This episode is for anyone who misses being a student.  I have a running list of classic novels that I want to re-read as an adult or read for the first time because I missed them in high school English class.  And so once a year or so, I force myself to pick up those novels that end up on All Time Best lists like this one. Or this one. Or even this one.  If you have the same literary burden, this episode is meant to help you choose a classic that won't be a total bore.  I'm joined by my friend and Patreon producer Colleen Powell, a former teacher and current audio editor outside of Chicago.  Colleen helps me with the Secret Stuff Book Club, and this winter we're reading a few classic novels starting this November with Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.  Join the Secret Stuff Book Club HERE.  In our conversations, Colleen and I are sharing both the best contemporary books we've read lately AND the best classic novels we'd recommend to anyone.  FULL SHOW NOTES HERE  Best Books We've Read Lately: The Guncle by Stephen Rowley A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune Oh William! by Elizabeth Strout   6 Classics You Should Read:   Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Catcher in the Rye by J.D.Salinger The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough Native Son by Richard Wright Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte Little Women by Louisa May Alcott SPONSORS: Noom. Go to Noom.com/10Things to sign up for your trial AcornTV. Go to Acorn.tv and use promo code you (all lowercase) to try it free for 30 days. Ritual. Go to Ritual.com/10things for 10% off your first 3 months Other books mentioned: Mrs. Dalloway by Virgina Woolf Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole In Cold Blood by Truman Capote Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger Nine Stories by J.D. Salinger My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout This spoiler-free (well, except for Jane Eyre) reading conversation has a ton of information and opinions. Enjoy! * Thank you for listening to 10 Things To Tell You! Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on IG Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on FB Follow @laura.tremaine on IG Follow @mslauratremaine on FB Sign Up for episode emails Join the 10 Things To Tell You Connection Group Listen to the SECRET STUFF Buy Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First. by Laura Tremaine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the last Favorite Things episode of the year! I'm sharing some real biggies for my life right now, but we also have listener voices chiming in with their Favorites of 2021.  My list includes a new pair of jeans that made me feel great, two documentaries I can't stop thinking about, and some personal choices around my home and kids.  FULL SHOW NOTES HERE. Sponsors: Olive & June. Go to OliveandJune.com and use code YOU for 20% off your first mani system.  Skillshare. Go to Skillshare.com/YOU for a free trial of premium membership.  Audible. Go to Audible.com/THINGS to try it free for 30 days. * Thank you for listening to 10 Things To Tell You! Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on IG Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on FB Follow @laura.tremaine on IG Follow @mslauratremaine on FB Sign Up for episode emails Join the 10 Things To Tell You Connection Group Listen to the SECRET STUFF Buy Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First. by Laura Tremaine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Well this MONSTER of an episode is brought to you by my inability to pick and choose among the great questions I got for this session of Ask Me Anything.  I'm sharing stuff about our new house, reading nonfiction, kids & tech, purposeful "no's", how I've changed, and vulnerability hangovers.  (I might have a vulnerability hangover after this episode!) Thank you to all who sent in such question questions - I'm sorry I couldn't get to all of them.  I let it all hang out here, but for some of the questions that are even MORE personal, I'll be answering those over at Secret Stuff later this week.  FULL SHOW NOTES HERE Other episodes mentioned: Ep 136: 3 changes I'm Making To Find Balance Ep 104: Old Friends/New Friends  Ep 34: The Robbery   Sponsors: Honey. Go to JoinHoney.com/10Things to download Molekule. Go to Molekule.com and use promo code YOU to save up to $120 off your purchase. Rothys. Go to Rothys.com/YOU for $20 off your first purchase   * Thank you for listening to 10 Things To Tell You! Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on IG Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on FB Follow @laura.tremaine on IG Follow @mslauratremaine on FB Sign Up for episode emails Join the 10 Things To Tell You Connection Group Listen to the SECRET STUFF Buy Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First. by Laura Tremaine     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fall schedules are SO full around here, and this time of year our family can easily go weeks without a meaningful conversation.  I've created 10 Questions To Ask Your Kids that you can pick and choose, modify for your family dynamics, or toss up one at a time over a week or so in order to spark great conversations between kids and adults.  These questions work for all ages (as long as the child can hold a conversation) and are a mix of light, fun, and deep.  FULL SHOW NOTES HERE After I share all 10 prompts, I have a short conversation with my own kids: Lucy, age 11, and Finch, age 9.  Sponsors Olive and June. Go to OliveandJune.com and use promo code YOU for 20% off your first mani system. Betterhelp. Go to Betterhelp.com/YOU for 10% off your first month. * Thank you for listening to 10 Things To Tell You! Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on IG Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on FB Follow @laura.tremaine on IG Follow @mslauratremaine on FB Sign Up for episode emails Join the 10 Things To Tell You Connection Group Listen to the SECRET STUFF Buy Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First. by Laura Tremaine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and I have long wanted to have this conversation with my friend, stylist, and breast cancer survivor Bethany Winters.  Content Warning: Bethany speaks candidly about her experience in this episode. Please take care while listening.  In 2016, at age 47, Bethany Winters was diagnosed with Grade 3 Stage IIB Invasive Ductal Carcinoma. What followed was a year of intensive treatment, including chemotherapy, a double mastectomy, and total hysterectomy. In this episode, Bethany shares 10 Things about breast cancer survivorship, and how it's not ever really over even when declared "cancer-free."  This is a tender and important conversation.  Follow @BethanySWinters on twitter Follow @BethanyWin on IG FULL SHOW NOTES HERE   SPONSORS Ritual. Go to Ritual.com/10Things for 10% off your first three months. Acorn.tv. Go to Acorn.TV and enter promo code you for your free 30 day trial. * Thank you for listening to 10 Things To Tell You! Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on IG Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on FB Follow @laura.tremaine on IG Follow @mslauratremaine on FB Sign Up for episode emails Join the 10 Things To Tell You Connection Group Listen to the SECRET STUFF Buy Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First. by Laura Tremaine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My health, hormones, and heart have been on a swinging pendulum and this fall I'm on a mission to get centered. We can't control everything that's happening in the world, but we can pay attention to our bodies and our homes and our rituals to create the best space for us to thrive.  I'm sharing 3 (small-ish) changes I've been making to navigate the logistics and emotions of the last year.  1. Less liquids 2. Monotasking + Margin 3. End-of-Day rituals FULL SHOW NOTES HERE Please do let me know if you're incorporating any of these (or other) changes in your life this fall as a way to find some equilibrium.  SPONSORS: Skillshare. Go to Skillshare.com/YOU for a one-month free trial of premium membership.  Noom. Go to Noom.com/10Things for your trial today. Honey. Go to JoinHoney.com/10Things to download for free! * Thank you for listening to 10 Things To Tell You! Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on IG Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on FB Follow @laura.tremaine on IG Follow @mslauratremaine on FB Sign Up for episode emails Join the 10 Things To Tell You Connection Group Listen to the SECRET STUFF Buy Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First. by Laura Tremaine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is for anyone seeking a life change.  We cannot, of course, plan for many of the plot twists that life throws our way. Breakups, pregnancies, a PANDEMIC...there are many major life moments that can catch us totally by surprise.  But what if we WANT to shake things up? What if we're seeking a new direction in our story?  This conversation with Roxy Stone and Katelyn Beaty from the Saved by the City podcast is all about purposefully creating our own life plot twist.  FULL SHOW NOTES HERE Listen to the Saved by the City podcast Follow Roxy Stone on twitter Follow Katelyn Beaty on twitter Sponsors Prose haircare. Go to Prose.com/YOU for 15% off your first order Storyworth. Go to Storyworth.com/YOU for $10 off your first order Green Chef. Go to GreenChef.com/YOU100 to get $100 off plus free shipping * Thank you for listening to 10 Things To Tell You! Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on IG Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on FB Follow @laura.tremaine on IG Follow @mslauratremaine on FB Sign Up for episode emails Join the 10 Things To Tell You Connection Group Listen to the SECRET STUFF Buy Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First. by Laura Tremaine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is for anyone who needs a little style boost this fall. Okay, so it's been 18+ months of sweatpants and work-from-home pajamas and I'm over it. I want to feel cute in my clothes again. But I'm not totally sure where to start. My body has changed, my style has changed, my wardrobe needs have changed. Thank goodness for Alison Lumbatis, CEO of Get Your Pretty On and author of the new book The Ultimate Book of Outfit Formulas.  In this episode, Alison walks us through 10 Tips for Wardrobe Confidence, and I basically needed every single one of these. I hope this conversation gives you the motivation to clear out the closet and put your best foot (shoe?) forward.  FULL SHOW NOTES HERE Learn more about Alison Lumbatis Follow Alison Lumbatis on IG Learn more about Get Your Pretty On Follow Get Your Pretty On on IG Buy The Ultimate Book of Outfit Formulas   SPONSORS: Olive & June. Go to OliveandJune.com and use code YOU for 20% your first mani system Betterhelp. Go to Betterhelp.com/YOU for 10% off your first month Rothys. Go to Rothys.com/YOU to find your new favorite shoes today * Thank you for listening to 10 Things To Tell You! Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on IG Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on FB Follow @laura.tremaine on IG Follow @mslauratremaine on FB Sign Up for episode emails Join the 10 Things To Tell You Connection Group Listen to the SECRET STUFF Buy Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First. by Laura Tremaine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is for anyone overwhelmed with all their STUFF.  But rest assured, this isn't just another minimalist approach to your home. It's not even a get-rid-of-everything attitude. Allie Casazza has such a relatable story about the drowning days of early motherhood and how it led her to an AHA moment about all her STUFF. Eventually she created the online movement - and now book - Declutter Like a Mother. In our conversation, Allie and I talk about the myth of the hot mess mom, how much your space matters, and more. I really liked her fresh perspective on something I've been tackling in my own life for years.  FULL SHOW NOTES HERE Learn more about Allie Casazza Follow Allie on IG Buy Declutter Like A Mother   SPONSORS: Ritual. Go to Ritual.com/10Things for 10% off your first 3 months. Acorn. Go to Acorn.tv and use promo code you.   * Thank you for listening to 10 Things To Tell You! Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on IG Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on FB Follow @laura.tremaine on IG Follow @mslauratremaine on FB Sign Up for episode emails Join the 10 Things To Tell You Connection Group Listen to the SECRET STUFF Buy Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First. by Laura Tremaine   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kicking off Self-Improvement September with writer, podcaster, and speaker Andrea Owen, author of the new book Make Some Noise: Speak Your Mind and Own Your Strength.  Andrea's backstory of hitting rock bottom while also people pleasing and "powering through" was something I could relate to,  and the tips she gives in this new book were definitely something I needed to hear right now. Learn more about Andrea Owen Follow Andrea Owen on IG Buy Make Some Noise by Andrea Owen FULL SHOW NOTES HERE * Thank you for listening to 10 Things To Tell You! Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on IG Follow @10ThingsToTellYou on FB Follow @laura.tremaine on IG Follow @mslauratremaine on FB Sign Up for episode emails Join the 10 Things To Tell You Connection Group Listen to the SECRET STUFF Buy Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First. by Laura Tremaine   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices