1 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:05,880 Speaker 1: Hi. This is Laura Vandercamp. I'm a mother of five, 2 00:00:06,160 --> 00:00:10,200 Speaker 1: an author, journalist, and speaker. And this is Sarah Hart Hunger. 3 00:00:10,480 --> 00:00:13,480 Speaker 1: I'm a mother of three, a practicing physician and blogger. 4 00:00:13,480 --> 00:00:15,800 Speaker 1: On the side, we are two working parents who love 5 00:00:15,840 --> 00:00:19,320 Speaker 1: our careers and our families. Welcome to Best of Both Worlds. 6 00:00:19,600 --> 00:00:22,400 Speaker 1: Here we talk about how real women manage work, family, 7 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:25,800 Speaker 1: and time for fun. From figuring out childcare to mapping 8 00:00:25,800 --> 00:00:28,360 Speaker 1: out long term career goals. We want you to get 9 00:00:28,400 --> 00:00:34,400 Speaker 1: the most out of life. Welcome to episode one hundred 10 00:00:34,400 --> 00:00:38,640 Speaker 1: and sixty two of the Best of Both Worlds podcast. Yes, 11 00:00:38,760 --> 00:00:41,720 Speaker 1: you are not hearing wrong. This is Sarah, not Laura, 12 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:45,640 Speaker 1: introducing this show. Laura is enjoying some vacation time with 13 00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:48,960 Speaker 1: her family, which is much deserved. So I am flying 14 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:52,320 Speaker 1: solo for this episode. However, not really flying solo, because 15 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:55,080 Speaker 1: I have a fantastic guest it's going to be joining 16 00:00:55,120 --> 00:00:57,640 Speaker 1: us in just a few minutes. I figured, however, that 17 00:00:57,680 --> 00:01:00,360 Speaker 1: I would not spare you the usual pre episode banter, 18 00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:04,000 Speaker 1: but rather just give you some thoughts of my own 19 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:06,920 Speaker 1: on the current topic. Now, the guest that's going to 20 00:01:06,959 --> 00:01:09,440 Speaker 1: be joining us is an expert on getting kids active. 21 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:11,319 Speaker 1: So I guess maybe I just wanted to take some 22 00:01:11,440 --> 00:01:14,880 Speaker 1: time to vent a little bit about how hard that's 23 00:01:14,959 --> 00:01:19,520 Speaker 1: been for us. In the last few weeks pre COVID, 24 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:21,760 Speaker 1: our kids were involved in a ton of activities, and 25 00:01:21,760 --> 00:01:23,679 Speaker 1: I've spoken on here before about how I think it 26 00:01:23,720 --> 00:01:26,640 Speaker 1: was maybe a little bit too much. However, I was 27 00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:30,120 Speaker 1: really happy about the sports and active activities that they 28 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:33,840 Speaker 1: were involved in. Both kids were playing basketball at one point, 29 00:01:34,080 --> 00:01:37,840 Speaker 1: they were doing tennis. Cameron was doing some yoga, and 30 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:40,039 Speaker 1: Avel did dance when she was much younger, although she 31 00:01:40,120 --> 00:01:43,760 Speaker 1: had abandoned it at a fairly early age. They were 32 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:46,840 Speaker 1: both doing ninja classes at the gymnastics gym, and sadly 33 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:50,520 Speaker 1: that gym has actually shut down completely with the pandemic. 34 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:53,120 Speaker 1: They do have another location which is still open, but 35 00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:54,800 Speaker 1: it's very sad that the one that they went to 36 00:01:55,520 --> 00:01:59,400 Speaker 1: is never going to return again. So I guess it's 37 00:01:59,440 --> 00:02:02,280 Speaker 1: just been hard. I mean, first of all, I'm in Florida, 38 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:05,920 Speaker 1: so the summer is kind of like everyone else's winter, 39 00:02:06,120 --> 00:02:08,200 Speaker 1: meaning we don't really want to go outside. I mean, 40 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:11,200 Speaker 1: we make ourselves go outside, and thankfully we do live 41 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:14,079 Speaker 1: in a house that has a pool. While we rent 42 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:16,480 Speaker 1: the pool did come with the house, and initially we 43 00:02:16,520 --> 00:02:17,560 Speaker 1: thought it was just going to be a pain in 44 00:02:17,600 --> 00:02:20,560 Speaker 1: the butt, but with the pandemic, it's been definitely a 45 00:02:20,639 --> 00:02:24,160 Speaker 1: nice thing to have. However, given that Genevieve is still 46 00:02:24,240 --> 00:02:27,160 Speaker 1: too young to swim on her own, I'm not always 47 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:28,760 Speaker 1: in the mood to want to jump in there with 48 00:02:28,800 --> 00:02:31,320 Speaker 1: all three of them, because then we're all wet, and 49 00:02:31,320 --> 00:02:33,600 Speaker 1: then we all have to do showers and it's just 50 00:02:33,760 --> 00:02:36,360 Speaker 1: a whole thing. So it's not like I am excited 51 00:02:36,360 --> 00:02:40,320 Speaker 1: to use that option every single day either. Sometimes the 52 00:02:40,360 --> 00:02:42,919 Speaker 1: big kids have been using the pool while Genevieve takes 53 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:45,440 Speaker 1: a nap because they can just swim while me or 54 00:02:45,600 --> 00:02:48,040 Speaker 1: or Nanny if I'm working, just sits on the side 55 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:50,080 Speaker 1: of the pool and hangs out. That's a lot more pleasant. 56 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:52,320 Speaker 1: But again, since it's so hot, it's not like anyone 57 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:54,799 Speaker 1: wants to do that for hours either. So I guess 58 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:57,240 Speaker 1: what I'm saying is it used to fall into our 59 00:02:57,280 --> 00:03:00,680 Speaker 1: schedule fairly naturally to keep the kids active, and now 60 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:03,520 Speaker 1: it's like we have to force ourselves to do it. 61 00:03:03,919 --> 00:03:06,480 Speaker 1: We always enjoy it when we do stuff outside, even 62 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:08,520 Speaker 1: for just you know, thirty minutes or so, whether it's 63 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:11,400 Speaker 1: taking a walk or going around in scooters or playing 64 00:03:11,480 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 1: basketball outside with Cameron. But it is something we have 65 00:03:14,639 --> 00:03:17,560 Speaker 1: to kind of force ourselves to do, for better or 66 00:03:17,560 --> 00:03:19,480 Speaker 1: for worse. And I know we still don't get in 67 00:03:19,520 --> 00:03:23,440 Speaker 1: the cumulative amount of activity for the kids that we 68 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:27,880 Speaker 1: used to pre pandemic. You know, as adults, I'm discipline 69 00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:29,919 Speaker 1: enough that I'll do my workouts whether I'm stuck in 70 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:32,120 Speaker 1: the house or can go to classes. But for kids, 71 00:03:32,120 --> 00:03:34,600 Speaker 1: it's just not as fun if they're you know, doing 72 00:03:34,639 --> 00:03:36,920 Speaker 1: it by themselves. It must be even more difficult for 73 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:40,080 Speaker 1: only children if they're being kept separate from others, because man, 74 00:03:40,600 --> 00:03:42,880 Speaker 1: how much fun is it to run around on your own? 75 00:03:42,960 --> 00:03:46,119 Speaker 1: So I'm hoping our guest today has lots of exciting 76 00:03:46,160 --> 00:03:50,880 Speaker 1: ideas to help our kids want to get active, to 77 00:03:50,960 --> 00:03:53,960 Speaker 1: maybe make them feel like they can create some fitness 78 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:56,480 Speaker 1: goals of their own, just for fun or just ways 79 00:03:56,520 --> 00:03:59,240 Speaker 1: of making it fun and not such a slog. I 80 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:01,360 Speaker 1: will say that when it's cooler here, I think it 81 00:04:01,440 --> 00:04:04,160 Speaker 1: will be naturally more fun. So I cannot wait for 82 00:04:04,200 --> 00:04:07,000 Speaker 1: the months of November or December, but I know that's 83 00:04:07,040 --> 00:04:11,560 Speaker 1: not a universal thing. So anyway, without further chatter, from 84 00:04:11,600 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 1: me myself, and I I will introduce our guest. All right, 85 00:04:16,640 --> 00:04:20,760 Speaker 1: we are recording, and I have Larissa Maloney with me today. 86 00:04:20,880 --> 00:04:24,120 Speaker 1: I'm so excited to welcome her to the podcast. Hopefully 87 00:04:24,120 --> 00:04:25,880 Speaker 1: she's going to help me with all the problems I 88 00:04:25,960 --> 00:04:29,440 Speaker 1: just mentioned in my aggravation with the summer and getting 89 00:04:29,480 --> 00:04:34,040 Speaker 1: my kids outside. So welcome. Would you like to introduce yourself, Larissa? Yes, absolutely, 90 00:04:34,240 --> 00:04:38,200 Speaker 1: I'm Larisa Maloney, the owner of Active Kids two point zero. 91 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:40,800 Speaker 1: Thank you Sarah for having me. I'm excited to chat 92 00:04:40,839 --> 00:04:44,520 Speaker 1: with you. Guys. Yay, so excited to have you on 93 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:47,560 Speaker 1: the podcast. Well, first let's give our listeners a little 94 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:49,520 Speaker 1: bit of background. I want to hear a little bit 95 00:04:49,520 --> 00:04:52,000 Speaker 1: about the ages of your kids and your family, if 96 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:54,320 Speaker 1: you're willing to share, and then also how you got 97 00:04:54,360 --> 00:04:58,599 Speaker 1: started with your company's journey. Yeah. Absolutely, so yes, I 98 00:04:58,839 --> 00:05:02,360 Speaker 1: am a mommy and I have two kids. Right, that's 99 00:05:02,360 --> 00:05:06,719 Speaker 1: the number one job. Yeah, the full time, full time, 100 00:05:06,720 --> 00:05:08,960 Speaker 1: full time job. I have a boy and a girl. 101 00:05:09,560 --> 00:05:12,520 Speaker 1: The girl is her name is Oakley and she is four. 102 00:05:13,160 --> 00:05:16,200 Speaker 1: And I have an older son, his name is Spinn 103 00:05:16,480 --> 00:05:19,680 Speaker 1: and he is six. Oh that's a funny age, combo. 104 00:05:19,720 --> 00:05:24,000 Speaker 1: I gotta say, it's fun and it's like crazy. It's 105 00:05:24,040 --> 00:05:27,800 Speaker 1: crazy and fun and it's NonStop. But you wouldn't want 106 00:05:27,839 --> 00:05:30,120 Speaker 1: it any other way. Oh my gosh, Well you have 107 00:05:30,120 --> 00:05:32,400 Speaker 1: the perfect age kids, I think to offer the advice 108 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:34,440 Speaker 1: you're going to offer. So tell us the story of 109 00:05:34,440 --> 00:05:36,960 Speaker 1: how you got your company started? Was that in line 110 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:39,280 Speaker 1: with when you had babies? Or how did it get 111 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:41,560 Speaker 1: how did it get up the ground? Okay, So I 112 00:05:41,680 --> 00:05:46,640 Speaker 1: have a really big background in athletics, and I grew 113 00:05:46,760 --> 00:05:51,279 Speaker 1: up playing sports. I grew up playing basketball, volleyball, and 114 00:05:51,320 --> 00:05:53,440 Speaker 1: I ran track in high school. So and I come 115 00:05:53,440 --> 00:05:55,960 Speaker 1: from an athletic family. My brother went to college to 116 00:05:56,000 --> 00:06:01,119 Speaker 1: play basketball, My dad did basketball on track. My mom 117 00:06:01,920 --> 00:06:04,479 Speaker 1: she did like field hockey. So I was kind of 118 00:06:04,520 --> 00:06:07,719 Speaker 1: destined to, you know, be a sport, you know, a 119 00:06:07,760 --> 00:06:10,320 Speaker 1: sporty if you whatever you want to call it. So 120 00:06:10,480 --> 00:06:13,320 Speaker 1: I ended up going to college on a volleyball scholarship 121 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:16,719 Speaker 1: down in South Florida, a college called Lynn University in 122 00:06:16,760 --> 00:06:22,320 Speaker 1: boc ratone grade school. I spent four years there, very 123 00:06:22,320 --> 00:06:25,599 Speaker 1: diverse school. All in all, I had a very good time. 124 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:28,960 Speaker 1: After I graduated from there, I went on to play 125 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:32,320 Speaker 1: professional beach volleyball for five years. So I got to 126 00:06:32,920 --> 00:06:35,400 Speaker 1: travel around the world doing something that I love and 127 00:06:35,440 --> 00:06:38,719 Speaker 1: that was playing volleyball and playing it outside on the beach, 128 00:06:39,720 --> 00:06:43,880 Speaker 1: super super fun. After that, I met my husband and 129 00:06:44,120 --> 00:06:47,200 Speaker 1: I moved back to where I grew up and that 130 00:06:47,320 --> 00:06:52,400 Speaker 1: is Daytona Beach, Florida, and that's when we started a family. So, yeah, 131 00:06:52,720 --> 00:06:56,400 Speaker 1: six years ago. My little one is yeah six, just 132 00:06:56,440 --> 00:07:01,880 Speaker 1: started first grade today actually, so you can imagine it's 133 00:07:01,920 --> 00:07:06,000 Speaker 1: been crazy today in my household. But everyone is happy, 134 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:09,960 Speaker 1: healthy and had a good day. So to tell you 135 00:07:10,040 --> 00:07:12,440 Speaker 1: a little bit, a lot of it about active kids 136 00:07:12,520 --> 00:07:16,400 Speaker 1: two point zero and how it came about. I've been coaching. 137 00:07:16,480 --> 00:07:20,840 Speaker 1: I've been mentoring young athletes, young kids for over fifteen 138 00:07:20,920 --> 00:07:25,720 Speaker 1: years now. I teach fitness classes at a private school 139 00:07:25,800 --> 00:07:29,760 Speaker 1: right down the street from me and March hit and 140 00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:32,360 Speaker 1: everyone was pretty much going through the same thing. So 141 00:07:32,760 --> 00:07:36,800 Speaker 1: especially as an instructor, as a teacher, as a family, 142 00:07:36,920 --> 00:07:38,560 Speaker 1: all of that stuff, we all kind of went through 143 00:07:38,600 --> 00:07:41,960 Speaker 1: the same thing at the exact same time. We literally 144 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:45,400 Speaker 1: had a meeting on a Friday and they said, you know, 145 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:48,240 Speaker 1: you guys, if we go virtual, if we have to 146 00:07:48,280 --> 00:07:51,480 Speaker 1: do distance learning, I'm just giving you the heads up. 147 00:07:51,960 --> 00:07:54,560 Speaker 1: You might have to do it, but it's probably not 148 00:07:54,600 --> 00:07:55,840 Speaker 1: going to happen, but I just want to give you 149 00:07:55,840 --> 00:07:58,120 Speaker 1: the heads up. We were like, oh right, okay, cool, 150 00:07:58,160 --> 00:07:59,840 Speaker 1: it might not happen. You know, it's probably not going 151 00:07:59,840 --> 00:08:02,520 Speaker 1: to ha. No. Literally a couple hours later we got 152 00:08:03,440 --> 00:08:06,120 Speaker 1: we got an email saying it's happening, and it's happening 153 00:08:06,200 --> 00:08:09,120 Speaker 1: right now. So figure it out, you know, figure out 154 00:08:09,160 --> 00:08:11,120 Speaker 1: your curriculum, figure out what you're going to do with 155 00:08:11,160 --> 00:08:13,800 Speaker 1: the kids. Hopefully it won't be long that we're out, 156 00:08:13,880 --> 00:08:17,000 Speaker 1: but obviously we ended up being out for the rest 157 00:08:17,040 --> 00:08:19,280 Speaker 1: of the school year. They just said figure it out. 158 00:08:19,400 --> 00:08:21,680 Speaker 1: So I thought in my head, like, what am I 159 00:08:21,720 --> 00:08:25,280 Speaker 1: going to do? You know, you think you know, virtual 160 00:08:26,320 --> 00:08:30,960 Speaker 1: English class or virtual science class. You know that's doable, right, 161 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:34,760 Speaker 1: but how do you do a virtual pe class? Like what? 162 00:08:35,160 --> 00:08:39,280 Speaker 1: You know? So I sat down and I you know, 163 00:08:39,360 --> 00:08:42,800 Speaker 1: pulled out my little handy pen and you know notebook, 164 00:08:43,200 --> 00:08:45,880 Speaker 1: and I said, all right, Monday's we're going to do 165 00:08:46,880 --> 00:08:49,040 Speaker 1: a run of some kind and they're going to send 166 00:08:49,040 --> 00:08:52,160 Speaker 1: me the time of you know how fast they did it. 167 00:08:52,280 --> 00:08:56,200 Speaker 1: Tuesday armines and nabs. Wednesday, will do something else, Thursday, 168 00:08:56,200 --> 00:08:59,319 Speaker 1: something else, Friday, something else. So I literally wrote all 169 00:08:59,360 --> 00:09:00,719 Speaker 1: of that down and then I looked at it and 170 00:09:00,760 --> 00:09:03,960 Speaker 1: I said, this is horrible, like my like, my kids 171 00:09:04,000 --> 00:09:06,760 Speaker 1: are going to say, coach, what are you doing? Like? 172 00:09:06,800 --> 00:09:11,559 Speaker 1: This is not you? Right? So I threw it away 173 00:09:11,720 --> 00:09:14,319 Speaker 1: and then I said, you know what, I'm going to 174 00:09:14,480 --> 00:09:18,640 Speaker 1: act like I am in the class with them, and 175 00:09:18,880 --> 00:09:20,800 Speaker 1: we're just going to do it. We're not going to 176 00:09:20,840 --> 00:09:22,920 Speaker 1: be together, but it's going to feel like we're together. 177 00:09:23,280 --> 00:09:25,600 Speaker 1: So I'm going to go into my husband built a 178 00:09:25,600 --> 00:09:28,240 Speaker 1: little home gym that we have. I'm going to go 179 00:09:28,280 --> 00:09:32,080 Speaker 1: into there, I am going to press play. I'm going 180 00:09:32,160 --> 00:09:33,800 Speaker 1: to put it up on YouTube, and I'm just going 181 00:09:33,880 --> 00:09:36,120 Speaker 1: to do it live and all of my kids are 182 00:09:36,120 --> 00:09:38,120 Speaker 1: going to join. This is what we're going to do, right. 183 00:09:38,640 --> 00:09:42,160 Speaker 1: So on that Monday, I told a couple of friends 184 00:09:42,240 --> 00:09:43,880 Speaker 1: because they asked me, you know what am I doing 185 00:09:43,920 --> 00:09:48,840 Speaker 1: for this virtual little stint we're going through And I said, well, 186 00:09:48,920 --> 00:09:53,080 Speaker 1: I'm going to be doing a cardio string session on 187 00:09:53,200 --> 00:09:56,200 Speaker 1: a Monday, and if your kids want to join, yeah, 188 00:09:56,520 --> 00:09:58,760 Speaker 1: you know, feel free. It's you know, it's on YouTube, 189 00:09:58,760 --> 00:10:02,280 Speaker 1: it's public, so feel free to join. And they said yeah, okay. 190 00:10:02,720 --> 00:10:07,319 Speaker 1: So literally on the Monday I started the workout and 191 00:10:07,880 --> 00:10:10,080 Speaker 1: started with the warm up, and I looked at you know, 192 00:10:10,120 --> 00:10:12,079 Speaker 1: how many viewers because you can see your viewers, right, 193 00:10:12,160 --> 00:10:16,760 Speaker 1: So I have probably about seventy five kids and about 194 00:10:16,800 --> 00:10:20,400 Speaker 1: sixty joined, and I said, okay, we're doing good. You know, 195 00:10:20,600 --> 00:10:22,640 Speaker 1: you have a couple slackers here and there, but we're 196 00:10:22,679 --> 00:10:24,840 Speaker 1: doing good if I have sixty out of the seventy five, right. 197 00:10:25,240 --> 00:10:27,679 Speaker 1: So I get through the warm up, and then you know, 198 00:10:27,720 --> 00:10:30,160 Speaker 1: I'm checking out the computer because you never know, because 199 00:10:30,160 --> 00:10:32,719 Speaker 1: you know, the kids could just log on and log off, right, 200 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:36,600 Speaker 1: So I'm like, numbers probably went down, but I looked 201 00:10:36,679 --> 00:10:40,920 Speaker 1: up and literally the numbers just shot up and it 202 00:10:41,120 --> 00:10:43,760 Speaker 1: was sixty kids to start, and then it was one 203 00:10:43,800 --> 00:10:45,920 Speaker 1: hundred kids, and then it was two hundred kids, five 204 00:10:46,000 --> 00:10:50,240 Speaker 1: hundred kids, a couple of thousand kids. It was insane. 205 00:10:51,120 --> 00:10:55,880 Speaker 1: What yeah, your very first class. That is unbelievable, the 206 00:10:55,960 --> 00:11:00,320 Speaker 1: first class. And it just grew and grew, and I 207 00:11:00,400 --> 00:11:05,079 Speaker 1: did it Monday through Friday, nine am, right live every 208 00:11:05,160 --> 00:11:08,600 Speaker 1: day of the week, and I ended up reaching over 209 00:11:08,880 --> 00:11:13,800 Speaker 1: fifty thousand families. That is amazing, just from people sharing 210 00:11:13,800 --> 00:11:15,480 Speaker 1: the link and finding it. Like you must have hit 211 00:11:15,520 --> 00:11:18,120 Speaker 1: some algorithm where YouTube was like, this is amazing. Everyone 212 00:11:18,200 --> 00:11:22,200 Speaker 1: try it, and then you feel the need. Everyone needed 213 00:11:22,240 --> 00:11:26,080 Speaker 1: you at that moment. That's amazing exactly. So I literally 214 00:11:26,120 --> 00:11:28,280 Speaker 1: did that. I did it every day. It was it 215 00:11:28,360 --> 00:11:32,240 Speaker 1: was consistent. I created a little community where I had 216 00:11:32,600 --> 00:11:35,760 Speaker 1: people sending me emails and Instagram messages. Can you shout 217 00:11:35,800 --> 00:11:38,120 Speaker 1: me out in the video? You know? Can you shout 218 00:11:38,160 --> 00:11:41,680 Speaker 1: my school out? You know? Coaches sending me email saying, 219 00:11:41,720 --> 00:11:43,960 Speaker 1: you know, can you shout my class out? I'm like, yeah, 220 00:11:43,960 --> 00:11:46,520 Speaker 1: this is awesome. So every day I was shouting out 221 00:11:46,520 --> 00:11:50,520 Speaker 1: different classes and different students and it just really became 222 00:11:50,800 --> 00:11:54,439 Speaker 1: a community. And so after the three months, I said, 223 00:11:54,520 --> 00:11:58,000 Speaker 1: you know what this is. There's something here. I've created 224 00:11:58,040 --> 00:12:00,680 Speaker 1: this and there's something here. And the notes that I've 225 00:12:00,679 --> 00:12:07,240 Speaker 1: gotten was in these times, we literally it wasn't just 226 00:12:07,320 --> 00:12:09,920 Speaker 1: me doing these workouts. It was my whole family and 227 00:12:09,960 --> 00:12:14,400 Speaker 1: we literally bonded over these workouts that you created. And 228 00:12:14,480 --> 00:12:17,440 Speaker 1: so like hearing like you know those type of messages, 229 00:12:17,559 --> 00:12:21,840 Speaker 1: it just, like, you know, really inspired me to keep 230 00:12:21,840 --> 00:12:25,000 Speaker 1: it going. And I originally called it Active Kids, and 231 00:12:25,040 --> 00:12:29,079 Speaker 1: it's still Active Kids. So I said, let's make this 232 00:12:29,120 --> 00:12:31,600 Speaker 1: bigger than what it is, because there's a need for 233 00:12:31,679 --> 00:12:35,240 Speaker 1: it obviously, So I said, I only did a cardio 234 00:12:35,320 --> 00:12:37,480 Speaker 1: and strength classes the whole three months, But I said, 235 00:12:37,760 --> 00:12:41,439 Speaker 1: how cool would it be if I added in karate 236 00:12:41,920 --> 00:12:46,760 Speaker 1: in strange, but if I added in karate, boxing, yoga, 237 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:51,080 Speaker 1: cheer gymnastics, Like, how cool would that be? So that's 238 00:12:51,080 --> 00:12:53,839 Speaker 1: what I did, and now it's Active Kids two point 239 00:12:53,920 --> 00:12:59,240 Speaker 1: zero is an online on demand platform with all of 240 00:12:59,240 --> 00:13:02,600 Speaker 1: those classes and they're all on demand and everybody that 241 00:13:02,640 --> 00:13:06,040 Speaker 1: signs up has unlimited access to it. That is amazing. 242 00:13:06,120 --> 00:13:08,720 Speaker 1: I was trying to control my reaction to that. That 243 00:13:08,840 --> 00:13:11,520 Speaker 1: is so cool. I need to get my I'm like ready, 244 00:13:11,559 --> 00:13:13,600 Speaker 1: I'm ready to sign on the dotted line. So is 245 00:13:13,640 --> 00:13:16,280 Speaker 1: it like so you can Basically it's unlimited access, you 246 00:13:16,360 --> 00:13:19,120 Speaker 1: just sign up. And is it like a monthly subscription 247 00:13:19,320 --> 00:13:21,520 Speaker 1: kind of a model. Yeah, so you can sign up 248 00:13:21,520 --> 00:13:25,040 Speaker 1: for a monthly subscription or it's a yearly subscription, So 249 00:13:25,080 --> 00:13:28,000 Speaker 1: it's up to you. We do have a promo going 250 00:13:28,040 --> 00:13:30,640 Speaker 1: on right now. If you sign up with the promo 251 00:13:30,720 --> 00:13:33,760 Speaker 1: code active ten, you get ten percent off and it's 252 00:13:33,800 --> 00:13:37,360 Speaker 1: already affordable. I didn't want to make a program that 253 00:13:37,400 --> 00:13:39,760 Speaker 1: people can't afford like that was not the point of it. 254 00:13:40,000 --> 00:13:42,160 Speaker 1: You know, I created a community and I want it 255 00:13:42,200 --> 00:13:45,160 Speaker 1: to be a community. Feel it's nineteen dollars a month 256 00:13:45,559 --> 00:13:47,880 Speaker 1: and with the promo code at seventeen dollars a month 257 00:13:48,000 --> 00:13:51,360 Speaker 1: or one hundred and seventy dollars for the year. So, 258 00:13:51,360 --> 00:13:53,480 Speaker 1: so do you have people that cause it sounds like, 259 00:13:53,520 --> 00:13:56,160 Speaker 1: are you still teaching some of the classes and especially 260 00:13:56,240 --> 00:13:58,640 Speaker 1: that sort of just conditioning type stuff. Do you have 261 00:13:58,640 --> 00:14:00,360 Speaker 1: people that just do that every single day and that's 262 00:14:00,400 --> 00:14:03,720 Speaker 1: like their new thing. Yeah? Yeah, I mean I just 263 00:14:03,800 --> 00:14:07,160 Speaker 1: had someone send me a message on like our little 264 00:14:07,280 --> 00:14:09,800 Speaker 1: chat thing if you needed if you need assistance, and 265 00:14:09,840 --> 00:14:13,160 Speaker 1: I answer those and they said, you know, is coach 266 00:14:13,240 --> 00:14:16,360 Speaker 1: Larissa still teaching the classes? And I said yeah, and 267 00:14:16,440 --> 00:14:19,760 Speaker 1: I said this is coach Larissa and she was like, oh, 268 00:14:19,800 --> 00:14:23,600 Speaker 1: I am so starstruck. This is amazing. And I said, yeah, 269 00:14:23,720 --> 00:14:27,040 Speaker 1: I'm here, it's me. I'm still doing the classes. And 270 00:14:27,160 --> 00:14:30,920 Speaker 1: they were so excited. So it's been really cool. That 271 00:14:31,160 --> 00:14:32,960 Speaker 1: is amazing. Be careful now you're going to have all 272 00:14:32,960 --> 00:14:34,720 Speaker 1: these people reaching out to you through the chat. Hey, 273 00:14:34,840 --> 00:14:40,360 Speaker 1: I chat exactly. That is amazing. You're like all those 274 00:14:40,480 --> 00:14:43,320 Speaker 1: Peloton stars. But for kids, I think that is that 275 00:14:43,440 --> 00:14:46,200 Speaker 1: is just wonderful, do you think, I mean, are there 276 00:14:46,240 --> 00:14:49,560 Speaker 1: any specific classes that you would recommend? I don't know, 277 00:14:49,640 --> 00:14:52,280 Speaker 1: so are a lot of them sports specific? And can 278 00:14:52,320 --> 00:14:54,640 Speaker 1: they all be done? I guess they're all for indoors 279 00:14:54,720 --> 00:14:57,000 Speaker 1: or indoors adapted. Like let's say I have a son 280 00:14:57,000 --> 00:14:59,720 Speaker 1: who likes basketball, is there a class that would be 281 00:15:00,240 --> 00:15:01,800 Speaker 1: to him but he could still do it indoors without 282 00:15:01,800 --> 00:15:05,200 Speaker 1: breaking things like a conditioning type class or yeah. Absolutely, 283 00:15:05,320 --> 00:15:09,800 Speaker 1: so we have a class for pre K starting out 284 00:15:09,920 --> 00:15:13,440 Speaker 1: like three or four years old. It's toddler time all 285 00:15:13,480 --> 00:15:17,120 Speaker 1: the way up to eighteen. So if someone is a 286 00:15:17,160 --> 00:15:20,240 Speaker 1: little bit older and they're, you know, want to stay 287 00:15:20,240 --> 00:15:23,920 Speaker 1: in shape for maybe preseason or something like that for 288 00:15:23,960 --> 00:15:26,680 Speaker 1: their season, we have all of those cardio and strength 289 00:15:26,680 --> 00:15:31,240 Speaker 1: classes tailored just for those athletes. And also we have 290 00:15:31,320 --> 00:15:34,320 Speaker 1: sports circuits where we do a whole bunch of different 291 00:15:34,840 --> 00:15:40,720 Speaker 1: different sports exercises within a thirty minute circuit. So yeah, 292 00:15:40,840 --> 00:15:43,880 Speaker 1: I mean a lot of the young kids are really 293 00:15:43,960 --> 00:15:47,160 Speaker 1: really attracted to like the karate, and like the dance, 294 00:15:47,240 --> 00:15:49,840 Speaker 1: the ballet and the jazz, and then when you get older, 295 00:15:50,200 --> 00:15:53,360 Speaker 1: they do like the yoga and like the cardio and 296 00:15:53,400 --> 00:15:55,640 Speaker 1: strength classes. So we kind of grow with you. It's 297 00:15:55,720 --> 00:15:59,840 Speaker 1: it's really cool. Oh, the karate idea actually sounds pretty tempting. 298 00:15:59,840 --> 00:16:03,000 Speaker 1: AT could probably convince both of mine to do that. 299 00:16:03,040 --> 00:16:04,800 Speaker 1: It's cool. Maybe I could get my toddler to do 300 00:16:04,880 --> 00:16:08,800 Speaker 1: some ballet even though she's only two. Yes, yes, absolutely, 301 00:16:09,880 --> 00:16:12,240 Speaker 1: Oh that is so cool. Well, okay, now I feel 302 00:16:12,240 --> 00:16:14,520 Speaker 1: like I I'm definitely gonna give this a try. I'll 303 00:16:14,560 --> 00:16:17,560 Speaker 1: have to report back to my listeners and let people 304 00:16:17,640 --> 00:16:20,200 Speaker 1: know because I really, I mean, you're in Florida. You 305 00:16:20,320 --> 00:16:23,440 Speaker 1: understand it like I'm waiting for winter. Everyone else like 306 00:16:23,480 --> 00:16:26,200 Speaker 1: waits for summer to be outside. I'm like, it's seriously 307 00:16:26,640 --> 00:16:28,360 Speaker 1: like I can't handle it and I don't want to 308 00:16:28,360 --> 00:16:31,600 Speaker 1: be out there. So it is nice to have engaging 309 00:16:31,640 --> 00:16:34,520 Speaker 1: options for the kids when they're at home. And have 310 00:16:34,560 --> 00:16:36,800 Speaker 1: you been able to I guess that's been flexible enough 311 00:16:36,880 --> 00:16:39,320 Speaker 1: as it's grown to do it while still helping your 312 00:16:39,400 --> 00:16:41,440 Speaker 1: kids with school and everything, because you said you are 313 00:16:41,720 --> 00:16:45,400 Speaker 1: full time mommy as well. You know what, I think 314 00:16:45,920 --> 00:16:50,000 Speaker 1: everyone's in like the craziest situation right now and you 315 00:16:50,120 --> 00:16:53,760 Speaker 1: just take it day by day. I mean, I know 316 00:16:54,040 --> 00:16:57,280 Speaker 1: people are you know, bouncing around the idea of homeschooling 317 00:16:57,480 --> 00:17:00,920 Speaker 1: or doing some type of hybrid model. I have to 318 00:17:00,960 --> 00:17:03,120 Speaker 1: work full time, you know, I do active kids. I 319 00:17:03,200 --> 00:17:06,960 Speaker 1: also do the fitness classes, so my kids are they're 320 00:17:07,000 --> 00:17:11,359 Speaker 1: back in school, so it's been crazy juggling both. And 321 00:17:11,400 --> 00:17:14,240 Speaker 1: I know everyone's going through the same thing right now. 322 00:17:14,320 --> 00:17:17,160 Speaker 1: So for all of them, you know, everyone that's going 323 00:17:17,200 --> 00:17:19,760 Speaker 1: through that, you got this. You can do it because 324 00:17:20,119 --> 00:17:24,240 Speaker 1: we all are in the same boat. Yes, some people 325 00:17:24,680 --> 00:17:27,600 Speaker 1: definitely different solutions, but definitely all on the same boat. Yeah. 326 00:17:27,600 --> 00:17:29,320 Speaker 1: Two out of three of mine just went back to 327 00:17:29,480 --> 00:17:32,879 Speaker 1: in person school today, so I am right there with you. 328 00:17:33,000 --> 00:17:34,879 Speaker 1: It is different, but it just kind of is what 329 00:17:34,920 --> 00:17:49,240 Speaker 1: it is. Well, today would be a fun day for 330 00:17:49,320 --> 00:17:51,320 Speaker 1: you to share your day in the life since it 331 00:17:51,359 --> 00:17:53,119 Speaker 1: was kind of a crazy day, would you be willing 332 00:17:53,160 --> 00:17:57,240 Speaker 1: to Yeah, absolutely, it was a crazy day today. Yeah, 333 00:17:57,240 --> 00:17:58,879 Speaker 1: it's a perfect day for a day in the life. 334 00:17:58,920 --> 00:18:01,600 Speaker 1: So so do you want me to just go through 335 00:18:02,359 --> 00:18:05,240 Speaker 1: what happened today? Yeah, just kind of like your logistics. 336 00:18:05,280 --> 00:18:08,360 Speaker 1: You know, our listeners, we kind of went away from 337 00:18:08,359 --> 00:18:09,880 Speaker 1: it for a while and they're like, no, bring it back. 338 00:18:09,920 --> 00:18:12,200 Speaker 1: And to be honest, when I first envisioned this podcast, 339 00:18:12,240 --> 00:18:14,919 Speaker 1: that's what I wanted because I found myself whenever I 340 00:18:14,920 --> 00:18:16,600 Speaker 1: would go to like birthday parties, I was like, what 341 00:18:16,720 --> 00:18:19,720 Speaker 1: time your kids get up? Okay? Who helps them do this? Okay? Who? Like? 342 00:18:19,800 --> 00:18:22,600 Speaker 1: I don't know. Those logistics are always different between each family, 343 00:18:22,640 --> 00:18:25,640 Speaker 1: and you always learn things from other people's methods. So yeah, 344 00:18:25,680 --> 00:18:27,639 Speaker 1: it might be boring, but I promise I won't be bored. 345 00:18:27,680 --> 00:18:33,240 Speaker 1: So tell me about today. So wonderful. So I set 346 00:18:33,240 --> 00:18:37,280 Speaker 1: my alarm for seven o'clock and I'm always awake before 347 00:18:37,480 --> 00:18:41,600 Speaker 1: that seven o'clock alarm goes off. My kids they go 348 00:18:41,640 --> 00:18:44,359 Speaker 1: to sleep super early, and everyone tells me this, but 349 00:18:45,160 --> 00:18:48,560 Speaker 1: they need their sleep because they're super energetic throughout the day. 350 00:18:48,680 --> 00:18:52,080 Speaker 1: So we like to have them settle down in bed 351 00:18:52,119 --> 00:18:57,240 Speaker 1: by seven o'clock. And yeah, everyone everyone's like what, but yeah, 352 00:18:57,280 --> 00:19:01,240 Speaker 1: we usually have them eat, you know, dinner early it's 353 00:19:01,280 --> 00:19:03,360 Speaker 1: been a long day. We're usually have them in bed 354 00:19:03,400 --> 00:19:06,280 Speaker 1: by seven. But they wake up so early no matter 355 00:19:06,320 --> 00:19:08,960 Speaker 1: what time they go to bed, So they're up at 356 00:19:09,040 --> 00:19:13,639 Speaker 1: six am, six thirty the latest. So yes, this morning, 357 00:19:13,680 --> 00:19:16,400 Speaker 1: and they were so excited because it was the first 358 00:19:16,440 --> 00:19:19,760 Speaker 1: day of school, so they wanted to go to bed also, 359 00:19:20,280 --> 00:19:23,400 Speaker 1: but anyway, so they woke up six thirty, so I 360 00:19:23,520 --> 00:19:25,360 Speaker 1: was you know, I was up because I can hear 361 00:19:25,440 --> 00:19:29,639 Speaker 1: them up. You know, they went downstairs. They they're of 362 00:19:29,800 --> 00:19:32,960 Speaker 1: the age where they could almost make their own cereal 363 00:19:33,800 --> 00:19:35,840 Speaker 1: without a mess, but they do make a mess kind 364 00:19:35,880 --> 00:19:38,320 Speaker 1: of thing, so they still go downstairs. You know, they 365 00:19:38,320 --> 00:19:40,240 Speaker 1: get dressed because we laid out the clothes for them 366 00:19:40,920 --> 00:19:43,160 Speaker 1: the night before. They got dressed, and they go downstairs, 367 00:19:43,200 --> 00:19:45,679 Speaker 1: they make their own cereal. That's the time where I 368 00:19:45,760 --> 00:19:49,720 Speaker 1: can get in dressed for my day. My husband does 369 00:19:49,720 --> 00:19:51,920 Speaker 1: the same thing. He'll go downstairs and make a coffee, 370 00:19:51,960 --> 00:19:56,959 Speaker 1: so he's on breakfast duty, and then when I come downstairs, 371 00:19:57,080 --> 00:20:00,960 Speaker 1: I'm on lunch making lunch duty. It's probably a great 372 00:20:00,960 --> 00:20:03,760 Speaker 1: idea to do it the night before, but I don't 373 00:20:03,840 --> 00:20:07,240 Speaker 1: mind doing it because I actually Laura, who's not here 374 00:20:07,359 --> 00:20:10,280 Speaker 1: unfortunately recording because she's on vacation. But her thing is like, 375 00:20:10,359 --> 00:20:12,280 Speaker 1: don't do it the night before. It's a waste of time. 376 00:20:12,400 --> 00:20:13,840 Speaker 1: Just do it in the morning. Yet it's done. It 377 00:20:13,920 --> 00:20:17,240 Speaker 1: doesn't actually save you any time, So that's so unt Yeah, 378 00:20:17,280 --> 00:20:20,240 Speaker 1: I mean, I kind of like it because I'm doing 379 00:20:20,280 --> 00:20:22,399 Speaker 1: my lunch and their lunch at the same time, and 380 00:20:22,440 --> 00:20:24,879 Speaker 1: they get to chime in like what they want in 381 00:20:24,920 --> 00:20:27,160 Speaker 1: their lunch, So it's kind of a cute little morning thing. 382 00:20:28,280 --> 00:20:32,359 Speaker 1: And then I am the one responsible for hair doing 383 00:20:32,400 --> 00:20:36,280 Speaker 1: my kid's hair. If you haven't seen my kids, they 384 00:20:36,320 --> 00:20:41,160 Speaker 1: have big, beautiful curls, and these big beautiful curls take 385 00:20:41,280 --> 00:20:45,159 Speaker 1: forever to comb out. So it is a chore in 386 00:20:45,240 --> 00:20:47,679 Speaker 1: the morning. Even if I brush it at night, you know, 387 00:20:47,720 --> 00:20:50,720 Speaker 1: when they take a shower, it's still a chore, and 388 00:20:50,760 --> 00:20:53,119 Speaker 1: they're like, no, don't brush my hair. No, we have 389 00:20:53,200 --> 00:20:55,160 Speaker 1: to brush your hair. It's your first day of school, right, 390 00:20:55,600 --> 00:21:00,520 Speaker 1: So I do the morning chore and then yeah, and 391 00:21:00,560 --> 00:21:03,160 Speaker 1: then we get together. We run around trying to find 392 00:21:03,359 --> 00:21:08,200 Speaker 1: matching socks, matching shoes, and then my husband takes both 393 00:21:08,240 --> 00:21:11,919 Speaker 1: of them to school before he goes to work, and 394 00:21:11,960 --> 00:21:15,720 Speaker 1: then I give them kisses good bye, and then I 395 00:21:15,800 --> 00:21:19,040 Speaker 1: go to work. So when I work at the private school, 396 00:21:19,440 --> 00:21:21,560 Speaker 1: I do a couple of hours in the morning of 397 00:21:21,600 --> 00:21:25,479 Speaker 1: personal fitness and then I get a break, and then 398 00:21:25,520 --> 00:21:27,399 Speaker 1: that's when I work on active kids for a couple 399 00:21:27,400 --> 00:21:30,399 Speaker 1: of hours, and then I have a couple of hours 400 00:21:30,440 --> 00:21:34,119 Speaker 1: of volleyball. I have volleyball practice. I coach. I've been 401 00:21:34,119 --> 00:21:36,320 Speaker 1: coaching for a very long time. I coach a great 402 00:21:36,359 --> 00:21:40,680 Speaker 1: group of girls, and then after I'm done coaching. Well, 403 00:21:40,720 --> 00:21:43,760 Speaker 1: today was a little bit different. My husband actually dropped 404 00:21:43,800 --> 00:21:46,840 Speaker 1: them off at the gym with me. So here I 405 00:21:46,880 --> 00:21:49,480 Speaker 1: am coaching and I have a little one saying mommy, mommy, 406 00:21:49,520 --> 00:21:51,280 Speaker 1: I have to go body, and I'm like, oh my goodness, 407 00:21:51,320 --> 00:21:53,399 Speaker 1: here we go. Right, But this is like typical. This 408 00:21:53,480 --> 00:21:56,800 Speaker 1: is typical, like busy, busy, you know, mom and dad, 409 00:21:56,800 --> 00:21:58,639 Speaker 1: and this is what we do. But they were in 410 00:21:58,680 --> 00:22:02,120 Speaker 1: the gym with me and then and literally drove home. 411 00:22:02,400 --> 00:22:05,160 Speaker 1: They're in the shower now, about to get dinner, and 412 00:22:05,320 --> 00:22:08,119 Speaker 1: they're about to be in bed. You have seven o'clock 413 00:22:08,160 --> 00:22:12,120 Speaker 1: about seven thirty, so that is amazing. If my kids 414 00:22:12,119 --> 00:22:14,560 Speaker 1: are in bed in two hours from now, I will 415 00:22:14,600 --> 00:22:17,359 Speaker 1: consider myself lucky. And keep in mind I have a 416 00:22:17,440 --> 00:22:19,640 Speaker 1: two year old in addition towards six and a year old. 417 00:22:19,680 --> 00:22:24,080 Speaker 1: So I just feel I don't know bad. Well, I 418 00:22:24,119 --> 00:22:26,520 Speaker 1: love it, I love hearing it, and I love wait, 419 00:22:26,560 --> 00:22:28,320 Speaker 1: I need a little tiny bit more, which is when 420 00:22:28,359 --> 00:22:30,560 Speaker 1: do you go to do your husband? It's like this 421 00:22:30,640 --> 00:22:32,560 Speaker 1: is my fantasy life. So now you guys, it's seven 422 00:22:32,600 --> 00:22:34,440 Speaker 1: o'clock and your kids are in bed. Do you usually 423 00:22:34,480 --> 00:22:36,679 Speaker 1: do more work? Do you guys just spend some time together? 424 00:22:36,920 --> 00:22:40,560 Speaker 1: That sounds lovely. Yeah. No. And in the beginning, we 425 00:22:40,640 --> 00:22:43,200 Speaker 1: found that our kids were going to bed later when 426 00:22:43,200 --> 00:22:46,240 Speaker 1: they were younger, and we found that we weren't having 427 00:22:46,320 --> 00:22:49,359 Speaker 1: time to ourselves, you know, just to online and just 428 00:22:49,400 --> 00:22:52,720 Speaker 1: to kind of you know, have mommy daddy time together. 429 00:22:53,280 --> 00:22:56,000 Speaker 1: And so that's when we said, okay, we need to 430 00:22:56,040 --> 00:22:58,679 Speaker 1: make an adjustment because we need time tours, you know, 431 00:22:58,920 --> 00:23:01,840 Speaker 1: for us. So that's when we started, and this was 432 00:23:01,880 --> 00:23:03,760 Speaker 1: a few years ago when we started putting them to 433 00:23:03,840 --> 00:23:07,000 Speaker 1: bed early, and it's just worked out really really well 434 00:23:07,040 --> 00:23:10,119 Speaker 1: for us. So now, yep, they're in bed seven, seven thirty, 435 00:23:10,520 --> 00:23:12,840 Speaker 1: and then we get to sit down. Sometimes we eat together, 436 00:23:12,920 --> 00:23:15,800 Speaker 1: sometimes we don't, just depending on what we have, but 437 00:23:16,280 --> 00:23:20,800 Speaker 1: we either eat with the kids early or we'll cook 438 00:23:20,840 --> 00:23:23,719 Speaker 1: something for later for us. And then we get to 439 00:23:23,760 --> 00:23:26,240 Speaker 1: you know, relax and eat together and watch a movie. 440 00:23:26,560 --> 00:23:31,160 Speaker 1: And then I'm literally in bed by nine thirty latest 441 00:23:32,200 --> 00:23:36,119 Speaker 1: because the day is very very long. And then my 442 00:23:36,240 --> 00:23:38,760 Speaker 1: husband he might stay up a little bit later, but 443 00:23:39,160 --> 00:23:42,080 Speaker 1: he's in bed maybe ten, ten thirty, So that's our day. 444 00:23:43,040 --> 00:23:46,520 Speaker 1: That part definitely sounds like me, No, that's awesome. Well, 445 00:23:46,520 --> 00:23:48,480 Speaker 1: I love hearing it. I think you have a sounds 446 00:23:48,480 --> 00:23:51,159 Speaker 1: like a very beautiful balance of your different jobs and 447 00:23:51,200 --> 00:23:54,120 Speaker 1: now with this growing company, kind of that entrepreneurial side 448 00:23:54,160 --> 00:23:56,520 Speaker 1: which allows you to be creative, but you're still doing volleyball. 449 00:23:56,560 --> 00:23:59,320 Speaker 1: I mean, that's amazing you're doing it all. So thank you. 450 00:23:59,320 --> 00:24:02,439 Speaker 1: What a great best of both worlds day in the life. 451 00:24:02,760 --> 00:24:04,879 Speaker 1: So one other thing I wanted to talk about was 452 00:24:04,920 --> 00:24:07,240 Speaker 1: something that you volunteered to talk about when you connected 453 00:24:07,320 --> 00:24:10,000 Speaker 1: to me on Instagram. I am a big supporter of 454 00:24:10,040 --> 00:24:13,200 Speaker 1: the Black Lives Matter movement, and we have been trying 455 00:24:13,200 --> 00:24:15,560 Speaker 1: to be very intentional about bringing more black women and 456 00:24:15,600 --> 00:24:18,040 Speaker 1: people of color onto this podcast, and I'm very excited 457 00:24:18,480 --> 00:24:20,840 Speaker 1: we're going to continue to do that. I also just 458 00:24:21,440 --> 00:24:23,919 Speaker 1: I'm at the end of Ebram x Kendy's How to 459 00:24:23,920 --> 00:24:26,320 Speaker 1: Be an Anti Racist, and I think it's a beautiful 460 00:24:26,480 --> 00:24:30,080 Speaker 1: book with so many important factors to it. I also 461 00:24:30,160 --> 00:24:32,240 Speaker 1: know that it is not your job to teach me, 462 00:24:32,520 --> 00:24:34,639 Speaker 1: as a white person you know, how to be better 463 00:24:34,680 --> 00:24:36,320 Speaker 1: like I have to figure that out. There are enough 464 00:24:36,359 --> 00:24:39,080 Speaker 1: lists and resources and I'm doing that work. But since 465 00:24:39,119 --> 00:24:41,800 Speaker 1: you did offer, do have any messages to share with 466 00:24:41,840 --> 00:24:44,399 Speaker 1: our listeners about how to be a great ally and 467 00:24:44,440 --> 00:24:47,679 Speaker 1: how to teach our children to be anti racist so 468 00:24:47,720 --> 00:24:51,920 Speaker 1: the next generation can do better than the current one has. Yeah. Absolutely, 469 00:24:52,040 --> 00:24:58,600 Speaker 1: I mean you said it pretty wonderfully of doing the work, 470 00:24:58,960 --> 00:25:03,639 Speaker 1: and it's so important in that everyone you know, doesn't 471 00:25:03,680 --> 00:25:06,760 Speaker 1: matter what race you are, is doing their own work, 472 00:25:07,640 --> 00:25:12,360 Speaker 1: doing their own research. I literally read up on something, 473 00:25:12,800 --> 00:25:14,920 Speaker 1: and it might be a ten minute thing, it might 474 00:25:14,960 --> 00:25:16,960 Speaker 1: be an hour thing. I mean all of that stuff 475 00:25:17,000 --> 00:25:19,560 Speaker 1: I have throughout the day, but I do I make 476 00:25:19,600 --> 00:25:22,080 Speaker 1: sure I read up on something and learning something new 477 00:25:23,160 --> 00:25:28,480 Speaker 1: about my past, the past of the black community. You 478 00:25:28,520 --> 00:25:30,720 Speaker 1: know what we've had to go through in this country 479 00:25:30,760 --> 00:25:34,800 Speaker 1: and what we still are going through now. I literally 480 00:25:34,880 --> 00:25:39,080 Speaker 1: just finished a course I always mentioned Rachel Cargle. It's 481 00:25:39,119 --> 00:25:43,280 Speaker 1: a thirty day free course and it's literally thirty days 482 00:25:43,359 --> 00:25:46,919 Speaker 1: of doing the work. And you know, there's you know, 483 00:25:47,080 --> 00:25:49,720 Speaker 1: a little saying going around being an ally as a verb, 484 00:25:50,240 --> 00:25:52,720 Speaker 1: because it is, you know, you can call yourself an ally, 485 00:25:52,960 --> 00:25:55,240 Speaker 1: but what are you actually doing to be an ally? 486 00:25:56,520 --> 00:25:58,760 Speaker 1: So you have to do the work. So for me, 487 00:25:59,240 --> 00:26:04,600 Speaker 1: that starts with doing your own research, and yeah, educating 488 00:26:04,640 --> 00:26:07,600 Speaker 1: yourself and Once you educate yourself, that's when you can 489 00:26:07,640 --> 00:26:10,360 Speaker 1: start educating your kids. That's when you can start educating 490 00:26:10,400 --> 00:26:15,200 Speaker 1: your family and your friends, and you know, start speaking 491 00:26:15,280 --> 00:26:19,720 Speaker 1: up as well within your own communities. And I feel like, 492 00:26:20,760 --> 00:26:23,920 Speaker 1: I feel like it's getting better. I mean, I'm optimistic. 493 00:26:24,080 --> 00:26:27,800 Speaker 1: I'm hopeful. We still have a lot of work to do. 494 00:26:28,800 --> 00:26:33,480 Speaker 1: I mean, just recently we you know, have another black 495 00:26:33,560 --> 00:26:37,840 Speaker 1: man being shot by police, Jacob Blake, and we got 496 00:26:37,840 --> 00:26:40,200 Speaker 1: a lot of work to do. But I'm still keeping 497 00:26:40,240 --> 00:26:45,560 Speaker 1: that optimism in me because I'm just hoping, you know, 498 00:26:45,680 --> 00:26:49,880 Speaker 1: I originally, you know, started reaching out to people too, 499 00:26:51,240 --> 00:26:56,160 Speaker 1: hopefully you know, at least open a heart, open eyes, 500 00:26:56,240 --> 00:26:59,840 Speaker 1: you know of at least one person, and if you 501 00:26:59,880 --> 00:27:02,919 Speaker 1: know me, just talking about this does that to at 502 00:27:02,960 --> 00:27:05,280 Speaker 1: least one person. I feel like I've you know, I've 503 00:27:05,320 --> 00:27:11,040 Speaker 1: done my job. I've done my part again, educating yourself, 504 00:27:11,240 --> 00:27:14,119 Speaker 1: starting to speak up within you know, your own household, 505 00:27:14,160 --> 00:27:18,960 Speaker 1: your own community, and taking some action as well. There's 506 00:27:18,960 --> 00:27:22,080 Speaker 1: petitions going around that you can sign, and you know, 507 00:27:22,280 --> 00:27:25,159 Speaker 1: you probably think that these petitions don't do anything, but 508 00:27:25,200 --> 00:27:28,480 Speaker 1: they do. They actually do, and a lot of things 509 00:27:28,600 --> 00:27:33,680 Speaker 1: have come from just signing a petition, calling elected officials. 510 00:27:34,440 --> 00:27:37,880 Speaker 1: There's a lot of things that have happened just by 511 00:27:37,920 --> 00:27:40,600 Speaker 1: doing those little things. Even if you don't feel like 512 00:27:40,680 --> 00:27:44,040 Speaker 1: it's a lot, it really is. I was calling, you know, 513 00:27:44,160 --> 00:27:51,440 Speaker 1: Brehonna Taylor's elected officials, and it was very very nice 514 00:27:51,480 --> 00:27:54,800 Speaker 1: to hear that a lot of those officials mailboxes were full, 515 00:27:55,440 --> 00:27:57,439 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. So that means people are 516 00:27:57,480 --> 00:28:00,280 Speaker 1: actually doing the work. That means people are actually taking 517 00:28:00,280 --> 00:28:03,879 Speaker 1: the time to do those things. So you know, there 518 00:28:03,920 --> 00:28:05,880 Speaker 1: are a lot of steps to take, but as long 519 00:28:05,920 --> 00:28:09,280 Speaker 1: as you are taking some steps, I feel like you 520 00:28:09,960 --> 00:28:14,320 Speaker 1: know you are doing the work. Thank you. It's really 521 00:28:14,840 --> 00:28:19,080 Speaker 1: I mean, I appreciate you volunteering to talk about some 522 00:28:19,240 --> 00:28:22,040 Speaker 1: of those issues because they can be hard to talk about, 523 00:28:22,080 --> 00:28:23,920 Speaker 1: and again it's not your job to talk about them, 524 00:28:23,960 --> 00:28:26,720 Speaker 1: but I still truly appreciate it. And it is a 525 00:28:26,800 --> 00:28:31,119 Speaker 1: journey and I'm dedicated to continuing on it. And we 526 00:28:31,160 --> 00:28:33,080 Speaker 1: can donate too. That's the one thing you didn't mention 527 00:28:33,760 --> 00:28:36,919 Speaker 1: put your money, worry about that. So both of us 528 00:28:36,960 --> 00:28:39,360 Speaker 1: on this podcast have done some of that and I 529 00:28:39,440 --> 00:28:41,280 Speaker 1: want to continue to do it. So thank you for 530 00:28:41,320 --> 00:28:45,120 Speaker 1: the reminder. Oh my gosh, thank you for that portion. 531 00:28:45,200 --> 00:28:47,320 Speaker 1: I'm glad we mentioned it. But I also want to 532 00:28:47,440 --> 00:28:50,200 Speaker 1: end on a light note as well, although it doesn't 533 00:28:50,240 --> 00:28:52,360 Speaker 1: have to be a light note. We always share a 534 00:28:52,480 --> 00:28:55,160 Speaker 1: love of the week with our listeners, so it could 535 00:28:55,200 --> 00:28:57,040 Speaker 1: be anything that made you happy this week, So maybe 536 00:28:57,040 --> 00:28:59,320 Speaker 1: it's not a light note, maybe it's something deep. I'm 537 00:28:59,320 --> 00:29:02,120 Speaker 1: going to start with a very not I mean, it's 538 00:29:02,160 --> 00:29:03,800 Speaker 1: going to be like it's going to fall flat after 539 00:29:03,840 --> 00:29:06,120 Speaker 1: that discussion because it's not very It's not a very 540 00:29:06,120 --> 00:29:08,280 Speaker 1: big or important thing. But my love of the week 541 00:29:08,320 --> 00:29:11,240 Speaker 1: that I came up with before we spoke is this 542 00:29:11,280 --> 00:29:13,480 Speaker 1: podcast microphone that I've had for three years that is 543 00:29:13,520 --> 00:29:16,600 Speaker 1: still going strong, and it is an Audio Technica USB 544 00:29:16,760 --> 00:29:18,720 Speaker 1: two thousand, and it is not that expensive, but it 545 00:29:18,760 --> 00:29:21,400 Speaker 1: still seems to work pretty well and sound decently. So 546 00:29:21,520 --> 00:29:23,240 Speaker 1: that is my love of a week, although I have 547 00:29:23,320 --> 00:29:25,560 Speaker 1: inspired that. I will also mention the book I just finished, 548 00:29:25,560 --> 00:29:27,240 Speaker 1: which is by a black author that I'm sure everyone's 549 00:29:27,240 --> 00:29:29,320 Speaker 1: read by now because it's the most amazing book. But 550 00:29:29,760 --> 00:29:32,840 Speaker 1: if you have not read The Vanishing Half by Britt Bennett, 551 00:29:33,360 --> 00:29:36,040 Speaker 1: get yourself to a bookstore or a library or somewhere, 552 00:29:36,080 --> 00:29:37,920 Speaker 1: because that was the best thing I have read all year. 553 00:29:38,200 --> 00:29:41,800 Speaker 1: It's a novel. It's so good, awesome, awesome love that 554 00:29:43,400 --> 00:29:45,160 Speaker 1: very cool. So what is your love of the week. 555 00:29:45,680 --> 00:29:49,720 Speaker 1: My love of the week, Well, I just celebrated a 556 00:29:49,760 --> 00:29:53,560 Speaker 1: birthday yesterday and it's a milestone birthday. Well it's a 557 00:29:53,560 --> 00:29:58,280 Speaker 1: milestone to me thirty five. So I had a really 558 00:29:58,760 --> 00:30:04,479 Speaker 1: wonderful celebration this weekend and I just really really felt 559 00:30:04,520 --> 00:30:09,520 Speaker 1: the love from my family and I'm just very very 560 00:30:09,560 --> 00:30:14,160 Speaker 1: grateful for just having a family around to celebrate and 561 00:30:14,200 --> 00:30:19,440 Speaker 1: to be able to celebrate another day. Well, that is 562 00:30:19,440 --> 00:30:21,320 Speaker 1: a very deep love of the week. But I love it, 563 00:30:21,440 --> 00:30:24,280 Speaker 1: and milestone birthdays are such a great opportunity to look 564 00:30:24,320 --> 00:30:27,720 Speaker 1: back and be thankful. So I'm still great reminder, Well, 565 00:30:27,760 --> 00:30:30,360 Speaker 1: remind our listeners where they can find you, because I 566 00:30:30,400 --> 00:30:32,920 Speaker 1: know we're going to have several people that are clamoring 567 00:30:33,000 --> 00:30:35,600 Speaker 1: to get their kids in virtual karate and ballet and 568 00:30:35,720 --> 00:30:39,120 Speaker 1: cheer and conditioning, et cetera. So give us all those 569 00:30:39,120 --> 00:30:45,080 Speaker 1: good addresses. Absolutely. So. My website is www dot Active 570 00:30:45,200 --> 00:30:50,680 Speaker 1: Kids two dot com. That is the number two dot com. Also, 571 00:30:50,840 --> 00:30:54,520 Speaker 1: we're on Instagram Active Kids two point zero. You can 572 00:30:54,560 --> 00:30:59,120 Speaker 1: follow us there. I'm also on Instagram with our at 573 00:30:59,200 --> 00:31:05,120 Speaker 1: Lorisa dot maloney. We also are on Facebook Active Kids 574 00:31:05,120 --> 00:31:08,200 Speaker 1: two point zero and when you join Active Kids two 575 00:31:08,200 --> 00:31:12,880 Speaker 1: point zero, you will get exclusive access to our Active 576 00:31:12,960 --> 00:31:16,080 Speaker 1: Kids two point zero Facebook group. You can find us 577 00:31:16,120 --> 00:31:19,160 Speaker 1: all on there, and also remember the promo code because 578 00:31:19,160 --> 00:31:22,400 Speaker 1: you get ten percent off and that's with the code 579 00:31:22,600 --> 00:31:26,320 Speaker 1: active ten Active ten. Well, you can look for my 580 00:31:26,360 --> 00:31:28,680 Speaker 1: sign up in the next twenty four hours trying to 581 00:31:28,680 --> 00:31:31,520 Speaker 1: remember to use the code. Oh my gosh, thank you 582 00:31:31,600 --> 00:31:33,840 Speaker 1: so much, Larsa. This is so much fun. It was 583 00:31:33,960 --> 00:31:38,080 Speaker 1: great having you, and I'm excited to check your service out, 584 00:31:38,160 --> 00:31:42,520 Speaker 1: So thank you again, absolutely thanks for having me so much. Well, 585 00:31:42,560 --> 00:31:45,560 Speaker 1: that was so much fun. What's some great ideas there? 586 00:31:45,600 --> 00:31:48,560 Speaker 1: I'm very excited to implement. So we're going to get 587 00:31:48,600 --> 00:31:52,000 Speaker 1: into our Q and A segment. I got a very 588 00:31:52,080 --> 00:31:55,160 Speaker 1: timely question submitted by Erica S, who I do know 589 00:31:55,200 --> 00:31:57,840 Speaker 1: in real life. So thank you Erica for submitting questions 590 00:31:57,880 --> 00:32:01,240 Speaker 1: to me. We miss hanging out with you guys anyway, 591 00:32:01,360 --> 00:32:03,920 Speaker 1: she writes, with the current state of the world, we 592 00:32:04,080 --> 00:32:07,080 Speaker 1: decided to hire a nanny for the school year rather 593 00:32:07,160 --> 00:32:09,360 Speaker 1: than send our three year old back to daycare, and 594 00:32:09,400 --> 00:32:11,360 Speaker 1: to help with our eight year old and his virtual 595 00:32:11,440 --> 00:32:14,080 Speaker 1: school I'm writing to ask about the best way to 596 00:32:14,120 --> 00:32:17,440 Speaker 1: create a calendar or schedule. Her regular hours are eight 597 00:32:17,440 --> 00:32:20,120 Speaker 1: thirty to four thirty, and that works probably ninety percent 598 00:32:20,120 --> 00:32:22,280 Speaker 1: of the time, but there are days when we know 599 00:32:22,400 --> 00:32:24,719 Speaker 1: that we need an earlier start or later in depending 600 00:32:24,720 --> 00:32:27,480 Speaker 1: on meetings, et cetera. Do you have a Google calendar 601 00:32:27,480 --> 00:32:29,800 Speaker 1: that you share with your nanny, or a paper calendar, 602 00:32:30,160 --> 00:32:32,440 Speaker 1: or like a Friday meeting where you discuss the times 603 00:32:32,440 --> 00:32:35,600 Speaker 1: for the next week. Just looking for advice on incorporating 604 00:32:35,640 --> 00:32:39,320 Speaker 1: a third adult into a family schedule. That's a great question, 605 00:32:39,440 --> 00:32:41,920 Speaker 1: and I'm sure it's something that more people are navigating, 606 00:32:41,960 --> 00:32:45,959 Speaker 1: perhaps than ever before, as childcare arrangements have kind of 607 00:32:46,040 --> 00:32:49,800 Speaker 1: switched around for many people. So I think it really 608 00:32:49,840 --> 00:32:54,080 Speaker 1: depends on what your childcare provider needs. We happen to 609 00:32:54,080 --> 00:32:57,240 Speaker 1: have a nanny who is very flexible. She has kids 610 00:32:57,240 --> 00:33:00,280 Speaker 1: who are already out of the house, so she really 611 00:33:00,320 --> 00:33:03,080 Speaker 1: doesn't have that much going on in the early morning 612 00:33:03,400 --> 00:33:06,880 Speaker 1: or early evening, so she doesn't need a ton of 613 00:33:07,280 --> 00:33:10,280 Speaker 1: lead time in discussing what start and end times are 614 00:33:10,280 --> 00:33:13,320 Speaker 1: going to be needed for the week ahead. That might 615 00:33:13,320 --> 00:33:15,400 Speaker 1: be different for a college student who might have, you know, 616 00:33:15,480 --> 00:33:17,920 Speaker 1: club meetings or some sort of evening classes that they 617 00:33:17,960 --> 00:33:20,120 Speaker 1: have to do sometimes. So I think the first thing 618 00:33:20,160 --> 00:33:22,920 Speaker 1: you have to think about is how much notice does 619 00:33:22,960 --> 00:33:26,680 Speaker 1: this person need? Now? You may want to just ask them, say, hey, 620 00:33:27,200 --> 00:33:29,200 Speaker 1: is it okay if I just let you know on Monday? 621 00:33:29,280 --> 00:33:30,960 Speaker 1: Or do you need to know by Friday? Like when 622 00:33:31,000 --> 00:33:33,440 Speaker 1: do you need to know? You know our hours? And 623 00:33:33,480 --> 00:33:34,960 Speaker 1: is there a range you need to know about? Like 624 00:33:35,000 --> 00:33:36,800 Speaker 1: maybe she doesn't really need to know if it's eight 625 00:33:36,880 --> 00:33:38,600 Speaker 1: versus eight thirty, but if it was going to be 626 00:33:38,600 --> 00:33:40,320 Speaker 1: seven thirty, or if she's going to need to stay 627 00:33:40,400 --> 00:33:42,720 Speaker 1: till seven, then she'd have to know. So I would 628 00:33:42,720 --> 00:33:46,440 Speaker 1: get some parameters directly from the source. I will share that. 629 00:33:46,520 --> 00:33:49,120 Speaker 1: What we do is we just write it on a whiteboard. 630 00:33:49,480 --> 00:33:52,440 Speaker 1: I do have some customized whiteboards that I bought a 631 00:33:52,440 --> 00:33:55,880 Speaker 1: couple of years ago, and I did convince Genevie, you've 632 00:33:55,880 --> 00:33:58,160 Speaker 1: just stop drawing on them. So we are using them 633 00:33:58,200 --> 00:34:00,520 Speaker 1: again for the new school year. And I filled them 634 00:34:00,560 --> 00:34:03,800 Speaker 1: out over the weekend, and then I put the start 635 00:34:03,840 --> 00:34:05,920 Speaker 1: time and end time of each day for our nanny 636 00:34:05,920 --> 00:34:08,320 Speaker 1: on there, you know, to incorporate any times that I 637 00:34:08,400 --> 00:34:10,799 Speaker 1: might have a late meeting or have a day off, 638 00:34:10,880 --> 00:34:12,839 Speaker 1: so I want her to come later something like that, 639 00:34:13,160 --> 00:34:14,839 Speaker 1: and then I take a picture of the whole thing 640 00:34:14,920 --> 00:34:17,520 Speaker 1: and I just send it to my husband and to her, 641 00:34:17,600 --> 00:34:20,600 Speaker 1: and that way everybody can see. I've started adding on 642 00:34:21,239 --> 00:34:23,719 Speaker 1: which days Josh is likely to drive the kids and 643 00:34:23,719 --> 00:34:25,840 Speaker 1: which days I'm planning to drive the kids, so that 644 00:34:25,880 --> 00:34:28,840 Speaker 1: there's no confusion in the morning and we know exactly 645 00:34:29,040 --> 00:34:31,400 Speaker 1: you know who's responsible for what. So that's how we 646 00:34:31,440 --> 00:34:33,000 Speaker 1: do it. And again we don't do it with a 647 00:34:33,000 --> 00:34:35,600 Speaker 1: lot of lead time because that's not something that our 648 00:34:35,880 --> 00:34:39,040 Speaker 1: childcare provider needs. But of course that's going to vary 649 00:34:39,160 --> 00:34:41,960 Speaker 1: depending on your care provider, and some might prefer like 650 00:34:42,239 --> 00:34:45,000 Speaker 1: a Google calendar that you use on your phone or 651 00:34:45,040 --> 00:34:47,799 Speaker 1: something like that. You could always invite them or kind 652 00:34:47,800 --> 00:34:49,680 Speaker 1: of send them events that you invite them to which 653 00:34:49,760 --> 00:34:52,040 Speaker 1: just include your your regular workday, So that would be 654 00:34:52,160 --> 00:34:55,640 Speaker 1: kind of an easy digital solution. All right, Well, I'm 655 00:34:55,640 --> 00:34:57,200 Speaker 1: happy to have had a Q and A that I 656 00:34:57,280 --> 00:35:00,000 Speaker 1: had a decent answer to. I think, so, even though 657 00:35:00,120 --> 00:35:03,320 Speaker 1: I very much missed Laura on this episode, I'm glad 658 00:35:03,360 --> 00:35:06,279 Speaker 1: she got to spend some time enjoying life with her 659 00:35:06,320 --> 00:35:09,560 Speaker 1: family this week, and we will be back next week 660 00:35:09,960 --> 00:35:15,120 Speaker 1: on more of making life and work bit together. Thanks 661 00:35:15,120 --> 00:35:18,160 Speaker 1: for listening. You can find me Sarah at the shoebox 662 00:35:18,200 --> 00:35:22,560 Speaker 1: dot com or at the Underscore Shoebox on Instagram, and 663 00:35:22,600 --> 00:35:26,400 Speaker 1: you can find me Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. 664 00:35:26,840 --> 00:35:30,040 Speaker 1: This has been the best of both worlds podcasts. Please 665 00:35:30,120 --> 00:35:32,719 Speaker 1: join us next time for more on making work and 666 00:35:32,800 --> 00:35:33,920 Speaker 1: life work together.