviews on the February 1st podcast episode. We’d love to hear yours – email us at meganandwendy@gmail.com.

Mentioned in this Episode:

• Episode 55: We talked about 2022 trends including the return of brown.
• Writer-inner Aleks approves of Sherwin-Williams Accessible Beige as she used it in her own home.
• Queer Eye on Netflix
  • Season 6, episode 1: Showdown at the Broken Spoke (grab some tissues!!)
  • Queer Eye makes over the first woman in season 2 of rebooted series (via NY Post)
  • 10 Best Bobby Queer Eye Memes

• Season 2 of Cheer on Netflix premiered on January 12, 2022
  • Everything about the Cheer cast
• Michaels (looks like it’s JUST MICHAELS)
  • Huge discounts on remaining Christmas inventory
  • Ashland Pom Pom Garland (similar)
• Valentine’s Day candy overload already, plus Did Ya Know?
  • Valentine’s Air Heads
  • Haribo Valentine’s Be Mine Mix
  • Trader Joe’s Xs and Os Gummies
  • 100th Anniversary Edition Haribo Goldbears in pineapple (spotted at Dollar Tree)
  • They gummy bear and poop urban legend is actually about sugar-free gummy bears. Haribo sugar-free gummy bears can have a laxative effect.
  • See You in Hell Sugar-Free Haribo Gummy Bears review on Amazon
• Banished phrases for 2022 according to CNN

Organizing Strategies for Messy People

• Storage solutions from Brightroom exclusively at Target
• The Home Edit storage and organization solutions from Walmart
• Why people keep their Apple iphone boxes
• Collection of Rachel Ray’s 30 Minute Meals recipes (1,766 of them)
  • Rachel Ray Garbage Bowl from Kohl’s
• $40 a Day – Rachel Ray travel show
  • Season 1, Episode 13 Rachel visited Laguna Beach, CA
• Episode 29: When to Let it Go, decluttering and purging information
  • Tips on where to get rid of your stuff

Megan and Wendy Approved!

• Sharpie Marker Pens, 12pk
  • Megan hated these Sharpie S-Gel pens because they were “too scratchy.”

• On/Go Covid Tests (from GetRoman.com)

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