Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon communityPardon our dust as we compare notes on our experiences with moving and home renovations. We talk about what we did to make these big transitions easier, and what we wish we'd done. Plus how to parent through the chaos and how to stay (mostly) calm when things inevitably don't go as planned.Mentioned on the show:BabelThe MeasureTitle Nine tech joggers Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon communityConnect with us on Instagram: @higirlsnextdoorSee show notes on our website: girlnextdoorpodcast.comWe love to get your emails: higirlsnextdoor@gmail.comYour reviews on Apple Podcasts really help the show - thank you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Living Through Moving & Home Renovations

Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon communityWe love talking about our marriages on and off the mics, and today we're at it again chatting about the day-to-day work of making our marriages great. Along the way we talk about having difficult conversations, how we dream and plan with our spouses, and what parenting has taught us about marriage. Plus why comedy specials can be great for your relationship and a detour into the marriage trope we reject.Mentioned on the show:Our previous episodes about marriage: Our Approach to Equity in Marriage, Best Spouse/Worst Spouse, Household Division of Labor, and Communication in MarriageErica's Cheater Pants Marg: 21 Seeds grapefruit hibiscus tequila topped with Fresca over a lot of ice. Add a lime wedge and a salt rim if desired.Pillow covers Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon communityConnect with us on Instagram: @higirlsnextdoorSee show notes on our website: girlnextdoorpodcast.comWe love to get your emails: higirlsnextdoor@gmail.comYour reviews on Apple Podcasts really help the show - thank you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Work of Great Marriages

Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon communityToday we're talking about the important topic of how to behave – and not behave – online. We share our nuanced thoughts on cancel culture, our personal practices when it comes to online behavior, and whether or not we've ever been #cancelled. Along the way we dissect the difference between being cancelled and accountability, between being defensive and offended, and opting out versus speaking up.Mentioned on the show:@athomeasitisinheavenNow What? How to Move Forward When We're Divided About Almost EverythingLet's Talk About Hard ThingsShame, Safety, and Moving Beyond Cancel Culture episode of The Ezra Klein ShowBook dartsKAVU original rope sling pack Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon communityConnect with us on Instagram: @higirlsnextdoorSee show notes on our website: girlnextdoorpodcast.comWe love to get your emails: higirlsnextdoor@gmail.comYour reviews on Apple Podcasts really help the show - thank you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Online Behavior for Grown Ups

Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon communityLooking for a great summer read? You're sure to find a few as we chat about our summer reading habits, what we've read lately, and each share three great summer book recommendations. Plus we talk about how we keep our kids reading during the summer and the books our kids ages 3 to 11 have enjoyed lately. We also share what else we're reading plus share memorable reading moments. Happy summer reading, friends!Mentioned on the show:Find us on Goodreads: Kelsey, Erica...find the rest of our show notes including all the books we mention at https://www.girlnextdoorpodcast.com/2023/06/summer-reading-round-up.htmlBecome a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon communityConnect with us on Instagram: @higirlsnextdoorSee show notes on our website: girlnextdoorpodcast.comWe love to get your emails: higirlsnextdoor@gmail.comYour reviews on Apple Podcasts really help the show - thank you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Summer Reading Round Up

Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community Shuffle the cards and set up the board because we've got an episode packed with games. From the games we played growing up, to our favorite games to play with kids at different ages, and games we love to play with our spouses. Plus how to make games fun with kids when they're trying to be the worst and the games we refuse to play. Can we deal you in?Mentioned on the show:CandylandFive CrownsWise and OtherwiseLabyrinthZingo...for the full list of games we mention plus links to our Obsessions, check out our website show notes.Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon communityConnect with us on Instagram: @higirlsnextdoorSee show notes on our website: girlnextdoorpodcast.comWe love to get your emails: higirlsnextdoor@gmail.comYour reviews on Apple Podcasts really help the show - thank you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Games We Love, Hate, and Made Up

Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community and join us for a live Summer Kick Off Hang Out on Friday, June 9!In December, Kelsey will join Erica in the 40-somethings club so we've got middle age and aging on our minds. We share what changes we're noticing so far as we age, from gray hair to how society views us and more, and all our feelings about those things. Then we share habits inspired by our aging and our badass older lady role models. Strong feelings about the cultural expectations on how women age are sprinkled liberally throughout.Mentioned on the show:I Feel Bad About My NeckOur Let's Talk About Our Periods! episodeJen Hatmaker on perimenopauseWiser Than Me with Julia Louis-DreyfusMelitta Pour-Over Coffee Brewer and CarafeUp & Up brand Daily Moisturizing LotionJergens Ultra Healing Lotion Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community and join us for a live Summer Kick Off Hang Out on Friday, June 9!Connect with us on Instagram: @higirlsnextdoorSee show notes on our website: girlnextdoorpodcast.comWe love to get your emails: higirlsnextdoor@gmail.comYour reviews on Apple Podcasts really help the show - thank you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Thoughts on Middle Age & Aging

Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon communityToday we're talking about our experience parenting tweens so far, those delightfully empathetic and inconsistently responsible 9-12 year olds of ours. We revisit our tween selves before sharing what's wonderful and challenging about living with our tweens. Then we share advice for other parents of tweens and the best resources we've found for parenting tweens. Fellow tween parents, you're doing great!Mentioned on the show:Threw It On The Ground videoFirst Phone: A Child's Guide to Digital Responsibility, Safety, and EtiquetteNewsletter with the tween throwing up analogy (also referenced in Cup of Jo post linked below)Me and My FeelingsHow To Talk So Teens Will Listen, And Listen So Teens Will TalkUntangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions Into AdulthoodParenting Without Power StrugglesCup of Jo Posts on tweens/teenagers: A List of Things to NOT Do If You Have Preteens; What Has Surprised Me About Preteens; 11 Reader Comments on Parenting Teenagers14 Talks By Age 14: The Essential Conversations You Need to Have with Your Kids Before They Start High SchoolJumanji: Welcome to the JungleLululemon crossbody bag / and the crossbody bag that Kelsey has Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon communityConnect with us on Instagram: @higirlsnextdoorSee show notes on our website: girlnextdoorpodcast.comWe love to get your emails: higirlsnextdoor@gmail.comYour reviews on Apple Podcasts really help the show - thank you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Parenting Tweens

Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon communityIn honor of Mother's Day this month we're each sharing five things we hope we teach our kids before they leave the house. Plus one thing each from ourselves and our husbands that we hope they don't learn!Mentioned on the show:Mattress topperVooray Burner gym bagNuuly: clothing rental + resaleBecome a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon communityConnect with us on Instagram: @higirlsnextdoorSee show notes on our website: girlnextdoorpodcast.comWe love to get your emails: higirlsnextdoor@gmail.comYour reviews on Apple Podcasts really help the show - thank you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What We Hope We Teach Our Kids

Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon communityWe're toasting bagels and calling it dinner as we huddle up to prepare for May Madness, that last month of school that gets real hectic real fast. We share how we're each rolling into the end of school and compare the May Madness of homeschool to public school. Then we anticipate May challenges and brainstorm the future high fives we can give ourselves. We hope this episode helps to make your May a little bit tamer!Mentioned on the show:Trident salmon burgersThey Went LeftLululemon crossbody bag / and the crossbody bag that Kelsey hasSalad and Go! Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon communityConnect with us on Instagram: @higirlsnextdoorSee show notes on our website: girlnextdoorpodcast.comWe love to get your emails: higirlsnextdoor@gmail.comYour reviews on Apple Podcasts really help the show - thank you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Preparing for May Madness

Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon communityWe're capping off our Looking Back retrospective series talking about friendship, which is a topic we're asked about a lot! We share funny friendship stories, how friendship has changed as an adult, and friendship lessons we've learned. Along the way, imaginary tea parties are abandoned and friends are on trial in back alleys.Mentioned on the show:The Lazy Genius Podcast episodes on friendship: How To Find A New Relationship Rhythm; The Friendship Episode, Part One with Laura Tremaine; The Friendship Episode, Part Two with Laura Tremaine.The Life Council: The 10 Friendships Every Woman Needs The Mom HourKelsey bought matching headbands for Maeve and herself from the Etsy shop Bellaheadbands Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon communityConnect with us on Instagram: @higirlsnextdoorSee show notes on our website: girlnextdoorpodcast.comWe love to get your emails: higirlsnextdoor@gmail.comYour reviews on Apple Podcasts really help the show - thank you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Looking Back: Friendship

The universe – and its germs – have been conspiring against us so we don't have a new episode for you this week. We're bummed too! We'll work on getting better and plan to be back with the last episode in our Looking Back series next week, which will be all about friendship. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Quick Update: no new episode this week!

Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon communityToday we continue our Looking Back series with reflections and shared laughs over our parenting experience so far. We became parents within two years of each other and while being next door neighbors. And much of it has been chronicled on this podcast! We talk about how we each became parents, revisit the challenges and cuteness of toddler years (which is not much of a stretch for Kelsey), compare notes on having same-gender siblings very close in age, and consider what we've learned about ourselves along the way. We'd love for you to join us; meet us out on the driveway!Mentioned on the show:@maryvangeffen on Instagram@destini.ann on Instagram@attachmentnerd on InstagramHow To Talk So Kids Will Listen, and Listen So Kids Will TalkHow to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen, and Listen So Little Kids Will TalkParenting Without Parenting StrugglesSimplicity ParentingThe Mom Hour podcastWhat Fresh Hell podcastCup of Jo parenting postsUsery Mountain Regional ParkLost Dutchman State Park Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon communityConnect with us on Instagram: @higirlsnextdoorSee show notes on our website: girlnextdoorpodcast.comWe love to get your emails: higirlsnextdoor@gmail.comYour reviews on Apple Podcasts really help the show - thank you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Looking Back: Parenting So Far

We're kicking off a three-part series around the theme of "looking back." Today we're looking back at making this podcast for 10 (!) seasons. We're remembering how the show got started, thinking about how it's changed, and sharing our favorite episodes. Then we each share the impact that making a podcast together has had on our lives and our friendship. Plus we look ahead to what's next for the show.The Photo Challenge Next Door (our first creative collaboration!)Our past episode about how we make the show: Behind the Scenes & Under ConstructionOther past episodes we mention...Book Club: EducatedEtiquette & Napkins in Your LapScary Stuff & Biscuit CansBathing Habits & Hair FossilsFall Extravaganza 2020!A Conversation about White PrivilegeParenting Toddlers & Nothing Is EasyL'ange Le Duo 360 Air Flow StylerFruit of the Loom women's seamless low rise briefs Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon communityConnect with us on Instagram: @higirlsnextdoorSee show notes on our website: girlnextdoorpodcast.comWe love to get your emails: higirlsnextdoor@gmail.comYour reviews on Apple Podcasts really help the show - thank you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Looking Back: 10 Seasons of the Podcast

Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon communityWe're reflecting on and processing our COVID-19 pandemic experiences, from what was hardest to where we found joy, and how the pandemic still shapes our lives today with some chalk art, sourdough, and drive-by birthdays along the way.Mentioned on the show:Kelsey's blog posts about COVID-19#ColdTreatsWednesday (actually started in 2021 not 2020 like Kelsey mentions on the show)Pinch of Yum Best Soft Chocolate Chip CookiesDalgona coffeeThe Last of UsOFFLINE by Aerie Real Me High Waisted LeggingsBecome a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon communityConnect with us on Instagram: @higirlsnextdoorSee show notes on our website: girlnextdoorpodcast.comWe love to get your emails: higirlsnextdoor@gmail.comYour reviews on Apple Podcasts really help the show - thank you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

COVID-19 Time Capsule

Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon communityWe could talk books all day and are back with another reading round up. We're sharing what we've been reading and what our kids are reading. Plus, we're debuting new reading round up segments including What Else Are You Reading? and Memorable Reading Moment (MRM if you will...TBD). Happy reading!Visit our show notes for a full list of books we mention on the show: https://www.girlnextdoorpodcast.com/2023/02/winter-reading-round-up.htmlBecome a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon communityConnect with us on Instagram: @higirlsnextdoorSee show notes on our website: girlnextdoorpodcast.comWe love to get your emails: higirlsnextdoor@gmail.comYour reviews on Apple Podcasts really help the show - thank you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Winter Reading Round Up

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