The Harried Life Podcast
by 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!
Episodes
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HLP: Back to School During a Pandemic
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…
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HLP: Dealing With Life's Obstacles and Supporting Your Spouse
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...
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HLP: A Conversation About Becoming Parents
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...
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HLP: Childhood Summer Fun
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…
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HLP: Having a Race Conversation at Home and at Work
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...
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HLP: Dealing with Injustice - A Needed Conversation
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...
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HLP: Family Fun Activities to Try During Covid-19
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...
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HLP: Striking a Balance - While Getting Stuff Done
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...
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HLP: Celebrating Special Occasions and COVID FAQs
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...
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HLP: Part II - Social Distancing or Not
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....
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HLP: Part I - COVID 19 - What You Need To Know
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…
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HLP: Valentine's Day with the Giddins
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...
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HLP: Kobe Bryant Passing and How We Were Impacted
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...
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HLP: From these Carolina Streets
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.…
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HLP: The Winds of Change
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...
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HLP: Back to School Shenanigans in the Giddins Household
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...
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HLP: Adventures in Paris
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…
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Marriage as an Institution, is it Outdated?
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...
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Cheers to 40 Years A and K
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...
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HLP: A Milestone Birthday with Reese
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!
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HLP: Giddins Wanderlust...A Passion to Travel
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…
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HLP: Happy New Year - Time to Hack Your Life
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...
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HLP: A Harried Holiday
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…
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HLP: Pockets Empty?… Hearts Full? (Your Guide to the Holidays)
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…
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That Fit Life - #5
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...
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Podcast #4 - How We Celebrate Birthdays and Binge Watching TV
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....
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Podcast - Episode #3 - Changing The Way We Eat
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...
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Episode #2 Getting to Know Us...The Interview
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…
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Intro to The Harried Life - #1
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...
About this show
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!
Hosted by
Aparicio (Reese) and Kasha Giddins - Dluxedad and Trackmommy