As the year comes to a close, we want to look back at the good stuff and discuss our best of 2023! We dive into our personal best moments and talk about some of our favorite things from this year!
Best Entertainment
Best TV Show
Becca - The Diplomat
Olivia - Shrinking
Best Movie
Becca - Barbie
Olivia - Past Lives
Best (New to us) Podcast
Becc - Writer’s Routine, Publishing Rodeo
Olivia - Writer’s Routine
Best Concert
Olivia - The Eras Tour, Noah Kahan
Best Album
Becca - You’ll Get It When You’re Older by Blake Rose
Olivia - Stick Season (We’ll All Be Here Forever), Noah Kahan
Best Song
Becca - Is It Over Now by Taylor Swift; That Was Then by Emily James; Call Your Mom by Noah Kahan w/ Lizzy McAlpine
Olivia - The View Between Villages, Noah Kahan, Not Strong Enough by BoyGenius, Labour by Paris Paloma
Best (New to us) IG follow
Becca - @Famouspplreading
Olivia - @Oh_apostrophe
Best BOP episode
Becca - Obscure Erotica Book Reviews, How Becca’s Book Got Made
Olivia -Obscure Erotica Book Reviews, The Christmas Orphans Club Book Club, Spooky Season Reads with Ashley Winstead, The Official BOP Beach Read Roundup
Shopping
Best clothing purchase
Becca - Birkenstock Boston Clogs, Jeans that came in my Stitch Fix order
Olivia - Skims Fits Everybody T-Shirt Bra
Best beauty purchase
Becca - Rare Beauty Liquid Blush in Grace, R+Co Trophy Texture and Shine Spray
Olivia - Winky Lux PH Changing Lip Balm OR Sol de Janeiro Brazillian Crush Body Spray
Best home purchase
Becca - Garlic chopper
Olivia - ShopVac
Best misc purchase
Becca - Five-year journal
Olivia - Boll & Branch bedding
Obsessions
Olivia - Harney & Sons Pumpkin Spice Tea
Becca - Prismacolor 05 and Pigma Graphic 1 Pens
What we read this week!
Becca - Story Genius by Lisa Cron
Olivia - Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll
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