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Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community and get bonus content Join us for the plant talk fun, and stay for the plant therapy you need. We share our plant triumphs, our shame, and our best tips. Along the way we ponder the instant death of succulents, phallic blooms, and the superiority of yucca fries. We also dream about our old lady gardening goals and need you to weigh in on a husband hairbrush transgression. See full show notes on our website:...

Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community Let's take a collective deep breath and have a conversation about how we're navigating this election season. We give our most optimistic pitch for why we think everyone should care about politics and vote, and chat about how we're taking care of ourselves through the election. Plus, how to have conversations when we disagree. Friends of the Show can join us on Patreon in discussing exactly how we engage in the news to stay informed but...

Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community Looking for a great book this spring? We have some suggestions! We're sharing what books we've read lately, what's next in our TBR queues, and the books our kids have loved recently. Plus, we talk about what else we've been listening to, and each recount a recent memorable reading moment. For Friends of the Show on Patreon we're talking about the success – and challenge – of trying to read with our husbands. See full show notes on our...

We have passionate feelings about keeping our nails painted, but bare nails are also welcome in this episode! We chat about how we paint our nails and why, what colors we go for and avoid, and share funny nail painting stories. Along the way we try to avoid lava rocks and being naked and scratchy. Also, please don't look too closely at our toes! See show notes on our website: girlnextdoorpodcast.com Connect with us on Instagram: @higirlsnextdoor We love to get your emails:...

Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community Every family deals with hard stuff, from the everyday to the serious. Today we continue our conversation about family culture talking about how we deal with hard stuff in our families. Along the way we remind ourselves to think, "I knew you'd do that," and that kids most definitely can smell fear. On Patreon, we're talking about what we most often disagree with our spouses about and how we address those issues. See show notes on our...

Today we're diving into how we create family culture with quality time. We talk about what quality time looks like in our families currently and what it doesn't look like. For Friends of the Show, we're chatting over on Patreon about quality time with our spouses. Mentioned on the show: This Is So Awkward: Modern Puberty Explained Kelsey wrote a blog post about taking a day off Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community Connect with us on Instagram: @higirlsnextdoor See show...

Become a Friend of the Show! Join our Patreon community and get bonus content every episode. We're wrapping up our organizing series by talking about how we manage kid stuff. We talk about clothes, books, and toys as well as school things and extracurricular gear. Plus we share our tips for decluttering kid stuff if it's driving you bananas. We've also freshened up some parts of our show after 10 years. We hope you enjoy the changes! Mentioned on the show: Our other recent organizing...

Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community Let's keep talking about organizing! This week we're diving into four categories of stuff cycles: food, laundry, paper, and our cars (where stuff is constantly cycling through). We share what works for us and where our challenges are. Along the way you'll meet the Laundry Captain and Car Lieutenant plus your mind will be blown when we show you what to do with your bread bags. Mentioned on the show: Our episode Let's Talk About Our...

Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community We're kicking off a three-part organizing series so come on in! Today we're chatting current organization wins and fails, little changes that have made a big difference, and each revealing our Monica closet. Along the way we ponder the aggression of fitted sheets and why everyone should try to add a Command hook to their life. Mentioned on the show: Photo file box that Erica uses to organize her many card games Rothy's slippers L'Oreal...

Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community Join us as we officially welcome 2024! We share what's on the horizon for each of us in 2024, our one-word intentions for the year, and our goals across all areas of our lives. Plus we get a little woo woo and pull animal spirit cards to see which spirits are guiding us this year. And, as always, we leave messages for our future selves to hear. We are wishing you a bright + hopeful 2024, friends! Mentioned on the show: Our very old...

Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community New year, new grievances! We're kicking off the year with a laugh by sharing another round-up of annoying things. Think of this as our annual "airing of the grievances" to clear the air before we embark on our lofty goals. From mismatched socks to scary sinks and crumby counters, laugh and nod along as we share some very annoying things. Mentioned on the show: Our episode from 2023: 10 Things Annoying Us Lately Yoto Player Mini Kindle...

Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community It's our last episode of 2023! We reflect on our intentions for the year – abundance and tend – after remembering what they actually were. We share our "bests" of 2023 and what made us laugh, cry, curse, and think. Thank you so much for listening along this year and being part of the conversation. We are wishing you a peaceful end to 2023 and lots of good in 2024! Mentioned on the show: Daily habit tracker from Elise Joy (sign up for...

Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community We're wrapping up this year's Holiday Home series with an episode all about practicing a kindness mindset this season. We share what makes us feel grinchy and how we can make our way back to kindness amidst holiday stress. Plus we talk about specific ways we show kindness to people in our lives and community this time of year. Along the way we stumble into the controversial topic of to bake for neighbors or not. Mentioned on the...

Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community Get cozy and join us as we share our holiday favorites! Plus a pine-scented candle sniff test and review, and a favorites lightening round. Mentioned on the show: Our episode Everyday and Divine Feminism Klaus 8-Bit Christmas Calm Christmas and a Happy New Year In A Holidaze Amazing Peace When Santa Was A Baby The Nutcracker of Harlem Christmas in Killarney Pass Me A Pint Cup of Jo gifts guides New York Magazine gift guides Sausage...

Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community Let's get festive, shall we? We're kicking off another Holiday Home series and today we're chatting all about holiday logistics. From how we stay organized, to why dinner is so offensive this time of year, and how we'll each be spending the holidays. Plus, a gift-wrapping deep dive which might get a little aggressive. Mentioned on the show: Last year's Holiday Home series: holiday planning and decor, magic and memories, Christmas...

Become a Friend of the Show! – join our upcoming live Holiday Hangout this Sunday! We're inviting you into our closets as we chat about our wardrobes and style. We share how trendy we are (and aren't), how we find clothes to fit our bodies, and the best ways to try new styles. Plus we do a deep dive on jeans. Mentioned on the show: Our previous episodes about style and wardrobes: Summer Wardrobes & Firm Bottoms, Beauty Uniforms & How Not To Shower Sunshine bathmat rug Title IX tech...

We're excited to share that Kelsey will be hosting Your Year to Shine: A Goals Workshop in early 2024 and registration is now open. More details are in this episode of the RISING*SHINING podcast and on Kelsey's blog post: Announcing Your Year to Shine: A Goals Workshop Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community We're chatting about whether we're wired as early birds or night owls. We compare our early morning and late night habits, explore what those times of day feel like to us, and share how our husbands' early bird tendencies are aligned – or not – with ours. Plus funny stories of being night owls and early birds. Mentioned on the show: The Lazy Genius podcast Happier podcast Laneige Water Bank Blue Hyaluronic Cleansing Foam Nerve plant ZZ...

Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community and don't miss our live online holiday hangout Pack your bags and join us as we chat about traveling! We share travel fails, the magic of solo travel, our approaches for travel planning, and our top 10 travel tips and products. Mentioned on the show: Wicked Makers How to make a Halloween mummy Snacks On A Plane episode Travel Goals & Pouch Cocktails The #1 Trick to Enjoying Family Travel (Cup of Jo post) Canvas pouch (out of stock)...

Help us reach our goal of 50 new Friends of the Show! – join our Patreon community! Happy Fall Extravaganza, friends! It's our annual autumnal show where we go all! out! for fall. This year we bring you a charcuterie tasting of the delicious and the disgusting. We're debuting Fall-stalgia and bringing back Small Fall. We discuss our ghost lives, play fall "would you rather?", debate eating whole pumpkin seeds and kissing your kids on the mouth, smell secret candles – and more! We hope this...

Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community One of our favorite ways to cozy up this season is with a great book, and we have so many to tell you about. We each share our top fall book recommendations plus the three books that changed our lives. We also talk about what we're currently reading, share what else we're reading, and swap recent memorable bookish moments. Happy fall reading! Mentioned on the show: Her Fearful Symmetry Babel 11/22/63 Fairy Tale Anatomy: A Love...

Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community Ah, we love the smell of fresh pencils and notebooks in September! Our kids have all been back to school for several weeks so we're checking in on our current school routines, wins, and challenges. We also compare notes on the differences between homeschooling and public school. Plus, Erica gives us a deep dive on how she plans and delivers her homeschool curriculum. We both delight in her planner organization and use of sticker...

Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community We're inviting you to an honest, deep conversation about our experiences and beliefs around faith and not having faith. Mentioned on the show: Life Below Zero A Beautiful Mess podcast: Elsie's Evangelical Upbringing Story and Emma's Evangelical Upbringing Story The Most Good You Can Do Jen Hatmaker Glennon Doyle Carlos Whittaker Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal The Book of Longings Blue Like Jazz Traveling...