“The podcast for moms who are trying to do it all and then some.”

I have two friends that I look forward to being with every week.  They chat about the challenges of being working moms raising kids who are on the verge of becoming teens.  They deal with homework, IEPs, demanding kid schedules and the general chaos of the whole work/life “so-called balance thing” with a great deal of humor.

The weird thing is that I have never met these friends in person.  They are Erin and Kristin, the “Maniac Mommies,” who do a weekly podcast.  I found their show shortly before I returned to work.  And they became my companions during my commute as well as other times, such as late night work sessions.  They helped me get through that very rough transition.  At that time, they were neighbors in a suburb of Boston.  They had started the podcast a few years before when their kids were just toddlers. Since then, Erin has moved to New York State yet, through the wonders of technology, they were able to keep the podcast going.

They each have two kids who are around the same age as my two boys.  Erin has two boys and Kristin has a boy and a girl. Their eldest boys have entered or are entering middle school. One of their kids has dyslexia. Their kids are involved sports and other after-school activities. They both work outside of the home.

When I listen to them, they sound just like my friends and I when we sit around and talk.  They talk about their lives as well as what’s going on in the news, books they are reading, movies/TV shows that they have seen.  They also play voice mails left by their listeners responding to the show. Sometimes, they have a guest on who is usually a mom addressing mom-type issues.

They also host the Maniac Mommies Escape in November of every year at some fabulous place.  At the escape, they have workshops, drink cocktails and offer lots of other fun, relaxing things to do. Last year, they went to Santa Fe, New Mexico.   I actually looked up flight information but couldn’t swing it. Unfortunately, they aren’t going to do it this year.  But hopefully next year they will and I will escape with them!

So if you are a mom (or even a dad) who is doing it all and then some, check out their podcast.  It will be like hanging out with friends. How to listen can be found at their website http://www.manicmommies.com.

And let us know what podcasts you listen to.

“The podcast for moms who are trying to do it all and then some” is the line that Kristin and Erin say at the start of each the podcast.