I Do, We Do

We’re so excited to be bringing you another interview. This one is extra special because we are sitting down with Ashley’s parents, Ed & Janie Alaniz. Having celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary, they share all their tips for balancing different personalities and using values to ground yourself and your relationship. Plus hear their real opinion of Billy 7 years after joining the family! Music “Sunny” by Bensound.com.

Coincidence this episode is the latest we’ve ever published a podcast? Doubtful. It’s because we love to procrastinate. In this episode, we are talking all about dragging our heels, putting things off, delegating to our future selves, … all nice ways to say we have a tendency to procrastinate. You’ll hear all about our what procrastination looks like to each of us, our key triggers, and our methods for overcoming. Music “Sunny” by Bensound.com.

We’ve spent the last three episodes talking about our goal setting process and now it’s time to get to the most important part -- ACTION. We’ve given each other permission to hold us accountable to our goals. But to make sure this doesn’t turn into nagging, we have built some structure around how we will hold ourselves & each other accountable to our 2019 goals. We share more about our Action + Accountability plan, our regular check-ins, and structured work sessions. Music “Sunny” by Bensound.c

Taking time away to plan for a new year is really important for us. But we understand that not everyone does it! That’s why in this episode, we’re sharing more about our 2019 planning retreat. We explain the decisions leading into us taking time away (versus staying home), our agenda for the 3 days, and how we turned goals into a timeline. It's was a time for us to relax, reflect on 2018, and set our goals and intentions for the new year.  Music “Sunny” by Bensound.com.

Another year come and gone! Last week (EP #24) we reflected back on 2018, the highs and lows. In this week’s episode, we are focusing on the goals we are setting for ourselves in 2019. We’re sharing what we plan to do in our 9-5s, our work together, individually and even some other goals we have together. Let us know how we can help you with all your goals for the new year! Music “Sunny” by Bensound.com.

2018 quite literally started off with a bang. And not in a good way. In this episode, we discuss our best moments in 2018 and those not so great moments. Rather than just giving the Instagram highlight reel, we dig a bit deeper and share the lessons we learned throughout the year. We’ve had so many great and challenging experiences this year and are so grateful for each one for everything we have learned. Stay tuned for Part II, where we will Look Forward to 2019. Music “Sunny” by Bensound.com.

The holidays are here! For many couples, ‘tis is the season to compromise. Deciding where to be for the big holidays was one of the hardest conversations we had early in our relationship. There was some tears and there was some yelling, but we have learned that compromise is key. That’s why in this episode we are digging deeper into that early conversation, sharing other ways we compromise, and providing tips to keep in mind. Music “Sunny” by Bensound.com.

As Gandhi once said “The best way to lose yourself is in service to others.” Service & community involvement was a way we initially connected in our relationship and continues to be a value we share together. In this episode, we share where our passion for service comes from, what issues we care most about, and how we continue to lean in to leadership roles in our community. Music “Sunny” by Bensound.com.

Coming together in our marriage meant a shift in priorities. We became more intentional with how we spent our time and WHO we spend our time with. Many friendships shifted or even ended. In this episode, we talk about the different types of friendships that changed as we came together in our relationship and the reminder we give ourselves when we notice our friends’ shifting priorities.  Music “Sunny” by Bensound.com.

We’re coming to you from Philadelphia this week! We love traveling together. This is our 11th trip of 2019 and we still have one to go (Hawaii you’re next!). We often get asked… “How do you all travel so much?”. On this week’s episode, we are sharing our travel tips from where we book flights, to our favorite airlines, and what we do in a new city. Music “Sunny” by Bensound.com.

It’s turkey-time. Thanksgiving has us reflecting on 2018 and all that we are thankful for this year. We start off by saying what we are thankful for in each other. We also share our shared gratitudes. We believe that leaders must have an attitude of gratitude and we try to model that in this episode. Be sure to count your blessings this year! Music “Sunny” by Bensound.com.

We get vulnerable as we discuss our struggles to see ourselves as the leaders. Billy first struggled with identity when he started his business and hired his dad. Ashley’s struggle came when we first got married. We now embrace our roles as leaders in our community, but have moments when Imposter Syndrome sneaks in. We share the ways we have overcome this and how we continue to step up/lean in as leaders. Music “Sunny” by Bensound.com.

To celebrate our 7th anniversary, we dig into the results of our love languages assessment. In the book, The 5 Love Languages it describes the ways people speak and understand emotional love. We talk through our top languages (and least prominent languages) and laugh through our discussion of examples we find in our relationship. Music “Sunny” by Bensound.com.

In this episode, we interview our second duo, Heath and Alyssa Padgett. Heath and Alyssa are full-time RVers who have been living and working on the road for almost five years. We chat with them about how they work together and compliment each other with their different styles. We also hear about their travels and favorite spots. Music “Sunny” by Bensound.com.

In this episode of I Do, We Do, we are talking all things time management! Or really self-management because time is finite and can’t be managed. For us, and many millennials, there is no work/life balance - the lines between the two are blurred. We share the many ways we blur the lines and how we manage to stay organized. Music “Sunny” by Bensound.com.