The Girl Next Door Podcast

Fall Bookshelf

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 re

Fall Extravaganza & Sexy Ghosts

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 g

How to Football Fan

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 d

Designing Fall

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 schedul

Midwest Postcard

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 t

Let's Go Back to School

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

IRL

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, a

This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things

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

Fizzy Fun

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

Neighborly Nation

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

Won't You Be My Neighbor?

We continue our Good Neighbor series talking about how we connect with neighbors and build community. We share what life is like in Gilbert, AZ, how well we know our neig

Raising Good Neighbors

To celebrate America's 250th birthday this summer, we're kicking off a three-part Good Neighbor series. Today we chat about raising good neighbors: how we talk to our kid

Midlife Lady Potpourri

We're two midlife ladies and we want to tell you all about it! We chat about hair and skin, wardrobes, hobbies, health, relationships, and more. Plus what we give no Fs a

Clean With Us!

If you need some cleaning motivation, this episode will get you going! We share our favorite cleaning products, our cleaning routines, and some satisfying and quick deep-

Everyday Routines

We love a deep dive chat about everyday topics and today we're talking about routines! We chat morning, evening, and kid routines. Plus routines around those always cycli

Designing Our Summers

Your favorite Not Fun Moms are back to design another summer with you! We chat about summer hopes and plans, what our kids will be up to, and how we'll beat the heat. Plu

Parenting Teens

So, how's it going parenting four tweens and teens between us? We'll tell you! From what's lovely about teens to living with teenage roommates and the shifts we're making

Damn Dinner

From our family table to yours, we have an honest episode about that ever-important and burdensome daily meal: damn dinner! We chat about the state of dinner in our hous

Marriage Tending

To celebrate our anniversaries, we're talking about tending to our marriages. We chat about how we're finding time together with our husbands in this season and what we l

Spring Bookshelf

It's time for our Spring Bookshelf episode. We check in on our reading lives and Erica's daily nonfic reading. We share what we've read, are reading, and what's on deck.