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This week J enjoys a glass of Grifone Organic Pinot Grigio from Italy which is good with vegetarian and vegan dishes and K enjoys Moscato D'Asti also from Italy which is sweet and sparkling. It's time we hear from you all about your listener whines! Topics include: losing interest in quarantine organization projects and lacking human interaction; dressing for zoom meetings; roomba habits; shelter-at-home and being single; things that are gettin real old, real fast staying at home; and the woke olympics. J's sister has been making masks as is Pursued by a Bear Sewing who needs donations and a sock update! Good news: K's been taking a virtual course in wine tasting and J's happy she got to cook parts of Easter dinner. Cheers! (Sorry for the interruptions/extra noise/weird Zoom recording this week!) We're always accepting your listener whines! Email them to us at wwkdpod@gmail.com. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts!

Episode 59! We're joined this week by our friend, Anne, who lives in MI and is quarantining with her parents and sister. J is drinking a Sam Adams Holiday Porter she found in the back of her fridge, K is having ginger ale after eating 10-day old Chinese food, and Anne is having a Black Cherry White Claw Hard Seltzer. Our discussion this week is working from home with family around. Topics include: missing seeing people in person, managing bandwidth use, staying quiet, internet challenges, work/life balance, and staving off boredom. K finished the sock, Anne created a lego masterpiece, and J needs to mail things. Anne is happy for continuing connection, K is gaming, and J is bingeing Netflix. Send us your listener whines/how you're coping with quarantine/projects you're working on to wwkdpod@gmail.com! Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! It only takes a minute!

Episode 58! Holly (Kristen's mom) joins us again from afar for this episode. We each have our own quarantine beverages - J's drinking a can of Citizen's Cider United Press Semi-Dry Cider from the back of her fridge; K is having La Belle Winery's Corazon Rose which is an off-dry rose; Holly's having La Belle Winery's Spiced Winter Pear with a mixer of OJ and also some self-care iced tea she got from a witches market in Salem, MA. Our topic today is working from home with furry co-workers (aka pets). Topics include: cats interjecting into Zoom conversations as cute distractions, noisy distractions, or even just outright aggressors; virtual pet sharing; cats being tired of us being home; secret life of pets; academic life/trauma prepping you for isolation; anxiety about future plans. Projects this week: J is still working on crocheted Just Born bunnies; K is almost done with the sock and working on her blanket; and Holly is gradually cleaning her house and working on a new creativity vlog. Good news: K's husband

Episode 57! We're still at home, recording from afar. J enjoys a glass of Barefoot Pinot Grigio from the giant bottle that's been living in her fridge for a few weeks. K has some 14 Hands Merlot, which has notes of mocha and is inspired by small wild horses. We don't know about you all, but we're in the land of a 1,000 Zoom Meetings. Topics include: happy for tech that allows us to keep doing our jobs, dealing with structured meeting times, people not understanding how to use the mute button, yelling during a call, meetings that go on too long, feeling disconnected, not knowing how to use the platform, how presentable you need to be, interruptions, and general productivity. K's made some progress on the sock project, and J started a new seasonal project. We also discuss pandemic craft supply hoarding and making masks for hospitals who are lacking PPE. J is happy for new music and K is glad telehealth exists. Cheers! Submit a listener whine, WFH struggle, or general comments to wwkdpod@gmail.com. Our next list

Episode 56! We’re social distance recording via Zoom this week. J enjoys Maipe Malbec from Argentina which is spicy and delicious while K enjoys Knapp Winery’s Triple Berry wine, but not before trying out “wine label mad libs” a new game K invented. We then check in on the chaos/complete insanity that has ensued since March 11 and COVID-19 impacts on the world. Topics include: J’s trip to Disney, working from home, healthcare, decreases in social interaction, hoarders who suck, control/coping mechanisms, human life vs. economic ramifications, and possibilities for connection. J’s gone back to Baby Yodas while watching movies, and K made gifts for her CPE cohort as graduation gifts! J is happy to connect with people virtually, K is glad for CPE to be done! Cheers! 

Slainte! We enjoy some Trader Joe's Golden Vale Irish Cream Liquor while we discuss our love/hate relationship with St. Patrick's Day. Jess and Kristen love Ireland, Celtic Rock, Highland games, and bagpipe music, but could do without the craziness of Boston on St. Patrick's Day. Topics include: ridiculous day drinking, disgusting green food & beer, difficult drunk Bostonians, wearing green or orange, going to excess, St. Gertrude's Day, and Evacuation Day. Then we catch up on crafting: J finished her Tigger for her sister. K and J are both working on "the sock" and finding the instructions VERY confusing. K is happy for a quick checkout at Target and J is happy for repairs in her apartment. Cheers! Shout out to Enter The Haggis and Gaelic Storm, who's music you should definitely listen to to get in the St. Patrick's Day mood!  Send in your listener whines for a chance to win our wine-glass lanyard! Email us at wwkdpod@gmail.com. Rate and Review us on Apple Podcasts!

Episode 54! (insert disco music here) We enjoy some RELAX Rose which is somehow round, but also great on its own? K catches us up on how her overnight on-call went which leads into our main discussion of feeling unseen or avoided in caring professions. Topics include: Ash Wednesday, people not making eye contact with you, being more than just a person to seek out in a crisis, strategies for explaining what you do so you're not immediately dismissed, feeling taken for granted sometimes, reminding you to just communicate with us rather than avoiding us! For projects this week, we have a mini-update on the sock project, J is working on a Disney-themed amigurumi and K is working on gifts for her intern colleagues. J is glad she's started back with yoga and is gratitude journaling and K is excited for wedding anniversary plans. Cheers! Please send us your adulting-related whines for Episode 60 by April 1st in order to be entered to wine our giveaway - a handmade wine glass lanyard! Email us at wwkdpod@gmail.com Ra

Episode 53 and year 2 of WWKD! (Don't worry, we still don't know what we're doing). We enjoy Villa Maria Sauvignon Blanc from the Marlborough region of New Zealand, which is described as sustainable, approachable, and dry. We introduce a new format this week which includes working on the same (knitted) project. Our main whine is about starting over, whether it be in crafting, working out, or going back to some other skill you once possessed. Topics include, anger, the phrase "just like riding a bike" being inaccurate, losing a routine, negative self-talk, knowing your limits, grace, not living up to your standards, and not giving up easily. We're both working on that same project - a sport weight sock "for her"...which is yielding a lot of feelings for both of us. J's good news is that she's almost at Disney, and K is grateful for some downtime from work/CPE. Cheers! We're giving away a handmade wine glass lanyard to one of our listener whine contributors for episode 60! Send you whines to us at wwkdpod@gmail

Episode 52! We’re celebrating our 1-year Podiversary at Labelle Winery in Amherst, NH. In true form, we each ordered a flight of whites and Rosés to enjoy as we talked about the last year. K shares some data she collected and we swap stories about our favorite projects, guests, and opportunities that came about in the last year! Most of all, we’re thankful for you, dear listeners and we want you to celebrate with us through another giveaway! Check our Instagram for more details

Episode 51! We enjoy Prophesy wines' Pinot Noir, which is spicy, dry, and wonderfully sippable. We then discuss some hard realities and tips of "adulting", including: cereal, independence, garbage disposals, packing your lunch, adult lunchables, spending $, renting, bills, priorities, libraries, and student discounts. K is working on her big blanket using a charted pattern for the first time, and J is ready for Baby Yodas to be done and move on to her next project! K is happy she filed her taxes and J is glad for rent remaining stable. Cheers! Next week is our 1 year anniversary! Yay! Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! It's super easy! We love mail! Send us your comments, questions, whines, projects to wwkdpod@gmail.com.

Episode 50! Another decapod in the books. We enjoy Mommy’s Time Out Pinot Grigio while we hear some listener whines and comments. Topics include: Valentine’s Day and self worth, winter woes/SAD, and a tip on how to stay on top of clutter! J is doing marginally better this week, but still working on baby yodas, and K started a long-waited project. K is happy she’s not infected and J is glad for kind medical professionals. Cheers! Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Send your listener whines to wwkdpod@gmail.com and you could be on our next listener episode!

Episode 49! We're trying out remote recording of the podcast this week, because, well, it's been quite the week. K enjoys City Roots Craft Cider original dry cider while J has some good ol' H20. We then recap some of this week's activities including a trip to the ER for J (hence the water). K then discusses her frustrations with work parking and people who make up their own spaces or double park. K made some more knitted knockers, and J's had a temporary halt in Baby Yoda production as she's been under the weather. J is happy for friends and family in times of need and K is overjoyed to be recognized at work. Cheers! Next week is our listener episode! Send your whines to wwkdpod@gmail.com. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! It only takes a minute!

Episode 48! A reminder that our next listener episode is quickly approaching - send us your listener whines/comments/crafting opportunities to wwkdpod@gmail.com! We enjoy a bottle of La Vieille Ferme (The old farm) Rosé, which has a pleasant nose and great length (that’s what she said!). We then recap our experience being on Judge John Hodgman. Topics include: a change of plans, a terrible dinner, super polite people, and adrenaline rushes. K gives a quick update on crafting for Australian animals and is planning her next knitted knocker order, and J is still working on baby yodas but decluttered a bit. K is thankful for all wheel drive and unexpected days off and J is glad Groupon exists. Cheers!

Episode 47! We enjoy Cayuga Cuvee, a red table wine from Cayuga Ridge Estates, an easy-drinking wine that's just dry enough. We discuss clutter and de-cluttering this week. Topics include: piles, clothes hoarding, Konmari method, mail/cards, books, moving, not having enough storage, apartment living, crafting clutter, kitchen clutter, and a brief discussion on our ideal homes. J is now a Baby Yoda crocheting machine, and K is working on more mug koozies. J's excited about getting to meet John Hodgman and K is happy for vocational validation. Cheers! We're only 3 episodes away from our listener episode! Please send us your whines, comments, de-cluttering ideas to wwkdpod@gmail.com Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! That's how people can get to know us!

Episode 46! We're back together after a two week (or was it a month?) holiday break. K's off the wagon again (ha) so we both enjoyed Cocobon Roasted Oak Red Blend, a red wine with notes of vanilla, espresso, and chocolate. We catch up on each other's holiday adventures and then move on to this weeks whine shopping in stores and the other shoppers you encounter. Topics include: Target on the weekend, spatial awareness, shoppers who think they're the only ones in the store, not finding what you want, not enough employees, uninvited conversations, not reading coupons, ridiculous requests, fast trips turning into long trips, shopping carts, and free samples. J finished her last blanket project and moved on to some amigurumi and K finished several projects and has moved on to crafting for a cause related to the wildfires in Australia. K's excited people think of her when they see crafting for a cause, and J has all her Disney World plans set. Cheers! Find out more about the Animal Rescue Collective Craft Guild her

Episode 45! Happy New Year!

Episode 44! Happy Holidays! J enjoys some Maipe reserve Malbec, while K has a glass of Martinelli’s Sparkling Apple Cranberry cider. We have a holiday whine this week about parties. Topics include: themed NYE parties, too many parties, work parties, party anxiety, and “doing” New Years. K’s working on a baby blanket and J reveals the mysterious Christmas projects she’s been working on for months! K is happy for claw foot tubs and baking and J is excited for a good deal. Cheers!

Episode 43! Happy Winter, all! J enjoys Wine Cube's Pinot Grigio with citrus and green apple notes while K continues on with her Dry-cember with a Thin-Mint flavored superfood smoothie. Our main whine this week is about conferences and the many little annoyances that come with them. Topics include: phone usage, late arrival etiquette, lanyards/badges, mic usage, so. much. walking., forced group interaction, and over-scheduling. K's working on a baptismal baby blanket to be donated and J is still working on Christmas presents, but also dropped off Knitted Knocker donations. We're both looking forward to holiday travel and seeing friends and family. Happy Holidays! Cheers! Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Send us your winter woes/Valentine's Day/show commentary for our next listener episode: wwkdpod@gmail.com!

Episode 42! This episode we put on our religious/theological hats and talk about the season of Advent. K surprises J with a belated birthday bottle of Mionetto Prosecco while she enjoys Fre alcohol-removed Brut (or sophisticated sparkling grape juice). J's wants to make an appeal for the season of Advent. Topics include: writing, self-reflection, slowing down, less focus on commercialism, loss of hospitality and charity, and reclaiming a season of giving back. We also highlight some ways you can give back this holiday season, including knitting/donating hats/gloves/scarves for people experiencing homelessness, donating to food banks, Toys for Tots, or other nonprofit opportunities. Our good news is all about Christmas trees in their many forms. Cheers! Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Send us your winter woes related whines for our next listener episode: wwkdpod@gmail.com.

Episode 41! We're back at J's apartment this week. J is drinking a Simpler Wines Rose from Trader Joe's (in a can!) and K is starting out her "dry-cember" drinking a chocolate berry protein shake. We cover some Thanksgiving updates which lead into this week's main whine - being sick! J was sick for Thanksgiving and her birthday and K came down with the flu after getting the flu shot. We discuss people's judgments about you, how you should still get a flu shot even if it isn't 100% effective, and being grateful for nice people when you feel awful. K finished two baby and me projects and is thinking about what her next project will be, J is still working on Christmas presents and managed to finish a quick one while in PA. K got tickets to a live recording of a podcast she likes and J is going to be on the Church of the Geek soon! Cheers! Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Send us your winter woes, whines, or any comments or questions you have to wwkdpod@gmail.com.