Homestyle

Welcome to Homestyle, a podcast from The Daily Advertiser that’s all about life, family and the stories they inspire. Two best friends — Leigh Guidry and Joe Cunningham — host, sharing their hobbies and ideas for family fun. 

School has kicked off for many of us in this part of south Louisiana, but it looks a little different. Many teachers and students are doing at least some learning virtually from home, so Leigh and Joe talk about ways to make that work for you, beginning with your physical space.

In this episode you'll hear:

--what Leigh and Joe and families are experiencing during this back-to-school time and what to take away from that;

--ideas for making a good virtual learning space, which includes ways to cut out distractions;

--hopes and goals for the new school year.

We want to hear from you! Find us on Facebook and on Instagram (@Homestylepod). Leave us a review and be sure to rate our podcast on Apple Podcasts.

Catch up on more episodes of Homestyle on your favorite podcast app and at theadvertiser.com.

Welcome to Homestyle, a podcast from The Daily Advertiser that’s all about life, family and the stories they inspire. Two best friends — Leigh Guidry and Joe Cunningham — host, sharing their hobbies and ideas for family fun. 

This week we get a little serious and talk about Hurricane Laura, which hit southwest Louisiana and southeast Texas Aug. 27.

In this episode you'll hear:

--Leigh and Joe talk about their experiences in Hurricane Laura and how it is still impacting their families;

--what it looks like now in Cameron and Calcasieu parishes;

--and how you can help.

We want to hear from you! Find us on Facebook and on Instagram (@Homestylepod). Leave us a review and be sure to rate our podcast on Apple Podcasts.

Catch up on more episodes of Homestyle on your favorite app or at theadvertiser.com.

Welcome to Homestyle, a podcast from The Daily Advertiser that’s all about life, family and the stories they inspire. Two best friends — Leigh Guidry and Joe Cunningham — host, sharing their hobbies and ideas for family fun. 

Our guest this week is Carrie Grace Henderson, amateur beekeeper when she's not teaching. 

In this episode you'll hear:

--Carrie Grace talks us through how she got into beekeeping with her fiance Taylor Potter, business reporter at The Daily Advertiser

what she's learned during this process — with words like bearding and American foulbrood

--what comes next in their beekeeping and honey endeavors

--how they've found ways to incorportate it into their identity and even their wedding

We want to hear from you! Find us on Facebook and on Instagram (@Homestylepod). Leave us a review and be sure to rate our podcast on Apple Podcasts.

Catch up on more episodes of Homestyle on your favorite app or at theadvertiser.com.

Welcome to Homestyle, a podcast from The Daily Advertisert that’s all about life, family and the stories they inspire. Two best friends — Leigh Guidry and Joe Cunningham — host, sharing their hobbies and ideas for family fun. 

This week our hosts talk about the importance of organizing your space, especially if you're working from home now, and organizing your schedule.

In this episode you'll hear:

--Leigh just spent the week reorganizing her work-from-home space and walks us through that process

--Joe talks about how he's been organizing his schedule to make time for decompressing

--and the importance of both in this season.

We want to hear from you! Find us on Facebook and on Instagram (@Homestylepod). Leave us a review and be sure to rate our podcast on Apple Podcasts.

Catch up on more episodes of Homestyle on your favorite app or at theadvertiser.com.

Welcome to Homestyle, a podcast from The Daily Advertiser that’s all about life, family and the stories they inspire. Two best friends — Leigh Guidry and Joe Cunningham — host, sharing their hobbies and ideas for family fun. 

This week Leigh and Joe talk about their #hobbygoals. They've accomplished a few during this stay-at-home time, and they've got a few more goals in mind.

In this episode you'll hear:

--the different goals in Leigh and Joe have accomplished in the kitchen and the craft room lately

--the crafts and recipes that were unexpected and only tried because we've all been stuck at home

--what they hope to try next

We want to hear from you! What will you try next?

Find us on Facebook and on Instagram (@Homestylepod). Leave us a review and be sure to rate our podcast on Apple Podcasts.

Catch up on more episodes of Homestyle on your favorite app or at theadvertiser.com.

Welcome to Homestyle, a podcast from The Daily Advertiser that’s all about life, family and the stories they inspire. Two best friends — Leigh Guidry and Joe Cunningham — host, sharing their hobbies and ideas for family fun. 

Episode 40: Going Back To School

It's August, and although it's not a normal August, it's still back-to-school time. So Joe and Leigh talk about the challenges, the decisions and the lessons they're learning as they prepare for the school year.

In this episode you'll hear:

--how this year looks different for Joe, Leigh and their families

--the decisions they're making as parents and teachers and an education reporter and how they're making them

--what they're worried about

--what they hope we take from this experience

We want to hear from you! Find us on Facebook and on Instagram (@Homestylepod). Leave us a review and be sure to rate our podcast on Apple Podcasts. Catch up on more episodes of Homestyle at theadvertiser.com.

Welcome to Homestyle, a podcast from The Daily Advertiser that’s all about life, family and the stories they inspire. Two best friends — Leigh Guidry and Joe Cunningham — host, sharing their hobbies and ideas for family fun. 

This week we talked about one of our great loves: coffee. Whether it's for cooking, crafting or, of course, drinking, coffee sure has its perks.

In this episode you'll hear:

--plenty of craft ideas for kids and adults using coffee and coffee filters

--how you can incorporate this blessed drink into recipes

--how we take our coffee

--why we love this drink so much

We want to hear from you! Find us on Facebook and on Instagram (@Homestylepod). Leave us a review and be sure to rate our podcast on Apple Podcasts. Catch up on more episodes of Homestyle at theadvertiser.com.

Welcome to Homestyle, a podcast from The Daily Advertiser that’s all about life, family and the stories they inspire. Two best friends — Leigh Guidry and Joe Cunningham — host, sharing their hobbies and ideas for family fun. 

This week we enjoyed discussing baking as a pasttime that's helping us be creative and taste some old favorites at the same time.

In this episode you'll hear:

--Leigh and Joe's favorite recipes, including some oldies and new ones to try;

--their different styles of baking and where they got them;

--what baking means to them;

--how it can be helpful today.

We want to hear from you! Find us on Facebook and on Instagram (@Homestylepod). Leave us a review and be sure to rate our podcast on Apple Podcasts.

Catch up on more episodes of Homestyle on your favorite app or at theadvertiser.com.

Welcome to Homestyle, a podcast from The Daily Advertiser that’s all about life, family and the stories they inspire. Two best friends — Leigh Guidry and Joe Cunningham — host, sharing their hobbies and ideas for family fun. 

Remember that episode where we talked about reading our way through quarantine? This week we're going over what we're bingeing on all the streaming services available and all the time still spent at home.

On this episode you'll hear:

--Leigh and Joe's favorite streaming services and their current guilty pleasures — from "Hamilton" to "Hell's Kitchen" to "Fuller House;"

what our current faves mean to us during this time;

--how to set boundaries and keep yourself from going overboard with the bingeing;

--how to not be overwhelmed by all the options out there.

We want to hear from you! Find us on Facebook and on Instagram (@Homestylepod). Leave us a review and be sure to rate our podcast on Apple Podcasts. Catch up on more episodes of Homestyle on your favorite app or at theadvertiser.com.

Welcome to Homestyle, a podcast from The Daily Advertiser that’s all about life, family and the stories they inspire. This week co-hosts Leigh Guidry and Joe Cunningham with Hope Aucoin, who works at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette by day and on embroidery by night (or whenever she can fit in some hobby time).

On this episode you'll hear:

Hope Aucoin talks with us about how she discovered embroidery and how it quickly became her thing

how embroidery has impacted her before and during COVID-19

what to do to get started stitching

We want to hear from you! Find us on Facebook and on Instagram (@Homestylepod). Leave us a review and be sure to rate our podcast on Apple Podcasts. Find more episode at theadvertiser.com.