Fancy Free Podcast

Educator/guide/coach Liz Szporn has me cry-laughing as she recounts her season of pregnant camping.

Liz's love language is gifts and her favorite gifts are:

• The Facebook Portal
• The Dyson Cordless Vacuum

Here is the Father of the Bride blender scene that Liz's vacuum story resembles.

Here is the song that inspired Liz, Sarah, and Anna's angel diorama.\

Here is The Week, the magazine that fills Liz in on the world and would be a GREAT gift!

Liz is loving:

• Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan
• Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes
• Kacy Musgraves newest album Star-Crossed

Here is the camping fall and then failed lift reenacted:

Here is Liz in a couple of her afro wigs:

Liz is a wife of 19 years, mother of three smart, sporty, pretty good kids and two dogs. She's a sister, a friend and worker bee. She's a full time educator/guide/coach supporting accountants, bookkeepers and financial coaches with an organization called Profit First Professionals. She's an entrepreneur, a chronic volunteer, singing-in-the car-at-the-top-of-her-lungs 'taxi' driver, and a wanna be comedian and graphic designer. She's also an early rising, avid walker/hiker and chef/eater, lover of dinner parties and cooking for crowds.

Find Liz:

• Instagram: @liz_szporn
• Facebook: @Liz McCall Szporn

Oh! And also:

• Get your cozy clothes at ShelfieShoppe! Use code FANCYFREE for free shipping.

• Join Fancy Free's private Facebook Group! It's so much fun!

• Click the Follow button so you don't miss a single episode!

• Leave a rating and written review! I will be forever grateful!!!

• If you have your own not-so-fancy story to tell, email me at [email protected]! Do it. It'll be fun!

• The best way to help Fancy Free reach more listeners is to tell a friend about it. Share the laughter!

Thanks so much for listening, have a great week, and remember NO ONE is as fancy as they look!

~Joanne

Radio personality and technical recruiter Scott Soden is a fabulous story teller! This episode is chock-full!

Scott loves these three Netflix shows:

• The Kominsky Method
• Squid Game
• Midnight Mass

This is where I always go to decide if a movie or show is ok for our kids:

• Common Sense Media

Scott Soden was born and raised in the Seattle area and spent 18 years in radio in Seattle. 10 of those years were spent on a syndicated morning show on KUBE 93 FM. He co-hosted a sports radio show on Sportsradio 950 KJR AM Seattle his last two (full-time) years in radio. He part-timed it in radio until transitioning to Microsoft where he spent over 5 years. The pandemic forced the esports program he was working on at Microsoft to be cancelled, and so was he. He's currently a technical recruiter for Lot4 Consulting in Bellevue. Married since 2005 and has one kid, a 12 year old daughter. He and his family have a Bassett Hound named Lucas and a Russian Tortoise named Rocky.

Find Scott:

• Twitter: @scottsoden
• Facebook: Hotshot Scott
• LinkedIn: ScottSoden
• Podcast: Mitch Unfiltered

Oh! And also:

• Get your cozy clothes at ShelfieShoppe! Use code FANCYFREE for free shipping.

• Join Fancy Free's private Facebook Group! It's so much fun!

• Click the Follow button so you don't miss a single episode!

• Leave a rating and written review! I will be forever grateful!!!

• If you have your own not-so-fancy story to tell, email me at [email protected]! Do it. It'll be fun!

• The best way to help Fancy Free reach more listeners is to tell a friend about it. Share the laughter!

Thanks so much for listening, have a great week, and remember NO ONE is as fancy as they look!

~Joanne

Blogger and podcaster Jade Jones has embarassed herself all over the globe!

Jade and I discuss the podcast Family Personalities. Check it out here.

Jade is a multi-ethnic mom of 4 who loves food and exploring. In 2019, her family sold most of what they owned and moved to the Netherlands. She wanted her children to be proud of their diverse heritage and the cultures that influence them. Jade is a blogger and podcaster who helps families learn about other cultures, how to introduce new foods to their kids, and to explore the world around them wherever they may be.

Find Jade:

• Instagram @jonesinfortaste
• Website Jonesin For Taste
• Facebook Jonesin For Taste
• Podcast Families Exploring Culture

Oh! And also:

• Get your cozy clothes at ShelfieShoppe! Use code FANCYFREE for free shipping.

• Join Fancy Free's private Facebook Group! It's so much fun!

• Click the Follow button so you don't miss a single episode!

• Leave a rating and written review! I will be forever grateful!!!

• If you have your own not-so-fancy story to tell, email me at [email protected]! Do it. It'll be fun!

• The best way to help Fancy Free reach more listeners is to tell a friend about it. Share the laughter!

Thanks so much for listening, have a great week, and remember NO ONE is as fancy as they look!

~Joanne

Ashley Nelson finds out why her chili has been coming out so perfectly!

Ashley is Theresa Boedeker's daughter. Here is Theresa's episode, and here is Theresa's website.

Ashley is a stay-at-home mother of two, soon to be three. She loves telling stories, but her favorite stories to tell are ones which make her look like an inept bumbler.

Oh! And also:

• Get your cozy clothes at ShelfieShoppe! Use code FANCYFREE for free shipping.

• Join Fancy Free's private Facebook Group! It's so much fun!

• Click the Follow button so you don't miss a single episode!

• Leave a rating and written review! I will be forever grateful!!!

• If you have your own not-so-fancy story to tell, email me at [email protected]! Do it. It'll be fun!

• The best way to help Fancy Free reach more listeners is to tell a friend about it. Share the laughter!

Thanks so much for listening, have a great week, and remember NO ONE is as fancy as they look!

~Joanne

Writer Nickey J Dunn tells us about an accident in Victoria Secret involving musky perfume and ending in a face full of thongs.

Nickey and I are both writers for Her View from Home.

Here is the Friends scene Nickey references during her story about getting stuck in the expensive jeans

Here is the video of the new Old Navy ad campaign

Here is the Aeris line with inclusive non-retouched photos

Nickey is a working full time wife and mom of three. She spends what little free time she has taking kids to sports or other activities and making food they refuse to eat. She is a freelance writer, aspiring novelist, and IMDb trivia submission enthusiast. She grew up in Washington state but currently lives in Phoenix, AZ. She's also an Irish Aries Enneagram 6 with OCD.

Find Nickey:

• On Her View From Home
• On Scary Mommy
• On Facebook

Oh! And also:

• Get your cozy clothes at ShelfieShoppe! Use code FANCYFREE for free shipping.

• Join Fancy Free's private Facebook Group! It's so much fun!

• Click the Follow button so you don't miss a single episode!

• Leave a rating and written review! I will be forever grateful!!!

• If you have your own not-so-fancy story to tell, email me at [email protected]! Do it. It'll be fun!

• The best way to help Fancy Free reach more listeners is to tell a friend about it. Share the laughter!

Thanks so much for listening, have a great week, and remember NO ONE is as fancy as they look!

~Joanne

Sheryl Marks has a close call in a bar in New York after medical school finals.

Sheryl Marks is a voracious life long reader, a lover of food and dinner parties, an intermittently enthusiastic home chef with an inability to follow a recipe without tweaking and a chronic re-organizer of my home furnishings. She loves bringing people together in small groups to gather, sharing stories and witnessing laughter induced rigors and tears. She is a mother of two sons and one daughter, a wife and partner of one great man, and a physician specializing in perioperative medicine and and anesthesiology.

Find Sheryl:

• On Instagram @SherylMarks2003

Oh! And also:

• Get your cozy clothes at ShelfieShoppe! Use code FANCYFREE for free shipping.
• Check out this super cute BRA FREE fall outfit anchored by a Shelfie Shoppe maxi dress!

• Join Fancy Free's private Facebook Group! It's so much fun!

• Click the Follow button so you don't miss a single episode!

• Leave a rating and written review! I will be forever grateful!!!

• If you have your own not-so-fancy story to tell, email me at [email protected]! Do it. It'll be fun!

• The best way to help Fancy Free reach more listeners is to tell a friend about it. Share the laughter!

Thanks so much for listening, have a great week, and remember NO ONE is as fancy as they look!

~Joanne

Kristen Cook, that girl on TikTok that asks all the questions we have too, tells us some crazy stories!

We discuss:

• The Everyday Style School Podcast
• Why Women Kill

Kristen is a plus-size tall girl, going through life stumbling through motherhood and balancing self-love while also not knowing anything she's doing! Sharing all of her weird questions and struggles so other women feel more normal and not alone.

Find Kristen:

• On TikTok
• On Instagram @kristen.cook.kac

Oh! And also:

• Get your cozy clothes at ShelfieShoppe! Use code FANCYFREE for free shipping.

• Join Fancy Free's private Facebook Group! It's so much fun!

• Click the Follow button so you don't miss a single episode!

• Leave a rating and written review! I will be forever grateful!!!

• If you have your own not-so-fancy story to tell, email me at [email protected]! Do it. It'll be fun!

• The best way to help Fancy Free reach more listeners is to tell a friend about it. Share the laughter!

Thanks so much for listening, have a great week, and remember NO ONE is as fancy as they look!

~Joanne

Parenting coach and educator Julietta Skoog almost accidentally reveals her birthday suit at her wedding reception!

Julietta's episode of Bath Crashers!

Brene Brown's empathy video.

The Pearl Jam video I swear I'm in...somewhere in the upper right.

Julietta's family meetings blog article.

Julietta Skoog is a Parent Coach and Certified Positive Discipline Advanced Trainer with an Ed.S Degree in School Psychology and a Masters Degree in School Counseling from Seattle University. With over 20 years of experience helping families, she co-founded Sproutable, science-backed online parenting insights for pregnancy to preschool, helping multitasking and sleep-deprived parents everywhere. Her popular keynote speeches, classes, Sproutable videos and workshops have been described as rejuvenating, motivating, and inspiring. She has learned the most from her own three children.

Find Julietta:

• On Sproutable
• On Instagram @besproutable
• On Facebook@besproutable

Oh! And also:

• Get your cozy clothes at ShelfieShoppe! Use code FANCYFREE for free shipping.

• Join Fancy Free's private Facebook Group! It's so much fun!

• Click the Follow button so you don't miss a single episode!

• Leave a rating and written review! I will be forever grateful!!!

• If you have your own not-so-fancy story to tell, email me at [email protected]! Do it. It'll be fun!

• The best way to help Fancy Free reach more listeners is to tell a friend about it. Share the laughter!

Thanks so much for listening, have a great week, and remember NO ONE is as fancy as they look!

~Joanne

Writer Nickey J Dunn tells us about a CRAZY anesthesia reaction. It involves a bra theif and a morgue.

Nickey and I are both writers for Her View from Home.

Nickey is loving

• Ted Lasso
• Friday Night Lights
• Breaking Bad
• OxiClean Odor Blaster

Nickey is a working full time wife and mom of three. She spends what little free time she has taking kids to sports or other activities and making food they refuse to eat. She is a freelance writer, aspiring novelist, and IMDb trivia submission enthusiast. She grew up in Washington state but currently lives in Phoenix, AZ. She's also an Irish Aries Enneagram 6 with OCD.

Find Nickey:

• On Her View From Home
• On Scary Mommy
• On Facebook

Oh! And also:

• Get your cozy clothes at ShelfieShoppe! Use code FANCYFREE for free shipping.

• Join Fancy Free's private Facebook Group! It's so much fun!

• Click the Follow button so you don't miss a single episode!

• Leave a rating and written review! I will be forever grateful!!!

• If you have your own not-so-fancy story to tell, email me at [email protected]! Do it. It'll be fun!

• The best way to help Fancy Free reach more listeners is to tell a friend about it. Share the laughter!

Thanks so much for listening, have a great week, and remember NO ONE is as fancy as they look!

~Joanne

Author Samantha Walljasper has a crazy commando story!

Samantha and I are both writers for Her View from Home.

Kurt Warner's First Things First Foundation

Samantha Lyn Walljasper is a happily married mother of four wonderful children. Her desire for many years has been to become a writer for a variety of genres. Since she became a "stay-at-home mom" last spring her husband has really encouraged her to start following her dreams. She has a variety of interests from photography (all of her books have original photos for cover art) to poetry; from children's books to writing articles on various topics which you will see reflected in her works. She can be followed through Over My Husband's Head (@lovepoemskindof) on Facebook.

Find Samantha:

• Buy her books on Amazon!
• On Facebook - Over My Husband's Head @lovepoemskindof

Oh! And also:

• Get your cozy clothes at ShelfieShoppe! Use code FANCYFREE for free shipping.

• Join Fancy Free's private Facebook Group! It's so much fun!

• Click the Follow button so you don't miss a single episode!

• Leave a rating and written review! I will be forever grateful!!!

• If you have your own not-so-fancy story to tell, email me at [email protected]! Do it. It'll be fun!

• The best way to help Fancy Free reach more listeners is to tell a friend about it. Share the laughter!

Thanks so much for listening, have a great week, and remember NO ONE is as fancy as they look!

~Joanne