Big Moves, Bigger Plans: My Journey to Georgia and Beyond

The unexpected happened - Beachside Banter not only survived but thrived through Season One, and now we're back with even bigger plans for our beach-loving community! 

After relocating from St. Louis to Atlanta, I'm settling into temporary digs surrounded by construction (apologies for the occasional background noise in our episodes). This strategic move puts us closer to countless coastal destinations while we explore Georgia before choosing our permanent home. The upheaval has been worth it as we prepare to deliver more authentic beach content than ever before.

Season Two brings several exciting developments. We're launching a dedicated Patreon community where we'll share exclusive content, host live Q&A sessions, and dive deeper into the beach lifestyle you love. The Jetsetter's Closet boutique continues to grow, offering stylish travel attire for women heading to coastal destinations. Remember to use code BEACHSIDEBANTER for 20% off your first purchase! We're also designing custom merchandise specifically for our podcast listeners, expected to launch within a couple of months.

Our travel calendar is filling up quickly with confirmed trips to the Bahamas and Miches, Dominican Republic, where we'll explore the brand new Hilton property. For my birthday celebration, we're eyeing either Tortola or Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands. Additionally, I'll be embarking on solo adventures to discover hidden beach gems and bring back fresh perspectives to share with you all.

Have suggestions for topics you'd like us to cover or beaches you want us to explore? Drop into my DMs with your ideas - this community thrives on your input! Together, let's make Season Two an unforgettable journey of coastal discoveries and beachside wisdom. Stay engaged, stay curious, and above all, stay beachy!

Chapters

• 0:00 Welcome to Season Two
• 0:49 Move to Atlanta Update
• 1:51 Community & Patreon Plans
• 2:54 Travel Plans for the Year
• 3:54 Closing Thoughts

Transcript

Speaker 0: 0:12

hey, hey, hey, everyone, welcome to season two of beats. I've been drew me. I have got to say that I'm super excited about this. I'll be real, I didn't think this was going to happen. I kind of assumed that I could start the podcast and maybe we get out about five or six episodes and then the next thing I know, nobody would care, nobody would listen and nobody would want to be on the show. So luckily, that is not the case.

Speaker 0: 0:39

So, yeah, we've launched season one. Things were fun. I learned a lot while we did that, um and yeah. So since then I've actually moved. I am no longer based out of st louis, missouri. I've actually moved now down to atlanta, georgia. Um, we are temporarily in a condo that is being built, so the whole entire subdivision is under construction. So we were one of the very first ones to snag a condo down here, basically because we wanted to kind of get the lay of the land of Georgia and see how things were going to go before we decided that we were just going to, you know, buy our dream house in some random place and then realize that we hated it. So we are here now.

Speaker 0: 1:25

I will apologize because there is so much construction going on that there will likely be banging noises going on throughout most of the season. I'm hoping that eventually they'll move down the subdivision a little bit so they won't be so dang close to my windows and there won't be as much sound going on in the background. So please bear with me for that. Beyond that, there's so many other things going on. One of the biggest things is that we are about to launch a new Patreon account. I'm pretty excited for that. So I've been told by a few people that Patreon is kind of the way to go so that we can continue to build our little niche community that we are working on. I'm super excited to be able to kind of get more in depth with y'all maybe more episodes, more content, for sure, hopefully start doing some live questions and answers, because I know I have a few people who are asking me stuff on the side and I'd like to be able to open it up to all of you as well. So, um, yeah, if there's any kind of content that you're interested in seeing that we're not putting out there, I welcome you to please head on over to any of my DMS, drop them in. I will be more than happy to answer you. I'm trying to get you all the things that you're looking for, so we are in the process of creating some really cool merchandise, so I'm excited to get that out there for you. Hopefully, we can get that out within a nice couple of months or so.

Speaker 0: 2:49

As far as the boutique goes, it's been doing really well. A lot of people are heading over there now. If you haven't heard, it is the jetsettersclosetcom. It's basically a bunch of really cute women's clothes where you can get anything for travel. So if you're looking for bathing suits or swimsuit cover-ups or you know nice wear for your trip, you're more than welcome to head on over to the Jet Setters Closet. If you stop by for your very first time and use code BEACHSIDEBANTER, you will get 20% off of your very first order. So yeah, head on over there and grab some goodies while you're hanging out with me.

Speaker 0: 3:25

And as far as trips goes, this year we've got the Bahamas on the books for sure. It looks like we're going to be heading down to Michi's, dominican Republic to hang out at the brand new Hilton, and I think we are also looking at Tortola or Persian Gorda for my birthday this year, which I'm pretty excited about as well. Beyond that, I think there will be a few trips that I take that are solo, that I'm kind of hanging out by myself and discovering some really cool beaches. So stick around, it's going to be a lot of fun. We're probably going to learn more this year than we did last year. And, yeah, for all of you beachside listeners, stay beachy.