Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!

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*Content Warning*: This episode discusses diet culture and disordered eating. I joined Nicole Cruz’s FB group, Joyful Eating For Your Family, in an effort to reparent myself in regard to my relationship with food, and I am excited to say that over the last year I have learned SO much. We touched on these topics with Casey Johnston in the Swole Woman episode, and the feedback was so wonderful. ALSO...

Carmen Myer James is here! We’re talking about rewatching our fav shows (in this case, Parenthood), the best necklace an Amazon link can buy, weddings, marriages, and air purifiers. You know, all of those things go together.  Follow along with recs (and share your own via DM) on the “Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!” Instagram: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod and shop all of our recs he...

Stop what you’re doing and BUY COVER YOUR ASSETS. Jackie and her husband have to go to therapy about it! We also talk about the things we buy when guests are staying in our house. Mentioned On This Episode! Cover Your Assets Game: https://amzn.to/3ebmV8j   PooPouri Travel: https://amzn.to/3y90xVp   Foam Pad: https://amzn.to/3rBex7C   Subscribe to Flavor of the Week, a weekly newslet...

Today we welcome Geezer and blogger Eileen Shaklee aka Mama Fry to Gee Thanks! Eileen is a mom of a teenager with autism and has been a longtime advocate for the autism community. She’s also EFFING HILARIOUS. We get into walking shoes, eyeliner, and products and companies that directly support adults with autism through employment opportunities. Also, stay for her Cheap Trick connection and my jea...

One of my absolute favorite people to follow on Instagram is here! Ayana Lage, blogger, Instagrammer, writer, mom of cute baby, wife of cute man...Ayana Lage! You may be wondering about the title of this episode. It is derived from the title of this movie . That’s really all I can say. Also: Candles from everywhere. Follow along with recs (and share your own via DM) on the “Gee Thanks, Just Bought...

The Stuff We Bought From Instagram Ads And LOVE, Mini Ep Edition! For me it’s Baboon to the Moon luggage bags and Sabah shoes. For Jackie it’s Cover Your Assets (the ad was from me), and an Amazon workout set that I also realized I own. Mentioned On This Episode! Baboon to the Moon Bags: https://fave.co/2SNzfV4 Sabah Shoes: https://fave.co/3wHxSoG   Cover Your Assets Game (40% off!): https://...

Dan Nosowitz is back for another episode of Gee Thanks! The first time I invited him on he listed all of the things I bought in 2020 that he hated. Now I invite him to talk about gadgets, his favorite $35 smartwatch (seriously), and our LITTER ROBOT! Follow along with recs (and share your own via DM) on the “Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!” Instagram: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod and sho...

Meet my old “work buddy” Lauren and learn about what it’s like to start a bathing suit line from the ground up! Ricki Rum is a self-funded, sustainable swimwear line with plans to keep expanding sizes and taking over the world. Plus, BACK PAIN. Plus, MIGRAINE CARE!  Follow along with recs (and share your own via DM) on the “Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!” Instagram: www.instagram.com/geethanksju...

It’s so hot out and everything we’re putting on our skin is sliding off and sweating out. Here are the products Jackie swears by when you’re looking for sun protection, coverage, and stuff to stay on your face. PS. Use Rakuten, you guys. It’s free money! I finally convinced Jackie, and it’s easy. Register for free, add the extension button to your bar, and click it when you check out tons of onlin...

Okay, not a LITERAL shower WITH HIM (that’s not my place to offer), but celebrity stylist Lo VonRumpf (who also hosts podcast The Lo Life) is here to talk about the $20 addition to his shower routine that’s left him feeling zen and left his feet feeling much cleaner.  Follow along with recs (and share your own via DM) on the “Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!” Instagram: www.instagram.com/geethanks...

The New Yorker’s Helen Rosner is here to talk about the beauty of a chain restaurant salad bar (bacon bits 4eva) and her favorite crisp white tee shirt. No, really, she owns 30 of them and says they’re perfect under the GWOs (garden witch overalls, duh). Follow along with recs (and share your own via DM) on the “Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!” Instagram: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod and...

This week Caroline and Jackie go deep on their favorite car accessories, snacks, and why Jackie believes La Croix is “too much” for her “sensitive stomach”. Plus, we don’t sing “Zoom Where It Happened”! Mentioned On This Episode! Car Cooler (Big!): https://amzn.to/3goiB7p Car Cooler (Small!): https://amzn.to/3iOFXEZ Pan’s Mushroom Jerky: https://amzn.to/3gEEJJL Salt and Vinegar Chips: https://amzn...

*This episode is about weed!* Hallie Bateman, author of DIRECTIONS, is here to talk about art, creating, and her journey into the world of cannabis. We also discuss the absolute horsesh*t inequalities surrounding the recent decriminalization of weed, taking a break from smartphones, and much more. Follow along with recs (and share your own via DM) on the “Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!” Instagram: ww...

*This episode contains explicit content* Welcome to Nicola Bonn, host of the Outspoken Beauty podcast and my new best friend. Two words: Ceramic Dildo. You guys asked for more sex toy content and Nicola was up for the challenge!  Follow along with recs (and share your own via DM) on the “Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!” Instagram: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod and shop all of our rec...

**A NOTE: Some of you heard this episode last week and others didn’t. It was flagged for being rated R and we here at SVU believe because of that it was bumped off streams soon after going live. Here it is again. Rated E for Explicit. G for Gee Thanks. N for Natch Beaut.** This week, Caroline is in Hawaii and Jackie is in California and they’re talkin’ Poo-pouri, duffle bags, TSA Security Theater,...

Dia and Co. founder and CEO Nadia Boujarwah knows a little bit — okay, a lotta bit — about plus size clothing, bathing suits, and wedding dresses. Plus collagen in her coffee, GrandeLash on her eyelashes and much more. Follow along with recs (and share your own via DM) on the “Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!” Instagram: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod and shop all of our recs here: https://...

The inimitable Julia Turshen is here to share her new cookbook, Simply Julia, her new job at the farm (and her fav farming boots), and her new gmail extension obsession. Also: Bravo shows, dog drama (Lottie ate a piece of a foam mattress mid-recording), and reclaiming “healthy food”.  Follow along with recs (and share your own via DM) on the “Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!” Instagram: www.instag...

I’m Mr. Napkin Head! Illustrator Ellie Ediger is here and Caroline has bought nearly all of her Nancy Meyers and Nora Ephron movie house prints on Etsy. Now you can, too! We’re here to discuss everything Nancy, Nora, and how to make our kitchens feel cozier with the product she brought to the show. Follow along with recs (and share your own via DM) on the “Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!” Instagram: w...

You guys, when I tell you it took 19 years to get this to download correctly and then at the end of everything the theme song refused to play...GarageBand sucks! Anyway, hello! Caroline and Jackie here to talk about our favorite must-travel-with items! And we're also here to sing for you, which I know you guys love and we don't wanna withhold our talent from you. Shop the Gee Thanks shelf for all...

Forever35 co-host and my boss (ish!) Kate Spencer is here! We’re talking about Mother’s Day grief and bird feeders, and yes, these are more related than you might think. Also, squirrel chairs! Follow along with recs (and share your own via DM) on the “Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!” Instagram: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod and shop all of our recs here: https://shoplist.us/geethanksjustb...

Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka is here and we’re talking about her amazing grandma, her amazing earrings, why she doesn’t have a Go Bag (for earthquakes) (and fires), and the pandemic purchase she ended up sending back the day it came in the mail. Follow along with recs (and share your own via DM) on the “Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!” Instagram: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod Mentioned on the...

Dreams come true! Caroline's first housewife guest, RHONJ's Margaret Josephs comes to Gee Thanks! to talk about her new book, the bag she can't live without, and the shocking product she uses to wash her face. We also discuss: Teresa's taglines, Joe Benigno, and of course, Marge Sr. Mentioned On This Episode! The Beck Bag: https://fave.co/3ve5M45 Irish Spring Bar Soap: https://amzn.to/2S1iqW1 Evel...

Kristen Tomlan is the founder and CEO of DŌ, the world’s first edible cookie dough confectionery. I eat cookie dough whenever I can. We already have a lot in common. Kristen brings the “magic towel” to the pod (wait til you hear about her daughter’s adventures with spaghetti — no match for the magic towel!), and Caroline and Kristen try to figure out why everyone in their 30s is shopping at Abercr...

We're gross: Baby Foot Peel and the Sephora Sale! Welcome to mini episodes! Two products every week. This week, Caroline and mini co-host Jackie J. get real about feet, funerals (?) and the Sephora Sale! We also kept this episode super short and still managed to go off topic 19 times, who is surprised? Mentioned On This Episode! Shop the Gee Thanks! Sephora Sale Picks: https://shoplist.us/geethank...