Stress-Free Fun at Home: Activities to Spice Up Your Routine - 239
Pulling Curls Podcast: Pregnancy & Parenting Untangled
Release Date: 08/26/2024
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Pulling Curls Podcast: Pregnancy & Parenting Untangled
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Pulling Curls Podcast: Pregnancy & Parenting Untangled
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Pulling Curls Podcast: Pregnancy & Parenting Untangled
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Hospital Tours 101: What Parents-to-Be Should Know - 255
Pulling Curls Podcast: Pregnancy & Parenting Untangled
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Baby Proofing 101: Dani Morin's Mission for Baby Safety Awareness - 254
Pulling Curls Podcast: Pregnancy & Parenting Untangled
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Pulling Curls Podcast: Pregnancy & Parenting Untangled
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Stronger Bones, Stronger Women: The Benefits of Strength Training - 252
Pulling Curls Podcast: Pregnancy & Parenting Untangled
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Moving Mom and Dad: Tips for a Smooth Transition - 251
Pulling Curls Podcast: Pregnancy & Parenting Untangled
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Things That Might Make Labor Tough - 250
Pulling Curls Podcast: Pregnancy & Parenting Untangled
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Understanding Healthshares: Bills, Payments, and Peace of Mind - 249
Pulling Curls Podcast: Pregnancy & Parenting Untangled
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info_outlineIn episode 239 of The Pulling Curls Podcast, Hilary Erickson explores ways to bring more joy and fun into everyday life without the need for expensive trips or excessive planning. She shares personal insights on shifting focus from frequent travel to enjoying local activities and hobbies, making the case for finding entertainment close to home. Tune in to discover how simplifying your schedule can create more opportunities for fun right where you are.
Big thanks to our sponsor Family Routines -- if you're thinking HILARY Who has time for fun? Getting into routines can make more margin in your life for fun!
Timestamps:
00:00 Diminishing joy in frequent vacations and travel.
04:10 Enjoy fun at home, rethink the travel.
06:04 Upcoming episodes on miscarriage, motherhood, and parenting.
Keypoints:
- The episode focuses on finding more enjoyment and fun in activities closer to home.
- Hilary shares her experiences with frequent trips to Disneyland and how the excitement diminished over time.
- She references the law of diminishing returns, emphasizing that repeated exposure to an activity can reduce its enjoyment.
- Hilary talks about how frequent traveling disrupted her weight loss journey and overall routine.
- She highlights the importance of finding local activities and events, such as movies, comedy shows, concerts, and theater.
- Hilary realized that local options, like theater shows in Phoenix, can be as enjoyable as traveling to places like New York.
- Emphasis on having fun without the stress and expense associated with travel.
- The importance of making time for local activities, even those as simple as playing pickleball.
- Hilary encourages listeners to share their ideas on fun, local activities via Instagram.
- She wraps up with teasers for upcoming episodes, focusing on miscarriage in motherhood and the scarcity mindset in parenting.
Producer: Drew Erickson
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