The Business of Family

It's time for kiddos everywhere to go back to school! Julie and Laura discuss transitioning into new routines and inteview their new middle and high-schoolers about what it's like to move onto the next step from the child's perspective. 

Ever feel like you just have too much STUFF? Yeah, us too. In this episode, Julie and Laura discuss their methods of going though the mountains of excessive things and purging themselves of the clutter. It's tough. But it feels SO GOOD. 

There are few decisions more impactful on a family than the decision about which job to take. This even applies to work that doesn't earn a paycheck but still takes up our time and energy. In this episode, Julie and Laura discuss jobs that come with and without pay and the things to consider when making the decision to tackle a new position. 

Summer is here! With the kids out of school and the weather bringing us outdoors things are certainly different during this season. Julie and Laura discuss goals and schedules for the summer months and share an exciting announcement! 

What do you do when the unexpected happens and turns your entire life upside down? Julie and Laura discuss the medical crisis that hit the family in 2017 when Julie's husband experienced a critical cardiac illness. They share their individual perspectives and the ways in which we can all be prepared for and weather life's inevitable storms. 

Sometimes making your house a home requires some elbow grease, some money or both! When taking on projects both big and small there's a lot to learn and to consider. In this episode, Julie and Laura discuss some of their own project successes and failures as well as game plans for making their homes everything they want them to be. 

Having a baby isn't the only way to build a family full of love. In this special episode, Julie and Laura welcome guest Sarah Coleman who shares her experience as a foster and adoptive parent. Sarah walks us through her journey as she and her husband have helped make a difference in the lives of children in need of a safe, loving home. 

Julie and Laura continue their baby series and discuss the challenges that come with new parenthood. Bringing our babies home can bring us so much joy but also impacts us physically, emotionally and financially. It's hard but we can do it!

Growing things for practicality or pleasure is a skill that is learned and cultivated over years. Julie and Laura share their gardening successes and failures (honestly, can anyone successfully grow pumpkins???) and why they love getting outside and learning as they grow. 

8 deliveries, 9 babies, 3 mamas. Julie and Laura welcome guest Stephanie Sabo and the 3 share their birth stories in a lively conversation full of babies and delivery drama.