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Back to College
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The fishes share their tips and tricks on getting college freshman and sophomores back to campus and into the swing. Whether you're packing the car and road tripping or flying. Kathy and Linda have been through it a few times now and have the goods on how to make it as painless as possible.
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Parenting Advice for Socializing Newborns
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The other tip I would give first-time parents is to tell your child to leave their door open that first couple weeks. like Leave it open all the time and say yes to everything. you know like Nobody knows anybody, so you might as well, if somebody says you want to go get some lunch, say yes. They may not be your best friend forever, but maybe they'll introduce you to somebody that is going to be your best friend forever. you know Try and say yes to a lot of the things the first couple weeks, and then you can kind of figure it out after that. and It gets you out there and, you know, everybody's in the same spot.
Introducing the Three Sisters
00:00:34
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Welcome to Three Little Fishes, where three sisters who grew up in the Midwest together but have since spread across the country. I live in Los Angeles. I'm in Nashville. And I live in Philadelphia. We are all married with children. We've all had careers, but now we stay at home with our families. We've all been through ups and downs that come along with life and have always helped each other through
00:00:59
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shared stories, and laughed together. We welcome all of you into our daily conversations and hope you have some fun with us. So let's jump in. What's up, fishes? So happy you guys all are here. I think I'm going to start calling us fishes. I like it. I kind of like it. I do too. It's cute. Hi, girls.
00:01:21
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Nancy's 50th Birthday Preparation
00:02:15
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I can personally tell you that my house is super excited because My family is getting ready to come visit tomorrow um to kind of help me celebrate my birthday coming out. So we are all excited. What birthday is it, Nancy? I know I don't even want to say it, but 5050, which is feels like such a big number, but I don't feel
00:02:45
Speaker
that old but it feels like that's a big number and I've talked about it before. I'm struggling with it a little bit but I'm really trying to just lean into the joy of my people are coming to visit me and we're gonna just have fun and it's how great and I'm just gonna celebrate that I have the opportunity to go into my 50s healthy and surrounded by all my favorite people. So that is what I'm gonna lean into.
00:03:15
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as we move forward. We're excited. and I can't wait to be there. I told Johanna yesterday that the planet changed because originally you guys thought maybe you might stay in a hotel. But then when we talked, you're like, no, we'll just stay with you, which is great. And she's like, yes, party. Oh, we can now. So she's so excited. She's happy. She's super excited. over What about Ray? Yeah, I think he ants.
00:03:40
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I think he's excited, but because my house is it smaller than yours, um Johanna will have to share his room. She will be on a blow-up air mattress. he has ah His room is big and there's plenty of room for her to be in there. yeah And he's like, oh, does she have to sleep in my room? And I was like, you can handle it. It's just for a few nights. It's going to be fine.
00:04:01
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He's like, all right all right. He's fine. I just want you to know that I'm stacking up on Prosecco so we can have mimosa mornings. Nice. I love that. That makes me happy. I can't wait. yes I'm looking forward to it. It's going to be great. The countdown has begun. Yeah.
Preparing for College Transitions
00:04:20
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So I leave first thing in the morning. i don't Our listeners can't see, but I'm wearing my Miami t-shirt because our middle child is going to school tomorrow.
00:04:31
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And I'm not going to be there. So my husband's taken her to school. So I'm wearing some like merch for her. My other college student goes to Virginia Tech, but she doesn't leave until September and she's actually going to Scotland for the semester. But anyway, it's like all things college and getting ready at our house. We were packing and getting organized a little bit this morning. So all they have to do is like load and unload and all the things. And it was,
00:04:59
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making me remember, I don't know if you guys have heard mom tell this story like 100 million times, but when I was a senior in high school heading off to school, mom's like, every single one of your siblings would come to me and be like, when is she leaving? Because you were like a nightmare child.
00:05:21
Speaker
like mean and snotty and I was working all the time and I was totally in love and everybody was just so annoying and I just wanted to go off and do my own thing. So I totally believe her that I was a nightmare. And um i' kind of like some days I feel that too here, like the girls are ready to leave, you know, they're ready. They're ready to get out of the house. They don't want to have to check in. They want to do their own program.
00:05:51
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But I'm going to miss them. I'm I'm going to miss you. But get out. Get out. Get out. Right. It's tricky. It's a tricky thing. Yeah. Did you have that experience, Kathy, with Grayson? Was he also a nightmare that you were like, I'm going to miss you? But yes, it's time. Goodbye. So I had to say goodbye to him. He started school um Monday. So we said goodbye last week. and Yeah, I think, um, I think, you know, they go through a lot of emotions, but his last couple of days, um, he kept, it was like, we didn't have like a schedule, but he'd be like, we'll play golf. And then he'd be like, it's boring here.
00:06:42
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And then I'd be like, well, you know, we're trying to like get last minute shopping done for him and things like that. And then he just wanted to get to see his grandparents, which is like halfway on the way to Texas because he was going to drive. and Well, mom and dad, mom and dad are fun, not meaning to interrupt, but they are a good time.
00:07:04
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Yeah, I mean, i I mean, I do agree, but he was like wanting to go. It's not more fun and curia than it is in Philly. Something more fun. That's what Jason was saying. I mean, dad takes them onto all these like outings and like, you know, like the wilderness and I don't know what all they're getting into. But I mean, I think that he's like dad and he doesn't stop moving. So maybe. Yeah. Well, he he was getting bored and kind of onry. So I was like, well, if you want to go, you got to get packed. Well, then he wouldn't get packed.
00:07:40
Speaker
So I was like, well, you're not ready to go, really. And way I really want you to drive all night, which isn't safe. Right. So he ended up getting out of here. But long story short, he had he wanted to spend two days there and he really should have only spent one because he had to meet. My husband, Peter, flew in to Texas to help him to help him again.
00:08:09
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And yeah spent like a day and a half there and then drove all night to get there to make it there in the morning. So yeah and so basically what he wanted, you know, but I'm not sure I just have a, I just have a question. He was supposed to pick Peter up in Texas at the airport.
00:08:32
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because Peter had flown in to help him settle in his new room for our school. Now, how did peter how did Peter feel about flying all the way to Texas to not be picked up by his son who he's there to help? Just wondering, how did that how did that go?
00:08:50
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I think it was fine because I kind of warned him that that was probably going to happen. So it wasn't like a total shock. But I think the next day, you know, Grayson was slow to move around. and So that was a little, I think, frustrating for Peter because he's trying to like organize his clothes for him. And he I think he was like, so tired. So They worked it out. You're so task orientated, too, in that moment. You're just like, I want to get all this stuff out. We've got stuff in storage. You want to get it all. You just want to get organized so you can be done. It's like a terrible job. It was like a fly in, fly out. He was only there for a day and a half. And so yeah yeah I thought it was sweet, though, because you know at the end, my son was like, oh, dad, I don't want you to leave tomorrow. like I want you to stay so we can do something fun.
00:09:44
Speaker
So it's like, you know, I think his emotions were kind of all over the place, which is normal for kids. And I think yeah for everybody, it was hard to say goodbye. I know I have a lot of friends that have like a lot of big feelings about school. Like, you know, you want them to fly the nest and you want them to go, but it is hard to say goodbye. It is hard to pack them up into little suitcases and like send them out. And I don't I mean, I could say it does probably get a little easier year by year, but that first year you're just like, oh man, this is rough. I got like choked up myself saying goodbye to Grayson the second time. And I was like, not really, like it just hit me and I wasn't really expecting it. And I was like, oh, that doesn't go away. It doesn't. so
00:10:35
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Yeah, I never really feel sad leaving them at school. But what i I think I've said this before, what I think I really feel is when they come back and visit for the weekend and then they drive off because our kids all drive to school. You fly, but we're driving. We have drivers. That makes me sad because it's like they're just visiting me and now they're leaving again. They don't really live with us anymore. And I think that for me it was like a surprise mental shift, even though I intellectually knew it was happening that way.
00:11:05
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yeah I was just like, oh, I don't like it when you drive away. And they don't look back. they They're out. They're like, we're we're out. We're going. Yay. That's what you want. Right. Like you want them to feel like they're ready to go and you've set them up to like, you know, take their next step. Right. It is. So our basement right now has the blue IKEA bags and then also some of the blue They're not IKEA bags or other bags, but they zip, and they're more square. And um we have figured out you've got to put up masking tape with like the contents on it, written on it, so you know. Because you can't see through them. But they're like so sturdy and hardy. And the IKEA bags that don't zip are $0.99. They're amazing. They're like really tough, and you can't rip them. and
00:12:05
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Well, you can rip them. You can rip them because i we had Ikea bag last year, which was a gift from a friend and I hadn't really known about them. But I was I did see that it was huge. So I sent it along with him last year.
00:12:25
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And I don't even think we put anything in it his first year. We just put it in there in case you need to put stuff in his closet or whatever to store. But he when he came home, he had stuffed it like so full of like bedding and like other stuff. Like literally the seams were like. That's hilarious. And I was like, you didn't realize that this was getting a little too full, but they're great bags. And I did buy more this year for him.
00:12:55
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Yeah. Now did you buy the ones that are open at the top or the zipper ones? I did buy the zippered ones just because I like, I don't like stuff to fall out. You know what stuff to fall out. Yeah. I did think that's so funny about the bag. You're like, these are indestructible. And it's almost like Bracen was like, challenge accepted. Exactly. That's a boy for you. Yeah. I mean, do you think you packed less this year or more or Because I think, you know, because he's in Texas, so last year when he left, ah one of his friends was getting a storage unit.
00:13:35
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So Grayson decided to share it with him. So he put a bunch of things that he didn't bring home to store over the summer. And I never really saw what those things were because I just don't remember what we packed, like everything we packed. And I thought he did still bring a lot of stuff home because he had a car to bring some stuff home. Um, but
00:14:04
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I think having that unit was helpful just because, you know, he had his laundry basket and like just a lot of like bulky stuff that you just don't need to bring back and forth and some hanging clothes and stuff like that. So yeah it worked out well for our family to do that. And, um, cause we couldn't move in. Obviously you can't move in early over the summer.
00:14:31
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So I think a lot of people are, you know, have that same kind of dilemma. What do you do? If you're drivable, you know, you can just throw all your stuff in the car. But if you live an airplane away, you know, you have to think about storage units. Yeah, storage units. I have friends that have had to fly to their places and they would get storage units as well. And they wouldn't like They would get on airplane, then they would go to Target or Walmart or whatever their big box store was, and they would have their order ready for them. Yes. Just at the pickup. Did you do that too? Yeah. we
00:15:09
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we bought quite a i mean We made quite a few trips to Target. You're thinking, in oh, we just need a couple things. And then you get back to the dorm and you're like, oh, shoot, we should have gotten you know We need a waste basket, little waste basket. I mean, I feel like we need multiple trips. But I think the big thing for me that helped um just but for school, and I didn't really realize this till, it wasn't too late, but I hadn't gotten Grayson a mailbox.
00:15:50
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So like a couple weeks before school started, it dawned on me because I saw something in like the correspondence that I could do that. And I was like, oh my gosh, that is a great idea. So I called.
00:16:07
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and actually spoke to the lady in the mail room or whatever, and got him set up with the mailbox that he'll have like the entire time that he's there. And I was like, well, I thought, well, it's restricted on you know how much stuff you could send or size or whatever, but they are totally with it. And she's like, you can send whatever you want. yeah She's like a mattress, like anything.
00:16:36
Speaker
And I think what they do there, I mean, I know this is what they do at TCU is they have a overflow area and it's like a parking deck and all these kids things are like put in rows. So when you show up, you get a notice that your mailbox has you know a package or whatever.
00:16:58
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Yeah. So all these things that I sent from Amazon for him were waiting in his like mailbox holds when we got there. So it was kind of cool. We pulled up in the car and they shoved it all in the car and off we went. Yeah. Yeah. That's really nice. Yeah.
Dorm Packing Tips
00:17:19
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Well, we, um, for our listeners, we put together a list for that first year dorm supplies and it's pretty good.
00:17:27
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um The only thing I probably would add to it that I loved that we did was we got a tension like shower curtain rod, and we put it on the window with some room darkening um curtains that we bought at like TJ Maxx or something. So they were super cheap. But oh, that's a good idea. You know, we didn't, you know, it's nice to sleep in the dark.
00:17:52
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and the rooms do have shades, but they're not that great. So we did the tension rod, which I thought really did work well for her room and we'll do it again this year. And then she also got a tension rod and then she did like a shower curtain over her open like closet, like doesn't have a door. So she kind of kept everything nice and neat, which is a very girl thing to do. I don't know if the boys would care about this, but like,
00:18:21
Speaker
It covered the mess, the hanging clothes, and the shoes, and stuff like that. And so she would have it like a couple. Aesthetically pleasing. We don't want to see the mess. So those are two bonus items that were not on that list. um But when we packed her up this year, I think she pared down a little bit. She was like, I didn't need that many shoes. I didn't need you know six sets of towels. I really only need three. I didn't need all the extra.
00:18:50
Speaker
um because there is deliver like stuff can get delivered to your dorm. They can get delivered to your sorority house. They can get delivered to your apartment or whatever. Right. And she has a car so you can go to Walmart like where she goes to school. It's Walmart. That's, there's like the big Walmart there. So I think, you know, everybody panics that you get there and you're not going to have what you need, but you can always go to the store. Right.
00:19:18
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And space is limited. Like got i I don't remember, like I remember my, our, my dorm and we had no space. So it's like, yeah, it's so tiny. You have to really just have like the essentials and right. You just don't have the room to have everything. Right. Yeah. The other tip I would give like first time parents is to tell your child to leave their door open that first couple of weeks, like leave it open all the time and say yes to everything. You know, like,
00:19:47
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nobody knows anybody so you might as well if somebody says you want to go get some lunch say yes they may not be your best friend forever but maybe they'll introduce you to somebody that is going to be your best friend forever you know try and say yes to a lot of the things the first couple weeks and then you can kind of figure it out after that and it gets you out there and you know everybody's in the same spot Yeah, it's awkward for everybody. It's awkward. Everybody feels like a fish out of water. No matter how confident you are, everybody's uncomfortable. So you might as well just leave your door open and just be available physically. Maybe you're not emotionally available, but like be there physically so that you can make a friend. Yeah, that's a good tip. Because you need a friend. Everybody does. Right. Yes, yeah I agree with you.
00:20:37
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We're social human beings, we need to have that support. We need people, for sure. One thing I think that was helpful for Grayson is he connected through social media, like before he went. And I think that's how they connect with other people going to schools to find potential roommates kind of thing.
00:21:02
Speaker
But you can also do that. And kind of if you find somebody and pair well with the each other, you can you know figure out what they what they're bringing so you don't double up on stuff. great you know Like maybe a TV or fan or whatever. right Really communicate with your roommate about what it is you feel like you might need in your room, for sure. Do kids watch TV anymore? like i know like do it Do they need TVs anymore? I thought that the young ones only watch like their little screens. Yeah. you know My kids didn't have a TV in their freshman year. Our oldest was in an apartment, so she did have a TV in her apartment. But our daughter who's going to be a sophomore doesn't have a TV. She'll do her like look at something on her iPad, but that's it. She doesn't have a TV. And her room is too small because she's living in a sorority dorm.
00:22:00
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It's too small. We ended up buying our son a TV because his room configuration was two separate rooms, but they shared a common space and the common space had couches and a place for a TV and it had like a refrigerator. So we ended up buying the TV. I think at first we thought we'd split it with everyone, but we just bought it. And then, you know, so we didn't have to haggle about who gets it or whatever. And. I thought they had cable in their dorm or whatever. And the RA said that they had it. And every time we came to visit, we tried to figure it out, but it never even worked except to play games stream something or play games. So maybe it was a blessing that it didn't have cable. yeah But now Grayson has that TV in his room and he's living in his fraternity and it does work. So.
00:22:55
Speaker
he's happy So he's happy he has it. Well, I think so just because he likes to watch sports sometimes like football and stuff like that. Coming from a TV world, I'm happy to hear that he likes TV and he wants to continue to watch TV. So I mean, hopefully won't be sure too much of a distraction. But yeah, well, I mean, it brings up a good point. Like anybody who's sending their kids off to school and I do think it's a good reminder is just remind your kids like set the expectation You know, for the kids, like, you know, not everybody needs to get straight A's, but we expect you to show up to class. We expect you to connect with your teachers. We expect you to put yourself
Setting Expectations for College Students
00:23:37
Speaker
out there. We want you to make your experience as complete as it can be so that you get the most out of this time and money. Because it's, I don't care where you're going, it is a fortune. And yeah so, you know, make the most of it.
00:23:53
Speaker
It's an investment, for sure. It's a huge investment in you. And it's not just about the academics. It's about everything. So you know make the most of your time. We had that talk. We expect you to be in class. I've noticed, too, with some kids, like everybody doesn't love it. And that's OK.
00:24:18
Speaker
you know like I loved college. I think my husband loved college. I think my girls love college, but not everybody feels that way and it's okay. You just have to figure out how to navigate your feelings, find your jam, find your lane, you know, and just keep going forward so that you can set yourself up for after college. So everybody doesn't have to like have the but time of their lives, but you do have to like put forth the effort and try to figure it out.
00:24:50
Speaker
If you think like a new social group is difficult and people that you connect with, and I think, I mean, that's super scary, I think, for kids. It is. I even think, you know, going back to school is really emotionally stressful.
00:25:08
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i Yeah, I think it's hard. And I think kids just have to give them self a break too and know that every day is different. And like you said, every day is not going to be fantastic, but you will have fantastic days, right? You will. Yeah. And as parents don't have fantastic days all the time, like I thought for sure when our oldest and our, so we had two in college last year and I thought, Oh my gosh, I'm going to have all this time on my hands. It's going to be incredible. But these kids call a lot.
00:25:37
Speaker
You know, they still reach out and need like support and that it's taxing for me. It's just amazing that they do that. That's amazing that they feel like they can reach out. So that's a testament to you that you've made that a safe space. So that's, that's a great thing. Yes. But sometimes I just, I'm like, Oh my God, I have fallen to the bed at night sometimes. Cause I'm like, these kids are wearing me out and they don't even live with me anymore.
00:26:07
Speaker
You know, I think it's funny because I think sometimes I love the calls. I love them too. Sometimes and of times I'm like, for me, sometimes they're like multiple times a day. And then sometimes there'll be a day or two. Well, yeah, you don't hear from me or a day. Oh, never. I mean, not ever a week usually, but I think it's funny and they do need you and need some kind of like support. You know what I mean? Like am I doing this right? I just kind of want to talk it out or whatever. So it's good. And I think there are di kids though, there might be those kids that don't want to call and that's one thing I think
00:26:53
Speaker
Some of my friends have said like they have set up a time for those kids to check in just because obviously you're, you know, you want to know how your child's doing at school too. So if you're not one to want to really call, your parents really deserve a call just to make sure you're alive, you know, and doing okay. So maybe a Sunday afternoon or whatever works, you know, for some people.
00:27:20
Speaker
but um i mean it's just Yeah, I mean, back in the day when I went to school, I don't know that I had a cell phone. So you would have to like use the hallway phone or use the phone in the sorority. Then I did have a cell. But right when I left, I mean, that was like 39 years ago. Yeah, a long time. So we would um everyone saw what college should be like leave a message at the sorority house.
00:27:46
Speaker
Tell her to call me. I need to know she's alive. I haven't heard from her in two weeks or something. It was so bad. I think I was bad. I think the only other thing I wanted to talk about was, you know, it is emotional. Send your kids and like my neighbor, she just sent her first off to school over the weekend. And, um, you know, she was saying that her school that he's going to, they had like a whole ceremony about like for the parents and talked about
00:28:22
Speaker
You know, it wasn't and and c super sad, but she says it was a thing. Yeah. Every school does it differently. Some will be like, goodbye. See us. Some provide Kleenex. I mean, which I think is kind of.
00:28:37
Speaker
Like, I mean, some kids, if they choose to go to school, it's interesting because their parents can't go or they're doing it on their own and they just show up like on a bus or something. Like, so it's like, like that happened to my husband. His parents did not take him to college. Poor thing. I see you. Get out. Get out. you know You're 18. You're 18. We made it. Go.
00:29:05
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You're raising yourself anyway. I think the big thing is I think they, everybody just needs to know, like for me, I, I really have to give myself a pep talk. Like let's stay positive. Like this is not, you know, the end of the world. Know that you do a good job. You did a good job raising them. Hopefully they'll make good decisions.
00:29:26
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you know Try and be nice to yourself. Go out with your friends. like you know Try and get your mind off of it. That's what helped me like stay busy and not be like you know moping around in his room or whatever.
00:29:39
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you know i just it It will be fine.
The Modern College Admission Process
00:29:44
Speaker
Speaking of this, like we just kind of talked about you all sending your kids to school next week. I'm going to tease a little bit for next week because we have a special guest who's going to come sit with us. And her name is Bob Holland, and she is a college counselor who you you can hire her and she can help you and your high schooler.
00:30:09
Speaker
kind of talk about the curriculum that they're taking, if they want to go to college, they want to go to college, what they're looking for in college, because the landscape of if college is your path has changed so much. It's an emotional experience. It's a financial commitment.
00:30:28
Speaker
and It's changed. Like when I went to, when I graduated high school, 993 Gulp and it's changed so much then. And I have a sophomore in high school. So he's my first and we're now starting to like think about it. He, he thinks college is his path. So I personally am excited to listen to her and kind of get her take on.
00:30:53
Speaker
you know, this new, the process it's a process. Yeah, thank you. I couldn't get my thoughts out. Yes. Yeah. So, um, I think I'm excited. I'm excited for next week to sit with her and talk with her and, you know, hear all about her, her expertise of what, what her thoughts are.
00:31:12
Speaker
eleven yeah So great you if you have kids getting ready to go to college or they assume we'll be going to college, don't miss out on this episode. This is the the episode to listen to because she is super knowledgeable about the whole process starting with freshman year, honestly. so um She worked with us, and she came up with some ideas for schools that I never in a million years would have thought of. So she's she's a great resource, and it will be very interesting, I think, for anyone that has a high school or thinking about going to college. So tune in. All right, ladies. um What is for dinner?
00:31:56
Speaker
Well, I'm going out tonight so many people are on their own. And that sounds nice. Yeah. So I'm going out with girlfriends tonight. We are talking about spring break senior year, which is something our girls did not do, but the boy wants to do. So, um, already you're talking about it. You got to book it. It's got apparently this is, and I don't know if this is a Southern thing, but we plan everything. We get organized. We have meetings. We have spreadsheets. We plan everything.
00:32:31
Speaker
We get everything organized. So we're starting that process tonight and it's because of us. Wow. That's a lie. Yeah. All right. It's all good. And I'm not in charge, but I am participating. Yeah. Okay. Well, I'll be interested to hear like, where's the hotspot and like, what's that look like for you? Kathy, what about you? What's for dinner? We are going to make a fiesta chicken.
00:33:00
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Now I have to say I have not actually like tried it. So I can't say if it's good or not, but I saw it on well-plated dot.com and it looks just like, you know, wholesome, like whole ingredients, like health, somewhat healthy. So I'm going to try it tonight. So so I'm going to put it in the show notes and you all can try it and let me know what you think.
00:33:26
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if allll try i always I always say, you know, is it an up or down with my kids? Is this a do-over or not? All right. Let's all try it. shakea try Let's all try the fiesta chicken and see if it's like a thumbs up or thumbs down. It sounds like a party. Fiesta. If you'll make it for my people before I go out. I don't know. um Also in the show notes, we'll put links to not only the recipe, but the bags that we talked about. And then I forgot to mention there's this hulken bag that also is amazing. It's on wheels and it's insulated. So for those that go on to apartments, like we always go to Trader Joe's and but get the frozen meals, you put that in this insulated, it's easy to carry because it's on wheels, but it's not super heavy. So it's not hard like a cooler. um So we'll put that link in the show notes as well.
00:34:20
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Yeah. that that And we'll put our list. We'll put our list for the dorm essentials in the show notes. Yeah. That dorm list I thought was very helpful by the way. I use that to just kind of check myself to see if there was any major thing I was missing. So. Yeah.
00:34:37
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I used her too. So it's good. So anyway, well looking forward to seeing you two tomorrow. Celebrate. Yeah. Anyway, we want to thank you for listening to our podcast and letting us sisters jump into your day. Please make sure to follow rate and review us. We want your feedback. Everybody have a wonderful weekend. Be safe sisters out.