Today By The Way

In honor of Valentine’s Day, today I share how Chris and I went from Friendville to RelationshipCity after meeting online in 1999 (pioneers, I tell ya’). My friend Desirae Endres of the podcast Minimalish joins us to chat about things we’re loving lately and the TBTWChallenge is to treat yo’ self… from the Valentine's Day clearance section. Get it, girl! Make sure you are signed up for our weekly emails so you do not miss next week's listener survey. Find the full show notes at TodayByTheWay.com/episodes and connect with me on Instagram at  @indianaadams.

So what are the Oscars all about anyway? My favorite movies are usually based on comic books, so my lowbrow taste rarely gives me cause to care about the Academy Awards. Today I do some Googling to learn a little bit more about this prestigious awards show and learn a bunch of interesting things. I also talk about how I get Madewell on the cheap and we laugh about out of control inboxes.  I’d love to meet you in Indianapolis this June at The Gospel Coalition for Women. Learn more at hegospelcoalition.org/tgcw20/ Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser.com to be entered to win the all-new Amazon Echo Dot with Clock. Find the full show notes at TodayByTheWay.com/episodes and connect with me on Instagram at  @indianaadams.

Is it a date if someone else pays, opens your car door and gushes, “I had such a nice time” at the end of it? Please settle this for me and today’s co-host, my husband Chris. Chrs shares some Valentine’s recommendations and opts out of this week’s TBTW Challenge, to zero our inboxes. It will blow your mind how many unread emails he has. What’s the highest you’ve seen? For today’s sponsor spotlight, I’d like to direct you to my Amazon Influencer Page at Amazon.com/shop/IndianaAdams. Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser.com to be entered to win the all-new Amazon Echo Dot with Clock. Find the full show notes at TodayByTheWay.com/episodes and connect with me on Instagram at  @indianaadams.

There’s only one recorded copy of the very first Super Bowl broadcast in 1967 and the $15 billion entity that is the NFL won’t pay the owner of the tape for the tape. It languished in a vault in legal limbo, unseen by even the remaining players of that history-making game. Learn how you can do something about that. You can also learn how Groundhog Day is like the WWE… a giant ruse! There’s magical canes and a juice from the fountain of youth involved, but it's all a lie. Today’s sponsor spotlight is the Amazon Influencer Program. Influencer is such a weird word with a lot of funny connotations, but you can still visit my influencer page at Amazon.com/shop/IndianaAdams or start your own!  Find the full show notes at TodayByTheWay.com/episodes and connect with me on Instagram at  @indianaadams.

If you’ve ever wondered what the deal with Sundance is, I explain how the festival is important to producers and distributors, plus I talk about how one film got the deal of a lifetime when their indie project was purchased for a record-breaking $17,500,000.69. That’s more than enough money to get all the streaming services! But for the rest of us? We have to choose. Perhaps that new movie subscription will aid you in this week’s challenge to plan a date night. One movie I do not recommend? Rent.  Today’s sponsor spotlight is Prep Dish. TBTW friends get two weeks for free at PrepDish.com/today. Find the full show notes at TodayByTheWay.com/episodes and connect with me on Instagram at  @indianaadams.

It took a bit for Bubble Wrap to find its best purpose so add that as another reason why I’m a fan. I feel that. Bubble Wrap is a trademarked name held by the Sealed Air Corporation, so we discuss brands that have become synonymous with the type of product they are and how one guy wants Google’s trademark to get canceled. I share how you can get a free mini donut today and we discuss how to navigate complicated conversations about Kobe Bryant. Today’s sponsor spotlight is Prep Dish. TBTW friends get two weeks for free at PrepDish.com/today. Find the full show notes at TodayByTheWay.com/episodes and connect with me on Instagram at  @indianaadams.

January is four months long. There’s no way Christmas was only one month ago. If you feel like that, you’re not alone. The science of time perception explains it. Back in E9 on December 30th, we said that January 17th was the drop dead date for new year resolutions, meaning most of us will have failed by then. I know I have! But that’s okay. It’s still, somehow inexplicably still January, so let’s restart. If getting more free stuff is a goal of yours, I think I’ve found your new favorite site. Also, we’re doing our #TBTWChallenge on Fridays now so we can have the weekend to do them and this week’s is to let our kids style us. Ha! Today’s sponsor spotlight is Kids on 45th. Get $10 credit with code indianaadams. Find the full show notes at TodayByTheWay.com/episodes and connect with me on Instagram at  @indianaadams.

I am in Austin, Texas for the Noonday Shine Conference where I am mixing and mingling with 394 strangers. Today I share my two goals in any conversation and I tell you what questions I ask new people I meet. I tell you how you can get free chicken nuggets (or a kale side salad), I explain how my youngest daughter has worn the same dress every three days for three years, and TBTW Friends share a time a kind stranger encouraged her.  Today, by the way, is Friday, January 17th. (There is no episode on Monday, MLK Day). Today’s brand spotlight is Little Adventures, machine washable dress-up play clothes designed for every day. We’ve been big fans for years! Save 15% with code INDIANA15%. Enter to win a $50 gift certificate on @todaybytheway on Instagram. Find the full show notes at TodayByTheWay.com/episodes and connect with me on Instagram at  @indianaadams.

Today I share my great big dreams for Today By The Way and explain how podcasts make money off their listeners. I know, I know. It’s a little meta to do a podcast episode about podcasting. Thank you for hearing my heart in all this. This week’s challenge is a sneaky one. Can we do random acts of kindness WITHOUT sharing about it on social media? Instead, I’d love for us all to share stories about a time when a stranger did something unexpectedly kind for YOU. And this week let’s pay it forward out of love instead of for the likes. Today, by the way, is Monday, January 13, 2020.  Today’s brand spotlight is Little Adventures, machine washable dress-up play clothes designed for every day. We’ve been big fans for over three years! Find the full show notes at TodayByTheWay.com/episodes and connect with me on Instagram at  @indianaadams.

Anyone else feel like this first full week of the year was a month long? Today we talk about how millennial dads are doing more than their grandpas, we discussed mom on mom encouragement, I shared a couple good sales including Everlane's Choose What You Pay sale, I talked a little more about my history of loving Noonday Collection, and Lynnell Peters from the Knowing Motherhood podcast joined us to play a game of Celebrity Mama Matchup. Today, by the way, is Friday, January 10, 2020.  Today’s sponsor spotlight is Noonday Collection. I’m an independent ambassador and I’ve love to share our artisans’ stories with you at TodayByTheWay.com/noonday. Find the full show notes at TodayByTheWay.com/episodes and connect with me on Instagram at  @indianaadams.