Author and blogger Deb Preston tells us about her most embarassing high school moment, a preschool mom fail, and a recent embarassing situation as a boss running a team meeting. Deb Is Loving: The BBC TV Series Ghosts Her LettuceGrow hydroponic tower The Bible Recap book by Tara Leigh Cobble We also chatted about: This window cat hammock from Tuft and Paw Deb's books: Girls Can Learning on the Fly and Laughing Till I Cry: A Journal of Mothering My Daughter From Ages One to Seven; releasing April...
Apr 02, 2023•45 min
Author and blogger Monica Swanson tells us about a waterbed incident that happened when she was first dating her husband. Monica Is Loving: The TV Series The Chosen The TV Series Alone The Bible Recap book by Tara Leigh Cobble Monica recommends: This article about her chore system Calm sleep drink Monica's books: Boy Mom: What Your Sons Needs Most from You Raising Amazing: Bringing Up Kids Who Love God, Like Their Family, and Do the Dishes Without Being Asked Monica Swanson is a popular blogger,...
Mar 20, 2023•37 min•Season 7Ep. 150
Actor Marley Freygang, host of the Podcast Confessions of a Wannabe It Girl, has a very NOT It Girl day of international travel. Marley Is Loving: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid Marley's favorite movie quote Marley is a podcaster, actor, and works in commercial production. Find Marley: Her podcast: Confessions of a Wannabe It Girl Instagram: @marleyrosefreygang Instagram: @confessionsofawannabeitgirl Shop Shelfie Shoppe ! Use code FANCYFREE for 10% off! Preorder p...
Mar 03, 2023•31 min•Season 7Ep. 149
Marisa Lonic lets imposter syndrome temporarily win and also had a word choice snafu with an elderly relative. Check out Marisa's Books: Time MOMagement: How to Get the Time You Need to Do the Things You Want Word to Your Mother: A Mama's Guide to Journal Today and Slay Tomorrow Biz MOMagement: The Working Mom's Guide to Go From Employee to Entrepreneur Marisa Is Loving: Love is Blind on Netflix Marisa Lonic is a keynote speaker, life & business coach, 3x author, top-rated podcast host and t...
Dec 14, 2022•29 min•Season 7Ep. 148
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Nov 29, 2022•51 min
Kristi Cates of 3 Southern Cats & Momma makes me cry laugh! Some of my favorite 3SC & Momma Videos: Willow in a harness Tigger fixin' to get frustrated Weezer being Weezer Kristi is Momma from 3 Southern Cats. Willow and Weezer are 2 sass mouth Southern Belles. Tigger is a very Dapper Southern Gentleman. They make talking cat videos on Tiktok and Reels. Cats that cuss a lot. Find Kristi: Instagram @3southerncats.and.momma Facebook @3southerncats.and.momma TikTok @southerncats.and.momma Y...
Nov 22, 2022•36 min
Annie tells us about her worst ever first date. She also has a great Craigslist story. Things we mention in the episode: Headspace phone app The TV show Below Deck The Be Like Bill Foundation Annie's newpaper, The Sanders County Ledger Annie is a business owner and mom to an amazing Jack Russell named Walter Cronkite Wooden, I. She has owned the weekly newspaper in her hometown for five years. She grew up in rural Montana, traveled the country as a journalist, and ended up resettling at home. Fi...
Oct 28, 2022•30 min•Season 7Ep. 145
Hilarious social media influencer, Whitney Cicero AKA @thenewstepford may never hike again! Things we mention in the episode: Writer Kay Cannon Writer Rachel Bloom Whitney's consulting firm Whink Whitney's favorite candy, Good N Plenty, and wine, Louis Martini Cabernet Whitney is creating videos people sometimes watch and always make moms feel like they are not insane. Find Whitney: Instagram @thenewstepford Facebook @thenewstepford TikTok @thenewstepford Oh! And Also! Shelfie Shoppe has long sl...
Oct 12, 2022•34 min•Season 7Ep. 144
Anonymous story from Dr. Lola who is frat house famous for embarassing reasons. We also talk death scenes (she's a pathologist) and the horror of being the only doctor on an airplane. Lola is loving: The show Peaky Blinders The Podcasts My Favorite Murder and Casefile: True Crime Podcast Dr. Lola is a pathologist (this encompasses a wide field that typically includes autopsies, but I specifically look at slides of live patients, like skin biopsies, organ biopsied, etc). Oh! And Also! Shelfie Sho...
Oct 05, 2022•37 min•Season 7Ep. 143
Tonya Flores has a painful mishap while chaperoning a trip to Disneyland. Tonya is loving: AfterShokz Headphones: https://www.aftershokz-headphones.com/ ZOX Wristbands: https://zox.la/ My life hack - a stick vacuum: This is the one I bought: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09X9STFYP?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details This is the one I wanted but it hasn't been in stock: https://www.wyze.com/products/wyze-cordless-vacuum Books I love: Katie Cross: Katie Cross, YA Fantasy Author Katie's Amazo...
Aug 25, 2022•34 min•Season 6Ep. 142
ER doc Tamara Beckford has embarrassing interview mishap. She also tells us about things she commonly sees in the ER and about her society to support women in their quest for self care. Dr. Tamara Beckford is an ER physician, wife, and mother on a mission to help busy professional women put their health and wellness first without guilt! She also understands that as a busy, professional woman, it's not always easy to take time to care for U. Find Tamara: On UR Caring Docs On Instagram @urcaringdo...
Jun 30, 2022•26 min•Season 6Ep. 141
Parenting coach Julietta Skoog tells us all about her very pregnant stripper encounter on the Ellen Show! Julietta is loving: Katelyn Page Fitness Her Moon Journal The book Caste by Isabel Wilkerson The book My Grandmother's Hands by Resmaa Menakem Joanne is loving: The book Surviving Religion 101 by Michael Kruger Julietta Skoog is a Parent Coach and Certified Positive Discipline Advanced Trainer with an Ed.S Degree in School Psychology and a Masters Degree in School Counseling from Seattle Uni...
Jun 15, 2022•33 min•Season 6Ep. 140
Amanda Miller tells us all about an embarrassing run in with the law. Amanda is a fast food worker who loves talking with people, making them laugh, and helping them smile just a little bit brighter. She tries to be an upbeat, positive person which she finds is a plus working in customer service. Find Amanda: On Facebook at Amanda Miller Oh! And also: Get your cozy clothes at ShelfieShoppe ! Use code FANCYFREE for free shipping. Check out our new cardigans here ! Join Fancy Free's private Facebo...
Jun 01, 2022•21 min•Season 6Ep. 139
Ashley Smith, blogger and podcaster at Mighty Mamahood, tells us all about an embarrassing family photo mishap. Ashley is a mama to 2 sweet children. She started her blog and podcast, both called Mighty Mamahood, with the goal of supporting other mamas, encouraging them, and letting them know that whatever they're going through- they're not alone in their struggles! Too often we think no one could possibly understand what we're going through or how were feeling as mothers, so her goal is to norm...
Feb 27, 2022•30 min•Season 6Ep. 138
Jen Mann, author of People I Want to Punch in the Throat, has some doosies as well as a great new book out! Here is the article that first went viral on her blog. Jen Mann is best known for her wildly popular and hysterical blog People I Want to Punch in the Throat. She has been described by many as Erma Bombeck―with f-bombs. Jen is known for her hilarious rants and funny observations on everything from parenting to gift-giving to celebrity behavior to politics to Elves on Shelves. She does not ...
Feb 05, 2022•37 min•Season 6Ep. 137
Sportscaster Cj Silas gets complete pantsing. CJ has been loving her daily practice of the lunge matrix . She and her family love to quote the movie Blazing Saddles . Here is the commercial jingle that gets stuck in CJ's head. And here is my family's favorite Peptobismol commercial. Here is an article about the "Go Girl." Carolyn "CJ" Silas is the host of The CJ Silas Show on ESPN Radio, a College Baseball/Softball Stadium Announcer, and a College Football Play by Play TV/Radio Announcer.. Find ...
Jan 28, 2022•30 min•Season 6Ep. 136
Coach, podcaster and fitness instructor Sue Holt tells us about a very public breastfeeding mishap! Sue has been loving the podcast We Can Do Hard Things . Sue Holt, is a woman, wife, stay at home mom, coach, podcaster, and fitness instructor. She is the owner, founder and CEO of Mommy's Life Coach, coaching moms from the inside out. MLC is a space for moms to laugh at the mess, celebrate the humanity of mommyhoood through encouragement and deep connection. Find Sue: On her website Mommy's Life ...
Jan 19, 2022•29 min•Season 6Ep. 135
Podcaster Dana Trimborn tells me a dating horror story! And then a success story!!! Dana has been loving Manifest on Netflix Dana met her boyfriend on Coffee Meets Bagel She uses these ginger products when she can't find ginger beer for Moscow Mules: Ginger Sparkling water Ginger Tea by Yogi She has improved her IBS by using FODMAP Dana is excited about her Fall Hair Trends podcast episode . Dana Trimborn is the host of The Big Dane Podcast. She lives in the Philly burbs and about 30min away fro...
Dec 15, 2021•24 min•Season 5Ep. 134
Sandra tells me stories that lead me to entitle both her and her husband ninjas. SO funny!!! Here's her answer to "what's the wierdest thing in your purse?" https://www.amazon.com/CalExotics-Naughty-Bitch-Lipstick-Vibrator/dp/B083YHD55H She's loving: The Game of Roses podcast Watching TikTok videos with her son Here are the TikTokers I've interviewed Jennifer Hamilton Kristen Cook Sheena Melwani She is excited about Her new online course Find Your Child's Myers Briggs Personality Type Sandra is ...
Dec 09, 2021•53 min•Season 5Ep. 133
Dr. Sheryl Marks has SUCH funny doctoring stories! She is super down to earth, warm, and FUNNY!!! She is loving: Only Murders in the Building on Hulu The Morning Show on Apple TV I love Reese Witherspoon's clothing line, Draper James Cheryl Strayed's book Tiny Beautiful Things Chery Strayed's book Wild Celeste Ng's book Little Fires Everywhere I mention Emily Henry's book Beach Read Britt Bennett's book The Vanishing Half Here's my favorite tankini top Sheryl Marks is a voracious life long reade...
Nov 24, 2021•47 min•Season 5Ep. 132
Educator/guide/coach Liz Szporn has me cry-laughing as she recounts her season of pregnant camping. Liz's love language is gifts and her favorite gifts are: The Facebook Portal The Dyson Cordless Vacuum Here is the Father of the Bride blender scene that Liz's vacuum story resembles. Here is the song that inspired Liz, Sarah, and Anna's angel diorama.\ Here is The Week, the magazine that fills Liz in on the world and would be a GREAT gift! Liz is loving: Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan Yea...
Nov 18, 2021•43 min•Season 5Ep. 131
Radio personality and technical recruiter Scott Soden is a fabulous story teller! This episode is chock-full! Scott loves these three Netflix shows: The Kominsky Method Squid Game Midnight Mass This is where I always go to decide if a movie or show is ok for our kids: Common Sense Media Scott Soden was born and raised in the Seattle area and spent 18 years in radio in Seattle. 10 of those years were spent on a syndicated morning show on KUBE 93 FM. He co-hosted a sports radio show on Sportsradio...
Nov 10, 2021•43 min•Season 5Ep. 130
Blogger and podcaster Jade Jones has embarassed herself all over the globe! Jade and I discuss the podcast Family Personalities. Check it out here . Jade is a multi-ethnic mom of 4 who loves food and exploring. In 2019, her family sold most of what they owned and moved to the Netherlands. She wanted her children to be proud of their diverse heritage and the cultures that influence them. Jade is a blogger and podcaster who helps families learn about other cultures, how to introduce new foods to t...
Nov 03, 2021•38 min
Ashley Nelson finds out why her chili has been coming out so perfectly! Ashley is Theresa Boedeker's daughter. Here is Theresa's episode, and here is Theresa's website. Ashley is a stay-at-home mother of two, soon to be three. She loves telling stories, but her favorite stories to tell are ones which make her look like an inept bumbler. Oh! And also: Get your cozy clothes at ShelfieShoppe ! Use code FANCYFREE for free shipping. Join Fancy Free's private Facebook Group ! It's so much fun! Click t...
Oct 27, 2021•31 min•Season 5Ep. 128
Writer Nickey J Dunn tells us about an accident in Victoria Secret involving musky perfume and ending in a face full of thongs. Nickey and I are both writers for Her View from Hom e. Here is the Friends scene Nickey references during her story about getting stuck in the expensive jeans Here is the video of the new Old Navy ad campaign Here is the Aeris line with inclusive non-retouched photos Nickey is a working full time wife and mom of three. She spends what little free time she has taking kid...
Oct 20, 2021•37 min•Season 5Ep. 127
Sheryl Marks has a close call in a bar in New York after medical school finals. Sheryl Marks is a voracious life long reader, a lover of food and dinner parties, an intermittently enthusiastic home chef with an inability to follow a recipe without tweaking and a chronic re-organizer of my home furnishings. She loves bringing people together in small groups to gather, sharing stories and witnessing laughter induced rigors and tears. She is a mother of two sons and one daughter, a wife and partner...
Oct 13, 2021•29 min•Season 5Ep. 126
Kristen Cook, that girl on TikTok that asks all the questions we have too, tells us some crazy stories! We discuss: The Everyday Style School Podcast Why Women Kill Kristen is a plus-size tall girl, going through life stumbling through motherhood and balancing self-love while also not knowing anything she's doing! Sharing all of her weird questions and struggles so other women feel more normal and not alone. Find Kristen: On TikTok On Instagram @kristen.cook.kac Oh! And also: Get your cozy cloth...
Oct 06, 2021•42 min•Season 5Ep. 125
Parenting coach and educator Julietta Skoog almost accidentally reveals her birthday suit at her wedding reception! Julietta's episode of Bath Crashers ! Brene Brown's empathy video . The Pearl Jam video I swear I'm in...somewhere in the upper right. Julietta's family meetings blog article . Julietta Skoog is a Parent Coach and Certified Positive Discipline Advanced Trainer with an Ed.S Degree in School Psychology and a Masters Degree in School Counseling from Seattle University. With over 20 ye...
Sep 29, 2021•35 min•Season 124Ep. 5
Writer Nickey J Dunn tells us about a CRAZY anesthesia reaction. It involves a bra theif and a morgue. Nickey and I are both writers for Her View from Hom e. Nickey is loving Ted Lasso Friday Night Lights Breaking Bad OxiClean Odor Blaster Nickey is a working full time wife and mom of three. She spends what little free time she has taking kids to sports or other activities and making food they refuse to eat. She is a freelance writer, aspiring novelist, and IMDb trivia submission enthusiast. She...
Sep 23, 2021•29 min•Season 5Ep. 123
Author Samantha Walljasper has a crazy commando story! Samantha and I are both writers for Her View from Hom e. Kurt Warner's First Things First Foundation Samantha Lyn Walljasper is a happily married mother of four wonderful children. Her desire for many years has been to become a writer for a variety of genres. Since she became a “stay-at-home mom” last spring her husband has really encouraged her to start following her dreams. She has a variety of interests from photography (all of her books ...
Sep 17, 2021•40 min•Season 5Ep. 122
