You're listening to The Girl Next Door Podcast. I'm Erica. And I'm Kelsey. We're two former

next door neighbors and good friends who love a good chat and a good laugh. We're inviting

you to come on in, have a drink, and stay a while. Hey friend. Hey friend. So today's episode is a fun one.

We are talking all about the ways we are and are not like our parents.

And nothing highlights that quite like becoming parents ourselves. And suddenly those

similarities and differences come into sharp focus. Maybe you can relate. We think it's entertaining

and telling to reflect on those things. But before we do that, let's just catch up on what's going on around the neighborhood

for both of us.

All right.

I have an update to share specifically from my kitchen where I have found a new strategy

for keeping track of everyone's drinking cups.

Okay.

So this is the problem.

Chris and the kids would get out cups throughout the day. Oh, the cups. Use all the cups. Okay. So this is the problem. Chris and the kids would get out cups throughout the day, use all the cups.

Chris would usually stick with one cup and he'd kind of put it back on the counter,

but I was never fully sure if that was, he was still using it, if it was dirty, if it was

one of the kids, all of that.

So I know that there are a few other options that might work for other people, such as if

everyone uses their water bottle throughout the day.

Yeah, we just do that for water.

Or if every, or you could also buy like different colored cups for people.

However, neither of these things work for my family.

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