42. Holiday Traditions in a Pandemic with Megan + Wendy

It's no surprise that the pandemic is going to dominate the holiday season, but holiday traditions aren't canceled! The Okayest Moms talk with Megan and Wendy from Long Story Short about how the holiday season will look, and ways we can still do all of our favorite seasonal things.

It’s no surprise that the pandemic is going to dominate the holiday season, but holiday traditions aren’t canceled! The Okayest Moms talk with Megan and Wendy from Long Story Short about how the holiday season will look, and ways we can still do all of our favorite seasonal things.

Who We Talked To

Megan Samarin and Wendy Nielsen are longtime friends who live in Orange County, CA and are the co-creators of Long Story Short with Megan and Wendy. They are moms who love beauty, pop culture, travel and more, offering real-life stories, real-life solutions and lots of laughs. Since 2014, these two have created over 330+ videos for their Iris Award nominated YouTube channel and have just recently launched Long Story Short: The Podcast earlier this year.

Looking for more Megan and Wendy? You can also find them on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and in their Facebook group!

How Megan and Wendy met and started Long Story Short
What holiday traditions usually look like
How they’re going to be different this year to work around COVID-19 restrictions
Giving ourselves the grace to go easy on holiday traditions because this year has been hard
What we’re happy to let go of this year

THINGS WE MENTIONED

We know many of you may be celebrating with loved ones via Zoom this year. Megan and Wendy have a whole post of fun ways to connect with family and friends over the computer.

This episode was sponsored by Regency Centers.

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