Welcome to the sixth season of The Girl Next Door Podcast! As we do every year, we're sharing our intentions and goals for the year. Erica's word for 2019 is LITTLE and Kelsey's is FLOURISH. Plus we record messages for our future selves to listen to at the end of... Read more →

Warning! At the beginning of the episode during our snack we discuss Santa and you might not want little ears to listen. But after that the coast is clear. With the end of the year approaching we reflect on 2018 and share our personal highlights plus the best books, movies,... Read more →

The holidays are here! But along with the merriment the season can also bring stress. We have you covered with a conversation about self care and managing stress during the holidays. First, we tried out a juniper latte and it's not as scary as Kelsey feared. Then we talk about... Read more →

For a very hyggelig episode, we share a chewy Pumpkin Spice RXBar and then discuss all things hygge. First, we take a hygge quiz to find out how hygge we each are. Then we discuss our hygge wins and challenges. We both decide we need emergency hygge bags in our... Read more →

We start with French press coffee sweetened with Iconic Cocktail Cascara Vanilla mixer and crunch Honeycrisp apples dusted with cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice – delicious! On the show, we chat about the family dynamics and values we grew up with. Then we talk about the dynamics and values we... Read more →

It's the episode that needs no introduction. But if we were going to give it an introduction we would say: Grab your pumpkin spice latte, find a pumpkin patch, and light all your fall candles: it's Fall Extravaganza! There's a thorough fall snack tasting followed by the annual fall candle... Read more →

This episode is sponsored by Epic! a digital subscription library for kids in preschool through age 12 that we both enjoyed using with our kids. Listeners can get a two month trial of Epic! for free by visiting www.getepic.com and using the promo code NEIGHBOR. We want to make sure... Read more →

We are side hustling ladies but lately it seems everyone has a side hustle. It can look easy and fun but that's usually not the whole picture. We've pulling back the curtain to talk about the side hustles we've had and what we have going on now – including this... Read more →

Snack Erica brought "starter trail mix" for us to snack on (Monster Trail Mix from Target Archer Farms). Week of dinners We're inviting you to our dinner tables and honestly sharing what we ate for a week with our families (including what foods children refused and when our menu plans... Read more →

This episode is sponsored by Young Woodworkers. Listeners can get 50% off their first shipment of a Young Woodworkers kit subscription using this link: youngwoodworkers.com/nextdoor Thank you! Snack We snack on dark chocolate chickpea brownies and they are fudgy, delicious, and somewhat nutritious. Our outdoorsy selves We chat about how... Read more →