
Maintaining friendships once you become a parent
11/18/22 • 49 min
On this week’s episode Amy and Aly decided to dive into the sometimes complicated world of maintaining friendships once kids are involved. They talk about some of the changes they’ve had to make in their lives in order to maintain long-standing friendships, and some of the differences that they feel when making new friends that never knew them before having kids. They discuss compromises that they have to make and also acknowledge that once you have kids you find yourself asking more of your friends, like having them come to you more often than you going to them. And they end with their Go Mommas of the Week!
On this week’s episode Amy and Aly decided to dive into the sometimes complicated world of maintaining friendships once kids are involved. They talk about some of the changes they’ve had to make in their lives in order to maintain long-standing friendships, and some of the differences that they feel when making new friends that never knew them before having kids. They discuss compromises that they have to make and also acknowledge that once you have kids you find yourself asking more of your friends, like having them come to you more often than you going to them. And they end with their Go Mommas of the Week!
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Holiday Gift Guide for Triathletes, Moms, and Kids
This week on the podcast Amy and Aly share their ideas for gifts going into this holiday season. Ideas span from triathlete-specific, some general ideas , and gift ideas for young kids. They also discuss Zwift riding and racing and 18-month sleep troubles.
- Lobster gloves
- The Athletic Socks
- Otto lock bike lock
- Reflective vest with lights
- Polar Verity Sense
- Compete journal
- Run fast eat slow
- Oxo Silicon measure cups
- Garmin Varia bike light/radar
- Feetures socks
- Tres Pinas Socks
- Table for laptop on trainer
- Road ID
- Go guarded
- TTL mug
- photo calendar
- Cheese slicer
- Master classes
- Silicon measure cups
- Bluetooth meat thermometer
- Oonie Pizza ovens
- Fat brain toys - magnetic boards, ball tower
- Rice by rice plates for kids
- Sandra Boynton books
- Never touch a ...books (rosie greening/stuart lynch)
- Swan lake story orchestra
- Jelly cat stuffed animals
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