Hi friends! It’s been a fun couple of weeks with the launch of our podcast Are You Mad At Me? and we just wanted to thank you for all the love and support. If you haven’t yet, please listen (our second episode about 90s diet culture is live today!), follow, rate, and comment if you can!

Song of the day: “What Makes You Beautiful” by One Direction was released 13 years ago, and our lives have never been the same since. 

Have a Q for us? We have an A for you here!

How to Say “No” Without the FOMO

 question 
I’ve always been a “yes” person and get really bad anxiety whenever I say “no” to things. Recently, I’ve been trying to cut back on doing things because I want to save money and tbh just take a little bit more time for myself. Any advice on not having FOMO (fear of missing out)? —Q.

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One thing we both do to help ease our FOMO? Make plans in advance. We know it sounds simple, but penciling in plans weeks or even months in advance 1) gives us something to look forward to and 2) allows us to focus on other things (saving money/working on ourselves) when we know we have something coming down the pipeline.

Keeping the Gossip Out of Office Group Chats

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I just got a new job and all communication, whether it’s with my team, other departments, or even clients, is through Microsoft Teams. I'm still getting used to using it for multiple conversations, and I’ve definitely sent some embarrassing chats to wrong channels. Do you have any suggestions for differentiating the different chats in Teams or apps that can help? —E.

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Ooof, there’s nothing worse than sending a “Michelle is getting on my nerves today” chat to Michelle herself. First, and probably our number one rule regarding messaging at work? Do not, we repeat, DO not use any sort of work messenger to talk negatively about anyone, no matter how annoying Michelle may be. Remember that your company has access to all internal messaging platforms, and can use that information if needed.

Here’s what we recommend to avoid any other messaging snafus:

• Take a beat. If you’re like the rest of the world, you’re probably working a mile a minute, and mistakes often happen when we work too fast. Before firing off your thoughts on the new Secret Lives of Mormon Wives drama, take five seconds to confirm who you’re sending it to before pressing enter. 

• Name the channel. Just because you see the first few names in the chat doesn’t mean those are the only people in it. To ensure you’re sending WorkDaze memes to the right people, confirm who those people are before naming the group something that sets it apart from the other chats.

• Use a different app. To avoid confusion, see if your team members are down to huddle in a different app, like Slack. This eliminates your anxiety before pressing send to your work besties about last night’s Hinge date. 

Need some advice? We wanna hear it here! 

…after you eat an entire box of Kraft Mac & Cheese for lunch (straight out of the pot ofc)

Tie Dye Pizza Toast sounds pretty groovy if you ask us! ✌️ Check out SeriousFoodFetish’s recipe on Instagram and invite us over when you make it, will ya? 

And we thought we couldn’t love Laundry Room Studios any more than we already do! Their new line of phone cases are just chef’s kiss. Guess which ones we have…

Altoids Sours are making a comeback! It’s been fourteen years, and we can still feel the burn after eating an entire can. 

Thanks so much for reading! Only two more sleeps until Friday! :) Don’t forget to let us know what you think of Are You Mad At Me?! Love you, mean it.

—Rod and Gabi