Orange Juice Optional

Episode Notes Why Hello everyone and welcome to this week’s episode of Orange Juice Optional!!  Please listen in as Suzanne recalls her recent experience with covid. While she is now well on her road to recovery, could this conversation between the ladies unwilling have set into motion an unexpected reaction for Michelle?  The answer to that question…will be in a future episode.  So…take just a mo...

Episode Notes Why Hello everyone and welcome to Orange Juice Optional!  This week’s episode is a first for the ladies, as Michelle is present and Suzanne is not.  As Suzanne continues to recover from being under the weather, her daughter, Katy G, graciously steps in to help (thank you!!).  Young, energetic and knowledgeable, Katy talks with Michelle about the beauty trends of 2022.  While some of...

Episode Notes Why Hello everyone and welcome to this week’s episode of Orange Juice Optional. Listen in as Suzanne and Michelle discuss topics ranging from uninspired travel, to misophonia, to Imposter Syndrome.  Suzanne shares a Napa experience that opens up the conversation to their own struggles with Imposter Syndrome. Realizing the subject Is to big to be contained in one episode, they decide...

Episode Notes Hi everyone and welcome to this week’s wine inspired episode of Orange Juice Optional. Fresh off a trip to Napa, CA, join Suzanne and Michelle as they recap their most recent visit to wine country. The ladies definitely have an opinion on how wine tastings have changed since their first visit to the valley (for tastings) over 10 years ago.  Before this episode “wines” down, a casual...

Episode Notes Why Hello everyone and welcome to this week’s episode of Orange Juice Optional!  Listen in as the ladies discuss the pros and cons of having expectations.  So…take just a moment to grab your favorite champagne cocktail, and then let’s get down to sharing.  For more information on orange juice optional, please check out the following websites and social media platforms: Orangejuiceopt...

Episode Notes Welcome to this week’s episode of Orange Juice Optional!  Coming off the longest day of the year, the ladies discuss how busy life has been so far this summer, upcoming plans and recent challenges. With a hectic schedule on the horizon, they are both hoping to find some life balance.  So…take just a moment to grab your favorite champagne cocktail, and then let’s get down to sharing. ...

Episode Notes Why hello everyone and welcome to this week’s episode of OJO.  Listen in as the ladies discuss a terrifying recent event in Suzanne’s life. With the memory fresh in her mind, Suzanne recalls how her day went from ordinary, to chaotic and frightful in just a few quick seconds.  For more information on orange juice optional, please check out the following websites and social media plat...

Episode Notes Why Hello everyone and welcome to this week’s episode of Orange Juice optional.  Having been on trips to different locations, listen in as Suzanne and Michelle finally find a moment to catch up and compare recent stories and experiences. The first thing on the list to share, is a poor customer service experience that Michelle knows Suzanne can relate to.  Spring boarding off this exp...

Episode Notes Why Hello everyone and welcome to our podcast! This week’s episode of Orange Juice Optional is inspired by a rapid fire Q&A session Suzanne saw on Ellen!  Please join in the fun, as Suzanne and Michelle take turns asking each other random questions that they haven’t had time to prepare for.  As Michelle worries about the pressure of answering, the ladies agree to slow the Q&A...

Episode Notes Hi everyone!  Welcome to this week’s episode of Orange Juice Optional!  As promised, Suzanne jumps right into her recent unsettling experience, which then launches the ladies into a conversation about Phobias. Based on the definition found in the Merriam-Webster dictionary, Suzanne insists that she doesn’t have any phobias. Michelle disagrees with her assessment, and then confirms se...

Episode Notes Aloha everyone and welcome to this week’s episode of Orange Juice Optional. Listen into the conversation as Suzanne and Michelle excitedly chat about the challenges that they have discovered staying in a “smart hotel”.  From sensitive light switches to over eager toilets, this episode is full of interesting podcast banter.  So…take just a moment to grab your favorite champagne cockta...

Episode Notes Why Hello everyone and welcome to this week’s Derby inspired episode of OJO.  Join in the fun as Suzanne and Michelle discuss how they pick the horses they want to cheer on, and all the southern traditions surrounding the Kentucky Derby. So…take just a moment to grab your favorite champagne cocktail (or a mint inspired cocktail - this week only), and then let’s get down to sharing. ...

Episode Notes Why Hello everyone and welcome to this week’s episode of Orange Juice Optional!  This is an episode that will require both the sweetness of orange juice and the bubbles of  champagne!! Join in the fun, as we happily celebrate moms everywhere!  Helping us out this week, is a wonderful quiz (see below) about this important day of recognition!  While Michelle scored a 53% on this quiz,...

Episode Notes Why Hello friends and welcome to this week’s episode of Orange Juice Optional!! While Michelle is ready to jump into the topic of summer travel challenges, Suzanne is 100% ready to talk about the recent news that masks are no longer required when flying!  So…please take just a moment to grab your favorite champagne cocktail, and then let’s get down to sharing. For more information on...

Episode Notes Welcome to this week’s episode of  Orange Juice Optional! Listen in as Suzanne and Michelle discuss comments that people make that are genuinely meant to be positive, but we filter them through as a negative. As a listener, what do you think?  Is there ever a good time to ask about age, weight or appearance?  Michelle then goes to the internet (thank you theadultman.com ) and finds s...

Episode Notes Why Hello, and welcome to this week’s episode of Orange Juice Optional! Join Suzanne and Michelle as they reminisce about recent pranks, as well as clever pranks of the past. While Michelle shares that she feels guilty when she lets a prank go to long, Suzanne shares stories of letting pranks play out in genius fashion.  As listeners, what do you think?   Then listen as Michelle quiz...

Episode Notes Hello everyone and welcome to this week’s fiery episode of OJO. After witnessing the meltdown the recent meltdown at the Academy Awards , Suzanne had a lot of opinions and emotions to share.  Join the ladies as they discuss their thoughts on Will Smith, Chris Rock and the slap seen, heard and felt around the world.  The ladies then jump into a quick 5 question quiz on “Entitlement” (...

Episode Notes Why Hello and welcome to this week’s episode of OJO! After missing last week’s episode Suzanne and Michelle discuss how this event has riled up their inner critics. From there, the ladies dive deeper into that nagging inside voice that can wreck havoc in daily life and keep a person  from trying new experiences.  So…take just a moment to grab your favorite champagne cocktail, and the...

Episode Notes On this week’s episode of OJO, Suzanne and Michelle chat about their current life celebrations, and also their current self-directed frustrations. Using this conversation as a perfect example, Suzanne makes a good point about perspective and how little life annoyances, are just that…LITTLE annoyances. Her words are a wonderful  reminder to all of us that perspective is a valuable and...

Episode Notes Why Hello everyone and welcome to this week’s episode of OJO. Before we start, please take a moment to grab your favorite champagne cocktail! Just a warning…because you might need it.  After months of psyching herself up to attend the Justin Bieber concert, what happened when the day finally arrived?  Did Michelle win the champagne bet, or was the sweet victory all Suzanne’s? Or just...

Episode Notes Welcome to this week’s random episode of OJO!   With no specific topic in play, join Suzanne and Michelle as they talk about whatever comes to mind. This episode is all about letting friendship guide the hour and laughter light the way. Lighthearted and full of turns, this episode will inspire plenty of smiles.  So…take just a moment to grab your favorite champagne cocktail, and then...

Episode Notes Hi Everyone!  Welcome to this week’s episode of OJO!!  Still being the month of February (aka the month of love), listen in as Suzanne and Michelle discuss Dr. Gary Chapman’s 5 love languages. Inspiring and relationship saving, Dr. Chapman’s research has been helping people and their relationships for decades.  After taking the “5 love language” quiz, the ladies happily discuss their...

Episode Notes Welcome everyone to this week’s episode of OJO!  Grab your favorite champagne cocktail, and laugh, cry and cheers with us.  With wordle on the brain (again!!), Suzanne and Michelle talk about their personal wordle statistics, wordle strategy and The New York Times buyout of this challenging word game. Will this buyout change their love for this daily game? Only time will tell.  The l...

Episode Notes With the Super Bowl rapidly approaching, many people have football on the brain!!  However, for Suzanne and Michelle, their excitement about the upcoming game is all about the clever TV commercials that will make their debut (Sorry…but both the Vikings and Cowboys are out of this year’s game).  With a history of fun and creative product hype, the girls take a trip down tv commercial...

Episode Notes Hi everyone! Welcome to this week’s episode of Orange Juice Optional. After a crazy week of commitments and random life happenings, Suzanne and Michelle are ready to get back to chatting and catching up.  With a full hour ahead of them, the ladies quickly jump into this episode discussing their recent fascination with an online game called “Wordle”. Both ladies are competitive, and t...