Fancy Free Podcast – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Author and blogger Deb Preston tells us about her most embarassing high school moment, a preschool mom fail, and a recent embarassing situation as a boss running a team meeting. 

Deb Is Loving:

• The BBC TV Series Ghosts
• Her LettuceGrow hydroponic tower The Bible Recap book by Tara Leigh Cobble

We also chatted about:

• This window cat hammock from Tuft and Paw

Deb's books:

• Girls Can
• Learning on the Fly and Laughing Till I Cry: A Journal of Mothering My Daughter From Ages One to Seven; releasing April 13; preorder here.

Deb Preston is an award-winning author, founder of Brighter Side Publishing, and lover of carbs and cheese (preferably paired together). She launched her blog, DebPreston.com, and its social media channels in 2017 to share both her heart-warming moments and face-palming experiences as a parent. Since then, her site has grown and expanded to several books, including her Maxy Awards 2022 Children's Book Winner, Girls Can, and her comedic parenting memoir coming out April 13, Learning on the Fly and Laughing Till I Cry: A Journal of Mothering My Daughter From Ages One to Seven.

Find Deb:

• Her website debpreston.com
• Facebook: @debprestonblog
• Instagram: @debprestonblog
• Twitter: @debprestonblog

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• Leave a rating and written review! I will be forever grateful!!!
• If you have your own not-so-fancy story to tell, email me at notfancy@fancyfreepodcast.com! Do it. It'll be fun!
• The best way to help Fancy Free reach more listeners is to tell a friend about it. Share the laughter!

Thanks so much for listening, have a great week, and remember NO ONE is as fancy as they look!

~Joanne

Author and blogger Monica Swanson tells us about a waterbed incident that happened when she was first dating her husband.

Monica Is Loving:

• The TV Series The Chosen
• The TV Series Alone The Bible Recap book by Tara Leigh Cobble

Monica recommends:

• This article about her chore system
• Calm sleep drink

Monica's books:

• Boy Mom: What Your Sons Needs Most from You
• Raising Amazing: Bringing Up Kids Who Love God, Like Their Family, and Do the Dishes Without Being Asked

Monica Swanson is a popular blogger, host of the Monica Swanson Podcast (formerly the Boy Mom Podcast), and author of Raising Amazing, and Boy Mom. Monica and her husband, Dr. Dave, live on the North Shore of Oahu where they have raised four sons (3 who are now legal adults! - and a 12-year old still home, homeschooling). The Swansons raise tropical fruit and spend a lot of time at the beach and on the golf course (Luke, 18, is a professional surfer, and Levi, 12, is an avid golfer.) Monica loves to cheer on families to grow deep connections to God and one another!

Find Monica:

• Her website monicaswanson.com
• Her podcast: The Monica Swanson Podcast
• Facebook: @TheGrommom
• Instagram: @monicaswanson

Shop Shelfie Shoppe! Use code FANCYFREE for 10% off!

• Join Fancy Free's private Facebook Group! It's so much fun!
• Click the Follow button so you don't miss a single episode!
• Leave a rating and written review! I will be forever grateful!!!
• If you have your own not-so-fancy story to tell, email me at notfancy@fancyfreepodcast.com! Do it. It'll be fun!
• The best way to help Fancy Free reach more listeners is to tell a friend about it. Share the laughter!

Thanks so much for listening, have a great week, and remember NO ONE is as fancy as they look!

~Joanne

ER doc Tamara Beckford has embarrassing interview mishap. She also tells us about things she commonly sees in the ER and about her society to support women in their quest for self care.

• Dr. Tamara Beckford is an ER physician, wife, and mother on a mission to help busy professional women put their health and wellness first without guilt!

  She also understands that as a busy, professional woman, it's not always easy to take time to care for U.

  Find Tamara:

  • On UR Caring Docs
  • On Instagram @urcaringdocs
  • On Facebook@besproutable
  • On YouTube
  • Check out The UR Caring Society

Oh! And also:

Shelfie Shoppe has long sleeved TEES!!!

• Get your cozy clothes at ShelfieShoppe! Use code FANCYFREE for free shipping. Check out our new cardigans here!

• Join Fancy Free's private Facebook Group! It's so much fun! 

• Click the Follow button so you don't miss a single episode!

• Leave a rating and written review! I will be forever grateful!!!

• If you have your own not-so-fancy story to tell, email me at notfancy@fancyfreepodcast.com! Do it. It'll be fun!

• The best way to help Fancy Free reach more listeners is to tell a friend about it. Share the laughter!

Thanks so much for listening, have a great week, and remember NO ONE is as fancy as they look!

~Joanne

Parenting coach Julietta Skoog tells us all about her very pregnant stripper encounter on the Ellen Show!

Julietta is loving:

• Katelyn Page Fitness
• Her Moon Journal
• The book Caste by Isabel Wilkerson
• The book My Grandmother's Hands by Resmaa Menakem

Joanne is loving:

• The book Surviving Religion 101 by Michael Kruger

• Julietta Skoog is a Parent Coach and Certified Positive Discipline Advanced Trainer with an Ed.S Degree in School Psychology and a Masters Degree in School Counseling from Seattle University. With over 20 years of experience helping families, she co-founded Sproutable, science-backed online parenting insights for pregnancy to preschool, helping multitasking and sleep-deprived parents everywhere. Her popular keynote speeches, classes, Sproutable videos and workshops have been described as rejuvenating, motivating, and inspiring. She has learned the most from her own three children.

  Find Julietta:

  • On Sproutable
  • On Instagram @besproutable
  • On Facebook@besproutable
  • On YouTube

Oh! And also:

• Get your cozy clothes at ShelfieShoppe! Use code FANCYFREE for free shipping. Check out our new cardigans here!

• Join Fancy Free's private Facebook Group! It's so much fun! 

• Click the Follow button so you don't miss a single episode!

• Leave a rating and written review! I will be forever grateful!!!

• If you have your own not-so-fancy story to tell, email me at notfancy@fancyfreepodcast.com! Do it. It'll be fun!

• The best way to help Fancy Free reach more listeners is to tell a friend about it. Share the laughter!

Thanks so much for listening, have a great week, and remember NO ONE is as fancy as they look!

~Joanne

Amanda Miller tells us all about an embarrassing run in with the law.

Amanda is a fast food worker who loves talking with people, making them laugh, and helping them smile just a little bit brighter. She tries to be an upbeat, positive person which she finds is a plus working in customer service.

Find Amanda:

• On Facebook at Amanda Miller

Oh! And also:

• Get your cozy clothes at ShelfieShoppe! Use code FANCYFREE for free shipping. Check out our new cardigans here!

• Join Fancy Free's private Facebook Group! It's so much fun! 

• Click the Follow button so you don't miss a single episode!

• Leave a rating and written review! I will be forever grateful!!!

• If you have your own not-so-fancy story to tell, email me at notfancy@fancyfreepodcast.com! Do it. It'll be fun!

• The best way to help Fancy Free reach more listeners is to tell a friend about it. Share the laughter!

Thanks so much for listening, have a great week, and remember NO ONE is as fancy as they look!

~Joanne

Ashley Smith, blogger and podcaster at Mighty Mamahood, tells us all about an embarrassing family photo mishap. 

Ashley is a mama to 2 sweet children. She started her blog and podcast, both called Mighty Mamahood, with the goal of supporting other mamas, encouraging them, and letting them know that whatever they're going through- they're not alone in their struggles! Too often we think no one could possibly understand what we're going through or how were feeling as mothers, so her goal is to normalize all of the things- the good, the bad, the crazy- because it's not just you!

Find Ashley:

• On her website Mighty Mamahood
• Her podcast Mighty Mamahood
• On Facebook at Mighty Mamahood
• On Instagram at Mighty Mamahood

• Get your cozy clothes at ShelfieShoppe! Use code FANCYFREE for free shipping. Check out our new cardigans here!

• Join Fancy Free's private Facebook Group! It's so much fun! 

• Click the Follow button so you don't miss a single episode!

• Leave a rating and written review! I will be forever grateful!!!

• If you have your own not-so-fancy story to tell, email me at notfancy@fancyfreepodcast.com! Do it. It'll be fun!

• The best way to help Fancy Free reach more listeners is to tell a friend about it. Share the laughter!

Thanks so much for listening, have a great week, and remember NO ONE is as fancy as they look!

~Joanne

Jen Mann, author of People I Want to Punch in the Throat, has some doosies as well as a great new book out!

Here is the article that first went viral on her blog.

Jen Mann is best known for her wildly popular and hysterical blog People I Want to Punch in the Throat. She has been described by many as Erma Bombeck―with f-bombs. Jen is known for her hilarious rants and funny observations on everything from parenting to gift-giving to celebrity behavior to politics to Elves on Shelves. She does not suffer fools lightly. Jen is the author of the New York Times bestseller People I Want to Punch in the Throat: Competitive Crafters, Drop-Off Despots, and Other Suburban Scourges which was a Finalist for a Goodreads Reader's Choice Award. She is also the mastermind behind the New York Times bestselling I Just Want to Pee Alone series. Jen's latest book is called Midlife Bites.
Jen is a married mother of two children whom she calls Gomer and Adolpha in her writings―she swears their real names are actually worse.

Find Jenn:

• On her website Jen Mann Writes
• On Facebook at Jen Mann
• On Twitter at Jen Mann
• On Instagram at Jen Mann Author
• On LinkedIn at Jen Mann

Oh! And also:

• Get your cozy clothes at ShelfieShoppe! Use code FANCYFREE for free shipping. Check out our new cardigans here!

• Join Fancy Free's private Facebook Group! It's so much fun! 

• Click the Follow button so you don't miss a single episode!

• Leave a rating and written review! I will be forever grateful!!!

• If you have your own not-so-fancy story to tell, email me at notfancy@fancyfreepodcast.com! Do it. It'll be fun!

• The best way to help Fancy Free reach more listeners is to tell a friend about it. Share the laughter!

Thanks so much for listening, have a great week, and remember NO ONE is as fancy as they look!

~Joanne

Sportscaster Cj Silas gets complete pantsing. 

CJ has been loving her daily practice of the lunge matrix.

She and her family love to quote the movie Blazing Saddles.

Here is the commercial jingle that gets stuck in CJ's head.

And here is my family's favorite Peptobismol commercial.

Here is an article about the "Go Girl."

Carolyn "CJ" Silas is the host of The CJ Silas Show on ESPN Radio, a College Baseball/Softball Stadium Announcer, and a College Football Play by Play TV/Radio Announcer..

Find CJ:

• On her website The CJ Silas Show
• On Facebook at the Real CJ Silas Show
• On Twitter at CJ Silas
• On Instagram at The CJ Silas Show
• On her YouTube channel, The CJ Silas Show

Oh! And also:

• Get your cozy clothes at ShelfieShoppe! Use code FANCYFREE for free shipping. Check out our new cardigans here!

• Join Fancy Free's private Facebook Group! It's so much fun! 

• Click the Follow button so you don't miss a single episode!

• Leave a rating and written review! I will be forever grateful!!!

• If you have your own not-so-fancy story to tell, email me at notfancy@fancyfreepodcast.com! Do it. It'll be fun!

• The best way to help Fancy Free reach more listeners is to tell a friend about it. Share the laughter!

Thanks so much for listening, have a great week, and remember NO ONE is as fancy as they look!

~Joanne

Coach, podcaster and fitness instructor Sue Holt tells us about a very public breastfeeding mishap!

Sue has been loving the podcast We Can Do Hard Things.

Sue Holt, is a woman, wife, stay at home mom, coach, podcaster, and fitness instructor. She is the owner, founder and CEO of Mommy's Life Coach, coaching moms from the inside out. MLC is a space for moms to laugh at the mess, celebrate the humanity of mommyhoood through encouragement and deep connection.

Find Sue:

• On her website Mommy's Life Coach
• In the Facebook group The Real OutRAGEous Moms
• On her podcast The OutRAGEous Mommy

Oh! And also:

• Get your cozy clothes at ShelfieShoppe! Use code FANCYFREE for free shipping. Check out our new cardigans here!
• Here is what the first ever Shelfie Shoppe pop up shop looked like last weekend at the Little Red Truck Vintage European Christmas Market

• Join Fancy Free's private Facebook Group! It's so much fun! 

• Click the Follow button so you don't miss a single episode!

• Leave a rating and written review! I will be forever grateful!!!

• If you have your own not-so-fancy story to tell, email me at notfancy@fancyfreepodcast.com! Do it. It'll be fun!

• The best way to help Fancy Free reach more listeners is to tell a friend about it. Share the laughter!

Thanks so much for listening, have a great week, and remember NO ONE is as fancy as they look!

~Joanne

Podcaster Dana Trimborn tells me a dating horror story! And then a success story!!!

Dana has been loving Manifest on Netflix

Dana met her boyfriend on Coffee Meets Bagel

She uses these ginger products when she can't find ginger beer for Moscow Mules:

• Ginger Sparkling water 
• Ginger Tea by Yogi

She has improved her IBS by using FODMAP

Dana is excited about her Fall Hair Trends podcast episode.

Dana Trimborn is the host of The Big Dane Podcast. She lives in the Philly burbs and about 30min away from Center City Philadelphia. Day to day, she works at a healthcare advertising agency in Account Management. The company is based in NYC, but she's a 100% remote employee. Outside of work and the podcast, she enjoys being active, playing co-ed softball with friends and tennis.

Find Dana:

• On Facebook @BigDanePodcast
• On Instagram @thebigdanepodcast
• On her podcast The Big Dane Podcast

Oh! And also:

• Get your cozy clothes at ShelfieShoppe! Use code FANCYFREE for free shipping.
• Here is what the first ever Shelfie Shoppe pop up shop looked like last weekend at the Little Red Truck Vintage European Christmas Market

• Join Fancy Free's private Facebook Group! It's so much fun! 

• Click the Follow button so you don't miss a single episode!

• Leave a rating and written review! I will be forever grateful!!!

• If you have your own not-so-fancy story to tell, email me at notfancy@fancyfreepodcast.com! Do it. It'll be fun!

• The best way to help Fancy Free reach more listeners is to tell a friend about it. Share the laughter!

Thanks so much for listening, have a great week, and remember NO ONE is as fancy as they look!

~Joanne