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Do you ever feel like you're on your phone too much? That you are always looking for a distraction or you can't focus on anything? Same... Today we're talking all things smartphones. Specifically, our and society's addiction to them and we share our own struggles, our perception of the issue, and give our advice. **EMAIL US :D** ataleof2millennials@gmail.com ------------------------------------- YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/channel/UCtfaJO8mUDRaa4_WHJaMf1g  PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/ajandmelissa MERCH: https://am-woodworks-llc.creator-spring.com Linktree: https://linktr.ee/atotmpodcast  Our business: https://amwworks.com Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atotmpodcast/ OR @atotmpodcast  Business Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/ajandmelissa/ OR @ajandmelissa Our business fb: https://www.facebook.com/amwoodworksllc/ Podcast FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ataleoftwomillennials/

We missed a week of podcast and some other things... Now we're gonna talk about it! YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/channel/UCtfaJO8mUDRaa4_WHJaMf1g  PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/ajandmelissa MERCH: https://am-woodworks-llc.creator-spring.com Linktree: https://linktr.ee/atotmpodcast  Our business: https://amwworks.com Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atotmpodcast/ OR @atotmpodcast  Business Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/ajandmelissa/ OR @ajandmelissa Our business fb: https://www.facebook.com/amwoodworksllc/ Podcast FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ataleoftwomillennials/

In this episode AJ & Melissa share their take on the pros and cons of having roommates. You'll also hear some of our worst moments of having roommates and we share our insights gained from living with others and living separately.   YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/channel/UCtfaJO8mUDRaa4_WHJaMf1g  PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/ajandmelissa MERCH: https://am-woodworks-llc.creator-spring.com Linktree: https://linktr.ee/atotmpodcast  Our business: https://amwworks.com Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atotmpodcast/ OR @atotmpodcast  Business Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/ajandmelissa/ OR @ajandmelissa Our business fb: https://www.facebook.com/amwoodworksllc/ Podcast FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ataleoftwomillennials/

The answer, and our explanation, just might surprise you! YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/channel/UCtfaJO8mUDRaa4_WHJaMf1g   PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/ajandmelissa  MERCH: https://am-woodworks-llc.creator-spring.com  Linktree: https://linktr.ee/atotmpodcast   Our business: https://amwworks.com  Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atotmpodcast/ OR @atotmpodcast   Business Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/ajandmelissa/ OR @ajandmelissa  Our business fb: https://www.facebook.com/amwoodworksllc/  Podcast FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ataleoftwomillennials/ 

Okay raise your hand if you’ve been personally victimized by an older generation giving unsolicited advice on how to live your life “better” (How they did). Uhuh, that’s what we suspected. There are a lot of us out there, and generally we’re referred to as Millennials. It should be no surprise that our podcast is covering this topic, as we are entrepreneur Millennials. This episode we are more specifically exploring items like debt to income ratio changes, the ease of purchasing a home, starting a family, and the outlook on our careers. Listen as we compare and contrast these concepts with base level statistics that just might blow your mind. With that being said, if you haven’t heard yet, we started a Youtube Channel. We have a Woodworking business in the Tucson AZ Area. We post cute pictures of us, and our garage on instagram and facebook. We most recently started a brand new patreon, if you’re interested in that sort of thing. Does any of that sound interesting? We think so too, that’s why all of those links, to ya know, find those things, are right below:  YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/channel/UCtfaJO8mUDRaa4_WHJaMf1g  PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/ajandmelissa MERCH: https://am-woodworks-llc.creator-spring.com Linktree: https://linktr.ee/atotmpodcast  Our business: https://amwworks.com Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atotmpodcast/ OR @atotmpodcast  Business Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/ajandmelissa/ OR @ajandmelissa Our business fb: https://www.facebook.com/amwoodworksllc/ Podcast FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ataleoftwomillennials/

Nowadays it seems like there is a weight of pressure from corporate jobs (bosses in general) or maybe internal pressure to work harder. This sometimes comes from unfairly measured productivity statistics.  Not only that, but there is a sore lacking in the understanding that faster doesn’t equal better, and certainly doesn’t necessarily mean harder work. So let us ask you this...Are you working hard or hardly working?  Chances are you think you’re working hard, but maybe feel pressure to work even harder? You’re not alone. This episode we explore the definition of hard work, how we define hard work and the difference between hard work and productivity.  With that being said, if you haven’t heard yet, we started a Youtube Channel. We have a Woodworking business in the Tucson AZ Area. We post cute pictures of us, and our garage on instagram and facebook. We most recently started a brand new patreon, if you’re interested in that sort of thing. Does any of that sound interesting? We think so too, that’s why all of those links, to ya know, find those things, are right below:  YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/channel/UCtfaJO8mUDRaa4_WHJaMf1g  PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/ajandmelissa MERCH: https://am-woodworks-llc.creator-spring.com Linktree: https://linktr.ee/atotmpodcast  Our business: https://amwworks.com Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atotmpodcast/ OR @atotmpodcast  Business Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/ajandmelissa/ OR @ajandmelissa Our business fb: https://www.facebook.com/amwoodworksllc/ Podcast FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ataleoftwomillennials/

Work Life Balance. Be honest, do you feel like this is something you’ve achieved? This topic has come up many times when we discuss what we want from the future. Work life balance has always felt like the “white whale” of our daily lives.  Hilariously, a large part of our decision to start a small business was to achieve said balance. Now, anyone with entrepreneurial experience will laugh at that notion, as we do now too. It was a nice thought….but seriously. This episode is all about how we feel we are actively struggling with this balance, what it's doing to our mental health, and how we plan to fix it. You’ll have to follow along to see the results! With that being said, if you haven’t heard yet, we started a Youtube Channel. We have a Woodworking business in the Tucson AZ Area. We post cute pictures of us, and our garage on instagram and facebook. We most recently started a brand new patreon, if you’re interested in that sort of thing. Does any of that sound interesting? We think so too, that’s why all of those links, to ya know, find those things, are right below:  YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/channel/UCtfaJO8mUDRaa4_WHJaMf1g  PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/ajandmelissa MERCH: https://am-woodworks-llc.creator-spring.com Linktree: https://linktr.ee/atotmpodcast  Our business: https://amwworks.com Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atotmpodcast/ OR @atotmpodcast  Business Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/ajandmelissa/ OR @ajandmelissa Our business fb: https://www.facebook.com/amwoodworksllc/ Podcast FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ataleoftwomillennials/

Do you expect too much?  Do you find yourself imposing impossible standards for yourself? Do you beat yourself up when you don’t live up to your own expectations? What about outside of yourself? Do you over hype life events? Over anticipate mediocre events? Do you find yourself disappointed when your expectations don’t meet reality?  Honestly? Same. We both do it, we do it to ourselves, events, places, heck even people sometimes. This episode we reflect on some of the pressure and expectations we place on ourselves and our life. We encourage you to look at your own self with this in mind. Even though you have good intentions or just want the best for yourself, You’ll probably find out you need to be more patient and a little more kind.  With that being said, if you haven’t heard yet, we started a Youtube Channel. We have a Woodworking business in the Tucson AZ Area. We post cute pictures of us, our new puppy, and our garage on instagram and facebook. We most recently started a brand new patreon, if you’re interested in that sort of thing. Does any of that sound interesting? We think so too, that’s why all of those links, to ya know, find those things, are right below:    YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/channel/UCtfaJO8mUDRaa4_WHJaMf1g   PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/ajandmelissa  Linktree: https://linktr.ee/atotmpodcast   Our business: https://amwworks.com  Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atotmpodcast/ OR @atotmpodcast   Business Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/ajandmelissa/ OR @ajandmelissa  Our business fb: https://www.facebook.com/amwoodworksllc/  Podcast FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ataleoftwomillennials/  

AJ & Melissa share some updates about our lives, youtube channel and work shop. YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/channel/UCtfaJO8mUDRaa4_WHJaMf1g  PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/ajandmelissa MERCH: https://am-woodworks-llc.creator-spring.com Linktree: https://linktr.ee/atotmpodcast  Our business: https://amwworks.com Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atotmpodcast/ OR @atotmpodcast  Business Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/amwoodworksllc/ OR  @amwoodworksllc  Our business fb: https://www.facebook.com/amwoodworksllc/Podcast FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ataleoftwomillennials/

It’s no secret all the really sad, awful things that have happened in the last year. More specifically, the global tragedy that has come from Covid-19. What may surprise you, however, is if you view your past experiences in a slightly different light. We would like to preface by saying, we are fully aware of how lucky we have been this week. We HAPPEN to have just moved in with family. We HAPPEN to have been in a position where our fields of employment still allowed us to keep jobs. We HAPPEN to have had the support and opportunity to do what we have done in the past year.  With that being said, honestly, there are several things that went really right for us in the last year, which can in a lot of ways be attributed to the effects of Covid-19. In the spirit of the public increasingly getting vaccinated, the world, and our country is beginning to open up again, we wanted to reflect on the positive changes. We encourage you to do the same. Even if something small came from the shut downs, or the pandemic. A New Hobbie? A New Virtual friend? More family time? More time to tend to plants or pets? We by no means want to offend anyone with this episode, but encourage your reflection as we all say “Thank god we’re getting through this” to be a little on the brighter side.  ****ANNOUNCEMENT***** You may have noticed in a previous episode’s show notes the addition of our Patreon account. You will definitely notice in this episode due to our new ad. We will continue to be an Ad free podcast, but we appreciate you bearing with us as we do our shameless plug. With that being said, if you haven’t heard yet, we started a Youtube Channel. We have a Woodworking business in the Tucson AZ Area. We post cute pictures of us, our new puppy, and our garage on instagram and facebook. We most recently started a brand new patreon, if you’re interested in that sort of thing. Does any of that sound interesting? We think so too, that’s why all of those links, to ya know, find those things, are right below:  YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/channel/UCtfaJO8mUDRaa4_WHJaMf1g  PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/ajandmelissa Linktree: https://linktr.ee/atotmpodcast  Our business: https://amwworks.com Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atotmpodcast/ OR @atotmpodcast  Business Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/ajandmelissa/ OR @ajandmelissa Our business fb: https://www.facebook.com/amwoodworksllc/ Podcast FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ataleoftwomillennials/

Ahh, Reddit. What a culmination of so many things from so many people. As such, it only makes sense that there are many important questions being asked via subreddits like AskReddit. Today we answer those questions. No longer do you need to worry, AJ & Melissa are here. Let’s do this! ****ANNOUNCEMENT***** You may have noticed in previous episode show notes the addition of our Patreon account. You will definitely notice in this episode due to our new ad. We will continue to be an Ad free podcast, but we appreciate you bearing with us as we do our shameless plug. With that being said, if you haven’t heard yet, we started a Youtube Channel. We have a Woodworking business in the Tucson AZ Area. We post cute pictures of us, our new puppy, and our garage on instagram and facebook. We most recently started a brand new patreon, if you’re interested in that sort of thing. Does any of that sound interesting? We think so too, that’s why all of those links, to ya know, find those things, are right below:  🙌 SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/ajandmelissa 🎧 LISTEN TO OUR PODCAST: https://linktr.ee/atotmpodcast  💵 SHOP OUR MERCH: https://am-woodworks-llc.creator-spring.com 💼 Our business: https://amwworks.com Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atotmpodcast/ OR @atotmpodcast  Business Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/amwoodworksllc/ OR  @amwoodworksllc  Our business fb: https://www.facebook.com/amwoodworksllc/ Podcast FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ataleoftwomillennials/

Okay, so, technically we launched our YouTube Channel a little over a month ago, but we didn’t announce our YouTube channel until a few weeks later. The way YouTube tracks their analytics and date, we will be looking at only the lat 28 days of analytics. Listen as Melissa is quizzed on what she thinks the numbers are, versus what they actually are. You’ll be just as surprised as us to find out in just 1 month, we’re..really not doing too badly! We’re not trying to toot our own horn or anything, but to have a substantial positive response leaves a big impact on how we move forward. We feel motivated, excited, and anxious to keep going! We can’t thank you all enough for giving our YouTube channel a try! We will continue to have more content come out, and no, we won’t forget about our beloved Podcast. It’s all part of the package deal, folks.  ****ANNOUNCEMENT***** You may have noticed in previous episode show notes the addition of our Patreon account. You will definitely notice in this episode due to our new ad. We will continue to be an Ad free podcast, but we appreciate you bearing with us as we do our shameless plug. With that being said, if you haven’t heard yet, we started a Youtube Channel. We have a Woodworking business in the Tucson AZ Area. We post cute pictures of us, our new puppy, and our garage on instagram and facebook. We most recently started a brand new patreon, if you’re interested in that sort of thing. Does any of that sound interesting? We think so too, that’s why all of those links, to ya know, find those things, are right below:  YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/channel/UCtfaJO8mUDRaa4_WHJaMf1g  PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/ajandmelissa Linktree: https://linktr.ee/atotmpodcast  Our business: https://amwworks.com Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atotmpodcast/ OR @atotmpodcast  Business Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/amwoodworksllc/ OR  @amwoodworksllc  Our business fb: https://www.facebook.com/amwoodworksllc/ Podcast FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ataleoftwomillennials/

Hey everyone!  As you know from previous episodes, we recently bought a house. One of our main purposes or goals when buying a house is to renovate (slowly) the garage into our dream wood shop. Now, Realistically speaking, our actual dream woodshop would be a warehouse next to our house on a big plot of land. So this is more so the dream, while working with reality, if you will. With that all being said, you’ll be surprised to know, we don’t want hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of every tool imaginable. Nor do we want the top of the line everything. What we hope to do to the shop, and add to our tool arsenal, is much more….practical. In fact, it might just surprise you how boring our dream shop is. Of course, you’ll need to listen to find out if that's true. I’m just saying, it may surprise you at our minimal approach to what the Dream looks like! If you haven’t heard yet, we started a Youtube Channel! We have a Woodworking business in the Tucson AZ Area. We post cute pictures of us, our new puppy, and our garage on instagram and facebook. We most recently started a brand new patreon, if you’re interested in that sort of thing. Does any of that sound interesting? We think so too, that’s why all of those links, to ya know, find those things, are right below:  YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/channel/UCtfaJO8mUDRaa4_WHJaMf1g  PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/ajandmelissa Linktree: https://linktr.ee/atotmpodcast  Our business: https://amwworks.com Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atotmpodcast/ OR @atotmpodcast  Business Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/amwoodworksllc/ OR  @amwoodworksllc  Our business fb: https://www.facebook.com/amwoodworksllc/ Podcast FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ataleoftwomillennials/

It’s no secret we’ve undergone a lot of change in this last year. On a large scale as a country, continent, globe, we’ve undergone significant changes with the pandemic as well as other significant events. Personally, WE have changed significantly. This episode is all about what change does to someone, most noticeably how it can be quite stressful, and how we choose to react to it. It’s easy to say “I’ll just stop being upset about x,y,z” or “I choose not to be stressed out about this huge change” but the truth is, it’s not that simple. It is a process, and requires time, effort, and honestly, a little courage to take change in stride. Some change is not always good, sometimes it’s very, very bad in fact. How we (as people) deal with change, doesn’t have to be bad. The world is changing once again, as we begin to clear this haze of the past year and begin to live life again. So how will you handle this change? How do you handle change? Is it positive? Is it negative? Do you ask the ‘Why’? Or do you simply allow yourself to ‘go with the flow’?  With that being said, if you haven’t heard yet, we started a Youtube Channel. We have a Woodworking business in the Tucson AZ Area. We post cute pictures of us, our new puppy, and our garage on instagram and facebook. We most recently started a brand new patreon, if you’re interested in that sort of thing. Does any of that sound interesting? We think so too, that’s why all of those links, to ya know, find those things, are right below:  YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/channel/UCtfaJO8mUDRaa4_WHJaMf1g  PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/ajandmelissa Linktree: https://linktr.ee/atotmpodcast  Our business: https://amwworks.com Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atotmpodcast/ OR @atotmpodcast  Business Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/amwoodworksllc/ OR  @amwoodworksllc  Our business fb: https://www.facebook.com/amwoodworksllc/ Podcast FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ataleoftwomillennials/

You didn’t think we could go through 2021 without playing a game...right? Just A Minute, is a game where you get random topics assigned to you and you have to speak on them for exactly 1 minute without stopping. For most, that may seem easy. Once you see that timer and feel as though you’ve talked for 10 minutes, and you still have 40 seconds to go, then let us know how easy it is! Luckily, the topics we chose were randomly generated conversation topics, and therefore we got pretty lucky! Surprisingly a lot of conversation regarding toilets. (“Indoor plumbing, it’s gonna be big!” - 3 Fates, Disney’s Hercules  1997) This was a great first attempt to play this game, but I think we can do better. Comment/DM us who you think won this round! -------------- Oh you like our content? Weird, it’s almost like we have other stuff for you to check out. Maybe in the links below or something? I don’t know, you’d have to find out…. Our business: https://amwworks.com  Our business fb: https://www.facebook.com/amwoodworksllc/ Podcast FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ataleoftwomillennials/ Business Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/amwoodworksllc/ OR  @amwoodworksllc  Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atotmpodcast/ OR @atotmpodcast  Linktree: https://linktr.ee/atotmpodcast  YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCtfaJO8mUDRaa4_WHJaMf1g 

Time management isn’t just something we put on a resume, or something that only matters in high school and college. Time management is a commitment, to maximize the time spent in a day, week or month in order to achieve the things you want. This episode we talk a bit about how we struggle to complete tasks without a schedule, and what we’re doing now to hopefully fix that in our lives.    Here’s the thing: No matter what you want in life, literally no matter what it is, it takes time and effort to get it. It takes work, many hours, many mistakes and ways to learn. If you work a 9 to 5 or even just a schedule with odd hours, you’ll notice it feels like there’s “not enough time in the day, week, month” to accomplish even getting started towards your goals. If you want something, and you REALLY want it. Time block, Schedule, Routine and Repetition. Especially if you are someone who procrastinates. If you do this, you’ll find not only is there more time in the day, but you may even have more energy throughout the day to get it all done. 2020 and this fist half of 2021 has been...we’ll Bad. For most people. If you are someone who has sat by for the last year in sweats and binge watching Friends for the 600th time, but have a dream or goal in mind, please pursue it. Make. The. Time. If you work 80 hours a week. Make the time. I promise it’s there you just have to look.    Also, do yourself a favor, and try to stay off social media throughout the day. You’ll eventually forget that it’s even there. (You’ll be too busy living to take a picture) The Links: YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/channel/UCtfaJO8mUDRaa4_WHJaMf1g  PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/ajandmelissa Linktree: https://linktr.ee/atotmpodcast  Our business: https://amwworks.com Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atotmpodcast/ OR @atotmpodcast  Business Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/amwoodworksllc/ OR  @amwoodworksllc  Our business fb: https://www.facebook.com/amwoodworksllc/ Podcast FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ataleoftwomillennials/  

This episode is all about taking short cuts. Sometimes it’s good, like taking a backroad in traffic. And well, other times it’s bad like when you buy the wrong size casters for your rolling cart, just to save a buck. Listen along as we share our most recent short cuts and how they were probably not all that worth it in the long run.  Sometimes it’s hard to know when taking the “easy way out” is going to be worth it or not, and we’ve found the answer is usually not. It seems like the more we try to realtionalize why taking less time to do something is better, we are continually reminded that it just isn’t true. And worse, sometimes taking short cuts leaves you with such bad reactions that it can take longer to fix it than it would have to get it right the first time.   You know what isn’t a bad use of shortcuts? Links to everything we’re doing, all conventietly listed below: YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/channel/UCtfaJO8mUDRaa4_WHJaMf1g  PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/ajandmelissa Linktree: https://linktr.ee/atotmpodcast  Our business: https://amwworks.com Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atotmpodcast/ OR @atotmpodcast  Business Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/amwoodworksllc/ OR  @amwoodworksllc  Our business fb: https://www.facebook.com/amwoodworksllc/ Podcast FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ataleoftwomillennials/  

What is a commitment? What does it mean to settle? And no, we don’t mean settling your bets. Listen along as we discuss what these topics mean, how they are different, and how they are very closely related. A lot of times you will here “Commit” and it will be for a positive change, and “settle” meant to be a negative lack of change. We want to discuss how these topics are neither positive nor negative, but more closely related to what your true intentions are. Committing or settling, in theory, are closer related to other topics such as biological decision making, addiction and other things that you may have never thought about being all a part of one another. We won’t go too deep into that, as we’re just two Millennials, and by no means are we scientists, psychologists, sociologists, etc. We just want to discuss what’s on our minds, and it seems like these two words, Commit and Settle, are being thrown around all over the place in our lives right now. This is our response to that. We appreciate you listening!  ---------- If you want to hear more episodes like this, or if you really don’t, let us know! We are always looking for more feedback!  ---------- Want to see what else we’re up to? Curious about the youtube channel we keep mentioning? Want to buy a cutting board or have us build you something cool and unique? All of the links to those things are below! YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/channel/UCtfaJO8mUDRaa4_WHJaMf1g  PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/ajandmelissa Linktree: https://linktr.ee/atotmpodcast  Our business: https://amwworks.com Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atotmpodcast/ OR @atotmpodcast  Business Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/amwoodworksllc/ OR  @amwoodworksllc  Our business fb: https://www.facebook.com/amwoodworksllc/ Podcast FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ataleoftwomillennials/