The Harried Life Podcast: Recent Episodes
Aparicio (Reese) and Kasha Giddins - Dluxedad and Trackmommy
To connect with listeners who find themselves in the same situations as us: raising a family, living a good life, capturing memorable moments, all while trying to find the time to balance it all.
Join Us on this wild ride!
Are you sending your kids back to school? Are they physically going back or are they doing remote learning? All of these discussions are happening in our homes and being played out state by state around the country. We are having these same discussions in our family and we share our thoughts about our intentions for this upcoming school year. The beauty of this is that Kasha is a school administrator so we get some insight into what she is thinking. Best of the Best is awesome this episode.
A candid conversation about some of the difficult times that we have persevered through and what we still struggle with. How to help your spouse overcome tough times. After 18 years of being together, we have experienced some hardships. We have used those hardships to learn from and help others avoid, if we can, from making the same mistakes. Also, we talk Hamilton the musical. A salute to Congressman John Lewis!
Our kids are back! We had to go home to check on Reese's mom and the girls stayed with Kasha's parents as a change of scenery from the quarantine life and we realized we missed them so much. That got us thinking about our journey to become parents and what went into the decision. Everyone thinks having a baby is easy and it is not. We talk about that - miscarriages, cherishing the time that we have with them and also making sure we make time for us. Great episode!! Check out The Harried Life Playlist for our music interest on Apple Music and Spotify.
In this episode we talk about Childhood Summer Fun - what we did, what made it fun, and how we can leverage those activities with our own kids now that we are dealing with COVID. It was a great opportunity to reflect back on those childhood summer memories. Please share with us via email, Facebook, or IG, your favorite childhood summer memory and if you are doing any of them with your families. We had so much fun on this episode. We think you will enjoy. The Harried Life Playlist on Spotify and Apple Music have been updated too.
Following up the the previous episode, we had so many of our friends and family reach out to us and have an important conversation about race and equality. We wanted to share the conversations that we had about race that we had at home and at work. Enjoy and be safe. Please continue to have these conversations with your friends and family. Link to video referenced: https://youtu.be/h8jUA7JBkF4
In this episode have a conversation about the impact to us personally as it relates to the George Floyd murder in Minneapolis, MN. We openly discuss the conversations with our daughters about the humanity problem in America and what is needed to move an entire country forward. We have some light hearted moments and still lots of laughter. Kasha sneezes mid recording and I allow the audience to experience it too :) Please share your feedback with us!
A fun filled podcast with family activities to do during COVID while your still in the house with your family. We are sure to have plenty of stories to share at the end of some of these. We talk about date nights under quarantine and how to still have fun with your spouse. Share us with your friends, family members, spouses and let's keep the conversation going on social media. Thank you for listening. Link for Apple Music to add our playlist: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207948
A great episode talking about meditation and mindfulness for you and your family. We also have our first guest ever on the Podcast. Tejal Patel, author, speaker, mom, fellow podcaster, and friend discusses her new book Meditation for Kids with us. Go to www.tejalvpatel.com and www.MeditationForKidsBook.com to order your copy of the book or to learn more about her. Share this episode with a friend! It is one of our best yet! Also, listen to the Harried Life Podcast Playlist on Apple Music and Spotify. For Apple Music, please use this link: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207948
We are back with a new episode talking about how to celebrate memorable events like birthdays, anniversaries, and special occasions under lockdown. We hope you enjoy the newest episode. Please drop us a note on our Facebook Page. We announce a new Harried Life Podcast Playlist on Apple Music and Spotify. You can follow our new playlist on Apple Music by following this process: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207948
Great episode!! We talk about what social distancing is what it is NOT! We continue the discussion about the impact of our new way of life - working from home. The spread of the virus across our country. The need for PPE and how we are encouraged by the outpouring of support for first responders. We share a message of hope and belief that we can overcome this. And stop hoarding all of the paper goods! Love this episode.
Kasha and I talk about the beginning of COVID-19 and the impact to all of us - what does this mean? How this is going to change the way we live and communicate with people. So many people that put their lives on the line to protect us. How we should have been more proactive as a country instead of reactive. The first case in the US and more!! All of stories and articles are unbelievable as we are living in unprecedented times. This is CRAZY!
Happy Valentine's Day! Is this day more about consumerism or commercialization or good ole fashion romance? We talk about how we spend Valentine's Day in this episode and how we learned about it and provide some tips that you can use with your family. We also fact check all the spending that will happen on this day and how much cash people are spending to say, "I Love You."
On January 26, 2020, the world was in shock about the tragic death of Kobe Bryant, his beautiful daughter, and the other 7 people in the helicopter. We discuss how we learned about the tragic passing of Kobe, the impact on our family, our immediate concern for his wife and family, as well as love for the legacy that he leaves behind. We tried to keep the podcast to 24 mins. exactly to honor Kobe. RIH #24 #MambaMentality
A catch up episode about our Harried Life starting in the Queen City. What your tax dollars will get for you! Being in the middle of a real estate boom. Working as a couple through a challenging move and growing together through the process. Send us your comments and feedback via IG and Twitter. We missed Y'all!
Wow! It has been a long time since we got in the studio and did a Podcast. So many people have asked us what is going on! We have been living our Harried Life! We’re back in our studio for the last time for this season. We are on the move. We are moving to Charlotte, North Carolina. We talk about all of the emotional highs and lows related to the move. We also introduce two new segments. Kasha mentions The Amazing Grass as a health tip and our new adventure with the Saucony Iso Ride 2. Share your thoughts with us and don’t forget to write us a review!
In this episode, Kasha and I talk about the importance of making time for the family as well as all the Shenanigans about getting back into the swing of things for this school year.
We also talk about our friends relationships and as well as a friend of Reese's that is going through Metastatic stage IV breast cancer.
Please pray for her and make a breast cancer donation this month or go to https://secure.metavivor.org/page/outreach/view/3r/beboldandbeholdto learn more about Monica's Journey.
Share your feedback with us on instagram and our Facebook page. We love you guys and love hearing from you!
We talk about Kasha’s 40th birthday trip to Paris. She hasn’t been back since she was 16 years old. We visited the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre Museum, Notre Dame, Arc de Triomphe and many more.
It was great for us to reconnect away from the kids. All Harried parents must try it! We can’t wait to take all of you on the journey with us! This is a must listen episode!
We are on a roll! We are back to our recording schedule. Summer Kash is the best! A great discussion about the state of marriage. Why do women initiate 67% of divorce proceedings. Why do relationships fail to the tune of 46% in the US? We don’t have all the answers, however, we dive deep into the subject.
We also discuss our vacation shenanigans with the family. Ever play the game Watch Yo Mouth? It really is a good time. Who knew golf carts were a thing at the beach? And spending time with your family on vacation is a good way to recharge your batteries! Happy Listening!
We have been gone for too long. We missed you guys! Just like Beyonce and Jay-Z we decided to drop an episode detailing our harried hiatus over the last 3 and half months.
We talk about Drake's "In Your Feelings," the girls lacrosse and track seasons, and our many travels.
We had a joint 40th birthday party recently and it was awesome spending time with our friends and family. Go Risha/Reesha it's your birthday!
Countdown to the next episode is on and please scream at us if we're gone for too long. Happy listening.
In this hilarious episode, we take a look back over 40 years of Reese’s life. Kasha interviews Reese discussing the small (favorite meal) to the large (long term goals). We believe that every year above ground and together is a blessing.
Happy Birthday, Reese!
In this hilarious episode, we discuss how our love for travel evolved. We love traveling and we doing it together.
We discuss Oprah as a leader and the comments that a school administrator paid to our daughter.
Kasha discusses her Harried Life hack - Intermittent Fasting - this is a great segment.
Lastly, back to travel, we give you our hacks for how we find travel deals.
Kasha asks you the listener to send us comment to read on air at letschat@theharriedlife.com
We're back with another episode of the HLP. We had some technical difficulties and this was our 3rd time recording it since mid-December, but we finally got it done and we are excited to share our Happy New Year Episode with you.
In this episode we talk about:
- Our Trip to Cali
- The Abstinence Phone/Social Media Challenge (last episode)
- Kasha's New Year Health Challenge
- Reese's 30-60-90 Challenge
- A Look back at 2017 in the Best of Categories
- Vision Boards
- Expectations for 2018
- 10 Productivity Hacks for Your Life
Spreading some holiday cheer! We continue talking about the holidays. What is on your holiday shopping list? We provide some must-haves this year along with some questionable items all while having some fun. We pose a challenge to our listeners about social media… Check that out and we introduce a new segment, called “What are you Vibin’ on right now?”
Thank you for helping us surpass 500 downloads. We are having a blast!
This one was our best yet! Please continue to share our podcast with your friends and family!
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Our mission is to connect with listeners who find themselves in the same situations as us: raising a family, living a good life, capturing memorable moments, all while trying to find the time to balance it all.
In this episode we provide a Harried Life hack for people who live a busy life like us. We also talk about prepping for the holidays and creating a budget so you don’t overspend. It’s more about creating experiences than buying more stuff. We also share our first Black Friday story. What a blast in the past!
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It’s a holiday listen sprinkled with a little of “us.” We hope you enjoy!
Our mission is to connect with listeners who find themselves in the same situations as us: raising a family, living a good life, capturing memorable moments, all while trying to find the time to balance it all.
We discuss “fitness,” which is my wife’s favorite topic. We talk about trying to be a fit family while living a hectic life. We openly share our fitness journey and philosophy for us and our family. I compare my wife back squatting to a NCAA Football Hiesman candidate. Lol!
We also talk about when is the appropriate age for a child to have social media (e.g. Instagram, Snap Chat, etc.).
We get back to talking about the 30 minute challenge with your significant other and how that impacted your harried life. We would love to hear your comments.
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It’s an informative listen sprinkled with a little of “us.” We hope you enjoy!
After a mini hiatus we are back at it with episode 4 about how we celebrate birthdays in our home with our kids. Today happens to be our youngest child's birthday!
We also discuss how we binge watch TV or how we don't because of our schedules or the bad deal I made with Kasha when we got married.
Our highs and lows this week share how we're real people still trying to work on us after 16 years of marriage.
We love your feedback. Keep it coming.
In this episode, we talk about making time for our relationship considering that we live a Harried Life.
And we pose a challenge to our listeners for the next two weeks. Let us know how you are doing with the challenge via our Facebook page or email.
We also talk about the dramatic change in our diets. We salivate over the former foods and talk about some of the new ways that we are making this lifestyle change and some of the hidden benefits.
In this episode, we allow the listeners to get a little closer to us as we interview each other. We ask each other 10 questions and 3 secret questions to make the other think on their feet. This episode is a humorous and insightful listen. Hopefully you laugh just as hard as we did.
We discuss the highs and lows of our last couple of weeks and talk about our Harried Life...
The definition of harried is busy, rushed, and annoyed because of stress or because of having too little time.
We use this episode to share with you a little about the podcast and a little information about us.
Our mission is to connect with listeners who find themselves in the same situations as us: raising a family, living a good life, capturing memorable moments, all while trying to find the time to balance it all.