Welcome to Bluebird Days! This is a podcast about looking forward to the little things in everyday life.

There seems to be a lot of negativity in the world these days. Or maybe it's just more visible now. I created this podcast because I want to bring some light and some optimism to my world and to yours, and to help us all focus on what excites us and what makes us happy.

A little bit about myself: I'm a Gen Xer who feels like he's always on the move. I'm addicted to coffee, love to binge watch shows on our umpteen streaming services, and use brain rot words in everyday conversation to annoy the crap out of our kids.

Between my wife and I, we have two full time jobs, side gigs, volunteer activities, five kids aged between elementary and high school, and two dogs. Three of the kids and one dog were hers, two kiddos and the other dog were mine - we were married this fall (2025) and all are ours now half the time. Our kids are amazing, and they keep us busy in all the best ways. On the podcast, the kiddos are M1, M2, M3, C, and H. Wifey is M Prime - she’s an M also - and I'm Alan, aka Backup Parent (the kids and dogs all go to M Prime first for anything).

We live in the mountains of Colorado, which is a beautiful, peaceful, grounding place to raise a family. We have our kids every other week, and when the house is full, it’s full - energy, laughter, chaos, homework, gear and coats and shoes piled up by the front door. And when it’s just my wife and me, we catch our breath, drink our coffee (or wine) a little slower, and remember how good this life is.

What do YOU look forward to? Tell us in episode comments and we'll give you a shout out in an upcoming episode!