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On Episode 59 of This Girl Life, Kristen and Whitney sit down with renowned author Candace Bushnell. Candace turned her Sex and the City, New York Observer column in the cult classic we all know today. She is a best-selling author and producer, creating other shows such as Lipstick Jungle and the Carrie Diaries. We talk with Candace about her life in NYC, writing and creating Sex and the City, the TV process, her two newest books, Is There Still Sex in the City and Rules for Being a Girl, and some inside scoop on all things Carrie, Big, and Aiden.
Join us as we talk to Candace, the creator of a show that defined our generation (or at least it did for us!).
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Join us as we talk to Candace, the creator of a show that defined our generation (or at least it did for us!).
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Episode 56: Sandra Grahame Founder of Smart Cookies, Budgeting, Financing, and Saving Money post COVID-19
May 26, 2020
On episode 56, Kristen and Whitney chat everything money with Sandra Grahame the Founder of Smart Cookies. Sandra has been featured on Oprah, The New York Times, The Today Show, CNN, and more! Her story is amazing starting with her & her girlfriends creating a money club and collectively paying off over $50,000 in debt in 1 year-- and then they end up on Oprah to share their story. Sandra and SmartCookies.com has programs, resources, and all their books on how we can all be smarter with our money post COVID-19.
Sandra’s Mentions During the Episode:
https://www.acorns.com/
https://www.chime.com/
https://www.simple.com/
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Visit SmartCookies.com
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Sandra’s Mentions During the Episode:
https://www.acorns.com/
https://www.chime.com/
https://www.simple.com/
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Visit SmartCookies.com
Follow along with @tglpodcast on Instagram
Get social using #tgltuesdays & don't forget to stalk your hosts: @kgrace01 and @positivelyposie
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One thing that has kept me a little more sane in quarantine is keeping with our routines. It's super easy to stay in jammies, never get out of bed, and just be lazy all day. Trying to balance work, Quinnie and my familys' sanity has required a lot more structure than I was initially prepared for.
It's taken us 8 1/2 weeks to find some version of a routine, but I think we're starting to figure it out a little bit. I've been working to create a routine in the morning that helps us set our day up a little better. My goal is that by creating to and sticking with a routine, it will make for a less stressful day.
Yesterday on This Girl Life, Whitney and I both broke down our morning routines and what helps us both set our days out on the right foot. Make sure to listen to our episode here! Whitney and I both shared our routines, and they are both different! You can read Whitney's post here on her blog, Positively Posie!
The best part about morning routines, is we each get to set our own for what we are looking for. For me, it's adding a little peace to my day. For some, it might be helping to accomplish a goal, reach a dream, plan for the future. Figure out you why, and I promise your routine will click. It will also make it easier to stick too.
Here's a little insight to what our mornings look like. Keep in mind, I'm a human, so my best intentions often go awry, but I think it's making a point to try to keep to this as much as I can.
1. 15 minutes of quiet. Listen, I am not one of those people that can wake up at 5:30am to sit and read with my coffee in the silence of my house. I require my sleep more than my quiet time.
But I have made it a point to try and sit for 15 minutes, because at this point in life, that is what I can manage. I'm currently working through She Reads Truth, The Romans study guide. What I love about this devotional is that each day they lay out 3 verses with room for notes. It allows me to sit, spend time in God's word, write out my prayer requests, write out my thoughts for the day, etc. Starting my day in God's word and with intentional prayer has been a game changer for me.
2. Do one thing for you. So often the morning starts and holy crap, I'm racing like a crazy person until I go to bed a night. Doing one thing for me in the AM, can be as simple enjoying my coffee, taking a quick shower, doing 15 minute yoga. As moms and wives, we are always doing something for someone else. We are constantly filling up other people's cups. And this one is about a small thing for YOU. And keep in mind, I'm not talking HUGE things, sometimes it can be as easy as a little extra creamer in your coffee.
3. Make Your Bed. I thank my mom for this part of my routine. I have been making my bed for as long as I can remember. For me, making my bed starts my day. It cleans up my room, makes things tidy, and is the official start to my day!
Naval Adm. William McRaven, ninth commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, said the following about making your bed in his commencement address at the University of Texas at Austin:
So, I stretch. I sit on my floor, while Quinnie sits with me and I stretch and holy moly guys, it helps so so much. I usually take about 10 minutes and it has helped tremendously with my pregnant aches and pains. Plus, as Whitney told me, there is some science behind moving your first thing in the morning and getting that blood flow to your muscles. Perk!
Listen to our TGL Episode here!
It's taken us 8 1/2 weeks to find some version of a routine, but I think we're starting to figure it out a little bit. I've been working to create a routine in the morning that helps us set our day up a little better. My goal is that by creating to and sticking with a routine, it will make for a less stressful day.
Yesterday on This Girl Life, Whitney and I both broke down our morning routines and what helps us both set our days out on the right foot. Make sure to listen to our episode here! Whitney and I both shared our routines, and they are both different! You can read Whitney's post here on her blog, Positively Posie!
The best part about morning routines, is we each get to set our own for what we are looking for. For me, it's adding a little peace to my day. For some, it might be helping to accomplish a goal, reach a dream, plan for the future. Figure out you why, and I promise your routine will click. It will also make it easier to stick too.
Here's a little insight to what our mornings look like. Keep in mind, I'm a human, so my best intentions often go awry, but I think it's making a point to try to keep to this as much as I can.
1. 15 minutes of quiet. Listen, I am not one of those people that can wake up at 5:30am to sit and read with my coffee in the silence of my house. I require my sleep more than my quiet time.
But I have made it a point to try and sit for 15 minutes, because at this point in life, that is what I can manage. I'm currently working through She Reads Truth, The Romans study guide. What I love about this devotional is that each day they lay out 3 verses with room for notes. It allows me to sit, spend time in God's word, write out my prayer requests, write out my thoughts for the day, etc. Starting my day in God's word and with intentional prayer has been a game changer for me.
2. Do one thing for you. So often the morning starts and holy crap, I'm racing like a crazy person until I go to bed a night. Doing one thing for me in the AM, can be as simple enjoying my coffee, taking a quick shower, doing 15 minute yoga. As moms and wives, we are always doing something for someone else. We are constantly filling up other people's cups. And this one is about a small thing for YOU. And keep in mind, I'm not talking HUGE things, sometimes it can be as easy as a little extra creamer in your coffee.
3. Make Your Bed. I thank my mom for this part of my routine. I have been making my bed for as long as I can remember. For me, making my bed starts my day. It cleans up my room, makes things tidy, and is the official start to my day!
Naval Adm. William McRaven, ninth commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, said the following about making your bed in his commencement address at the University of Texas at Austin:
If you make your bed every morning you will have accomplished the first task of the day. It will give you a small sense of pride and it will encourage you to do another task and another and another.
By the end of the day, that one task completed will have turned into many tasks completed. Making your bed will also reinforce the fact that little things in life matter.
If you can’t do the little things right, you will never do the big things right.
And, if by chance you have a miserable day, you will come home to a bed that is made—that you made—and a made bed gives you encouragement that tomorrow will be better.4. Stretch. This has become part of my morning just since I got pregnant, so it's new! But it's incredible. My body is freaking sore these days and even a "good night" sleep has me waking up feeling like a 140 year old woman.
If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed.
So, I stretch. I sit on my floor, while Quinnie sits with me and I stretch and holy moly guys, it helps so so much. I usually take about 10 minutes and it has helped tremendously with my pregnant aches and pains. Plus, as Whitney told me, there is some science behind moving your first thing in the morning and getting that blood flow to your muscles. Perk!
Listen to our TGL Episode here!
- Follow along with @tglpodcast on Instagram
- Get social using #tgltuesdays
- & don't forget to stalk your hosts: @kgrace01 and @positivelyposie
- Read Whitney's post here!
On Episode 44, it's a solo episode as Whitney & Kristen go guestless! The girls are sharing about how to work smarter not harder and what slowing down will actually do for your life. We are all constantly hustling to grow our spaces and careers, but that hustle lifestyle can easily cause burn out and frustration. So we are chilling out this week and re-focusing on the how amazing slow down can be.
This Episode is brought to you by Blooms Journal.
We wanted to take a pause to tell you about Bloom Journals! They are monthly journals dedicated to your self- care. You know how we feel about self care here on TGL— it’s a top priority for us. Bloom is a monthly themed journal; the theme and focus changes every single month, so you’re consistently growing and developing. Kristen and I truly believe that journaling is a powerful ways to reconnect with yourself, release your emotions, reflect, and ‘bloom’ to a new you. Here are all the deets- their current journal available for Feb is on point with everything we chat about on TGL... it’s focused on self-love, and putting yourself first again, learning what is triggering negative beliefs about yourself, and setting weekly goals to keep you moving forward on your self love journey in 2020. I know what you’re thinking. How do you get yourself a bloom journal? They have a membership where you pay $17.95/month and every month they send you your new journal. We did a little math and basically one month of Bloom is the same cost of 4 iced grande caramel macchiatos from Starbucks. So as we say here on TGL, put your self care and mental health before the Starbucks and try bloom journals now!
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- Don't forget to stalk your hosts: @kgrace01 and @positivelyposie
This Episode is brought to you by Blooms Journal.
We wanted to take a pause to tell you about Bloom Journals! They are monthly journals dedicated to your self- care. You know how we feel about self care here on TGL— it’s a top priority for us. Bloom is a monthly themed journal; the theme and focus changes every single month, so you’re consistently growing and developing. Kristen and I truly believe that journaling is a powerful ways to reconnect with yourself, release your emotions, reflect, and ‘bloom’ to a new you. Here are all the deets- their current journal available for Feb is on point with everything we chat about on TGL... it’s focused on self-love, and putting yourself first again, learning what is triggering negative beliefs about yourself, and setting weekly goals to keep you moving forward on your self love journey in 2020. I know what you’re thinking. How do you get yourself a bloom journal? They have a membership where you pay $17.95/month and every month they send you your new journal. We did a little math and basically one month of Bloom is the same cost of 4 iced grande caramel macchiatos from Starbucks. So as we say here on TGL, put your self care and mental health before the Starbucks and try bloom journals now!
- Visit BloomsJournal.com
- And connect with Blooms Journals on Instagram
And since it's Valentine's Day week, we're doing a giveaway! You have all week to enter! Good luck!
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On episode 42, Whitney and Kristen have the honor to sit down with author and New York Times bestselling author, Jessica Lahey. Jessica is the author of The Gift of Failure, a book dedicated to providing parents with solutions, targeted advice and a plan to help parents learn to step back and embrace their kids failures. She is a parenting guru and offers our listeners tangible advice for kids of all ages. On top of being a NYT best selling author, Jessica is a a mom, wife, teacher, podcast host, and new TV creator. This episode is a can't miss.
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- Listen to Jessica's podcast, #AmWriting
- Connect with Jessica on Instagram
- Get her book, The Gift of Failure here
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On this episode we talk about:
- The importance of giving your child space
- The negative implications of over parenting
- The #1 thing kids say they want their parents to know about them
- How to encourage kids learning and set them up for adulthood
- The importance of asking for your child's opinion and getting them involved in daily decisions
In this episode, Jessica mentions a TON of great reading materials. There are so many resources out there for you, we wanted to create an easy (pinnable) image for you to reference later!
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On Episode 41, Kristen and Whitney sit down with The Fit Fitale creator Samantha Cutler. We are starting 2020 strong and creating fitness goals that will last! We chat about our favorite workouts, podcasting, beauty tips, and how to live our best life in 2020. Samantha Cutler is a business woman, fitness guru, and inspiration. We know you're going to love her and cannot wait for you to hear from her on today's episode of TGL.
- Samantha Cutler on Instagram
- Fit Fatale Podcast
- Clout Jam
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On episode 40 of This Girl Life, Whitney and Kristen sit down for a powerful episode with Leisse Wilcox. She is a self proclaimed professional human, real life adult, promoting clarity, confidence, courage, and self-love.
We talk about boundaries, showing up for yourself, self love and self care, and how to train our brains to listen to the negative while cultivating the positive. Leisse is a powerhouse, encourager of women, podcast host, and our newest best friend. This is an episode you cannot miss.
We talk about boundaries, showing up for yourself, self love and self care, and how to train our brains to listen to the negative while cultivating the positive. Leisse is a powerhouse, encourager of women, podcast host, and our newest best friend. This is an episode you cannot miss.
- Connect with Leisse Wilcox on Instagram
- Connect with Leisse Wilcox
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On episode 38, Whitney and Kristen sit down with Jen Robin, organizational guru and founder of Life in Jeneral. On this episode, we talk about everything from organizational tips, the emotions of doing a big clean, the craziest things she's found in a clients home and how she started her business.
Oh, and we cannot forget our favorite segment Yay and Nay! And, if you're a huge organizing freak like Kristen, don't miss January in Jeneral where you get daily emails encouraging you to organize certain aspects of your house! You can sign up on Life In Jeneral website and get started today!
• Connect with Life in Jeneral on Instagram
• Sign up for January in Jeneral
• Follow along with @tglpodcast on Instagram
• Get social using #tgltuesdays & don't forget to stalk your hosts: @kgrace01 and @positivelyposie
Listen to the episode here:
Oh, and we cannot forget our favorite segment Yay and Nay! And, if you're a huge organizing freak like Kristen, don't miss January in Jeneral where you get daily emails encouraging you to organize certain aspects of your house! You can sign up on Life In Jeneral website and get started today!
• Connect with Life in Jeneral on Instagram
• Sign up for January in Jeneral
• Follow along with @tglpodcast on Instagram
• Get social using #tgltuesdays & don't forget to stalk your hosts: @kgrace01 and @positivelyposie
Listen to the episode here:
Holy cow friends, it's been ages. To be honest, life has felt too busy. Too busy in the very best way but still. Blogging used to come very natural to me. Words used to fall out of my mouth and topics came easily. But lately, it's felt the very opposite. But also, I've been craving the time needed to blog.
I'm trying to find the balance between being a mom, wife, podcast host, full time job, wanna be instagram influencer, helping with interior design for friends on the side, cooking dinner, etc. We all know the struggle. We all know life is busy and it sucks because this space has taken a full on back seat.
My life is very scheduled and my goal for 2020 is to schedule more time for The Everyday Grace.
Disclaimer: Links in the post may be affiliate links if you click them and purchase something it costs you nothing but I make a little percentage. Thanks for supporting brands that support EG.
Quinnie Update: Quinnie is almost 15 months old! She's walking all over the place, chatting, babbling, saying mama, dada, Lola, nana, papa, please, toes (random, I know). She gets excited over everything, loves to eat, loves music, dancing, her dogs, and is sleeping like a champ. She's my favorite little human. I'm so obsessed with her, it's crazy.
In November, as most of you know, she went to the ER with croup, and it turned in to pneumonia. This sweet little babe can't catch a break. Luckily, we are 15 days past pneumonia and she is doing better than ever. Thank you for all your sweet calls and messages. She's on the mend :)
The holidays: We spent 6 beautiful days in Arizona with my family. Sweet Quinnie decided she didn't want to sleep while she was in Arizona, probably because she was having too much fun, but other than that, we had a blast. We had so much Nana and Grandpa time, she just lights up around them. Plus, Quinn loves her big boy cousins, so it was extra special to spend so much extra time with her cousins, Aunt and Uncle.
We're heading to Omaha for Christmas for more family time with her other cousins and family. While we may not live where family is, we're blessed with the best, so traveling is part of our gig. What are you guys doing for the holidays?
Fun Things:
Favorite book: The Nightingale. Guys, my initial review of this book was not great I was 100 pages in and it was pretty slow. But omg friends, read this book. It's so incredible. I can honestly say it's changed me. Read it as soon as possible.
I'm trying to find the balance between being a mom, wife, podcast host, full time job, wanna be instagram influencer, helping with interior design for friends on the side, cooking dinner, etc. We all know the struggle. We all know life is busy and it sucks because this space has taken a full on back seat.
My life is very scheduled and my goal for 2020 is to schedule more time for The Everyday Grace.
Disclaimer: Links in the post may be affiliate links if you click them and purchase something it costs you nothing but I make a little percentage. Thanks for supporting brands that support EG.
Quinnie Update: Quinnie is almost 15 months old! She's walking all over the place, chatting, babbling, saying mama, dada, Lola, nana, papa, please, toes (random, I know). She gets excited over everything, loves to eat, loves music, dancing, her dogs, and is sleeping like a champ. She's my favorite little human. I'm so obsessed with her, it's crazy.
In November, as most of you know, she went to the ER with croup, and it turned in to pneumonia. This sweet little babe can't catch a break. Luckily, we are 15 days past pneumonia and she is doing better than ever. Thank you for all your sweet calls and messages. She's on the mend :)
PS. If you love this little felt christmas tree, you can buy it here!
Job Update: I'm still working from home. Things have been kind of all over the place, but we just redesigned our website and hopefully can share some fun things with you guys soon! Keep your fingers crossed guys!
TGL Update: If you're new around here, I'm a podcast host with my best friend Whitney! We host This Girl Life Podcast. We believe that some of the best conversations, advice and encouragement come from a best friend. So we dive into some hot topics such as health/wellness, entrepreneurship, self empowerment and self love! Get ready for real, raw, unfiltered conversations with entrepreneurs, experts and influencers. You can listen to us on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, Youtube, Soundcloud, and Google Play! Check out our Instagram and website here! Also, if you click my TGL tab up top, you can check out all our episodes.
The holidays: We spent 6 beautiful days in Arizona with my family. Sweet Quinnie decided she didn't want to sleep while she was in Arizona, probably because she was having too much fun, but other than that, we had a blast. We had so much Nana and Grandpa time, she just lights up around them. Plus, Quinn loves her big boy cousins, so it was extra special to spend so much extra time with her cousins, Aunt and Uncle.
We're heading to Omaha for Christmas for more family time with her other cousins and family. While we may not live where family is, we're blessed with the best, so traveling is part of our gig. What are you guys doing for the holidays?
Fun Things:
Favorite jams:
Favorite book: The Nightingale. Guys, my initial review of this book was not great I was 100 pages in and it was pretty slow. But omg friends, read this book. It's so incredible. I can honestly say it's changed me. Read it as soon as possible.
Favorite TV Show: Adam and I just finished binge watching Billions and now we're watching Escape at Dannemora. Billions is incredible, you should watch it. Escape at Dannemora is about the New York prison escapees. It's honestly crazy. A little nuts to watch, but so dang good.
Favorite Blog: My girl Chelsea is just always speaking straight to my heart. Her blog and Instagram are places of pure JOY. Follow her now. The Girl Who Loved to Write.
Favorite Blog: My girl Chelsea is just always speaking straight to my heart. Her blog and Instagram are places of pure JOY. Follow her now. The Girl Who Loved to Write.
Favorite Quote:
Alright kids, thanks for catching up with me! I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving and are prepping for a beautiful Christmas. Tell me in the comments what's new with you!
On this episode we talk about everything surrounding eating disorders and disordered eating, we talk about orthorexia, non-dieting ways of eating, how to notice if someone is struggling, and how to talk to someone who's struggling. We talk about the need for control and how that translates to our eating. Heather Sherwood is a therapist who specializes in eating disorders and she guides us through this conversation with honesty and light.
• Connect with Heather Sherwood LMFT
• Connect with Heather on Instagram
• Follow along with @tglpodcast on Instagram
• Get social using #tgltuesdays
• Don't forget to stalk your hosts: @kgrace01 and @positivelyposie
Check out Heather in EP #25: How The Enneagram Can Help You In Relationships and Motherhood with Heather Sherwood LMFT
Listen to Episode 36 here:
• Connect with Heather Sherwood LMFT
• Connect with Heather on Instagram
• Follow along with @tglpodcast on Instagram
• Get social using #tgltuesdays
• Don't forget to stalk your hosts: @kgrace01 and @positivelyposie
Check out Heather in EP #25: How The Enneagram Can Help You In Relationships and Motherhood with Heather Sherwood LMFT
Listen to Episode 36 here:
On episode 35, Kristen and Whitney sit down with Courtney of The Modern Day Psychic. Courtney is a energy healer, and spiritual teacher based in Ottawa, Canada. On this episode we can about Courtney's journey to spiritual and energy healing, how energy healing can help someone, how to connect with your own spirit guide, how chakra work can help in the healing process, how she handles skeptics, what she thinks about the famous mediums on TV, and of course our favorite segment YAY and NAY.
• Connect with Courtney on Instagram
• Shop her favorite healing crystals
• Follow along with @tglpodcast on Instagram
• Get social using #tgltuesdays & don't forget to stalk your hosts: @kgrace01 and @positivelyposie
Listen to her episode here:
• Connect with Courtney on Instagram
• Shop her favorite healing crystals
• Follow along with @tglpodcast on Instagram
• Get social using #tgltuesdays & don't forget to stalk your hosts: @kgrace01 and @positivelyposie
Listen to her episode here:
On episode 34, Kristen and Whitney sit down AmyAnn Cadwell the Co-Founder of The Good Trade, a platform for the ethically-minded. If you haven't heard of the The Good Trade you need it in your life. Their mission is to be the premier online destination for conscious women and men -- providing meaningful content about the issues that matter for an inspired and intentional life. If you are looking for sustainable fashion, beauty, food, wellness, travel, and lifestyle they have it.
On this episode we chat about the inspiration behind starting The Good Trade. The risks that come when starting a business but also the best things about having a business. AmyAnn shares her advice for young women navigating life and how she personally lives as a conscious consumer. We dive into the world of fast fashion and what consumers don't know. And of course AmyAnn joins in on our favorite segment YAY and NAY.
• Connect with The Good Trade on Instagram
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• And get social using #tgltuesdays & don't forget to stalk your hosts: @kgrace01 and @positivelyposie
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