00:00 you Welcome to Diary of a Dreamer, where resilience unlocks your potential. I’m Tasha Eizinger, and each week I’ll bring you powerful stories and practical insights from my own experiences and inspiring guests. Whether you’re facing challenges or chasing dreams, this podcast is your go-to for motivation, building confidence, and practical tips for transforming obstacles into opportunities. Be sure to check out my website, TashaEizinger.com. 

00:34 Let’s dive into today’s episode and start turning your dreams into reality. So Allie, I’m so thankful that you decided to join me today on Diary of a Dreamer and share a little bit about, of course, your podcast and the fact, let’s see, you’ve been married for 10 years. You’re a mom of two with baby number three on the way, which is so exciting. And I know that you’re going to be at the Midwest Homeschool Expo, which is how we met. 

01:01 Yeah, we will get to see each other in person on June 28th in Indianapolis, which will be wonderful. So I know you’re going to be talking more about like the homeschool aspect, which isn’t exactly what this episode’s about, but I would love to hear a little bit about, you know, what you’re doing at the expo and all of that as well. Yeah, for sure. So I, my son is five. And so he’s the one that we’re really like focusing more on for homeschooling at the moment because my daughter is two. So she just gets tagged along and have lots of fun. But I started a homeschool co-op out of my house. And so we have like very play-based, hands-on. 

01:44 you know kind of learning and so that is part of what i’ll be going to the homeschool expo to talk about is like how to start a co-op and the different things that go into that because there’s so many people going into homeschooling now and everybody’s looking for something just a little bit different so being able to kind of create what you’re looking for is pretty valuable 

02:05 I love that too. The play-based, especially when they’re little. Yeah, for sure. Even if adults, if we can have fun, we’re going to learn it better anyways. So that totally makes sense. And I love too, that people have options nowadays. So like I grew up in public school, had a great experience. My daughters, they go to a great private school in our area that we really like. 

02:28 So I think it’s important, though, that people can choose to homeschool. And if they’re going to do it, they need to have options of how to do it well. So I love that you’re doing that and, like, diving right in. Like, nothing like, I’m going to do this for my family, but I’m also going to, like, lead a co-op. You know, if you’re going to do something, you just got to go all in. That’s right. Go big or go home. I love that. Well, it’ll be fun to meet you in June. 

02:56 see you face to face in person. Right. Um, so I guess let’s go to the podcast now. Like how did you get started with good grief mama? And I love the, you know, listening to it. It’s a great podcast. So I hope people choose to subscribe and listen and everything, but what got you started with that? So back in the COVID times, I wanted, we had lots of changes. We had just had a baby. My baby was like five months old. 

03:25 We had moved states. So we were living in Georgia and we moved back to Indiana where we both kind of grew up, my husband and I. And I was like working from home, but I wanted to transition to a stay-at-home mom. And so there was just a lot going on. And I was wanting something for me. I was like, I want to do something that’s not work. It’s not, you know, taking care of my kid because I love that, but that’s what I do all day. You know, I was working from home, but I was also taking care of my baby. And so I wanted something for me. So I actually started the blog first. We had a blog. 

03:55 or we have a blog. And then my friend, Nicole, at the same time I had moved back and I went to high school with her. We’ve known each other for 20 plus years. And she was also a stay at home mom at the time. And I was like, Hey, we like talking. Podcasts are big right now. Like, and we wanted something to do together, you know, that gave us something that we could like a hobby or a fun thing that we could do together. 

04:21 And so we both had been noticing that there was a huge hole missing and like the motherhood and momming and marriage podcast, like area where there’s either one of two things you could find. You could find people who show this like perfect life that make you feel like, wow, the worst person in the world. Like I’m just garbage doing it all wrong. 

04:47 Like my kid rolled out this morning, my daughter rolled out this morning with her hair unbrushed. She does not have a bow. She does not have like, she looks a hot mess. And yet she’s out in the world right now with my husband. You’re such a good mom. Yeah. So we, it’s like, you can either find the ones that are perfect, you know, like, or their marriage. Like if it’s a marriage podcast, this, our marriage is perfect. And we talk about, we never go to sleep angry. And, you know, the worst piece of marriage advice to never go to sleep angry. 

05:16 Because literally at night, that’s when you’re the angriest and you’re just going to keep arguing. So we were like, you can either see that or on the flip side, there’s all these people who like in the nicest way possible are basically like throwing their kids under the bus in the guise of being real. Like, oh, I’m real. So I’m going to show my kid like rolling around on a bathroom floor and like joking about their tantrums. You know, it’s like. 

05:42 It’s like, but it makes it motherhood look bad almost, you know, and it’s like, or marriage look bad because you’re being. And it’s also so detrimental to your children to do that. Like children should never, ever, ever be exploited in any way. And I can’t imagine if some of the stuff when I was growing up was just aired publicly. How humiliating that would be once I was an adult. I, yeah. So I’m with you. I don’t like either one. Yeah. Okay. 

06:11 We were like, there needs to be a middle ground where it’s like, yes, motherhood and marriage are hard. Like they’re hard things, but hard doesn’t mean bad. And like hard is good. And so we were like, there has to be a balance of being relatable, but also like inspiring, you know, like at the same time. And so that’s when Good Grief Momma was birthed. I love it. So it’s like a. 

06:34 A healthy podcast, no toxic positivity. Yes. And no perfection. It’s a good space. Yeah. I love that you created that. And how long have you been on then? So we just celebrated our three-year anniversary. Congratulations. Thank you. I’ve heard too that a lot of people, they start their podcast and then just don’t do it after a few episodes because I think people are expecting instant success. 

07:04 oh my gosh yeah i think for real though i think especially you know with social media how it is now everybody kind of thinks that everybody’s an instant success and it’s like no man we had like family members listening for the first like we are fighting for listens You’re like texting everybody, you know, please just listen to the whole thing and leave a review. I’ll bake you cookies or something. We were like every episode for the first month, we would send out the link to our family members and be like, hey, why don’t you listen? Oh, my goodness. Yes, I’m glad that you said it’s not been an instant success because I think that’s one of the biggest misconceptions on social media. 

07:49 having this perfect way of being as well which is what compelled me to listen to your comparison culture episode um and why i wrote my sixth book in my little shot series it’s about the comparison culture that we live in and i know that you had a moment where you’re like wait a minute i need to have an episode about this because this is totally relevant can you share a little bit about that moment and how your thought process behind it 

08:17 Yeah. So it actually was like fitness related because I, my co-host Nicole, she has always been like a runner and like a collegiate athlete of things. I have never been, never been one to be athletic. And, um, but I have recently started like doing, I go to burn bootcamp now. And so I’ve recently started more lifting, like weightlifting and that kind of stuff, because I realized how important that is. 

08:46 And so at Burn Boot Camp, though, it’s a lot of moms and their appeal is that they have child watch for you. So your kids can go and, you know, hang out in their kids area while you’re working out, which is big for me because I stay at home with my kids and I’m homeschooling them. So they’re with me all the time. So mom needs a break sometimes. Yes, I need a little break. I need to work out. It was not working out to go like at 8 p.m. or whatever. And my husband is home. I was like, this is just not. 

09:14 This is not me. Or like 4 a.m. My husband works out at 4 a.m. And I’m like, I don’t understand how you do this. He’s a monster. How do you function? Yeah. Well, he’s one of those CrossFitters. And I feel like they’re very, they’re a culture. But wait a minute. Motherhood is CrossFit games every day. Because you’re like picking them up, lifting them. They’re climbing on you. You’re a CrossFitter too. I’m a real life CrossFitter. But anyway, so. 

09:42 I’m at the gym and I am like a year postpartum or something with my second. And I am watching all of these moms around me. And like, some of them are like super pregnant and they’re lifting more weight than me. Some of them have had a baby at the exact same time as me. So their babies are the same age and they look mad fit. Like, or like, and I’m over here, like, and this weight that I’m lifting is like the heaviest for me. But then I’m watching them and I’m like, oh my gosh, like. 

10:10 How are they doing this? And, you know, it’s to the comparison point where it’s like a bad thing. It’s not like inspiring. It was like, wow, I am behind, you know, like I need to step up my game. And then it hit me because after one of the classes, I was just like getting my stuff from the cubby. And I was hearing one of the moms I’d been looking at who had a kid the same age as me. She was talking to somebody and she was like, yeah, I got to go to the doctor and get like an MRI of my back or some kind of scan of her back because she’s been having back problems after having baby. 

10:40 And I was like, wow, I don’t know why that hit me, but I was like, I don’t know what’s going on in her life. You know, she looks mad fit and she’s lifting this heavy weight, but like she’s also has back pain, like some bad back pain. And, you know, it’s like there’s so much going on behind the screen of people’s lives that you don’t see where this comparison, like comparing each other in an unhealthy way is just so not helpful. And that kind of like smacked me in the face. I was like, wow. 

11:08 I do this a lot. Like, I don’t know anything about her life. I don’t know anything about why she’s so fit or, you know what I mean? And I’m just sitting here comparing myself to her and I don’t know anything about it. Well, and you took a very healthy perspective of that because I was a swimmer, so I’m competitive as well. So I would have heard that and been like, she’s lifting more than me with that problems. What’s wrong with me? 

11:38 So you took a very healthy perspective of that. I didn’t even think about it that way, but yes. I’m so sorry to plant that very bad seed. That is so funny. But it is true that we don’t know people’s stories, even if you really know somebody or if you’re seeing their social media posts or whatever, like you don’t know what all goes into a person’s day. So maybe she. 

12:07 was lifting for so long because she’s had back problems for so long, right? So there’s probably more to that, but I’m glad that it led you down a good road. Yes. So I do think like social media obviously plays into this. in a very big way. Like, what are your theories about like social media? Cause obviously comparison has been around, you know, keeping up with the Joneses for those listening, I’m doing air quotes, like keeping up with the Joneses that’s been around forever. Right. But it’s definitely extrapolated with social media. So how do you see that? Oh yeah. I feel like social media is good in so many ways, but also really bad in so many ways because 

12:51 Nobody is going to, and nor should they, post like the worst parts of their life online. You know, like there are moments where we’ll post things to, you know, to show like behind the scenes, but it’s like really nobody is posting their worst moments. They’re posting their best moments, you know, when they’ve homemade a meal and, you know, from scratch or when they’ve just gotten all this harvest from their garden, you know, like they don’t necessarily post like the bad things about the life. And so. 

13:19 It’s great in that you can find so much inspiration. You can find so much knowledge, but then it’s also really bad because you can see so much that is not related, like not attainable and not real. And I mean, like, you know, you can’t see much in my background, but like if I pan over, like you’ll see just a mess of like all of our homeschool stuff. Do it, pan, pan over. 

13:46 but it’s like all my homeschool stuff because we had homeschool group on Wednesday and i chose to not clean up this stuff you know what so i see that and i’m like but it’s an organized mess like it’s stacked see and it’s like you gotta you gotta go based off of people and what is attainable for you but yeah it’s like there’s so much that you just don’t see and in at least before social media 

14:16 We compared ourselves to the people around us, which still isn’t great, but you see more of them when they’re right there around you. You see them in real life. You see that they have spinach in between their teeth once they’re done eating. You see those things where you don’t see that on social media. No, it’s the highlight reel. And I think what we do, I don’t know the neuroscience behind this, but I feel like what we do is I see. 

14:41 Allie has a beautiful garden and this successful podcast. Right. So there’s two things. Right. And then I see my other friend who’s super fit and is older than me and is still like crushing it athletically. And then I see my other friend who’s on vacation again. And so you see the vacations kill me. I know. I want to be in Florida. But we see all of these different highlights from different people. 

15:10 But I was just talking about my friend on vacation and you are also thinking, oh, I would love to be on vacation, right? And we would both like to be fit like this other person. So we’re combining all of these separate people into like one superhuman. Yeah. And it’s like, here’s the standard for me. All of these areas, I have to have a successful podcast, beautiful garden, be super fit and traveling all the time, or I’m just not doing life right. 

15:37 Yep. And my kids need to look cute in their matching holiday outfits and they need to have all the perfect little things and the Easter baskets. And when did we start doing baskets for every single thing? Like St. Patrick’s Day. I don’t even really remember what St. Patrick’s Day is. Like, what happened to just Easter, Valentine’s Day, birthday? I know. When my older daughter was in, I think it was four or five, she was like, 

16:04 Mom, why didn’t I get a shoe? And I was like, a shoe? She’s like, yeah, it’s St. Nicholas Day. And I’m like, okay, well, I’ll put one out tomorrow. And then there was the elf. And then when she talks about what some of the kids get for Easter, I’m like, what happened to it just being a basket? Yeah. We used to get stuff that we would use in the summer, like chalk and bubbles. Yeah. 

16:33 Yeah. So I don’t know what, why I was like, why are these people doing this to me? But then it’s that comparison where you’re like, you see this person did this, this person did this, this person made homemade, you know, breakfast that was green and all this stuff. And then, you know, this person did this and it’s like, well, I got to combine and do it all. Yes. And it’s an impossible task. And we already have enough mom guilt and mom shame and all of that, that. 

17:00 we’re taking the hardest thing that we’ve ever done because we care about it more than anything we’ve ever done and we’re making it harder. Yes. And on top of all of that, because of the way the society is now, we have less support structure around us. So it’s like, we’re trying to be all things with less supports than our other families previously had because we’re so spread out and families don’t live next to each other anymore. And people still work way into their late, you know, late years. And so it’s like, 

17:29 You don’t have the grandparents all the time that can just come over and, you know, we’re doing it all or trying to do it all with less support. Well, you know what? There was a study that I read about the start of depression in stay-at-home moms spiked when the washing machine was invented because women used to get together and do their laundry. So at least once a week. 

17:56 or whenever you would get together with your friends and do the laundry and talk. So there is something to be said about that lack of community and it’s texting, it’s social media. It’s not that in-person interaction consistently where you can really share about your week. Yeah, that’s so crazy. I never knew that, but that makes a lot of sense. Yeah, I should probably look it up and make sure. 

18:25 A legit thing. Nobody fact-checked. It’s okay. But I feel like I’m like, I know this. Like, I know that I know this, but I have no clue where it came from. But it feels very real. Like, as long as it feels real, we’re good. But I just remember reading it and feeling so validated as a mom of like, you know, because I’ve never really felt the need for community until I became a mom. 

18:55 that’s when community became really important and i know like you moved back to the area like we moved to an area where we didn’t know anybody my husband and i only knew each other so i was trying to find friends and so into this like comparison thing where i would meet with maybe one group of friends and then like some of the women were teasing me because i eat so healthy and i’m like i’ve had so many health issues like i have to 

19:19 yeah i have to and so they would kind of make fun of that or like then you try to find your people and i know it was because of their insecurities of why they would say some of these things but i think we as women need to work on our own insecurities first and get curious about each other and i feel like you’re kind of hitting on that a little bit in your episode as well oh yeah there’s a lot 

19:46 I feel like on the flip side too, like comparison wise, I can compare myself to somebody else and make myself feel worse. But I can also be like, at least I’m not like that, you know? I know. And I feel like that’s where a lot of us go until we have our slap in the face moment where it’s like, it’s our kid that did that. Or it was us that had the problem. Like, and then we’re like, Ooh, you know, they’re judging me and I don’t like that. And it’s like, but I’ve been doing this to them. And I feel like. 

20:15 before becoming a mom, I was very judgmental because I was a perfectionist, you know, and I had control over a lot in my life. And so it was like, I could control this, that, this, that, the other thing. And so it was easy to be like, wow, I will never be like that. It’s so much easier to raise somebody else’s kids. It is. And, but, but, you know, I realized more and more, I think parenting is such a refining thing because 

20:41 it you know you grow so much and you realize like i’m only seeing this much of their life i don’t see that their kid was so sweet for the entire day and maybe they just didn’t take their nap and so like that’s why they’re having this big huge blow up at target you know what i mean or i didn’t see that that mom was like in her first trimester she’s vomiting all morning 

21:01 And she just wanted to get out and do something. So yeah, she’s giving her kid a sucker, you know, like it’s like, you only see this much. Yes. Well, I think, so I was a classroom teacher and I remember in college, I was like, I will never do this as a teacher. And then like within a short time period, my first year, I’m like, this is why teachers do this. So I did have that benefit. I was like, I’m not going to say that as a mom. Yeah. 

21:27 But one of the things that does bother me is like what you’re saying is you see a snippet. So like I’m big on I don’t let my girls have devices when we’re at a restaurant or because that’s so rare we go anyways, or when they’re when I’m shopping. Yeah, right. But like you’re saying, there was one day I was like, this is going to be the day it’s going to be a nightmare. And I let my daughter, which is. 

21:54 she’s almost 10 now this was the one time i let her do this i let her have my phone yeah the judgment i got from some little old man who probably has never even changed a diaper yeah his look and he was shaking his head and i thought this is the one time and when i see moms who do it i’m like i don’t judge them i don’t really care yeah right but 

22:21 I didn’t want to do that with my kid. And then the one time I did, I was like, dude, back off. Like for real. No, I feel that. And I think we put it on ourselves too. Like even just you feeling like you need to clarify, like the one time that I did, because we put that guilt on ourselves too. We’re like. 

22:41 I mean, my kid doesn’t have a device, you know, but my husband is big on like, I’m not going to let them blow up at a restaurant. And so if they start losing it and we can’t do, he’ll just let them watch like a little video on his phone he has saved. And I’m like, at first I’d be like, oh my gosh, I think that our kids have so much time. Like they don’t even have iPads at home. And then you’re, the mom’s going to get blamed, not your husband. Yes. And I’m sitting there and my parents will be like, well, we never had devices. And I’m like, okay, cool. 

23:10 But you’re also going to look at me sideways if my kid is sitting on the floor picking up crap and eating it. Oh my goodness. Well, and my mom truly is such a beautiful example of motherhood and womanhood. And so she was adamant about, like, we didn’t have a Game Boy or anything growing up. And now that we’re all raised and she’s got these beautiful grandchildren, she’s like, you know, I probably, like, on a long car ride, I probably would have let you. And I’m like. 

23:38 that was available when i was a child and you didn’t let us feel like that is false just because it’s the grand babies yep oh yeah But there is something to be said when you’re on the other side of it and reflecting. I feel like we will probably look at us and say, wow, we were way too hard on ourselves. And I don’t want my own children, if they become parents, to be hard on themselves. Yes. Well, and I feel like we’ll have very selective memory. We’ll, you know, we’ll be like, oh, yeah, they never did this. And then be like, actually, yeah, there’s pictures, the show. 

24:11 Like back in the day, there wasn’t really a lot of pictures happening, you know, but now there’s pictures everywhere. I know. It’s so funny. Like, that’s another thing I feel for these kids is instant gratification is it’s not really their fault. Like if they want to listen to a specific song, it’s like, oh, sure. I can pull it up. Yep. Right. We had to wait till the radio chose to play it for us. That is so true. 

24:39 That is so true. And if it was not like a very popular song, they didn’t play it very often. I know. So you had to listen to like the same song that they played every like 15 minutes. Whether you liked it or not. And you had to listen to the commercials and advertising. You couldn’t just skip that. So yeah, it’s a weird time period to be a kid. It is. And a parent. Because the rules are different too. Yeah. 

25:05 Well, our kids are different. The stuff that used to work back in the day, I feel like doesn’t work anymore because of the way society is. And it’s like, you’ve got to shift. You can’t just do what my, you know, what my parents or my grandparents used to do. It’s like, that doesn’t work for this generation. You know, that’s funny because I’ve talked about that, you know, with like my mom in particular, because she is, she’s such a good mom, such an amazing grandma. Like, and so, you know, I’ve talked about like. 

25:31 comparing myself to her even of like, it’s just a different time period. So some of these conversations have to happen at a younger age or some of these things have to happen differently than what they ever had to in the past. Oh yeah. I don’t remember. Now I will preface this with my memory is the worst. Like, I think I should probably be studied at some things. Like there’s probably something wrong, but I don’t remember my parents having to tell me. 

26:01 about like stranger danger super, super early. Like my son, he’s five. He already knows my phone number. He knows, you know, like he knows those things so that if he ever were to be in a situation where he gets lost or whatever, which he has one time, like. couldn’t find me and he had somebody call me and i mean i was right there in the building he just apparently couldn’t find me but like but he knew my number and he had someone call me and it’s like i’ve had to have those kind of conversations where it’s like you can’t leave even if someone’s asking you you know like you come find me or like if we’re at like an indoor playground there’s a certain time where he’s like i just need you to come back and give me a high five like every couple of minutes just to check in you know or if you’re moving from one activity to another and it’s like i don’t feel like my parents had to have that conversation this early 

26:44 where I felt like I need to have a way earlier with my kids. And, you know, it’s just, it’s a different time. It is in so many ways. Some of it’s still like the same human behavior though, like the, like how people have always tried to keep up with the Joneses and have had insecurities or obviously had to keep their kids safe. Yeah. Right. It’s just so different now. So I guess like, what’s some of the antidotes do you think to. 

27:12 combating this because I just think I see people kind of going so unhealthy and being unkind to themselves and we don’t want that. So what do you think? So I feel like, you know, it’s probably different for everybody. Like what makes you feel more secure in yourself? And I know for me, the big part was not judging other people first. And so it was the constantly reminding myself. And I feel like. 

27:41 God did a lot of this for me by putting things in my life that made me look like a fool and be like, oh, now I know why people do this. You know, like I know why teachers do this or I know. But keeping that at the forefront of my mind, like reminding myself, like I only see this much of that person’s life. And sometimes, honestly, if I really catch myself in a negative way, comparing and making myself feel bad, I will come up with a story. I’ll be like, you know. 

28:09 I don’t know why, you know, I’ll remember the different stories of people that I know. Like I had a friend who actually two friends who had babies right around when I was having a baby and man, again, I don’t know why the weight loss thing, like that was really big right then. It was like, they lost their weight so fast. They didn’t look like they had a baby and they were like three months out. And I was like, that’s insane. And I didn’t realize until a month or two later when we were having like a, we were in a book club. So we were talking about something specific. 

28:34 And both of them had had such bad postpartum anxiety that they couldn’t eat. Like they were vomiting and couldn’t eat. And that’s why they lost the weight. Oh, that is so sad. Right? And here I was being like blaming myself because I’m not thin again or whatever. And I was like, dang, there’s so much you don’t know. And so when I find myself in a negative way comparing myself, I remind myself of those kinds of stories. 

29:00 I had no clue. She looked super healthy, super fit, but she couldn’t eat. She was malnourished. That kind of stuff is helpful for me when I get in a negative comparison type thing. For anybody who ever listens to our podcast, I’ll share lots of stuff. I have very little filter on things that I feel like most people are really uncomfortable talking about. I do that because I want people to know 

29:28 There is a backside to like what you might see on social media because I share stuff on social media all the time. And again, like I’m not sharing my kids having tantrums or whatever, but it’s like there’s, you know, so you see more of a highlight reel, I feel like almost. But I like to be open about that and talk to people about that, whether I’m talking to them in person or on our podcast or whatever, because I hope that that doesn’t become something for me where they’re like comparing themselves to me and being like, oh, this and this and that. 

29:55 And because I don’t want to do that with them, you know? Yeah. When I think what it sounds like is you balance it really well, because I think sometimes people go to the other extreme because they’re trying to get the clicks and the likes and all of that without it being relatable and you’re trying to be relatable. So I am curious, what is something that you shared that might shock everybody? Okay. So if you guys go back and listen to our comparison culture episode, you’ll hear a bunch of them, but. 

30:24 I feel like one of the biggest things that people talk to me about is like, wow, how do you eat so healthy? Because I’ll like, I make sour, like, okay, this morning I made two loaves of sourdough, right? They’re like ready to go in the oven because we need bread for tomorrow. And my, you know, we grow our food in our garden. Like I buy organic fruits and vegetables, but I am the biggest drinker of Mountain Dew that you will ever find. Like the most chemically of chemical drinks. I don’t know why it’s delicious. 

30:51 like that’s where the study is what is wrong with you on that like literally i have changed my life we’re like we don’t have who dies i don’t i you changed my makeup we don’t use scented soaps like but i will drink mountain dew and i will crush it like it’s so good 

31:15 and um again soda on the soda thing but like root beer specifically from that McDonald’s is amazing and i don’t know why something with their their ratio of the carbonation and the syrup i’ve heard that’s why it’s like a big straw too like the i don’t know anyway it is it’s amazing it’s good so it’s like so people will be like wow how do you or like the homeschooling you know because i’ll share a lot of like the tips and tricks because that’s what i 

31:42 really got into Instagram was like looking at other people’s like ideas for activities for homeschooling and so I’ll share some of those things and people like wow you’re so creative I’m like no I really got that from Pinterest like and if you pan over from where my kid is doing the work there’s a sink full of dishes you know like we never have a clean sink like there is always dishes and you know so it’s all that kind of stuff where it’s like 

32:06 I feel like those are the things people talk to me the most about. They’re like, oh, how do you eat so healthy? Your kids eat so healthy or whatever. And it’s like, well, you didn’t see that. I was like, you know, smacking back a Mountain Dew like two minutes ago. I love that you’re human. You’re not perfect. Thank you for not being perfect. I love that. Well, I’ll have a Mountain Dew for you. 

32:30 Hey, I’m going to be like super pregnant, so I’ll take it. It’d be like one month from having this baby by that time. Oh my goodness. In fact, actually, okay, just like another, because it’s just food. My daughter Peyton, when I was pregnant with her, my biggest cravings were Mountain Dew and Flaming Hot Cheetos. Again, like the most chemically of chemicals. 

32:58 For like three weeks, I was like, every day I was like fighting the urge to get Flaming Hot Cheetos and Mountain Dew. I have no idea how she is healthy. Well, you know, it is a balancing game, right? Like your body’s like, all right, you do mostly good for us. We’ll allow this garbage. We’ll allow. Oh my goodness. Well, I am so thankful that you took time today to be on this episode and I’ll make sure that I link. 

33:28 that particular episode from Good Grief Momma podcast. So everybody can listen to that one as well. How can people get in touch with you? Yeah, so you can obviously follow and subscribe to our podcast. It’s really cool. I don’t know if you have seen like this on, it’s been for a while, but like you can send us a text message through the episode, which I think is awesome. I love it when people do that. 

33:50 Like in the show notes, there’s a little button on Spotify and on Apple podcasts where it clicks, send us a text message and it comes right to us and it’s so fun. So you can do that. I love that. I did see that. And I was like, that is so cool. You’ll have to teach me how you did that. Oh my gosh. It’s so cool. Well, it just happened. Like I think the platforms just put it on there. Oh yeah. It’s super cool. I love it. And we’ve gotten a few funny, funny messages that were like, I love this. And I wish I could just like text them back, you know? Um, but yeah, so you can do that. 

34:20 You can also follow us on social media. We started an Instagram this last year. We didn’t start one initially, but we did this last year. So Good Grief, Momma podcast. And we have a newsletter that we send out every week. So you can subscribe to our newsletter. Awesome. Well, I will definitely be following you on Instagram. It’s my least favorite platform because I think people curate perfection so much on it. Yes. But knowing that you don’t do that, I’m excited to follow you. 

34:48 Yeah, honestly, I need to get better at tech. I’m like, I know people use Facebook a lot and I just don’t. And so I’m like, I just use Instagram and that’s it. But we technically have Facebook too. Wonderful. Well, thank you so much, Allie. And I can’t wait to see you on June 28th in Indianapolis. Yeah, I’m excited to see you too. 

35:14 Thank you for tuning into this episode of Diary of a Dreamer. I hope you found the stories and tips shared today to be a source of motivation and strength. Remember, every challenge you face is a chance to grow and move closer to your dreams. Don’t forget to subscribe, leave a review, and share this podcast with anyone who could use a boost of encouragement. Please check out my website, TashaEizinger.com.