How Long Does It Take? + A Little Spice

Paloma and Caroline take a conversational tour starting with Caroline’s one-and-done push-up and the psychological tyranny of a kitchen-island pile to the comforts of office routine, their new Substack, The Install Edit, and a heartfelt remembrance of Urban Electric founder Dave Dawson. Along the way, they celebrate couture craftsmanship, referee World Cup loyalties, review royal and Wimbledon fashion, debate marriage, motherhood, and women’s financial independence, compare an overly affectionate ChatGPT with a judgmental Claude, and issue a unanimous restraining order against men’s flip-flops. They close with a spirited defense of interior design timelines and fees—part business reality check, part closing argument.

Substack: The Install Edit

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00:13 — One Push-Up and Weekly Highs
02:39 — Routines, Travel, and Resetting
05:10 — Cluttered Home, Cluttered Mind
08:39 — The Install Edit Returns to Writing
12:52 — Remembering Dave Dawson
15:53 — Couture as Creative Energy
20:17 — The Beautiful Game
25:09 — Royals, Reunions, and Wimbledon Fashion
30:18 — Marriage, Motherhood, and Independence
34:52 — ChatGPT Bestie, Claude Scold
37:46 — Hot Takes and Men’s Feet
39:41 — How Long Design Takes
42:05 — You Can’t Rush Creativity
45:04 — The Real Value of Design
50:06 — Twenty-Five Hours Is Nothing
51:18 — Spicy Caroline Signs Off