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--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hannah-winslow/messageIn this episode, I chat about having hobbies as a mom. My entire life I was a collector of hobbies, and then my first child was born and all my creative endeavors fell by the wayside. Why didn’t anyone tell me how important it is to have a hobby even though it takes time and sometimes money? With the current reality of social distancing and quarantine, I am also giving tips on how to have fun at home with your kids. This is a fun and honest episode that you will hopefully relate to with and learn from. Listen now.
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--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hannah-winslow/messageIn this episode, Indiana Adams and I chat about making mom friends and how hard that can be even for an extrovert. Indiana gives some great tips on how to strike up conversations with other moms and how to gradually take a friendship to the next level. With the current reality of social distancing, I am also giving tips on how to stay connected virtually. This is a fun and honest episode that you will identify with and learn from. Listen now.
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--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hannah-winslow/messageIn this episode, we chat about all things Aldi including tips for shopping at Aldi, what a newbie must know, favorite product dupes and more. If you have never shopped at Aldi or you're are a seasoned Aldi shopper, I am teaming up with 3 Aldi shopping experts to help you feel comfortable and love shopping at Aldi.
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--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hannah-winslow/messageWDATM that living with less may be best? Well, Katie Quesada is the guest on this episode and we are chatting about her story of being a Tiny House Family.
Katie's family downsized to a 180 square ft. trailer that she bought from Ashely Petrone from @arrowsandbow. They are a family of 4 living near LA and she says her LA lifestyle is still very normal despite being a Tiny House Family.
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--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hannah-winslow/messageThe mental load of motherhood is a heavy one. Moms are often told to ask for help, but I believe that is only part of the equation. In this episode I discuss 2 nuances to asking for help. Then we get into the not so deep stuff and I share a travel potty hack, how I am loving the Pony Pick for taking hair ties our of my daughter's hair gently, and the Contigo recall and what alternative kids water bottle I am loving.
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--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hannah-winslow/messageIs motherhood way harder than you anticipated? Yeah, us too. Kate from Bumble Baby joins me on the show today to talk all about how even with all of her qualifications, she still had a really hard time as a new mom. We talk about how nothing in motherhood is black or white and Kate gives a lot of insight into the culture of breastfeeding and how formula feeding needs to have support resources too.
Tune in for a fun and relatable chat with this all-around mom coach and friend, Kate Arquilla!
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hannah-winslow/messageWhy didn't anyone tell me that postpartum recovery is worse than childbirth?! In this episode I tell my story of my traumatic birth experience with my fist born. You are not alone if you think this is the worst and hardest thing! No one ever told us how to take care of our own bodies while we recover AND care for a tiny human.
Tune in to hear how I navigated this difficult time and what I recommend all my friends do. I also share a game changing mom hack and my favorite little vacuum for toddler messes.
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--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hannah-winslow/messageThis is a bonus episode and is all about The B+ Moms Guide to a Sweet and Simple Valentine's Day.
These are all Valentine's Day gift ideas for your kids, preschool valentines, galentines, and your partner or husband.
You can get anything mentioned on this episode from Amazon Prime, Target Drive Up or Walmart Grocery Pick-Up because I 100% rely on these modern conveniences and I am sure you do too.
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hannah-winslow/messageWDATM that I can live life the way that I want to? How did you end up where you are now in life? Did you do it intentionally? Or did you just do what was expected and what was "normal"?
The guest this week, Kayla, lives very intentionally. She is paying off debt and traveling the country with her young family as a travel nurse. Kayla chooses experiences over things and chooses to live a life that is best for her family right now.
Tune in now to hear how Kayla found a way to live intentionally.
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hannah-winslow/messageHave you ever heard the advice "enjoy every moment"? Yeah, me too and I do not agree with it. Tune in now to hear what things about motherhood I don't enjoy. You'll also learn how to make a copycat Starbucks Medicine Ball Tea, how to help your toddler get their shoes on the right feet and chat about what's up with Meghan and Harry leaving the Royal Family.
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