The Girl Next Door Podcast

We're raising a glass of something cold and fizzy to wish you a happy summer! We walk down soda memory lane and share what beverages we enjoy currently. Plus how drinking habits around alcohol lately. Just for Friends of the Show on Patreon , we're talking about CBD and THC. Show notes: Fizzy Fun Connect with us on Instagram: @higirlsnextdoor We love to get your emails: higirlsnextdoor@gmail.com Y...

We wrap up our Good Neighbor series talking about being neighborly as a nation. Along the way, Mrs. Ladd gives us a lesson in how the Constitution applies to our everyday modern lives and we share what gives us our America feeling. Plus, patriotic latelies. This full episode is for everyone. Happy 4th of July to our fellow Americans!! See full show notes on our website: Neighborly Nation Connect w...

We continue our Good Neighbor series talking about how we connect with neighbors and build community. We share what life is like in Gilbert, AZ, how well we know our neighbors, and how politics intersects with being neighborly. Just for Friends of the Show on Patreon , we share times we've had conversations with neighbors across a political divide. See full show notes on our website: Won't You Be...

To celebrate America's 250th birthday this summer, we're kicking off a three-part Good Neighbor series. Today we chat about raising good neighbors: how we talk to our kids about current events, protecting our own peace, and the important work of making home a haven. In our extended episode just for Friends of the Show on Patreon , we share the times when we've encountered very bad neighbor behavio...

We're two midlife ladies and we want to tell you all about it! We chat about hair and skin, wardrobes, hobbies, health, relationships, and more. Plus what we give no Fs about anymore. It's like a pleasantly scented bowl of midlife lady wood chips and dried flower buds. Just for Friends of the Show on Patreon , we're sharing the surprising signs of middle age that we've noticed. See full show notes...

If you need some cleaning motivation, this episode will get you going! We share our favorite cleaning products, our cleaning routines, and some satisfying and quick deep-cleans. Just for Friends of the Show on Patreon , we both share the most disgusting places in our homes. One of us hope the shame of sharing will motivate her to finally address the issue. See full show notes on our website: Clean...

We love a deep dive chat about everyday topics and today we're talking about routines! We chat morning, evening, and kid routines. Plus routines around those always cycling things: laundry and food. Just for Friends of the Show on Patreon , we're chatting about weird routines and the routines we have around our monthly in-person book club. See show notes on our website: Everyday Routines Connect w...

Your favorite Not Fun Moms are back to design another summer with you! We chat about summer hopes and plans, what our kids will be up to, and how we'll beat the heat. Plus we chat about summer wardrobes. Just for Friends of the Show on Patreon , we're talking about what we're dreading the most about summer. See show notes on our website: Designing Our Summers Connect with us on Instagram: @higirls...

So, how's it going parenting four tweens and teens between us? We'll tell you! From what's lovely about teens to living with teenage roommates and the shifts we're making in our parenting. Plus the lessons we want them to learn before leaving the house. Just for Friends of the Show on Patreon , we hear from the tweens and teens themselves! They share what they're into lately and give their reviews...

From our family table to yours, we have an honest episode about that ever-important and burdensome daily meal: damn dinner! We chat about the state of dinner in our households and what we're actually feeding out families. We dissect what makes dinner so damn hard and share some little actions we can take to make dinner better. Just for Friends of the Show on Patreon , we're sharing our recent dinn...

To celebrate our anniversaries, we're talking about tending to our marriages. We chat about how we're finding time together with our husbands in this season and what we like to do on dates. We also chat about the hobbies we share and might like to get into. As a treat for Friends of the Show on Patreon , we are bringing you the Husbands Next Door! One of them described our marriage as a borg. The...

It's time for our Spring Bookshelf episode. We check in on our reading lives and Erica's daily nonfic reading. We share what we've read, are reading, and what's on deck. Plus, what our kids are reading. Just for Friends of the Show on Patreon , we're diving into how we're managing our book queues, troubleshooting Kelsey's challenges in this area, and we have some real talk about Goodreads (side-ey...

Sports moms, this one is for you! We chat about our experience parenting our kids through sports so far: what sports they've tried and what they're doing now. Then we compare notes and share our best tips for different challenges that come up with kid sports, and what we love about watching our kids in sports. And, we talk about how to gear up to be your best sports mom self! Just for Friends of t...

Spring has arrived in the desert and we made an episode to celebrate! We chat about what spring is like here and how it always catches us by surprise, reminisce about new motherhood memories, and motivate ourselves for some disgusting spring cleaning. Just for Friends of the Show , we have a spring Would You Rather quiz that gets predictably ridiculous. See full show notes on our website: girlnext...

We thought it was time for a real-time life update and hope this episode feels like a coffee date with friends. We touch on parenting, work, homeschool, the state of the world, and how we're making time for what matters to us. Just for Friends of the Show , we'll be telling you all about our recent three-night podcast retreat! From what we did and ate to a cheese emergency and our favorite Winter...

Join us on a musical adventure as we explore the soundtracks of our lives thus far: from our childhoods through angsty teen years, falling in love with our spouses, and becoming parents. Just for Friends of the Show , there was one song on both of our discographies that was so impactful we need to do a deep dive with you, and maybe sing along together too. Of course we are talking about Gangsta's...

Today we have a lot to stay about listening to music. From our different experiences growing up with music to how we listen today and how musical we are (or aren't). Plus we meander through musical gate-keeping and the joy of vibe playlist. Friends of the Show can listen to us chat about how our kids are listening to music. Spicy opinions ahead! See full show notes on our website: Listening to Mus...

XOXO this episode is all about love! We chat about celebrating Valentine's Day (or not) and how we show our loved ones we care including our husbands, kids, and friends. Plus, what's romantic at this stage of life. Friends of the Show can listen to our extended episode in which Kelsey shares something romantic that went very wrong and Erica shares a few specific turn offs. See full show notes on o...

We are waving our organizing S.O.S. flags. Join us as we spill all the messy details and help each other brainstorm solutions. We hope we normalize the home disorganization that we can all find ourselves in while also giving you some organizing encouragement! In an extended episode just for Friends of the Show , we're each telling you about a home organizing solution that is working really well in...

We're bringing new year energy to this episode all about our intentions and goals for 2026. We both share our word for the year and the goals we have for ourselves. Plus, we record messages for our future selves. Friends of the Show can listen to an extended version of this episode in which we each share a secret goal for the year. Shhhhh! See full show notes on our website: 2026 Intentions Become...

Laugh along as we air our 10 latest grievances and make space fresh new year energy. We'll be back in two weeks with our 2026 intentions episode! Just for Friends of the Show, and new this year!, listen to an extended version of the episode in which we share what grievances we are guilty of committing (as accused by our family). See full show notes on our website: Annual Airing of the Grievances B...

We're closing out the year with our annual reflections including what made us laugh, cry, curse, and think. Plus we share how our intentions served us this year and reveal our ta-da! lists. For Friends of the Show on Patreon , we're each sharing what we're leaving behind in 2025. See full show notes on our website: 2025 Reflections Become a Friend of the Show! Join our Patreon community and get bo...

Like a bowl of chocolate-covered nuts on a festive spread, we hope this episode will be a tasty holiday treat! We share tips for handling the seasonal chaos, and then we dive into the real nuts, from peanuts to cashews and the queen of nuts herself. Along the way we unapologetically share our very strong opinions and find ourselves debating the merits of being "naked and salty." Cheers! For Friend...

Today we're feeling the warm and fuzzies for our parents (hi, Mom and Dad!) and sharing the things we're grateful that they taught us, from the little things to the big. Plus how we're carrying those things forward in our own families. Just for Friends of the Show on Patreon , we're each sharing something we definitely learned about what not to do by watching our parents. See full show notes on ou...

With a lot of heart, today we're chatting about how grateful we are for each other and our friendship. We recount how we met as next door neighbors, became podcast co-hosts, and over the years have grown into the dearest of friends. We also share what we've learned from one another and the ways we make each other better people. We immediately shared a big hug after recording this. For Friends of t...