Fab AF Podcast

This episode Jess and Jeremy discuss their tips on how to have difficult conversations.  

Well y'all this week it's just Jess talking about organization and a few things she's been all about lately.This is your friendly reminder to plan the rest of your PTO for the year!Some things Jess is really digging right now: @sgardnerstyle about the 3 word method to find your style@nextlevelwardrobe on instaNOTION The daily briefing from microsoft vivaLet's talk organization.  In prepping for this episode I found that there are really 4 areas where people struggle the most with maintaining organization and they all happen to be high traffic or high use areas: closets, office space, kitchen, garage.Why do we all struggle with these areas?  How do we tackle this?Store things where you use them. Closets & Garages are basically the same and I have a few tips to get the most out of storage in these areas.  One big thing we love is these Gladiator Wall Storage Systems.There are a few Kitchen & Pantry specifics:Pick a food/leftover storage systems that has one lid it's a game changers.  We love these and these.Cookbook storage or cookbook stand are a must.  Or we have an Echo Show on our island for viewing recipes or cooking videos.The 40 Most Brilliant Organizing Ideas of All TimeOffice organization highlights:Go paperless as much as possibleHave fidget items at hand like my favorite cube or these noodles.

This week starts off with the second half of the Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist.  Then Jess and Jeremy discuss their favorite three traditions from their alma maters.  Jess's include the Oklahoma State Waving Song, America's Greatest Homecoming at Oklahoma State, and the end of game singing of Oklahoma State's Alma Mater.  Jeremy's include The Baylor Line, one of the oldest homecomings in the country, and the Bear Claw.  Since the Big XII is close to our hearts we talk through the heartlandcollegesports.com Big 12 Drink Tour: Trying The Most Popular Drinks From Each Big 12 School.The Tik Tok account we mention where he reacts to bartending training videos is linked here.

It's all about Football this week on Totally Extra.  We're talking our takes on pre-season College Football  rankings and reviewing the Netflix Docuseries Untold.  

This week Jess and Jeremy pick This or Thats for you to get to know more about the Totally Extra Podcast hosts.

This episode we'll hear all about Jeremy's week in Madison at the CrossFit games.  What were his favorite things and what surprised him the most.  We'll end with our favorite things from back in the day for back to school!

Jess and Jeremy are back....finally, and with a new name.  This episode we'll cover where we've been and why the name change for the podcast.  Along with a fun summer song quiz. 

Jeremy recently turned 35 so he's officially old since he loves to tell others they are old!  This week after catching up during What Up with You as usual, we're discussing our 6 tips to avoid burn out.  

This week Jessica and Jeremy discuss their 7 Summer Must Haves and catch in What Up with You.  They finish off the episode with a friendship quiz....and can you guess who does better in the quiz?Want any details on any of the products mention in the Summer Must Haves click here.

We are finally back!!  After a long few month hiatus, Jessica and Jeremy are back filling you in on where they've been and discussing a couple current events topics.  They also share their reviews of the newest movie from The Fast and The Furious series, F9.  Then they round it out with a throwback 2000 and 2001 music quiz.

We all need hobbies!  We're here to tell you the 6 things you need to know about starting and staying with hobbies.

As always we'll catch up during What Up with You. Then you can listen in as we do our 2020 reviews of our friendship. Then we'll do a quiz on current slang words.

We talk about the winter weather disaster in Texas, the things you need as an adult, and play stuff you should know trivia.

This week we catch up on What's Up with You. Then discuss our intentions we've set for 2021. Then tell you the top 3 things each of us were into in 2020. Finishing off with a quiz of what fashion disasters of the 80s and 90s Jessica partook of. Also a new segment "Jeremy's Shower Thoughts."

So we had an unexpected multiweek break, but we're back and filling you in on our extended absence. And we also talk a little sports/headlines.

This one is all about the things we wish we'd known sooner about life, adulting, and lots more.

In What Up with You this week Jeremy and Jessica discuss a furniture store service issue and a couple shows we started watching.We're discussing personal branding this week and talking through how to really hone in on your brand.Then we're ending the episode with a Name That Christmas Song game.Happy Holidays to everyone! We hope you and your families have a safe and happy holiday this week!

You sent us questions and we are answering all of them! There's a little bit of life and relationship advice, unpopular opinions, and plenty of other fun questions. We also cover our usual what's up with us!

So slight technical issues had us skipping an episode, so episode 10 is all about Christmas Traditions. One of Jeremy's traditions includes a couple series of ornaments from Hallmark.One of Jessica's traditions includes adorable stockings made by hand from kits from Bucilla.We discuss our progress on our end of year goals. We finish up with a Christmas Movie quote quiz.Also please send in your questions for our upcoming Q&A episode here.

This episode we discuss what's up with us. Jeremy recaps his date from last week. Jessica discusses how her nutrition is going, talks about her fall garden, and a great whole30 chicken chili recipe you can find here.Then we jump right into Jeremy's 10 steps to giving great gifts:1. Know your audience2. Skip utility gifts3. Personal touch4. Plan your shopping5. Get a gift receipt6. Gift cars & cash7. Experiences versus items8. Gift baskets9. Presentation matters10. BudgetThere are bonus steps as well!You can get a detailed gift giving worksheet with these steps and prompts to help you with finding those perfect gifts for everyone on your list. Head on over to FabAFpodcast.com to grab this helpful tool.We finish up with a quiz for Disney Song Lyrics for Jeremy to show his Disney knowledge.

We're talking all about financial fitness! Let's start with one of Jessica's favorite books by Ramit Sethi I'll Teach You to Be Rich.Then set spending priorities if you aren't a budget person.Automate all your finances. Starting with automating paying yourself first. Set up your direct deposit to your savings or investment accounts. Then set up all your payments and bills to be paid automatically.Appreciate how far you've come in your finances since your first job and/or your early twenties. Yes you probably have financial goals still to meet, but be positive about the things your doing right. And do more of the things that come easy to you.Check your withholding.Pay off high interest debt.Pay off student loans.Value purchases. Shop for the best deals and really think through the 'additional' costs of those purchases and the overall value.Estate Planning! No one really wants to do this but everyone needs to.Plan for retirement. Work with a financial advisor to put together the best suite of financial products specific to your needs. Plan for the cost of kids if you are planning to have kids. Plan for college savings if you have kids.Insurance is important. Make sure you are covered. We might do a whole separate episode on this with Jessica's favorite insurance agent.Get an accountant if you make over 100k per year or if you own a business.

Because we had so many travel tips here's Episode 7.5! We discuss options for getting great ideas when visiting new cities. We talk about suggestions for traveling this holiday season. Great restaurant suggestions when traveling with Diners, Drive Ins, and Dives.Apply for TSA Precheck to save time and make your airport experience so much easier.Check local Covid-19 restrictions for your destinations.

Today we catch up as usual with what's going on with us. Then share our best travel tips, tricks, and hacks. Jeremy reveals his Halloween costume here.Jessica finally got her hair done after months of at home root touch ups. Photo evidence here.Several of our top tips and travel likes are linked below:Away Luggage like Jeremy's recent purchase.Thepointsguy.com and millionmilesecrets.com for great advice on travel partnerships and travel credit card points.Great items for travel first aid kits from Jeremy's favorite Wearecabinet.com.A charging cord travel organizer similar to one Jeremy has.Jessica's favorite ice face roller.

This week we are talking about the CrossFit Games recap. What we thought of the events and the results. Also following back up on our end of year goals after the first month has passed. There's plenty of the normal randomness from us. We finish up with a civics quiz.

In this episode we'll get to know Jeremy and Jessica. Where we're from, answers to a bunch of random questions, and more.

We talk about CrossFit and what brought us to CrossFit. We do a friendship quiz to see how well we know each other. Then it's just story time with us telling funny stories about each other.The CrossFit affiliate we attend/attended in South Austin, TX: CrossFit SoChacCrossFit Box Finder to find an affiliate near you.What Jessica is reading:Then She Was Gone by Lisa JewellWhat we're watching:Kiss the Ground on NetflixMonsterland on Hulu100 Days Wild on Discovery

Okay so first things first...there's a little bit of a tech glitch in this one thanks to one of Jessica's dogs. With that disclaimer the episode starts with Jeremy mid discussion of basic kitchen needs. Our episode then turns to discussions of tips and tricks for staying consistent with nutrition, particularly when on a macro nutrient diet. We finish the episode with a Tony Awards/Broadway Musicals quiz for Jeremy.Great resources for macro nutrient diets:RP Diet App and ResourcesHealthline - Macro Diet 101Macro tracking tips from Working Against Gravity

In our inaugural episode we discuss our current week. Jessica spent time up at Lake Texoma. Stayed in a great cabin right off the lake at Cedar Mills. Jeremy had a big week at CrossFit (his home gym is linked here. If you're in Austin, TX check them out.) Jeremy watched the final season of Schitts Creek on Netflix. We talk a little Big XII Football and our alma maters Baylor and Oklahoma State. Then we jump right into our goals were committing to so we can finish this crazy year strong. Jessica's First Goal - ReadingFirst two books completed:Blessed by Adoption by Hillary FroningBoomtown by Sam AndersonJeremy's First Goal- BakingVegan Protein Blueberry Muffins Recipe - Coming SoonJessica's Second Goal - Back to Macro Nutrient Dietingtracking food with My Fitness Palhitting daily protein goaladding veggies to mealsJeremy's Second Goal - Take On Uncomfortable ThingsWeightlifting competition in DecemberJessica's Third Goal - Be PresentFocus on relationshipsReach out more to friendsJeremy's Third Goal - OrganizeShoes and closetsGarage to add rigJoin us by letting us know your goals to finish the year strong by emailing us at info@fabafpodcast.com

This episode we talk all about Fall! We talk all about what we love about fall (yep you guessed correct it includes food) and what we dislike! There's lots of discussions of our fall traditions or lack thereof. Spoiler we love Thanksgiving. And as per usual there's what we're watching and what we're waiting on to premiere. Jeremy discusses plays and musicals while Jessica explains why she struggles with musicals. We finish the episode with a 90 music lyrics quiz.