Mini-Ep 456: Towels, Rags, and Wipes, Oh My!

Summary

Forever35 Podcast - Mini Episode 456: “Towels, Rags, and Wipes, Oh My!”

Release Date: August 13, 2025
Hosts: Doree Shafrir & Elise Hu

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Introduction to the Mini Episode

In this special mini-episode of Forever35, hosts Doree Shafrir and Elise Hu engage directly with their listeners, sharing comments, answering questions, and discussing practical life hacks. This episode marks a transition as Elise notes it’s the last mini-episode recorded while her children are home for the summer, promising fewer interruptions once school resumes.

Meeting a Listener in Aspen

Elise shares a delightful encounter with a listener named Kristen, whom she met unexpectedly at a lunch table in Aspen. The conversation revolved around parenting and the fleeting nature of time with young children.

Elise Hu [03:49]: "And she was one of our longtime listeners, and it was so rad that we were both like, yes."

This serendipitous meeting highlights the podcast’s strong community connection and the shared experiences of their audience.

Household Anecdotes: Throw Pillows and Pets

Doree recounts returning from a trip to find their home freshly cleaned, much to their dog Rob's confusion over the abundance of throw pillows on the couch.

Doree Shafrir [04:27]: "And he’s trying to throw."

Elise humorously discusses her different pillow preferences compared to Doree and their partner Matt, highlighting the challenges of accommodating everyone’s comfort needs.

Elise Hu [05:35]: "I have more pillows because I need my head to be lifted to avoid post nasal drip."

Listener Messages: Towels, Rags, and Wipes

The core of this episode focuses on listener-submitted queries about managing household cleaning tools, particularly dish towels, rags, and wipes. The hosts provide a variety of practical solutions, drawing from both personal experiences and listener recommendations.

• Quantity Over Quality:
  Doree emphasizes having a sufficient supply of basic cotton towels for versatile use around the house.

  Doree Shafrir [13:09]: "I have two big stacks of towels on a shelf... Basic cotton ones work well."

• Color-Coded Washcloths:
  A listener from New Hampshire shares her effective system for managing dishcloths through color-coding, ensuring hygiene and organization.

  Bethany [20:51]: "We use color-coded regular old washcloths for all purposes."

  Elise appreciates this method, noting its practicality for households with multiple children.

  Elise Hu [20:59]: "I love color coding your kids’ stuff. I wish I would have thought of this..."

• Microfiber and Reusable Alternatives:
  Recommendations include durable microfiber towels from Sam’s Club and the use of cloth napkins as eco-friendly substitutes for paper towels.

  Doree Shafrir [14:27]: "We keep Them under the sink... amazing for replacing paper towels."

• Wipes for Busy Families:
  A listener discusses using large boxes of wipes, stored in accessible dispensers like OXO pop-ups, to efficiently clean up after active children.

  Listener 5 [17:18]: "...four huge boxes and I put those in little Oxo pop up things around the house..."

Skincare Recommendations

Responding to a listener's query about hyaluronic acid products, Elise and Doree share their top picks, emphasizing quality and affordability.

• Elise’s Pick: Toridan Dive-In Serum
  A favorite from the K-beauty realm, praised for its efficacy.

  Elise Hu [23:09]: "I am really into K beauty products so I'm gonna recommend the Toridan Dive-In Serum."

• Doree’s Suggestion: Timeless Skincare
  Lauded for offering high-quality, cost-effective hyaluronic acid options.

  Doree Shafrir [23:44]: "I would recommend Timeless Skincare... just a straight up 100% pure hyaluronic acid."

Micro Joys: Simple Pleasures and Self-Care

The hosts delve into the concept of “micro joys” — small, deliberate actions that enhance daily happiness.

• Creating Personalized Mugs:
  Inspired by a listener’s pottery experience, Doree discusses the joy of making or choosing meaningful mugs.

  Doree Shafrir [24:55]: "...making your own mug or getting a meaningful mug for yourself... I like this a lot."

• Lighting Candles:
  Elise shares her passion for candles, highlighting their ability to transform her environment and mood.

  Jessica [26:02]: "I've been enjoying just lighting my candles... it really helps and there's no point in saving it because we need micro joys every day."

• Revisiting Old TV Shows:
  Watching nostalgic TV episodes serves as a comforting background activity for relaxed moments.

  Jessica [26:02]: "...watching old episodes of the Coffee show, Living Single, Family Guy... just to have something in the background."

Elise also promotes Quince candles, encouraging listeners to explore their candle offerings for enhanced home ambiance.

Elise Hu [27:11]: "I got the Neroli Yuzu candle at Quince for $24 and it's awesome."

Final Thoughts and Encouragement for Listener Engagement

As the episode wraps up, Doree and Elise encourage listeners to continue sharing their hacks and joys, fostering an ongoing dialogue within the community. They tease upcoming topics, including kitchen organization and skincare, promising more listener-focused content in future episodes.

Doree Shafrir [21:03]: "If you have dish towel or hacks rag... color coded hacks, write in. Colin, let us know."

Conclusion

Mini Episode 456 of Forever35 offers a heartfelt and practical exploration of everyday household management and personal well-being. Through engaging anecdotes, listener interactions, and actionable tips, Doree Shafrir and Elise Hu create a relatable and supportive environment for their audience. The episode underscores the importance of small adjustments and mindful practices in enhancing daily life and self-care routines.

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Transcript

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[Dory Shafrir]

Hello and welcome to Forever35, a podcast about the things we do to take care of ourselves. I'm Dory Shafrier.

[Elise Hu]

And I'm Elise Hu and we're just two friends who like to talk a lot about serums.

[Dory Shafrir]

And this is a mini episode where we hear from you, we share your comments and your thoughts and we answer your questions to the best of our ability. But please do remember we are not experts, we are podcast hosts and we do always encourage you to seek support first and foremost from a medical and or mental health professional as needed.

[Elise Hu]

I think this is officially the last mini episode taping in which my kids are still home from school for summer. By the next time we release a mini ep, they will be back in school and I will be less harried and interrupted.

[Dory Shafrir]

Oh man. Yeah, we were just talking on the on the full length episode on Monday about how like all of a sudden summer's over.

[Elise Hu]

Elise, you look like a day earlier.

[Dory Shafrir]

Not a moment too soon.

[Elise Hu]

That's exactly what I just said. I was like it could not a day sooner. I want to shout out one of our listeners. By the way, I think her name is Kristen. If I remember correctly, I was sitting at lunch or actually so when I was in Aspen during lunchtime. They don't do assigned seats. You just. It's like a cafeteria, and it's just round tables, and then you go and sit down wherever there's an empty seat. And I didn't really have a crew to hang with, and so I just went and sat next to a woman who was by herself at one of the round tables, and we started chatting. And she works for a preschool, like, you know, a network of preschools. And she was formerly in state government and has also worked for the federal government in, you know, like, childcare policy. And at one point, I mentioned there's that podcast, the Longest, Shortest Time, because she has very young children. Hers are like 1 and 3. And I was like, yeah, man. That really is illustrated by that idea that it's the longest, shortest time. You know, it goes by in a blink. And yet when you're actually trying to get through a Sunday, it's like, why is there another hour to this day?

[Dory Shafrir]

Totally.

[Elise Hu]

Why? Why must I fill another hour? And when we started talking about podcasts, she's like, oh, wait, are you Elise? Like, Elise from Forever 35?

[Dory Shafrir]

Oh, my gosh.

[Elise Hu]

And she's one of our longtime listeners, and it was so rad that we were both like, yes. And we met just because she was at an empty lunch table in Aspen. So shout out to our listener. And it was so much fun, like, just to get to meet somebody out in the wild like that. And up there at 8,000ft above sea level.

[Dory Shafrir]

So cool.

[Elise Hu]

Yeah, I forgot to tell you about that. It was so nice. It was a nice little moment.

[Dory Shafrir]

That is awesome. Well, you know, I just got home yesterday from our trip.

[Elise Hu]

Yeah.

[Dory Shafrir]

And I was just watching our dog try to navigate the throw pillows on my office couch because we had the house cleaned before we left. And he's like, what are all these pillows? And he's trying to throw.

[Elise Hu]

Wait, where were these pillows before?

[Dory Shafrir]

You know, they were just around they. You know, maybe somewhere on the floor, Somewhere above the couch. Like, they were just kind of. Because he. He, like, sleep. He likes to sleep on that couch. So he does not like, you know, excessive throw pillows on the couch. Yeah.

[Elise Hu]

Like most men, he doesn't like all the throw pillows.

[Dory Shafrir]

Exactly. Exactly.

[Elise Hu]

Every time we get into bed, Rob's like, why are there so many pillows? And I'm like, there's not that many pillows. There's one decorative pill, but then there's, like, the other pillows that are part of the whole bed thing.

[Dory Shafrir]

Wow.

[Elise Hu]

He wants his one floppy pillow that's basically as thick as, you know, two sheets Put together. I don't understand. But he can't sleep unless he has, like, a very, very flat pillow. So whatever.

[Dory Shafrir]

Also likes. Matt also likes a very, very flat pillow. I find this very strange.

[Elise Hu]

I know I'll get post nasal drip if I'm too. If I. If I. If my head isn't lifted enough because I'm, like, stuffed up all the time. So hot. I just have, you know, I'm just stuffed up. I like, have various allergies and sinus problems. And so if, if I'm sleeping too flat, then it'll end up, you know, getting in the back of my throat. So it's a whole problem, man. Which is why I have more pillows.

[Dory Shafrir]

Right.

[Elise Hu]

Such are the problems of my sleeping life in middle age. Oh, boy.

[Dory Shafrir]

I hear you. I hear you. Elise, we got a text, all right, from a listener that said, is that Elise I hear reading ads on Adam Grant's podcast. I was listening today. I know that voice. Then I thought, hey, I can just text and ask. Hope you both have great weekends.

[Elise Hu]

Yes, you can just text and ask. And yes, it is me. I do all of the ads for the TED Audio Collective. So I am just a revenue promiscuous. Girly.

[Dory Shafrir]

Love this for you.

[Elise Hu]

It's funny because I feel like my voice is on more ads than it's on content now. So back in the day, back in the day, people be like, oh, yeah, that was a great report about the missiles, you know, on NPR on Morning Edition this morning. And like, oh, yeah, I really understood, you know, geopolitical ramifications of that better thanks to that explainer. And now it's like, wait, were you on that ad?

[Dory Shafrir]

Yeah.

[Elise Hu]

On the Daily. And yeah, there was a long time I had a show that was, like, promoted on the Daily a lot. So when people listened to the Daily, they didn't hear me deliver any journalism or, like, report anything. They were hearing me do ads in the middle of the Daily. So whatever.

[Dory Shafrir]

Funny.

[Elise Hu]

You know what? It's. I'm. I am honored just to be nominated.

[Dory Shafrir]

So, I mean, look, wherever people can hear you is good, is a positive. So we also got a voicemail for you that I just want to quickly play before we take a break.

[Listener 3]

Hi, Jori and Elise. I am calling from Texas. I was listening to the latest episode.

[Listener 4]

Of the 28th, and Elise had shared that she had a little bit of an abnormal mammogram, had to go back for a diagnostic mammogram and ultrasound, and now she has have a biopsy. I just wanted to share solidarity. I Had my first mammogram this year and had to go through the same process. Regular mammogram, they saw something. Second mammogram, ultrasound, they weren't sure. Got a biopsy and everything turned out to be fine. But, yeah, obviously a plug for everyone. Going to get their checkup that they need. But also, just like, solidarity and like, machine is it. I have to say good luck. We're here for. Love the pod.

[Listener 3]

Love you guys.

[Listener 4]

Bye.

[Elise Hu]

Oh, we love y', all, too. And yeah, this was totally just discovered on a routine mammogram. So it's a real reminder to do those preventative screens. Whether it's mammogram, whether it's colonoscopy, whatever you need to get at various life stages, just go in and get them. Preventative screening is really great. And. Or even just getting the blood draws at your annual physical, I feel like that can often point to various things.

[Dory Shafrir]

Totally.

[Elise Hu]

Yeah. But thank you. Thank you for the call and we'll know soon enough one way or the other, whatever is going on. Yeah.

[Dory Shafrir]

All right. Well, Elise, before we take a break, I just want to remind people they can call or text us at 781-591-0390. You can also email us voice memos, which we [e-mail] the quality is always better when you email us a voice memo. You can also Visit our website, forever35podcast.com. We have links there to everything we mentioned on the show. We are on Instagram @forever35podcast. You can sign up for our newsletter at forever35podcast.com newsletter and shop our favorite products at shopmy us./forever35. And after the break, we have many dish towel racks. In fact, we got so many dish towel racks that some of them are going in next week's episode.

[Elise Hu]

Dish towels. Sowels such a popular topic here.

[Dory Shafrir]

I know people. People have strong opinions. And you know what? I respect that.

[Elise Hu]

All right, we'll be right back.

[Dory Shafrir]

Okay. We are back.

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Can I make my site firmer? Can we sleep cooler?

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[Dory Shafrir]

We got a text that said during Elise I was laughing out loud by the spoiler alert warning for the Little Mermaid. For the listener asking about dish towels slash rags. They are right on about quantity over quality. I have two big stacks of towels on a shelf in the stairways down to the basement right off the kitchen and grab those for exactly what the listener described. Basic cotton ones work well. One other suggestion that helped us move away from using so much paper towel is getting cloth napkins. I purchased them from Etsy and they are bright kid friendly prints. My only complaint about the ones I purchased is that they are a little bit on the small side at 6 inches by 7 inches. I keep them in a basket on the table.

[Elise Hu]

That's a great idea. I do I should put my old cloth napkins to use. Yeah as more of a kind of rag situation because I have old ones, you know that I don't use for dinner anymore and so. Or hosting or anything and so why don't I use those? They're just sitting on. There's just a stack of them in a closet somewhere. So good idea.

[Dory Shafrir]

All right, next wreck for the person looking for kitchen towels. I have two packs of these and love them. I use them for everything. Cleaning the kitchen, dusting, wiping the counter, drying my hands, wiping my kids. I have so many that I don't need the same one for my kids face and the ones that I use on the counters. And they have a link to these dish towels on Amazon that are called Zeppeli Classic dish towels. And they're kind of the. The ones that like, you'd see in a restaurant. Like, restaurant kitchen, I should say.

[Elise Hu]

Okay. Yep, yep.

[Dory Shafrir]

Like white with like the light blue stripe they sell for. Looks like they're 15 for $20 on Amazon.

[Elise Hu]

Nice.

[Dory Shafrir]

Nice. And then this person goes on to say, these 100% cotton dish towels are super absorbent, quick drying, and built to last. Get a pack of 15 for all your kitchen cleaning needs. You don't want to miss it. I found them on Wirecutter. I also always have a pile of microfiber towels that I use to slash dust everything. I also keep an extra laundry basket in my powder room far from the bedroom for kitchen towels and random clothes my family leaves all over the house. I'm surprised at how passionate I feel about these towels.

[Elise Hu]

Sometimes we surprise ourselves.

[Dory Shafrir]

It's so true. Love this suggestion. And you know, going back to the first listener's text, I do think that in this situation it is like, like you do want to find that perfect balance of quantity and quality. Like, for this purpose, you don't want the fancy dish towels that cost like $20 a piece.

[Elise Hu]

Yes.

[Dory Shafrir]

You know what I mean? Exactly. You don't want something that's like a total piece of crap, but you also need something that is going to be not that expensive. So it sounds like these are a good, like the perfect Venn diagram. Someone else also recommended as a paper towel alternative the Durafresh brand cloths. And we will link to all of these as well.

[Elise Hu]

So the, the. These Durafresh brand cloths we use when I'm having a party sometimes and there's a lot of folks that are going to be. Yeah, like, I was recommended these by Adela, who works my parties a lot, and she really likes these just for, you know, a way for folks to dry their hands or like a way for her to clean and kind of dry but also be sustainable. Cut the cost of all the paper towels.

[Dory Shafrir]

I had never heard of these.

[Elise Hu]

I hadn't either until Adela.

[Dory Shafrir]

Yeah, love this. Someone else recommended these members. Mark microfiber towels. You can get them at Sam's Club. I think they are also sold other places, but this person linked to ones at Sam's Club. This person says, I got this pack of microfiber rags at Sam's Club during COVID has 36 in a pack. Still going strong. Not those beautiful colors. So we keep Them under the sink so folks don't need to see them. Not a replacement for a decorative dish towel. That's kind of like what we were just talking about, the decorative dish towel versus like the kitchen rag. These absorb way better than paper towels and we keep a separate laundry bin for them in case there are food bits in them and wash them as needed. They are amazing for replacing paper towels, cleaning tasks and keeping the kitchen and bathroom clean. We also use them to dust. Multipurpose.

[Elise Hu]

Amazing. Okay, that's good that it's useful for dusting.

[Dory Shafrir]

Yes. Okay. All right. Now we have a voicemail and this isn't so much about replacing paper towels with reusable things, but it's more of like a life hack especially I think if you have kids.

[Listener 5]

Dory and Elise, this message is for the listener that was looking for some type of rag to clean up after her kids on and on surfaces and clean her kids mouth or hands. I have found I buy wet wipes, like wipes that you would buy to like wipe a kid's butt. But you know, just like water from Costco by the carton, by like the box. And I'll, I'll get them delivered through Instacart and I'll get like four huge boxes and I put those in little Oxo pop up things around the house so you can just pop it off, grab one. The kids grab them, they wipe their hands or their mouth. I use them to wipe. I'm in a constant state of wiping counters, wiping the floor. I really wish I was the person that could have something reusable.

[Dory Shafrir]

Right.

[Listener 5]

And I've tried all the rags and they just get moldy or dirty or smelly or I haven't washed them and I need one. So anyway, for this stage of my life with a three year old and a six year old and in a constant state of wiping all the things, those, those are what's working for us now. I love it. It makes my life easier. I have a little OXO pop up in every room.

[Listener 3]

Hope they work for you.

[Listener 4]

Bye bye.

[Elise Hu]

Now I'm looking up these OXO popups. Oh those? Yes, yes. I have many of those. Yes. Okay. Yes.

[Dory Shafrir]

I was going to say if, if you have kids, you almost definitely have one of these.

[Elise Hu]

Okay, we will link to these.

[Dory Shafrir]

You can get like a full size one. But then we also had one that we would take with us like in the stroller that is called the Oxo Tot on the go wipes dispenser that holds maybe like, I don't know, A hundred wipes or something.

[Elise Hu]

Awesome.

[Dory Shafrir]

So that's also. Also an option. And we have one more dish towel. Voice memo, voicemail. And again, this is. This is not even all of the ones that we. There are more that will be on next week. So here we go.

[Listener 3]

Hi, this is Bethany calling from New Hampshire. I had a pause, the pod moment while I was listening to Minnie at 4:54 and the listener's request for dishcloth to wipe off counters and children. This is one area where I feel like I've got a system that is really working for me and maybe it will work for your listener as well. We use clothes basically like, it's basically just like a washcloth. I bought mine at target probably 10 years ago. I must have bought like two packs of sticks. I have gray ones that I use in my kitchen for the countertop. And then for my kids, I just buy bulk washcloth from TJ Maxx or Marshalls. I have my kids color coded. So the older kid, everything of his in blue. His washcloth, his bath towel, his toothbrush, his backpack, if it belongs to him, it's blue. My second kid, if it belongs to him, it's green. So we have blue and green washbox in our kitchen. We have a little rack where we hang up the towel for wiping the counters, the washcloth for kid one, the washcloth for kid two. We use them for the day a few times a day whenever we need to wipe off children or counters. And because they're color coded, we know what goes to what. And at the end of the day, we just put them all in the wash and set out a fresh set. It's been working really well for us for a few years now. So I highly recommend color coded regular old washcloth for all purposes. I hope that helps. Have a great day.

[Elise Hu]

I love color coding your kids stuff. I wish I would have thought of this since I have three of them.

[Dory Shafrir]

Yeah, I guess for me it's not as much of an issue, but yeah, if you have more than one child.

[Elise Hu]

I am writing this down because I'm making a list of hacks that our listeners have shared over the summer because there have been lots of good hacks when it comes to charging cables and how to clean a tutu and how to recycle stuffies. And so I feel like we have one big omnibus hack newsletter that we can easily put together.

[Dory Shafrir]

Totally. All right, well, again, we will have more of these next week. So if you have dish towel or hacks rag. Yeah, color coded hacks, write in. Colin, let us know. Okay, we're going to take another short break and then after the break we have a request for a skincare rack and we also have a couple of micro joys.

[Listener 4]

Yay.

[Elise Hu]

Okay, we'll be right back.

[Dory Shafrir]

Foreign okay, we are back. The skincare request was a text that we got that said.

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[Elise Hu]

Can I make my site softer?

[Listener 1]

Can I make my site firmer? Can we sleep cooler?

[Sleep Number Representative]

Sleep Number does that cools up to eight times faster and let you choose your ideal comfort on either side your.

[Listener 1]

Sleep Number setting It's the Sleep Number biggest sale of the year.

[Sleep Number Representative]

All beds on sale up to 50% off the limited edition smart bed plus.

[Listener 1]

Free home delivery with the purchase of.

[Sleep Number Representative]

Any smart bed ends Monday. All Sleep Number Smart beds offer temperature.

[Listener 1]

Solutions for your best sleep. Check it out at a Sleep number store or sleepnumber.com today.

[Dory Shafrir]

Do you have a great hyaluronic acid that you recommend? Elise is nodding.

[Elise Hu]

Yes, yes I do and it recently spilled on a trip. I am really I'm very into K beauty products. I wrote a book on K beauty products so I'm gonna recommend the K Beauty Hyaluronic Acid by Toridan. It's called the Torridin Dive in Serum. I think it's wonderful and I am lamenting that I've lost half a bottle recently. So thanks for asking. Now I'm just reminded of my grief.

[Dory Shafrir]

I would also recommend if you're just looking for like straight hyaluronic acid, I would recommend Timeless Timeless Skincare which makes very inexpensive high quality products and they have just like a straight up 100% pure hyaluronic acid. You can get like a like a Travel sample size 1 ounce container for 11.952 ounces is 16.95 and then they have a big ass 8 ounce jug of it for 44.95 which like compared to the other sizes sounds like a lot but like most other skincare brands charge more than that for like one and a Half ounces.

[Elise Hu]

Yeah.

[Dory Shafrir]

And they also have a subscribe and save, so you can save 20%. So their. Their products are. Are like really, really high quality. And then if you want something that is like a combo situation, they also have a hyaluronic acid and vitamin C serum that is 22.95. Oh, they also. I didn't. I didn't. I never saw that these before. These must be new.

[Elise Hu]

They have these pouches, like ampoules.

[Dory Shafrir]

Yeah. Looks like they'd be good for travel.

[Elise Hu]

Great.

[Dory Shafrir]

If that's your thing. Okay, so those are my recs. If other people have wrecks, please let us know. And then micro joys, we gotta text that said micro joy report. Buying a beautiful mug from a favorite local pottery artist to drink coffee at the office out of. Oh, you know, that reminded me of something I saw one of my Facebook friends post. I say Facebook friends because it's like someone I don't really know that well in real life. Like, I've met her maybe like once or twice in my life, so, like, she really seems like a Facebook friend to me. But she just posted this, like, lovely thing about how she had gone to one of those, like, make your own pottery studios with her daughter and she had made a mug and she was like sitting there drinking coffee out of the mug. And like, it just made her happy. And so I don't know, maybe there is something about this, like either making your own mug or getting a meaningful mug for yourself. I like this a lot. And then we also got a voicemail about Microsoft.

[Listener 4]

Hi, Dori and Elise, My name is Jessica. I'm calling from Texas. I just wanted to add to the conversation around micro joys and two that I've been enjoying. One is maybe very common, but I've been enjoying just lighting my candles. I have a deep candle collection because I love candles. I love scents, especially ones tied to the seasons. And I feel like I'm always, quote, like, waiting for the right time to enjoy them, but I've just been lighting them whenever I feel like I need a scent. Even if it's a fall candle in the summer or like a Christmas candle right now, you know, it just really helps and there's no point in saving it because, you know, we need joys every day. The other thing that I have really been enjoying is going back and watching old episodes of TV shows, and I'm talking about old episodes. Like, I was watching old episodes of the Coffee show, old episodes of Living Single, old episodes, A Family Guy. Just old episodes where the stakes are Incredibly low just to have something in the background while I'm cleaning. But yeah, those are some of the micro joys that I have been enjoying.

[Elise Hu]

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[Dory Shafrir]

Okay.

[Elise Hu]

Lots of options too.

[Dory Shafrir]

Hot tip from Elise. Get the quince candle. Okay.

[Elise Hu]

Yeah.

[Dory Shafrir]

All right everyone, that just about wraps things up for us. Thanks for listening. Thanks for supporting us. We appreciate you and we will talk to you soon. Take care.

[Elise Hu]

Talk again next time.

[Dory Shafrir]

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