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Kelly
Welcome to the carpool podcast with Kelly.
Liz
But like, there was something about me making a loaf of bread. Like I might as well have been in like a milkmaid dress, like with a baby on my boob. Like, he was just like seeing me as like such a woman because I like made this bread.
Kelly
And Liz in the carpool Facebook group, like, can we talk about vegetables? Like, what herbs are we doing? How are we doing them? What vegetables? Like, what are we doing in our backyard? Like, we don't have stumpy farms. Like, what are we doing in our backyards in a plant? Your mom. Time off starts now. Now.
Liz
Welcome back to the Carbo podcast with Kelly and Liz.
Kelly
Hey, Liz. Hi, Cal.
Liz
Well, by the time you're hearing this, Liz and I are road tripping to Louisville.
Kelly
We're on our way to the Derbs.
Liz
I love to say Louisville, cuz it's not Louisville. You say Louisville. Louisville.
Kelly
Isn't that weird that it's not Louisville? It's Louisville, but St. Louis is not St. Louie.
Liz
Yeah. What's that about?
Kelly
I don't know. I don't know.
Liz
I'm super excited though. We are derby bound outfits. Don't know. We are just everything's packed.
Kelly
That's a beautiful thing about driving. And also we have the Expedition Max and no car seats or strollers to haul, so it's just packed.
Liz
Well, we are bringing a car seat for.
Kelly
Okay, one car seat.
Liz
But just like. Yeah, the single. The singular.
Kelly
Yeah.
Liz
No, it's such a game changer. Can't wait to get down there. Weather's looking. It's gonna rain Friday. It's probably not gonna rain Saturday. That could change though. But either way, I'm so excited. Are. Let's see, who are the derby horses? Like, is the list out yet?
Kelly
Are you going to put any money down?
Liz
How do you.
Kelly
How do you. How much. What's the most you're gonna put down? Like, you know, like when you go to Vegas, you're like, I'll. I'll gamble a hundred dollars or whatever. Oh, for sure.
Liz
So I feel like there's a couple different ways to my understanding that you can bet at the derby. Like you can of course pick the winner, but then you could also pick like, I think like the top three. Or you could just pick like, I think this guy's gonna actually, I have no idea. I better do my research before I start talking out of my butt.
Kelly
How to bad the derby.
Liz
Let me tell you who like the hot, like the name on everyone's lips are. Okay, this, this is a Horrible name. Journalism is the horse's name. He's a three to one odds. Journalism is the name on everyone's lips. Not a good name. It's never the one you think, though. Sandman is 6 to 1.
Kelly
Sandman is a good.
Liz
How do you pronounce this? Is this sovereignty? S, O, V, E, R, E, I, N, G, N, T, Y. Is that sovereignty?
Kelly
Sovereignty.
Liz
Sovereignty is five to one. It's not. I don't think it's anyone of the top three. Okay. I think. I don't love any of their names.
Kelly
Okay. This is drama. Last year, the winner was Mystic Dan, and he was at 18 to 1 odds. I actually don't understand how 18 and 1 or 3 and 1, I don't know what that means.
Liz
It's not going to be a 30 to ONER. Okay. Citizen Bull is a 20 to 1. Citizen Bull is kind of a cool name.
Kelly
Okay. But what does 20 to 1 mean?
Liz
It means you will win a little bit of money, but then it's so confusing. Yeah, I see how this is really confusing.
Kelly
I don't understand it. I'm gonna need a lesson.
Liz
But then I feel like you just go and you just pick a 30 to oner. Because, like, if you're gonna. Because I'm not gonna put a lot of money down. So I'd rather lose 25 and, like, maybe walk away with, like, 150, then spend a hundred dollars and then, like, number one doesn't win. Right?
Kelly
Yeah. No, I'm going to pick based off of which name I like the best, obviously.
Liz
But there's talks, like. I mean, if I looked at our. Have we told people who we're going with? Yeah, we have. Everyone knows what car we're going with. Okay.
Kelly
I don't know. I don't think we said the car, but I think we can say it now.
Liz
No, it's the Expedition. It's iconic. I think we did say it on the podcast. It's a Ford Expedition. Like, it's my dream event. It's iconic. They said we could, like, do a tour of the. Like, they did. They said the word stables.
Kelly
So we're gonna.
Liz
I can't imagine they're gonna let a couple influencers, like, meet the horses at the Kentucky Derby moments before the Derby. Like, that feels like the horses surely will have something better to do.
Kelly
Probably. We'll see. It's. We very much don't know what to expect, but you know that we will be sharing everything that we're able to share in the.
Liz
I'm going to be Sharing. I'm vlogging. We're vlog. I'm going to, like. We'll be vlogging the whole day. We are going to deliver the content because this is just. It's fun to. I see why people. I see. I see why influencers who travel a lot are successful. Because it's very easy to make content when, like, you're in a fun and exciting place.
Kelly
Yes.
Liz
Like, we are stretching ourselves to make weekly content in mid Missouri. I'm stretching myself.
Kelly
Yeah.
Liz
We have to get incredibly creative. I'm gonna have a fascinator hat and I'll be at the Churchill Downs. Like, that's the easy. I'll go viral just by breathing.
Kelly
No, but you know what? I think it's. I don't always like to follow the people who travel all the time because I'm like, I can't. I can't relate to you. No. Like, I can't relate to you at all.
Liz
Yeah, I get that.
Kelly
So, you know, when I don't have anything else to post about except for, you know, our toddler meal plan, you know, maybe people like to follow that. So I think we're fine. But anyway, that's. That's what we're doing. But we have an episode to get to, so.
Liz
Yeah, I have a lot to talk about.
Kelly
Oh, what? Do you have to say something on.
Liz
My dump for a second. I didn't share this, but I was invited to a sourdough party.
Kelly
You didn't even tell me.
Liz
I didn't even tell you. It was at my friend's house. And, like, this woman taught us how to do sourdough. So she, like, brought starters. Like, they had everything set up, and we made a loaf. And then she, you know, we drank. Drank wine, like, had, like, some yummy, like, sourdough crackers. Like, we had, like, some yummy snackies. And she sent us home with a loaf to bake. I baked up the loaf. It was incredible. It was incredible. It wasn't, like, too crusty on the outside. Like, it was soft. Like, I want soft sourdough. I don't. Like, sometimes I make a sourdough loaf and it's like. Or I've had sourdough before. I've never made a loaf and it was so hard.
Kelly
Yeah.
Liz
Do you know what I mean? So this was so good. Tyler couldn't believe I made it. Like, and maybe this is just, like, a man thing. We've talked about this before, but, like, there was something about me making a loaf of bread. Like, I might as well have been in like a milkmaid dress, like with a baby on my boob. Like, he was just like, seeing me as like such a woman because I, like made this bread such a tr.
Kelly
Such a trad wife. It's like, it. The way they, I, I can't explain it either, but the way that the men just love.
Liz
It's probably, it's probably when we see like, like our men, like doing something manly, like, like chopping wood. Chopping wood.
Kelly
Chopping wood. We're like, get it?
Liz
Who doesn't like to watch a man chop some wood?
Kelly
Yeah.
Liz
Who doesn't like to watch a woman bake some sourdough? Like, and I just think that's what it is.
Kelly
Primal. Guys, I don't know what to tell you. If you don't like it, take it up with our ancestors.
Liz
It's primal. So he's like, I can't believe you made this, Kelly. It's so good. I'm like, thank you. So they sent us home with the starter. I put it in the fridge because I got just like a little overwhelmed. I can't. I'm not going to like spend a ton of time talking about sourdough because I know I'm like four years late to the party, but the last thing I needed was the mental gymnastics of when to start a mother effing loaf. I'll tell you that. I know because now I've got starter ready to make a loaf, but I'm like looking through the rest of my day being like, well, this timing doesn't work out. So do I just feed my starter today and then do it tomorrow?
Kelly
Yeah, you can feed your starter today, but you also want to feed your starter or give them a big feed like tonight and do it first thing in the morning. You kind of have to like develop a rhythm and then once you, you kind of have to be home all day. But like, I would always start mine at 2. So I'd feed it first thing in the morning and then let it rise and then start making my dough at.
Liz
2 and then bake it the next morning.
Kelly
So that way by 8pm I could put it, I could do, I could have done all my stretch, stretch and folds and by 8pm I could put it in the fridge overnight.
Liz
It is, I'm so excited though, for the journey and I, I agree. I can see how. I just need to get into a rhythm. Like, I had to take my starter out of the fridge, it had to come to room temperature, then I had to feed it, then it had to double in size. And now I'm just. I don't have time to do the whole loaf thing today because at the time of this recording, Tyler and I are going to a concert tonight. So it sounds like a tomorrow thing.
Kelly
Yeah, totally.
Liz
Anyway, I'm sourdoughing.
Kelly
I'm really excited for you. I stopped sourdoughing just because it's gotten to be too much, but I'll get back there one of these days.
Liz
I want to do pizza crust.
Kelly
Yeah, I've heard it's pretty easy to do. I think you just use discard.
Liz
I have a lot of discard.
Kelly
Cal, you could legit make sourdough with your farm fresh eggs and make your jam.
Liz
Elizabeth. I literally the other day had a piece of my sourdough with my bacon from the pork that I grew in our barn with a chicken egg.
Kelly
You're so farm to table.
Liz
I'm like, holy, like, alert the media pioneer woman. I couldn't be more farm to table.
Kelly
Yeah.
Liz
Now the next question about farming the table is like, if I'm going. And I. We didn't talk about this on our. On our summer bucket list. Are you attempting any sort of potted vegetable herb this summer? What's your plan?
Kelly
I am. I'm so happy you asked because Maddie and I were just talking about this. We want to plant plants that have a dual purpose. So, like, one, they're pretty or they're an herb. And also they keep ticks, mosquitoes, wasps away. So one, two herbs that do tend to keep, like, ticks and wasps away and fleas and stuff is mint and rosemary. So I. I'm definitely going to do some pot. I'm going to do those in pots because I know that mint is, like, so invasive. And I'm going to have those in pots and they say put them, like, kind of near doorways, like entryways, just to deter any of these. Any of these pests that I don't want around.
Liz
Okay, that's a great idea. I. I did, like, a lot of herbs, and to be honest, it just, they. I didn't, like, love the looks of them. And then, like, some of mine got too sunny and I'm just like, I'm not. I can't keep up with the herbs. Yeah, I do think I'm going to do a pot of rosemary because rosemary is, like, it's pretty enough to look at. It's fine. Like, just like a small pot of rosemary. So I need to get a terracotta plant for that planter. Two rosemary. I really want to do tomatoes Me too.
Kelly
I would love that. So just feels like I'm trying to keep. I mean, and I'm saying this, but I know that you have so much more to keep alive when it comes to the animals as well. But I just feel like I am trying to keep a lot alive right now.
Liz
I know, but I feel like I just. Yeah, I know. We'll see. I'm considering. I need it.
Kelly
I need an idiot proof plant vegetable.
Liz
You know, because, like, is a zucchini easier?
Kelly
Right.
Liz
Tomatoes are a little moody from what I know.
Kelly
We, like, start a thread in the carpool Facebook group. Like, we talk about vegetables. Like, what herbs are we doing? How are we doing them? What vegetables? Like, what are we doing in our backyard? Like, we don't have stumpy farms. Like, what. What are we doing in our backyards in a plant.
Liz
Yeah.
Kelly
Potted plant.
Liz
Exactly.
Kelly
I would like to know.
Liz
I'm just worried if I plant something, my chickens are going to eat them, though. I'm. My chickens are really. Well, here's what they do. They keep the ticks and the fleas away. So they're. They're good for that, but they're really just like, kind of cramping my style because they poop on everything.
Kelly
Yeah.
Liz
And we are considering a trampoline because we want one. And I was like, maybe we'll do like an in ground one. Like, Tyler. Like, we have an excavator. Like, Tyler can borrow an excavator from the farm. Like, why can't we just dig a hole and put, like, do an in ground trampoline. And then I'm like, oh, because the chickens will poop all over it.
Kelly
Yeah.
Liz
So pass.
Kelly
Pass on. Pass that.
Liz
But anyway.
Kelly
Oh, can you do it far, far enough away from their coop? Like, they don't come up to the house.
Liz
Yeah, they do. I literally walked out and there's one in my garage the other day. It was Penny. She's my favorite chicken that we have. She's nice, but she's the most domestic. And I do not. Like, I also can't express you how, like, I do not like birds. Like, they really freak me out. And we've been taking chickens from the farm to our house because we got all of our baby chickens. But then the baby chickens we sent to the farm, our parents farm. And then we took some of their layers because, like, they're not going through as enough eggs. Like, we're eating like 10 eggs a day at my house. Like, give us some of your layers. You take these babies that aren't laying yet. They're not gonna lay till September.
Kelly
Oh.
Liz
So we brought home three farm chickens. Well, the farm chickens won't go into the coop. It's a freaking Easter egg hunt. They are laying eggs. No, they are all over the place. Yes, Elizabeth. I found one in the playhouse. I found one in a planter. And then I'm like, okay. This is not okay. So we had to lock them in the coop. They're gonna be locked in the coop for the next three days.
Kelly
Wow. I didn't even think about that. Like, they have to get to know each other.
Liz
And they were, like, roosting on the stalls in the barn and, like, pooping all over the place. Like, I'm done with these farm chickens. Oh, they need to get in line with the. Like, some bee farms, they have an automated door. They go out from one to six every day. Like, they have the best lives are chickens.
Kelly
Do they know when they have to come back inside?
Liz
Yeah, because they're roosting animals. So when it gets dark, they want to roost. So then they go in, and then they roost. It's, like, automatic. Like, chickens are the dumbest animals in the world, but, like, that much like men chopping wood. That is primal for the chickens. Except for these stupid farm chickens. I'm telling you, I'm finding eggs. Fred.
Kelly
Something.
Liz
An egg in the yard the other day. I'm literally like, oh, my gosh, it's not working.
Kelly
Things are crazy over there.
Liz
Things are crazy. But anyway, this is a good segue because I'm wondering if I fell into a targeted ad, but in the best way possible, and. Oh, sorry, I got a masterclass subscription. Have you heard of masterclass?
Kelly
I have. Yeah.
Liz
Okay. I'm obsessed with it. Hold on. See that? There was one on gardening. Sure enough, there's a class on gardening by probably, like, the best gardener in the world, whoever this man is. Yeah. This is incredible. So it's $9 a month. It's, like, 40 off right now. $9 a month. And it unlocks these classes for all these famous, like, people, entrepreneurs. And the production is so well done. To me, it's so much better than a podcast because it's so visual. And the master class editing does such a good job of, like, putting. Putting, like, B roll on. Like, they're so entertaining. Last night I was watching one, and I literally airplayed it to the TV so Tyler and I could watch it together because it was that good. And it was all about building a brand by the guy who started Liquid Death. It was I'm obsessed with it.
Kelly
So you can get all the classes for just $9.
Liz
That's where I'm like, I don't know how they're making any money.
Kelly
I would have thought you would have to buy each one.
Liz
No, you're just unlocking all of these. They have like Sarah Blakely, Kris Jenner, Ron Finley, teaches gardening.
Kelly
Ron. Ron Finley.
Liz
Do you know that is.
Kelly
No, no.
Liz
It's a 10 part series about how to garden.
Kelly
Wow.
Liz
Like Bobby Brown, how to do your makeup. I told you. Sarah Blakely, Mark Cuban. I'm pretty sure Obama has a class.
Kelly
Everyone.
Liz
Like, I don't know how these people are doing it.
Kelly
Interesting.
Liz
Or in Ramsey. So I've only done two. I watched some Sarah Blakely and I did the one from Liquid Death. But like I think they are really just excellent.
Kelly
Okay. Love it. I'll look into it.
Liz
Amy Poehler, James Cameron. Like it's everyone, everyone.
Kelly
If you don't have a master class, it's like that's like at this point it has to be like a tier of celebrity. It's like they'll do it for not a lot of money because they can say they have a master class.
Liz
Yeah, I really. Christina Aguilera, Alicia Keys. Like how did they.
Kelly
What are they doing? What's Christina Aguilera's about?
Liz
I'll tell you. No, it's like so specific. Christina Aguilera, elevate your singing and stage presence. Alicia Keys, songwriting and producing.
Kelly
Wow. Okay, go off.
Liz
I'm really, really thinking. It's just, I think it's so freaking cool. Martha Stewart, Kris Jenner. Yeah. So. And, and you got a 14 day guest pass. So I sent you my guest pass. You can go on for 14 days.
Kelly
Okay, I will.
Liz
I'm done hyped about master class.
Kelly
I'm hyped too.
Liz
And they're just entertaining. Like. And I also like, I don't need to read a whole book about some topics. I would like to watch a 45 minute thing in this branding. One was excellent.
Kelly
Okay.
Liz
And it was so nice. He was like talking about a commercial he did and then they showed the commercial.
Kelly
Yeah.
Liz
Versus like when you listen to a podcast, sometimes I'm like stopping like googling it, you know, it's a class anyway, not a sponsor. Master class. Would love to sponsor. Would love a code. But I mean still.
Kelly
Yeah.
Liz
When I got it was $9 a month. I felt like I can't and I'm like, perfect. I'll watch these.
Kelly
Feels good. Feels. Feels like a good deal. Okay. Something like so, well, I'm sorry. Something so random. Maddie. I was a Maddie all weekend, obviously. And he was like, oh my gosh, are you seeing all of this football drama? And I'm like, of course I'm not. I don't know. I don't know what you're talking about. And he was like, no, Liz. Like, this is such juicy drama. Like, let me explain it to you. I. So it's just like one of those things. It's kind of like an egg. You hear the story, you get mad at someone, and then like the karma hits them and it's just, it's you feel good at the end of it because how Maddie saying it now, I don't know who any of these people are and I don't know if, if anyone's going to be offended or if they have different feelings. This is how my husband explained it to me. Um, so there is this athlete. Do you know who Deion Sanders is?
Liz
The name is ringing bells, but I. Exactly what I'm telling you what sport he does.
Kelly
He was in football. He does two sports. He was an excellent athlete. He played both baseball and football professionally. Excellent specimen, excellent athlete. He had two sons and his. He was a. He was a football college football coach at some college. And then he transferred with his sons to Colorado, brought his sons with him. And he was talking all this smack about how his son was going to be the. One of the. In the first draft pick, if not first top three, I don't know, like really going to be drafted. And he was like talking all this smack about how good his sons were. And I guess like they were talking smack to other, other teams too. So like when they went to Oregon, they like stomped on the Oregon. Oh. Which is like a big no, no. Like you don't do that. Like it's just common courtesy, I guess. You don't do this again. This is all second hand, guys. This is secondhand. Secondhand. So whatever. If I'm getting details wrong, anyway, the draft comes around, his son doesn't get in the first round, doesn't get in the second round, doesn't get picked in the third round. He eventually gets picked as the second quarterback for another for, for some team in like the fifth round or like some like far back round. Like how embarrassing was he good at football? So Maddie was watching his son playing. He's like, the guy is not bad. Like he's good at football. But apparently there was some interview, like they would interview the teams before all the draft picks and everything. And I think that his son was apparen, apparently a little bit, like, sassy and arrogant. And so teams don't want to work.
Liz
With him, you know? And as when you're in that baby, you got to be extra. You got to be extra nice.
Kelly
You have to be extra nice. So anyway, just like, Maddie was telling me this and my jaw was dropping.
Liz
I'm like, yeah, we need Maddie to come on and because it's not that you didn't do a good job, but, like, I could see how Maddie's a good storyteller.
Kelly
Maddie's a good storyteller. And also, I might have forgotten some of the details and probably definitely got some of them wrong, but I just didn't know that college football and football in general had so much drama.
Liz
Well, there is a master class on storytelling, so maybe I'll do that and I can try.
Kelly
That would be. Is there one on podcasting?
Liz
Let me Google it. Or let me master class at podcast. No, just the power of storytelling.
Kelly
Okay.
Liz
Oh, case study. Podcasting. Yeah, there is one.
Kelly
Of course. There is probably one on everything.
Liz
Oh, masterclass, Stan.
Kelly
Well, I haven't signed up for a photography class yet because I was waiting for my CPST certification to be done. So maybe I'll see if there's a master class on that and I'll do that instead.
Liz
You should, because we're always continuing our education. Like, that's just like something that we're always doing, you know?
Kelly
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Liz
Okay, so speaking of continuing our education, there was an excellent thread on the carpool Facebook that I wanted to read. I'm wondering if you saw the same one. It was about, like, how to have a productive Sunday did you see this?
Kelly
I didn't.
Liz
Oh my gosh. It is so good. I need to find it. People were giving such tangible takeaways.
Kelly
We love tangible takeaways.
Liz
Hold on. I need to find it. Tell the people something else.
Kelly
Maddie graduated this weekend, which was very exciting. He's been getting his emba. Speaking of continuing education. And he is about to have. He has been do. He started when James was a month and a half old and he's finally graduated. And if anyone has had a partner that has been in school while you have young kids, woof. You know how hard it is. So I'm truly happy for me.
Liz
And do you ever like, think back to like when you were in college and like, you literally only had to like go to class and you. It was like hard. Like what were we. It's just.
Kelly
Yeah, no.
Liz
Wasted on the youth. You know what I mean?
Kelly
Totally.
Liz
Totally. Okay, I found the thread. Congrats to Maddie. Congrats to Maddie. It's from Megan. Let's talk Sunday night routines for a successful week. Would you be willing to share any routines or systems that you have put into place to have a successful slash organized week? I'm going back to the office when we move in six weeks. She's been worked from home since two years looking for anything from cleaning, meal prepping, kid related, any hacks. Thanks in advance. This group is always so helpful. Oh, love it. Amazing takeaways. Starting with sister Rachel. She makes three days of kids lunches on Sunday night. It's safe to prep up to five days, but she just like doesn't want to eat something that far in advance, so I get that. And she keeps a note of a running list of things she's packed for my kids, so it helps to remind her of things like that she's packed in the past, which doesn't get stuck in a rut. She goes, if you're already doing it. Grocery delivery is a lifesaver. Our store has 35 minimum for free delivery. I get things delivered two to three times a week. Instead of trying to wrap my brain around a weekly haul, I just add them to the app as we run out and then buy a handful of ingredients for dinner that I need. So I loved the idea of just prepping three lunches at a time because I think when we think meal prep, like some people are just. It's so all or nothing. But even if you just packed Sunday and Tuesday, like Monday and Tuesday's lunches, like, that's still okay, that's still gonna help. And you have time on Sunday. Like I thought that was excellent. And I do agree, like I couldn't pack off. I don't have the room in my fridge to pack that, you know, to do that much. Yeah, okay, so that was one. Someone else said keeping meals simple is a lifesaver. We've talked about simple meals a lot. But I do think it's just we, we over complicate, you know, it's keep it super simple with one sassy kiss ass. Keep it super simple. Add something like that and if that's something, something sassy is just a sauce. Like that's fine. Like that's. It's usually that has really changed the way that I think about my meals because we're doing like protein veggie starch. One of them is sassy or just the sauce is sassy. And it's just that, that is what it is.
Kelly
Well, and it's like make chicken wraps in one day, do a Mexican variety. Then you can do a teriyaki and then you can do a garlic parmesan. And it's all the same ingredients except for the sauce. Add something saucy is what it should really be.
Liz
This girl says there's a lot of tips. She looks over the calendar for the week. So she has an idea of what we have going on each day after school. I mean that's just even if like, you know, like for example, my kids this week have their preschool concert. I know they have their preschool concert this week. I but even saying out loud like, okay, Wednesday they have their preschool concert. It's totally like tricked my brain into being like, so Wednesday I should have an easy dinner because we're gonna have to go up to school for the concert. They're need, they need their outfits for the preschool concert on Wednesday. Like it's just kind of reminded my brain of something to think about. Pack lunches at night, fill water bottles and put them in the refrigerator. I think that is that nothing spikes my cortisol more than when we're running out the door and my kids don't have a water bottle. Like you can't pack them. Pack them. Do it the night before, Set uniforms out for kids the next day, go over school emails from the week before to make and make a list of anything I might need to buy or bring in for the week. Someone said she just started this out. The weather is nice, but to prep a bunch of meat on the Blackstone to have quick protein lunches throughout the week, I've been doing that. It's incredible. This Girl says, work bag, workout bag, work bag, kids backpack. They're all packed in the car on Sunday.
Kelly
In the car?
Liz
In the car.
Kelly
Wow.
Liz
I know. Lunch bags are set out. Waters are filled halfway in the fridge, so I just need to add ice. Clothes are picked out. Supplements are sorted for the week. Protein shake is prepped. Just need to add water. Breakfast, lunches. Breakfast and lunch ideas are already in my head. Dishwasher runs at night, so it can be empty in the morning. Like, just all the things houses picked out, garbage is out on the curb. I mean, if you like. I hate planning things on Sunday because I need to be getting my life together on Sunday. In anything that you can do, like, even small things, like just starting your Sunday with. With a clean dishwasher that just needs to be unloaded. Like, that's amazing.
Kelly
Totally.
Liz
What do you have on your Sunday routine?
Kelly
I really. I really think meal planning. Not meal prepping, but meal. Meal planning. And that kind of is a. Goes into, like, looking at your week, like they said, and already and everything, but just having an idea of what I'm going to make. So I think about it one time because for some reason, if I think about it one time for 10 minutes and I plan it out, then I'm done. But if I didn't meal plan it, Wednesday rolls around and I'm racking my brain all down, Wednesday, what am I gonna make for dinner? What am I gonna make for dinner? What am I gonna make for dinner? Like, already have that decided. And if it doesn't sound good, too bad. Like, or, I mean, you can always change it, but I just, like, I'm never really gonna be in the mood for pork chops. But if I already put it on the calendar and if I already pulled them out of the freezer, then I have to make the pork chops, you know?
Liz
Yeah. When I love when Debt Free Mama's on the podcast. Like, something that we really implemented is putting eating out into our meal plan.
Kelly
Yeah.
Liz
So because it's okay to eat out, like, it's fine. But just have that plan. So you're like, okay, we're having pork chops tonight. I know it's like, no one's favorite, but, like, this is what we're having. But tomorrow we're getting pizza.
Kelly
Yeah. You have something to look forward to.
Liz
You have something to look forward to. And it's just. You just. You're aware of it.
Kelly
Totally.
Liz
Yeah, totally. So hoping everyone's. Our mornings are definitely running smoother, but the biggest thing that I struggle with is I Can't believe how much of a mess, like, we go to both the kitchen clean on Sunday nights. I can't believe how messy the kitchen gets to just feed the kids breakfast in the morning.
Kelly
Yeah.
Liz
You know?
Kelly
Yeah.
Liz
And it doesn't seem to matter, like, even what we have for breakfast. And I'm also not going to sacrifice, like, we have eggs in the morning, so we have to make eggs. But just like everything else, like, I need to figure out. Oh, my gosh, I forgot to share this too. This has been game changing for my. For my mental. Again. Found in the carpool Facebook page. It's the best Facebook page in the world. Someone was saying that. I think it was their aunt. I feel like a lot of people saw this post. They put. So when you go to clean the kitchen, like, what do you do? Like, what's the order you do things in?
Kelly
Oh, I saw this too.
Liz
You do the dishes and then you clean the kitchen.
Kelly
Yeah.
Liz
So this person just takes the dishes and stacks them by the sink and then cleans the rest of the kitchen and then, like, gets to the dishes or, like, gets to the dishes after the next meal.
Kelly
Yeah.
Liz
And like, their kitchen feels cleaner because, like, to me, I couldn't conceptualize, like, wiping the counters until the dishes are done. But, like, why can't I just stack the dishes? Don't. Don't even scrape them. Like, just stack them.
Kelly
Yeah.
Liz
In a neat little pile. And then when you're ready to do the dishes, turn the hot water on, put on your gloves. That one. We're talking about, like, making dishes more fun. Turn on a good podcast and do three meals worth of dishes if you have to.
Kelly
Well, and then you're gonna stack. Then you're gonna load the dishwasher more effectively as well. When you can see what all the dishes are gonna be like, Maddie will sometimes be like, liz, why did you load the dishwasher like this? Like, load it like this instead? And I'm like, Because I'm trying to do it in between meals when I have a toddler running to grab the knife out of the. Out of the utensils and I'm just throwing stuff in there. But, like, if I had an empty dishwasher and a sink full of dishes. Yes. I would load it perfectly. When you're going. When you're going in between meals and in between everything, it ends up being chaos.
Liz
But just, I'm telling you, don't. It's not gonna work for everybody. But don't even scrape them. Just take the three plates from breakfast and put them by the sink. If your kitchen floor plan allows for that. Like, we have an island that doesn't. So, like, then the island would be completely. I'd wipe off the island and then I would just be done. And then if I did not have any get to the dishes, that would be okay. Instead of, like, because my kitchen would.
Kelly
Look cleaner or maybe do rinse them off and then maybe you're like, oh, I'll just reuse this plate because it's just rinsed off and I use it this morning instead of pulling out another.
Liz
Tyler exclusively grabs dishes out of the dirty to eat off of. It's kind of disgusting.
Kelly
It's smart, though. If it doesn't work you out.
Liz
So that's kind of what I had. Those are kind of like my hot button issues. I have industry news, but I feel like if you have anything you want to say.
Kelly
Let me think. No, I think I'm good.
Liz
Okay. Now are your different issue news where I spell the hot tea going on the auto industry.
Kelly
I sure am.
Liz
Okay, first story is from car dealership Guy News. It says the VW ID Buzz will power new Uber robot taxi service. Oh, Volkswagen's not just a car manufacturer. We are shaping the future of mobility. Literally everyone says that. Okay, so the plans were unveiled last Thursday, and it will Launch in late 2026 in L. A with plans to expand to multiple cities over the next decade. Basically, the VW slash Uber will be robo taxis with that will have human. Which at first will have human safety operators behind, but then they're going to go driverless in 2027.
Kelly
Uber is, like, not afraid to just, like, take jobs. They came up with taxi drivers. Now they're coming for the actual Uber drivers. Like, they are just taking jobs.
Liz
I think it's. I don't see this robot. I don't know, you guys. I actually probably do see a world where everyone starts getting into just robot taxis all the time.
Kelly
I mean, I'll tell you what, I. There's a level of trust you have to have when you're getting an Uber and you're getting in someone's car that. A total stranger's car. Of course, there's a different level of trust of like having a robot drive you around, but I don't know. I'd probably do. It doesn't do. It doesn't feel much different than.
Liz
No, I would go like Waymo is in Scottsdale. I meant to go when we were in Arizona, but it's just like, not. Certainly not gonna, like, take the Kids in there. Oh, yeah. But I would do it. For sure.
Kelly
Yeah, me too.
Liz
I would get in. So anyway, that's the news for the Buzz. We'll see.
Kelly
We'll see. We'll be. I'll be. It'll be nice to see them. I'm happy that the Buzz is kind of finding a niche because I'm not sure how the sales are doing on those, so it'll be nice to see some out and about.
Liz
This says this was like a survey from. I don't know how to pronounce this. Deloitte Deloti. Anyway, it says 44 of individuals age 18 to 34 in the US are willing to give up traditional vehicle ownership in favor of mobility as service. Basically, like, they're like, they don't. Like, they're fine to just, like, ride sharing the rest of their life. 56 of the people serving in the US are open to autonomous driving technologies, with 18 to 30 year olds having more, more, more favorable opinion to this overall.
Kelly
Huh.
Liz
As younger Americans rethink vehicle ownership, VW is betting that shared autonomous mobility, starting with ID Buzz, will be just as essential. Will be essential to its U.S. strategy. Interesting. Okay, to bring that up at the other next, I guess, trivia. I guess fundraisers are over. So what do we got next? Barbecues. Weekend barbecues.
Kelly
I mean, it makes sense. I feel like. I feel like that makes sense for young people. I think the moment you become a parent, that goes out the window.
Liz
Well, Dad's always said that, like, cars spend like 95 of their life sitting.
Kelly
Yeah.
Liz
It's like, kind of actually wasteful. Like, imagine if it's not going to work for everybody, but, like, put yourself in, like, and really, really stretch yourself here. Like, even if it's just like the family, like, your family has a car, the car takes the kids to school, it comes back, it takes you to work, it comes back, it picks up your husband, takes him to his job. Or maybe you, like, drive together, drops you off, then drops your husband off, or takes you to the groceries. I mean, like, picks up your groceries. Like, if you were thinking about, like, how to use a vehicle as efficiently as possible, like that, that's what it would be. Like, it's just gonna stay somewhere parked instead all day. Like, that's crazy.
Kelly
Why isn't it on the road? Two cars parked. Because two cars parked most in list two cars. Yeah.
Liz
Like, that's crazy if you really think about it from an efficiency standpoint.
Kelly
Yeah, for sure.
Liz
So anyway, we'll see. Okay, next is. This is from IC cars. And I thought this was just interesting. It was some new data about which cars hold their value the best. Just like, you know, with used car prices going so high and all the things I'm like, What are the 25 cars with the lowest 5 year depreciation? Aren't you curious to know? Yeah, well, the first two are Porsches, so we're going to skip those. The number three though, with a, with an average 26, five year depreciation, aka like average difference, average dollar amount from an average dollar amount difference from MSRP. Number three is the Toyota Tacoma. So at the end of five years it's only worth $8,000 less than the MSRP was. Okay, that's kind of crazy.
Kelly
Tacoma. That is kind of crazy.
Liz
Other ones were like Honda Civic was really high on the list with a 28 average 3 year, 5 year depreciation. Toyota 4Runner, 31%. Jeep Wrangler 33%. Honda CRV 35%. Like not any really of our cars. Highest appreciation. Number one was the Jaguar I Pace. That's an EV. That's not surprising. EVs are very high on depreciation. Number two was the BMW 7 Series at 67% depreciation.
Kelly
Are luxury cars more? Do they depreciate more?
Liz
Yeah.
Kelly
Okay.
Liz
Cadillac Escalade, 62% depreciation. That's tough.
Kelly
Wow.
Liz
After five years it's worth 60. After five years it's worth $56,000 less than the original MSRP was. Lincoln Navigator, 60 to 60% depreciation. Ford Expedition, max 60% appreciation. I'm surprised. Like they said.
Kelly
I wonder why that is.
Liz
I don't know.
Kelly
More expensive cars. People are less willing to spend money on a used car, but so they have to like lower the price.
Liz
Yeah, I think like electric or. I think luxury cars are tough because they're still so expensive, but they're used. And I, I think like a lot of people who are in the market for luxury cars are in the new car market. So I think that's probably, that's probably it. One of the main reasons, I think EVs, because there's a lot of questions about, you know, EV batteries.
Kelly
Yeah, like that's like a really big.
Liz
Like, you know how. Well, there's not. We all have a good understanding of like what an engine with a hundred thousand miles feels like and what we can expect. But like a battery that's five years old. Like people aren't like really sure like what that means. Like we buy a new battery, can we afford the new battery? So that's why they have those depreciations. I would be curious to see. I am surprised that the other full size SUV's aren't on. I mean, I guess they had. The Escalade was really high. So I'm just wondering why the. Sorry. Why the Yukon Tahoe weren't on the list and where's the Wagoneer? Because I know the Wagoneer is a giant stinker.
Kelly
I don't know. Those could have been like six, seven, eight, you know, and it's just probably a little bit similar. But I would. If you can see the escalating the expedition on there, I would also assume that the other ones are not far down on the list.
Liz
Mm. Yeah.
Kelly
Oh, that was good industry news, Cal. Thank you.
Liz
You're so welcome.
Kelly
Well, now it is time for ditch the drive through where we give you an easy dinner recipe to mix it up to get you out of your dinner rut. So the dishes drive through for today. It is a one pan meal, but it's a. It's different. Normally. I think we think one pan meals and we do sausage. This is a chicken, chicken and vegetable, baked chicken and vegetables. One pan meal. Now I know we're not really big chicken people, but I think with the chicken and vegetable.
Liz
Okay, okay.
Kelly
So here's what we're gonna do is you are going to. You're gonna cut the chicken up into like bites. Well. And that helps. That helps.
Liz
That helps immensely. It's a to do. It's a great thing to do on Sunday before.
Kelly
Yes, it's. It's a to do. It's a to do. Preheat the oven to 400, cut up the chicken. And then we're going to do chicken, potatoes, carrots, zucchini, peppers, whatever vegetables you want. Toss it in olive oil, garlic powder, paprika, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper and then bake for 25 to 30 minutes.
Liz
So how do we keep. So that's keeping it super simple for sure.
Kelly
Add sassy sauce.
Liz
Add a sassy sauce. What are your. Some of your favorite. Go to sassy sauces.
Kelly
I really like. What's it called? Yellowbird, I think is the brand. I just got this Yellowbird verde sauce. It is excellent. Excellent. I like the garlic parmesan from Buffalo Wild Wings. I do like to mix it with milk so it's thinner because it's like really thick.
Liz
Yeah, you do a little milk to thin it out. Primal Kitchen's yum yum sauce. If you're ever going Asian is.
Kelly
You said this. I haven't tried it yet.
Liz
Excellent. Excellent.
Kelly
Yeah. I need to try it.
Liz
I have been kind of on, like, my barbecue sauce journey, and, like, you know what? I was like, don't sleep on sour cream always. Like, I would add sour cream to that. Like, give me a side of sour cream with it. Like, I'll do a little dipping for sure. I'm not scared of that.
Kelly
Something new that I'm doing. Inspired by smaller Sam pcos. My new chick Fil. A order of hers is to get. Get tenders and then get hot sauce and honey and add the hot sauce and honey into the tenders and shake it up so you have this hot honey. So I got some, like, Louisiana hot sauce and honey. So those have been. That's a fun way to mix it up to get you out of your saucy rut.
Liz
This girl wrote an email to our email, and she goes, I'm trying to get this across Kelly's desk, so consider it across my desk. It's the Kinder's teriyaki sauce and glaze.
Kelly
Oh. I've been wanting to try Kinders because they sell it at Sam's.
Liz
You know what I like about Kinders? They sell it. What do you call that kind of nozzle? Like a little spout.
Kelly
Yeah.
Liz
So in a spout, like, you're at a real BBQ restaurant.
Kelly
Yeah. That was a good branding. Branding.
Liz
That was a good decision. Someone thought long and hard about that. I bet. I wonder if they have a masterclass. Maybe they watched one.
Kelly
Huh?
Liz
Well, anyway, that's our podcast, Elizabeth.
Kelly
Yeah. So that's it. So head on over to Instagram to see all of our Kentucky Derby fun, and we will talk to you next week.
Liz
See ya.
Kelly
Thank you for listening to the Carpool Podcast with Kelly and Liz. Make sure you're subscribed so you never miss an episode. And if you enjoyed riding with us, tell everybody you know there's room in the car for everyone.
Podcast Summary: The Carpool with Kelly and Lizz – Episode: "COULDN'T BE MORE FARM TO TABLE"
Release Date: May 1, 2025
1. Road Trip to Louisville for the Kentucky Derby ([00:38 – 05:00])
Kelly and Liz kick off the episode by sharing their excitement about their road trip to Louisville for the prestigious Kentucky Derby. Navigating the quirks of city names, they humorously discuss the pronunciation differences between Louisville and St. Louis.
Liz [00:42]: "We're on our way to the Derbs."
Kelly [00:55]: "Isn't that weird that it's not Louisville? It's Louisville, but St. Louis is not St. Louie."
They detail their travel preparations, emphasizing the practicality of their Ford Expedition Max, which accommodates their family without the need for multiple car seats or strollers.
Kelly [01:18]: "That's a beautiful thing about driving. And also we have the Expedition Max and no car seats or strollers to haul, so it's just packed."
As they anticipate the Derby festivities, Kelly and Liz discuss their strategies for betting on the race, highlighting some of the favored horses and their odds.
Liz [02:02]: "Journalism is the horse's name. He's a three to one odds."
Kelly [03:13]: "Last year, the winner was Mystic Dan, and he was at 18 to 1 odds."
They also ponder the role of influencers at such events, contemplating the balance between content creation and enjoying the moment.
Liz [04:42]: "We're vlog. I'm going to, like. We'll be vlogging the whole day."
2. Sourdough Baking Adventures ([05:49 – 09:38])
Liz shares her recent experience at a sourdough party, where she learned to craft a soft and delicious loaf, much to her partner Tyler's delight.
Liz [06:37]: "Tyler couldn't believe I made it. Like, and maybe this is just, like, a man thing."
The conversation delves into the traditional appreciation partners have for domestic skills like baking, drawing parallels to more traditionally "manly" activities.
Liz [06:57]: "Like, he was just like seeing me as like such a woman because I, like made this bread."
They discuss the challenges of maintaining a sourdough starter, with Kelly offering practical tips to streamline the process.
Kelly [07:58]: "Yeah, you can feed your starter today, but you also want to feed your starter or give them a big feed like tonight and do it first thing in the morning."
Liz expresses her enthusiasm for integrating farm-fresh ingredients into her baking, highlighting her commitment to a farm-to-table lifestyle.
Liz [09:30]: "Elizabeth. I literally the other day had a piece of my sourdough with my bacon from the pork that I grew in our barn with a chicken egg."
3. Embracing a Farm-to-Table Lifestyle ([09:38 – 13:57])
The sisters delve into their agricultural endeavors, discussing plans to cultivate herbs that serve dual purposes—beauty and pest deterrence.
Kelly [10:03]: "I am definitely going to do some pot. I'm going to do those in pots because I know that mint is, like, so invasive."
Liz shares her struggles with maintaining the aesthetic and health of her herb garden, considering the impact of their chickens on their plants.
Liz [12:00]: "I just need to figure out. Oh, my gosh, I forgot to share this too. This has been game changing for my. For my mental."
They touch upon the challenges of integrating farm animals into their daily lives, particularly managing chickens that tend to roam freely and disrupt their gardening efforts.
Liz [13:16]: "So we brought home three farm chickens. Well, the farm chickens won't go into the coop. It's a freaking Easter egg hunt. They are laying eggs. No, they are all over the place."
4. MasterClass Subscription Enthusiasm ([13:57 – 17:24])
Transitioning from farming, Liz excitedly introduces her new MasterClass subscription, praising the platform's diverse array of courses taught by industry leaders and celebrities.
Liz [14:41]: "I mean, this person just takes the dishes and stacks them by the sink and then cleans the rest of the kitchen and then, like, gets to the dishes or, like, gets to the dishes after the next meal."
She highlights the value and quality of MasterClass, emphasizing its affordability and the extensive catalog available for a monthly fee.
Liz [15:30]: "It's just unlocking all of these. They have like Sarah Blakely, Kris Jenner, Ron Finley, teaches gardening."
Kelly expresses interest in exploring MasterClass, noting the potential for personal and professional growth through continued education.
Kelly [16:27]: "Okay. Love it. I'll look into it."
5. Sunday Routines for a Successful Week ([23:07 – 29:30])
Liz reads and elaborates on a popular thread from their Carpool Facebook group, where members share effective Sunday night routines to streamline their upcoming weeks.
Key takeaways include:
Meal Prepping: Preparing a few days' worth of lunches to avoid daily stress.
Liz: "Starting with sister Rachel. She makes three days of kids lunches on Sunday night."
Keeping Meals Simple: Focusing on easy-to-prepare meals with versatile components.
Liz: "Keeping meals simple is a lifesaver."
Organizing and Planning: Reviewing the week's activities to anticipate and prepare for special events.
Liz: "She has an idea of what we have going on each day after school."
Efficient Cleaning Habits: Implementing strategies to maintain a clean kitchen, such as not scraping dishes immediately.
Liz: "Just stack them by the sink and then clean the rest of the kitchen."
Kelly shares her approach to meal planning, emphasizing the importance of decision-making to reduce daily stressors.
Kelly [28:06]: "I really think meal planning. Not meal prepping, but meal planning."
6. Auto Industry Insights ([32:20 – 39:44])
Kelly and Liz transition to discussing the latest trends and news in the auto industry.
Volkswagen and Uber's Autonomous Taxis:
They explore Volkswagen's partnership with Uber to launch robo-taxis powered by the VW ID Buzz, slated to debut in Los Angeles by late 2026.
Liz [32:28]: "The VW slash Uber will be robo taxis with that will have human. Which at first will have human safety operators behind, but then they're going to go driverless in 2027."
The hosts debate the practicality and public trust in autonomous vehicles, especially for family use.
Kelly [33:09]: "Uber is, like, not afraid to just, like, take jobs."
Consumer Attitudes Towards Vehicle Ownership:
Citing a Deloitte survey, they discuss the shifting perspectives of younger Americans who are increasingly open to mobility-as-a-service models over traditional vehicle ownership.
Liz [34:12]: "As younger Americans rethink vehicle ownership, VW is betting that shared autonomous mobility... will be essential to its U.S. strategy."
Car Depreciation Trends:
Analyzing data on vehicle depreciation, Kelly and Liz highlight which cars retain their value best and discuss the challenges faced by luxury and electric vehicles in the resale market.
Liz [36:17]: "Cadillac Escalade, 62% depreciation. That's tough."
They express surprise at the high depreciation rates of luxury and EVs, pondering the underlying reasons such as battery longevity concerns for electric cars.
Liz [38:29]: "So I think they have those depreciations. I would be curious to see."
7. Easy One-Pan Dinner Recipe: Baked Chicken and Vegetables ([39:44 – 42:50])
In the "Ditch the Drive Through" segment, Kelly introduces a simple, one-pan meal to help listeners break free from dinner monotony.
Recipe Overview:
Ingredients:
Instructions:
Kelly [40:09]: "Add something saucy is what it should really be."
Liz suggests enhancing the dish with flavorful sauces, sharing her favorites to add a personal touch.
Liz [41:30]: "Primal Kitchen's yum yum sauce. If you're ever going Asian is."
Kelly mentions experimenting with hot honey to infuse a sweet and spicy kick into the meal.
Kelly [42:18]: "So I got some, like, Louisiana hot sauce and honey. So those have been. That's a fun way to mix it up to get you out of your saucy rut."
Conclusion
Kelly and Liz wrap up the episode by encouraging listeners to engage with their content on Instagram, especially regarding their Kentucky Derby experiences. They emphasize the value of being part of the Carpool community and invite new listeners to join their journey.
Kelly [43:03]: "Thank you for listening to the Carpool Podcast with Kelly and Liz. Make sure you're subscribed so you never miss an episode. And if you enjoyed riding with us, tell everybody you know there's room in the car for everyone."
Notable Quotes:
Liz on Sourdough Roles:
"There was something about me making a loaf of bread. Like, I might as well have been in like a milkmaid dress, like with a baby on my boob." ([06:57])
Kelly on Meal Planning:
"If I didn't meal plan it, Wednesday rolls around and I'm racking my brain all down, Wednesday, what am I gonna make for dinner?" ([28:06])
Liz on Autonomous Taxis:
"I don't see this robot... but I would do it for sure." ([34:26])
Final Thoughts
This episode of "The Carpool with Kelly and Lizz" masterfully blends personal anecdotes with insightful discussions on farming, cooking, and industry trends. Kelly and Liz provide valuable tips for busy parents, share their passions, and keep listeners informed about the evolving automotive landscape—all while maintaining their signature lighthearted and engaging tone.