The Motivated Parent

We explore splurges that parents should consider—and they aren’t necessarily what you think! This episode has three categories: Indoor, Outdoor, and on the Go. Armando and Stacy try to keep these spl…

Blast From the Past! Childhood Movie Edition

Take a stroll with us as we list our favorite childhood movies that are great to share with the kids. We only discuss movies from the ’80s and ’90s sinc…

Are you willing to “microdose” on magic mushrooms to take the edge off of parenting? Mushroom Mania is the Psychedelic Renaissance of our time. Parents are turning to mushrooms to help them navigate …

Happy 40th Birthday, Stacy!

“Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you're climbing it.” – Andy Rooney.

Growing up (not old) is a beautiful thi…

 Emergency Preparedness: Easy Ideas for Your Family

We recently watched the Netflix movie Leave the World Behind, which made us realize that we needed to prepare for the 2024 hurricane season. We liv…

Episode 61.

Simple Ideas for Clean Living 

As we age, we learn more about our environment and the toxicities around us. They leach into our houses unnoticed and cause all kinds of issues in our bodie…

Valentine’s Day - The Good, The Annoying, and The History 

Valentine’s Day is upon us, and it’s not one of Stacy’s favorite holidays! Armando and Stacy dig into the good, the annoying, and the histor…

Episode 59

Using AI to Enhance!  The Marriage + Parenting Edition!     Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a tool for many aspects of business and learning. Now. It’s time to let it enhance your …

Episode 57 Blast from the Past! Watching 90’s family game shows with your kids! The 90’s had some of the best years! Kids could roam their towns with friends on their bikes. No one was staging pho…

National Park Entrance Free Days!

It’s the new year and a new set of free days for the National Park Service. In season one, we talked about our top 5 national parks. In this episode, we talk abo…

What Are Your 2024 New Year's Goals?  In this episode, Armando becomes a "Negative Nancy" on why people even set New Year's Goals. Stacy is trying to stay positive with a list of items she can hopef…

What To Do Between Christmas and New Year's when you don't know what day it is, and you are entertaining your kids and, quite possibly - family members?  Armando and Stacy have a few ideas to help y…

Christmas Morning is going one of two ways - phenomenal or down the drain! There is barely an in-between when it comes to this holiday. We love Christmas, but it's not necessarily our favorite holida…

Never Coaching to Winning Nationals 52. Stacy said it the moment she started coaching - “I want a banner for the wall!” That was the gym wall where all the banners hung for winning various champions…

Coaching Youth Sports 51. We have been so busy in 2023, and it’s all because of sports. In April, Stacy said yes to coaching Middle School volleyball, and it was the most memorable season of her lif…

Our Kid's Review - Typhoon Lagoon vs. Volcano Bay 5 We recently visited Orlando to hit up two famous water parks - Disney's Typhoon Lagoon and Universal's Volcano Bay. Our review is not sponsored in…

Disney's Typhoon Lagoon vs. Universal's Volcano Bay - Our Honest Parental Review! 5 We recently went to Orlando to hit up two famous water parks - Disney's Typhoon Lagoon and Universal's Volcano Bay…

Recently, Stacy had a mole that she knew needed to be checked out by a doctor immediately. The first appointment proved the mole needed to be removed, and fast forward a few more days, a call that it…