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What would your future self thank you for doing today?

This week on Unfiltered-ish, we start with crispy bacon, fatty bacon, and the very specific rules we apparently have about breakfast meat. Then we get into a bigger question: are we living for our past selves, our present selves, or the future versions of us we say we want to become?

We talk about being future-focused, why entrepreneurs are always thinking about what comes next, and how hard it can be to slow down when your brain is already planning the next project, next offer, next trip, or next version of your life.

Natali shares the list she started in her journal of “things my future self would thank me for.” Nicki talks about wanting to write, create, and stop needing every choice to have an obvious financial return. Carina talks about building a future that includes grandbabies, in-real-life friendships, mahjong, and the kind of life she’s working so hard to eventually enjoy.

We also talk about the difference between knowing what you want and actually behaving in a way that moves you closer to it, especially when it comes to creativity, business, health, relationships, money, and the personal life that can get pushed aside when work becomes the default.

If you’ve ever wondered whether your current choices are helping the future version of you, or quietly making life harder for her, this episode is for you.

Unfiltered-ish is the midlife group chat for women talking honestly about friendship, ambition, marriage, dating, money, aging, reinvention, joy, and wanting more out of life.

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Procrastination sounds like laziness until you realize it might actually be emotional avoidance with better branding.

This week on Unfiltered-ish, we start with talking trees, spiritual deer, and Carina’s full-blown candy vacation at home. Then we get into procrastination: how we do it, what we’re avoiding, and why our brains are so good at finding something else to do.

Natali procrastinates with cleaning, flowers, and pickleball. Nicki confesses her secret online solitaire habit. Carina realizes she may not procrastinate work as much as she uses work to avoid other parts of life.

We also talk about sleep, motherhood, working from home, clean houses, phone distractions, business hours, and why some tasks feel impossible to start unless there’s enough uninterrupted time to finish them.

If you’ve ever cleaned your house instead of working, scrolled instead of starting, or wondered why the thing you’re avoiding would probably only take 20 minutes, this episode is for you.

Unfiltered-ish is the midlife group chat for women talking honestly about friendship, ambition, marriage, dating, money, aging, reinvention, joy, and wanting more out of life.

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What if the life you’re living is good… but it’s not the only life you could choose?

This week on Unfiltered-ish, we try The Odyssey Plan, an exercise where you imagine three different versions of your life: the path you’re already on, the path you’d choose if one major thing changed, and the wild card life you’d build if money, status, and other people’s opinions didn’t matter.

Carina imagines moving her family to Europe. Natali thinks about Croatia, slower living, beautiful private parties, and a life with more fun and lightness. Nicki considers what it would mean to stop making the practical choice, lean into creativity, write books, and maybe become a very classy hobo.

If you’ve ever wondered whether you’re on the right path, fantasized about moving somewhere new, or realized you may not be done becoming who you are, this episode is for you.

Unfiltered-ish is the midlife group chat for women talking honestly about friendship, ambition, marriage, dating, money, aging, reinvention, joy, and wanting more out of life.

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