The Girl Next Door Podcast

Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community Join us as we welcome 2023! We each share a snapshot of what life will look like for our families this year. Then we reveal our one-word themes for the year plus our goals across different areas of life. We close the show by sharing hopeful messages to our future selves, and encourage you to do the same! Mentioned on the show: Lazy Genius P...

New year, new goals, yada, yada, yada. As we embrace a gentle start to 2023 we're kicking off our tenth season by laughing over the things that are annoying us lately. We bet you can relate to more than a few of them. We'll be back in two weeks with our intentions and goals for 2023! Mentioned on the show: i.d.e.a. Museum in Mesa Arizona Museum of Natural History Olipop sodas   Become a Frien...

Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community It's our last episode of 2022 and we're reflecting on the year that was. We each share what made us laugh, cry, and curse this year. Plus what we spent too much time and/or money on and what made us proud. Finally, we listen to the messages we recorded for ourselves at the beginning of the year and see if what we predicted came true. Happy...

Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community We're back for Part 3 of our Holiday Home series to help you navigate the Christmas Explosion Aftermath. We have an episode full of practical tips for managing the mess and stuff of the holidays, as well as for parenting on Christmas day and afterwards. We end with the ways we ease into January routine and new year intentions, all topped of...

*We'll be hosting a live online Holiday Hangout for Friends of the Show on Saturday, December 3. Details are posted on our Patreon page. We hope to see you there!* Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community Get cozy and join us for Part 2 of our festive, honest, and fun Holiday Home series! Today we're chatting about creating holiday magic, nostalgia and emotions, and being present...

Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community Come on in and get cozy as we kick off our three-part Holiday Home series. It's going to be festive, honest, and fun! Today we're chatting about holiday logistics, organization, and decor. Over the next two Holiday Home episodes we'll talk about creating holiday magic and being present, and about navigating the holiday explosion aftermath....

Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community These are a few of our favorite things...in 2022! We're swapping favorite splurges, kid things, tiny joys, and great adulting finds (you know, the kind of stuff you only get really excited about as an adult). We hope you find some things you might like to try or to put on your wish list! Mentioned on the show: Eufy Robovac Slim Allbirds low...

Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community   It's the perfect season to cozy up with a great book so join us for our fall reading round up. We check in on our current reading habits then dive into books. We share the books we've recently finished and loved plus what our kids have been reading lately. Happy fall reading, friends!   Mentioned on the show: The Near Witch The...

Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community It's the podcast version of jumping into a pile of leaves together...it's Fall Extravaganza! So grab your fuzzy socks and a can of expired pumpkin and join us for cozy, hilarious fall goodness. We've got a fall-themed would you rather, bravely taste a true autumnal abomination, and have strong feelings about scarecrows. There are appearance...

Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community We're giving ourselves a month to complete a few big projects and by the magic of audio engineering you can see how we did. Plus we chat about the current state of our to-do lists and how to work with our personalities and life seasons. Mentioned on the show: Schoolnest Homeschool Lesson Planning Notebook Todoist app Google Keep Weekly Inte...

Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community We're excited to announce the launch of our Patreon community which gives listeners a way to financially support the show plus have access to bonus episodes and live virtual hangouts with us. Thank you so much for considering supporting the show by becoming a Friend of the Show !   Connect with us on Instagram at @higirlsnextdoor See s...

We have much to say and many strong feelings about being women. In our conversation, we share what we love and what we find challenging about being women. Then we explore the power and beauty of feminism, the everyday and the divine, as well as the places we express feminism, from the home to our faith to the gym. Mentioned on the show: Raising Girls, Raising Boys podcast episode Jesus Feminist: A...

Are we or are we not turning into our parents? The answer is yes. Along the way we find out why someone might think you're in a relationship with your mom, who is and isn't buying the fun lunchbox food, and what we learned from an impassioned letter asking for a pet.   Mentioned on the show: BevBands Del Monte Veggieful Pocket Pies   Connect with us on Instagram at @higirlsnextdoor See s...

We're taking the pressure and guilt out of being involved at your kids' school. We share the volunteers activities that weren't our favorite, the ones that were, and the lessons we learned. Plus we're giving you permission to say "no" when you want to and feel good about it. Mentioned on the show: How To Say And Accept "No" episode The Big Fib podcast   Connect with us on Instagram: @higirlsn...

From the Loops and golf carts of our past to the decaying bedspreads and fancy vacuums of our present, today we're chatting about cheap and splurgy spending habits. Plus we share the ways we spend differently than our spouses and our favorite cheap thrills. Mentioned on the show: Kelsey's Wisconsin blog posts: Hello from Wisconsin! ; Summer days in Wisconsin ; Our month in Eau Claire Caraway pots...

Today we're digging into the seven-layer dip of parenting, also known as navigating screen time for kids. We share how our kids are using screens currently, how we evaluate media, and what's on our "nope" list. Plus we bravely look ahead to the teen years and think about we how we might manage screens and social media use.   Mentioned on the show: Nintendo Switch Lite Minecraft Epic Books Tea...

Let's talk about what we're reading this summer! We share our recent reads and what's on deck. Plus we discuss how we know when to abandon a book and what our summer reading habits are like. Mentioned on the show: My Oxford Year The Throne of Glass series Court of Thorns and Roses The Maid The Golden Couple The Ten Thousand Doors of January I Guess I Haven't Learned That Yet This Is How The Word I...

We're sending you a calendar invite to chat about time management. So pencil us in to hear what systems and tools we currently use. Plus the time management challenges we are trying to conquer. End-of-school madness and summer schedules, we are definitely looking at you. Mentioned on the show: Jumbo Command bathroom hook Plum Paper Homeschool Planner School Nest Homeschool Planner Weekly Intention...

Although we usually co-parent with our awesome spouses, we've raked up many solo-parenting hours as well. We're sharing the tips we've learned along the way and getting honest about our solo-parenting strengths and weaknesses. Plus what's the worst and also kind of the best about being the only parent on duty once in a while. Mentioned on the show: Yeti tumbler handle Bondi Sands self-tanner Every...

This episode is like picking up a celebrity gossip magazine at the airport. We've got past and current celebrity crushes, real-life encounters with famous people, and hot-takes on controversial stars. Plus, the celebrities we might be able to reach if we needed to phone a friend and save the world. You'll also notice that this episode has a pleasant lavender scent. Mentioned on the show: Kelsey's...

We always say we want this show to feel like sitting down with your girl friends. So we pick the topics we talk about when the mics aren't around. Sometimes that means talking about our periods or home organization or parenting. And sometimes that means talking about white privilege and fighting racism. With an open mind and an open heart, we hope you'll join us for a conversation about white priv...

From telling our husbands to talk as fast as they can to getting real blamey, we're chatting all about stress and how we cope. We share what elevates our stress levels and the healthy and not so healthy things we do about it. Plus we share what we can do now to help ourselves get through this busy end-of-school-year season. Mentioned on the show: Hang out with us on Instagram! We're @higirlsnextdo...

To celebrate wedding anniversaries we are having a conversation about equity in marriage. We share what equitable marriages mean to us and how we practice what we preach across money, time, raising kids, and communication. Happy anniversary to us both + our wonderful husbands next door! Mentioned on the show: HomeExchange.com Our episode: Household Division of Labor Infinity Pro The Knot Dr. brush...

Spring means fresh reading queues and new books are blooming. We compare our current reading lives and swap book recommendations. Then we discuss the reading habits of the husbands next door and how much we talk about books with them. Happy spring reading! Mentioned on the show: Neione period underwear Devil in the White City Ten Thousand Doors of January Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Bud...

Join us for a romp of a conversation about menstruation. From first periods to adventures in PMS and our experiences (and questions) with trendier period products like menstrual cups and period underwear, this episode is guaranteed to be more fun than reading the instructions in the Tampax box. Mentioned on the show: Ukrainian's Choice: Fight or Flee (The Daily podcast) The Man Leading Ukraine (Th...