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Apr 20, 2023
Betsy Helmuth announces her return to the podcast and shares the exciting news of her pregnancy, discussing the challenges of her first trimester. She addresses a negative review and answers a listener's question about nursery design. Betsy signs off by revealing her baby's gender.
0:00 Introduction to affordable interior design's new
YouTube channel
0:32 Announcement of social media presence and links
1:38 Betsy Helmuth returns to the podcast after a break
2:26 Betsy reveals her pregnancy and first trimester sickness
5:27 Betsy talks about the impact of sharing sensitive news
7:35 Addressing a negative review about being depressed over
furniture
12:49 Answering a listener question about nursery design
18:45 Betsy signs off and reveals the gender of her baby
20:28 Thanking the producer and listeners
- Affordable Interior Design now has a YouTube
channel, Instagram, and Facebook where listeners can visually
follow along with the design concepts discussed in the podcast.
- Betsy Helmuth shares personal news about her pregnancy and the
emotional and physical challenges she has faced, including morning
sickness and mixed feelings about the unexpected pregnancy.
- For designing a nursery, Betsy recommends finding a patterned rug
that includes multiple colors from the room's palette to serve as
an inspiration piece and to camouflage potential stains and
messes.
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