MommyBrain

Kristie and Emily discuss techniques and practice hitting that sweet spot between passive and aggressive known as assertive. They even discover how a kayak can make you look like Heidi Fleiss - it's not pretty (clearly).

Between the MommyBrain activities of surfing and graduate school and 5 children between them, Kristie and Emily have given up trying to get together to podcast and are resorting to Skype once more. This episode they retell mothering jokes from some of the worlds funniest mothers. These women can make even Flinstones glasses hilarious. http://seejanesoar.theadventurouswriter.com/funny-quotes-and-sayings-by-women-paula-poundstone/

Funny thing, about the time you turn 40, so do a bunch of your friends. Kristie, Emily and Birthday Princess Shannyn record from the road in their favorite sound studio - Kristie's minivan - on their way back from a celebratory weekend of food, shopping, food and more shopping.

Kristie and Emily are hooked; there will nary be a day they stoop to cook without Academie wine (except when whipping up some Mac n' Cheese). In this episode the girls get schooled by Casey, the man who figured out that if you make delicious wine in pretty bottles and tell Moms what and how to cook with it, we will follow you to the ends of the earth. Spoiler alert: Emily takes Bethenny's Skinnygirl advice and eats green beans of her own volition. http://academiewines.com/

From the small screen to real life, Emily and Kristie had an absolute blast meeting Bethenny Frankel, the “realist” of the Bravo Real Housewives, New York. Bethenny signed a copy of her brand new book, Skinnygirl Dish for a lucky listener (listen for giveaway details). Skinnygirl's a state of mind, not a number on the scale (thank goodness) and Bethenny’s book is entertaining and full of great information. On a side note, Kristie and Emily declare a showcase showdown with Officer Ex-Lax, but can laugh even after bogus parking tickets. http://bethenny.com/

It's clearly been too long since Kristie and Emily had a good chat. The result: a double dose of MommyBrain, back heavy with Celebrity Rehab recap. Substance wise (not to be confused with substance abuse), the girls explore affair indicators with Dr. Bonnie. Smart Girls Who Surf put big, happy, well-moisturized smiles on Kristie and Emily's faces. You too can smell and look extra "Smart Girls" beautiful - listen and win! http://www.doctorbonnie.com/cheatsheet.html

This week Kristie and Emily discuss Simple Abundance by Sarah Breathnach focusing on joy. "With an eye made quiet by the power of harmony, and the deep power of joy, we see into the life of things." - William Wordsworth. Don't worry, Kristie's deep so you don't have to be and there's a fair amount of levity-generating birdwalking as well. Congratulations to our winner of fun, Fanny Meritt!

Kristie shares the stimulus overload that is Farrell's Ice Cream Parlor with is drums, player piano and giant whistle. Emily shares her brother's find, Pandora.com with a warning, "Fireflies radio is so sad." Kristie and Emily discuss Ways to Enrich Your Brain Experience including dancing and travel. A new prize is announced.... http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/25-ways-to-enrich-your-brain-experience.html