The Girl Next Door Podcast

By Kelsey Wharton and Erica Ladd

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Two (former) next door neighbors, one awesome podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Holiday Home: Holiday Logis...

11.29.2023

Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community Let's get festive, shall we? We're kicking off another Holiday Home series and today we're chatting all about holiday logistics. From how we stay organized, to why dinner is ...

The Girl Next Door Podcast episodes:

11.29.2023 Holiday Home: Holiday Logistics Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community Let's get festive, shall we? We're kicking off another Holiday Home series and today we're chatting all about holiday logistics. From how we stay organized, to why dinner is ...
11.15.2023 Our Style & A Jeans Deep Dive Become a Friend of the Show! – join our upcoming live Holiday Hangout this Sunday! We're inviting you into our closets as we chat about our wardrobes and style. We share how trendy we are (and aren't), how we find ...
11.06.2023 Announcing Kelsey's Your Year to Shine: A Goals Workshop We're excited to share that Kelsey will be hosting Your Year to Shine: A Goals Workshop in early 2024 and registration is now open. More details are in this episode of the RISING*SHINING podcast and on Kelsey's blog post: Announcing ...
11.01.2023 Our Early Bird and Night Owl Habits Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community We're chatting about whether we're wired as early birds or night owls. We compare our early morning and late night habits, explore what those times of day feel like ...
10.18.2023 Traveling Tips & Misadventures Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community and don't miss our live online holiday hangout Pack your bags and join us as we chat about traveling! We share travel fails, the magic of solo travel, our ...
10.04.2023 Fall Extravaganza & Our Ghost Lives Help us reach our goal of 50 new Friends of the Show! – join our Patreon community! Happy Fall Extravaganza, friends! It's our annual autumnal show where we go all! out! for fall. This year we bring you a charcuterie ...
09.20.2023 Fall Reading Round Up & Books That Changed Our Lives Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community One of our favorite ways to cozy up this season is with a great book, and we have so many to tell you about. We each share our top ...
09.06.2023 Current School Routines Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community Ah, we love the smell of fresh pencils and notebooks in September! Our kids have all been back to school for several weeks so we're checking in on our ...
08.23.2023 Our Faith and Non-Belief Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community We're inviting you to an honest, deep conversation about our experiences and beliefs around faith and not having faith. Mentioned on the show: Life Below Zero A Beautiful Mess ...
08.09.2023 Living Through Moving & Home Renovations Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community Pardon our dust as we compare notes on our experiences with moving and home renovations. We talk about what we did to make these big transitions easier, and what ...
07.26.2023 The Work of Great Marriages Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community We love talking about our marriages on and off the mics, and today we're at it again chatting about the day-to-day work of making our marriages great. Along the ...
07.12.2023 Online Behavior for Grown Ups Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community Today we're talking about the important topic of how to behave – and not behave – online. We share our nuanced thoughts on cancel culture, our personal practices when ...
06.28.2023 Summer Reading Round Up Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community Looking for a great summer read? You're sure to find a few as we chat about our summer reading habits, what we've read lately, and each share three great ...
06.14.2023 Games We Love, Hate, and Made Up Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community Shuffle the cards and set up the board because we've got an episode packed with games. From the games we played growing up, to our favorite games to play ...
05.31.2023 Thoughts on Middle Age & Aging Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community and join us for a live Summer Kick Off Hang Out on Friday, June 9! In December, Kelsey will join Erica in the 40-somethings club so we've got middle ...
05.17.2023 Parenting Tweens Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community Today we're talking about our experience parenting tweens so far, those delightfully empathetic and inconsistently responsible 9-12 year olds of ours. We revisit our tween selves before sharing what's ...
05.03.2023 What We Hope We Teach Our Kids Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community In honor of Mother's Day this month we're each sharing five things we hope we teach our kids before they leave the house. Plus one thing each from ourselves ...
04.19.2023 Preparing for May Madness Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community We're toasting bagels and calling it dinner as we huddle up to prepare for May Madness, that last month of school that gets real hectic real fast. We share ...
04.12.2023 Looking Back: Friendship Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community We're capping off our Looking Back retrospective series talking about friendship, which is a topic we're asked about a lot! We share funny friendship stories, how friendship has changed ...
04.05.2023 Quick Update: no new episode this week! The universe – and its germs – have been conspiring against us so we don't have a new episode for you this week. We're bummed too! We'll work on getting better and plan to be back with the last episode ...
03.29.2023 Looking Back: Parenting So Far Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community Today we continue our Looking Back series with reflections and shared laughs over our parenting experience so far. We became parents within two years of each other and while ...
03.22.2023 Looking Back: 10 Seasons of the Podcast We're kicking off a three-part series around the theme of "looking back." Today we're looking back at making this podcast for 10 (!) seasons. We're remembering how the show got started, thinking about how it's changed, and sharing our favorite ...
03.08.2023 COVID-19 Time Capsule Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community We're reflecting on and processing our COVID-19 pandemic experiences, from what was hardest to where we found joy, and how the pandemic still shapes our lives today with some ...
02.22.2023 Winter Reading Round Up Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community We could talk books all day and are back with another reading round up. We're sharing what we've been reading and what our kids are reading. Plus, we're debuting ...
02.08.2023 6 Organizing Strategies We're Loving Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community Grab your clear bins because it's time for our annual household organizing episode! We've got laundry high-fives, whiteboards being used for evil, and an organizing lightening round with very ...
01.25.2023 Our Intentions for 2023 Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community Join us as we welcome 2023! We each share a snapshot of what life will look like for our families this year. Then we reveal our one-word themes for ...
01.11.2023 10 Things Annoying Us Lately New year, new goals, yada, yada, yada. As we embrace a gentle start to 2023 we're kicking off our tenth season by laughing over the things that are annoying us lately. We bet you can relate to more than a ...
12.28.2022 Wrapping Up 2022 Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community It's our last episode of 2022 and we're reflecting on the year that was. We each share what made us laugh, cry, and curse this year. Plus what we ...
12.14.2022 Holiday Home: Part 3 Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community We're back for Part 3 of our Holiday Home series to help you navigate the Christmas Explosion Aftermath. We have an episode full of practical tips for managing the ...
11.30.2022 Holiday Home: Part 2 We'll be hosting a live online Holiday Hangout for Friends of the Show on Saturday, December 3. Details are posted on our Patreon page. We hope to see you there! Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon ...
11.16.2022 Holiday Home: Part 1 Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community Come on in and get cozy as we kick off our three-part Holiday Home series. It's going to be festive, honest, and fun! Today we're chatting about holiday logistics, ...
11.02.2022 Our Favorite Things in 2022 Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community These are a few of our favorite things...in 2022! We're swapping favorite splurges, kid things, tiny joys, and great adulting finds (you know, the kind of stuff you only ...
10.19.2022 Fall Reading Round Up Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community It's the perfect season to cozy up with a great book so join us for our fall reading round up. We check in on our current reading habits then ...
10.05.2022 Fall Extravaganza and An Autumnal Abomination Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community It's the podcast version of jumping into a pile of leaves together...it's Fall Extravaganza! So grab your fuzzy socks and a can of expired pumpkin and join us for ...
09.21.2022 To-do Lists and Accountability Challenge Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community We're giving ourselves a month to complete a few big projects and by the magic of audio engineering you can see how we did. Plus we chat about the ...
09.14.2022 Become a Friend of the Show! Become a Friend of the Show! – join our Patreon community We're excited to announce the launch of our Patreon community which gives listeners a way to financially support the show plus have access to bonus episodes and live virtual ...
09.07.2022 Everyday and Divine Feminism We have much to say and many strong feelings about being women. In our conversation, we share what we love and what we find challenging about being women. Then we explore the power and beauty of feminism, the everyday and ...
08.24.2022 How We Are and Aren't Turning Into Our Parents Are we or are we not turning into our parents? The answer is yes. Along the way we find out why someone might think you're in a relationship with your mom, who is and isn't buying the fun lunchbox food, ...
08.10.2022 School Volunteering at Your Speed We're taking the pressure and guilt out of being involved at your kids' school. We share the volunteers activities that weren't our favorite, the ones that were, and the lessons we learned. Plus we're giving you permission to say "no" ...
07.27.2022 How We're Cheap and Splurgy From the Loops and golf carts of our past to the decaying bedspreads and fancy vacuums of our present, today we're chatting about cheap and splurgy spending habits. Plus we share the ways we spend differently than our spouses and ...
07.13.2022 Kids and Screen Time Today we're digging into the seven-layer dip of parenting, also known as navigating screen time for kids. We share how our kids are using screens currently, how we evaluate media, and what's on our "nope" list. Plus we bravely look ...
06.29.2022 Summer Reading Round Up Let's talk about what we're reading this summer! We share our recent reads and what's on deck. Plus we discuss how we know when to abandon a book and what our summer reading habits are like. Mentioned on the show: ...
06.15.2022 Time Management Wins & Challenges We're sending you a calendar invite to chat about time management. So pencil us in to hear what systems and tools we currently use. Plus the time management challenges we are trying to conquer. End-of-school madness and summer schedules, we ...
06.01.2022 Solo Parenting Toolbox Although we usually co-parent with our awesome spouses, we've raked up many solo-parenting hours as well. We're sharing the tips we've learned along the way and getting honest about our solo-parenting strengths and weaknesses. Plus what's the worst and also ...
05.18.2022 Celebrities & Immersed in Lavender This episode is like picking up a celebrity gossip magazine at the airport. We've got past and current celebrity crushes, real-life encounters with famous people, and hot-takes on controversial stars. Plus, the celebrities we might be able to reach if ...
05.04.2022 A Conversation About White Privilege We always say we want this show to feel like sitting down with your girl friends. So we pick the topics we talk about when the mics aren't around. Sometimes that means talking about our periods or home organization or ...
04.20.2022 How We Stress and Cope From telling our husbands to talk as fast as they can to getting real blamey, we're chatting all about stress and how we cope. We share what elevates our stress levels and the healthy and not so healthy things we ...
04.06.2022 Our Approach to Equity in Marriage To celebrate wedding anniversaries we are having a conversation about equity in marriage. We share what equitable marriages mean to us and how we practice what we preach across money, time, raising kids, and communication. Happy anniversary to us both ...
03.23.2022 Spring Reading Round Up Spring means fresh reading queues and new books are blooming. We compare our current reading lives and swap book recommendations. Then we discuss the reading habits of the husbands next door and how much we talk about books with them. ...
03.09.2022 Let's Talk About Our Periods! Join us for a romp of a conversation about menstruation. From first periods to adventures in PMS and our experiences (and questions) with trendier period products like menstrual cups and period underwear, this episode is guaranteed to be more fun ...

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The Girl Next Door Podcast episodes:

Holiday Home: Holiday Logistics

Our Style & A Jeans Deep Dive

Announcing Kelsey's Your Year to Shine: A Goals Workshop

Our Early Bird and Night Owl Habits

Traveling Tips & Misadventures

Fall Extravaganza & Our Ghost Lives

Fall Reading Round Up & Books That Changed Our Lives

Current School Routines

Our Faith and Non-Belief

Living Through Moving & Home Renovations

The Work of Great Marriages

Online Behavior for Grown Ups

Summer Reading Round Up

Games We Love, Hate, and Made Up

Thoughts on Middle Age & Aging

Parenting Tweens

What We Hope We Teach Our Kids

Preparing for May Madness

Looking Back: Friendship

Quick Update: no new episode this week!

Looking Back: Parenting So Far

Looking Back: 10 Seasons of the Podcast

COVID-19 Time Capsule

Winter Reading Round Up

6 Organizing Strategies We're Loving

Our Intentions for 2023

10 Things Annoying Us Lately

Wrapping Up 2022

Holiday Home: Part 3

Holiday Home: Part 2

Holiday Home: Part 1

Our Favorite Things in 2022

Fall Reading Round Up

Fall Extravaganza and An Autumnal Abomination

To-do Lists and Accountability Challenge

Become a Friend of the Show!

Everyday and Divine Feminism

How We Are and Aren't Turning Into Our Parents

School Volunteering at Your Speed

How We're Cheap and Splurgy

Kids and Screen Time

Summer Reading Round Up

Time Management Wins & Challenges

Solo Parenting Toolbox

Celebrities & Immersed in Lavender

A Conversation About White Privilege

How We Stress and Cope

Our Approach to Equity in Marriage

Spring Reading Round Up

Let's Talk About Our Periods!