Life Side by Side

Shopping Cart Caraoke is BACK!!!!!  On this episode we hopped in the car and headed out to run some errands together… #lifesidebyside      We ran to Target, Trader Joe’s and let’s just say that this week, WALMART cooked (that means good, right?).  Check out our website and Instagram from all the fun things we found! Music by: https://www.bensound.com Artist: Benjamin Tissot License code: JLVWC0OEO...

Life updates from Claire's experience on Del Mar Street in San Clemente to her son's marathon.  Jenn gives a rundown on her relaxing Mother's Day!  We play a quick game of blind rankings as seen on Tik Tok.  And we give a quick run down of some books we're loving lately.  This week is Claire's favorites, links below, on our Instagram and our website. Milo's Tea Here B...

Highschoolers... am I right?  We have a bunch of them so consider ourselves semi-experts.  Just kidding... we have no idea what we're doing!  On this episode we run through some of the highs and lows of raising teenagers.  Our conclusion is it's exhausting but filled with mostly highs!  They are the absolute joy of our lives and doing it together makes it even more fun!  As we always say...

It only took us 761 days to hit our first milestone... 500 downloads!!  It can only go up from here! Here are all the details on this year's spring break trip, Camp Ferragua theme!  We also check in with our community's Facebook mom page and have a few other random thoughts and questions this week.  For example, who was the first person to have a yard sale and who decided women should sh...

Fresh off the bleachers and a weekend full of games, we're talking about meal sharing and our shared desire to be in a supper club.  Claire find some great things at Walmart this week but struggled with the Scan & Go.  And then we dive into everything we're watching lately, from true crime to guilty pleasures and stuff great for the kids.  Head to our Instagram @lifesidebyside for li...

Back in the fall we road tripped to Scottsdale, Arizona for a girls trip!  In this episode we give a run down of our trip... where we stayed, what we did and what we ate!  We hope it will be a guide if you decide to visit Scottsdale, Arizona!  We highly recommend it! Waymo The Montauk Jojo Coffeehouse Diego Pops Gilligan's Bar Mon Cheri   Jade Bar Citizen Public House Wine Girl New Phone, Who...

We're back... again!!  Let's reboot this podcast one more time!  It's been awhile but we're catching up on all the things... what we're watching, what we're cooking for dinner, what we've bought lately and some pop culture that's caught our attention! Tim Tebow's Night to Shine Sheet Pan Lasagna Walmart fiesta chicken Mel Robbins Let Them theory Mrs. Me...

Y'all... we're back with another Shopping Cart Karaoke episode... Christmas style!  We hopped in the car and headed out to grab a whole lot of things we need for the holiday season, from teacher gifts to secret Santas and stocking stuffers.  And we're catching up on our Thanksgivings that we spent out of state, Jenn's annual Favorite Things party and what we've been watchi...

Better late than never... our new philosophy!  While we realize most podcasts right now are all about the holidays and gift guides, we're releasing our first episode of season two that we recorded earlier this fall.  With seven kids between the two of us, sometimes life gets in the way.  We keep thinking life will settle down soon but.... we'll see!  After barely making it thru Maycember...

Welcome back!  This week we talk about Washington D.C. and Philadelphia.  We discuss the importance (and fun) of planning meetings for all the things!!!  We talk about the trend, #mamasdone, what are you done with as a mom?   We're having a conversation about our best yes... what do you delight in?  What do you enjoy doing that gives you a minute to breath and fills your bucket?  We talk abou...

We're international with two downloads in Germany and we've had over 100 downloads total so far.  Thank you for listening!  This week we recap the paint party and we talk about some of our unpopular opinions from dogs to In-n-Out to appropriate text and phone call response time.  And a few thoughts about the 'electronic leash' we've all found ourselves tied to.   We also g...

This week Jenn tells us about the hardest part of teaching her 15 year old to drive... spoiler alert.. its pumping gas!!!  Take it from Jenn,  teach the kids how to pump gas now!!  And then we have a great conversation about college and the future for our kids.   We talk about space and traveling to Mars which probably makes us sound like idiots!  - Jan Kirchner, College Counseling - Maria Shriver...

We're on the road... we hopped in the car, grabbed our teas and headed out to run errands on our loop!  Today we hit Target, Costco and Trader Joe's.  We chat along the way and will tell you our favorite finds every time we hop back in the car.  It's our first episode on the road, be patient, it will only get better!! - All Shopping Cart Karoake finds (Link to our website, click on...

We're back for episode 2! And we promise to not say 'fun' or 'exciting'! Our nerves have worked themselves out and we're ready to chat. We recap our night at Beer & Hymns.  Claire talks about all the shenanigans with her neighbor recently. Jenn gives us all the details on her hair this week. We talk about our Easter and Spring Break plans and then we have a lot of...

Welcome to our very first episode!  We're a little nervous to kick this off but, after a year, we're finally doin' the dang thing.  Get to know us, Jenn and Claire, and how we met.  Hear all about what we call 'our Sister Wife' lifestyle and why it works for us... minus the sharing a husband part.  We also dive into the importance and value of finding a tribe for yourself,...