This week on Planned-ish, we are back after a very on-brand three-week break — two tired parents, one crazy schedule, and Christmas decor already up before the turkey’s even in the oven. 🎄🦃

We’re talking about why waiting for life to “slow down” means you’d never see your people, how our house went from Halloween to full Christmas in seven days (with toddlers), and why attic ladders + decor boxes are Joe’s villain origin story.

We also get into timeout culture with toddlers, what actually works for us (spoiler: consistency and very few rules), and Alexandra’s dreamy spa getaway at The Boca Raton… while Joe did a four-day solo dad marathon with school runs, sick twins, and very ambitious breakfast burritos.

Plus, we break down this month’s Home Base Hosting Club drop — Seasoned & Gathered — a cozy, non-basic Thanksgiving hosting kit with fall-inspired recipes, an easy wine-tasting activity right at your table, and a kid craft that buys you 20 minutes of sanity. Then we wrap with our Elite-ish 8: Top Thanksgiving Week Activities, drafting everything from football and leftovers to loungewear and Hallmark-level Christmas movies.

Plus:

✨ Debrief of the Week: Four days of solo parenting, Domino’s by the fire pit, and why timeouts are our current survival tool

🧖‍♀️ Girls’ Trip Recap: Alexandra’s spa weekend at The Boca Raton and why “health is wealth” is hitting different in our 30s

🍷 Seasoned & Gathered Deep Dive: The November Home Base Hosting Club kit — harvest salad, truffle mac, steak bites, DIY wine tasting, and a kid-friendly turkey craft

🏈 Elite-ish 8: Our draft of Top Thanksgiving Week Activities (football, leftovers, night-before-Thanksgiving bar runs, board games, Christmas movies, and more)

If you’re juggling kids, careers, holidays, and a house that somehow has both Christmas lights and baby gates everywhere, this one’s for you. Cozy up in your loungewear, reheat some leftovers, and let’s do the holidays — Planned-ish style. 💙

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This week on Planned-ish, we’re back with a full Halloween hangout — pumpkin patches, overpriced candy, and twins living their best spooky season lives. We’re talking about our fourth pumpkin patch of the year, Home Depot “decor” trips, and how long it takes before one kid cries at the animatronic skeleton.

We also get into Halloween on a budget, the great “trick-or-treat tax” debate (parents deserve the Reese’s, right?), and reflect on hitting 21 episodes of this wild ride called Planned-ish.

Plus:

✨ Our Debrief of the week — pumpkin patches and how after-dinner walks are the new date night

⚡️ Rapid Fire: “What’s Worse — Halloween Edition” (spoiler: it’s fake blood stains)

🏆 Our Elite-ish 8: Top Halloween Candy

Grab your mini Snickers, cue up Hocus Pocus, and let’s do spooky season — Planned-ish style. 💙

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This week on Planned-ish, it’s just the two of us — and we’ve got stories.

After nearly three weeks on the road with the twins, we’re back home, semi-recovered, and recapping all the chaos. From pumpkin patches and breweries to Joe’s new potential blind cheeseburger taste test challenge, it’s giving “married meets mildly unhinged.”

We talk:

– The final stretch of our 3-week family road trip

– Joe’s 5 days of bachelor life (and what actually happened)

– Our pumpkin patch adventure + new favorite brewery find

– The cheeseburger taste test that’s officially going to happen

– Travel chaos, toddler sickness, and everything in between

Plus:

✨ Our Debrief of the week — road trip wrap-up + fall weekend fun

⚡️ Rapid fire: What’s Worse — Travel Edition

🏆 Our Elite-ish 8: Top Halloween Movies

📱 And your In the Group Chat answers: “What’s the one thing that got you through traveling with your kids?”

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This week on Planned-ish, we’re going full family edition — because we’ve got Joe’s sisters, Fiona and Sophia, on the pod!

From growing up with Joe to becoming fun aunts to our twins, this episode has sibling roast energy, parenting chaos, and more laughter than family therapy ever could.

We talk:

– What Joe was really like growing up (spoiler: not a rule follower)

– The dumbest sibling arguments that somehow lasted years

– What happens if the girls were left alone with our twins for a weekend

– Bribe strategies that would actually work on toddlers

– The reality TV show that best describes our entire family

Plus:

✨ Our Debrief of the week: our October road trip with the boys, best restaurant stops, and life in New Jersey with Joe’s family

⚡️ Rapid-fire with Fiona & Sophia — sister edition

🏆 Our Elite-ish 8: Top Chain Restaurants (no drive-thrus allowed)

📱 And your In the Group Chat answers: “What’s the weirdest thing your family argues about?”

Grab your sibling, pour a drink, and prepare to laugh through the chaos — Planned-ish style. 💙

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This week on Planned-ish, we’re sitting down with Alexis — former trauma ER nurse turned aesthetics pro, podcast host, and mom of two. From high-stress hospital shifts to helping women feel confident in their own skin, Alexis has lived a wild pivot — and she’s here to share what she’s learned along the way.

We talk:

– The moment she realized she needed something different than the ER

– The biggest misconceptions about injectables

– How aesthetics changed her own view of beauty and aging

– Balancing motherhood, podcasting, Instagram, and still having time to breathe

– How she and her husband stay connected in survival-mode seasons

Plus:

✨ Our Debrief of the week: travel rabbit holes, Joe’s work trips, never sitting down with kids, and our upcoming October road trip

⚡️ A rapid-fire round with Alexis — skincare & podcast edition

🏆 Our Elite-ish 8: Top Hotel Must-Haves

📱 And your In the Group Chat answers: “Who’s the best supervillain?”

Whether you’re curious about injectables, craving some mom-life real talk, or just here for the chaos — this one’s got it all, Planned-ish style. 💙

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This week on Planned-ish, it’s just the two of us — Alexandra and Joe — bringing you another round of chaos, laughs, and very questionable opinions.

We talk:

– Fast food rabbit holes we can’t seem to escape

– The latest twin disasters (wine bottle smashing included)

– Sick kids… again (send help)

– Joe’s work trips and the bizarre foods people bring on planes

– A blind beer taste test to see if Joe actually knows what he’s drinking

Plus:

🏆 Our Elite-ish 8: Best Super Villains

📱 And your In the Group Chat answers: “What’s the worst drink order?”

Parenting, beer, villains, and chaos — just another week Planned-ish style. 💙

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This week on Planned-ish, we’re hanging out with Graham Martin — dad of three (with a newborn in the mix), runner of miles we’d never attempt, and founder of Dad Life Supply Co. From parenting chaos to building a business, Graham brings the real talk, the funny dad truths, and even some hot takes on swaddling and hot dog eating contests.

We talk:

– The biggest differences between one kid, two kids, and now three

– What dads don’t get enough credit for in parenting

– How Graham and his wife stay connected while raising three kids

– The story behind Dad Life Supply Co. (and the product he’s proudest of)

– Why he ran 8 miles… and if we’d ever try it (spoiler: no)

Plus:

✨ Our Debrief of the week: documentaries, sick kids, and football chaos

⚡️ A rapid-fire round with Graham — dad life edition

🏆 Our Elite-ish 8: Best Drink Orders

📱 And your In the Group Chat answers: “What’s the worst game day food?”

Grab your drink of choice (preferably not soup at a football party) and let’s do this — Planned-ish style. 💙

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This week, we’re pulling back the curtain on podcasting with Candace Dudley — podcast coach, business mentor, and mom who knows how to juggle mic checks with motherhood. Whether you’ve dreamed of starting your own show, want to be a better podcast guest, or are just curious about how the podcasting sausage gets made… this episode’s for you.

We talk:

– What actually drew her into podcasting (and why she started coaching others)

– The biggest mistakes new podcasters make (and how to avoid them)

– How non-celebrity podcasters can realistically grow an audience

– The way parenting shapes podcasting — from content to schedule to mindset

– Coaching people through self-doubt when they feel “not ready”

Plus:

✨ Our Debrief of the week

⚡️ A rapid-fire round with Candace — podcast edition

🏆 Our Elite-ish 8: Best Game Day Foods

📱 And your In the Group Chat answers: “What’s the most useless superpower?”

Whether you’re a podcaster, a parent, or just someone who loves honest conversations about creating while raising kids — this one’s packed with tips, laughs, and that classic Planned-ish energy. 💙

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This week, we’re talking parenting, playtime, and building community with Jordyn — the mom behind Eat Play Say. From baby chaos to preschool life, Jordyn has lived the stages and shared them with nearly 700,000 parents who show up for her mix of education, humor, and true “mom friend vibes.”

We talk:

– The first moment she realized Eat Play Say was actually a “thing”

– What she wishes every mom could hear at each stage: baby, toddler, preschool

– The guilt parents need to stop carrying (especially online)

– How she balances business, Instagram, and parenting without losing her mind

– What it really takes to grow an authentic community online

Plus:

✨ Our Debrief of the week

⚡️ A rapid-fire round with Jordyn — toddler + mom friend edition

🏆 Our Elite-ish 8: Best Superpowers

📱 And your In the Group Chat answers: “What’s a phrase your kid mispronounces that you’ll never correct because it’s too cute?”

Play, laugh, snack, and survive — all Planned-ish style. 💙

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This week, we’re talking all things productivity, parenting, and building systems that actually work with Jess Massey — Tampa native, mom, and founder of Hustle Sanely. Jess has built a business (and community) around ditching the chaos and finding peace in planning, and today she’s sharing the real behind-the-scenes of how she does it all.

We talk:

– The “chaotic girl era” that sparked Hustle Sanely

– The biggest productivity myths people need to let go

– How to balance business, parenting, and still make space for yourself

– What systems actually work for busy moms

– The reality of being an online business owner in the Instagram age

Plus:

✨ Our Debrief of the week

⚡️ A rapid-fire round with Jess — Hustle Sanely edition

🏆 Our Elite-ish 8: Childhood Cartoons (90s edition)

📱 And your In the Group Chat answers: “What’s the most random thing in your Notes app right now?”

Let’s plan it, laugh at it, and figure it out — Planned-ish style. 💙

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