Holderness

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The Best Part About Getting Older

Do you know how you know you’re getting older? For Penn Holderness, it’s getting excited about really very basic things. Like keeping a photo on your phone of the best parking job you ever did to pull up at the…

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What’s Up With DEI?

Let’s start with this. Our corner of the internet is a place to laugh, but it’s also a safe space to get curious and learn. Currently, there is a hot button issue in our nation around the rollback of Diversity,…

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Our Unqualified Advice

Early on when Penn and I started our weird jobs on the internet, someone told us we should stick to just one thing. They said we should focus on a single channel and a single content type in order to…

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Behind The Music with Our Team

As you know, the podcast is my most favorite thing we do. Our videos online are often short, quick hits. The podcast is a place where Penn and I can have more nuance and in-depth conversations. So in the spirit…

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Marriage

Living By Airport Rules

We experienced our first “last” recently with having a senior in high school. Lola had her last high school tennis match at a state tournament. They didn’t win, but she played her best and we are incredibly proud of her.…

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Play Hallmark Movie or Not

It’s only halfway through November and it’s already been A MONTH. Luckily when times get tough, I have found my outlet (and it’s not even drinking, you guys.) When life gets heavy, my defense mechanism is Christmas. I noticed this…

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Things That Mean More To Me At 50

This past month, I turned 50 years old. It’s a number that I feel like I am at times, and at others, I definitely do not. There’s a lot of things that I don’t really care about as much as…

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What Happened To The Holderness Family?

Penn and I have adopted a new response when people ask how we are doing and we’re just doing fine: Medium. Not bad, not great… just “medium.” We got it from Penn’s cousin and honestly, I love it. Most days…

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Food

The Tired Mom Cookbook

Every day, it feels like I’m chasing some elusive goal of creating the perfect dinner that checks all the boxes: nutritious, easy to make, and crowd-pleasing. That’s why I am so excited to announce my new cookbook, I’m Sick of…

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When Life Turns Out Differently

There’s a lot of things in life that haven’t been on my bingo card. Living in North Carolina. Making videos for the internet as a job. Competing on The Amazing Race. Those are all pretty great life surprises, but there…

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