Hello, hello, and welcome back to another episode of Middle Ground. I'm Caroline, and on today's

episode, Joe and I are interviewing the wonderful and amazing Shaughnessy Schroeder. We're so

happy she could be on today's podcast.

She is a wonderful human being as well as an amazing, amazing content creator. And if you do

not follow her, please stop whatever you're doing and go in the show notes of today's episode.

Give her a follow on all of her socials. and I promise you you will not regret it.

Today we're going to be talking about how to romanticize your life, and we couldn't think of a better guest than Shaughnessy.

She truly is amazing at being in the present moment and just really appreciating the day to day.

So without further ado, who is Shaughnessy? Okay. We're here So without further ado, his Shaughnessy.

Okay. We're here and we're here with Shaughnessy and this is really exciting because

this is our first time meeting. It's still over a screen, but face to face and I feel like I know you.

No, I feel the exact same way. Like we could just talk without like podcasting and it would feel like we've been hanging out like, I don't know, multiple times.

A hundred percent. And how long have we been following each other? It's been years now, right?

Yeah, I think it's been three years, I think. Holy moly. How did we find each other? I don't know. Do you know?

I have no. Oh, I think, Bree. Oh, it was. Okay.

I think I follow her and then I think you guys are friends with her. And she's from Chicago and like we have mutuals in Chicago. Yeah, anyway, I think.

Okay, so she's talking about one of my dear friends, Bree, um, not her handle is at B-R-I-K-N-O-P-F.

I did it. And we'll tag it in the show notes. But she's actually from Missouri and her and I are still very, very close

friends. She's currently wedding planning. We've been texting a lot. But I love that. I didn't know.

Yeah. That makes sense. Well, I'm glad that Bree brought you into my life because following you

has been such a joy. And then you through me met Caroline online. Is that how we found see? Yeah, I believe.

Yeah. Okay. We found me. Yeah. Yes. And it's been such a joy to follow you. And I just want to say this at the beginning.

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