Freckles & Chaos

Send us Fan Mail

Well, I have a new desk coming, won $48 betting on the Cowboys game, and apparently still have about 900 things around my house that need done.

Today we're talking about why I can't cook for just two people, the Chiefs playing like absolute shit, how sports betting works and when/when not to cash out early, cutting up perfectly good hoodies, and the never-ending list of projects around my house.

Oh, and somehow Halloween is already here. Seriously, where the hell did October go?!

Just another day of real life, random bullshit, and beautiful chaos.

Grab your coffee, your wine, or whatever gets you through the day, and let's get into it!

Real Life. Zero Filter. Beautiful Chaos.

Send us Fan Mail

The cottage bakery comeback is officially on pause because my knee and ankle threw in the towel — but honestly? It might be the best thing that ever happened to me. Today, I'm getting 100% real about the toxic trap of trying to do 600 things at once. I'm stripping away the extra noise to go all in on my actual 5 year dream: public speaking and writing my raw, unedited memoir.

Plus, we are celebrating a massive milestone! Freckles and Chaos is officially charting at #14 on Apple Podcasts for empowerment humor under the Shows tab! Out of all the big-budget corporate shows, the girl from Kansas with a microphone she won in a 5-day podcast bootcamp is sitting in the top tier.

Help us keep the charting momentum alive and smash our goal of 1,000 downloads by January 1st! If this episode reminded you that it's okay to focus and level the hell up, please hit subscribe, leave a review, and text this episode to a friend who is currently trying to do way too much.

Send us Fan Mail

Ever have one of those days when your brain has about 37 tabs open and not a single one is playing the same song? Welcome to this week's episode of Freckles & Chaos!

We're talking about everything and absolutely nothing, From people who apparently got their driver's license out of a cereal box, to marriage, family, bullying, bakery chaos, and the never-ending list of things I need to get done.

I'm also sharing some big changes in my plans, including putting drop shipping on the back burner to focus on UGC, social media, the podcast, and Amy's Sweet & Savory. 

And because apparently I don't have enough going on, I've got some pretty big goals I'm chasing: losing 50 pounds by my 48th birthday and getting my debt paid off by December 31, 2027. 

There are a few rants, some family updates, a little reflection, and absolutely no guarantee that I stay on topic.

Grab your coffee, your wine, or whatever gets you through the day. We're just catching up this week!

Send us Fan Mail

This episode has absolutely no theme… and honestly, that feels pretty on brand. 😂

I’m catching you up on life lately — giving Courtney a hard time, the videos I’ve been posting, football, birthday gifts, grandkids, and whatever else wandered into my brain while I was talking.

I also briefly remembered that I do, in fact, own a bakery business and should probably get my ass back over to the Amy’s Sweet & Savory Facebook page and remind everyone that it still exists. 🤣

Basically, this episode is just conversation. No big lesson. No perfectly organized topic. Just everyday life, family, business, chaos, and me talking like you’re sitting across the table from me.

Grab your coffee, wine, or whatever gets you through the day and hang out with me for a while. ❤️

Send us Fan Mail

This week is a little bit of everything—which honestly feels pretty damn accurate for Freckles & Chaos.

We're talking Walmart finally getting tap to pay, people who abandon shopping carts, littering assholes, conversations with my grandkids, what my kids apparently think about me, football season turning me into a "little gambler," and why Ja'Marr Chase needs to stop personally ruining my bets.

But somewhere between football, family, work, and everyday chaos, this episode gets into the real reason I'm trying to build something different. 

I don't want to spend my entire life working just to someday have time to live it.

I want more time with my kids. More time with my grandkids. The freedom to take a weekend without work deciding whether we can go. And enough financial breathing room that we're not working ourselves into the ground for the people we barely have time to enjoy.

So yes—I'm learning the podcast, social media, the bakery, digital products, affiliate marketing, dropshipping, and whatever other crazy idea I come up with next. 

I'm going to figure this shit out.

I don't want to be rich. I want my time back.

Send us Fan Mail

I haven't released an episode since April, and apparently life decided to cram about 47 episodes' worth of shit into the time I was gone.

In this episode, we're catching ALL the way up. I'm talking about surviving another insane summer at the Country Club, starting Amy's Sweet & Savory, my ongoing ability to injure myself in ridiculous ways, becoming a grandma AGAIN, another grandbaby already on the way, and why I've started think a whole lot differently about what I want the next chapter of my life to look like.

Somewhere along the way, this podcast changed too.

Freckles & Chaos isn't just about the hard shit we've survived. It's also about what comes next—the ideas, the questionable decisions, trying new shit at 47, building something of our own, figuring out how the hell to get out of the paycheck-to-paycheck cycle, and documenting the chaos while we do it.

So grab your coffee. Or wine. Or whatever gets you through the day.

I'm back. And apparently, I have a LOT to talk about.

Send us Fan Mail

I spent so much of my life taking care of everyone else that I don't know if I ever stopped to figure out who I am.

I went from being a kid... to being a mom. Then a grandma. I've spent my whole life busting my ass, surviving, taking care of everyone, and now suddenly... we're empty nesters. 

And for the first time in my life, nobody needs me every second of the day.

So now what?

In this episode, I'm talking about what it feels like to be in that weird, messy, in-between space of trying to figure out who the hell you are now that the version of you everyone needed... isn't who you have to be anymore.

Send us Fan Mail

I'm changing.

Not someone new.... but back into the same person I was before.

In this episode, I'm talking about coming back to myself—the version of me who is blunt, honest, bold, and not afraid to say what I think.

The same version of me that started this podcast years ago.

Because somewhere along the way.. I started to lose myself a little bit.

But rest assured... I am back!

Send us Fan Mail

I'm tired of living paycheck to paycheck. 

This episode is about breaking patterns, questioning what we've been taught, and finally choosing to build something for myself.

If you've ever felt stuck... this one's for you.

Send us Fan Mail

Today's episode is a little bit about everything. 

It's my wedding anniversary, so I talk a little about Mark. 

And then, I'm sharing a wild story from last year that I still can't believe actually happened. 

This one isn't heavy, a few thoughts, and a reminder of how far things can change.