The Girl Next Door Podcast

Let's talk fall reading! We share what we've read and loved lately and what's on our fall TBRs. Plus, what our kids have been reading. We end with our recent memorable reading moments.

Just for Friends of the Show on Patreon, we each share three books we can't stop thinking about.

See full show notes on our website: Fall Bookshelf

Connect with us on Instagram: @higirlsnextdoor

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And, read Kelsey's RISING*SHINING blog and Substack.

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Friends, it's time. Fall Extravaganza time! This year we're getting ghosty. We go down our childhood ghost memory lanes, debate the current ghost trend, and we have two ghost quizzes to take. Plus we're trying ghost treats and of course have the traditional candle sniffing and exchanging of Falliday gifts.

Just for Friends of the Show on Patreon, we share the things and memories that haunt us.

See full show notes on our website: Fall Extravaganza

Connect with us on Instagram: @higirlsnextdoor

We love to get your emails: [email protected]

Your reviews on Apple Podcasts or where ever you listen really help the show – thank you!

And, read Kelsey's RISING*SHINING blog and Substack.

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Down, set, hike! Huddle up as Erica gives Kelsey the play by play of becoming a football fan. We both recount our own football fan memory lanes before Coach Ladd breaks down the rules of the game for us.

Along the way, we talk about what snacks to serve when watching football and how to encourage football family culture. Plus, Kelsey gets football homework.

Just for Friends of the Show on Patreon, we're playing fantasy football...boyfriends edition!

See full show notes on our website: How to Football Fan

Connect with us on Instagram: @higirlsnextdoor

We love to get your emails: [email protected]

Your reviews on Apple Podcasts or where ever you listen really help the show – thank you!

And, read Kelsey's RISING*SHINING blog and Substack.

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Are you there, Fall? It's us, the Girls Next Door.

Despite lingering heat, we try to invite fall into our lives with our autumnal agendas. We chat about our fall schedule landscapes, how we'll fall-ify our homes, and our fall intentions.

Just for Friends of the Show on Patreon, we each share our fall fails.

See full show notes on our website: Designing Fall

Connect with us on Instagram: @higirlsnextdoor

We love to get your emails: [email protected]

Your reviews on Apple Podcasts or where ever you listen really help the show – thank you!

And, read Kelsey's RISING*SHINING blog and Substack.

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Hello from the Midwest! Today we compare notes on Midwest culture and beloved quirks. Erica reports as a native and Kelsey chimes in as a newcomer.

Just for Friends of the Show on Patreon, we're each sharing what we think is the funniest thing about Midwesterners.

See full show notes on our website: Midwest Postcard

Connect with us on Instagram: @higirlsnextdoor

We love to get your emails: [email protected]

Your reviews on Apple Podcasts or where ever you listen really help the show – thank you!

And, read Kelsey's RISING*SHINING blog and Substack.

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With fresh school supplied and a return to routines, the back to school season is one of our favorites. We catch you up on what the school year and the return to routines look like for our families. We also share our best advice for parents this time of year. Then Kelsey has an emotional moment during our school supply show-and-share seeing the splendor of Erica's planner caddy.

In our extended version just for Friends of the Show on Patreon, we each share our most embarrassing school-related memories which had us cry-laughing.

See full show notes on our website: Let's Go Back to School

Connect with us on Instagram: @higirlsnextdoor

We love to get your emails: [email protected]

Your reviews on Apple Podcasts or where ever you listen really help the show – thank you!

And, read Kelsey's RISING*SHINING blog and Substack.

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We're leaning into the tangible and screen-free. We chat about how we're embracing the "in real life" lately from phone boundaries, to socializing without social media, and our personal dopamenus.

Just for Friends of the Show on Patreon, we give gold stars to the things are actually way better online.

Our past episodes on this topic: Social Media & Swimsuit Season, Kids & Screen Time

Connect with us on Instagram: @higirlsnextdoor

We love to get your emails: [email protected]

Your reviews on Apple Podcasts or where ever you listen really help the show – thank you!

And, read Kelsey's RISING*SHINING blog and Substack.

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We join the chorus of parents everywhere as we declare, "This is why we can't have nice things!" From furniture to travel to eating out and more, we share the nice things we can't have. Plus, how to set reasonable expectations so that we can have some nice things.

Just for Friends of the Show on Patreon, we ask another age-old parenting question: "Can we just not?"

See full show notes on our website: This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things

Connect with us on Instagram: @higirlsnextdoor

We love to get your emails: [email protected]

Your reviews on Apple Podcasts or where ever you listen really help the show – thank you!

And, read Kelsey's RISING*SHINING blog and Substack.

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We're raising a glass of something cold and fizzy to wish you a happy summer! We walk down soda memory lane and share what beverages we enjoy currently. Plus how drinking habits around alcohol lately.

Just for Friends of the Show on Patreon, we're talking about CBD and THC. Show notes: Fizzy Fun

Connect with us on Instagram: @higirlsnextdoor

We love to get your emails: [email protected]

Your reviews on Apple Podcasts or where ever you listen really help the show – thank you!

And, read Kelsey's RISING*SHINING blog and Substack.

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We wrap up our Good Neighbor series talking about being neighborly as a nation. Along the way, Mrs. Ladd gives us a lesson in how the Constitution applies to our everyday modern lives and we share what gives us our America feeling. Plus, patriotic latelies.

This full episode is for everyone. Happy 4th of July to our fellow Americans!!

See full show notes on our website: Neighborly Nation

Connect with us on Instagram: @higirlsnextdoor

We love to get your emails: [email protected]

Your reviews on Apple Podcasts or where ever you listen really help the show – thank you!

And, read Kelsey's RISING*SHINING blog and Substack.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.