Episodes
Friday Dec 22, 2017
Holiday Traditions: Part 2
Friday Dec 22, 2017
Friday Dec 22, 2017
Kelley and Gretchen are joined by Amy, who talks about growing up Jewish in an area where there were not many others like her, while Kelley and Gretchen talk about their experiences as a Christian and an Atheist at the holidays. We had such a good time talking, we had to split it into two parts! This one might seem to start quickly, but you can pick up the first part at episode 12!
Mentioned on the podcast
Netflix: Fireplace for Your Home (there are multiple versions!)
Chocolate Trifle / Sex in a Bowl
Monkey Bread (this is the recipe I use, only I swap out some of the biscuits for the cinnamon rolls in a can - a once-a-year treat!)
Stephanie Larsen, the Mormon who runs the support network for LGBTQ youth
Ellen meets Alabama hero dad Nathan Mathis
When TV went to bed: 13 classic signoffs
Our Favorite Things!
Amy: PJ Library - free books about Jewish heritage for kids
Kelley: LLBean: Primaloft Lined Shirt-Jac
Gretchen: Schlage Keypad Lock (It isn't this exact one, but very similar and same brand!)
Friday Dec 22, 2017
Holiday Traditions: Part 1
Friday Dec 22, 2017
Friday Dec 22, 2017
Kelley and Gretchen are joined by Amy, who talks about growing up Jewish in an area where there were not many others like her, while Kelley and Gretchen talk about their experiences as a Christian and an Atheist at the holidays. We had such a good time talking, we had to split it into two parts! This one might seem to end abruptly, but you can pick up the rest at Episode 13!
Mentioned on the podcast
Netflix: Fireplace for Your Home (there are multiple versions!)
Chocolate Trifle / Sex in a Bowl
Ellen meets Alabama hero dad Nathan Mathis
When TV went to bed: 13 classic signoffs
Our Favorite Things!
Amy: PJ Library - free books about Jewish heritage for kids
Kelley: LLBean: Primaloft Lined Shirt-Jac
Gretchen: Schlage Keypad Lock (It isn't this exact one, but very similar and same brand!)
Friday Dec 15, 2017
Gympostor Syndrome
Friday Dec 15, 2017
Friday Dec 15, 2017
Kelley is a wellness coach, but Gretchen is a late-onset athlete, who has struggled with "Gympostor Syndrome," and has to work harder (mentally) to feel like she's allowed to be part of the gym scene.
Mentioned on the podcast
Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome
Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome
The Oatmeal: At the Gym, Who's Looking at Whom
http://www.easylunchboxes.com/
Kelley's kids' colorful lunches:
Our Favorite Things!
Kelley: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo*
Gretchen: Moving Comfort/Brooks Jubralee sports bra, 90 Degree by Reflex high waist leggings, Stronglifts 5x5 App
*Or try what Gretchen mentioned, How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind: Dealing with Your House's Dirty Little Secrets
Friday Dec 08, 2017
Our Favorite Things
Friday Dec 08, 2017
Friday Dec 08, 2017
Kelley is back with her story about traveling with Oprah (yes, that Oprah!) and as tribute to her, we have a full episode of our favorite things. Only, our favorite things are not in the Oprah price range, they are in OUR price range.
Our Favorite Things!
Gretchen's:
- You're a Creepy One, Elf on the Shelf
- Bluetooth Headphones: I have these but Skullcandy has great options and wonderful customer service. We have the Crusher, Hesh3 is similar. For an earpiece, I use a Plantronics one like this (but there are lots of options.)
- Roku: the model I have isn’t sold any longer, but the Ultra is most similar
- Scotch Laminator Pro TL906
- Amazon Basics Laminating Pouches
- Podcasts: Pod Save America, The Dollop, My Favorite Murder
- Heated Mattress Pad Invisiwire Ultra Plush
- Sewing Machine I won a Janome Skyline S5, but I can also recommend the Brother CS6000i as an excellent beginner machine, or if you are looking for a kid (Don’t buy a toy one!)
- Varidesk
- Instant Hot Tap
- Goodreads.com
- Authors: Rainbow Rowell, Liane Moriarty, Jennifer Weiner
- Odyclub (your car probably has a forum, too)
- Headlamps: I have a Petzl Tikka and kids are getting Tikkinas
- Long charging cables: 6 feet or nothing!
- Grid it cable management
Kelley's:
- Dave Ramsey’s Total Money Makeover
- DoTerra Past Tense
- The Millionaire Next Door
- Pickles. Just Pickles.
- The Bachelor, Bachelorette, Bachelor in Paradise
- Shark Tank
- LLBean Ultralight 850 Down Coat, Long
- Talbot’s
- CardCash
- Taboo
- Guesstures
- WellCoaches
- Golden Doodle Puppy
- Les Mills
- Cops with Cakes
- Whole Foods
Friday Dec 01, 2017
Raising Independence
Friday Dec 01, 2017
Friday Dec 01, 2017
This week Gretchen talks with author and columnist Sarah Smiley about raising independent kids who are allowed to take risks. (Kelley had to balance her chaos by missing this week, but she's back next week!)
Mentioned on the podcast
Dinner With the Smileys: One Military Family, One Year of Heroes, and Lessons for a Lifetime
Got Here As Soon As I Could: Discovering the Way Life Should Be
Lenore Skenazy (who wrote Free-Range Kids, How to Raise Safe, Self-Reliant Children (Without Going Nuts with Worry)) now blogs at www.letgrow.org
The Modern American Brag: “My Kids Were About to be Trafficked, Too!”
Gavin de Becker's Protecting the Gift: Keeping Children and Teenagers Safe (and Parents Sane)
Jessica Lahey's The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed
Tom Wayman: Did I Miss Anything?