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Valentine's Day is right around the corner ❤️

We’ve got 10 questions you can use to ask while you’re out on that special dinner date or before you binge watch your favorite series. 

Questions: 

1. If you could afford it at this moment, what would you buy? 
2. What one month on the calendar would you eliminate? 
3. What is your ideal type of party?
4. Which game show would you be on?
5. What is your favorite memory of us?
6. What did you want to be when you grew up?
7. What should we do for our next milestone anniversary?
8. If you could choose another profession, what would it be?
9. What’s one similarity between us that you adore?
10. If your life was a movie, who would you want to play you?

We hope these questions open up the door to great conversations this Valentine’s Day! 

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We’re back from our Disneyland vacation with just the 4 of us and doing a recap on how the trip was! Instead of doing a day by day breakdown, we have 7 questions we’ve asked each other as we reflect on this trip. These questions are a great way to reflect on any trip you and your family take. It’s great to be able to connect on the great and not so great moments of the trip and dream about what we’d want for the next trip in the future. We hope you enjoy listening to our crazy adventures (including the great burrito search) and use the questions from the episode to reflect. 

Questions: 

1. What is an unexpected thing that happened that you loved?
2. Favorite experience (or ride)?
3. What’s one thing that you’re grateful we did?
4. What was the best food or drink you had?
5. What is something you wish we would’ve done?
6. What was the bummer part of the trip?
7. What is something you want to do next?

General tips and I’ll answer all questions in the comments:

- Try to be there in the morning, wait times are SIGNIFICANTLY lower. We never rope dropped but made sure we were in the parks by 8:30am or 9am. Crowds picked up around 11:30am.

- Moms - get your lashes done before going, 10/10 loves not dealing with it during the trip

- Instacart groceries. We had a full kitchen and loved it for making dinners and packing lunches. Uncrustables were the best.

- Best thing about the trip for me was Lamplight Lounge reservations for WOC (7:55 reservation). We just did steak nachos, drinks and donuts and it was great $95 with tip.

- Bought Disney gift cards from Target throughout the year. Had $50 per person for spending and $200 for food.

- Will NEVER AGAIN bring car seats, we’ll book a shuttle that has them next time. Not worth the hassle.

- Will not do Great Wolf again either. Would prefer to stay at one hotel and not switch spots.

Shop our Amazon Disney Must Haves:

• Portable luggage cart for car seats
• Women’s Belt Bag Black 
• Travel LEGO kit   
• Women’s portable raincoat 
• SMALL Carry On Duffle Bags for a Personal Item
• Portable Battery Pack
• Double Stroller Rain Cover
• Double pack of packing cubes
• Stroller sling bag
• Samsung tags for the kids 
• Cooler for bringing lunches and snacks

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Ladies! This one's for you! Carrie is interviewing Krista Naldjian of Money Mindful Moms and is sharing with us how women (specifically moms) can be a part of the money conversations and being a contributor to their family income. 

Krista shares her story, her biggest money regret (and it’s super surprising too), and how we can have fun with budgeting without sacrificing joy in our life. 

“Money can be an intimidating space when you can’t relate to the person sharing. I hope to share why it’s so important to focus on money as a mom in a relatable way as well as remind your listeners they’re capable of doing great things with their money BECAUSE they’re a mom, not in spite of.” 

- Krista 

You can connect with Krista and find out more about her Overflow Program on Instagram @moneymindfulmoms or through https://linktr.ee/kristanaldjian 

Highlights: 

• “I should be further along right now” 
• Where do I start? 
• Take the next right step
• Just go pee
• Increase income and decrease spending 
• What is something you’re already doing that you can monetize? 
• What can I do in the short term?
• Awareness of where you’re at 
• What brings you joy?
• Fighting the scarcity mentality 
• Finding free experiences 

References: 

• “Just go pee” reference https://leahlauchlan.com/

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Today we’re taking another look at one of our roots: Openness. We’ve taken on the mindset of being extremely generous with our STUFF. We desire to be people who hold open hands with the things that we own and be able to bless people because of it. 

We pray this episode blesses you and inspires you to freely share your things. 

Highlights: 

• Openness being a root 
• Not holding onto things too tightly 
• Giving freely, rather than for money 
• Sharing our home 
• Sharing items 

References: 

• Episode 19: Cultivating a Generosity Mindset
• The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer
• To Hell with the Hustle by Jefferson Bethke

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Ever since having kids, we’ve made the decision to have one of us stay home full time to be with our kids. In the beginning, we assumed this was the “holy” thing to do for our kids and it has since evolved into being a decision that has refined us, stretched us, and made us look more like Jesus. 

We know that all family makeups are different, so there is absolutely NO shame or guilt for doing things differently in your family, this is what has worked well for us. 

Highlights: 

• Stay at home parents are EXTREMELY important 
• My belief of a stay at home mom being more “holy” 
• Gender roles and mutual submission 
• Our personal experiences 
• My network marketing career 
  • Learn more about this story in Episode 12 | Importance of Living Life With Margin & Practically Living Life Without Hustle
• The death of a dream 
• “If I just had this __________ income” then we’ll be good 
• Reasons we made the swap from one parent to the other
• What other people say about our situation 
• Understanding our strengths and living in it
• What would Jesus do if he was me?

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We’ve got more questions for you to ask your spouse and loved ones! This is a great way to kick off the new year and spark great conversations! 

Questions: 

1. What is one thing in the past 5 years that has had the greatest effect on you? 
2. What is a dream of yours?
3. What is your go-to outfit? 
4. What is a trait you got from your parents that you’re thankful for? 
5. What was the best vacation you ever took?
6. What's your favorite holiday treat?
7. Would you say you’re more of an extrovert or an introvert?
8. What is something you’ve never told me?
9. What’s one thing that can instantly make your day better
10. What’s the last thing that you bought that you regret? 

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24 | 4 Questions to Ask Yourself as You Reflect on 2022

Happy last episode 2022! In this episode we will be diving deeper into different questions we ask ourselves as we reflect on the past year and gear up for an intentional 2023! 

Questions: 

1. What are the best moments or memories from the year?
2. What are you grateful for? 
3. What are you looking forward to as you look forward to the new year?
4. What will be your focus for the next year?

References: 

• Atomic Habits by James Clear
• Find Your People by Jennie Allen
• I’ll Be There (but I’ll be wearing sweatpants) by Amy Weatherly and Jess Johnson  

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Merry Christmas! We’re grateful for you and for listening to the podcast each week! This week we’re talking about all the different holiday traditions we both had growing up and how we’ve had to come together to make different and new traditions as we became our own family. 

We’d love to know from you! What are some of your favorite Christmas traditions? Send Carrie a DM on instagram @carrievajko and let us know! 

Highlights: 

• Jon’s family traditions 
• Relearning how to do Christmas traditions
• The crazy sock story 
• Merging holiday traditions
• Pro tip for Christmas jammies
• What does it look like with Carrie working all day on Christmas Eve?
• The week after Christmas - our most glorious week of the month!

References: 

• 22 | Navigating Family Through the Holidays
• 21 | How the 5 Love Languages Can Help You Love Your Spouse Deeper
  
  

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Spending time with family during the holidays can bring up tons of emotions - hurt, frustration, joy, stress, happiness. In this episode we’re chatting through best practices or tips when it comes to spending time with family, setting boundaries, and making the most of quality family time. If this is a season that brings up negative emotions, listen in, because we give practical tips you can implement THIS YEAR to make the most out of this season. 

Highlights: 

• It will look different for everyone 
• Decide now how holidays are going to go before having kids 
• Working through guilt of being with one side of the family over the other 
• CLEARLY communicate expectations
• Be flexible with your schedule 
• Enjoy it, be present 

Send us an email at [email protected] with your creative date ideas! 

References: 

• How the Holidays Can Lead to Resentment with Rachel Cruz and Dr John Delony podcast episode
• The Office Season 2 Episode 10 - Yankee Swap

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Do you know how you best feel loved? Today, we’re walking through the 5 Love Languages from the book by Gary Chapman. This is a TOOL to be able to love your spouse and love other people around you. We share how we’ve navigated loving each other through each of these lenses. 

Plus alllll the way at the end, we have a special guest join us! 

“How can we show the love of Jesus to others in a way that means the most to them?” -Carrie

The Five Love Languages: 

1. Acts of Service
2. Receiving Gifts 
3. Physical Touch 
4. Words of Affirmation
5. Quality Time 

Highlights: 

• Overview of Love Languages 
• Is having a Love Language selfish? 
• Leveraging each other’s love language to work together
• How you receive love may not be how you give love 
• Re-learning how to love someone in their language 
• What the past looked like for us not knowing each other’s love languages 
• Your gift is not you, it’ an extension of who you are
• We’re always learning and growing!
• Using the 5 love languages with kids

Send us an email at [email protected] with your creative date ideas! 

References: 

• The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman 
• Take the 5 Love Languages Assessment

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