EP 67 - The Busbys’ 2026 Reset: Friend Time, Vlogging Returns, Big Summer Plans

Summary

More Than Reality with Adam and Danielle Busby

Episode 67: The Busbys’ 2026 Reset – Friend Time, Vlogging Returns, Big Summer Plans

Release Date: January 22, 2026

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Episode Overview

In this lively and candid episode, Adam and Danielle catch listeners up on family life post-OutDaughtered, discuss their intentions for a 2026 “reset,” revisit family priorities, and reveal some big summer travel plans. Between updates on reconnecting with friends, plans for vlogging, and a humorous game testing Adam’s knowledge of women’s products, this episode gives both heart and humor for longtime fans and newcomers alike.

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Key Topics & Timestamps

1. Weekend Getaway & Importance of Friend Time

[01:45–09:29]

• Adam and Danielle describe a recent couples’ weekend in Galveston, Texas: girls at the spa, guys golfing (in freezing wind!).
• Adam reflects on not taking enough “friend time” and how he wants to be intentional about that in 2026.
  • Notable Quote:
    “A bad day at the golf course is better than a good day anywhere else.” (Adam, 04:18)
• Discussion on the importance of small group/bible study as community, and how reflection exercises have helped them set personal intentions.

2. Family Life & Adam’s Upcoming MrBeast Project

[07:55–09:29]

• Adam announces he’s traveling to North Carolina to prep for a secret MrBeast video (“that’s literally all I can say”), sharing his excitement and how such projects disrupt family routine but bring unique opportunities.

3. The Great “Name That Product” Challenge

[12:15–25:25]

• Danielle quizzes Adam with photos of female-centric products—ranging from makeup tools to women’s health items—to see what he can identify.
  • The game starts after a banter about Adam’s claim to “know them all.”
  • Lighthearted, honest, and often hilarious, Adam tries (and sometimes fails!) to identify things like pimple patches, jade rollers, dermaplane tools, period panties, NuvaRing, diaphragm, and more.
• Notable Exchanges:
  • “Wait, you just wear a star on your face?” (Adam on pimple patches, 14:56)
  • “Is it for your butthole? So it’s like a fart filter.” (Adam, after being shown a post-partum ice pack, 17:50)
  • “It’s a lip plumper for your mouth, not your nose.” (Danielle, 24:56)
• Recurring theme: Many products Adam fails to recognize, he’d “never seen in the house,” prompting Danielle to insist the kids have them, much to Adam’s exaggerated disbelief.

4. Resetting the Home & Family Meetings

[28:02–29:57]

• Danielle shares her post-holiday urge to “reset” home and routines.
• Both talk about the cozy feeling of their current rental, missing some features of their old home but appreciating the smaller, “easier” space.
  • They mention enjoying the simple things and finding contentment despite wanting a permanent home.

5. The Big Summer Plan: Extended Family Road-Trip

[29:57–41:33]

• Adam and Danielle explain a recent family meeting to include their daughters in summer planning, emphasizing collaborative decision-making.
  • They’re considering a month-long trip, renting an Airbnb in a new part of the country (most likely Tennessee or Colorado).
  • The goal: give the girls new experiences, exposure to different scenery and cultures, connect with friends, and enjoy nature.
• Weighing pros and cons of summer travel vs. house-hunting/construction.
• The logistics and priorities of family trips for a family of 8.
  • “I want us to go do this travel trip... show them other places besides where we are.” (Danielle, 38:00)

6. Vlogging Returns—By Kids’ Request!

[42:24–45:36]

• Kids are enthusiastic to resume family vlogs; Adam took a break for everyone’s well-being, but says the girls are now actively asking to film and participate.
  • “Our kids asked to do it… We never made them go on camera. They did it because they wanted to.” (Adam, 42:45)
• Adam and Danielle discuss whether to return to a weekly YouTube posting schedule, noting the need for editing help and maintaining balance.

7. Shifting Family & Work Rhythms

[45:36–46:38]

• There’s been a “role reversal”: Adam is now busier with outside work and projects, while Danielle is slowing her pace.
• Together, they talk about finding sustainable rhythms and "not overextending" themselves.

8. Looking Ahead, Inviting Listener Input

[46:38–48:05]

• The duo invites tips from listeners about travel spots in Tennessee and North Carolina.
• They tease more “family meeting” content to come, and express openness about what the future holds for their media presence.

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• Friendship and Self-Care:
  “I don’t take time for myself, like, to just… how I used to do… just time out with buddies. I don’t do that enough and I don’t pour into just other friends... I want this year to take those opportunities.”
  (Adam, 06:07)

• On Involving Kids in Big Family Decisions:
  “For something that big, I would at least like to get input from them... before just… making a big decision for our family.”
  (Adam, 30:56)

• The Challenge of Family Travel:
  “It’s hard to do things as a family of eight, so might as well just lampoon it up and just get up in the car and go travel somewhere.”
  (Danielle, 40:36)

• Reality of Sharing Life Publicly:
  “People try to insert themselves into our situation… how dare you expose your kids… Our kids asked to do it, want to do it.”
  (Adam, 42:45)

• Resetting for 2026:
  “I feel like we’re adjusting into a different pace of life… and it’s a pace of life that’s a lot more enjoyable.”
  (Danielle, 45:31)

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Recap & Takeaways

For longtime fans:
This episode is a warm, authentic check-in from the Busbys. Listeners hear real-time reflections on their family’s changing rhythms post-TV, renewed emphasis on personal growth and friendships, and how the kids are active partners in their evolving adventures.

For newcomers:
Expect a genuine exploration of family life with humor (the ‘name that product’ game is must-hear), practical insights on parenting as a team, and a look into both the challenges and joys of raising six girls—including five quintuplets.

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Additional Listener Value

• Interactive Invitation: Danielle asks listeners for travel recommendations and tips for Tennessee and North Carolina, directly inviting community participation.
• Behind the Scenes Insight: The episode pulls back the curtain on both logistics (like balancing projects and travel for a big family) and their approach to involving their kids in decisions.

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Episode Mood: Warm, candid, playful, and relatable—sprinkled with signature Busby humor and unfiltered real talk.

Transcript

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[Danielle Busby]

So pictures that we're gonna put you on the spot and I'm put you on the spot and say, tell me what this is.

[Adam Busby]

Last week, like right at the end of the episode, we alluded to a family meeting that we had where we were talking about this year and changes and stuff that we'd be making this year.

[Podcast Intro/Host]

This is More Than Reality podcast where we dive into all all things faith, family and marriage and share that there is so much more than the reality that you see on the surface. Welcome to More Than Reality with Adam and Danielle Busby.

[Adam Busby]

Welcome. This is another episode of More Than Reality podcast with Adam and Danielle Busby.

[Danielle Busby]

That is us.

[Adam Busby]

This is episode 67.

[Danielle Busby]

Wow. Getting up there. So what's going on? What do we do? Like, what's, what's up? What did we do this weekend? Oh, we had like a date away. A date away?

[Adam Busby]

Oh, yeah, we went down to Galveston, Texas.

[Danielle Busby]

Yeah, we stayed at the Galvez, which we love that resort. And it's just, I love the aesthetics in there, all of it. So the guys did some golfing, the girls did some spa. We had a birthday dinner with a friend.

[Adam Busby]

I actually did something that I haven't done in years, which was I played golf twice in two days.

[Danielle Busby]

Yeah, you played golf in two days because you were scheduled to play golf and decided you hadn't played golf, so you went to play the day before.

[Adam Busby]

Yeah, I called. I called one of my buddies that we were going to be going and playing golf with and I was like, hey, there's a driving range over by our house. Last turn, lost golf tournament that I played in, which was like, probably six months ago. I won a set of iron wedges. Like three. Three wedges. And I was like, I have not swung them yet. I'd like to go and just kind of see what my yardage is on them. And he's like, I don't have work tomorrow. Let's go play golf tomorrow. Okay. Because with me, like, by the time I finish, like, one game of golf, like, my back is, like, so tight. And I'm like, man, two days in a row. It's gonna be pushing it, but okay, I'll do it. And so we went and played golf. Actually played phenomenal. And it was like one of the best rounds I played in a while. I was, like, hitting really well. But then for the getaway weekend, girls were at the spa having a spa day. And then the guys, we went that morning and played golf. And we were playing in Moody Gardens and Galveston, Texas, like, right on the water. Really cool course.

[Danielle Busby]

He didn't want to listen to me when I said, it's going to be cold. And he's like, no, it'll be like, today conditions.

[Adam Busby]

The conditions gonna get colder. Horrible. Like, I mean, strong winds and it was cold. And again, I mean, I'm talking like 30 plus mile an hour gusts pretty much the whole day. And it was like, freezing. It was like in the mid-30s.

[Danielle Busby]

I get a text from him later, like, hadn't chatted with them, like, for most of the day. And then it was like, my lips are frozen.

[Adam Busby]

Yeah. Like, I was so wind burnt. I was wind burnt by the end of the day. It was just not. It was not the most ideal conditions to go play golf in. But.

[Danielle Busby]

But it was scheduled.

[Adam Busby]

A bad day. A bad day at the golf course is better than a good day, you know, or a bad day anywhere else. So, yeah, are better. Better than most.

[Danielle Busby]

Still got to play and have bro time.

[Adam Busby]

Yeah.

[Danielle Busby]

And I think I was actually excited. Like, I already knew, like, what our weekend, what we were doing on the weekend, but I was actually excited when you said that you're going to play golf the day before. Because I'm like, when's the last time you just like, went and hung out with guys or a guy just.

[Adam Busby]

Yeah. And that's like, one of the things. Like, we had our. Our. Our small group. We meet with a group of close friends for, like, kind of like a Bible study, which we don't like calling it Bible study. Is that what we don't like calling it?

[Danielle Busby]

We don't call it Bible study, but we don't call it small group. We don't. Like, we were trying to come up with.

[Adam Busby]

We're trying to figure out what to.

[Danielle Busby]

Call it because it's essentially a group of people, and it's essentially like, Bible study and, like, small group or church group or whatnot. But we're not actively doing, like, a Bible study, like, going through some type of, like, you know, produce type of study.

[Adam Busby]

But we answered, we meet weekly and.

[Danielle Busby]

Talk life and pray together, and we'll always have some topic to talk about. But.

[Adam Busby]

All right, so. But we. We, like, did, like, this little questionnaire of, in a sense, like, reflection on, like, your own life and, like, this past year and, like, where you are. Yeah, it was like, 10 questions. And, like, I mean, one of those questions, it was just, like, kind of related to, like, you know, like, what would you like to change about, like, yourself? Or, like, what would you like to work on and stuff like that. And I mean, one of those things is, like, I don't take time for myself, like, to just, like, how I used to do where, like, I was.

[Danielle Busby]

Just, like, every day.

[Adam Busby]

Yeah, I mean, like, obviously I go to the gym every day. I think you mean, like, but, like, I wake up before, like, yeah, friend time to spend just time out, just, like, with buddies. Like, I just don't do that enough. And I don't, like, pour into, like, just other friends and just, like. Like, just being out and especially, like, the golf course is a great place for that because, like, you're just out there, you're with somebody for four hours. Like, if something's on your mind, you can, like, talk and stuff. And. And so, like, I just don't do that as much as I used to. And, like, I wanted to, like, I want this year to be able to, like, take those opportunities. And, like, okay, yeah, I do have a lot of stuff on my plate, but I need to do this for me. I need to do this for my friends and, like, spend more time with my friends. Danielle's really good about that, and that's something that I admire about Danielle, which she does pour into her friends and she does do stuff. And, like, you know, we'll take a day, you know, out of the week, during the day or whatever, while kids are at school or whatnot, and. And actually, like, spend time with friends and.

[Danielle Busby]

Yeah, sometimes it has to be in the evening just because there's certain friends that do work and that you have to, like, plan it. Like, it has to be in the evening. Because a lot of my, you know, other friends that work during the day, they miss out on a lot of times where it's like, hey, we're doing this and this today or during the day while our kids are at school. But if they work. So we have, like, two friends that are like, don't forget about us. We have to work. So we need after school, after work time, you know, so try to at least once a month, like, at least try to make opportunities to, like, have an evening time so that we could see them, too.

[Adam Busby]

Yeah.

[Danielle Busby]

So.

[Adam Busby]

So that's, like, one thing. And so that's why I immediately just said yes whenever he's like, let's just go play golf tomorrow. Like, even though I knew this was, like, a special weekend and we're going to play golf with a group of friends, I'm like, you know what? I'm not gonna say no, and I'm just gonna go. And even though, like, a lot of things, like, transpired from Thursday evening, which is leading to, like, my day tomorrow, which is going to be crazy for the rest of the week, but. And I'm trying to, like, get ahead on stuff, catch up on a bunch of stuff, because I know, like, I'm gonna be, like, out of pocket for the next. I'm gonna be out of pocket for, like, the next three days, and. And it's gonna be tough. I had this, like, opportunity that just popped up. I can't really talk about a lot of it. I can say, like, what it is, but then that's like it. But I did get a call from the team at Mr. Beast to partner with them on an upcoming video, and that's literally all that I can say about that. But the preparation for a lot of stuff. I'm flying out to North Carolina tomorrow to do. For the. For three days to do some prep for it and stuff like that. And so super cool opportunity, and. But it's disrupting my whole week where, like, now, like, I normally have a rhythm of things that I do throughout the week, and I can't do that. And so, like, I'm trying to get everything squared away to leave in the morning.

[Danielle Busby]

Yeah. So I. It is a. It's a busy week for Adam, for sure. By the way, Gus is sitting in here. You can see his legs under the table. Hi, guys.

[Adam Busby]

He snuck in the room whenever we were prepping.

[Danielle Busby]

He's probably like, my mom has a Frenchie sweater on, so that's not fair. Did you see My Frenchie sweater.

[Adam Busby]

He was trying to hide from me because he knows I don't like him being in here.

[Danielle Busby]

Yeah.

[Adam Busby]

And because he'll just. I mean, randomly, he may just start, like, whimpering or whatever because he wants attention. So we want to take a little break from our sponsor, which is Poncho Outdoors. And as we're coming up to Valentine's Day, what do you get the man in your life, the man of your dreams? Is it something that you think he's gonna end up just throwing in a drawer? I hope not. Get him something that he's actually going to love and wear. I've given Poncho to new as gifts for numerous people, and they've absolutely loved it. And I see him. I mean, honestly, one person that I gave a shirt to, I was actually. I actually saw him wearing that today. So give him something that he's, you know, he's gonna love and, you know, he's gonna enjoy. I absolutely love Poncho. And this is actually a poncho shirt right here. This is their, like, long sleeve.

[Danielle Busby]

Long sleeve, like tea.

[Adam Busby]

It's even got, like, a little thing. If you're watching, you can put, like, your thumb in it. So I don't really use it that.

[Danielle Busby]

Much, but I like those. I like those thumb things, like when you have to wear gloves. That way your shirt stays inside of it.

[Adam Busby]

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[Danielle Busby]

I agree. So for Valentine's day, check out ponchosoutdoor.com.

[Adam Busby]

Get him Poncho.

[Danielle Busby]

All right.

[Adam Busby]

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[Danielle Busby]

Yep. Thank you, Poncho, for sponsoring this podcast. Last week on the podcast, we talked and brought up about funny things or things that women own or have that men wouldn't know what they're called, like certain products or whatever. And so I said last week, Adam. Well, Adam made a point that he knows he Knows them all. Okay.

[Adam Busby]

So I may not know them all, but, like, I definitely know more than most.

[Danielle Busby]

Fair. Fair. So I have about 10 or so pictures that we're gonna be on the spot and then put you on the spot and say, tell me what this is.

[Adam Busby]

Oh, gosh.

[Danielle Busby]

So I think it'll be fun. You ready?

[Adam Busby]

Yeah.

[Danielle Busby]

Okay. So I have these images on my phone that I'm going to show you. I got to make sure I put them in a certain order first one. Do I have to show the camera, too?

[Adam Busby]

Oh, yeah. So I can edit this and actually put those images in so people can actually see what it is.

[Danielle Busby]

Don't touch it because they're going to see the other things.

[Adam Busby]

I mean, it looks like a. It looks like a sharpener.

[Danielle Busby]

What kind of sharpener?

[Adam Busby]

For your, like, your little pins for your, like, eye eyelids and your lips or whatever.

[Danielle Busby]

Okay.

[Adam Busby]

Is that what it is?

[Danielle Busby]

That's what it is. I thought you. I thought for a second you weren't gonna catch. I'm like, that's easy. It's an eye pencil or a lip pencil liner. Good job.

[Adam Busby]

It's gonna get harder. M.

[Danielle Busby]

Let's do this one.

[Adam Busby]

These are period panties.

[Danielle Busby]

That's right. Two points for Adam. What is this?

[Adam Busby]

That's one of those razors that you get all that fuzz off your face and makeup. Exfoliating razor. It's like a. It gets all your peach fuzz and stuff off all your face.

[Danielle Busby]

Dermaplane.

[Adam Busby]

Okay.

[Danielle Busby]

Proper words.

[Adam Busby]

I don't know the official word for it, but I know what it is. It looks like a toy. I mean, it's like a little compact with a mirror and some stars on it. I've never seen this before in my life other than it's just like a, like, stick on earrings or something. What the heck is it?

[Danielle Busby]

Pimple patches. Patches?

[Adam Busby]

What do you mean?

[Danielle Busby]

They're pimple patches. The stars are the pimple patches. When you get.

[Adam Busby]

So you just wear a star on your face.

[Danielle Busby]

They have all kind of different designs or. Or like, they're like little mini band aids, but it's for pimples.

[Adam Busby]

Shut up. I've never seen a single person in the world ever wear that.

[Danielle Busby]

Dude, Blake. I always buy these pimple patches for Blake.

[Adam Busby]

She does not wear those to school.

[Danielle Busby]

No, I've never.

[Adam Busby]

I've never seen her walking around.

[Danielle Busby]

No one said she had to wear it to school, but you got that wrong. What is this? What is.

[Adam Busby]

Where would she wear that, though?

[Danielle Busby]

She wears them at home.

[Adam Busby]

I've never seen. She goes to bed Ever. On her face?

[Danielle Busby]

Yeah, she wears them.

[Adam Busby]

Does it have, like, medicine in it?

[Danielle Busby]

Yes.

[Adam Busby]

I've never seen that on her face.

[Danielle Busby]

Okay, what is this?

[Adam Busby]

Not one time. I can't tell what that is. Is that like a phone? Is that a foam on the end of it?

[Danielle Busby]

It looks exactly like that.

[Adam Busby]

It looks like a blender.

[Danielle Busby]

No.

[Adam Busby]

What is it?

[Danielle Busby]

This is a moisturizing container that you put your moisturizer in and you pump it out. This is the container. You push that down, and the moisturizer comes out.

[Adam Busby]

You don't have one of those.

[Danielle Busby]

Parker, your kids have this. Your kids have that.

[Adam Busby]

I've never seen one of this.

[Danielle Busby]

Okay, what about this? This is pink.

[Adam Busby]

Is that, like, ridges on it?

[Danielle Busby]

Yeah.

[Adam Busby]

I mean, it's like some sort of mitt to get lint off. It's a lint mint.

[Danielle Busby]

Like a lint mint? No, this is. This is a brush cleaner. Makeup brush cleaner.

[Adam Busby]

You don't have one of those.

[Danielle Busby]

I do.

[Adam Busby]

I've never seen one.

[Danielle Busby]

I do have one, and it's. I think it's the same color or it's dark pink. It's getting better and better, huh?

[Adam Busby]

I've never seen this ever in this house.

[Danielle Busby]

Okay. You know what this is?

[Adam Busby]

Yeah, that's. That's a blender.

[Danielle Busby]

Beauty blender. Good job.

[Adam Busby]

I have one right there in my bag. It's orange.

[Danielle Busby]

Yeah, I knew you figured that out. Okay, what is this?

[Adam Busby]

I mean, those look like curlers.

[Danielle Busby]

Okay.

[Adam Busby]

Those look like the curlers you wear in your hair at night.

[Danielle Busby]

Okay. Rollers. That's good. Hair rollers. Hair curlers. Got that one.

[Adam Busby]

Sorry for the people that aren't watching this on YouTube.

[Danielle Busby]

True.

[Adam Busby]

I guess we should be explaining what the heck it looks.

[Danielle Busby]

Yeah, you need to explain. Okay, this is one.

[Adam Busby]

All right. Explain what it looks like.

[Danielle Busby]

You explain it. You have to explain what you're looking at.

[Adam Busby]

A maxi pad.

[Danielle Busby]

It's not a maxi.

[Adam Busby]

That's what it looks like. It's not a maxi, but it's not shaped. It's not contoured. It looks like a maxi pad. That's not contoured. I got in trouble whenever I was little for calling my cousin a maxi pad.

[Danielle Busby]

Well, dude, it's not a maxi pad.

[Adam Busby]

Is it for your butthole? So it's like a. It. It's like a fart filter.

[Danielle Busby]

Fart filter. No, this is for after you have a baby, you sit on a pack of ice.

[Adam Busby]

So you should have told me. That's a ice. That's a. It's a ice pack. Because all it looks like Is like foam.

[Danielle Busby]

It looks exactly like this.

[Adam Busby]

Okay, so it's a cold maxi pad. Yeah. Okay, I get half a point.

[Danielle Busby]

Okay. What is this?

[Adam Busby]

It's a thing for your hair.

[Danielle Busby]

Explain what you're looking at.

[Adam Busby]

I mean, it looks like a figure eight. Two. Two hearts. It's like a thing that you can do, like hair. Put your hair up with you put. You put your hair through. Or you use, like, you can use it to tie up a shirt, to make your shirt tight in this bottom.

[Danielle Busby]

Oh, that's a good one. But that's not it either. Neither one. You're wrong.

[Adam Busby]

This is for your bra to bring in the straps to the middle. Yeah, yeah. I was on the same wavelength with the shirt.

[Danielle Busby]

What is this? Explain what you're looking at.

[Adam Busby]

I mean, it looks like a diffuser. It's like a. It's like. It's like a vase shape with a. Looks like a button on the front of it. And then it looks like there's a thing on the top for, like, mist or steam to come out the top. It's like a facial steamer.

[Danielle Busby]

Facial steamer. Got it. You got the hair rollers. You got the. Got that one. Wrong, wrong, wrong. What is this?

[Adam Busby]

It's, like, got a handle on it. It almost looks like a men's shaver, but instead of, like, a shave end, it's like two. Two balls in the end of it. And then it's, like, pointed on the tip. I've never seen this in my house.

[Danielle Busby]

There's different forms of this. I guess you could say different versions, but it's like.

[Adam Busby]

It's green. I don't know. I mean, like, all in all sense and purposes, like, from here down, it looks like it would be like a shaver, but then it's got these two ovaries on top, And they look like diamond cut. Do they. Do they rotate and spin?

[Danielle Busby]

Babe, this is. You have to look at it.

[Adam Busby]

I am looking at it. And do they spin on top?

[Danielle Busby]

I'm not answering any of your questions.

[Adam Busby]

I mean, it looks like one of those. It looks like one of those things, like, you rub on your face to, like, get out, like, inflammation and stuff in your face.

[Danielle Busby]

What's this called?

[Adam Busby]

I don't know what it's called. What? What is it?

[Danielle Busby]

You said you know what things were called. That's the whole point of this.

[Adam Busby]

I know what things are.

[Danielle Busby]

The jade roller.

[Adam Busby]

What's it do?

[Danielle Busby]

Yeah, you roll it on your skin.

[Adam Busby]

Okay, I got it. Right.

[Danielle Busby]

What's this?

[Adam Busby]

So that looks. It's like. Looks like some kind of pad. It's like kit. It's like heart shaped. It looks like it's made out of gel. I mean, it almost looks like those patches that you would put under your eyes to like get like puffiness down.

[Danielle Busby]

Is that your final answer?

[Adam Busby]

But it could also be something that you put somewhere to like, to like guard your skin from like abrasion.

[Danielle Busby]

Negative.

[Adam Busby]

When is it?

[Danielle Busby]

This is another jade tool. It's like the Gua Sha tool or whatever it's called.

[Adam Busby]

What's it do you like Firmness Titan? You can't put two things of the same thing.

[Danielle Busby]

Yeah, I can. I got multiple things. What is cheesy?

[Adam Busby]

You don't have. We don't have any of those in our house.

[Danielle Busby]

Yes, I do.

[Adam Busby]

You don't have that.

[Danielle Busby]

And the girls do too. They're green. What is this?

[Adam Busby]

That's a nipple cover.

[Danielle Busby]

Yeah. What is this? I don't like you touching it because then you see the other things can.

[Adam Busby]

Be a boring episode for people that aren't watching. I didn't realize you're going to have a million of these. I mean, those look like sandpaper. So it would. It would either be things for you to like exfoliate. I mean, it looks like sandpaper. It looks like it's textured like that. So I mean it looks like. I mean it almost looks like band aids. Is that texture like sandpaper? Is that what that is? Because I can't. I can't tell. Just in a photo.

[Danielle Busby]

That's the whole point is just the photo.

[Adam Busby]

So it's either like blister covers or. Or like a sanding stone thing to like for your either fingernails or your skin.

[Danielle Busby]

Like a file.

[Adam Busby]

I mean, it looks like a file. I can't see Texas. Can't make out the texture.

[Danielle Busby]

This is boob tape.

[Adam Busby]

How you put like axes on your nipples or like if you want to.

[Danielle Busby]

Lift your boobs up, you can just tape it. What is this?

[Adam Busby]

I mean, it looks like it go on your nipple.

[Danielle Busby]

What's it called?

[Adam Busby]

It looks like a nipple. But these are for breastfeeding. Has nipple covers. Like nipple protectors, Nipple shields. Yeah, they got holes in the top so you nip. The milk can leak out.

[Danielle Busby]

Okay. What is. What is this?

[Adam Busby]

I don't know. I've never seen anything shaped like that. It's just like an oval somebody's holding with their fingers.

[Danielle Busby]

Kind of looks like a ponytail holder.

[Adam Busby]

It does look like a ponytail holder.

[Danielle Busby]

It's a nuva ring.

[Adam Busby]

Yeah. It probably goes in your vagina. That's what I was thinking.

[Danielle Busby]

What's this one?

[Adam Busby]

Is that one the one?

[Danielle Busby]

What you looking at?

[Adam Busby]

Huh?

[Danielle Busby]

Explain what you're looking at.

[Adam Busby]

I mean, it looks like a condom that doesn't unroll, but it's shaped a little different. I don't know. I've never seen one of this. I've never seen that before.

[Danielle Busby]

That's called a diaphragm.

[Adam Busby]

It just blocks stuff.

[Danielle Busby]

Contraceptive is the last one.

[Adam Busby]

Looks like a goldfish with its mouth wide open. It's got a tail. It is. It's got a. Is this like a sex toy? Huh? No. Some stick their wiener in it.

[Danielle Busby]

Adam. Be awful.

[Adam Busby]

Is this a vagina thing? No.

[Danielle Busby]

It'S a lip plumper for your mouth, lip for your nose.

[Adam Busby]

What do you do? You just, like, suck on it and make you, like, pull your lips and.

[Danielle Busby]

Puffs your lips up?

[Adam Busby]

Like, what. When people are doing that, Like a couple years ago, like Kylie Jenner.

[Danielle Busby]

Yeah.

[Adam Busby]

The lip plumper challenge or something. I feel like I did pretty good with that. But, I mean, half the ones that I didn't know, I've never seen those before in my house.

[Danielle Busby]

It was not about you. Like, that guy could have possibly never seen it before either. Anyway, I would say that you did well. You didn't know the proper name for things, though.

[Adam Busby]

Yeah. I mean, I know what things do.

[Danielle Busby]

Okay.

[Adam Busby]

For the most part. Like, you've never worn a diaphragm before or you never wore a nuva ring before.

[Danielle Busby]

How do you know?

[Adam Busby]

Because I do know.

[Danielle Busby]

I guess. Well, yeah, I didn't think about.

[Adam Busby]

Yeah. Because this episode is going to be, like, very like you. Like, you need to be visual with it. I guess. So you need to watch. And even some of that stuff. I couldn't even describe what the heck it looks like.

[Danielle Busby]

You have to, like. Can you put the picture up on the screen?

[Adam Busby]

Like the newer. Yeah, yeah, I can put the. But the new ring, it may just look like it. Yeah. I mean, looking at the photo, it looks like a ponytail holder, but you can't. Doesn't really give you a very good representation of, like.

[Danielle Busby]

It's exactly what it is, though. It just is a circle.

[Adam Busby]

But if I held up a clear ponytail holder, it would look the exact same.

[Danielle Busby]

That is true. Yeah. And you can try.

[Adam Busby]

I just hope. I just hope most of the people that were watching this, or if you are, we're just listening to it, you're gonna have to go back and watch this on YouTube.

[Danielle Busby]

Yeah.

[Adam Busby]

Just to actually see what the photos were.

[Danielle Busby]

Yeah.

[Adam Busby]

What the heck we're talking about.

[Danielle Busby]

I think it's funny with the photos, I didn't think I was gonna do that many. But some of them you were getting.

[Adam Busby]

Right.

[Danielle Busby]

So that's why I had extra to.

[Adam Busby]

Be like, okay, yeah, you're getting like really, like, far out there. Stuff that I've never seen before in this house. You don't.

[Danielle Busby]

We didn't. We did not specify.

[Adam Busby]

In this house, you don't use boob tape to lift your boobs up. I have boob tape to lift your boobs.

[Danielle Busby]

You can do anything with it. If you want to make it more flatter. If you want to not wear a bra and you can put it. I've have boob tape. I've worn boob tape before.

[Adam Busby]

I've seen you wear like the cut the nipple covers.

[Danielle Busby]

Nipple nipple band aids, we call them. Yeah. But it's. That's just something similar. You can take boob tape to like, do something else. Anyway, I think that it's funny to think about what is it that is in your house or that you think your husband might know what it is.

[Adam Busby]

I wish people kid, like, if like in the comments or whatever, especially like on YouTube, actually like, put a photo like, hey, this is something that like, I bet my husband or most men out there wouldn't know what it is like for. But you can't comment with a photo.

[Danielle Busby]

Oh, no, you can't. For me, the start of the new year always feels like this deep need for a reset. And not just mentally, but at home too.

[Adam Busby]

Yeah.

[Danielle Busby]

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[Adam Busby]

Yeah. I mean, making home actually feel like the place that you want to land at the end of the day.

[Danielle Busby]

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[Adam Busby]

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[Danielle Busby]

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[Adam Busby]

Yep. Thank you. Cozier. So I mean last, last week like right at the end of the episode we alluded to like a family meeting that we had where we were talking about this year and like you know, changes and stuff that we'd be making this year. Things like aspirations, things that you know, things change, changes that we want to make and you know, so we had a family meeting just to see like what the, like to check the kids pulse on, you know, what they thought about those things, you know, before just like making a rash decision or making a big decision for our family. And then like all of a sudden like we have a mutiny on our hands and you know, we have a handful of kids that are just like no, like I don't want to do that.

[Danielle Busby]

Yeah. I mean not that we let our kids make the decisions for the family, but we like to.

[Adam Busby]

Yeah. For something that big, I would at least like to get input from them to like engage. Like, okay, like what are we getting ourselves into and how difficult is this transition going to be? Like how much do we need to educate them and like, you know, further kind of convey like our thought process through it or. Okay, like we bring this up when they're on board. You know, you don't quite have to like sell it as hard.

[Danielle Busby]

Yeah.

[Adam Busby]

But you know, if they are apprehensive, you know, we may have to like spend some more time like educating and just talking through, you know, this is why we want to do this and this is what this would look like and all these like pros and cons of it just to like let them make a better decision. But so we had a family meeting where we were just talking for one thing. Like one thing we just talked about was like travel over the summer and like what we would like to do and you know, where places that they would like to go or, or where they would be interested in going and because we were just looking at possibly you know, taking a road trip for like, a month. Because, you know, we are just in a house right now where, you know, this isn't our forever home. This is like a house that we're renting. This is, you know, and it's a little bit cheaper than like, our house.

[Danielle Busby]

House, I think, just in general.

[Adam Busby]

So it's not. So it's like something that we can just like, we can load up the family and load up the dogs and, like, go and, like, rent an Airbnb somewhere for a month and, you know, really go, get. Go see and have some experiences that we wouldn't normally have here and let our kids, like, just experience another place for like, an extended period of time. Almost like, you know, we're living there for a little bit and like, kind of explore somewhere, you know, and. And get a better feel for just like another culture, another area of the country.

[Danielle Busby]

And yeah, I mean, there's tons of places that we would want to go and do.

[Adam Busby]

But yeah, we were thinking about either places that, like, just mountains. We know friends that have been there that have good. Have had good experiences at places like these. Or, you know, it's areas where we do have other friends there where we could kind of do things, social, mingle. Yeah. And like, meet other families, like, especially, like a lot of families that we know on social media, but we don't get to hang out with them very often. We could actually go there to these areas for an expanded, extended period of time and actually, like, kind of do life with some families that we wouldn't otherwise get to do other than maybe see them once a year or once every other year or something like that, and. Or let them, like, show us around to different places or even, like, go to church, you know, at another place and, like, get to experience someone else's church and, you know, stuff like that. So, you know, we kind of narrowed it down between two locations, like Colorado. Somewhere in Colorado. Like me, if it was up to me, it'd be like more like Estes park type area. And it's in the summertime, so then that's. That's the problem that we're having with our kids because they. They quantify and they think of whenever you go to the mountains, there's snow, but we're going there in the summertime. And so.

[Danielle Busby]

And so they think there's nothing to do or there's not going to be fun or really just trying to tell them, like, we're just looking for a different landmark of experience around us. And, you know, we know what our family likes to do. We know what everyone likes to do outside and keep them entertained. And so we looked at a couple different places and options, but Colorado was one even talked about, you know, like, more Central Texas, like, even going up to Oklahoma. Some of them, like over, like on the east Coast. But I think what we've decided on when we came down to the two locations was going to Tennessee or going to Colorado for a good period of time. But road trip in there with stops on the way and like, I wouldn't.

[Adam Busby]

Even mind Arizona, but going there in the summertime would be miserable.

[Danielle Busby]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Adam Busby]

Like, that's more like a fall or a spring trip, like to like Arizona, New Mexico, something like that. Yeah. So, like somewhere that's got like a little bit of a cooler climate in the summertime. But, you know, there's scenery, there's like, mountain range, there's like, places to hike. Like, our kids love being in nature. They love being exposed in nature. They love hiking, they love exploring, they love being in the outdoors.

[Danielle Busby]

Yeah.

[Adam Busby]

And so that's where we live in Houston. It's pretty flat and boring. And so, like, if we want to go like, somewhere we can explore and do stuff like that and actually be like, in like, beautiful scenery, we have to go like, way west, Texas or further north.

[Danielle Busby]

Yeah. So we. We've been looking back and forth for both locations. Pretty sure we've decided on what we're going to do, but lots of planning and lots of things to, like, get underway to make all that work. But it just kind of really makes sense for us right now. Like, we kind of talked back and forth about with the kids and like, at family time, family meeting time was like, hey, this is where, you know, we're in this house right now. It's just a rental. We're looking for another property to be like, home home. But we've had a challenging time finding that in the areas that we want. So we've contemplated, like, do we try to find a piece of property which is very hard around here, and then build something which. I don't really want to do that, but I know that whatever we do find, we probably are going to have to remodel and. Or do something to Regardless. So kind of just been budgeting and thinking of, like, some of these new homes that might be feasible for us that would fit us with. The one thing that I don't want to, like, not have in the next house is the four or five bathroom situation. And so that's kind of like, that is like a high priority for the next house. And it's really hard to find Forbes four bathrooms in a house, which is crazy, but.

[Adam Busby]

Or if you do, it's like a monster of a house that, like, I don't want to pay for.

[Danielle Busby]

Yeah. And so there's a lot of unnecessary space in there that we didn't really need or want or don't care for. Because the benefits of living in this cozy home right now is that it is small, but it's very. It's just easy. It's a little bit easier in a lot of ways, like, to talk to the kids to keep it up. But it's also very overwhelming because it gets very messed up very easily because they're the small window. So there's so many pros and cons across all of it. We're content. We're fine. Like, where we're at right now. Do we want to be in a place that is ours? Absolutely. But I think given the situation where we are and when we went away for Christmas for that week, it just felt like less weight. Like, when we left, it was like, we're not responsible for, like, the pool in the yard and, like, all those things that just weren't necessarily. And we've talked about even before we moved, before we move, like, we would love to travel and just have, like, a place of, like, a homestead, like, somewhere where we can just be like, this is home, and it just is a place for our belongings and whatnot. And so we're kind of, like, trying to mix that vibe and say, like, let's do that this summer, because we're kind of in that opportunity right now where we haven't found a place that we want to own and build or whatever. And it's the summertime, so why don't we just take advantage of that time? Right now, Blake doesn't want to be gone, like, the whole summer. And we know with, like, certain schedule things, like, we wouldn't really realistically be able to be away for the whole summer. But I do want us to go do this travel trip, like, travel, like, consider, like, a week of travel and then be somewhere for, like, four weeks, you know, So a good chunk of the summer. Summer for us is, like, eight weeks. So, like, at least four or five weeks where we're out and about. And, you know, we've talked about it for years, and it's like, when are we going to do it? Like, we keep saying that we should have done it, we should have done this, we should have done that. And, you know, kids are older, and it's they're more independent, but they're more curious. And I want to be able to, like, have adventure and history and show them other places besides what, you know, where we are. And it's hard to do things as a family of eight, and so might as well just lampoon it up and just get up in the car and go travel somewhere. And so we're going to keep it to the states and probably head up towards Tennessee. And we feel like after doing a lot of research and talking with friends, because we do have some people and friends that go up to Colorado, like for the summer or whatever, we just feel like there's more things that can keep our kids and keep us entertained within the state of Tennessee and even maybe going into North Carolina a little bit. So, yeah, I mean, we've got big summer plans ahead of us, but also a lot. It's not officialized, but we had the conversations with the kids about, hey, these are our options for the summer. What do we want to do? What's your opinion? And then that led into conversations about, like, what does school look like next year? And moving later, if that was an option instead of now. So do we want to, like, really focus on a summer of, like, travel and fun, or do we really want to focus on, like, really finding a house and construction and trying to move this summer? Like, whatever. We gave lots of options, but everyone does want to enjoy the summer. And I feel like last summer we didn't really get to enjoy it because we were in the house situation. And it just feels like this is the summer that I want us to just, like, explore.

[Adam Busby]

So, yeah, like, last summer we were, like, stretched. Then we're, like, getting our house ready to, like, sell and do all these things. And so, like, we couldn't really go anywhere.

[Danielle Busby]

Yeah.

[Adam Busby]

Because we had to be, like, ready for whatever may have happened, stressful season of that summer. And so it was just too much. Just like, stuff that, like, held us back.

[Danielle Busby]

But all you Tennessee area, like, I think it's Asheville. Asheville or Ashland in North Carolina that friends been telling me about. Whatever, you know, around there that's like, fun family friend or tips and tricks. And like, I want to know. I want to know because I'm the. I'm planning all the things and trying to, like, schedule out, like, what this trip is going to look like and stuff. So I'm really excited about it and I know the kids will be, too.

[Adam Busby]

Yeah. I mean, and that's like, one of the things is, like, through that, you know, we'll do like, a whole, like, you know, family travel vlog. And we'll be putting out, like, regular videos of that and just, like, new places, new adventures, new culture.

[Danielle Busby]

Something else that kids have been wanting to do is, yeah, they want to vlog. They want to do this. They.

[Adam Busby]

So, yeah, it's crazy because, like, a lot of people, you know, naturally, whenever you have a family that, you know, shares a lot of their life, people try to insert themselves into, like, our situation and, like, oh, how dare you expose your kids to blah, blah, blah. Like, our kids asked. Ask to do it. Like, want to do it. Like, whenever we filmed a TV show, we never made them. Yeah, go on camera. Like, they did it because they wanted to be there and wanted to do it and wanted to be a part of it. And so, I mean, that's the thing with, like. That's why I, like, pretty much I almost took a whole year off of, like, filming and putting out YouTube videos because it's like. Like, for one thing, me, I needed a break, and then I wanted to give them a break. And I was gonna wait until they started asking about it. And here, recently, they started asking and, like, wanting to do, like, more videos and wanting to film and. And wanting to do, you know, their kind of ideas for videos. And so, you know, so that opened the door. Okay, like, this year, do you want to start doing that again? And so, you know, we were in a rhythm where it's like, every single week we were putting out a video. I don't know if we're going to get back into that rhythm. Could. I would definitely have to build a bit of a team.

[Danielle Busby]

Yeah.

[Adam Busby]

May have to look for some more people that can help with, like, editing and stuff like that for us. If I'm gonna do that, if we're gonna, like, take on that and, like, really go, like, full on, like, every week. Like, I think that.

[Danielle Busby]

I think we could and. But I don't know if that's, like, what our goal is. Like, we don't know if that's the goal. We. I would speak for myself and say, like, I'm kind of, like, kind of enjoy the pace of adjustment of life that we're in. We're still trying to figure out a lot of, like, pace of life, but I feel like we went from this. I feel like with the pace of just my whole life of, like, go, go, go slow, never slow down, all the things. And now just, like, trying to be obedient and listen to, like, what God's been changing in our lives and weeding out and Adam's schedule changed, my schedule changed, the house schedules have changed constantly. And so just for me, being still and trying to be slow is even harder than being stressed out and busy because that's my norm. But I don't know, I mean, just, I don't want to lose or put too much on what we're managing now. I guess as, and I'm not speaking work wise, just like family, I feel like we're adjusting into a different pace of life. And it's a pace of life that I feel like is a lot more enjoyable. For sure.

[Adam Busby]

Yeah.

[Danielle Busby]

Anyway. But Adam's busier at work and which is fine. I feel like we've kind of flopped roles again in a sense. Like for a season where I was with the shop and all the things and always busy and travel and then you were more like home. And now it's kind of like role.

[Adam Busby]

Reversal back again and I'm in the office a lot. And then also like you keep flipping, flopping like other, like I have other, like contract, contract like retainers from other companies that I'm doing work for now, trying to hold off. I just know it's going to be way too much of my time. And so I've been pushing that back. But even just last night they were like, hey, can you fly out? But blah, blah, blah. I'm like, no, I'm not doing it. So, you know, just trying to like not overextend myself right now and kind of get back into like a pace of life where it's like sustainable, manageable and it's a good balance.

[Danielle Busby]

Yeah. So anyway, under this, this episode's kind of like hodgepodge and a little bit here and there. But I know those two things that we said that we would talk about was the fun part of the images and stuff, which kind of sucks for. If you're listening, you gotta watch the episode.

[Adam Busby]

I don't watch it on YouTube and.

[Danielle Busby]

Then give you like the update on like what our little family meeting was about. But there's more to come with family meeting topics and stuff. But that was the big one. Just our big plans for the summer and what that might look like. But it also would be a lot of fun and a lot of fun and excitement to just share that journey with, you know, everybody, because everybody just wants more of the joy that we bring to their families. And you know, easy he not saying it's going to be on national network or whatever, but even if it's just YouTube either, or like whatever, whatever, whatever comes of it. We've always just said, like, we're not. We're not out. We're just gonna follow what God puts in front of us. And so if it leads into more TV, if it leads into YouTube, if it leads into nothing, we're in, you know? So, anyways, we want to thank you guys for listening. Kids are out from school, and it's time for sports.

[Adam Busby]

About to go in two different directions.

[Danielle Busby]

Yep. So thanks for listening, guys.

[Adam Busby]

All right, we'll see you in the next one. We love you guys. Sam.