On this week’s Roundabout Roundup, Nicole's enjoying traveling the world with Ed People on TikTok [ https://www.tiktok.com/ @edpeople]. Catherine's shouting out Milk-Bone Good Morning Daily Vitamin Treats for helping her dog's creaky joints [ https://www.milkbone.com/dog-treats/vitamins/good-morning-healthy-joints ]. And Terri has a spiffy new tripod standing desk that lets her travel from room to room with her laptop [ https://www.intension-design.com/tripodtable ]....
Apr 29, 2022•9 min
Spontaneity is easy and fun when you have no jobs, kids, or pets. At our stage in life, we require plenty of time for advance planning and advance worrying.
Apr 28, 2022•11 min
An article suggesting "10 Practical Ways to Improve Happiness" [ https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2022/04/happiness-research-how-to-be-happy-advice/629559/ ] got us complaining about exactly how practical it is, for example, to walk an hour a day, read for pleasure an hour a day, and exercise, and socialize with your colleagues, and on and on. It doesn't make us happy to have to follow these rules, OK?...
Apr 27, 2022•10 min
On this week's entertainment-themed Round 2: Bridgerton took a bit of a darker turn and gave us some traumatic Bridgerton family backstory. So we forgive Anthony's rakishness, for now. Next: "Victory." Luckily, The Afterparty brought the mood back up with a lightweight musical episode. It didn't bring us any closer to solving the mystery, but it was fun to watch. Next: "Chelsea."
Apr 26, 2022•15 min
Like Duh-nelle on TikTok [ https://www.tiktok.com/ @i.talkwith.myhands/video/7079877885867314478], we are unapologetically not crunchy moms. We are the opposite of cloth-diapering, gardening, chemical-free parents--which makes us soggy moms. How about you?
Apr 25, 2022•13 min
It's the kind of thing we'd love to say that we do—especially Terri, who used to work for Hallmark—but between the cost and the time and the organization needed to actually buy and mail something, we're not exactly on it.
Apr 24, 2022•5 min
In this episode, we're talking about kids today—or really, kids' activities today and how they're really kids' and parents' activities. Because why wouldn't we want to balance parenting, working, family relationships, and maintaining a home with a full-time job as a soccer mom?
Apr 23, 2022•15 min
On this week’s Roundabout Roundup, Terri recommends Wakeout!, an app that she says makes exercise fun [ https://wakeout.app/ ]. And in Nicole's absence, Catherine resurrects the Instagram Minute with her shout-out of Depths of WIkipedia, which will add randomness and giggles to your Insta feed [ https://www.instagram.com/depthsofwikipedia/ ].
Apr 22, 2022•7 min
With TV shows like Full House and iCarly returning with re-imaginings and reboots, we obsessed about who, exactly, these shows are really for: The kids who used to watch them, or their moms?
Apr 21, 2022•12 min
Catherine got to spend a few days with one of her oldest (as in longest-standing) friends, and this prompted some complaints about how hard it is to build that kind of friendship as an adult. Thankfully, we've found that podcasting is one way to make friends!
Apr 20, 2022•12 min
On this week's entertainment-themed Round 2, Bridgerton is indeed "Off to the Races," as suitors line up to compete for Edwina Sharma's hand and Eloise and the Queen continue their pursuit of Lady Whistledown. Next: "A Bee in Your Bonnet." On The Afterparty, this week's storyteller was Brett and his genre was "car chase/heist movie." Maybe he's not such a bad dude, but rather a dad looking for a beloved stuffed koala! Next: "Yasper."
Apr 19, 2022•19 min
When we heard about Sniffspot [ https://www.sniffspot.com/ ], an Airbnb-type service that lets you rent out your yard to curious canines, we brainstormed about all the kids' stuff we could profit from in the same way: Swing sets! Books! Legos! Barney videocassettes (there's a market for those, right?)! Mentioned: Our garage sale episode [ https://www.parentingroundaboutpodcast.com/blog/time-for-a-garage-sale ]....
Apr 18, 2022•12 min
We love our dogs so much; we talk about them all the time on the podcast (and sometimes you can even hear them in the background). But birthday celebrations? Maybe a spoonful of peanut butter and a pat on the head.
Apr 17, 2022•5 min
It turns out we're all obsessed with certain hotel amenities. Free, fast Wifi is a given, but you can also make an impression with easy access to hot drinks, USB ports, lap desks, and Netflix.
Apr 16, 2022•11 min
On this week’s Roundabout Roundup, we close out our entertainment-inspired week of episodes with a couple of pop-culture picks. Catherine's son discovered a high-concept book called S (just the letter S!), but there's a book within the book called Ship of Theseus [ https://www.mulhollandbooks.com/titles/j-j-abrams/s/9780316201643/ ]. Terri recommends wallowing in a sad country song called "Flower Shops," from ERNEST, featuring Morgan Wallen [ https://youtu.be/SOyd2H0l334 ]....
Apr 15, 2022•7 min
On today's entertainment-inspired episode, we're obsessing about TV procedurals and all the parenting mysteries, big and small, that a crack team of investigators could examine--from who ignored the IEP to what happened to all the charging cords.
Apr 14, 2022•9 min
Continuing our entertainment-themed episodes this week, today we complain about TV shows that overlook certain types of moms and families--the types we are. We have some ideas for you, network execs.
Apr 13, 2022•11 min
On this week's entertainment-themed Round 2, we kicked off two new series watches. From The Gilded Age, we jumped to another costume drama: Season 2 of Bridgerton. It's starting strong with the two romantic leads facing about 8 episodes of obstacles. Next: "Off to the Races" (S2E1). We also started The Afterparty, a comedic locked-room murder mystery (a la Knives Out) starring a very funny Tiffany Haddish and also featuring some of our old pals, like Ben Schwartz (Jean-Ralphio from Parks & R...
Apr 12, 2022•21 min
It's just Terri and Catherine this week, so we're jumping off our entertainment-themed Round 2s to bring you a week of pop-culture inspired discussions. Today, we're talking about times we've experienced social maneuvering a la Mrs. Russell in The Gilded Age.
Apr 11, 2022•14 min
We recall some shocking plot developments that took us by surprise ... and mourn the fact that watching things months after the fact on our DVRs means it's hard to be shocked anymore. Mentioned: The Extra Hot Great Canon episode on a Melrose Place twist [ http://previously.tv/extra-hot-great/ehg-082/ ].
Apr 10, 2022•6 min
Parents, trust us when we tell you we would rather listen to your child's tantrum than your cringe-y baby talk. We usually try to show solidarity with other moms and dads, but it turns out this is where we draw the line.
Apr 09, 2022•10 min
On this week’s Roundabout Roundup, two very practical picks: Terri's rainbow-colored accordion file [ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08M43R3YQ/ref =ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?th=1] is keeping her receipts organized (and off the dining room table). and Catherine's white noise machine [ https://www.amazon.com/Marpac-Machine-Non-Looping-Privacy-Therapy/dp/B07TK18KC2/ ] is keeping her sleep environment quiet....
Apr 08, 2022•7 min
Monday's episode covered our big kids' finances, and today we're obsessing about their health. How much of their appointments, bills, questions, and concerns should they handle on their own, and how much can we butt in?
Apr 07, 2022•11 min
It's a dinner-table dilemma: How to teach kids the manners they need for the real world when they're mostly in the at-home bubble, where burping at the table and eating with your fingers can be easily overlooked.
Apr 06, 2022•15 min
On this week's entertainment-themed Round 2, we finished up The Gilded Age season 1 with a triumphant ball and some (but not all) secrets revealed. These were an especially fun and frothy pair of episodes to close out the season and leave us looking forward to what we assume is the inevitable season 2. Also mentioned: Our discussions of the past two Best Picture winners, CODA [ https://www.parentingroundaboutpodcast.com/blog/what-were-watching-making-it-and-coda ] and Nomadland [ https://www.par...
Apr 05, 2022•24 min
When kids are little, it's simple: Parents pay (and pay, and pay) for everything. But as they grow, the financial situation gets a little more fuzzy. What's a need, what's a want, and who covers the cost?
Apr 04, 2022•14 min
We know we should be more careful, but finding the balance between staying safe on the Internet and having fun on it is getting harder and harder to strike.
Apr 03, 2022•7 min
Inspired by Amy Brown's podcast, today we're talking about casseroles vs. spoons. Actually, we're all confessing that when it's time to contribute to a meal or party, we definitely sign up to bring the spoons. We know our strengths!
Apr 02, 2022•13 min
On this week’s Roundabout Roundup, Catherine's found a new sweet treat with good-for-you ingredients: Justin’s Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups [ https://www.justins.com/products/mini-dark-chocolate-peanut-butter-cups/ ]. Nicole's new best buddy is a handy gadget called the Door Buddy [ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N258SAG/ref =ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1]. And Terri reports, with a bit of a sigh, that she's back on WW (for a clean start this time) [ https://www.wei...
Apr 01, 2022•8 min
When we learned that, apparently, LinkedIn causes stress and FOMO for college students [ https://www.wsj.com/articles/for-college-students-linkedin-fomo-is-realthese-tips-will-help-11647045049?st=5oeipimyvlrv9qm&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink ], we obsessed about our own LinkedIn profiles, as well as life in the olden days when resumes were on paper and you had to talk to potential employers on the telephone....
Mar 31, 2022•13 min
