Our First Time At Forty Nicholas & Laura

A Plateau! We're moved in enough to live our lives, but we're also waiting for already purchased furniture and materials to arrive so we can begin some exciting new projects. Meanwhile, we take the time to discuss all things fecal (you'll definitely tune in for that!) and then come face to face with our biggest fears. Finally, we try to figure out why Hollywood has given up on real life creature effects and has bet the farm on CGI creatures, the likes of which you'll see in The Tomorrow War.

Voices Raised! We take two sides on an extremely frustrating issue: why contractors can't keep a calendar. As we wait for our contractor to follow through, Laura attempts to explain why we're experiencing radio silence. Nicholas is having none of it. Meanwhile, we reconsider hiring a gardener, cross our fingers for our new dishwasher to fit and lament the missed opportunity that is Aquaman.

We're Back! After a regrettable week off, we make our return and vow to keep the momentum going in the face of a daunting wall of suburban malaise. (That may be a little overdramatic.) This week, we discuss our plumbing woes, the irony of the house falling apart as soon as we move in and finally lay some groundwork for a 'category format' going forward with the podcast. We're still here, baby!

It's a rough week. We've had our most "Money Pit" moment yet. And yet, we struggle to keep things interesting. Home Ownership is turning out to be a sea of mundane troubleshooting. For a 'wires exposed' look at two people struggling with the format of their show, this episode is for you. We'll be back next week with a little more organization to keep season 2 as punchy as possible. Bear with us!

New Season! Welcome to OFTAF: Home Ownership! This week, we've been sidelined by injuries, a solid dose of The Money Pit-itis and are sure we know how to manage financial planning with our new mortgage. Meanwhile, we discover that flooring options are limitless and sometimes all you need is a good salesman. Also - we can't contain our enthusiasm for Bo Burnham's 'Inside' on Netflix. Thank goodness for at-home entertainment!

Exhaustion! Nothing could have prepared us for the hurricane that is moving from house to house with small kids in tow. Somehow, we lived to tell the tale and we do our best to fight through the fog of fatigue to relive the move itself, the selling off old furniture to STRANGErs and the reality that we no longer know where anything is. The house fits us though, and we can safely say that we don't regret the life change. Season 1 of OFTAF is in the books. On to Season 2: Home Ownership!