In this episode, Josselyn and Lauren dive right in to what it means to fail like a mom. I mean, boss. Fail like a boss…
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Lauren: Hi and welcome to the Messy Bun Girls podcast! My name is Lauren; I’m your ginger host.Josselyn: And my name is Josselyn and I’m your blonde host. And we’ve created this podcast as a source of entertainment, and encouragement, and love to all you dishwasher, taxi drivers, therapists, and personal chefs, stylists, and shoppers out there. AKA moms. All you moms out there.Lauren: All you moms out there! We love you.Josselyn: We do love you!Lauren: Alright, are you ready for this?Josselyn: Yeah! I think so!Lauren: Okay I got some questions from our listenersJosselyn: OoooooLauren: Yeah I know, exciting! So our first question comes from Bridgette Gobal from Cincinnati. And she asks, “When lives are busy with so many activities, how do you truly make time to keep the house clean and keep up with the laundry? I ask as a mom of three with a part-time job and successful side business who currently has two weeks of folded laundry still piled up on her son’s floor waiting to be put away. Tips to keep up on household essentials would be nice.”Josselyn: Oh Bridgette.Lauren: Okay, so yeah. Can we just first say how much I hate laundry in particular? Like I hate it. I’ll put it in and I’ll actually switch it, but I am really happy to leave it there. And just every day come down and get what I need. I mean I hate folding and putting laundry away. So Bridgette, my advice to you would be to do nothing different than what you’re doing. And maybe burn the laundry. In a safe way. Just find a way to burn the laundry so you never have to do it again.Josselyn: Yeah that would work.Lauren: Maybe have your son do the laundry.Josselyn: Yeah, so I have started teaching my six year old and eight year old. I got them their own little laundry baskets and with all intention of teaching them how to do the laundry, but you know what? Now I have three laundry baskets to carry down the stairs. Like that is just so dumb! Lauren: So that backfired on you?Josselyn: It did not work.Lauren: Oh my gosh, there’s a new machine coming out that will fold them! Josselyn: My husband just sent it to me!Lauren: And I was like, I need this! I need it! And Mark was like, “It’s like $800.” So I was desperately trying to find a way to justify this expense! Please get me this new friend!Josselyn: My husband was like, “Do you want this?”Lauren: Yes!Josselyn: And said, “Its $800!” And he looked at me like, “So?” Lauren: Say yes Josselyn!!Josselyn: I know.Lauren: Yes Jason, get her that and can you also get me one because I don’t think that my husband will get it for me.Josselyn: So Bridgette, I would say you are doing awesome. And I think that anytime that you feel inadequate as a mom, just know that every other mom feels the exact same way. And it may not be with the laundry, but right now I’ve got so many dishes in my sink, it is out of control. Like really, I just, I’ve been eating off dirty dishes.Lauren: How did people do this before machines?Josselyn: I don’t know. And the laundry is one of my-I don’t like doing the laundry at all. I would wear dirty clothes.Lauren: I would also wear dirty clothes! That’s your solution Bridgette!Josselyn: I did it yesterday.Lauren: Bridgette, just stop Just be like, “No I’m done! No more laundry!” Josselyn: So yeah, more practical reasons or practical ideas. I tend to, when I get really motivated, and I’m like “I’
