#300: Summer Bucket List
5/18/202640 min
This week we're sharing what's on our Summer bucket list and discussing a hot take about shoe-free rules in homes.
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Elsie's Summer Bucket List:
- Family vacation to New England
- Summer Reading Goals
- Teaching kids basic skills
- Establish a family movie night
- Draft a new novel
Emma's Summer Bucket List:
- On Sabbatical
- Family night in Branson
- Make a digit collage project
- Take a trip with her husband
- Clean out kids' toys and books
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First 90 secondsEmma Chapman· Host0:00
[upbeat music] You're listening to the Beautiful Mess podcast, your cozy comfort listen. I'm your host, Emma Chapman.
Elsie Larson· Host0:09
And I'm your host, Elsie Larson.
Emma Chapman· Host0:10
And this week we're sharing what's on our summer bucket list, and we are discussing a hot take about shoe-free rules in homes. I wondered when the shoe-free rule was gonna come up because- Not the take off your shoes debate. Oh, boy.
Elsie Larson· Host0:24
This is a sensitive topic.
Emma Chapman· Host0:26
This is when people stop being friends. [laughs] This is a prob- no, I'm just kidding.
Elsie Larson· Host0:30
[laughs] I love it. I love the topic. Okay, so before we jump in, we wanted to make a note to you that we are going to do summer episodes. Thank you for sending your ideas. Send them, send them to us any time at podcast@beautifulmess.com. We love to hear them. I'm in charge of making the outlines, and that's pretty much the only place I get ideas from is your [laughs] emails.
Emma Chapman· Host0:54
Mm-hmm.
Elsie Larson· Host0:54
So thank you for... And we get, like, a wide variety. It's really interesting. Thank you to everyone who sends us book recommendations. Um- You don't know how much money I've spent on thrift books because of you.
Emma Chapman· Host1:05
[laughs] Never stop. Never change.
Elsie Larson· Host1:06
Yeah. Yeah. Like, my whole library, my dining room, is almost full, and it's almost all thrift books, so it's a wonderful situation.
Emma Chapman· Host1:16
Yeah, and just so many from, I'm like, "Oh yeah, a podcast listener told me about this."
Elsie Larson· Host1:20
Yes.
Emma Chapman· Host1:20
Yeah. So.
Elsie Larson· Host1:21
Like, and I do notice the people who come in over and over recommending the same book, and that does mean that we'll read it faster, so good job for you.
Emma Chapman· Host1:28
It does.
Unknown speaker1:29
[laughs]