Mama's Cup of Ambition

Momversation with Angela Horgos

• Rachel Mae | Angela Horgos • Season 2 • Episode 77

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Today I'm joined by friend and future podcaster, Angela Horgos.  She's a wife,  mama of two,  full time dental hygienist, and a dreamer with a big heart and ambitions to match.

Angela has her sights set on a new goal—starting a podcast around the experience of motherhood. In this episode she'll cast a vision for that project and open up about her own experience of motherhood. So tune in to get to know Angela and let's have a momversation!

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May your dreams be ambitious and may your coffee be strong! xoxo -Rachel Mae

Rachel Mae:

Hello, hello and welcome to Mamas Cup of Ambition, the show for ambitious mamas with big dreams and little kids. I'm your host, Rachel Mae Country Singer, songwriter and Mamas of Two, and I'm so excited to be here presenting another installment momversations the series. I created this series as a way to have fun and honest conversations with mamas at every stage of their dream chasing journey and, through a series of questions curated specifically for these momversations , we'll get acquainted with the mamas in this community. We'll chat about everything from their biggest ambitions to their favorite TV shows and everything in between. My intention is to create a space for inspiration, connection and solidarity for us mamas navigating the wild world of motherhood and dream chasing. Wherever you are in your journey, this series is for you. So grab yourself a cup of coffee or your favorite beverage of choice and let's have a momversation. I'm really excited that we're doing this this.

Rachel Mae:

You were actually who I had in mind when I started dreaming up these momversations. You and I have kind of been going back and forth with voice notes and text messages, and now Marco Polo's, because you've converted me to Marco Polo very slowly and we always just have such fun conversations. I feel like I wanted a space for more context and more of those conversations in a bigger capacity than just the voice notes Although, don't get me wrong, I love the voice notes but you should know that part of my motivation starting momversations in the first place was so that I could have mamas like you on to have conversations just like this. So I'm really excited that you're here and I would love to introduce you to my audience, angela. So will you please just tell everybody a little bit about who you are and anything you want us to know about you, besides what we're about to dive into momversation these questions.

Angela Horgos:

My name is Angela. I'm a mom of two. I have a five year old boy and a one year old little girl and I work full time. I'm a dental hygienist. I'm married to an engineer, so you can feel bad for me. No, I'm just kidding Anybody that's married to an engineer. You guys get it. And we're just normal Midwest family living in Ohio and just chasing our dreams parenting and live in mom life and full time work and find a pursue other dreams that don't apply to moming and dentistry.

Rachel Mae:

Yeah, we need those things right. That breaks up our days a little bit and gives us those connection points to ourselves and what makes us unique. And I want to just jump right into our momversation questions. So the first questions I dream of. If you had to answer that, what would you say?

Angela Horgos:

I would say I dream of carving out space in the world where I can make a difference by allowing my uniqueness to shine in light the way. There's a couple little umbrellas underneath that, but that's my ultimate goal. I love it.

Rachel Mae:

Yeah, so tell us a moment that you felt proud of yourself.

Angela Horgos:

Oh, giving birth to my kids. I know all birds are special and amazing, but I just felt like amazing and just like I could do anything. So it was really empowering to be able to bring two people in the world and be able to say that I did that. You know, I was really grateful for the help, you know, with all of the nurses and doctors and things like that, but I did a lot of the work.

Rachel Mae:

So give myself a second. That's true, I feel like birth is such a transformative moment, right, because it's, like they say, like your baby's being born, but you're also being born into motherhood. Whether that's your first baby or your second baby or whichever baby, it is Like even if you've been a mama, you're still a first time mama to having two kids, or you know so. It's the birth of the mother as well. So that is a very powerful, proud moment.

Angela Horgos:

It really changes you into a completely different person.

Rachel Mae:

I totally agree. So tell us what is your biggest challenge right now.

Angela Horgos:

I would say focusing on my goals and my big dreams that I want to accomplish, trying to figure out how to fit that into daily life and still doing all of the other things that we have to do mommy and working and keeping up with relationships and all those things. It's just trying to carve that out and figure out where that fits in, how you can separate those to make it work.

Rachel Mae:

Yeah, I resonate with that. You and I have talked about this and I've talked about this a lot on the podcast, but there's like so many things that I want to do and my brain can get really squirrely of, like this is a good idea, this is a good idea, and I just want to do it all right now. And so, like having that delayed gratification can be really challenging. And then when you're throwing kids in the mix like I've always had that but then didn't realize how much time I had to just sort of dabble in things before having kids, and now that I'm trying to chase my dreams with kids until I'm like, oh my gosh, you have to like get really strategic and laser focused about it.

Angela Horgos:

I feel like if you would appreciate this reference, but I feel like I'm like a dog going in a bone.

Rachel Mae:

I feel like I'm just like I do appreciate that reference. Yes, oh, my gosh. Well, so tell us, what would your perfect day be?

Angela Horgos:

I would say my perfect day would be split into thirds, so I would have part of the day to myself, part of the day with the kids and part of the day with hubby Nice, I like that. I would say split into three increments, that would be nice. It doesn't matter what we do, I just have to have those three components.

Rachel Mae:

And it's funny because that ties into what we were just talking about of like. Even with like, we try to look at like one day and we're like how can I make the most out of this one day and get the most traction out of it? And split it into all these directions, I feel like I do the same thing. I was like okay, what's the best use of this space of time? I like the thirds, though, because then you can really fill each bucket with a little bit of joy. So I'm here for it. Okay, this is one of my favorites. So do you have a power song? So any song that you can just flip on and know it's going to like immediately boost your energy.

Angela Horgos:

Um, it would be probably Ready Set Go by Royale Taylor. It's a Christian song but it has like a really good rock beat to it, so there's like some spiritual meaning to it. But then also it just gets me pumped. It always reminds me of I Did I have Marathon a couple of years ago before I had my son, and that was like the first song I used to kind of get me revved up before we started running, and so I always go to that one when I really want to like get something done or just feel motivated. Yeah, that's my favorite.

Rachel Mae:

I don't know that one. I'm going to have to listen to it. I think I need to make a Spotify playlist or something of all of the songs that get recommended here, because we could have, like, the ultimate power song playlist.

Angela Horgos:

Yes, put it out, and then everybody could just download it, and that would be great.

Rachel Mae:

Yeah, I'm going to make myself a note to do that when I'm listening back to this, it'll be my like reminder to like make the mom versations playlist with all our power songs.

Angela Horgos:

I love it.

Rachel Mae:

I've not done that yet, awesome. Well, I'm going to check that one out. So this one kind of goes hand in hand with that, and it's do you have a mantra or a motto?

Angela Horgos:

Um, it would be Trust your Gut. Yeah, it's something my mom always told me trust your gut. If you have a feeling about something, it's the right feeling and just go with it. So I try to follow that, whether it's with the kids or whether it's you know, certain ambitions that I have. I keep going back to you know, and there's a nature in us naturally to do something, and all of us have that one thing that's like we could be really good at or that we really would shine through. And it always comes back to us, you know. So I think that's part of trusting my gut is saying, okay, these things are something that keeps coming up for me and coming up for me, then it must be something I should follow through with.

Rachel Mae:

So my mom used to say that a lot too. The follow your gut. It's just another through line that you and I have of both our mamas telling us to trust your gut, and that is such great advice. Yeah, at times easier said than done, but that is a great mantra, it's like a guiding post.

Angela Horgos:

Yeah, I think it comes from your heart really, and then our brain kind of gets in the way and is telling us all these other things. But it's really, you know, something that we have to follow from here and we know it's best.

Rachel Mae:

So, yeah, I love that you referred to that too, with ambitions and dream chasing and pursuing those things. But you also mentioned trusting your gut in your parenting and as a mama too, and I think that is such an important reminder or piece of the puzzle too, because it's very easy to just hear all of the voices when we're raising our children and feel like, oh, I should be doing this or I should be doing that, and sometimes we are following all of these other things that we see or hear around us of what we should be doing and we forget to sort of check in and see what feels best or good for us in our parenting traces. So I love that you made mention of both of those things there, because I think that is a really powerful reminder as well.

Angela Horgos:

Yeah, I think we do a better job than we think we do. Parenting, yeah, you know we don't give ourselves enough kind of care, knowing what to do, and even if it doesn't turn out exactly the way you think it should or that it would, we still usually will pick the best thing for that situation. So it works out in the end. It's just my being wrong to get the word.

Rachel Mae:

I love it, okay. So what's your go to indulgence?

Angela Horgos:

Oh, okay, I'm going to say it, but I might not know what it is. So it's melty cheese nachos Melty cheese nachos what's is this like a like slices of cheese on chips in the broiler or something it's like chips on a plate and then you sprinkle the shredded cheese on top and you have to microwave it because my wave is the bomb, and then it gets all like to me and like bubbly and it's delicious.

Rachel Mae:

Awesome. Do you put anything else on this, or is it just the chips, the cheese?

Angela Horgos:

No, just just like tons of cheese, like you know, greasy and gooey and yep, okay, yeah, I'm here for it.

Rachel Mae:

This is like. This is the second chip indulgence. This is like a shout out to Gabby too, who is a former mom birth nation. Her indulgence was chips too. So this is the second Mention for chips here, taking the lead in the indulgence category.

Angela Horgos:

Yeah, but it is something that I like I'll make, and then I kind of like hide in the corner and eat them like like a gremlin or something, because I know my husband comes around the corner, so be like, oh, he's handled, judge, but I still stand by that it's.

Rachel Mae:

It's a good. I thought you were saying you would hide so that like you could just like have it and eat it in like Peace, without the kids trying to take it or your husband trying to eat it. You just went the other way than what I thought.

Angela Horgos:

But you know what they do. They'll come by you and then they say they're like they don't want it. And then they look at it and they go it does look good. They try and snatch a chip and that's not acceptable. So man.

Rachel Mae:

This little like anecdote here is gonna resonate with a lot of mommas, because I feel like We've all eaten something incognito from our kids like I've definitely done the like. Oh, I'm looking in the cupboard and I'm eating something, trying to like finish chewing before I start talking to the kids, because Otherwise it becomes like a full production of like. Now it's like I have to like make snacks for everybody and then ultimately one of them won't want that as a snack, they'll want something different, and it's like becomes domino effect. Yeah, so mom's everywhere, we're just like nodding along. I got that.

Angela Horgos:

I do that too.

Rachel Mae:

Oh, it's awesome. Well, this goes hand in hand with that. So you've got your Chips. What is your like? Guilty pleasure or not? So guilty pleasure TV show that you're watching while you eat your nachos. Oh, I was blind.

Angela Horgos:

We're still trying to get through season. Love is going to visit is a really good one. I've been checked it out. You need to.

Rachel Mae:

Man, yes, I feel like I was late to the love is blind party and I haven't seen all of the seasons. I've just seen the two most recent seasons because everybody kept talking about it. So I finally like got on board, had it on in the background while I was doing stuff, editing and working on stuff, but it's yeah, it's pretty addicting.

Angela Horgos:

There's a full tension. I think you really should sit down and like watch it. Watch it, because it's so amazing, it's like a track and and it's really something special and we wonder who's gonna get with who like.

Rachel Mae:

Should I go back to the earlier seasons or just rewatch the first, the two, the seasons that I've seen and, like, soak it in.

Angela Horgos:

Well, we just rewatched the two that you've seen and soak it in, although the first one was pretty good. If you haven't. If you haven't seen the first season, that's pretty good. But I had a friend recently that told me that she would just fast forward to the end, like to the weddings, and I was like I had this, like you don't have to watch the whole thing, you could like just fast forward.

Rachel Mae:

It's like oh yeah, I'm already done with season, I feel like I wouldn't be as invested in what happens, though, with the weddings, because so much drama happens in between. Yeah, it's not worth like. That's the part.

Angela Horgos:

It's a lot of good drama and anticipation, but it's fun. We just you know it's nothing serious, it's just we watch it just Just for fun.

Rachel Mae:

Awesome. Okay, so I should probably like rework the order of these, or maybe it works this way, but it always feels kind of funny going to go from like the guilty pleasure TV Question to the more like deep and meaningful. I wish someone had told me blank about becoming a mama.

Angela Horgos:

I wish someone would have told me how reflective parent could be or mother can be, because I feel like I'm constantly reflecting, whether it's thinking about how my relationship with my mom are thinking about how I reacted to a situation. Was it the best way, was it? You know, there's a lot of reflection and how the situation went. Did I leave it in shambles, like all of these things. I'm just constantly reviewing things in my mind and wondering if it was good enough. I haven't heard anybody talk about that before, but it's just a constant like revision of your process of bombing, you know, and a lot of energy spent doing that. But I think it's good for good reason, but it's no one's ever mentioned that before. It's not something they put in the little handbook they give you and they tell you you should.

Rachel Mae:

That's true. It's not something you don't hear people talk about that very much when you're preparing, maybe because nothing can really truly prepare you for that. Like you don't realize until you're in it, I guess. But I agree with that. Sometimes Gabe and I will have these conversations where, like I'm replaying things and I go over things and over things and keep pulling the string and then I'll talk to Gabe about it and he's like, really all that from that, like one little situation that happened earlier.

Angela Horgos:

Just spend half my day about the first half of the day.

Rachel Mae:

Oh my gosh. So the next question on the list is who's your go to influencer?

Angela Horgos:

really into podcasts right now. I'm listening to a lot of podcasts and, aside from yours, yours is probably the one I listened to most. But I would say my next favorite would be where my mom sat. It's by a comedian called Christina P. Awesome is pretty funny. I tend to lean toward the more elaborate comedians and I really want to get down. I'm gonna listen to something that has some words I can't say from the kids.

Rachel Mae:

We need that right. Like obviously I'm a podcast fan but I feel like especially in motherhood, your podcast become like your adult interactions in some way, especially like the motherhood podcast. Like I love listening to other motherhood podcasts and hearing these stories and relatable experiences.

Angela Horgos:

Yeah.

Rachel Mae:

I feel like you need to have that virtual audio community. I think it's an important thing. Yeah, tell me what is your favorite product or resource that you feel like has made mom life easier?

Angela Horgos:

Okay, so I did not have this with my first kid, but my husband had found this by PV and J baby, it's a sippy cup pal. It's a cup holder that is like a leash for your cup, yeah, and it buckles to anything like. It buckles to the strap on the high chair, it'll buckle to the strap on the car seat, it'll buckle to the stroller or like, if you're out to dinner and you're in a high chair and at the restaurant you can buckle it to this high chair. And when your baby decided you want to throw their drink, it just is tethered to the strap and they can't throw it on the floor. It's been a life saver for sure brilliant.

Rachel Mae:

How have I not known about this is so? Is it like the pacifier clips type things like? Is it that sort of same thing, kind of?

Angela Horgos:

it's like the clips that you clip the harness to like a five point harness, it's kind of like that. But then it's got this A job so you can put any size bottle like in the little holder, like a whole part, okay, and then there's like some non slip grip on the inside of it and the machine washable okay, I've never seen this.

Rachel Mae:

I heard of this. I feel like I need to get my hands this product. I'm gonna be googling this as soon as this conversation is done. Yeah Is why isn't that phase right now, especially if just like throwing everything, but especially his cups yeah, you're out. That's brilliant, because you think like if you're in a restaurant and they're trying to throw the cup and then it's like the sippy part hits the floor and it's like, well then, that's like out of play.

Angela Horgos:

Yeah no, it's been. It's saved me many, many times, so I'll send you the link for that.

Rachel Mae:

Okay, oh, my gosh, that is gonna be a game changer, okay, so what is something that you're obsessed with?

Angela Horgos:

nail polish okay, good size collection and I have probably the same color and like 80,000 variations. I can't help a buy like the same colors all over again. But yeah, nail polish, I like doing my own nails and I that's my me time and I just my good collection so that's a real skill being able to paint your own nails.

Rachel Mae:

well, I have not good at that I think.

Angela Horgos:

I think my training is a high dentist helps me. You know, you have to have a steady hand to clean people's teeth and I think that helps when you're painting your nails. So I'm pretty good at it.

Rachel Mae:

I can see that. Do you have a favorite nail polish color from?

Angela Horgos:

that's not one of the questions on here, I just I would say, as he talked to stand, and I love the names of the college yeah, I'm just like I'll see me up on what color is that? And most people don't pay attention to that stuff and they look at me like I'm a weirdo. But I'm like, if you can tell me the color, I'm gonna go buy that tomorrow.

Rachel Mae:

I just I love it so much. The names do matter, they make a difference. I always notice that, like when I've gone to get manicures and I'm choosing things, if I like a color, but then the name speaks to me and it goes with, like whatever the vibe is that I'm feeling that month more likely to choose the color based on the name. Like the names really do matter. They do. Yeah, that's someone's job to do a pretty cool job, totally Okay. So tell us what would your dream vacation be? Egypt, going to see the pyramids, yeah, okay. Now would you take the kids? Or is this like, would you want to do that solo?

Angela Horgos:

I mean I'd be willing to take the kids, but I think it would probably be better if we went solo, just like my husband and I. And I've been obsessed with Egypt for a long time, yeah, ever since I was really little. I've always loved everything that has to do with ancient Egypt and I just that's. My goal someday is to get there and see the pyramids and then now, you know, maybe travel further south down into the country. But I think it's just so exotic and it's, like, you know, one of the seven wonders of the world. How could you not put that on your list?

Rachel Mae:

Amazing. Okay, well, fill in the blank.

Angela Horgos:

I feel most like myself when I'm With my middle school besties, two girls that can say anything to, we can talk about anything, been through everything together. It's a really special relationship. So that's when I feel like most like myself, when I'm with them.

Rachel Mae:

Middle school that's a long time to have built a relationship and to have those bonds. So that's a special thing to have friendships still from middle school.

Angela Horgos:

Yeah, it's been a good part of growing up and having that all the way through. Everybody needs to have at least one of those so cool.

Rachel Mae:

What's your current ambitious goal?

Angela Horgos:

to start a podcast.

Rachel Mae:

Yep, I'm gonna keep to like nudging and, nudging, and nudging until you're in my ear.

Angela Horgos:

I know it's Rachel may approved. So what's funny? So many podcasts about motherhood and all of these transitions and you know how to be a good mother, how to take care of yourself as a mother, from like nutrition to like how to homeschool your kids there's just there's so much and there's still topics that haven't been covered. So you're just having a podcast that focuses on motherhood in a different way.

Rachel Mae:

It will be enlightening and Just kind of a breath of fresh air for people to listen to excited to get it rolling, excited for that too, and I do think easy for us to get in our head sometimes and be like is anybody gonna even want to hear what I have to say about this? But the truth is like you're right, there are so many just podcasts in general. There are so many podcasts and more every day, and there are a bunch in the motherhood space, but there's not one size fits all right. Like, motherhood comes in all different forms and what's gonna resonate with some people isn't gonna resonate with others, and we all have our own unique experiences and it's kind of like finding that group of friends. You find what things really like resonate with you and your walk in motherhood, and so there's always something more to contribute to the conversation that's not being said, because it's your perspective and it's your unique Take on motherhood, and so I mean, obviously I'm biased and I think that Podcasting is just a great platform.

Rachel Mae:

And something that I think about a lot too is like, especially for mama's like I think this is why I get so excited about Moms having podcasts, especially if you're talking about your experience in motherhood is that you're basically creating audio journal of you giving your commentary of your experience of motherhood in this season and that's can you imagine, like years from now, being able to go back and listen to that and experience this season in your own words, in your own voice? Not only you, but your kids will then have this like piece of this legacy. They'll always be able to go back and listen to your voice and hear your experience through your words. Like I would give anything to have that from my mom's experience like she wrote A ton, but like to hear it in her own words and just in her own voice. How incredible.

Rachel Mae:

So I think it's really amazing when mama's get behind the mic. You get this like opportunity to create this piece of almost like a time capsule of this season of motherhood that you're in and I think it's regardless of what happens with the podcast. I think You'll never regret recording those episodes for yourself, for your kids, for the people that you get. Like we're here right now. I think of all the friendships and people that I've connected with Through podcasting. Like it's such a fun, magical experience. But you're also creating this like audio time capsule for you and your family to have that.

Rachel Mae:

What a cool thing.

Angela Horgos:

So I never thought that something that was really special but I never thought of. So I'm more excited to contribute my perspective to the world through my own eyes and just sharing that with people and Having other people share that with me will be really, really something fascinating.

Rachel Mae:

That's awesome. Anytime somebody tells me they have even like an inkling of a desire to start a podcast, let me get my pom poms out and start like cheering you on to just go and do it, because I think it's such a fun and powerful and transformative experience and I selfishly to like I Want those podcasts to listen to, because it's like it's such a fun thing when you find a new podcast to listen to with somebody that you feel like you connect with them, to put your Experience out there. Like there's a mama somewhere right now who's just waiting to hear what you have to say and waiting to say like, oh my gosh, I so Resonate and relate with what Angela is saying right now. Like she, I feel like she's in my mind, because it can be kind of a lonely experience right sometimes in motherhood, but then, like you, have this incredible opportunity to reach into somebody's lives and make them feel seen and not so alone, and I think it's incredible. I'm excited to listen to your podcast.

Angela Horgos:

So I'm gonna help you do it. Yeah, I know you well. That's why, that's why we keep connecting, because you have your great resource. But you're good to your leader and you know you just very supportive, which I'm really grateful for. But I was gonna say you just you have a really Amazing way with words and with just being able to express how fun and like life giving podcasting is until it really makes it feel not as scary of a space to join. So I really appreciate.

Rachel Mae:

Thank you. I appreciate that. Anything I can do to like Not you closer. You tell us anything about your podcast premise or do I'm putting you on the spot? You don't have to.

Angela Horgos:

And that's okay.

Angela Horgos:

You can put me on the spot because I'm proud of my idea.

Angela Horgos:

I think it's a worthwhile idea Otherwise I wouldn't keep thinking of it and I'm trusting my God that this is going to be something that's going to be good for myself and for other people to listen to.

Angela Horgos:

So it's a podcast that will feature moms in all different spaces and I really want to explore, like, how motherhood affects us in different ways. So, anywhere from you know the stay at home mom and how that affects their life to you know working moms and all these different arenas. You know from like super high corporate jobs all the way down to, like you know the mom that's cleaning the toilets at the local holiday inn or whatever. You know like just in every aspect, how that's impacted those specific people. Like what's the biggest impact? What do you have to say about being a mom and being you know your person? Because I think there's a lot of like celebrity and things like that in podcasting space too, and I'm interested in hearing from, like you know average person, neighbor, next door, and I want to hear the stories of what makes us moms and what makes us amazing at the same time.

Rachel Mae:

I think that's really special too, because I feel like there are often times mamas who may feel like they know they have something to say and they know they have a story and an experience in their own journey of motherhood, but they're not always given the platform because they think, well, I'm not a celebrity or I don't have this big thing that I'm promoting or doing and really like I love that you're sort of leveling the playing field and just saying like no, the experience of motherhood is the thing that we all have something to contribute and to share, and I think it's a really cool idea to open up the space for those conversations and sort of have that container to give people some airtime that might not otherwise have it. So I love it.

Angela Horgos:

Yeah, it'll be a good show. It'll be a good show, it's coming soon. I know it's coming soon.

Rachel Mae:

Well, okay, that's I like that ambitious goal. That was a great answer for that question. So what would you say that people know you for?

Angela Horgos:

My memory. Okay, I'm like I have like a still trap memory when it comes to people and like what happened back in the day or whatever, I'm always the go to person like, hey, do you remember when we did this and this, or was it even that guy that we were, you know, at the party? And I just always can remember those things. I may not be able to remember, like what I had for lunch today, but I can remember back in the day on the girl to fill in your, fill in your blanks.

Rachel Mae:

That's a good quality to have. I love having those friends in my corner too who you can like call on to be like. Hey, I know you'll remember this. It's like the friend version of Google. Yeah, that's me. That's awesome. Okay, so what's something most folks don't know about you?

Angela Horgos:

I secretly like public speaking. I know that's like a big fear for people and I don't necessarily think I'm good at it, but I do enjoy the challenge of it and I know that I can get through it. So it's it's a fun little challenge for me.

Rachel Mae:

You already have an advantage in the podcasting arena then, because you don't have to like, cultivate the nerve to do it, you just have to get started. Okay, well, fill in the blank, so I do blank, so that my kids blank.

Angela Horgos:

I have me time in the morning, so my kids have a happy mom.

Rachel Mae:

Nice, do you have like?

Angela Horgos:

a ritual I do. I'm a working mom, I work full time, and so I get up extra early and people think I'm crazy, but I do. I get up extra early, I get my coffee, I put my earbuds in and I listen to my podcast. I listen to at least one podcast every morning while I get ready for work and that's my me time, and then by the time that's done, usually I'm ready to go wake up the kids and get everybody moving.

Rachel Mae:

So I love that I can understand why that is a powerful thing for you to start your mornings off that way, just to have your mama time. It is.

Angela Horgos:

It's like the house is dark, the house is quiet, there's nobody up moving around, it's just me getting ready and, you know, filling my head with some some good thoughts. So it's a good way to start the day.

Rachel Mae:

I love it. Well, okay, so what? I think maybe we know the answer to this, but what fills your cup, both literally and figuratively?

Angela Horgos:

My cup literally would be I make a homemade honey au beuf latte. Just I don't measure it out, I just word a bunch of honey in the bottom of the cup, then put it in my coffee maker and let it roll and then I add oat milk at the end and it's delicious and nothing super crazy, just kind of simple. But it's my go to and then, figuratively I would say, quality time with the kids that doesn't end in like crying or yelling Anytime we can have quality family time that stays in the positive direction is good.

Rachel Mae:

Yes, I love that and that your coffee sounds delicious. We're recording this in the evening, but that sounds so good right now. If I could drink coffee at night, I would totally. That just would Sound like a treasure right now.

Angela Horgos:

Yeah, it's very smooth and the milk is like just nice and creamy. It just it's like the perfect balance between, you know, little bit of kick and some smoothness and the sweet from the honey. It's a good one.

Rachel Mae:

Oh my gosh. Well, this has been so fun. Angela, I'm really thankful that we've been able to do this, because I've been wanting to have you on the show for some time and we'll definitely have to have you come back when your podcast launches to talk more about your podcast. It's gonna like anchor you in there with that invitation to come back when your podcast is gonna launch so we can promote it and talk about it and hold you accountable to that.

Angela Horgos:

It would be so fun. I'm so grateful for you, rachel. Just your friendship and your encouragement just means the world to me and you've been a light in my life and I'm just so grateful for everything that you're doing just personally with me. But then in your space, you're just an amazing podcaster, you're an amazing mom and you're doing great things and I'm so happy to be a part of it.

Rachel Mae:

Thank you for that. That's really meaningful to me, and I feel the same way about you. I think it's cool. We've never met in person, but I feel like I know you because you've been a real light in my life as well. So tell everybody where they can connect with you and tell them how they can come and follow along with your motherhood journey.

Angela Horgos:

Well, I have two Instagram handles, because I keep one as kind of a time capsule for the kids, but I do have a space that's called Moonlighting as myself. It's where you can find me if you want a little bit more about me and what I'm about.

Rachel Mae:

That's it for today's episode, but if you're loving this series and you want to join me for a momversation, follow the link in the show description to submit the guest form and let's chat, and if you want to continue the conversation with me over on Instagram, I'd love to connect with you there.

Rachel Mae:

You can find me at Mama's Cup of Ambition. I want to extend a special thanks to today's guests for bringing the energy and the good vibes to this podcast party, and a great big, heartfelt thanks to you as well. This show exists because you tune in, and I really can't tell you how much your support means to me. And, last but not least, if you got something out of today's episode, it would mean so much to me if you would take a moment to leave the show a rating and review. Or, if reviews aren't really your thing, consider sharing the show with a friend who you think might take value from it. Those are both great ways to support the podcast and keep it going and growing. Plus, it just seriously fills my cup. So thank you, ok, so until next time, make your dreams be ambitious, and may your coffee be strong. I'll talk to you soon.

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