Wednesdays - Meet your new podcast treat: ‘Fridays!’

Episode Date: August 23, 2024

Sophie and Melissa are bringing the ‘Wednesdays’ action to the weekend in this new mini series: ‘Fridays!’ Weekends are all about treating yourself, and ‘Fridays’ is here as a special treat for your podcast feed, brought to you by the Starbucks Frappuccino Chilled Coffee Drink. For anyone looking for a bit of lifestyle inspo, Sophie and Melissa are sharing their top ways to treat themselves. And as ever, they’re also here to help with your dilemma. The girls are offering their curated advice on some more queries, which include helping one Tiny with her post-break up glow-up, and a male listener looking for the perfect way to propose to his girlfriend. Enjoy your ‘Fridays’ treat and why not grab a Starbucks Frappuccino Chilled Coffee Drink while you listen!___Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/wednesdayspodcast/TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@wednesdayspodcastEmail | [e-mail]--Credits:Producer & Editor: @ben_johnsAssistant Producer: @gurlinaheer_Exec: @jemimarathbone and Holly NewsonVideo editor: @jakeji.pSocial: @laurabcoughlan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

happy friday happy friday welcome to a new three episode mini series of wednesdays released over the next three fridays called you guessed it fridays fridays is brought to you by starbucks and their frappuccino chilled coffee drink, available online and at your local supermarket. The perfect little pick-me-up for when you next want to treat yourself. This is so exciting. Over the next three weeks, as a little treat for you tinies, we're releasing three bonus Friday episodes. Each week, we will be popping open a pair of Frappuccino chilled coffee drinks and giving you some extra special dilemmas for our extra special episodes. We want our Friday episodes to be a little unexpected treat in your podcast feed that you can enjoy today or over the weekend. This is so exciting. Starbucks have sweetly provided us both with this selection of Frappuccino chill coffee drinks to enjoy for

our little Friday episodes. Okay, so what flavors have we got well i've got sweet creamy coffee which i feel like is more of their original vibe i've got delightful classic vanilla flavor that would have been my second choice i think this looks so creamy right okay i'm gonna go for this we try it i also love it that it's in a lovely glass oh my god that is absolutely done out there oh my god it's like dessert. You need to try mine. No, I think mine... No, seriously, mine's absolutely unbelievable.

Right, okay. I also love cream. You know what this reminds me of? You know when you watch like American TV, they have cream in their coffee rather than milk and this is exactly

how I imagine it tasting. It's just so creamy. The only way to describe that is a treat. Yeah, it's a real treat. It's also so vanilla-y that's something i'd look forward to oh my god me too you know when i'm looking forward to this this is around a 3 p.m for me you've had lunch 12 o'clock you need a little

pick me up i need a little treat for the afternoon yeah this is that for me i deserve it i deserve this this is like hot sevens day do i want an ice cream every single day no but could i have this and put some ice pour it i was gonna say some ice with a straw and that like noise absolutely phenomenal this just feels like a real treat right doesn't it like this would be great for a little treat yourself moment what would you define as treating yourself like what's your like go-to i want to treat myself today okay treating myself it's got to be like a massage a massage a facial uh-huh i don't love going getting my hair done i don't really love getting my nails done either it's a true neither the nails is stunning now but it's a long time you're in the salon so for me i'm like i know it sounds bad it's more of like

i really look forward to the nails after but i don't love the process no but i do love the process of getting my eyebrows done and i know that's weird i freaking love getting my eyebrows started that's my worst i know everyone hates it every for me i don't know what it is i go into bloke bra they massage the shoulders i love the gals in there i don't think it's painful i haven't done it in ages i'm do it i can't wait i'm gonna go before I go on holiday. I can't. I love it so much. And the smell of it, to me, I feel like I'm really indulging on paying to get my eyebrows done when I could just pluck them myself. So for me, that feels like a real treat yourself moment.

I like it. Each their own. I know, I know. Each their own. Right. Who do we think between us is the most indulgent? You. Really?

In terms of treatments? I would say you do way more treatments than me no way your non-stop treatments what do you have my diary non-stop treatments okay I disagree girls maintenance is a lot and it feels like a treat when you've done it but at the time it's more so like a bit of a chore yeah so I feel like in terms of let's go on a spa holiday, neither of us really do that. We need to treat ourselves more. You know what I really love? A relaxing facial where they just massage you

or a scalp massage. Me too. That is heaven on earth. I agree. And also, obviously, if you want to treat yourself to like a nice bag or item of clothing. Totally. Like that's always a treat.

I agree. That is a treat treat I love a pan of chocolate on the weekend that is what I treat myself to every Friday and every Saturday is a pan of chocolate I don't do like a Friday and Saturday weekend thing like I'll just whenever I feel like something you need it I'll be like that's what I'll have I'm not very restrictive so I feel like then for that reason we do treat ourselves a lot I have to be restrictive otherwise I'm having a pan of chocolate every single day. Yeah.

Because that's what my body is telling me to do. Then maybe you need to be doing that. No, I think on the weekends it's fine. I feel so much better after being a bit healthier but then I really then look forward to my treat. Yes. It feels like more of a treat whereas if you're having it every day it's not. It's not a treat. I agree.

That's like with anything. With anything. You've got to just have everything in moderation. Exactly. But also not restrict yourself and treat yourself I think sometimes if you're not treating yourself then it's just quite boring agree life we deserve a treat every now and then like every now and then okay well we've done this once we really deserved it we popped into Harris and we treated ourselves to matching handbags which was lovely that was a real treat that was our christmas our birthday present for like a couple of years and we like we saved up we went in oh my god that's right we didn't get birthday presents for each other and we got the

bags yeah that was what we did and we enjoyed it ourselves too it was actually that was a great it was like a selfless selfish treat yes i love every minute of it we should make that more and you know what i'm still on the high from that. Me too. That's really lasted, that treat has. I have a present for you in my bag for your Christmas present. I saw it today and I've got it in my bag upstairs. How funny is that? A Christmas present? Yes, I didn't get you a Christmas

present. Did I get you one? Yeah, you got me a fleece. A heated fleece. Right, listen. I think Melissa's love language is giving gifts. Or like buying snacks. You buy me loads of food. But only when I'm buying it for myself. Whereas you'd go out and buy a chocolate bar just for me.

And you'd be like, here, I got you a chocolate bar. No, so if you always buy something for brunch, you always do. You're the brunch purchaser in this relationship. Okay, fine. Brunch is such a treat. Because you're never going to make brunch at home. I'm never going to have avo on salmon toast With the drizzle of it

And some hot smoked salmon Or some smoked mackerel It's never going to happen Okay so here is the plan Over the next few weeks we're going to be getting In the treat yourself mindset We're going to be buying ourselves little gifts And enjoying small indulgences

And we'll report back each friday to let you guys know how it's going okay so how are you going to treat yourself melissa i'm already currently doing this so i feel like every time i get in the shower this is a treat and i know this is so weird sophie knows this i get desperate housewives up on my phone and i prop it up in my shower on the little like shower ledge that I have and I just spend like 20 minutes in the shower watching Desperate Housewives. And I freaking love it. You know, it's a time to myself.

I'm in the shower. I love a shower. And that feels like a daily treat. Let me tell you something. Desperate Housewives in itself. Not Real Housewives, guys. Desperate Housewives. Desperate Housewives is a treat in itself.

Such a treat. And you know what? I've given it enough time this year that I can rewatch it oh my god because every year we rewatch it but I've done it a couple times

like twice in one year and it's a bit too much I agree I love a weekend where I have no plans like I will salivate at the thought of it not so much for you

I don't care no not so much for me genuinely couldn't think of anything worse than being in my house with no plans you literally can't bear it I cannot bear it I love it love it that's taken me some years to get there

let's talk through the no plan weekend routine a no plan weekend like i am still seeing people this is your weekend to be like i can do whatever i want yeah treat myself here there and everywhere let's talk about it okay so i would book an urban massage lovely i'm like gonna eat whatever the hell i want like whether it's going to a restaurant whether it's eating at home like i'll be with jamie obviously so i'm not completely solo yeah i wouldn't mind being solo by the way and then i will be watching something like desperate housewives or have real housewives backed up are you like in your like trackies your gym hit all day long yes fine i'm actually with no makeup on yeah and i've like

walked from a to b so i've got like steps in fresh air and i've been on the phone to everyone all day like basically just having time yeah like i face signed my mom i face have my sister i face i'm you and then i'm into that shop and then i can just drive past the shop and just pop in there and go see what i want to buy you know what i mean yeah go to like wait just a spontaneous day you're walking around like oh might pop in there exactly oh my god look

got myself a lovely new top for tomorrow night that's stunning I think this week I'm going to treat myself to just a face gym massage Sophie has the tool

and like takes 10 minutes to herself before she does her makeup just to do it and I'm like god that just looks so lovely but you're like it is a real faff

that you enjoy it when you're doing it I love doing that like pre-event. Yeah. It's great. I am going to start watching Desperate Housewives again

and I can't wait. That is the biggest treat I could have given myself this year, 2024. Thank you very much. I am loving this Starbucks Frappuccino chilled coffee drink.

I mean, you're me too. It's stunning. Should we swap? Yeah. Go on, you need to try mine. I'm worried, I'm going to like yours more than I like mine.

I think you will. And then we'll have to swap. You know when you ever get that when you're out for supper and someone wants to get you a bite of mine and you try it and you're like, oh flip, that's so much better than mine. Yeah, and then you're like. And you're like, no, I want that for the rest of the time. How good.

This is right up your street. That is. It's the creaminess. Put that on ice. Hello. You know what I'm going to say? This is literally a tiramisu in a jar. Yeah, it's unbelievable.

In liquid form. It's that delicious. It's like a proper treat that's the only way to describe it also this is great for people that

want to get in drinking coffee but don't like the taste of coffee because it's so vanilla-y like it has an essence of coffee

it definitely tastes like coffee but the vanilla just cuts through absolutely the mature taste of coffee if you're not ready

for that you know there's no one that won't like that. No one. It's indulgent. It's a delicious coffee moment. Happiness in a bottle. Should we get into the dilemmas? Absolutely.

Dilemma one. Hi, Sophie and Melissa. I'm still in awe of Sophie's Paris ham weekend. It looked absolutely amazing. And it's major girl trip goals. I'm still trying to of Sophie's Paris ham weekend. It looked absolutely amazing and its major girl trip goals. I'm still trying to get my girls trip out of the group chat and don't want to waste another summer not going away because my friends are indecisive.

Even if just one of my friends wants to go, then I'm ready for that to get the flights booked. Do you have any recommendations for places to go? We're happy with beaches, cities, countryside, anywhere. We just want to go summer fun so i love my bear best place on earth i also love portugal very easy very quick to get to italy we went to the other day stunning portugal's really good and really inexpensive to go on holiday it's like a great place to go for a girl's trip and so fun yeah beach vibes loads of deals on like all

these websites now is it Lisbon that's like very trendy now everyone's going to Lisbon it's very inexpensive delicious food great food I think that's a real vibe

you've got a beach there as well and it's a city yeah I really think Lisbon is the way forward I mean Europe's on our doorstep we're very very lucky we are lucky you're spoilt for choice with that

it also depends on how long you think you can get people to go away for I'm going to recommend don't go away with your girlfriends for a week. I just think it's too long. I think this is weekend vibes. Five days is maximum.

You always want to leave wanting more than be like, I'm going to come home Sunday. Right. I always think there is one person in the friendship group that's more organized that just books it. Otherwise, you're always going to be fumbling over like, oh, where should we go? And it's never going to happen.

Also, just you know you're never going to get the whole group. If you're waiting for a date that's going to get the whole group, it will never happen. Just as long as there's three of you or even two of you, just book it and go. Whoever wants to come. And then once you book it, they might be like, oh my God, I want to come.

And then they book it afterwards. But don't wait for the whole group. It will never happen. You're right. It will never happen. You also just need to be ballsy and be like, right, this is what we're booking. I'm going to book this now.

Who's in? I'm going to book it tonight. And then be like, right, this is what we're booking. I'm going to book this now. Who's in? I'm going to book it tonight. And then be like, right, I need you to send me the money. I'm booking it tonight. And then ask for the money. And then people that send it to you, great, they're coming. People that don't, we'll just not. Otherwise, it will never happen.

Do a poll. Put it in the WhatsApp group. Yeah. With dates. Whoever can come, can come. Give three dates. The majority on one day, you book that date and you give them options on flights. Yeah.

Location. Ask for the budget and then you're just gonna have to take the lead and organize the whole thing because otherwise it's just never gonna get booked don't be afraid to out people on the group chat like they're not replying be like ah such and such are you coming yes or no you know really prompt people yeah don't be afraid to nag nag away and just be like guys we need to book by thursday like set deadlines all these things set deadlines and just absolutely just go even if it's one other person book those flights also if you have so much fun and people sit on social media the next year when you want to do it they'll all be like desperate to go but have the best girls trip you'll have a wonderful time keep us updated on everything you will and um I hope it's as good as Sophie's hand that's

all I can say dilemma two hey Sophie two. Hey, Sophie and Melissa. Long time listener here. But my first time writing in. Around six months ago, I broke up with my boyfriend. There wasn't anything wrong with our relationship, but it no longer felt right. And we made the amicable decision to split. I found myself with more free time than ever. And although I have a healthy social group, I wanted to find some new hobbies to occupy my time.

Do you have any suggestions? Run clubs are like a real vibe these days. they say that the new dating apps right like you meet so many people like people start to paddle oh paddle social club sorry if you're in london i feel like the hot place to be is paddle social club i see all the honeys and all the hotties like a sport i think like a running club or like paddle is a really nice way to meet people. Paddle is 10 out of 10. I know this is a weird suggestion, but if you're into like horses, I think going horse riding is like a really lovely hobby to have. And I always like see these girls on Instagram that have like picked up a hobby

that they used to love when they were younger. And they were like, I just realized how much I love it. And I've fallen back in love with it. And just being with an animal. I don't know. I just think it's quite a it and I've fallen back in love with it. And just being with an animal, I don't know. I just think it's quite a lovely thing to do. Absolutely. And also these like CrossFit, that is literally like the biggest,

like once you're in the CrossFit crew, you're in the CrossFit crew. Like you're not leaving. I would say top three, paddle, run club, CrossFit. Very active girl. Yeah, is there anything we can think of? She's not an active girl. Let's give some advice for the girl that's not so active. I know one improvisation class.

One of our producers does improv every Thursday night with a bunch of people. And imagine like your Barry sound. Very acting, yeah. Very like drama school vibes, yeah. You don't have to be good at improv. Like it's just all a bit of fun and games. And also like boost your confidence. Put yourself out of the box.

You know, it's just a good thing to do. I feel like you just have to think of like things that you would love. And I know it sounds silly, but taking one friend with you to these things to meet other friends is so much easier than going by yourself. Totally.

Time is a blessing and you've been given a gift with all this time. And I'm really excited for you to just be exploring new hobbies. Good luck. Keep us updated. We love you. Dilemma three. Hey, Sophie and Melissa, i know you've helped other men with their dilemmas and i'm hoping you

can do the same for me i'm planning on proposing to my partner she's the light of my life and our five years together have been truly the best of my life she deserves the best proposal ever but i'm overthinking every scenario for context we live with each other share a wonderful puppy and some of our main interests are going to galleries getting out of the city for weekend walks and cooking together sorry wow wow goals that is goals i think i know what to do but if you were given that information what do you think the proposals should look like look i think you know what you're doing i think you know exactly what you're doing. You don't need anything. You don't need us.

You guys are so unique. As in, like, you've got such, like, kind of strong hobbies. They are. Only you can decide what to do. They're very enriched, deep interests. I'm thinking we can do some seriously cool, like, arty vibes. You know what I'm imagining? I'm imagining, like, all these balloons going up in the background.

As in, like, hot air balloons. Don't know why. Somewhere. And, like, these balloons going up in the background as in like hot air balloons don't know why somewhere and like that being like that yeah that is just okay well I'm thinking a little bit more low-key like they go to an art gallery somewhere in London like there's a really cool art exhibition so she's completely caught off guard because that's what you normally do but what a lovely day then you go home to take your pup on a really gorgeous gorgeous long walk and then you just do it under a beautiful tree somewhere in a park you just keep it simple keep it so simple like she's a cultured girl like she doesn't need like some big flash proposal like i think that is so sentimental she's not gonna have a clue like that's just so lovely the pup will be there you know what i would say really think long and hard about what she has maybe said that she does and doesn't like

about other people's proposals that is always quite hinting because there's some people that get proposed to and it's like quite a big thing and like Sophie for example would be like

oh my god that's so not my vibe yes do you know what I mean same with me and then there's some people that have super super small proposals that's just like at home in bed

and they're like no that's not my vibe I'd prefer it to be more of a big deal that isn know neither so you have to try and think about what she would like as well as like what would be right in terms of like your hobbies i really think you need to think about what she would love so what we gotta do is we've got to tell some white lies we've got to say to her oh my god so and so got engaged and do an extravagant scenario yeah this guy from work he proposed his wife it was very sweet he did it like this see her reaction yeah in another week you go you'll never guess what else i'm not sorry about going engaged he

just did it over breakfast and bed at 7am and he bought her a cup of tea yeah and then see how she works there yeah just try and gauge it i thought feel like she's going to be sweet, sort of right in the middle. Yeah, they always are. They always are. It's got to be personal. And I feel like for you, it's got to be deep. I don't know, I'd write a poem or something lovely. I personally don't think you should make it too public

where loads of people are staring and can see it. Because sometimes it's a really personal moment. And I feel like if you guys are going to exchange some lovely words and moments and tears, you might not want other people watching that. I don't know. I've got an idea. What?

You go to a gallery. She loves this gallery. Yeah, because they love an art gallery. He said it for a reason. Maybe he rents out an art gallery. Exactly. You say to them, I want to propose. She's looking at the art gallery.

She's staring at art on the wall. She turns around to go to the next one. You on the floor no one else is in there then you go somewhere and have a lovely bottle of champagne and you just sink it all in that's simple that's sweet that's elegant it's romantic it's personal go on you could this is going down the cringe roof i'm kind of liking it you could get her a lovely piece of art right that you know that she likes but like a printed version like a print but then on it you could have written on the glass will you marry me so when she opens it says that and then you're just boom on one knee kind of banksy vibes as well because you've like written over your like in spray paint yeah and be like, she's a lucky girl.

That's pretty cool. Send us photos of when she said yes because we know she's going to say yeah. So excited. Tell us, yeah, exactly what happened.

We've absolutely loved bringing Wednesdays to Fridays. It's just such a treat for us as well. Thanks, guys. And remember, this episode was made possible

by Starbucks and their Frappuccino Chill Coffee drink. So go on, treat yourself. Find your fave online or at your local supermarket. That's it for this week, Wednesdays. But, God, don't you just fancy some more, Melissa?

Yeah, I'd really love a follow-up to some of those dilemmas. I want to know what happens. Well then, tinies, we have got some news for you. We have launched a premium version of Wednesdays. Now, listen, subscribers get access to the podcast ad free with bonus episodes it's pretty amazing it's also packed full of dilemma follow-ups which we love and some of our more personal stories and recommendations and it's super easy you just listen on your favorite app how cool is that amazing and all the info is in the episode description and in our insta bio