Seven Plates Spinning Liz Serotte

As Season One of Seven Plates Spinning comes to a close, Liz reflects on the origin of the show and the most important lesson she learned in the first few months of the podcast. 
Please take 5 minutes to complete the listener feedback survey: https://jzkb0esbfj3.typeform.com/to/RfnuoUU3

Some days, all you can do is laugh (or cry) at all the craziness motherhood sends your way. It helps when you have a few funny mom friends to help you find the humor in the chaos.  In this episode, Liz is joined by Margaret Ables and Amy Wilson, who have years of experience in the comedy world and also co-host the comedy parenting podcast What Fresh Hell: Laughing in the Face of Motherhood. Amy and Margaret share their tips for finding the laughs in the good times and the not-so-good. 
 What Fresh Hell: https://www.whatfreshhellpodcast.com/ 
Toddler Purgatory: https://www.toddlerpurgatory.com/ 

There's been a lot of talk lately about living a simpler life, slowing down, and being more intentional about how we live our lives. This conversation has been fueled in large part by the pandemic, but minimalism is definitely not a new concept. This idea of embracing a less-is-more world view has been around for a long time, and it seems to have been going more mainstream for several years too – just look at the popularity of Marie Kondo’s book! In this episode, Liz sits down with minimalist living expert Diane Boden who hosts the Minimalist Moms podcast and recently published the book Minimalist Moms: Living and Parenting with Simplicity. Diane shares tips and inspiration for embracing a more minimalist approach and living a life in pursuit of less. 
Minimalist Moms Podcast: https://www.minimalistmomspodcast.com/ 

Springtime is the perfect time to focus on renewal, rejuvenation and reinvention. Particularly, this year as we start to see the light at the end of the tunnel on this long period of pandemic lockdown. It’s time for a fresh start, whether that's in our career, our relationships, or even just our own mindset. It's up to each of us to decide what we want to get back to as soon as possible, what we want to leave in the past, and what we want to change up – to reinvent. In this episode, Liz talks with Meagan Francis, host of the Mother of Reinvention podcast and co-host of The Mom Hour podcast about how we can take advantage of this unique moment in time when we all have the opportunity to introduce some element of reinvention into our lives.

The Mom Hour: https://themomhour.com/ 
Mother of Reinvention: http://meaganfrancis.com/ 
The Art of Blooming Late: https://hbr.org/2019/05/the-art-of-blooming-late 

Did you know that a champagne bottle should not make a popping sound when uncorked properly? Or, that a flute is actually not the best type of glass for enjoying champagne? Turns out, there’s a lot to learn about how to select a bottle that will give you a good bang for your buck, open it properly and maximize your enjoyment when drinking it. There’s also a surprisingly long history shared by women and champagne – well, maybe not that surprising, but definitely fascinating! Champagne expert Cynthia Coutu, who specializes in women in champagne, joins Liz in this episode to offer an abbreviated master class in all things Champagne. She offers pro tips for buying and drinking bubbly, explains the early history of women in champagne and talks about how women are still shaking up this male-dominated industry today. Cheers!

Delectabulles: https://www.delectabulles.com/en/ 
Fat Cork: https://fatcork.com/ 
Club Bubbly: https://clubbubbly.com/ 
Champagne Camp: https://www.champagnecamp.com/ 
Vivino: https://www.vivino.com/app 

Many people have been stuck working from a spare bedroom or kitchen table for months because of the pandemic. And, while some companies are moving towards reopening offices, many are offering flexibility for employees to continue working remotely, at least some of the time. This shift, along with the increase in people doing freelance work, means workers who need nothing more than a laptop and strong Wi-Fi to get their job done are less tied to living close to a corporate office. Some are turning this into an opportunity to explore the world, living and working as digital nomads. In today’s episode, Liz talks to Kathleen O’Donnell who has been traveling the world solo for over two years about how she made the leap from full-time corporate gig to the digital nomad lifestyle. 

My Lonesome Roads: www.mylonesomeroads.com