The Good Life, Unfortunately
by Kelly Anne
Country life. Pop culture. Motherhood. The occasional existential crisis. What does it actually mean to live the good life? For one television professional, it means leaving the city for the country, raising a daughter, keeping chickens, obsessing over a garden, cooking dinner, watching an unreasonable amount of television and film, and attempting to make ordinary life feel a little more beautiful—and occasionally a lot more ridiculous. The Good Life, Unfortunately is a funny, stylish and slightly macabre look at modern life, where motherhood meets movies, Bravo meets business affairs, gardening meets glamour, and Martha Stewart occasionally collides with Morticia Addams. Each episode explores the things that make life interesting: pop culture, cinema, television, motherhood, domestic life, food, gardening, seasonal living, beauty, nostalgia and the strange little obsessions that get us through the week. Because a
Episodes
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THE GOOD LIFE AFTER DARK
The Good Life...Unfortunately — Episode 5: The Good Life After Dark The wedding is over, the chickens have been dispatched, and Halloween is upon us. In this episode, I'm embracing the spooky season with favourite Halloween traditions, seasonal comforts, and a movie watchlist for every level of...
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DEAD, GORGEOUS AND COMPLICATED
The candles are lit, the lights are low, and we’re getting into the Halloween spirit. This week, we’re looking at three unforgettable women from some of my favourite Halloween and horror films: Debbie Jellinsky, Madeline Ashton, and Selina Kyle. What does the Good Life look like when you’re…
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TURNS OUT, I WAS THE PROBLEM
We need to talk. It’s not you. It’s me. Actually… it’s Toronto. In this episode, I discuss my breakup with the city, the life I’d built there, and the version of myself I’d become along the way. What started as a search for “the good life” eventually became a decision to leave it all behind and...
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NEW SEASON, SAME PROBLEMS
There’s something about fall that makes you want to get your shit together. In this episode of The Good Life...Unfortunately, we talk about the magic of a seasonal reset — getting back into routines, clearing out the clutter, making home feel a little cozier, and figuring out what actually…
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SO...WHAT IS THIS?
Episode 1: So, What Is This? Welcome to The Good Life...Unfortunately. In the very first episode, let's gets into the messy, funny, occasionally existential reality behind the idea of “the good life.” We’re talking country life, motherhood, pop culture, creativity, the things that make life...
About this show
Country life. Pop culture. Motherhood. The occasional existential crisis.
What does it actually mean to live the good life? For one television professional, it means leaving the city for the country, raising a daughter, keeping chickens, obsessing over a garden, cooking dinner, watching an unreasonable amount of television and film, and attempting to make ordinary life feel a little more beautiful—and occasionally a lot more ridiculous.
The Good Life, Unfortunately is a funny, stylish and slightly macabre look at modern life, where motherhood meets movies, Bravo meets business affairs, gardening meets glamour, and Martha Stewart occasionally collides with Morticia Addams.
Each episode explores the things that make life interesting: pop culture, cinema, television, motherhood, domestic life, food, gardening, seasonal living, beauty, nostalgia and the strange little obsessions that get us through the week.
Because a
Hosted by
Kelly Anne