The Smart Sister Podcast

24//Moving out of home for the first time - advice and budget tips

Welcome to Episode 24! In today's episode, Emma shares her story with moving out of home and how this had an impact on her independence and maturity. Laura dives in with some questions for her sister to answer as she is curious on so many levels about how her sister went about living 'away from home'. Some helpful tips and tricks are offered by Emma regarding the steps into moving out of home, financial advice and tips on 'how to live cheap'. Lastly, Laura raises some more personal questions on how moving out of home has changed Emma's life and how living with a partner is different to living with friends. Enjoy the episode! - E&L xo //Follow us on Instagram @thesmartsisterpodcast [https://www.instagram.com/thesmartsisterpodcast/] to join our smart girl community! //Also follow Laura’s IG @laura.lifestylee [https://www.instagram.com/laura.lifestylee/] for more health and wellness tips

23//Our Christmas SPECIAL

Welcome to Episode 23 of The Smart Sister Podcast! "It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas... everywhere you go". It is the time of year where carolling, laughing and twinkle lights bring so much joy and happiness to the world. In today's 2020 Christmas special episode, Emma and Laura take a trip down memory lane and reminisce over some family Christmas traditions, where some include street parties, advent calendars and even Hi-5! The girls share their 'typical' Christmas day menu, including breakfast, pre's, entrée, main, dessert and finally antipasto! Lastly they share their top favourite 'Christmassy themed things' in a Q&A section...top Christmas movie? Song? Hopefully as listeners you will enjoy this episode as much as they enjoyed recording it! Merry Christmas ya filthy animals! - E&L xo //Follow us on Instagram @thesmartsisterpodcast [https://www.instagram.com/thesmartsisterpodcast/] to join our smart girl community! //Also follow Laura’s IG @laura.lifestylee [https://www.instagram.com/laura.lifestylee/] for more health and wellness tips

22//Online tools for self discovery

Hey guys! Welcome to Episode 22! In today's episode, Emma and Laura discuss the online VIA character strengths survey [https://www.viacharacter.org/survey/account/register], the meaning behind it and what character strengths are. After completing the survey themselves recently, both girls try to guess each other's top 5 strengths... do they know each other as well as we think? They also share some other online tools that listeners can use for self-discovery, some including the Enneagram test [https://www.truity.com/test/enneagram-personality-test], horoscopes, and the Myers-Briggs 16 personalities test [https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test]. There are many benefits of practicing self-reflection and using tools which work for you can be a great way to discover yourself! Enjoy the episode, - E&L xo //Follow us on Instagram @thesmartsisterpodcast [https://www.instagram.com/thesmartsisterpodcast/] to join our smart girl community! //Also follow Laura’s IG @laura.lifestylee [https://www.instagram.com/laura.lifestylee/] for more health and wellness tips

21//Welcome back to season 2

Welcome to Season 2!! The smart sisters missed you guys, and now they're back! To kick start season 2, today the girls will be catching up what they have been accomplishing in the past 5 weeks where they talk all things exams, school, finishing university and moving out! Emma and Laura have planned some new exciting episode ideas for season 2 which they cannot wait to share with you all :) Some fun news is that season 2 will involve some sponsorships as well as intriguing episodes! Enjoy the episode! - E&L xo //Follow us on Instagram @thesmartsisterpodcast [https://www.instagram.com/thesmartsisterpodcast/] to join our smart girl community! //Also follow Laura’s IG @laura.lifestylee [https://www.instagram.com/laura.lifestylee/] for more health and wellness tips

20//Why you should volunteer - PLUS a smart sister podcast announcement!

Welcome to Episode 20!! We are so happy and proud to have published 20 episodes for you guys and cannot wait for the many more to come! In this episode, Emma and Laura discuss the benefits of volunteering, why it helps you as well as others, and share their experiences with volunteering. There are many ways to help someone or put others’ needs before your own, and while making someone else’s day, you also get a taste of gratitude and joy from such a nice gesture. ANNOUNCEMENT! Emma and Laura are taking a “1 month” break away from uploading as it is exam period for the both of them. They will be back on the 30th November, so DON’T GO ANYWHERE! This will give you guys a chance to catch up on episodes as well as give Laura and Emma a chance to plan ahead, focus on studies and return to uploading with a BANG! Enjoy xo - E&L xo //Follow us on Instagram @thesmartsisterpodcast to join our smart girl community! //Also follow Laura’s IG @laura.lifestylee for more health and wellness tips