I was just thinking that in 24 hours I probably will have accepted an offer on my house.

That is so crazy. Meanwhile, all that effort you put into Feng Shui in your office is gone.

I'm going to have to Feng Shui a new office in Ohio.

Although maybe being in Ohio is Feng Shui enough.

Hi and welcome to Happier In Hollywood, the podcast about how to be happier, healthier,

sane, or more creative, more successful, and more productive in a backbiting superficial, chaotic, unpredictable, fundamentally insane world.

I'm Sarah Faina, TV writer and producer, living in usually LA at the moment Minnesota and soon Ohio. And with me as my high school friend and writing partner Liz.

That's me, Liz Kraft. On this podcast we talk about being writers in Hollywood, how we balance a career in friendship and how to survive the war of attrition that is life in Los Angeles.

Today we're going to talk about accepting that we don't have control. It is not easy, but it's necessary.

We're also going to give a hit to Bravo, my favorite network. And I give myself a bomb related to our return from Puerto Rico.

Then in the mail room, we answer a listener question about the process of breaking story. And finally, this week's Hollywood hack will give you a happiness boost.

But first, Sarah, last week in episode 214, we talked about being an insulator versus a conductor.

And you got a text from your realtor about this, which we loved.

So first thing our episodes come out like late Wednesday night, depending on your time zone. And I think people tend to listen to them Thursday morning.

First thing Thursday morning, Victoria Massageel, my friend and real estate agent just texted me, I'm an insulator.

And I was like, oh, my God, like never has a truer statement been made because as you know, I'm in the process of selling my house.

It went, I think officially on the market a few days ago. I think hopefully we're going to be taking offers a few days from now.

Like it's all like deep in it. And Victoria is dealing with everything. I like have been almost not a part of the process at all, which has been just right.

So when she was saying, I'm an insulator, I was just like, yes, you are 100% and I could not appreciate it more.

Sarah reminds me of when I got married and my mom did everything for the wedding because we had our first show was starting and we, you know, we were a mess.

And my mom insulated me from all wedding stress, which of course would have been nice to have been involved in my wedding.

But she was an insulator for me. Yes, your mom is an insulator. I love that. Insulators are really wonderful to have around.

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