Swept Together

On today's episode, we’re debating about starving artists, whether or not everyone is creative, and how early Christian is allowed to have a midlife crisis.

We're feeling the creative frustration over here but in this conversation, we hashed out some ways forward.  Here's what we covered:

* The left/right brain myth

* Our impulses to put something tangible out into the world

* The definition of creativity and how we tackle creative blocks

[Tweet "You just have to honor the creative spark - @swepttogether"]

[Tweet "Creativity is like a relationship, devote time to see where it leads - @swepttogether"]

Resources mentioned in Episode 57:

The infamous Episode 0 | Where the Coffee Is

The Boston Museum of Fine Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York

Denver Art Museum Sustaining Membership - How we visit art museums all over the country, thanks to reciprocity!

Our RV Renovations: Before + After

Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

On today's episode, we’re learning to identify the "back rub look," the trouble that can arise once you've watched everything on the Internet, and the secret to getting things done as parents from Becca and Jake of Dubsado.

Here's what we covered:

* How to scale a business while protecting your marriage

* Parenting + owning a business together: what is the secret?

* How this couple scaled their business to success in less than two years

* The legacy they hope to leave for their friends, family, and customers

[Tweet "We come to work and laugh together every single day - @mydubsado on @swepttogether"]

[Tweet "If you're thinking about it, go for it! - Becca of @mydubsado on @swepttogether"]

[Tweet "Our whole day is a ritual of just being together - Jake of @mydubsado on @swepttogether"]

Resources mentioned in Episode 56:

Dubsado | Instagram @mydubsado | YouTube @DubsadoCRM

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*Full disclosure* Using the above code will give Annabelle a small affiliate fee, but we would never recommend something we don't use and love - and Annabelle LOVES Dubsado and uses it daily in her own business.

 

On today's episode, we’re closing the season down at Acadia National Park, celebrating six months of living in Gulliver the RV, + sharing the struggles of RV life.

Annabelle gushes over her favorite season ever, and Christian dishes his biggest source of stress these days. Here's what we covered:

* The best moments we spent in Acadia National Park - including our favorite hikes and views

* How we're balancing (or not) our work lives with our full-time travel

* How our neighbors for the week helped us combat one of our least favorite aspects of RV life

* The biggest lesson learned after six months on the road

[Tweet "Here's the reality of #rvlife: we're not on vacation - @swepttogether"]

[Tweet "We can't do everything, but we're doing more now than if we'd stayed home - @swepttogether"]

[Tweet "RV life is amazing, but not perfect. There are tradeoffs to every lifestyle - @swepttogether"]

Resources mentioned in Episode 55:

Acadia National Park (the photo above is from Beech Cliffs overlook at Echo Lake which Annabelle mentions on the show)

Episode 40 | Where We Plant Our Roots (Our Redwoods National Park episode)

 

USA Camper Cam (Christian's friend Jeff - also a fulltime RVer!)

Denver Art Museum Sustaining Membership - How we visit art museums all over the country thanks to reciprocity!

On today's episode, we’re officially married and giving you a behind-the-scenes peek into our crazy wedding weekend!

Our weekend included one unwelcome wedding crasher, two private boat rescues, + basically the best vacation ever. Here's what we covered:

* The realities of what traveling to a destination wedding sometimes looks like

* How we incorporated our personalities and relationship into our special day

* What we're thankful for, one week into marriage

[Tweet "Curious about a destination wedding in Belize? Here's how ours went down - @swepttogether"]

Resources mentioned in Episode 54:

Episode 53 | You + Me (How we were feeling one week before our wedding!)

Episode 23 | UnBelizeable! (Hear from us at the very beginning of our wedding planning process)

Episode 48 | The Funny Thing About Marriage (Interview with our officiant Gerard and his wife Jessie!)

Signature Belize Weddings - Our AMAZING wedding planner

On today's episode, we’re giving you an inside look into the brains of two people who are getting married in less than a week!

If you've been married, or know someone who's been married, you know how crazy the days before a wedding can get. This episode is basically one long Sweep Up + one of the most unfiltered conversations we've had on the show. Here's what we covered:

* What we're feeling and experiencing a week before our destination wedding

* Balancing and delegating tasks leading up to a big event

* There's a LOT of stress + a lot of looooove in this episode, so listeners beware ;)

[Tweet "Our vows is what this is really all about, not the napkin colors - @swepttogether"]

Resources mentioned in Episode 53:

Episode 23 | UnBelizeable! (Hear from us at the very beginning of our wedding planning process)

Episode 19 | Wherever I'm With You (Our engagement story)

On today's episode, we’re talking about wearing onesies in the desert, living up to expectations, and how traveling impacts our lives in the default world! 

We're finally sharing our Burning Man episode - it was Christian's second and Annabelle's first burn - about a city that only exists for one week out of the year. Here's what we covered:

* The expectations we unintentionally place on our partners and ourselves

* The ways our Burning Man experiences were different despite being in the same place

* How we plan on living our burn now that we're home

[Tweet "Our experiences are as unique as our personalities - @swepttogether"]

[Tweet "The best kinds of travel change you when you come home - @sweptogether"]

Resources mentioned in Episode 52:

Burning Man

 

Episode 30 | The Seventh Continent

On today's episode, we’re dealing with surprises - including airport closures, rebellious storage compartments, and corrupted audio files - oh, my! 

This week's episode is a bit shorter than usual thanks to our first attempt at recording an episode about Burning Man going haywire. So we're chatting about how we keep our relationship going strong in the midst of a whole host of things going wrong. Here's what we covered:

* How we manage our expectations and reframe bad situations

* The most important things to focus on in times of stress

[Tweet "Many momentary crises become stories to laugh about later - @swepttogether"]

[Tweet "Remembering that you're on the same team is key to navigating stressful situations - @swepttogether"]

Resources mentioned in Episode 51:

Harvest Hosts (our Ohio campsite is listed here!)

*Congratulations to our Serac Hammocks giveaway winner, Lindsay! We can't wait to send you your Sequoia Hammock!*

On today's episode, we’re celebrating our 50th episode AND our 1-year podcast-anniversary! 

We're recording from Gulliver the RV, driving through Indiana, answering some questions we've gotten from listeners/friends about what it's like to live on the road. We're not experts, but we've learned a few things since we hit the road 5 months ago. Here's what we covered:

* How we juggle working on the road, schedule our working hours and get Internet while we travel

* How we decide where we're headed next + how many hours we drive in a day

* The biggest lesson we've learned since moving into Gulliver the RV

[Tweet "RV life definitely teaches you to go with the flow and be flexible - @swepttogether"]

Resources mentioned in Episode 50:

Episode 28 | The Mile High City

Episode 45 | Taking A Detour

Harvest Hosts / Free Campsites / Campendium

*Want to enter the Serac Hammocks giveaway we mentioned in the episode? Head over to our Facebook or Instagram to leave us a comment with your favorite family tradition.*

On today's episode, we’re talking about polka dot dresses, strange vegetables (like okra), and family traditions.

After attending the wedding of some dear friends this past weekend, we were inspired to talk about our own families' traditions and how they connect us to our history. Here's what we covered:

* How our families celebrate holidays like New Years and Christmas

* What traditions we're hoping to continue as we create our own family together

* Why we believe rituals and traditions are an important part of a relationship

[Tweet "Traditions are rituals that connect you to your family history - @swepttogether"]

Resources mentioned in Episode 49:

The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey by Susan Wojciechowski

Some favorite past interviews (including Annabelle's parents!)

On today's episode, we’re interviewing Gerard + Jessie, the hilarious couple behind Marriage is Funny. We chatted about dad-joke school mascots, vulnerability hangovers + relationship metaphors of Titanic proportions.

Here's what we covered:

* The important difference between great love + perfect love

* The secret to the longevity of their relationship (12+ years strong!)

* How they set personal boundaries when discussing intimate subjects online

* A fantastic metaphor for getting through hard times in your relationship

* PLUS TWO exclusive sneak peeks at what's to come for the Great Love gang as well as Swept Together!

[Tweet "Friendship makes our relationship that much more dynamic + fun - @meetthepeppers on #swepttogether"]

[Tweet "You can't be the perfect partner, but you CAN be a great one. - @meetthepeppers on #swepttogether"]

Stay in touch with Gerard + Jessie online:

Marriage is Funny

@meetthepeppers on Instagram

Season

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Swept Together on Marriage is Funny

Episode 44 | Two Peas In A Pod (Introverts v Extroverts on Swept Together)