Shopaholic Confessions

This weeks episode we discuss how Nikki is keeping the Alberta economy strong with her daily purchases, how she loves HARD.. mostly loves her things hard. Our cousin was from Australia was in town so we took her to Lake Louise, where she got engaged!! and we were so excited to be apart of the engagement. The year of Nikki is here, what does that mean? She wants to stay in a hotel once a month for a year to celebrate her 40th turn around the world. The theme is F U N. Next we go down a rabbit hole of Smash & Tess, the company we were obsessed with and essentially helped us create this podcast. S&T has slowly started announcing their holiday collection and we are obsessed! Listen in as we look into their launch. Enjoy this weeks banter between Nikki & Shan. Also, don't forget to check us out on Instagram @shopaholicconfessions_Don't forget to LOVE HARD! 

Today we discuss what we have been up to the last couple weeks.. Nikki surprised Shannon with a trip to Nordic Spa for her birthday, did we have the best time ever? Duh!  We even inspired a lady to sit in the cold pool longer with us. We also go over the new girl math trend, an Artizia sale that Nikki could not say no to and Shannon got another kitchen gadget. Then you'll hear us ramble, almost like the mic wasn't on and you really listen in on our regular conversations. So grab yourself a beverage, a friend and listen to our shopaholic confessions.Make sure to follow us on instagram @shopaholicconfessions_

This week we chat about everything except for the kitchen sink, from kitchen gadgets to all things food to clothes. How many kitchen gadgets can one person own?Shannon has a busy girl week getting ready for a wedding this weekend.. this includes hair, nails, tanning and a Brazilian so of course we have to discuss why woman can't have hair but men do, lol. We hope this weeks convo brings you joy and don't forget to subscribe & share with your friends! Also, check us out on Instagram @shopaholicconfessions_

Tune in this week as we talk all Barbie, Nikki went to the science centre Barbie exhibit, bought the dolls, the movie and probably a new shirt. Can we say obsessed? Sit back and enjoy this weeks confession. You can find us on instagram @shopaholicconfessions_

This new episode you'll find out if Nikki is applying for a new sister because of Shannon's Vegas trip, we discuss Nikki's recent Winners adventure. Then Shannon asks Nikki some questions about her closet, what she needs in Fall and so much more.Grab your bestie and tune into this week's conversation. 

This week was back to school shopping and Nikki's kids weren't the only winners at Winners, except we made one mistake and now it's Nikki's mission to rectify it this weekend by travelling to all the Winners.. will she get a shirt & a man?!Shannon's off to Vegas, will she get married? She better not or there will be an application up for a new sister. Now grab a glass of wine and join our conversations about whatever comes to mind. Follow us on instagram @shopaholicconfessions_

Tune in for a podcast in the car, kind of like car karaoke but with no singing (you're welcome). Listen in while we rush to get Nikki to her car appointment.. did we make it in time? Yes, with 2 minutes to spare, and that's what we call a win! In today's episode we chat about Nikki's recent trip to Vegas, and she didn't shop?.. Shan's Hillberg & Berk hack and whatever else comes to mind. Don't forget to follow us on Instagram @shopaholicconfessions_ 

Today's episode we dive into our recent shopping experiences. Shannon checked out the new Alo store in Chinook and Nikki took her kids on a 3 hour excursion to Target.Listen in on our banter and we hope it brings you joy today! 

Tune in to find out the fun we had furnishing Nikki's new house with Ashley Furniture , did she max out credit cards?.. maybe, but that's future Nikki's problem. 

After a 2 year hiatus we're back! Tune in to hear how a pandora's box was opened and our lives have practically swapped places... Nikki's single, Shan in a committed relationship, sayy what!But have no fear our shopaholic tendencies have not gone away in 2 years and we're here to spill the tea about our recent purchases. Sit back & enjoy 30 mins of us confessing.

Today we confess about our hair, nails, bubly flavours, gas and a touch of shopping. Listen in while we have a quiet hangout in Shan's condo

We sat down to discuss our Boutique adventures on a Friday night in Okotoks, we found the cutest items at Mint + Maple and Thelma & Thistle after a few beverages at lunch. Not only do we discuss our shopping addictions but our speeding ticket adventures. Too much Smash & Tess, say what?! Grab your favourite drink and listen in. 

We're back!!! After taking a quick break, we're back to provide you entertainment while we go through our shopping confessions. In this episode we take you on a drive to pick up Nikki's dog Bruno where we chat about THE JILLY BOX!, our new obsession with earrings and type of jeans. Grab your favourite beverage and listen in. 

Listen in on how we are similar but different..

No we're not football fans, we're celebration fans! So much we took the day after Super Bowl off. Today's episode we confess Nikki going to Winners for one item and walking out with a $150 bill. Grab your favourite beverage and listen in

Our next confession is here! We moved our grandparents over the weekend, oh we cannot wait to be 88 & 92 years old so our kids & grandkids can pack and move us while we sit there bossing them around, haha. They were not prepared so we go over all the random treasures we found while moving them up 1 floor. We fought with our brother over Giant sunglasses (which Shan should get since she wears glasses) and a nice bottle of Gin found in their nightstand.. But we each walked away with a nice Beer Stein and Nikki got a chipped salad bowl. But the most exciting thing to happen to us last week... WE BOTH GOT THE JILLY BOX!! After a year of waiting to receive the email that we were chosen, we both got picked. We're strange and get jealous of each other over the silliest things.. like Shan ordering the robe after she suggested Nikki get the night gown. It's exciting how you purchase something and then it doesn't arrive months later.. Nikki ordered a Shacket from Aritizia that arrived 2 months later and our Oodies arrived a month earlier than we thought! We go over how our budgets ended at January. This Saturday we're having a Pop-Up with My Girlfriend's Closet and we will be having our used clothing sale in the other studio... maybe Danna will accept a used shirt for a new shirt? Here's too hoping.. Who is a kinder human, Shan about Nikki's thunder thighs or Nikki about Shan with no lashes. Scrolling through our conversations where we send each other inspirational quotes and our funny memes. Why are auctions so time consuming? On Saturday night we did a rally on the Peloton, it was a great activity. Grab a glass of your favourite drink and join us in our Redonculiousness.

Well we tried to record in the car but it only recorded the first 8 counts.. but have no fear we grabbed the mic, snuck into the office and brought the podcast back to life.. Can you believe we have record 10 podcasts?! Fun Fact there's a drinking game involved in this one, every time we say Fun Fact take a drink, lol.Today we're going to discuss how to live your best life, we can make everything into a musical.. so if you're having a day try just singing everything you are doing! But we also have adventures to Costco, awkward hugs and purchase rotisserie chicken to eat in the car with no forks.. yes we are Savages! Nikki has the greatest Costco card, where she is making the BEST face.. check out our Instagram for the photo! Another way to live your best life.. order coffee! Analog is our number one, Almond Milk lattes there are the best you'll ever have. Nikki has a cute coffee shop by her work in Kensington that has the best Oatmeal Milk latte and there's a cute spot by Shannon's apartment called Loophole. Starbucks do not, we repeat do not have their Almond Milk! Coconut Milk Lattes for Starbucks is where it's at or Coconut Milk Chai Lattes. But the BEST way to live your best life is with a different week each month, just like Christmas & Stampede.. don't worry we went through the calendar an came up with all the weeks for every single month. And YES we have bought new clothing items for these weeks.January - We Got the Blues (Blue) February - So In Love (Red & Pink) March - We A Wee Bit Irish (Green)April - Spring Is In The Air (Floral) May - We Be A Mexican (Sombero?)June - Rain Puddles & Paddington Bear (Rain Coats?)July - Yeehaw (Stampede, of course)August - Summer Sun (Bikinis & Cocktails?)September - It's A Smashsatin (Smash & Tess)October - Halloween Week (Costumes)November - Remember When (Black & Red)December - Christmas...all...month...longJoin us, tag us and we can't wait for you to be silly with us! For 'So In Love' week, get some earrings from..JBF Apparel https://www.instagram.com/jbf.apparel/Merry Mae https://www.instagram.com/merrymaedesign/Luna Lou https://www.instagram.com/lunalou.designs/This year we have decided to start budgeting and have started doing it through a cool app Mint, where you can link all your accounts together and create your budget from there. Budget with us and we can discuss how our budgets are going together! https://mint.intuit.comHow to live your best Nikki & Shan's life..A. Follow Us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/shopaholicconfessions_/ (don't forget the underscore)B. Make EVERYTHING a musicalC. Join us on our fun weeks D. Budgeting, YAY! Grab a glass of wine and hang out with us!

We sit down in the dark to make it a little sexy. Nikki discusses her change in shopping for clothes into buying all the sweets! Had a little adventure Downtown Calgary with Piper, checked out Alumni Sandwiches for lunch, Sucre for sweets and grabbed Donna Mac for their Souper Friday... Nikki thought Shan was picking up 1L of wine not soup... To come back to Okotoks we come up with a plan we'll drive back together and convince our mom to drive Shan back telling her she should because she hasn't seen her place yet. Today we're going to over our weirdness toward V necks... Do others like them? Because we feel like we're wearing scrubs... Maybe a lower V is better?... You look like Hey I'm an actor on Grey's Anatomy! Every time we put a V neck on we think maybe this time will be different.. maybe I've grown into my chest for this type of shirt but never fails we feel awkward. Then we try to decide which neckline we do like..Maybe if we actually tried on clothes when we shopped we would stop buying V necks.. this is probably why there are so many clothes in Nikkis closet that still have the tags on them. Fashion tips from a 9 year old & 6 year old.. can't leave the house without consulting the kids, duh! We gotta go join the dance party happening, but hey a quickie is better than nothing!

It's been a little bit since we sat down to chat but we are back and ready to share our confessions with you! This episode we discuss why Nikki was named Nicole when no one calls her that, except now she has 2 personalities where she is Nikki in her personal life & Nicole in her professional life which leads her to be confused sometimes as to what her name is when she is meeting people. Smash + Tess did it to us again.. The Apres Snowsuit... we tell the story of how we went back & forth if we should purchase the new romper, reasons why shouldn't & reasons why we should... not because we have too many, don't come at us! Getting the rompers were an adventure too. Why do Boutiques or Stores bring the next season out too soon? All these boutiques saying these jackets will be perfect for the transition to spring... Spring is not close! Grab a glass of wine & your best friend and listen in. 

We sit down to discuss our Boxing Day shopping traditions when we are interrupted with Greg (Nikki's husband). First rapid fire questions to him about his shopping habits, what type of clothes he likes the best and discuss our difference in the concept of time.A change in pace to go over our New Year goals which includes a different monthly goal, mindful eating, water consumption, and how difficult it is to create a goal with the unknown of 2021. 'No one can challenge me to drink 2L of water' Next we discuss our love of potatoes and all the different ways you can cook them. We reminisce about the times we lived together and how we got the name to PCC.Grab a glass of wine (or your choice of beverage) and listen in our every day conversation with the PCC. 

We sit down with our mom to discuss our love of Christmas sweaters, music and all the things! So grab a glass of wine and listen in

We love our concerts from Pop to Country to Hard Rock, every concert we decide that we need merchandise. Listen in as we go through a list of concerts we have attended and how many concert t-shirts we have (especially Eric Church lol)... One of the best concerts we've been to... ADELE at Madison Square Gardens. We share EVERYTHING! from tooth brushes, deodorant & shavers.. This is just the first of our list of concerts, after we realized there are so many more we didn't talk about! So grab your bestie, a glass of wine and listen to our Shopaholic Confessions. 

We sat down on a Friday night to discuss whatever was on our minds from the Jilly Box, nice human beings, Shan's solo adventures & more. And how we are easily influenced about everything including books, Nikki's office is full of books for just display and now Shan has done the same in her house. What about the Push Journal? We purchased these last year and it's sitting in both of our closets just staring at us like OPEN ME! Work toward your goals. Moral of the story is we buy things because people tell us that they're cool, and we think their cool soo.. One day we'll better our lives. Shan explains what randomly came to light during your last experience at the Bliss Project.. become a comedian, Candace & Nikki had a hay day with this! So grab your bestie, a glass of wine and listen to our Shopaholic Confessions. 

Today we sit down our Grandma, the person who helped us become shopaholics! She tells us how finding a good deal is the only way to shop and the only thing she has paid full price for is her wedding dress... you read that right HER WEDDING DRESS! We also discover Nikki became a shopaholic as early as 1990 and had to dress in her best for a mall outing. So grab your bestie, a glass of wine and listen to our Shopaholic Confessions. 

Today we chat about Brunette the Label and how it took us months to purchase our first Brunette sweater which turned into another obsession. We would go into Below the Belt and just stare at the sweater until one day we decided to take the plunge! Now we have multiple Brunette sweaters, tanks & t-shirts... just in case you didn't notice our hair is brown! As you can tell we love supporting Canadian brands. We also go a little into Smash + Tess... again! Because well they're our number one. The Christmas season is approaching and you know what the means... our Christmas sweaters will be making an appearance. We will give you a little in sight about our Grandma, the person who helped us become shopaholics! So grab your bestie, a glass of wine and listen to our Shopaholic Confessions. 

After 6 months or more of talking about it we decided to go for it! Off to Best Buy we went to purchase a mic & 2 headphones to share  with you what we love best... shopping! There's a story to our Best Buy experience too, where we meet Jensen - the cashier who made sure our items were safe with double bagging them.. because 'if he is going to get a shoutout on a podcast he better make sure it doesn't fall out of the bag'Our first confession to share... SMASH + TESS A Vancouver-designed & North American made company that we have been obsessed with for over 3 years. Romper Revolution? Yes we're apart of it and proud of it. What is not mentioned in this podcast is how we first fell in love with Smash + Tess.. we were waiting in line for customs in the Vancouver airport talking about this new clothing line our friend Amanda was telling Nikki about and I had seen Jillian Harris promote, after an hour in line Nikki took out her phone went to the website we looked at each other said 'should we do it?' and BAM! our first romper order was made. Since then we have fallen in love with pretty much all their products but especially when they collab with our favourite Canadian Influencers Jillian Harris & Birds Papaya. If there's one thing we LOVE it's exclusive items, Nikki is a ninja when it comes to getting online on launch days and purchasing that item before 1 minute has past. We drink some wine, talk about our romper love and laugh... a lot! So grab your bestie, a glass of wine and listen to our Shopaholic Confessions.