Episode #150: We’re Again! Summer time Recap

Elsie: You’re listening to the A Lovely Mess Podcast. We had a beautiful summer time break, however now we’re again and we’re excited to carry you weekly episodes once more. We love our Monday podcast crew so thanks for being right here. We missed you a lot. This week we’re sharing about our summers, Emma has some huge information and we’ve got some huge information for A Lovely Mess. So let’s soar. 

Emma: First let’s speak about summer time. See what everybody did this summer time. Nicely particularly me and also you, I suppose, as a result of we’ll get to listen to from everybody else, however they will go away us a remark. How was your summer time? What have been the highlights? 

Elsie: Oh me. Nicely, to begin with, I’ve to say thanks to everybody who despatched us we miss your feedback. Each Monday we obtained them the entire summer time, each Monday. It actually did imply loads as a result of I truthfully didn’t suppose so many individuals would miss the podcast so it did really feel actually good. 

Emma: We have been just a little scared to take a break as a result of it’s like, what if nobody’s there once we get again? What if no person truly cares? They’re simply on this behavior loop or one thing, however I feel folks truly did care so it did imply loads. It was very nice to listen to from everybody that they’re like, please come again. When are you coming? I would like one thing to hearken to whereas I wash my 

dishes and I’m like, we’re coming, we’re coming again. Don’t fear. It was candy. 

Elsie: Yeah. So my highlights from the summer time. Okay. So to begin with, we took the youngsters to New York Metropolis for the primary time. So we’ve got not traveled loads with our children due to you understand what pandemic for the previous few years and that began to occur form of proper after we adopted our daughter, who’s 4 now. She was one and a half on the time. I keep in mind particularly that we went on one journey collectively the place we flew in that tiny zone between once we adopted her and 6 months later when the pandemic began. 

Emma: Oh, wow. What was it? What was the journey you guys went on? 

Elsie: It’s once we went to Florida for that home we purchased for like 5 minutes.

Emma: Yeah. That’s the one journey Goldie’s been on till New York. That’s wild. I imply, it is smart. 

Elsie: Yeah. We hadn’t flown with them in all that point. We took them to New York and it was a extremely difficult journey. There’s no strategy to sugar coat it and be trustworthy, it was a tough journey. So the primary evening, nobody slept in any respect as a result of we obtained an Airbnb. It regarded like a terrific Airbnb, however what it ended up being was principally attempting to sleep in somebody’s actually sizzling attic so nobody slept. Then the subsequent day we determined to change to a brand new emergency residing lodging only for the sake of similar to having sleep and being affordable. Anyway, we type of simply by no means recovered from that one complete evening of our children not sleeping on the primary evening. It was type of a catastrophe journey. However highlights, we obtained to go to Chinatown for the primary time. It was like, I feel all of our first time to ever be in Chinatown and clearly like we’ve been to China, so it was thrilling. It was one thing that all of us actually needed to do and it positively lived as much as the hype and our expectations. I can’t wait to return sooner or later. It was actually, actually particular and really cool. Then aside from that, we simply went to a bunch of parks. We had picnics and issues like that, and it felt like only a pretty like there have been pretty moments in there. I want that issues would’ve been just a little extra totally different, utterly totally different. So anyway, that was my summer time. Then aside from that, so we’re gonna speak about this extra later within the episode, however I had the craftiest child summer time of my life. We did probably the most crafts. I imply, I really feel like world record-breaking ranges of crafts so we simply had a lot enjoyable with that and my youngsters are 4 and 7 proper now so the age felt actually, actually good for a summer time of unimaginable marathon crafting days. That’s so enjoyable. Um, so yeah, it was, that was actually particular too, however I really feel prefer it glided by actually quick as a result of right here in Tennessee college begins like August third or one thing. In my view, ridiculously early and I want it will begin on September third. If I had the decision-making energy however I don’t. So it nonetheless seems like summer time to me proper now, we’re recording this mid-August and I’m nonetheless like, oh, it’s nonetheless summer time. We’re gonna go swimming tomorrow, all of that however college’s already began and so in some methods, it seems like fall. So complicated. Anyway, inform us all the pieces about your summer time. 

Emma: After we left, we talked about our summer time bucket listing just a little bit. So I’ll say a few profitable issues. One, we did be part of that pool, a neighborhood pool and we went tons and tons and tons. So, my son, Oscar turned one in early June. So he’s nonetheless like, he’s one. It feels bizarre to say like 14 months. I don’t know, I nonetheless have a tough time. I all the time say he’s one, I don’t know however there are such a lot of little milestones so it’s bizarre. 

Elsie: I help going by years and never months nevertheless it looks like that could be a actually laborious transition for lots of toddler mother and father.

Emma: I really feel like should you’re speaking to a different dad or mum, who’s within the zone, they know. They perceive what 13 months versus 15 months means. However should you’re speaking to anyone else, they’re like simply doing math of their head, as you stated it to them. Then they’re like so one in just a little bit, one and a half, one in, you understand?

Elsie: Yeah. So true. 

Emma: It’s simply that complete factor. Anyway, so he’s one. So we went to the pool tons this summer time and at first, he’s like a really cautious little man. He obtained actually into it although and now I may say he’s positively like just a little water child. He loves the pool and we’ve simply been a complete bunch in order that was actually, actually enjoyable. I additionally learn fairly a bit, I feel I learn two or three books, which for me is an effective quantity. I do know some folks would learn a ton of books and that’s actually cool, however I simply don’t have that type of time. However I had a good time studying. I like studying so it was enjoyable to have some summer time reads. Oh, the very last thing was so my factor for myself this summer time, we didn’t actually go on a household trip or something like that. Like I stated, we joined the pool, so there was a whole lot of like time collectively, however we didn’t like do any type of journey, however I needed to do a weekend writing retreat for myself. That’s what I’m calling it. I chuckle as a result of it feels bizarre to even name it that it simply feels so self-conscious as a result of I’m not a fiction author. I’ve by no means been paid to try this. I don’t even know if I ever will likely be, however I’m simply actually wanting to jot down a novel. 

Elsie: Let me simply interrupt you and say it’s positively a author’s retreat. Everyone seems to be prefer it’s positively a author retreat. Don’t really feel self-conscious about that. Writing a novel, writing a primary novel is a tremendous factor to do.

Emma: It’s a second novel. 

Elsie: Okay, sorry. 

Emma: It’s okay. I don’t care. 

Elsie: Writing your first best-selling novel is a tremendous factor to do. I feel that should you don’t personal it and let it’s official, don’t you suppose that that’s what makes folks give up? 

Emma: Nicely, I did it. I booked this contemporary tree home in Branson, Missouri, which is a few 45, one-hour drive from the place I reside. 

Elsie: Describe the fashionable tree home. What does that imply? 

Emma: So should you’ve ever stayed at a Treehouse, I really feel like more often than not, like they’re not normally, effectively there’s all totally different sorts, however this one it’s basically constructed on stilts. So it’s up within the timber, nevertheless it’s not truly constructed right into a tree or round a tree. If you go onto the again deck, you are feeling such as you’re within the timber.

Elsie: Oh my God, that’s enjoyable. 

Emma: Yeah and it had a very nice view. You may see actually far and you could possibly see one of many lakes right here within the Ozark. Now we have numerous actually lovely lakes and I may see the showboat Branson Bell from my studio.

Elsie: That is sort of a large, like a Steamboat. Is that what you’d name it?

Emma: Yeah. 

Elsie: It’s a Steamboat that serves like dinner and stuff. It’s very iconic for Branson.

Emma: It truly is. However anyway, I may see that. You may actually inform what sort of boat it’s. So anyway, I may see that and I noticed numerous different folks on the lake, however the tree home itself was very very like simply type of boxy and it had two bedrooms technically. One on the underside after which a loft bed room on the highest. Two {couples} may keep there, however it will be very open so I feel it will be extra of a great, like only one couple or a few pals, like a woman’s journey or no matter, that type of factor. I went on my own although and for me, it was two nights. I used to be there principally 36 hours, I suppose, or one thing like that, a night after which a complete day the subsequent day after which I left the subsequent morning. I simply wrote the entire time. When you’ve been a long-time listener, then you understand that I’m attempting to jot down a novel. I name it my homicide e book. I had eight chapters carried out principally after I obtained there and after I left I had 14 chapters carried out. That was actually thrilling as a result of I actually haven’t gotten to jot down it a lot within the final three or 4 months it seems like and that’s completely high quality. I’ve a extremely full work schedule and mother life schedule, which I like nevertheless it’s enjoyable to principally do a interest that’s simply one thing you’re keen on, simply one thing that you just’re obsessed with. After I was driving there, I felt like, so, oh, I’m similar to leaving my son for a few nights simply to go do one thing for me, nevertheless it was high quality. He was high quality. He had a good time together with his dad they usually don’t want me each single second. I don’t even know why I feel that. There’s a whole lot of stuff that I in all probability may have carried out for work. I usually make amends for work on the weekends simply because that’s how life shakes out generally. I simply didn’t do any work. I simply wrote my e book and it was actually, actually enjoyable. 

Elsie: We’re all cheering for you.

Emma: I additionally reread it after I obtained there and I felt prefer it was fairly good for a primary draft. So I really feel like I’m actually excited to attempt to end it and possibly ship it to somebody this fall. I don’t know. I don’t actually know any type of timeline or something however my define has 22 chapters so I’ve 14 carried out like I stated, and I’ll in all probability find yourself with 23, 24 chapters. I really feel like one thing is gonna shock me in some unspecified time in the future as a result of I already like added one thing to one of many chapters whereas I used to be there. I used to be like, oh, this could occur. Like my buddy Stephen King says, you must uncover the fossil. Simply kidding. I’m probably not pals with him, however I learn his e book.

Elsie: Oh, no, I declare myself as his buddy.

Emma: I don’t suppose he claims us however we do declare him. 

Elsie: He’s not gonna unclaim us. That may be very impolite. I declare him as my BFF, private buddy. I imply, I learn his e book one and a half occasions I feel that that makes greatest buddy standing.

Emma: That’s fairly good. 

Elsie: Yeah. I like him. 

Emma: So anyway, that’s just about my summer time, a whole lot of pool time, a whole lot of work after which I did my little author’s retreat, which was a blast. Nice summer time. 

Elsie: That’s actually inspiring and I feel everyone seems to be cheering for you proper now. I can simply inform. I can hear it. I imply it’s nonetheless summer time. Okay, let me simply say one thing that I hate on the planet, is the road of the seasons, they’re all fallacious. Each time that you just’re getting excited for the subsequent season or in my case, my youngsters began college so it feels just a little bit like fall nevertheless it additionally seems like summer time as a result of it’s additionally like sizzling as hell and we’re nonetheless swimming and stuff like that. I feel individuals are similar to so policing one another about too early for that. We must always get pleasure from this nevertheless it’s not our fault that it’s complicated and add to that individuals who do the kind of work we do, you must work forward. It’s a must to work a season forward on a whole lot of issues, or it wouldn’t be potential to simply do the work we do. We already are capturing some stuff for Christmas subsequent week and it’s August nonetheless, however that’s a part of our schedule, a part of what makes us capable of have the issues we wanna have once we want them. In any case, I simply suppose that the world ought to simply be extra fluid about all seasons as a result of it type of, for me, it simply all blends collectively all 12 months spherical. 

Emma: I feel it’s although as a result of I do know you see folks complain like, oh, how may you. Don’t let summer time finish, however I really feel like the information should again up. Right here’s the factor I used to be in a giant field craft retailer shopping for some stuff for work in the course of July. It was blazing sizzling they usually have been wheeling out the pumpkins and the Halloween stuff whereas I used to be there. In my coronary heart, I used to be like, sure, as a result of I used to be simply actually excited as a result of I like that stuff. Additionally, in my thoughts, although I do know some folks discover that very annoying, however there should be a whole lot of prospects who’re going to purchase this stuff proper now, or they might not trouble placing them on the cabinets, like what a waste of assets. So I simply really feel like the information that I’m not seeing like gross sales numbers and issues like that should again up the truth that lots of people are psychos similar to me and wanna purchase a Halloween mug on like July thirtieth. It simply should be true regardless of what you hear and that’s the place I’m at. That is my conspiracy principle in regards to the seasons. 

Elsie: No, I don’t suppose it’s a conspiracy principle in any respect. 

Emma: Nicely, it’s a principle. It’s a principle. I don’t know if it’s a conspiracy. 

Elsie: I feel that’s an attention-grabbing thought. I do know like QVC has Christmas in July and that we have been all the time like, I don’t suppose we may take part in that as a result of I don’t suppose our viewers would settle for it or discover it palatable to buy Christmas in July. 

Emma: I don’t know. 

Elsie: However clearly lots of people do embrace that. So anyway, I embrace it although. I simply store for Christmas ornaments 12 months spherical if I’m unhappy and save them in a drawer like, effectively how laborious is that? 

Emma: I purchased Halloween stuff in February this 12 months as a result of I used to be unhappy. There you go. 

Elsie: Like it. In February? 

Emma: Sure. 

Oh, that’s cute.

It’s a darkish time the place I’m from. I used to be like I would like some Halloween stuff. 

Elsie: Okay. So we’re entering into like alert, alert information time. Huh? So we’ve got two items of huge information that we saved for. We type of already have been, they usually have been all like just a little bit within the works already once we left for the summer time break.

Emma: We’ve been retaining secrets and techniques.

Elsie: We’re so good at it since you’ll by no means guess, truly one among these we’re so unhealthy at it as a result of we speak about it on a regular basis. Okay. 

Emma: One we’re good at, one we’re unhealthy at so we’re nice at secret-keeping 50%. 

Elsie: Considered one of us is superb at retaining secrets and techniques and I wager you possibly can’t guess which one? Okay. So 

Emma, do you wish to share the ABM information first or your private information first?

Emma: Nicely I’ll share my information first. So my information is that we’re transferring to a special home nonetheless in Springfield, Missouri, however only a totally different neighborhood and a special home. We purchased the home in late April of this 12 months and we’ve been renovating it and we’re planning to maneuver in mid to late September. That’s the aim and goal. We’ll see if it occurs. I feel it should, however we’ll see. So yeah, that’s type of my huge secret is we have been been type of planning to maneuver right here for just a little bit. 

Elsie: So first query, simply inform us like just a little bit about the home. What made you see it? What was the very first thing you favored about it? Then what made you want truly make the supply? What have been the issues? 

Emma: We nearly didn’t go see this home. So my husband and I’ve been attempting to purchase a home that we each wanna reside in for 5 – 6 years it seems like. I don’t even know the way lengthy, a very long time. We simply kinda needed various things, favored various things. So the home we’re in earlier than the one we’re in proper now, I didn’t love. Now the one which we’re in proper now, my husband doesn’t love sure issues about it. He loves some issues about it in fact. Each home I really feel such as you love some issues about it. 

Elsie: You want totally different kinds of houses. 

Emma: I feel it’s totally different kinds. I additionally suppose a giant piece of it for me is location. I don’t like residing outdoors of city in any respect and my husband doesn’t actually wanna really feel like he’s residing in the course of city, which I additionally perceive. So simply numerous issues like that. Numerous little issues. We nearly wanna go see this home. It was within the neighborhood that’s type of like the most effective neighborhood for each of us. It’s just like the one which it’s a terrific neighborhood. 

Elsie: It’s a extremely cool neighborhood. It has a pond with swans, famously the swans.

Emma: Largely geese although however sure. Nicely it’s a terrific neighborhood and it’s on the town, nevertheless it’s nonetheless very walkable and nonetheless feels very neighborly, which is what I like. The home itself simply didn’t actually have a lot of a method in any respect. It’s a cut up stage. 

Elsie: It was vibing type of low. 

Emma: It was vibing very low. It wasn’t that it was in restore or something. It wasn’t falling aside or something like that. It was simply, actually simply had nothing to it and so I don’t know., I simply was like, mm, I don’t suppose we’ll like, it. I don’t suppose both of us will actually prefer it, nevertheless it’s within the neighborhood that we would like and it’s within the worth vary that we would like. So lastly I used to be like, effectively, what do you suppose? Possibly we should always simply have a look at it. I hate to waste my realtor’s time as a result of we’ve got been for years, as I already talked about. So lastly we’re like, oh, let’s simply go have a look at it. Who is aware of? We’ve already checked out so many various issues through the years and once we walked it, we favored it much more than the way it regarded within the photographs. Which might occur. I really feel like it will possibly go both approach with itemizing photographs. You may prefer it a lot extra. You may prefer it a lot much less and be like, wow, they obtained these photographs wanting nice as a result of the home will not be good. Yeah. I felt the home was higher than the photographs. Not that whoever took the photographs was unhealthy, it simply felt greater and extra open. It felt type of closed in and form of dumpy within the photographs, nevertheless it didn’t really feel that approach as a lot in actual life. So I used to be like, okay, I feel this has extra potential and it is a very subjective opinion, however I didn’t really feel it had any viewpoint or any selections that had been made about it. Like should you have been like, what period is that this home? I feel folks would guess all kinds of various issues as a result of it didn’t actually look, it regarded like a nineties home, nevertheless it was constructed within the late seventies. It simply didn’t have any character. That’s about what I’d say. 

Elsie: I’ll say for my part, when she despatched me the itemizing, I used to be like, yeah, I don’t suppose you’re gonna like that one. I simply didn’t actually see something about it that was attention-grabbing. It wasn’t till I went to it, similar to her, in person who I may like see and the vibes are superb in individual. 

Emma: Nicely, we in a short time have been like, we actually like the situation. We knew it was within the neighborhood we needed, nevertheless it’s a extremely shut stroll to the elementary college, which is what I’ve all the time needed as a result of I actually wanna stroll our son to high school sooner or later. It’s similar to a particular factor to me as a result of our grandpa used to stroll us to church once we would have grandparents’ weekends and that was simply one thing that was actually particular to me rising up. So I’ve all the time needed a model of that with my youngsters. So anyway, in order that was like on my listing, to be like a stroll to the elementary college actually limits your housing selections. I knew that was very particular. So it was like, okay, we’re actually gonna have to love, make one thing work with the intention to get that factor on my listing. And this home checks that field for me and for the issues that my husband needed, Trey needed, it checks the bins for him. We have been similar to, we simply are gonna want to actually renovate it and provides it a complete totally different inside, principally. In order that’s what we’re doing. We didn’t renovate the basement, the sunroom, and a pair closets, however about 80% of the home, we principally gutted. It’ll really feel very, very new, nevertheless it received’t be a brand new home. Like I stated, it was constructed within the late seventies. I feel we’re gonna like it. I feel it’s gonna be nice. I feel it’s gonna be the proper match for what every of us needs and a terrific place to lift our son. I don’t actually plan to share a complete lot about it on our weblog. I’m probably not planning on doing the entire, right here’s the empty home, and right here’s the entire renovation course of. As you’ve heard, I already purchased the home in late April so I’ve type of been sitting on this for some time. It’s simply because that’s what I wanna do principally. I really feel like that’s what suits our household’s wants and desires at this stage of my life. We’re wanting just a little extra privateness. I’ve a really younger son. That’s a factor that’s on my thoughts, however you’ll nonetheless see peeks of it. I {photograph} all of my meals and craft content material at my dwelling. So that you’ll nonetheless see little bits of it right here and there, however I’m simply probably not planning on doing like huge earlier than and after room excursions or something like that essentially 

Elsie: Residence running a blog is a grind. I like that Emma is prepared for her privateness period. I really feel that too. I don’t suppose I’m like fairly as personal as you, however I do really feel rather more than I used to. I feel that’s a traditional factor to really feel after you’ve develop into a dad or mum. That you just similar to type of maintain your guard up just a little bit extra and take into consideration your loved ones’s privateness as an alternative of simply your individual wants.

Emma: Yeah. Like what I need, it’s like simply totally different. 

Elsie: So inform us your favourite, probably the most thrilling room for you. The room you possibly can’t wait to make use of and the room that’s been probably the most enjoyable to revamp. 

Emma: Gosh. Yeah, like I stated, we’ve actually ripped aside and are redoing a whole lot of the home, an enormous portion of it. We vaulted one space just like the ceilings and type of made it extra of an open idea. There’s two residing rooms. So one of many residing rooms or residing areas, I suppose, it was separate and now it’s part of the kitchen. There’s a peninsula so I actually like that. We haven’t entertained tons in the previous few years for pandemic causes and new child functions however I’d wish to have that part of my life once more sooner or later. I like cooking. I like cooking for folks. I like having folks over. So I like an area that may really feel very fluid. The place folks can type of stroll round and likewise chat whilst you seize a bottle of wine or whilst you’re ending up making dinner, no matter. So I like feeling such as you’re not utterly separate whenever you’re within the kitchen. So I’m actually enthusiastic about that. One little quirky factor is our primary bed room has this tiny closet room off to the aspect of it. It has a closet and this isn’t a closet. The earlier house owners, it appeared that they have been utilizing it as a stitching room. I don’t know if one among them sewed, however they’d just a little stitching machine in there and I’m gonna flip it right into a tiny library. I’m actually enthusiastic about that. I in all probability will present one thing about that, simply because it’s similar to a small little humorous function, however I’m actually enthusiastic about it. I feel it’s simply cute and quirky, so, yeah. , 

Elsie: I feel it’s gonna be wonderful. I’m excited for you. I’m so joyful that you just get your tiny library and her toilet is gonna be so epic. I’m excited probably the most to see the kitchen. , can I say what shade it’s? 

Emma: Yeah. 

Elsie: So she’s doing a inexperienced kitchen. 

Emma: I’m positive they’ll see it within the background of a meals submit in some unspecified time in the future.

Elsie: I’m very enthusiastic about it. I feel that it’ll be good. All these years, Emma does like 99% of all of the recipes on A Lovely Mess and all these years, she’s all the time had this sure kind of kitchen that she actually needs and I really feel like she’s lastly gonna get that with like all of her home windows and spots to take photographs. That’s actually thrilling. 

Emma: Yeah. I’m actually excited for it. I’m positive I’ll present little issues, however I’m probably not planning to share it tons and tons, however I in all probability will speak about it on the podcast as a result of I simply really feel like that’s a special factor reasonably than yeah. I really feel prefer it’s simpler to maintain it extra personal within the ways in which I’m wanting. Anyway, in order that’s that information. Let’s transfer on to the massive A Lovely Mess information. 

Elsie: Okay. Okay. So can I do like type of an origin story? You suppose that’d be enjoyable? 

Emma: Sure. Love an origin story. 

Elsie: Okay. So our huge information is that we’re making a second web site and it is a first for us. Truly, it’s not a primary for us as a result of within the very previous days of our very early running a blog, after I was getting married, we began a marriage weblog. I severely suppose we solely blogged on it like 10 occasions after which give up. It was not a severe dedication and it additionally wasn’t one thing that we have been likable to tackle at the moment. It was only a mistake throughout. Anyway, so all these years I’ve all the time thought of having a second web site and clearly, A Lovely Mess is the kind of web site that does numerous various things. It’s our energy. Each now and again, I really feel prefer it’s a weak point however I feel for probably the most half it’s been a energy for us.

Emma: I feel it’s who we’re. 

Elsie: Yeah. Like our primary submit, it’s like one thing that’s a cocktail, one thing that’s a hearth pit, one thing that’s an oatmeal. 

Emma: What books we’re studying. 

Elsie: Yeah. It’s very random and clearly all of it ties into our curiosity, our demographic, similar to life-style stuff, I suppose. I don’t know. I’ve all the time form of fantasized about doing just a little area of interest aspect undertaking however I didn’t count on it to ever occur simply because at this stage in our life including one thing on appears dumb, like frankly, as a result of we’re mothers with younger youngsters. We’ve type of actually been taking issues away from our enterprise greater than including issues on. Okay. What it’s is our new web site is gonna be known as Childhood Magic and it’s a youngsters undertaking web site. So initially I’ll let you know about just like the day I pitch the concept to Emma, and all of that. So I used to be having lunch with another bloggers they usually have been like, hey, a child web site is an effective alternative. They have been simply speaking about what totally different alternatives, various things which are working for folks within the form of technique of like individuals who wish to get visitors from Google and do it as a long run, not essentially simply sharing your life for enjoyable, like a long run.

Emma: Being a useful resource for what individuals are looking. 

Elsie: Yeah. So, which is what we’re attempting to do with A Lovely Mess these days. Anyway, in order that they talked about the concept of a child’s web site they usually have been like somebody ought to do a child’s craft web site, however simply make it just a little bit extra aesthetic. Instantly I used to be like, I need that undertaking so unhealthy, however I used to be like, Emma won’t ever let me do this. I simply knew that she was gonna say no. 

Emma: I say no alot.

Elsie: And to be truthful, like with the marriage weblog, I shouldn’t have carried out that as a result of it was an enormous waste of time establishing one thing that I didn’t even actually have a plan or wish to do, I suppose as a result of I didn’t even actually do it. Anyway, I known as Emma the subsequent day and made this listing of the professionals, and cons, the professionals solely 

Emma: The professionals solely. Yeah. 

Elsie: I Was like let’s do the second web site. So, the primary query, in fact, the apparent first query is why wouldn’t we simply put extra youngsters’ tasks on A Lovely Mess? As a result of we’ve got numerous youngsters’ tasks on A Lovely Mess and it’s not an off-limit topic in any respect. I used to be like, effectively, I type of do like 500 youngsters tasks. I feel it’s simply too many. It’s prefer it may survive as its personal web site. I feel the largest professional for us is that our workforce like we’ve got a small workforce, ourselves and three different girls, and we are able to use the strengths and the talents that we have already got doing A Lovely Mess to additionally do the second web site. So it’s like, we didn’t actually must be taught any new abilities. It’s simply making the identical sorts of issues, however for teenagers and styled for teenagers and concepts for teenagers and there’s some huge variations, however there’s much more similarities. So I feel individuals who like A Lovely Mess will like Childhood Magic should you’re curious about youngsters stuff. The opposite purpose that I needed to have it as a separate web site is for the individuals who aren’t curious about child stuff. I completely perceive that an enormous a part of viewers will not be into that. I feel I’m like a possibly type of a uncommon individual, however I’ve all the time been curious about youngsters stuff even lengthy, lengthy, lengthy earlier than I used to be a mother. It’s simply one thing that I’m into as, I don’t know, like when the Martha Stewart youngsters magazines within the early two hundreds, I like that kind of factor. I all the time purchased each single one, regardless that I didn’t have youngsters or nieces and nephews at the moment. 

Emma: I feel identical. I feel too, for me, a few of the issues that caught out in my thoughts, so stepping other than just like the enterprise of it. So simply stepping other than that for a minute, one factor I actually favored about it was I felt like Elsie and I, and our brother Doreen, we had a whole lot of creativity fostered in our childhood due to our mother and father, particularly our mother, however actually each of our mother and father. However our mother, as soon as we have been all in class, she stayed dwelling with us. She was a stay-at-home mother, every time we have been all little. Then as soon as we have been all in class, she turned an artwork trainer and our mother’s simply a particularly artistic individual. She’s now a painter and she or he’s simply in all probability probably the most artistic individual I do know and she or he simply fostered a whole lot of that in our lives. I may in all probability do a complete podcast about this so I’m like attempting to consider tips on how to say this rapidly. 

Elsie: We did do a complete podcast final 12 months known as childhood magic. Not final 12 months, the 12 months earlier than. 

Emma: It was in my maternity go away. So yeah, I suppose the 12 months earlier than however anyway, we are able to hyperlink that. So in my thoughts, I suppose what I’m attempting to say is I assumed that this web site seemed like a possibility to do for not simply our kids however a a lot wider viewers, the present that we got in our childhood. So I actually favored that, that actually appealed to me, that made me really feel actually excited to work on it, regardless that we’re actually busy and we knew it will be a whole lot of work. It was like, oh, that’s truly actually motivating. In order that, after which the opposite piece of it was and this, I don’t know, possibly this may sound tacky, I don’t know, however we’re attempting to infuse into childhoodmagic.com, our web site, a whole lot of like many severely one or two sentences, type of like pep talks all through the content material. That’s type of like, hey, should you’re the one that’s doing all of the analysis, gathering the provides, setting all of it out, serving to the youngsters in your life do some type of undertaking, and then you definitely’re in all probability the individual cleansing all of it up, that’s a whole lot of work. However you’re making childhood magic and we see you and we’re similar to, we’re right here and we expect you’re superior. We’re attempting to make one thing that’s gonna assist you to and likewise acknowledge you within the content material and within the textual content of the web site over and over. Hopefully, it doesn’t really feel too repetitive, however we’re actually attempting to infuse that into it loads as a result of I actually consider that creativity is for everybody. I feel there’s a whole lot of methods to go about it. Clearly, we’re gonna have particular tasks on our web site, however I feel additionally we’re attempting to type of put on the market, like, do it your approach, do it nonetheless you need. When you want one thing fast and simple or printable for this or that, we’ve got that too, you understand, no matter, nevertheless it’s like creativity is for everybody and it’s additionally, frankly, a whole lot of work whenever you’re the grownup doing all of the issues. Quite a lot of occasions you don’t actually get the thanks from youngsters as a result of little youngsters, they don’t, they will’t thanks. 

Elsie: You principally by no means get the thanks from youngsters. 

Emma: That’s high quality. That’s not towards the youngsters. It’s simply, that’s not the way it works, you understand? So we’re attempting to infuse a few of that thanks into the positioning. In order that was additionally to me type of motivating after I thought it by means of. Like I used to be like, ah, that makes it type of price doing all this work. That’s thrilling. That makes me excited to jot down. So these are a few issues that I type of, I don’t know, latched onto with the idea rapidly and felt excited to work on it due to these issues. 

Elsie: I do suppose we’ll do one other episode on the official launch the place we speak just a little bit extra about our favourite submit and clarify the classes just a little bit extra as a result of in the meanwhile we nonetheless haven’t launched but, however it’s coming actually quickly and we’re simply kinda like ending up the design and housekeeping stuff. So, yeah, let’s speak just a little bit about what it was like to try this as a result of clearly like A Lovely mess was nonetheless operating this summer time and we had truly a smaller workforce than we’ve got ever up to now. So how we did it’s we did do some bit much less A Lovely Mess submit which should you discover that and also you have been alarmed, now you understand why. Actually, it’s gonna be price it, however getting the launch, I actually needed to launch with 100 posts. The rationale why is as a result of I needed from day one for it to be a helpful useful resource with populated items from the entire holidays that we cowl and the various kinds of tasks. There’s like content material in all of these areas. So you possibly can see what it’s going to be like and you may form of belief that it’s like an actual web site that’s going to be operating and take it simply as severely as A Lovely Mess. However I imply, it didn’t write itself. It was a whole lot of further work and a motherf*cking grind this complete summer time. I feel we began in March.

Emma: Who’s sick of pipe cleaners? No, I’m simply kidding. I’m simply kidding. It’s actually enjoyable. 

Elsie: I’m not sick of any of it. 

Emma: I’m not both. I like it. 

Elsie: Like I’m like weirdly hooked on the type of like all of the tasks, like my workplace, Emma can say, it’s bizarre in there proper now.

Emma: Mine too. It’s filled with dinosaurs and Halloween stuff and Hanukkah stuff. Like simply all kinds of issues, which are like for the tasks and the styling and yeah. It’s enjoyable and it’s wild. 

Elsie: Yeah. It’s been an enormous artistic problem and administrative problem, simply getting it carried out was an enormous problem. Then studying extra about writing for issues which are useful for teenagers, for academics of younger youngsters, and fogeys of younger youngsters, that was a complete new factor to be taught. It was a really enjoyable and thrilling 12 months after which, in fact, our children helped even child Oscar has his footprint crafts together with his actual foot. He’s actually contributing. 

Emma: It’s his actual foot. It’s not a mannequin’s foot. It’s his foot. 

Elsie: All my hammers are actual. Someday I texted Emma and it was like, Marigold says no extra hand prints. Don’t even ask. 

Emma: She give up, her summer time she give up. 

Elsie: Yeah, whenever you see it, I hope you like it and we’ll hyperlink within the present notes, however you possibly can comply with us on Instagram. Now we have a Pinterest after which our web site will likely be childhoodmagic.com. Woo. Yeah. I’m so excited. It’s particular. Like I’ve a particular place in my coronary heart proper now. Truly like very restorative as a result of after the pandemic I used to be, you guys know like severely burned out and I feel I’ve talked about that. I do know Emma’s talked about it and I really feel like this was form of just a little little bit of a reset, like creatively. 

Emma: Yeah, I’d agree. It additionally in a bizarre approach, and I do know I similar to talked about our childhood with creativity, nevertheless it feels type of like that, like making stuff for enjoyable once we have been youngsters, making dioramas in highschool or bizarre collages in your trapper keeper cowl and issues like that. Which these usually are not the tasks, however I’m simply saying, it seems like that in a approach, it simply makes me really feel like my life’s on observe. Like I’m doing the factor I used to be all the time meant to do regardless that it type of doesn’t make sense to me at occasions. 

Elsie: That’s precisely how I really feel. I’ve stated earlier than, it’s bizarre how life has a approach of just like the issues that we’re doing for Childhood Magic, it’s like all of this stuff that I’ve practiced for years that I by no means knew why. Like Emma has made seven totally different sorts of slime.

Emma: I’m the slime girl.

Elsie: However she is aware of tips on how to write recipes quick and completely. They’re effectively made they usually’re like, I imply I don’t wanna say good, however they’re type of good. 

Emma: It interprets greater than you’d suppose.

Elsie: Yeah. It’s so attention-grabbing. So yeah, I felt very fortunate that we discovered one thing that we may do with the talents we already had with the workforce we have already got and all the pieces type of clicked into place, however I received’t say that it was like simple as a result of I feel it was a whole lot of work. It was a whole lot of further work and that’s why Emma was saying earlier, like working a whole lot of weekends and stuff. That’s not what we usually do, however this season has been fairly distinctive. 

Emma: Yeah. It’s been a full season. 

Elsie: Subsequent 12 months may be our extra restful 12 months. We’ll see.

Emma: Yeah. I’m open to what the long run brings. 

Elsie: Nicely, I’m so joyful we obtained to share each these issues as a result of it’s been such a contented time in life, and may’t wait to share it. 

Emma: Now we have a listener query from Rachel. She says, I like your podcast and I’d love to listen to your ideas on selecting the proper purse. I really feel caught within the diaper bag part and wish to sometimes carry one thing smooth or much less diaper dishevelled. I’d love to listen to what you employ whenever you’re on an journey like Disneyland or out for a dinner date or evening out along with your spouses and what you carry whenever you’re by your self going someplace. I kinda love this as a result of I used to be like, yeah, you get caught with the diaper bag. You begin placing your pockets in there after which rapidly it’s your purse and it’s like, uh oh, I don’t need this. I imply my diaper bag, you gave me my diaper bag, it’s cute nevertheless it’s additionally huge and doesn’t go along with a whole lot of outfits whenever you’re eager to exit otherwise you need, simply totally different vibes. I’ve a pair issues, however I wanna hear what you must say first. What do you do? So that you’re type of outta the diaper bag part, proper? 

Elsie: I at present don’t have a diaper bag, however I’ve been utilizing a backpack for like, I feel I obtained it earlier than we went to New York after which I simply by no means switched out of it.

Emma: Did you get into that in your diaper bag part and also you’re similar to, I like this?

Elsie: No. I went again to it just lately as a result of now that I’ve had the diaper bag years, I really feel like a handbag is normally too small. I like small cross-body purses and I will likely be trustworthy like I’ve a whole lot of them that I’ve worn like as soon as or a couple of occasions or for every week, nevertheless it’s like, I can’t get there the place that’s my primary purse proper now. I like love how they give the impression of being with outfits and stuff. For me proper now, I’m type of not in a fashiony a part of my life. So yeah, the backpack, I obtained the lovable one, I’ll hyperlink it within the present notes, and it’s cute. I feel it appears good for what it’s. Like I’d say it’s cuter than a diaper bag however yeah, I feel that I’m gonna stick with that for a short while, simply because proper now the youngsters in, I don’t know, I really feel like I’m similar to bringing my journal loads, you. There’s different causes too in addition to diaper bag why you wanna like carry simply stuff. You simply don’t desire a tiny purse. Okay. Inform me your recommendation. 

Emma: Okay. So one, I in all probability will hyperlink my diaper bag as a result of it’s actually cute. 

Elsie: The Fawn Design one? 

Emma: Sure. Fawn design, Elsie obtained me mine.

Elsie: I like them. I’ve like three or 4 after which I obtained Emma the leopard one as a result of she’s like a leopard girl. 

Emma: I like leopard. Yeah.

Elsie: Are you aware if it’s the massive one or the small one? 

Emma: It’s the small. 

Elsie: I just like the small one. I don’t suppose the small one is like, I didn’t really feel like I ever wanted the massive one. 

Emma: Yeah. There are occasions prefer it’s full, however I don’t really feel prefer it’s too small, so it’s good. So yeah, I take advantage of that on a regular basis. So what I do, and I don’t know if it’s gonna match what Rachel would love, however is I obtained into the Fanny pack factor. The place you put on like throughout your chest diagonal. 

Elsie: No, I’ve carried out that too. I like that too. 

Emma: Yeah. So I’ve a black leather-based one. I can hyperlink it and I actually prefer it. It’s a terrific dimension. It suits all the pieces that I need in a handbag. I normally can stuff it into my diaper bag if I’m eager to. So it’s type of like I’m carrying a mini purse inside the diaper bag. Like if we have been on the pool or one thing and I needed to seize my purse, the Fanny pack, and sling it over and stroll over to the snack shack and purchase one thing for Oscar or no matter, then I can go away the diaper bag and no matter. I dunno, this isn’t a great instance, however so I actually like that. I additionally really feel like as a mother of a younger child, I truly choose this to a cross-body bag as a result of it’s extra like caught to my physique after I’m sporting it. So I’ve my palms free to chase him round or seize one thing out of his mouth earlier than he chokes or all of the issues that you just do when you could have a one-year-old. I additionally truly actually just like the look after I’m sporting it with regular garments, my jumpsuits, no matter. I really feel prefer it’s nearly like sporting a harness. Like should you’re sporting a moo-moo gown, which I do this loads in the summertime as a result of they’re breezy, it type of like provides it extra of a form, which is type of cool. So anyway, I dig it and I’m actually late to this development, however I noticed folks doing it for a couple of years and I used to be just like the Fanny pack’s again. I don’t know. Then I had a child and I used to be like, oh, that is actually helpful. In order that’s my factor now. I even have taken it after I’ve traveled, which I’ve solely traveled as soon as at any price. Once more, I may stuff it into like my carry-on backpack, the place I’ve my laptop computer and like different issues. So it’s similar to a pleasant, principally very small purse which you can then put on like a sling over diagonally in your chest and I actually prefer it. I really feel like all the youngsters are nonetheless doing it so you possibly can seem like you’re on development in order that’s cool. They arrive in so many various kinds. Mine’s simply black leather-based, however there’s so many various ones. I really feel like black leather-based for me suits a whole lot of my outfits in order that’s nice, however no matter you put on get one thing that goes with no matter you are likely to put on. 

Elsie: I truthfully suppose a Fanny pack is sort of a good mother purse, however just a little bit cuter, little bit extra trendy. 

Emma: Yeah, it really works for me. It’s very sensible and fortunately, considerably fashionable, considerably. I feel it’s just a little late to it at this level, however nonetheless, it’s working for me, so I’m loving it and I obtained my palms free, so I will be like, don’t put that rock in your mouth. 

Elsie: Earlier than we go, let’s do some sparks pleasure. So that is the place we share one thing inexpensive. Mine is free. That has made a giant distinction in your life or introduced you pleasure or didn’t know if you want it and then you definitely beloved it. That form of factor. Okay. So mine is Estatesales.internet and I feel I’ve talked about this earlier than on the podcast, however I wanna like actually point out it as a result of I wanna actually clarify why it’s nice for individuals who haven’t tried it but as a result of till you’ve tried it, you may realize it exists however till you could have skilled it you don’t actually know. So right here’s what it’s, it’s an property gross sales accumulating web site. All you must do is go on there, make an account, and arrange a seek for your space. So that you’ll put in your tackle and for mine, I put inside 10 miles after which each week I feel on Thursday or possibly Wednesday it sends me an e mail as soon as every week with the entire upcoming property gross sales in my space and it’s wonderful. I’ve all the time been the kind of person who stops after I see an property sale however a whole lot of occasions you don’t know if it’s the primary day or the final day. Quite a lot of occasions you go in and it seems like a waste of time as a result of all the pieces’s not stuff you’re curious about or no matter. So the factor I like about this web site, the primary time I ever used it’s like, keep in mind after I made that Halloween dollhouse? 

Emma: Sure. 

Elsie: That’s after I first obtained it. So I particularly was like in search of an property sale that had a doll home. Like a great, huge dollhouse that I may do my Halloween factor with. So yeah, what I like is which you can additionally like favourite gross sales, and it form of helps you set up, however you possibly can have a look at, normally, every sale could have not less than 20, however in all probability extra like 40 or 60 photographs of the objects that so you possibly can scroll by means of it actually quick although. It’s not like a factor the place it doesn’t take a lot time. I’d say spend like possibly quarter-hour every week it and if there’s a sale, generally, as a result of property gross sales, it’s like one individual’s home so each now and again there will likely be a sale that is rather like tailored for you that you must go to and it doesn’t occur fairly often not less than not for me. However when these come up, it’s simply so cool to find out about them. Then you possibly can go on the primary day and get the factor that you just actually need. I’m an enormous advocate for estatesales.internet. It’s completely free and I simply suppose should you like property gross sales in any respect, why not use this as a result of it simply helps you get extra of what you need out of one thing that may be fairly random. 

Emma: Yeah, it sounds prefer it actually simplifies it in some methods. 

Elsie: I feel this makes it extra price it as a result of like a whole lot of occasions, you must drive 10 minutes or one thing and it takes just a little tiny little bit of planning, however anyway, I hope somebody makes use of it. When you use it and you’ve got a great expertise, message me about it or e mail podcast@abeautifulmess.com so we are able to hear simply because I feel that’s enjoyable. I wanna be an influencer for estatesales.internet.

Emma: I like it. 

Elsie: Okay. Inform us yours. 

Emma: Okay. My sparks pleasure will not be free. It prices greater than that however I like them a lot so I simply really feel like I’ve to place it within the phase. I purchased extra jumpsuits. I instructed myself a while in the past now months in the past that I used to be like no extra after which I purchased yet another. I assumed, oh, that is the final one after which yesterday I purchased two extra. 

Elsie: We have been sitting on the desk working yesterday and I used to be like they only put up a restock of jumpsuits and she or he was like, instantly testing.

Emma: Yeah. I used to be like, oh, have they got my dimension? So yeah, I simply like it.

Elsie: So say the model and like clarify what they’re. 

Emma: Sure. It’s Massive Bud Press they usually have shops in I feel LA, Palm Springs, and New York, possibly they’ve them different locations. I do know they’ve them there, however you too can order on-line. I largely order on-line. I’ve purchased a pair in individual in Palm Springs when Elsie and I went.

Elsie: That was a pleasant day.

Emma: However yeah, I like the model. It’s a small enterprise they usually simply make actually top quality, colourful, cool stuff. Additionally they make an enormous effort to do actually inclusive fashions in all their shoots. It’s similar to a extremely various, totally different appears and I like that. 

Elsie: Additionally they present their jumpsuits on males as a result of they’re unisex, which is type of cool.

Emma: Nearly all the time, I get a random praise from somebody after I’m sporting my jumpsuits. Yeah. I put on jumpsuits on a regular basis, however I don’t go away my home that a lot. 

Elsie: Me too. I actually have an enormous assortment of those jumpsuits and I feel should you haven’t tried one, they’re like not everybody likes it. Simply order one and simply attempt it, simply see however, for me, it’s like the proper match. I’ve by no means had one tailor-made earlier than. The sizing is constant sufficient I all the time put on the identical dimension they usually’re simply simple to put on. They’re the kind of factor like I put on ’em on date nights, I put on them to a blogger occasion if I like must attempt to really feel cool. It’s the kind of factor the place you’re like put on a hat or one thing. 

Emma: Yeah. I really feel like you possibly can gown it up or kinda gown it down. 

Elsie: You can too simply put on it any, you understand, every time. 

Emma: Sure. So yeah, that’s the opposite factor I actually like about it’s it could possibly be actually quick to prepare within the morning. So in case you are attempting to observe a younger baby otherwise you simply wakened late or no matter, and also you don’t have time to throw collectively a cute outfit, then I really feel like a jumpsuit is an effective way to simply, increase. You might have an outfit already put a shawl on, put a hat on, no matter, and it may be actually dressy or not dressy. So anyway, love jumpsuits. I’m carried out shopping for them now for positive. No, simply kidding. Most likely not. 

Elsie: I’ve by no means stated I used to be carried out shopping for them and I feel I needed to complete the entire rainbow and now I feel we are able to do like numerous twinning movies, which is enjoyable as a result of she’s obtained the purple one. Now I need the purple one. I don’t know. I feel that it’s type of a factor the place there isn’t a finish to it, nevertheless it’s like supporting a small enterprise so who cares? It’s enjoyable. The opposite factor is that I’ll say I’m not a style individual and a whole lot of occasions I like will purchase a development after which change my thoughts about it. And like, simply type of change my thoughts about what I like loads and I’ve been shopping for these jumpsuits for like seven years. Since I first moved to Nashville and I don’t actually see them as a development. I see them as only a traditional staple. They’re simply so cool. I feel I’ve gotten extra put on out of mine than I’ve ever gotten out of any gown ever. 

Emma: Yeah, I put on mine not less than 3 times every week. Yeah, I’ve attire too and denims. However yeah, jumpsuits, jumpsuits.

Elsie: Okay. I hope the Massive Bud Press woman hears this she’s gonna be like, wow. 

Emma: I do know folks will likely be like, they have to receives a commission to speak about it. I’m like, no, I don’t. I purchase all of them myself. I don’t care. I like it a lot. Like it. 

Elsie: So subsequent week we will likely be again with our autumn e book membership picks, and we’re gonna do a 

full-on cozy episode. I really feel like we do this yearly. It’s the final week of August so we’re about to enter September, which I really feel like even for the Scrooge Mcducks of seasonal issues, September, you must not less than take into account that form of fall, proper? It’s form of autumn. So it’s time. It’s now. It’s taking place. Oh, and by the best way, blogger autumn begins August 1st so we are literally not speeding with that in any respect. See you subsequent week.