The Girl Next Door Podcast

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 modern lives and we share what gives us our America feeling. Plus, patriotic latelies.This full episode is for everyone. Happy 4th of July to our fellow Americans!!See full show notes on our website: Neighborly NationConnect with us on Instagram: @higirlsnextdoorWe love to get your emails: higirlsnextdoor@gmail.comYour reviews on Apple Podcasts or where ever you listen really help the show – thank you!And, read Kelsey's RISING*SHINING blog and Substack.

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 neighbors, and how politics intersects with being neighborly.Just for Friends of the Show on Patreon, we share times we've had conversations with neighbors across a political divide.See full show notes on our website: Won't You Be My Neighbor?Connect with us on Instagram: @higirlsnextdoorWe love to get your emails: higirlsnextdoor@gmail.comYour reviews on Apple Podcasts or where ever you listen really help the show – thank you!And, read Kelsey's RISING*SHINING blog and Substack.

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 kids about current events, protecting our own peace, and the important work of making home a haven.In our extended episode just for Friends of the Show on Patreon, we share the times when we've encountered very bad neighbor behavior and how we handled it. Explicit content warning!See full show notes on our website: Raising Good NeighborsConnect with us on Instagram: @higirlsnextdoorWe love to get your emails: higirlsnextdoor@gmail.comYour reviews on Apple Podcasts or where ever you listen really help the show – thank you!And, read Kelsey's RISING*SHINING blog and Substack.

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 about anymore. It's like a pleasantly scented bowl of midlife lady wood chips and dried flower buds.Just for Friends of the Show on Patreon, we're sharing the surprising signs of middle age that we've noticed.See full show notes on our website: Midlife Lady PotpourriConnect with us on Instagram: @higirlsnextdoorWe love to get your emails: higirlsnextdoor@gmail.comYour reviews on Apple Podcasts or where ever you listen really help the show – thank you!And, read Kelsey's RISING*SHINING blog and Substack.

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-cleans.Just for Friends of the Show on Patreon, we both share the most disgusting places in our homes. One of us hope the shame of sharing will motivate her to finally address the issue.See full show notes on our website: Clean With Us!Just for Friends of the Show on Patreon,Connect with us on Instagram: @higirlsnextdoorWe love to get your emails: higirlsnextdoor@gmail.comYour reviews on Apple Podcasts or where ever you listen really help the show – thank you!And, read Kelsey's RISING*SHINING blog and Substack.

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 cycling things: laundry and food.Just for Friends of the Show on Patreon, we're chatting about weird routines and the routines we have around our monthly in-person book club.See show notes on our website: Everyday RoutinesConnect with us on Instagram: @higirlsnextdoorWe love to get your emails: higirlsnextdoor@gmail.comYour reviews on Apple Podcasts or where ever you listen really help the show – thank you!And, read Kelsey's RISING*SHINING blog and Substack.

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. Plus we chat about summer wardrobes.Just for Friends of the Show on Patreon, we're talking about what we're dreading the most about summer.See show notes on our website: Designing Our SummersConnect with us on Instagram: @higirlsnextdoorWe love to get your emails: higirlsnextdoor@gmail.comYour reviews on Apple Podcasts or where ever you listen really help the show – thank you!And, read Kelsey's RISING*SHINING blog and Substack.

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 in our parenting. Plus the lessons we want them to learn before leaving the house.Just for Friends of the Show on Patreon, we hear from the tweens and teens themselves! They share what they're into lately and give their reviews of our parenting lately.See full show notes on our website: Parenting TeensConnect with us on Instagram: @higirlsnextdoorWe love to get your emails: higirlsnextdoor@gmail.comYour reviews on Apple Podcasts or where ever you listen really help the show – thank you!And, read Kelsey's RISING*SHINING blog and Substack.

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 households and what we're actually feeding out families. We dissect what makes dinner so damn hard and share some little actions we can take to make dinner better.Just for Friends of the Show on Patreon, we're sharing our recent dinner wins and fails.See full show notes on our website: Damn DinnerConnect with us on Instagram: @higirlsnextdoorWe love to get your emails: higirlsnextdoor@gmail.comYour reviews on Apple Podcasts or where ever you listen really help the show – thank you!And, read Kelsey's RISING*SHINING blog and Substack.