bathrooms, bieber & full body chills

Summary

Podcast Summary: Gals on the Go

Episode: bathrooms, bieber & full body chills
Date: February 18, 2026
Hosts: Brooke Miccio & Danielle Carolan
Guest: Delaney
Producer: Dear Media

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Overview

This episode is a lively, laughter-filled catch-up among best friends Brooke, Danielle, and returning guest Delaney. The conversation orbits around dating in New York, bathroom life hacks, viral beauty and home routines, Super Bowl and celebrity sightings, concert emotions, pop culture obsessions, aging, and the joys and challenges of being the “Type-A” friend. It’s quintessential girl talk: validating, vulnerable, and unexpectedly wise.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Welcoming Delaney Back & Life Updates

[01:40-03:13]

• Delaney hasn’t been on for two years; she reminiscences about being roommates with Danielle in college.
• She now lives in NYC, works in brand and digital marketing (not influencer side), and loves her creative agency role.
• Delaney shares that moving to New York from Atlanta three years ago was a big life shift.

2. Modern Dating & Hinge's Gen Z Date Report

[03:26-10:45]

• Danielle dubs Delaney her “single friend” expert for all things dating app drama and recaps, particularly on Hinge.
• Delaney notes that dating in New York is fast-paced and overwhelming, but full of opportunity:
  "If one doesn't work out, you turn the corner and there's another." - Brooke [04:51]
• They discuss Hinge's Gen Z Date Report findings:
  • Gen Z daters are 36% more hesitant than Millennials to initiate deep conversation on first dates.
  • Only 19% are uncomfortable with vulnerability.
• Delaney admits:
  "I always wait for them to go deep first because I don’t want to be that person that’s vulnerability vomit all over the place." [07:26]
• Discussion about vulnerability hangovers and how everyone likely feels the same post-overshare anxiety.

3. Panic of the Week: Bathroom Mishap

[11:04-13:54]

• Delaney’s “panic of the week” is a hilarious WFH horror story:
  1. She took her laptop into the bathroom to multitask.
  2. While doing the post-bathroom match-lighting trick, a lit match flew onto her keyboard, burning the tab key.
  • "My whole key starts like, blazing up. And I'm like, holy shit, my laptop's gonna catch on fire." [11:58]
  3. Lesson learned: keep “work and bathroom life private. Separation.” [12:45]
• The hosts share their own approaches—match vs. spray—for post-bathroom air care, with Danielle crediting her mom for teaching her the match trick.

4. NYC Living, Roommates & Super Bowl Weekend

[15:13-16:46; 17:24-18:54]

• Delaney recalls moving to New York alone before living with a college friend; now she shares clothes with her roommate.
• Super Bowl weekend: Delaney attended brand parties in Las Vegas, including Madden Bowl (narrowly missed Tom Brady), Sports Illustrated (saw Ludacris, The Chainsmokers, and Justin Bieber brought on stage).
  • "I literally texted you at 2 in the morning. I'm like, Danielle, Justin Bieber!" [18:06]
  • Danielle’s confusion over the shaky video (“Is that Drake?”) [18:23] is a running joke.

5. FOMO, Concerts & Full Body Chills

[19:00-21:15]

• Danielle is heading to see Justin Bieber at Coachella and obsesses over potential setlists.
• The girls discuss how live music, especially at concerts, gives them “full body chills,” bringing unexpected tears and emotional connection.
  • "Every time I go to Broadway, every time I go anywhere, like, I give full body chills and I'm just like, oh my God. I feel like...I feel very connected." - Brooke [21:07]

6. Pop Culture, Reality TV & Movies

[23:38-29:27]

• Review of “All Out: A Comedy About Ambition” (Brooke finds it like two shows in one, with sketch comedy and live music).
• Oscar season: Delaney’s mom throws a full red carpet Oscars party each year; Brooke and Danielle compare movie tastes.
  • Discussion of recent movies (“Begonia”) and reality TV favorites like “Traders” and “Real Housewives.”
  • “I really only am consistent with Beverly Hills. Those are like, my OGs.” - Delaney [29:10]

7. Olympics Fever & Childhood Activities

[29:26-33:12]

• Childhood memories of not being “Olympics households” but now enjoying the emotional aspect, especially ice skating pairs who are real-life couples.
• Flashback to playing flag football and participating in Greek life dance competitions at college.

8. Brand Collabs & Travel Plans

[33:28-36:50]

• Brooke lands a dream sponsorship with Pokémon, prompting celebration.
• Both Brooke and Danielle are planning trips to Japan, swapping capsule wardrobe tips and must-try foods.
  • The challenge: Danielle doesn’t eat seafood but commits, “When in Japan!” [36:10]
• Reflections on their “simple palates” and nostalgia for the affordable, repetitive college “taco bowl” diet.

9. Celebrating Moms, Aging & Glowing Up

[37:49-43:47]

• Danielle is planning a 60th birthday party for her mom, “shining into the 60s.”
  • Themed parties and the “privilege of aging” become a point of pride.
  • “Aging is a privilege. I used to see that and be like, okay, sure, like, yeah, it’s a privilege. But when you sit back and actually think about it…” - Brooke [40:26]
• The hosts reflect on how their perspectives on age/maturity have changed from early twenties to now.

10. Personal Growth, Mindset & Good Vibes Rituals

[44:45-55:39]

• Lighthearted conversation about capsule wardrobes, trip prep, and fashion faux pas.
• Sharing “rabbit, rabbit” on the first of every month for good luck.
• Danielle’s new “Something Good Always Happens to Me” gratitude journaling habit:
  “Instead of like, oh, something bad’s gonna happen, you’re looking for that thing to write down.” [55:50]

11. Organization, Adulting & Admin Night

[56:00-57:24]

• Brooke and Delaney discuss goals for getting more organized (tracking documents, tax forms, admin tasks).
• “Admin night” is floated as a new friend group self-care tradition—wine, paperwork, and productivity.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Dating & Vulnerability:
  "Vulnerability hangover... like, I just ramble, ramble, ramble. And then I get home, I’m like, what did I just tell him?" – Delaney [08:01]

• Bathroom Trick:
  "Lesson learned: keep work out of the bathroom. Keep work and bathroom life private. Separation." – Delaney [12:45]

• Super Bowl Celebrity Sighting:
  "Luda, he played Baby...and then after, he goes, and Justin’s here in the front row. And we were like, you didn’t bring him on to sing the song with you?" – Delaney [18:40]

• Aging Wisdom:
  "Aging is a privilege. I actually see pictures of even celebrities...and I’m just like, wow, there’s so much to look forward to." – Brooke [43:18]

• Good Luck Rituals:
  "Every month, first of the month, the whole family runs to the group chat to say rabbit, rabbit... The few times I beat [my brother] he gets so pissed." – Delaney [54:29]

• Gratitude Practice:
  "So every day, you’re kind of like looking for something good so you can write it down." – Danielle [55:36]

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• [01:40] – Delaney’s intro/NYC life update
• [03:26-10:45] – Hinge/Gen Z Date Report/Dating deep dives
• [11:04-13:54] – “Panic of the Week” (bathroom fire story)
• [15:13-16:46] – Roommate stories, living arrangements
• [17:24-18:54] – Super Bowl weekend/Celebrity encounters
• [19:00-21:15] – Coachella, concert chills
• [23:38-29:27] – Pop culture/TV/movies
• [29:26-33:12] – Olympics, college memories
• [33:28-36:50] – Pokémon sponsorship, Japan prep
• [37:49-43:47] – Celebrating aging, party planning
• [44:45-55:39] – Fashion, travel, positivity rituals
• [56:00-57:24] – Getting organized/admin nights

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Tone & Vibe

Warm, supportive, honest, and peppered with self-deprecating humor, the hosts maintain a candid, friendly tone throughout—just like catching up with your own best friends.

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For First-Time Listeners

• Expect real talk about being a young woman in the city—balancing friendships, dating, career, and self-image.
• Practical tips, emotional validation, and lots of laughter (even in crisis moments!).
• A sense of comfort, solidarity, and nostalgia—but with fresh, Gen Z/Millennial references.

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Where to Find Delaney

• Instagram: @delaneyfree
  (“Maybe this will motivate me to post more dumps.” - Delaney [58:07])

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Conclusion

This episode is a celebration of womanhood, vulnerability, and growth—mixing hilarious misadventures with heartfelt wisdom on aging, connection, and manifesting good energy in everyday life.

Transcript

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[Delaney]

I'm so excited. Work and bathroom life private.

[Brooke]

I fear I should not that cool. I feel very connected.

[Delaney]

That's just a Bieber.

[Brooke]

No, no, no, no.

[Delaney]

Better I was not there to see that.

[Brooke]

I don't care what you have to do.

[Danielle]

She was a fairy.

[Brooke]

Are you willing to try?

[Danielle]

Like, aging is actually a beautiful thing.

[Brooke]

Me at 23, I'm like, she was an idiot.

[Danielle]

Come on, horsey. Giddy up.

[Brooke]

Hey, guys. What's up? Welcome back to Gals on the Go podcast.

[Delaney]

It's Brooke, Danielle, and Delaney. What's up?

[Danielle]

Delaney is back on Gals on the Go podcast.

[Delaney]

So excited. It's been like two years, right?

[Danielle]

Two years at least.

[Delaney]

Because you were in your old apartment.

[Danielle]

I was in two.

[Delaney]

Two apartments ago. That was a while ago.

[Danielle]

That is crazy. And people absolutely loved that episode.

[Delaney]

So honored.

[Danielle]

So we simply had to have you back on.

[Delaney]

Thanks for having me.

[Danielle]

Oh. Oh, my gosh.

[Brooke]

Of course.

[Danielle]

It's so funny. Last time Delaney was on the podcast, she was sitting on my couch.

[Delaney]

I know. We were all cozy on the couch. Now I'm like, wow, we're in this really big, fancy studio.

[Danielle]

She's like, oh, my gosh, all these lights.

[Delaney]

I feel so official.

[Danielle]

Well, if for those of you. If you don't know who Delaney is. I feel like everyone that's listening knows, cuz I talk about you all the time. But actually all three of us went to Georgia together. Same sorority, everything and. But Delaney's were the same age and we were roommates in college for two years. Junior and senior. They were roommates and we had so much fun. And now she lives in New York too with us, which is so fun. And she works a true. I don't. It's not even 9 to 5.

[Delaney]

You're always doing things 10 to 6, but like weekends.

[Danielle]

Yeah.

[Delaney]

Always on after hours. You're.

[Danielle]

You're really into your work, which I think is really cool. And we always loved hearing about your job. You do digital marketing, I guess you.

[Delaney]

Would say digital marketing. Agency. Brand, Social media.

[Danielle]

Brand social. So you do social media for like the brand side, Correct?

[Delaney]

Like, yeah, yeah.

[Danielle]

You're not working with like influencers?

[Delaney]

No, we have a whole side of our agency that does that. But not me.

[Danielle]

It would be like kind of crazy if you did the influencer side.

[Delaney]

I know. I think it would be a little too close.

[Danielle]

It would be too like. It would be a little too close. I'd be like, delaney, get me a brand yet? No, it would be like crazy. So. But we're so excited to have you on and we're just going to chit chat because you went to the Super Bowl.

[Delaney]

Not the.

[Danielle]

Well, sorry, but like the Super Bowl.

[Delaney]

I'm not that cool. I went to super bowl weekend. It was so fun. I was manifesting game tickets all weekend long. But it didn't happen. It wasn't my ear.

[Danielle]

It's okay.

[Delaney]

And it wasn't the patsy er either. So honestly, it's better. I was not there to see that.

[Danielle]

You weren't there to see it. We have to talk about that. We just have to talk about lots of things. So we'll get into that. This segment is sponsored by Hinge and Hinges. Gen Z Date Report. I am so excited because Delaney, you are like my awesome single friend.

[Delaney]

Thank you so much.

[Danielle]

Brooke and I both. I feel like we'll text you, be like. We'll talk about your dates and everything. And it's so fun. To recap. So you moved to New York. How many years has it been now?

[Delaney]

A little over three years.

[Brooke]

Wow.

[Delaney]

Three years. I know.

[Brooke]

Oh my God. Time flies when you're having fun, am I right?

[Danielle]

And so you downloaded Hinge when you moved here. Did you have.

[Delaney]

Before I moved here? Yeah. I've been exclusively hinged since Atlanta.

[Danielle]

Wow.

[Delaney]

I know.

[Danielle]

Exclusively Hinge now. When you got here, I feel like there's just so many, like, people to chat with. Like, I have loved sitting with you and you like the recap. Oh, my gosh. Gosh. It's amazing.

[Brooke]

I know.

[Delaney]

I. I feel like I jumped the gun when I moved here. Like, I, like, went on a lot of dates.

[Danielle]

You did. And I think it was really fun cuz you met so many different people. It was exciting.

[Delaney]

New city. Yeah.

[Danielle]

New city, new stories, new experiences.

[Brooke]

I feel like dating in New York is really fun.

[Delaney]

I don't know how you would describe it, but it's a little overwhelming. But it's fun. There's a lot of fish in the sea.

[Brooke]

That's what is so great about it. I feel like it's very, like, you know, if one doesn't work out, you turn the corner and there's another. Right.

[Delaney]

Exactly.

[Danielle]

And I feel like with you, because I have lived with you, I've known you a minute, and I feel like you really value, like, their personality and conversation.

[Delaney]

Oh, my God. Yes.

[Danielle]

It totally makes sense. And I feel like with you too, like, you'll say like, and like, the conversation wasn't really there or whatever it is, but a lot of times I feel like recently you've been like, no, the conversation. Like, we actually have these really deep conversations. Did you know that Gen z daters are 36% more hesitant than millennials to initiate a deep conversation on the first date?

[Delaney]

I feel like that track.

[Danielle]

Does that try?

[Delaney]

Yeah, I think so. Like, from my experience on first dates especially, of course on a first date, like, you want to keep it a little more surface. Like you're just getting to know someone.

[Danielle]

Yeah.

[Delaney]

It's not until a second or third date where you're probably gonna go deeper.

[Danielle]

Yeah.

[Delaney]

So that tracks.

[Danielle]

I think that's so interesting too. It's also cool because I feel like, you know, you see movies and you see all these things and you think like, oh, like, you're not gonna really get to know them. But, like, people really do want to chat and they do want to get to know you and they want to see, like, even when you've dated Brooke, oh, my God.

[Brooke]

I feel like I've gotten life stories.

[Danielle]

Yeah.

[Delaney]

Yeah.

[Brooke]

I'm like, o. I know everything about you. I know we're going to summer camp. I know where you like everything on the first date.

[Danielle]

I feel like small talk.

[Delaney]

Yeah. No, I mean, sometimes, though, small talk can lead into those, like, deeper conversations. Like, you're asking how many siblings you Have. And all of a sudden you're going on like a deep backstory in your childhood. I'm like, whoa, how'd we get here?

[Danielle]

It is really cool. And like, when you see their prompts too, I bet you're like, oh, I need to remember to ask him about.

[Delaney]

That because I'm opposite. I'm like, I don't want to seem creepy. Like, I looked at their profile a lot before the date.

[Danielle]

That's also true.

[Delaney]

Yeah.

[Danielle]

Think about it like that. You're like, no, I actually act really cool.

[Delaney]

I try to. Maybe it doesn't translate. They're like, we. I know you know this about me, but.

[Danielle]

No, you. I feel like you've had some good success.

[Delaney]

Yeah, no, I think I've been. I mean, since I moved here, I go on a date probably every few months. I'm not like a crazy dater, but, you know, every once in a while I like to get out there.

[Danielle]

I think it's fun. I feel like sometimes you'll text and be like, you know, I'm in the mood to go on some dates. I'm just gonna open the hinge up.

[Delaney]

Oh, I'll get in my mood on my, on my rampages. And I'm like, I. I just gotta go. Fire away. Date, date, date. And then I'll take like a three month hiatus. And I'm like, all right, back again.

[Danielle]

We're so back.

[Delaney]

We'.

[Danielle]

And hinge is always ready for you.

[Brooke]

So according to Hinges Gen Z Date Report, basically people are not going deep anymore. That's like, essentially what they're finding. And do you believe that the art is in the asking in terms of, like, when you're talking to people and you want to, like, get to that, like, deeper level? Like, are you comfortable sort of like going there and starting the deepness or like, I guess. How do you broach that?

[Delaney]

See, I always wait for them to go deep first because I don't want to be that person that's like vulnerability, vomit all over the place. So I'm like, okay, if I can sense they want to go deep with me, I'll be down to go deep with them. But yeah, that's interesting. I feel like I'm not really the first one to do it. It's all about who you're comfortable with, though. I mean, I've been on dates and I immediately click with that guy. And I'm like, yeah, let's go deep. Or I don't even realize I'm going deep. And then I leave the day and I'm like, holy cow. What did I just say?

[Danielle]

I like that term. Vulnerability vomit.

[Delaney]

Yeah.

[Brooke]

Have you ever had, like, the vulnerability hangover like that?

[Delaney]

Oh, my God. All the time. Especially if I'm really nervous for a day. I just ramble, ramble, ramble. And then I get home, I'm like, what did I just tell him?

[Brooke]

But I feel like everyone's in the same boat. Like, I feel like that they go home and they're thinking the same thing, too. And it's like, if we were all just, like, open about how we're all experiencing the same thing, like, maybe. Maybe we would all be a little more worried.

[Delaney]

It's like Sunday scaries. Like, everyone has those feelings after a night out.

[Danielle]

100%. Another thing that's on the hinges. Gen Z Date report. Did you know only 19% of hinge daters are uncomfortable with vulnerability?

[Delaney]

Wow. I feel like I'm in that. 19.

[Danielle]

You're like, you actually. You're looking.

[Delaney]

I'm like, that would be me right here.

[Danielle]

But I think that's so interesting. Only 19?

[Delaney]

Yeah. That's actually surprising to me. I feel like the stigma is normally around, you know, guys maybe don't want to go so deep. Like, they're only just trying to fish around. Yeah. But it's interesting that they're wanting to go deeper.

[Danielle]

I think we're in a world of, like, you see photos and you see this, and it's that. And it's like, we need connection more than anything ever. Like, I feel like recently I've just been finding. I'm like, I need a hug. Like, I need to, like, have a deep combo with someone because that's what really connects you. So maybe that's why. But that's also a good. Like, it's good to know for hinge, like, all these people.

[Delaney]

Yeah. Good to know I can go deep and it won't be.

[Danielle]

Yeah, you should try it on your next date and report back to us immediately.

[Delaney]

Launch in with a really personal question.

[Danielle]

Yeah, and it's also, like, interesting. Like, I feel like going deep is so different for so many different people. Like, for you, it could be like, tell me about your trauma. But then for someone else, it could be, tell me an experience that, like, really shaped.

[Brooke]

And then you start going into, like, childhood joy and healing your inner child.

[Delaney]

And it's like, it could be a fun game almost. It's like, hey, let's just go deep with each other, you know? Like, we can cut all the. Cut all the other stuff out.

[Danielle]

Yeah.

[Delaney]

Like, why ask me something really deep.

[Danielle]

Let's just see how we are.

[Delaney]

Yeah.

[Danielle]

See where we go. I absolutely love that.

[Brooke]

I feel like knowing that 19% of hinge shaders are uncomfortable with vulnerability, so. Meaning that that complete other percentage, they're okay with it and they're open to it. Like, does that change your mindset now? Like, do you think you can go into the next one and be like, yeah, like, let's. Let's be vulnerable?

[Delaney]

Yeah. I mean, my philosophy is almost like, always for a first date, you know, we're just getting to know each other. Let's just ask kind of those small talk questions. But I mean, now I kind of want to go deep and see what happens. Like, maybe they'll be way more receptive than I thought. We'll have more fun.

[Danielle]

100%. And you'll have to report back and we'll let the gal know, please. So basically, what I'm hearing here, thanks to Hinges, Gen Z Date Report, is that you don't need to have that vulnerability hangover. You don't need to wake up the next day and think, oh, my gosh, I talked so much, I got so deep. Like, it's sounding like people do really want to go deep. And I feel like that's really good assurance for you. And then for all of our listeners too. Like, dating is really exciting and it's really fun that you get to have all these really cool, meaningful conversations and maybe you get to learn something new along the way.

[Delaney]

Yeah.

[Brooke]

And you got to be yourself.

[Danielle]

You gotta be yourself. Yeah.

[Brooke]

So you guys can check out the full Hinge Gen Z Date Report, and that's gonna have, like, all of the tips, the stories, and really just so much more information. And it will help you, like, reflect on your dating experiences. I feel like it's a lot of, like, self reflection. You guys should check it out.

[Danielle]

So, Delaney, we have something on this podcast called Panic of the Week. Have you heard? I've heard where you share something that made you panic, and I heard that you have a panic of the week.

[Delaney]

Yes. Mine actually happened today, which was perfect timing because when you texted me to get one, I was like, I don't really have one yet. Like, I mean, great, great. But then one happened, and I'll set the scene a little bit. I was working from home today and I was watching some content, watching a video that I had to review. And it was a long video, and I was like, you know, I have to pee. Like, I'm going to take my laptop to the bathroom with me and, like, just set it on the sink and watch while I. While I go. While you go. While I go. Finished. I did our little match thing.

[Danielle]

Yeah.

[Delaney]

As we do. As we do the match flew across my bathroom, landed on my laptop.

[Danielle]

Lit.

[Brooke]

Lit.

[Delaney]

Oh, it was lit. Landed on one of my keys. My whole key starts like, no blazing up. And I'm like, holy shit, my laptop's gonna catch on fire. I quickly go over, step on it. The crisis was averted, but my key is now burnt to a crisp.

[Danielle]

Which letter?

[Delaney]

The tab.

[Danielle]

Oh, at least there's two, right?

[Delaney]

Yes. It wasn't that important, but that was a huge panic. I saw it like my whole life.

[Brooke]

That is so work life performance.

[Delaney]

You had to bring the computer, the bathroom, the match.

[Brooke]

Like these are layers on top of the.

[Danielle]

I'm thinking like it falls in the toilet. Classic.

[Delaney]

You know, like lesson learned.

[Brooke]

You gotta call the super or whatever.

[Delaney]

You know, Lesson learned. Like keep work out of the bathroom. Keep work and bathroom life private. Separation.

[Brooke]

Separation of bathroom and work.

[Danielle]

Wait, that's.

[Delaney]

So that happened. A life lesson to everyone. Hold on to your matches closely and don't bring your laptop.

[Brooke]

I do not do that trick. But I fear I should.

[Delaney]

What do you definitely should?

[Brooke]

I don't and I definitely should. There's definitely times when I'm like, do you ever use the. The spray?

[Danielle]

Like, I think it's awful.

[Brooke]

It makes it worse. Like the one that you spray before you go.

[Danielle]

No, I've never done that.

[Brooke]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Delaney]

Know like I've never had sex.

[Brooke]

I think it's better than nothing.

[Danielle]

Yeah.

[Brooke]

But yeah, you have to. But then by the time I think to use it, I'm like, it's too late. Cuz I usually use it too late. I'm like, it's not like, wait, you.

[Delaney]

Know what I mean?

[Brooke]

Like you have to really think through everything. Yeah.

[Delaney]

I'll forever be grateful to you for introducing me to the matches.

[Danielle]

Oh, it's. My mom introduced me to it, which is so great. Yeah. If you guys don't know what we're saying, before you or after you're done using the ladies room, you just light a match, let it light for a second and then you blow it out and let it. Let it waft a little and then throw it in the toilet. Because if you throw it in the trash, it could still have a little.

[Brooke]

You see this? We would never have done matches because, you know, fire safety. We were not a big match household. Yeah. Growing up, I feel like I saw a match for the first time when I was like 18. No.

[Delaney]

I'm joking.

[Brooke]

Yeah.

[Danielle]

No, we're not.

[Brooke]

Yeah, we're very, like. I feel like there's just, like, little habits that I picked up, like, with candles and things like that.

[Delaney]

You don't have so many since living here. All my matchboxes.

[Danielle]

Yeah, you do.

[Brooke]

So you actually use them then?

[Delaney]

Yeah, I use the ones from her apartment. The ones that say Danielle. Yeah.

[Danielle]

It says Danielle's place. I need to make some for me and Ryan.

[Delaney]

You do?

[Danielle]

So people can take.

[Delaney]

They're so cute. The little taxi on it, though. It's, like, good decor in the bathroom.

[Danielle]

It looks really nice in the back. I don't have any more, though. Now I'm out.

[Delaney]

Really?

[Brooke]

Time for Reaver Dream. The last apartment.

[Delaney]

I feel like it.

[Brooke]

Like.

[Danielle]

It'S like, seriously so quick. It's so funny. Now I have people asking, like, are you gonna renew? I'm like, yes, I am gonna stay here again, but that's a fair question, because I kept moving. But it was. It's so cool. Like, I was. I was on a. I was walking from place to place yesterday, and I was like, oh, now I'm in the East Village, and I used to live here. And then I was like, oh, now I'm in Greenwich Village, and I used to live here.

[Delaney]

I really have lived everywhere. Yeah.

[Danielle]

Well, not everywhere at all. But, yes, I've lived a couple spots, which is really fun. You've always lived in East Village?

[Delaney]

I was in. When I moved here, I was Lower east side. And now East Village, like, five minutes away.

[Danielle]

Yeah. So Delaney lived alone. You lived alone when you first moved here?

[Delaney]

I did. I didn't know anyone, like, moving here or looking for roommate, so I was.

[Danielle]

Like, and now you have the best roommates.

[Delaney]

I do. Cade. We went to college with him. He's the best.

[Danielle]

He's. So you guys, like, share clothes.

[Brooke]

It's amazing.

[Delaney]

I'm literally wearing his jacket right now.

[Brooke]

Really?

[Danielle]

She's wearing a smooth jacket.

[Delaney]

I need a jacket or anything. I'm like, can you see coming down to your closet?

[Danielle]

She always has cool sweaters. And, like, does he ever wear any of your things or just the other way around?

[Delaney]

Other way around.

[Danielle]

Hey, it's benefit for you.

[Brooke]

Yeah.

[Delaney]

Oh, I know. He. I mean, he does newly. So every month he's got new stuff. I'm like, perfect. I have no. I have no. I don't need it if he has it.

[Danielle]

Okay, we have to talk about Super Bowl. Super bowl weekend. What was it like? Because actually, last year, Delaney and I went to New Orleans for Super bowl weekend.

[Delaney]

I felt weird doing super bowl without you.

[Danielle]

I missed you so much. I was so I. Next year I decided I'm just going.

[Delaney]

You just have to go.

[Danielle]

It's in la.

[Delaney]

Because you'll go to things.

[Brooke]

Once you're there, you're gonna get yourself there.

[Danielle]

Yes. Because I had a couple brands. Be like, are you here? I'm like, I should have been there. And then you could just go do. That's what I'm learning. Half these people, you know, even like with Fashion Week, people fly to New York and then see what opportunities are last minute too. Yeah. So you got to go.

[Brooke]

You got to go to some cool parties.

[Delaney]

I did. So I was there for a work shoot last Friday and the shoot was only an hour and I was like, screw it. Let's make a weekend out of it. And we did the thing. We were asking around, asking our clients, different partners. Hey, party, party.

[Sponsor/Ad Voice]

Yeah.

[Delaney]

Yeah. And we got to go to Madden bowl on Friday night, which was cool. I missed seeing Tom Brady by five minutes. I was so obsessed. But Teddy Swims performed. Zach Bryan performed. That was really cool.

[Danielle]

Oh, you saw him? Did you see Christian. Was Christian McCaffrey playing the piano?

[Delaney]

Okay. It's on TikTok. But I did not see this.

[Danielle]

Okay. Maybe it was a different thing.

[Delaney]

Maybe I just.

[Brooke]

There was another big thing this weekend. Golf.

[Danielle]

Waste.

[Delaney]

Oh, waste management.

[Brooke]

Yes.

[Delaney]

So in Arizona.

[Brooke]

So that. What is that a tournament?

[Danielle]

Yeah, it's just a big.

[Brooke]

Okay. It always got.

[Delaney]

It's like right before the Super Bowl.

[Danielle]

Got it.

[Brooke]

So it's kind of like. Because I saw some things going on there and then like, music wise, I guess.

[Delaney]

Big weekend.

[Brooke]

Yeah. So anyways, not to cut you off so that you were going to all these parties. Can I ask how you go to these parties? Like how? Like, is it just like people share wristbands like you?

[Delaney]

Yeah. So I was there with my boss and some other people and we have all these different connections, different media partners.

[Brooke]

Sick.

[Delaney]

Like, Barstool was there and we're friends, a lot of them. So they were like, y' all want to tag along? Sure.

[Brooke]

So nice.

[Danielle]

Yeah, you always get really cool invites.

[Delaney]

And then Saturday we went to Sports Illustrated, which was so fun. We went to it last year.

[Danielle]

Yes.

[Delaney]

And it was nothing like it was last year.

[Danielle]

Like, it was even bigger, right?

[Delaney]

It was huge. It was in this huge warehouse. I mean, thousand plus people. It was crazy. Wow. Ludacris performed, then the Chain Smokers. Justin Bieber was there. He got brought on stage by Ludacris. It was so cool. I felt like a fish out of water. But I was like, this is crazy. I literally texted you at 2 in the morning. I'm like, danielle, Justin Bieber.

[Danielle]

And the way I was awake, like I had gotten up, I was shocked you responded. You know, it was actually 4am for me.

[Delaney]

Yeah.

[Danielle]

So I was like, danny must be so confused about replying.

[Delaney]

And I was like, she won't see this till the morning.

[Danielle]

But I saw it because I just. I, like, quickly was checking the time and I see his text, Danielle, and I honestly, I didn't know what the. Delaney sent me this video and I'm like.

[Delaney]

She said, is that Drake? I'm like, no.

[Danielle]

I was so confused. I was like. Because it was definitely. But I didn't see Justin Bieber. I was like, what am I looking at? But I knew it had to be someone that I'm, like, obsessed with. So I'm like, what am I looking at? And then you go, that's Justin Bieber. And I was like, oh, my God. I was. I was half asleep. I was like, what's going on?

[Delaney]

It was so crazy because Luda, he played.

[Brooke]

He played baby.

[Delaney]

He's. And we were like, oh, this is fun. And then after, he goes, and Justin's here in the front row. And we were like, you didn't bring him on to sing the song with you? But no, he, like, he came up and said hi and then left. It was cool, though.

[Danielle]

Justin is just, like, back. He's so back.

[Delaney]

He's so back.

[Danielle]

I'm so happy for him. Like, I just.

[Delaney]

He was everywhere this weekend. He went to the game.

[Danielle]

I'm so excited. Wait, I didn't tell the party. I told you guys. But, guys, I'm going to Coachella.

[Brooke]

Biebercella, I'm so excited for you.

[Danielle]

So excited to see Justin Bieber. And I've been looking up, like, obviously the thing with Coachella and just any concert before it actually starts, you don't know the set list until they begin. But it's not like Justin's going on tour. He's just doing Coachella and I'm going to Weekend One. So I don't know what his set list is. And I'm like, I wonder if he's going to do some old songs or if it's going to be all swag. I have no idea. And so I look up, like, literally, we did Mahjong last night. I'm looking at Mahjong playlists. Like, that's where I'm at in my life.

[Brooke]

She looks up, playlists for every niche activity that she's doing. Like washing dishes.

[Danielle]

Yeah. Cleaning.

[Delaney]

Ryan, when he searched dinner party playlist, what did he say? Dinner. It was like dinner.

[Brooke]

Right.

[Delaney]

Didn't he just put in dinner?

[Danielle]

He just put dinner. I was like, this is a nice place. He's like, oh, yeah. Just looked up dinner.

[Brooke]

Dinner.

[Danielle]

Yeah, of course. But I was looking up because people try to predict, you know.

[Brooke]

Yes, of course.

[Danielle]

Like it's like Justin Bieber Coachella set list. Because I know ball and there's a. There's a good mix of everything. So I'm really hoping. But I'm like, how do you know? But like, how do you know?

[Brooke]

Because I feel like you go based on the other artists and like what they typically do. And I feel like they do like the new album and then greatest, like some greatest hits too.

[Delaney]

Because I like a reunion tour. Like Harry Styles was that last year or two years ago. I mean he did everything. Obviously Beyonce's iconic Coachella.

[Brooke]

She did everything.

[Delaney]

It was a huge production. Like, it's going to be huge. Huge.

[Brooke]

Yeah, it's gonna be. He's gonna bring on a lot of exciting people, I'm sure.

[Delaney]

Yeah. Who do you think he'll bring out? Who does he have collabs with right now?

[Danielle]

I just like don't know because his Grammys performance was so amazing, don't get me wrong. But it was very simple. So I'm like very simple.

[Brooke]

Stripped down. Literally.

[Danielle]

Literally. But gosh, his voice.

[Delaney]

His voice is so good.

[Danielle]

Yeah, his voice. I was like, this is like, there he is. Like, oh yeah. Like I literally had a tear go down. My.

[Delaney]

I think you'll cry. I know.

[Brooke]

I think that's my boy.

[Delaney]

Yeah. I'm such a crier at concerts. Something like comes over me and I'm like, oh my gosh.

[Brooke]

It is very emotional. Do you guys. I don't know if this is universal experience. Like, do you get the chills often at live music? Like when you're watching live music, like, do you get.

[Danielle]

You probably really do at the things you go to.

[Brooke]

Yes, totally. I off. Like every time I go on to Broadway, every time I go anywhere, like I give full body chills and I'm just like, oh my God. Like I feel like.

[Delaney]

Yeah.

[Brooke]

Cuz I feel very connected.

[Danielle]

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[Brooke]

I don't know how to explain. It's, like, emotional. Like, you're like. I. I feel like I'm like their mother. I'm like, oh, my God. I want you to do well. Yeah. And you, like, have, like, you. You're rooting for them. I guess that's more. So what it is. Like, you're like, oh, my God, this is amazing.

[Delaney]

Yeah.

[Brooke]

Yeah.

[Danielle]

You're new. Did you end up. Are you gonna go to Jake Shane show?

[Brooke]

Oh, okay.

[Delaney]

We realized we were gonna go this Saturday, Valentine's Day, me and my friends, and we realized doesn't start till next week, so if you're around next weekend.

[Brooke]

So I saw the show with a different cast.

[Danielle]

Have you seen this show?

[Brooke]

That was. Yes, I saw this show. It's a rotating cast.

[Delaney]

Sarah Silverman, Heidi Gardner.

[Brooke]

No, I saw a different cast. I saw it, like, in the second, like, tier, because the first tier was like, Eric Andre was in it, but he was not in it for mine. I have to tell you, the people who are in it. Wayne Brady was in mine.

[Delaney]

Oh, yeah, I know who that is.

[Brooke]

Yes.

[Danielle]

Delaney literally knows every single actor, singer you could possibly think of.

[Delaney]

I know him because he was on Dance of the Stars.

[Danielle]

Oh.

[Brooke]

I know him from let's Make a Deal. That's what he.

[Danielle]

Let's cut you a deal.

[Delaney]

Wait, so is it.

[Brooke]

No.

[Delaney]

So it's a comedy show. Is it a play? I still unclear.

[Brooke]

So I was unclear as well. It's called All Out. Like a comedy about ambition. And it is. It's like sketch comedy in the sense that, like, they are fully, like, reading from a script. Like, and it's like, very much so. Like. Yes. So that's why I think they could have a rotating cast, because it's like, not really like, they're playing a part and, like, I'm sure they do rehearsals and whatnot, but it's like, that's kind of the shame. But then there's singing in between and they're like. There is, like, an underlying, like, music plot that has nothing to do with the sketches. It's very strange, honestly.

[Danielle]

Not underlying music.

[Brooke]

No. That's the best. You're gonna, like, see it now and be like, I. I understand what you're saying because I was not expecting that. The music was great, but it was just so random. Like, it was Rogue Man.

[Delaney]

Like, can he sing?

[Brooke]

No. No. So he's the. The sketch comedy people are completely separate from the musicians.

[Delaney]

Got it.

[Danielle]

So there's like, two shows.

[Brooke]

There's literally two shows. I'm telling you, they're two completely separate shows. But I feel like they kind of need the music to move it along because otherwise it's just like skits. It's a little still it totally. Yeah.

[Delaney]

Okay, now I'm excited.

[Sponsor/Ad Voice]

Yeah.

[Brooke]

And some are funnier than others. I feel like it's like giving SNL energy. That's why they get a lot of, like, SNL people, I think.

[Delaney]

Yeah. For who else was in it with him? It was a star studded cast. I can't wait.

[Danielle]

A star studded?

[Brooke]

No. Be interesting to see your.

[Delaney]

Yeah.

[Danielle]

Have you seen all the Oscar movies by now?

[Delaney]

No, I have a long way to go. Some of them I just don't have interest in, but I want to. I want to do it so I.

[Brooke]

Can say I did it.

[Danielle]

Have you done it before or you've seen.

[Delaney]

I did it once before, like a few years ago. Because my mom is obsessed with the Oscars and she does watch all of them. Really?

[Danielle]

I got the invite.

[Brooke]

Yeah. Yes.

[Danielle]

She. Every year she said. Brooke was like, is that.

[Delaney]

I don't get one this year yet. Danielle got the Oscar invite for my mom and I didn't get one.

[Brooke]

I got it like in the mail.

[Delaney]

Yeah, I'm sure.

[Danielle]

I got like.

[Delaney]

I'm sure. Certainly building next door.

[Danielle]

Are you going though?

[Delaney]

I don't think so.

[Danielle]

Yeah. No. But her mom does this insane, like, Oscar party where you literally wear red carpet attire.

[Delaney]

Oh, yeah. She has a red carpet in front of her house. All the guys wear tuxes, the ladies are in gowns. She has servers walking around, photographers. It's very bougie.

[Brooke]

And you're into movies.

[Delaney]

I feel like very into movies because of my mom. Like, I grew up in movies. Yeah.

[Danielle]

Brooke watched Begonia.

[Brooke]

I did.

[Danielle]

Because we talked on the podcast.

[Delaney]

Oh, my gosh.

[Brooke]

I. It was very strange. Really strange. Yeah.

[Delaney]

My consensus on it is that I really liked it until the last 10 minutes.

[Brooke]

Cuz then it just like, it just. It went off the rails. I know.

[Danielle]

I'm like, totally it. Honestly, the last 10 minutes.

[Delaney]

It's weird. But I liked the plot twist at the end.

[Danielle]

Yeah.

[Delaney]

Not to spoil it.

[Brooke]

Yeah. I like, saw what they were trying to do and I was just like, it's just not for me. Like, it made me feel, like, uncomfortable, which I feel like it's supposed to like. That's the point of a movie, right? It makes you feel things.

[Delaney]

Yeah.

[Brooke]

I think. I don't. I feel like I just don't like high film. Like, I. I feel like I don't have the taste for it. Like I. I see what they're trying to do and I'm just like, okay.

[Danielle]

And you're like, you know, traitors.

[Brooke]

Yeah.

[Delaney]

What you would like is one battle after another. The really DiCaprio Tiana Taylor, one that's nominated. Okay. She won the Golden Globe for it.

[Danielle]

She did.

[Delaney]

Did you watch it yet?

[Danielle]

No, because I already watched it, so.

[Delaney]

It was very good.

[Brooke]

War movie.

[Delaney]

Yeah.

[Danielle]

Must be some battles.

[Delaney]

It's definitely like thriller on the run, kind of.

[Brooke]

Oh, I like those.

[Delaney]

Yeah. Okay. It was very good.

[Brooke]

Okay.

[Delaney]

I recommend.

[Brooke]

I could get behind that. I mean, I liked like, Dune. Like, I like those type of movies. So, like, is it. And not that you could equate it to that, but that's like an action movie, I feel.

[Delaney]

Yeah. Not the same vibes, but same, I.

[Brooke]

Guess, energy where it's like Thing into thing into thing.

[Danielle]

Correct.

[Delaney]

I love that, too.

[Brooke]

Yeah.

[Danielle]

What shows are you watching right now?

[Delaney]

Here's a lot of reality tv. Like Traders, of course.

[Brooke]

You watch Traders? Yes, I wish.

[Danielle]

True. I know I gave it a shot. I just don't know all, like, you guys, like, know all the people on it.

[Delaney]

I don't, though. I know all the housewives, but I don't know, like, these skaters. And.

[Brooke]

Yeah. Now they're doing the commentary for the Olympics.

[Danielle]

Yeah.

[Delaney]

I'm like, I know.

[Brooke]

Yeah.

[Delaney]

Like, you know, the drama is so good. I don't know what I was expecting, but it's a lot better than I expected. It's just fun to be a part of something. You go online after everyone's talking.

[Brooke]

Totally. It feels like OG Bachelor days, you know, when we, like, Bachelor used to be so, like, live.

[Delaney]

Yeah.

[Brooke]

Like, you're watching it. Oh, my God. Like, so connected 100. It kind of feels like that in a way.

[Delaney]

People are saying this season is not as good as seasons past.

[Brooke]

I think it's taking a bit of a dip. Like, it was, like, showing promise, this one.

[Delaney]

Like, the people aren't as good or, like, the plot.

[Brooke]

Yeah. Like, the players aren't very good. Like, it's very entertaining to watch when the people are, like, really? Like, they're all on, like, Rob's level. You know what I mean?

[Delaney]

He's the only one who's like, totally.

[Brooke]

No, because some of them just shop and they're like, I'm literally just here for the vibes. And some people show up and they are hungry for the money, honey. Like, they want to. You know what I mean? Like, they want that. Season two. You would, like, then. Okay. Because that was when the people from Challenge did it, and they were really motivated, and they were like, I'm winning this money. Like, and it's entertaining to watch.

[Delaney]

Yeah.

[Brooke]

Yeah. What else you watch? Like, Real House. Do you watch Real Housewives and stuff like that?

[Delaney]

Like, I do. I really only am consistent with Beverly Hills. Those are, like, my OGs.

[Danielle]

Salt Lake.

[Delaney]

I know the players. I don't really watch everybody. I feel like I know what's going on because I watch it all on Tick Tock, but I don't consistently watch New York. I know.

[Danielle]

Did you guys grow up watching the Olympics?

[Delaney]

No.

[Danielle]

Yeah, I didn't either. I wasn't an Olympics household, but when I was home in Florida, we put on the Olympics, and it was quite relaxing.

[Delaney]

It is quite fun. I like winter more than summer.

[Brooke]

Totally. I just watched it today. Emotional, like, because it was no, it was the. It was the. The skating in couples, not the married couple. They are married. They got silver though, not gold. It was sad.

[Delaney]

It was sad.

[Brooke]

They were like, they're whole. Johnny Weir was announcing it. He's like, they've worked their whole life for this. I'm deficit France.

[Delaney]

I went on a deep dive on the plane ride home the other day and like learned about all of them. Ilia, the single male.

[Brooke]

I. I only saw the male, female, like. Yeah. So a lot of them become couples because they like our skating parties.

[Delaney]

Yeah.

[Brooke]

They were doing everything for the other.

[Delaney]

12 years together skating for 12 years. Yeah.

[Danielle]

Oh, I've heard about this.

[Delaney]

They're so cute.

[Brooke]

I mean, they're beautiful. They take that like. And they're dressed in these costumes. They look like they're straight out of the house.

[Delaney]

You know, she makes them.

[Danielle]

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[Delaney]

She's a costume designer.

[Brooke]

Oh my God.

[Delaney]

What? Yes. She's like an aspiring.

[Brooke]

Literally, I'm like, what did I do today? I watched the Olympics.

[Delaney]

No, most of them have jobs outside of it, which is crazy to me. Or not jobs, but they all do something.

[Danielle]

I guess that makes sense. Olympics aren't even every year and are.

[Brooke]

They competing every four years? So they have like competitions But I'm like, where is the adult duo ice skating competition? Like, where are those being held? Like, have you heard about these ever?

[Delaney]

Like, so true.

[Danielle]

Or some of these sports where the women, like, shoot an arrow and then.

[Delaney]

Oh, that one's new to me.

[Danielle]

I am really excited for the Olymp. The summer. The next summer Olympics is gonna be flag football, and so we're gonna have football players that we know and love. Like, that'll be really fun to watch.

[Delaney]

I think we both played flag football growing up.

[Danielle]

Did both play flag football growing up? And we played together briefly in college on the KD team.

[Delaney]

Yeah.

[Brooke]

There was a KD team.

[Delaney]

Yeah.

[Danielle]

I don't know who we played. Did we play another sorority?

[Delaney]

Did we play together?

[Danielle]

I don't remember.

[Delaney]

I don't. Like, did we win? I don't.

[Danielle]

I remember my boyfriend at the time. I even brought him.

[Delaney]

Yeah.

[Danielle]

That's how you met him, I think.

[Delaney]

I think that is how I met him.

[Danielle]

That's probably the only time you met him. That's so funny.

[Brooke]

I did not realize that we had a flag football team.

[Danielle]

I don't think I knew about that.

[Brooke]

Yeah, I knew about the dance coming.

[Danielle]

In, but not the dance. Oh, the great grind.

[Brooke]

And there wasn't, like, a singing competition, too. I feel like we were never good, but I. I feel like there was.

[Delaney]

Did you ever try out for Greek Grind?

[Brooke]

Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no.

[Delaney]

I'm not a dancer. Oh, well, I tried out freshman year. Did not make it.

[Danielle]

That's kind of how we became.

[Delaney]

That's kind of how we met, because she wrote in our group, me. She's like, I'm driving to auditions. And I was like, I'll take a ride.

[Brooke]

Oh, that's sweet. Yeah, I. It's not for me. I tried out for the middle school dancing, but didn't make. And that was the end of my dance career.

[Danielle]

Can we talk about how you got a Pokemon sponsorship?

[Brooke]

Yes. That's so cool.

[Delaney]

Yes.

[Brooke]

Thank you. Circle for me. Thank you.

[Danielle]

I, like, opened my phone today, and I was like, oh, my God, Brook's working with Pokemon. No.

[Brooke]

When I. When I saw. I saw, like, the first email come in, and I, like, forwarded it to, like, our team.

[Danielle]

I don't care.

[Delaney]

But, yes.

[Brooke]

I was like, I don't care what you have to do. Just make it happen. I was like, I'll do anything.

[Danielle]

So cool.

[Brooke]

Yeah, so it is very cool.

[Danielle]

I heard there's, like. There's so. I mean, there's obviously so much Pokemon in Japan when you.

[Brooke]

Oh, I'M so excited. Oh, yeah. What, are you excited? Yeah. End of March.

[Delaney]

Yeah.

[Brooke]

So it's coming up. I know.

[Danielle]

It's really creeping up.

[Brooke]

Think about, like, my wardrobe and, like, efficiently and stuff. I think you do, like, a capsule wardrobe situation. Being so serious. Like, I'm gonna probably shop on Quince and get. I did this for Italy and I got a lot of, like, mix and match pieces.

[Delaney]

Totally.

[Brooke]

Like, long skirt, like, you know, and just different types of tops. Because you kind of, like, configure.

[Delaney]

Yeah.

[Brooke]

Because I think that they dress very, like, practically, it seems.

[Delaney]

Right.

[Brooke]

Like, it's like layers. Yeah. It will be like 50s, I think, when I'm there. Yeah. Yes. Maybe a little warmer, A little colder, depending on.

[Danielle]

Yeah, yeah.

[Delaney]

So for fun.

[Brooke]

I know. So I'm kind of here for it. And then they say that you shop so much that you. So, like, I don't want to overpack because I'm going to be like, collecting things as I go.

[Danielle]

Right. I know. I want to do a lot of shopping in Japan. Sounds like that's like a big thing there. And apparently you can get a lot of, like, the tax free stuff. Our nail tech was telling me, like, you should talk to them next time you go. They were giving me all the tips.

[Delaney]

I can't believe you're both going to Japan.

[Brooke]

I know.

[Delaney]

Different times.

[Danielle]

I know, I know.

[Brooke]

And it'll be warmer when you guys go.

[Danielle]

It'll be very warm. It's gonna be. We're going in June and apparently it's gonna be so hot. But I'm like, is it gonna be hotter than New York is in June?

[Delaney]

Yeah. We're used to.

[Danielle]

I think I'm used to it. I also grew up in Florida and the humidity, like, I. I think I got it.

[Brooke]

Yeah.

[Danielle]

I'm so on Japan. Tick tock and like, Instagram. Are you.

[Brooke]

Yeah.

[Danielle]

For sure. Planning.

[Brooke]

Yeah. Yeah, that's what they call it. Yes. Yes. They're like POV or Japaning. Like, and it's.

[Delaney]

Yeah.

[Brooke]

The slideshows and the. Yeah.

[Danielle]

Well, because everyone says you go to Japan and then you just want to keep going back. You don't want to go anywhere else. Like, there's so much to do. The culture's so amazing. Like, I'm really excited for both of us to experience this.

[Brooke]

I'm really excited. Yeah. Have you figured out, like, I mean, I know the food situation, like, you'll be fine.

[Danielle]

Like, you'll figure out, oh, the seafood of it all.

[Brooke]

Are you. Are you willing to try? Like, do you think, like, you Know you. Like, if.

[Danielle]

If I didn't think about it, like.

[Brooke]

If the right thing came along, like, and it was like, this is the best bite ever. Like, would you be willing to try?

[Danielle]

Probably. If it was like, this doesn't taste fishy. Like, yeah, sure.

[Delaney]

Tastes like chicken.

[Danielle]

It tastes like chicken, but it works out because I'm going with another fellow Land Clubber who doesn't eat seafood. So we have each other.

[Brooke]

No, that's fair.

[Danielle]

But, yeah, no, I'll. I'll give her experience.

[Delaney]

When in Japan.

[Danielle]

When in Japan. I know.

[Brooke]

I feel that way too. I'm not. I'm, like, not like a crazy adventurous eater, but at the same time, I'm like, I'm going into this. Like, I just need to be like, go full circle.

[Danielle]

You kind of do eat a lot.

[Brooke]

I'll. I'll eat enough.

[Delaney]

Like.

[Brooke]

Like the tuna and stuff. I feel like I don't go too crazy normally with, like, the raw fishes and whatnot, but I love ramen. I'm so excited for, like, all the food.

[Delaney]

Oh, my God. Yeah. You're an adventurous eater. You said you had shuka for breakfast.

[Brooke]

Yeah, yeah.

[Danielle]

Like, that sounds like I had toast. You're low key. Like, kind of picky, like me in ways.

[Delaney]

Yeah. I'll do the seafood stuff.

[Brooke]

Oh, so you'll do.

[Delaney]

But, yeah, the more simple palette. Yeah. I love lobster.

[Danielle]

That's why we were such good roommates. We would just get excited about the same meals that some people would be like. There's nothing to that.

[Delaney]

Like, like, taco bowls again.

[Danielle]

Yeah, taco bowls again. We had, like, a rotation of, like, four things, and we just go to Trader Joe's.

[Delaney]

Chicken piccata.

[Danielle]

Chicken piccata. Oh, that was a good one.

[Delaney]

That was a good one.

[Danielle]

How.

[Brooke]

What's the.

[Danielle]

It was her mom's recipe. It was so good.

[Delaney]

Yeah, I don't. It's so funny. I don't cook a lot here at all. If I do, it's like, literally. Pasta, red sauce.

[Danielle]

Do you cook with your roommate?

[Delaney]

Yeah, more so he'll cook and, like, I'll eat it.

[Danielle]

Oh, nice.

[Delaney]

Our kitchen's so small. It's, like, not a fun experience to cook.

[Danielle]

It's not enjoyable. No, that's also so fair. It's like, there's no area to, like, prepare the staging area.

[Delaney]

There's no staging area. So it's the simplest way, is the.

[Danielle]

Way we say that. Because Delaney's mom has these Oscar parties and she has, like, a staging room. And so we'll go sneak into the staging area and have a snack.

[Delaney]

She'll turn our garage into the staging room. She has all, like, the caterers just put their stuff out there.

[Brooke]

Oh, it's backstage.

[Danielle]

Literally.

[Delaney]

Literally backstage. Like, we're hungry. Let's go to the staging room.

[Danielle]

We guys. Speaking of parties and moms, I decided to throw my mom a party for her 60th birthday.

[Delaney]

We're just like, 60. You have to know.

[Danielle]

60. Yeah. It's so. It's been so fun planning, Like, I always had plans to go home for her birthday. And you know how people are like, I don't really want to do anything. But then she was like, oh, like, maybe we could do something. I'm like, I'm flying home. Like, let's do something. But then it kind of sounded like maybe she wanted to do a dinner or something like that. And then the other day we're talking, she was like, yes. So I have a list of 60 people for 60 years old. I'm like, okay, so we're going full on. We found a venue. Dj. Like, we are doing it up. She's doing a theme. I was like, should you do a theme? And she was like, I've got it shining into the 60s. You would think, oh, but she did. That's just like. Like how with bachelorettes, I would say overarching theme, underlying music plot.

[Brooke]

You guys have to see it to understand.

[Danielle]

No, no, I. You're good at explaining.

[Brooke]

Yeah. There's a subplot.

[Danielle]

Subplot option to add on color theme. So shining into the 60s will be, like, on the invitation. But then her birthstone is aquamarine, and she has, like, blue eyes and she loves wearing blue. So I think we're going to make everyone wear, like, blue.

[Delaney]

Cute.

[Danielle]

So I'm excited.

[Delaney]

I love that casual, though, or.

[Danielle]

Yeah, good question. Probably should look into that. I mean, all of her friends are like. She calls over from the goddesses, so I feel like they're all gonna, like, wear flowy, like, that's so cute. Gauzy, pretty things.

[Delaney]

You have to go out for 60. My parents always do fives and zeros.

[Danielle]

For birthdays, like, every five years, basically.

[Delaney]

60. 65. Exactly.

[Danielle]

That's so cute.

[Delaney]

Yeah, they go big for those.

[Danielle]

I think it's fun, too. Like, why not? And. And I feel like it'll just be really special. So it's actually coming up quite soon. And now her friends are texting me, like, let me know how I can help. I'm like, I literally feel like I'm planning someone's, like, surprise engagement.

[Delaney]

I was Gonna say, are you planning everything, or is she.

[Danielle]

Yeah, I. Yeah, I'm like, I don't.

[Delaney]

Catering.

[Danielle]

It's gonna be Italian food, so. No, but the venue has been really helpful. Like, she told me, like, this brewery, that is, like, a cool vibe. And, yeah, I'm just kind of running with it, but I'm having a lot of fun. Oh, my God, I'm so excited. Well, because she just. Like, her dad just passed away, and I feel like she's just been down in the dumps. Like, there's just been a lot going on, and so she was just like. You know what I'm saying? And I was like, let's have something to celebrate. So it's been really fun. So updates to come on how the shining into the 60s shows. But I just, like, love her attitude. Like, her friends were like, I love Michelle's attitude about it. Like, I'm so not excited to turn 60. And my mom's like, I'm shining into the 60s. Like, it's such a good thing to look forward to. Like, aging is actually a beautiful, beautiful thing.

[Brooke]

Totally. No, I've been seeing a lot of that, like, vocabulary recently. Like, aging is a privilege. I feel like I didn't really understand it until, like, I did understand it one day. Like, I feel like I used to see that be like, okay, sure, like, yeah, it's a privilege. But when you sit back and, like, actually think about it, you're like, no, like, the. You know, some people don't.

[Delaney]

Some people don't. Like.

[Danielle]

Yeah, so true.

[Brooke]

Which is like, a dark. That's dark, but it's also, like, light, I guess, in the way of, like.

[Delaney]

No, it is.

[Brooke]

It really is. Yeah. I mean, celebrate. I'm getting my wrinkle shot up. But don't worry about me. I mean, it's a privilege.

[Danielle]

And I'm gonna fix it.

[Brooke]

Yeah, no, you could still. It still is a privilege, even when.

[Danielle]

Ages, but a number. You're a little young. And over here, how.

[Delaney]

I'm not that young.

[Danielle]

No, I just always. I feel like I. I mean, you're almost a year younger than me.

[Delaney]

Yeah, I'm 26. 27 in June. I think I'm the youngest in our friend. College friend group for sure. Yeah, I'll take it. I'll be the young one. I still got a few more years.

[Danielle]

No. Yeah. Now it's not. It was more so when we were, like, turning 21.

[Delaney]

I know it did suck to be the last one. Now I'm like, I'll stay young.

[Danielle]

Yeah. Now just like, you can all age for me. Like, I remember when I was 24 and I thought I was. I don't want to. Like, I did feel kind of old, and people were like, you're literally 24. Like, enjoy. Oh, wow. I literally was 24.

[Delaney]

And now 24. Feels 18 to me.

[Danielle]

Like, totally.

[Brooke]

Yep.

[Delaney]

We have our interns at work, and I'm like, they feel like a totally different generation than me.

[Danielle]

Yeah.

[Delaney]

Just the way they talk. So different.

[Brooke]

Totally.

[Danielle]

It is so interesting.

[Brooke]

There's a lot that happens in these few years, though. Like, I will say, I feel like it's the greatest. Like, jump in, like, maturity and, like, do you feel that way? I. I feel like, me at 23, I'm like, she was an idiot. Like, you know, like, I don't know if you ever. Like, I don't know if you guys feel that way. No, I feel like there's so much I needed to experience. Like, to be moving here helped me.

[Delaney]

Like, mature certain age.

[Brooke]

Yeah.

[Delaney]

Because I still. I mean, I lived at home. I was in college and I lived at home. So, yeah, moving here, I was like, oh, wow, I'm on my own. I gotta grow up.

[Danielle]

Yeah. No, I. I feel like I even talked about on the podcast, like, after the holidays and stuff. Like, I've had a couple, like, mindset shifts, and like, finally, like, I don't know, there's just, like, a few things that come into fruition. You're like, okay, like, I'm not four years old anymore. Like, okay, I do. You know, it's starting for me now, so maybe, you know.

[Delaney]

Yeah.

[Danielle]

You'Re much, much younger.

[Brooke]

Yes.

[Danielle]

Yes.

[Brooke]

And I'm much, much older. And I have to tell you, aging is a privilege.

[Danielle]

It's wise words.

[Brooke]

Yeah.

[Danielle]

I mean, I feel like, Brooke, like, I. I see you every day, so I don't think anything of it, but when you show photos of, like, even you two years ago, I'm like, wow, you. Every year, you just look better and better.

[Delaney]

Oh, my damn. Wow.

[Brooke]

Thank you.

[Danielle]

Tell Brooks she looks good here.

[Brooke]

Oh, my God, thank you. That's so nice of you. I actually do feel that way. I feel like I used to think, like, oh, no, you look the best when you're, like, 22 or whatever it is. But I actually see pictures of, like, even celebrities like Mara Higgins in I Saw that. And I.

[Delaney]

Her.

[Brooke]

I mean, her glow up. But I also look at her on the screen, I'm like, this is the most attractive woman I've ever seen in my entire life. And she's 33, I think so. I'm just like, wow, there's so much.

[Delaney]

To look forward to.

[Brooke]

I see stuff like that. I'm like, wow, that is awesome. I feel like. Like, the people who I look at, I'm like, wow. They're, like, in my eyes.

[Delaney]

Perfect.

[Brooke]

Which one's perfect? Like. Like 35, 37. Like, I feel you come into the older you get. Like, you also, like, come into your own body. Yes. And I do believe in that.

[Danielle]

It's almost like how we talk about the building. The building settles. It's like your body.

[Brooke]

You're so right, though. I do feel like everything kind of like, comes into place. Like, I feel like in college, I felt like a baby face, and I was like, you know, just probably really puffy all the time from all the drinking, honestly. But, like, you know, I. I felt.

[Delaney]

Either way, it's just maturity, too. Like, even in college, I look back, I'm like, why did I dress up that way?

[Brooke]

Like, oh, yeah, that's growth.

[Delaney]

That's growth.

[Danielle]

It was for the times, you know?

[Delaney]

I know.

[Danielle]

Like, it's so hard to. I mean, it's terrifying to me that, like, here I am wearing, like, a python jacket. In two years, I could be like, what was she wearing?

[Brooke]

I. I feel like I do that sometimes with outfits from six months ago, and then sometimes I'll see pictures from, like, three years ago, and I'm like, good look, like, kind of cross. It depends on, like, what it is. Yeah. Or some things that, like, I thought would maybe make me feel cringe. I'm like, wow, I was ahead of the times. So maybe I'll look back and be.

[Danielle]

Like, yeah, maybe, but kind of a rogue outfit choice. I was trying to think of, like, an outfit that I could wear to podcast, but also, like, go to event, you know?

[Brooke]

Yeah, you're on the go.

[Delaney]

I mean, Brooke walked in, I was.

[Brooke]

Like, with a fur coat.

[Delaney]

You look fabulous. Wow.

[Brooke]

Thank you. It's a. It's a thick fur coat. Like, it's really not slimming in any way. Like, but I feel like I removed the fur coat, and then people are like, oh, know you a figure?

[Delaney]

Like, it's kind of like, that's me with my puffer jacket illusion.

[Brooke]

Yeah. But it's, like, fun to be like, wait till you see what's on.

[Danielle]

Wait. It's like a magic trip to these. Wait. Totally. Nothing to do with anything. But, Brooke, you just got. You went to. On a trip with Ben. Club Med. I've been really trying to hone in on, like, what My style is, and I really do feel like, besides the occasional, you know, festival outfits and, you know, vacation outfits, whatever, like, my everyday style is elevated essentials. And Quince is all about elevated essentials that feel effortless. Designed for layering and mixing, each piece helps build a timeless wardrobe made to last with versatile silhouettes and thoughtful details to the kind of styles you wear again and again. Brooke and I have been talking because we're both going to Japan this year. And we were like, honestly, Quince is a good place to shop because you kind of need a capsule wardrobe. And they've got the wardrobe staples with quality that's made to last 100%. Organic cotton sweaters, premium denim with stretch for all day comfort. They have luxe cotton cashmere blends perfect for, like, those changing seasons. Everything you need for a wardrobe that actually lasts. And Quince works directly with safe, ethical factories and cuts out the middleman. So you're not paying for brand markup, just high quality clothing. Quince uses the highest quality materials as we know. They've got got that 100% European linen and organic cotton. And everything is built up to hold season after season, like the stitching, the fit, the fabrics. These are pieces you'll reach for over and over. I have an amazing cashmere sweater that I use every single year, usually in the spring and fall, kind of like those transitional seasons we're talking about. I actually use it in the summer a lot too, like when we go to Nantucket and stuff. It's a great little sweater. I absolutely love it.

[Brooke]

So.

[Danielle]

So refresh your wardrobe with quince. Go to quince.comgals for free shipping on your order and 365 day returns now available in Canada too. That's Q-U-I-N C-E.comgals to get free shipping and 365 day returns. Quint.comgals, you have to tell the story. What happened? Yeah, I will tell this and give Delaney a little back.

[Brooke]

Okay. Okay. So two weeks ago now on the podcast, I was telling Danielle about how I was going on this trip to Club Medicine. And I was like, oh, I'm going on a trip. You know, Club Med. I don't know, for a few nights. Yeah. But we kept it really vague. Like I was like, I'm going to Club Med. Like, should be a nice, like, getaway. And then Danielle goes, oh, my gosh, my dad loves Club Med. And I was like, oh. And then we made a joke about Pops and. Yeah. And we dropped it. And then I Was posting, like at Club Mad, like, tagging the location and everything. But I. I guess, where is it? So it's a chain. Like, there's a.

[Danielle]

It's like sandals.

[Delaney]

You didn't say where it is though.

[Brooke]

I didn't say where it is. I didn't give any further information as to, like, what it is. Whatever. Yeah. And a girl, like, I'm on, like the last day of the trip now. Like, I've been posting, I've been tagging it, whatever. And a girl replies to my story and she goes the way that. I fully thought that Club Med was like a medical conference.

[Delaney]

Honestly, that is where my mind went. We said Club Med. I'm like, what? Why would she go there?

[Danielle]

My dad used to go, no, really?

[Brooke]

And she was like, and I'm a nurse. And I was asking the doctors all day, like, have you guys how do.

[Delaney]

I go to Club Med? And like, they were like, no.

[Brooke]

And Club Med, it stands for Club Mediterranean. Like, it's a, it's a, it's a just a chain of all inclusives that are literally everywhere. This one happened to be in Dominican Republic, like in the beach, countryside area, like an hour from Punta Cana. And it was, it was really nice. Also, a really funny thing about this trip. Not only was it not a med student retreat, it was anything but actually.

[Danielle]

Thought this whole time because my dad's always talked about Club Med. Like, so. So I literally thought the same thing. I didn't like, actually think it was medical, but I was like, maybe a lot of doctors like to go to club.

[Brooke]

Yeah, yeah. It's like tailored experiences for doctors.

[Delaney]

Yeah. Like Ben and your daughter, like, club.

[Brooke]

Yeah. They're like, club medicine.

[Delaney]

Yeah. Like, I just know what I'm talking about.

[Danielle]

Anyway.

[Brooke]

No, it's really funny. But their primary language there, like, because I guess the chain as a whole, like, is French. So everyone came up to me speaking French, like, other, like, patrons on, like. And I was like, wow, do I give French? Like, I kind of was like, oh, this is awesome. Like, a woman comes and I can't even, like, try to replicate it. But she was like, you know what I mean? Like, going off. And I just was like, hello. Like, hello.

[Danielle]

But at first did you think, like, oh, I'm just giving French?

[Brooke]

Yeah. First I was like, oh, okay. Like, they think that, I think. And then it started happening, like, many, many times. And then I realized like, oh, no, that's like what they.

[Danielle]

That's the first, you know, the primary language.

[Brooke]

Primary pick up any language. No, no, I Didn't pick up. But then I use Spanish there because, like, that's another one. It would say on their name tag, like what they. What country they're from, what they spoke, like flags representing, like, what they would, you know, speak. So I tried my Spanish as very rusty, you know, I was like, donde esta?

[Delaney]

Like, they're like, okay.

[Brooke]

It is fun.

[Danielle]

Exercise that muscle in your brain.

[Brooke]

Yeah, it is. It's really. It's really cute seeing, like little kids, like, speaking French. Like, I'm like. I was like, oh, my God. They're just.

[Danielle]

Yeah, I don't know any French, like, at all.

[Brooke]

Yeah, it was a real all inclusive. Like there was kids and stuff, like, still running around. But it was fun. It was a nice, like, warm weather of a treat.

[Delaney]

I know.

[Danielle]

And we're getting weather closer and closer to finding out where Ben's going to medical school. Oh, my God, I'm so excited.

[Delaney]

What's the countdown?

[Brooke]

It's on March 20th. What? What's today? When this goes up? This is like, it's like a month out, right?

[Danielle]

A month out, baby. Can't wait. Suspense.

[Brooke]

I know, I know.

[Danielle]

I can talk circles about it.

[Brooke]

No, I've just let go. Like, that's.

[Danielle]

You really have.

[Brooke]

Like, I'm so, like, Jill. Like, you guys know, like, I'm just literally.

[Delaney]

Wow, you're so chill, Brooke.

[Danielle]

I guess it's like you've come to the point where you're like, I love let go and let go. There's nothing.

[Brooke]

No, there's literally nothing I can do or say. Like, there's. You know what I mean? So I feel like you get to.

[Danielle]

A point where do you know what you're gonna wear on match day? Not to make it all about you.

[Brooke]

Not to make it all about me. But I, I, you know, thing. I need to start thinking about the outfits because I feel like. Yeah. Because I look back, like at the white coat pictures, like, frequently. So I'm like, I want to make sure that it's like an outfit that I'm not like, why did you wear this? You know what I mean? Because that's gonna be like a framed photo.

[Danielle]

That would be a big one, you.

[Brooke]

Know, So I feel like I played safe. I feel like I don't do any, like, classy. Yes. Nothing. Like I don't need to go for like my. My biggest look of the year. You know, it can be like a.

[Danielle]

Silhouette you really feel comfortable in.

[Brooke]

Yeah, yeah.

[Danielle]

Something good vibes. And then you'll hopefully throw a party.

[Brooke]

So much to look Forward to. I can't wait to see my calendar. I can't wait to see what happens.

[Delaney]

It's in your calendar.

[Danielle]

It's in my calendar. Because I was like, I'm not missing.

[Delaney]

Missing this.

[Brooke]

Yeah.

[Delaney]

Oh, my gosh.

[Danielle]

And it is my half birthday. I think I already told you. Oh. So not to make it.

[Brooke]

Not to make it me about Ben's venom.

[Danielle]

That's easy to remember. Should I say?

[Brooke]

Because I love a half birthday.

[Danielle]

Why not? I heard someone was telling me the other day that their birthdays around the holidays so they just celebrate their half birthday with their friends because no one's available to celebrate their birthday. So they're like, I just celebrate my half birthday.

[Brooke]

That's just. Doesn't hit the same.

[Danielle]

It does not.

[Brooke]

But I was like, for you.

[Delaney]

My mom does text me on my half birthday every year.

[Danielle]

Really?

[Delaney]

Yeah. I wouldn't say we, like, do anything for my half birthday.

[Danielle]

Is yours like November?

[Delaney]

December.

[Danielle]

December 16th.

[Delaney]

Yeah. Wow.

[Danielle]

Wow.

[Brooke]

Have you guys been seeing all the stuff on Tik Tok about, like, the Year of the Snake and it's shedding and the. Yes.

[Danielle]

I'm. I'm so ready for the Year of the Horse.

[Brooke]

So do you know enough about it? Like, I feel like I just saw, like, everybody, like, it's coming to an end. Like, be ready and then, like, the next nine days are apparently gonna be really significant. Have you seen stuff?

[Danielle]

Yeah, I don't. That part I'm not understanding, I guess. Yeah. Like, now we're in the. In between. And then February 17th, I believe is the day the year of the Horse begins.

[Delaney]

And what does the horse represent?

[Danielle]

The horse is, like, about amazing transformation and, like, succeeding and, like, all these amazing things. And the Year of the Snake is about, like, shedding things that don't serve you. And just, like. Honestly, I don't know my family personally, we just had so much shitty things happen the last few months. So my mom's been really like, it's the Year of the Snake. You know, we need to shut it. And Year of the Horse is coming soon. So I'm just, like, ready for the.

[Brooke]

Year of the Horse.

[Delaney]

Ready for the horse. Even though I'm.

[Danielle]

Let me shed off the Earth snake, but. Yeah, but I know I didn't see that.

[Brooke]

No, I'm. I Sometimes I randomly end up on, like, you know, I mean, it's not zodiac.

[Danielle]

It's the lunar New Year.

[Brooke]

The Lunar New Year calendar, which. But I feel like I watch one Tik Tok about. I'm like, I'm an Expert now.

[Delaney]

No, I don't know anything about that.

[Danielle]

That it's. I need to look into it more tonight because I didn't know this, like, in. I knew there was some sort of in between.

[Delaney]

So there's no animal right now.

[Danielle]

But I still feel like I'm in here, the snake. So I'm like, come on, horsey, giddy up. Do you guys know I was born in the year of the tiger? Do you guys know?

[Brooke]

No, but I mean, look it up.

[Danielle]

Do a search. So if you're the.

[Brooke]

I don't know. I don't think I was hoarse, but.

[Danielle]

I feel like, look up, like, your year. And then.

[Brooke]

Because when it's your. Like, if you are, like, we're coming into a horse year, and if you were born in a horse year, like, apparently it's, like, significant for you, right?

[Danielle]

Like, makes good for my mom. She was born a year of the horse on his 60th birthday.

[Brooke]

I'm the year of the ox.

[Delaney]

Can you look up 1999?

[Brooke]

Yes, of course. Year of the Ox for Brookie, 1999. You're the rabbit.

[Danielle]

Ooh, that leg track.

[Delaney]

That's cute.

[Brooke]

Yeah.

[Danielle]

You're like a little rabbit, Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit. You always. Have you heard of this rabbit, rabbit thing? Her family does it on the 1st of every month.

[Delaney]

You say rabbit, rabbit for good luck for the rest of the month. But now we have made it a competition. So, like, at midnight on 1st, the whole family, like, runs to the group chat to see who can say it first. And it's normally my brother beating me, and me going, really? Yeah. The few times I beat him, he gets so pissed.

[Brooke]

I love a good, like, good, friendly competition and a good luck.

[Delaney]

I know.

[Brooke]

I'm into that.

[Delaney]

Remember, to rabbit. Rabbit friends.

[Danielle]

I think Kit Keenan posted about it. I think she does rabbit. It is a thing.

[Delaney]

Danny Pogue does it. She always texts me on the first.

[Brooke]

Oh, I know.

[Danielle]

I. I like it. It's just making those small little moments. You know what I actually started doing? I saw this girl did it on Tick Tock, and I immediately started. She started a list on her phone, our notes app, and it's called Something Good Always Happens to Me. Or Everything happens. Something, Whatever. Something like that. And so every day, you're kind of, like, looking for something good. So you can write it down. So I've started writing down, like, just the little things. Like, the other day, my mom's boyfriend told me, he was like, you know, you're, like, really funny. I don't think you realize. And that went Right on my nose. I was like. He was like, you're just, like, kind of sharp sometimes with that. I don't think you realize. I was like, I needed to hear.

[Delaney]

I agree with him. Yeah, I don't think you realize it either. You're so funny.

[Danielle]

That's really kind. Thank you. So I, like, wrote that just like, it's, it's. Instead of like, oh, something bad's gonna happen to me today, you're looking for that thing to write down on your list.

[Delaney]

Totally.

[Brooke]

I like that mentality.

[Delaney]

Right?

[Brooke]

Yeah.

[Danielle]

I mean, it's so simple, and we always talk about stuff like that, but I, I don't know. I've just been looking for those positives. I have to figure out what mine today is.

[Brooke]

Your positive thing?

[Danielle]

Yeah. I mean, there's so many fun, positive things.

[Brooke]

But on that note, I'm trying to get more organized with just everything in my life. Like, I realized, like, I, like, need to get better by, like, tracking. I track my income in the sense of, like, taxes, but, like, I just feel very disorganized, like, in terms of, like, my files. Like, I feel like my parents had files.

[Danielle]

You know what I mean?

[Brooke]

Let me look that up.

[Delaney]

Yeah. Like, yeah.

[Brooke]

And I, I'm a mess. Like, I, I just feel like I, I don't have a printer, and I think that that's my first problem.

[Delaney]

Okay. You want physical documentation.

[Brooke]

I, I, that's what I grew up with. You know, I'm a 1997 girl. What can I say?

[Danielle]

Or you could do like, a Google Drive. Like, Brooke. Yeah. Like my life things files on there. No, I know. I'm the same way. Like, I just search in my, in my computer, hoping it's there. I'm like, W9. Like, I just hope I have it there.

[Brooke]

I have, like, my tax forms, like, my passport, like, those things scanned in. But I feel like, like there's just other, like, niche documents that I'm like, I feel like I should, you know, have a copy of. Like, I don't like, in my car. Paperwork and stuff, like, on hand.

[Danielle]

Like, that could be a fun little cold weather goal.

[Brooke]

Little.

[Delaney]

I'm realizing I don't really have that kind of documentation either.

[Danielle]

Did you ever do an admin night or do you just have the list going?

[Delaney]

I literally keep adding to the list.

[Brooke]

You know, I'm. I'm intrigued by this concept.

[Delaney]

Yeah, I think it's so fun. Like, let's all get together and drink some wine and get things done. Get things done. I literally have a list. It's like book flights to book rats.

[Danielle]

Rabbit. Rabbit. Well, this was so much fun, Delaney. Thank you so much for coming on here and just chatting, for having me. Just felt like you were the third gal. Like, so, so effortless. We honestly, this podcast, we just wanted to be something where people can listen and maybe it takes your mind off things for the day and I think.

[Delaney]

We did just that. You guys are so good at that.

[Brooke]

No, people really love you. I'm so serious. Like, I feel like whenever you're like, in some, like.

[Delaney]

Delaney.

[Danielle]

Delaney. Tell Delaney she looks good here.

[Brooke]

Like the gals, but Delaney.

[Danielle]

Yeah. Delaney.

[Delaney]

My ego.

[Danielle]

No. Yeah. Sometimes you need a little ego boost.

[Delaney]

Yeah. Honestly. Give it to me.

[Brooke]

Give it to.

[Danielle]

Give it to me. Well, where can everyone find you if they want to give you a follow?

[Delaney]

Oh, Instagram at Delaney Free. I have a tik tok, but I.

[Danielle]

Don'T really post like, Instagram's like. Yeah, you know, if you want to keep up, you post some. You've been. This maybe will motivate you to post more dumps. She does solid.

[Brooke]

I know.

[Delaney]

I've been trying. I go through spurts of, like, stories. I'm really good at them. And then two weeks I'm off. But I'm trying to get back into it this year.

[Danielle]

I've been enjoying the dumps.

[Delaney]

You're the horse.

[Danielle]

You're the horse.

[Brooke]

Back on it.

[Danielle]

Yes. We love you guys so much. Thank you so much for listening or watching. Make sure to give us a thumbs up. Rate us five stars. If you're feeling it, subscribe on YouTube, follow us on Instagram Alice Lingo Podcast, and we'll see you guys next week.

[Brooke]

Bye.

[Danielle]

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