Live Your Love Story

We are introverts. During the stay at home orders of COVID in 2020 and even in 2021 and 2022, we were fine staying at home with our cat. We were fine avoiding in-person social events even after that because inertia. But we also know it’s really not healthy to live like that. In this episode, we talk about the ironic effort it can sometimes take to do the perfectly normal thing called in-person social interactions.  https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/socialforintroverts https://instagram.com/sienaandtoast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the fifth and final episode in a series on daily life as we recall it during a brighter, more hot pink time in America’s history. In this episode, we riff off a list of ‘80s pop music trends, including MTV, the phenomenon of Michael Jackson, that ‘80s synthesizer sound, saxophone solos, big hair bands, novelty tunes, the rise of rap, and more. https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/80slife5 https://instagram.com/sienaandtoast Where Did All The Saxophones Go? https://theoutline.com/post/1409/saxophones-in-american-pop-music-history The Death of the Key Change https://tedium.co/2022/11/09/the-death-of-the-key-change/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the fourth in a series on daily life as we recall it during a brighter time in America’s history…or was it? In this episode, we talk about movies from The '80s. And shockingly, here in 2024, it’s a bit disturbing to look back and see the anti-Asian racism that was up on screen back then, and even more, that we – in Hawaii, populated mainly by Asian-Americans – didn’t even notice it at the time. We discuss this, along with the analog movie-going experience, which included newspaper ink staining your fingertips, because you had to flip the pages to the movie section. https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/80slife4 https://instagram.com/sienaandtoast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the third in a series on daily life as we recall it during a brighter, more hot pink time in America's history. If you were a kid in The ‘80s, what did you do for fun? We Gen Xers (roughly those born between 1965 and 1980) were probably the last American generation to experience a “free-range” childhood. That’s not what it was called back then of course. It was just called childhood. Let the kids loose on the streets to figure out for themselves how to stay entertained. Play outside. Ride your bikes without helmets until the street lights came on. Or until your mom called your friend’s house, asked if you were there, and told you to come home. https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/80slife3 https://instagram.com/sienaandtoast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the second episode in a series on daily life as we remember it during a brighter, more hot pink time in America’s history. We’re talking about The ‘80s. In this episode, we focus on ‘80s fashion, where  everything was big. Big hair, big clothes. I mean really really big, loud, bright, and too much. We know this now. But we didn’t know it then. https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/80slife2 https://instagram.com/sienaandtoast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get in the Delorean because in this episode, we’re going Back To The ‘80s.  This is the first in a series on daily life as we remember it during a brighter, more hot neon time in America’s history. In this episode, we recall the phenomenology and pace of life when your only options are rotary phones that belong to an entire household, music on vinyl, cassette, or terrestrial radio, and eventually CDs, and also the wonder of dual cassette boom boxes. https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/80slife1 https://instagram.com/sienaandtoast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Astoria, Oregon, is the site of the first American-owned settlement on the Pacific coast of North America. In this episode, we share what we learned on our very first visit to Astoria: about Astoria’s origin story and our experience at its Flavel House Museum, which is somewhat haunted, because yes, I felt something, and so have other folks, apparently. Come join us for a quick day trip to one of Oregon’s most famous towns.  Lots more show notes at https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/astoriaflavelhouse https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/astoriaflavelhouse https://instagram.com/sienaandtoast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we share our experiences with meditation: learning about it, practicing it, not practicing it; using it, abusing it, misunderstanding it, and eventually getting to a place of actually understanding it.  We discuss the meditation apps we’ve tried over the years, the things we’ve liked or not liked about various ones, the minimum effective dose of meditation, and of course, what we think is the wrong way to meditate.  show notes: https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/wrong-meditation https://instagram.com/sienaandtoast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is based on a talk called “Working with Insomnia” by clinical psychologist Seth Gillihan. It covers tips for getting into a good groove when it comes to our sleep lives, that are all science-based and down-to-earth and doable. No crazy technology required. Show notes at https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/sleepdrives Related episode: How To Get A Better Sleep https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/how-to-get-a-better-sleep originally published on 11/14/23 https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/sleepdrives https://instagram.com/sienaandtoast Related episode: How To Get A Better Sleep https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/how-to-get-a-better-sleep originally published on 11/14/23 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you ever felt sorta gross and grimy and a shower only helped so much, because the space you were in, itself, somehow felt heavy or gross? Well, if you had authority over that space, because it’s your home, or your room, or your office, you could do what’s called Space Clearing or Energy Clearing. In this episode, we talk about the mindset and methods we’ve used to "clear a space." Related episodes: Do You Have Good Energy Etiquette? (12/5/23) https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/do-you-have-good-energy-etiquette How To Declutter With Your Partner Part 1 (1/16/24) https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/declutter-tips How To Declutter With Your Partner Part 1 (1/23/24) https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/declutter-tips-part2 https://sienaandtoast.com/podcast/energyclearingintro https://instagram.com/sienaandtoast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices