Sponsor/Ad Reader (3:13)

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Kelly (3:15)

Then for people to compare in that kind of way, it just. Their intentions didn't. The ones I've seen, the intentions don't feel authentic. They feel more, like, malicious, I guess. But, I mean, I. I do go back and forth with it just a little bit, because I remember when I was pregnant with George, I just. I was nervous. I was nervous to give birth. Like, who isn't? And definitely, like, the more traumatic stories are the ones that you hear about more.

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Yeah.

Kelly (3:46)

And I was over here, like, so anxious, and I'm like, I just want to see, like, some positive birthing stories. Like, I want to hear.

Liz (3:51)

I.

Kelly (3:52)

That's what I want to watch. That's going to make me feel better now, knowing full well that might not be the birth that I have. But at the time, I took more comfort in seeing, like, what the best case scenario was versus, like, what the. And I'm not even saying Danny's was a worst case, but, like, what the more traumatic ones were. So I do like when women share their positive birth experiences because they do think it's comforting, but I don't like when they compare it to somebody else's.

Liz (4:19)

It's just the wording of it.

Kelly (4:20)

Pain. Like, it's weird.

Liz (4:22)

It is. And, like, Danny went through that. Like, you. You can't. It almost feels like you're, like, discrediting her. It's the wording of it. And some of the intentions are not like that. Some of the intentions that I've seen are in the way that you said it. Like, hey, you know what? I'm a labor and delivery nurse, and here's what we're. Here's what went maybe not right in Danny's birth, or let's break down Danny's birth as to why it was so, like, crazy and That I can appreciate because it was like she was separated from her husband for a minute. She, like, went in. It was a very fast, fast, fast birth. So, like, there was no time to, like, be peaceful. Like, yeah, she was freaked out. She was separated from her husband. They weren't listening to her. Like, there was a lot that went into it. And I'm almost, like, sad for her that she, like, literally posted baring everything on the Internet. And the reaction was like. Some of the reactions I felt were like, well, unmedicated births aren't like that. It's like, well, that's what her. She did go through that.

Kelly (5:18)

Well, it's not apples to apples. It's apples to oranges. Because there was other things. And I. I agree with you. I like the idea. I haven't seen that video, but I like the idea of a labeling and delivering her saying, like, here's what went wrong. Like, maybe she could have. Or, like, here's what.

Liz (5:31)

And I'm sure. Just let's break it down. Like, here's.

Kelly (5:34)

And I'm sure Danny would say, like, oh, yeah, I wish I would have. I'm sure Danny probably has some. I don't. I don't like to use the word regrets, but, like, things she might have wished she would have done differently. Like, maybe gone in earlier, like, had she known, maybe advocated for herself longer. Like, but at the time. But she's giving birth.

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Kelly (5:50)

Yeah, it's.

Liz (5:51)

Yeah, I think it's a weird trend. I don't like it. And I feel bad for Danny because it's also, like, I'm sorry. Like, she's also not. Just because she has a big following doesn't mean that she has to. Like. Like, I just feel like people are. People are like, well, now she's scaring everyone. It's like the girl freaking went through that. Like, congratulations, your unmedicated birth was better. And, like, you didn't have any other trauma. Like, I just don't. I don't like it. But I see what you're saying. And, like, sometimes we only. Like, I just think, like, instead of comparing yourself, why don't you just post your own video instead of calling Danny Austin out specifically?

Kelly (6:28)

Totally.

Liz (6:28)

Right. Danny Austin has nothing to do with your birthday.

Kelly (6:33)

Danny Austin has nothing to do with your birth. And I know. I feel bad for Danny, too. It's just. And that's just what I find very interesting about Tick Tock, because Tick Tock has turned. And I mean, kind of Instagram too, but things just. People go. Nobodies go more Viral on Tick Tock. And it's been very interesting because a lot of like non professional content creators are now creating content, which is good. But I don't know, they're not always. I think that's when people's content gets a little bit more rogue because they have nothing to lose. Like, this isn't their job. Like they're just posting their videos. And I've been really interested with the evolution of TikTok shop, funny enough. And like comparing TikTok shop to like how people make money, affiliates on Instagram. TikTok shop is, it is like, what's the right word? People are over exaggerating how good these products work because their personal brand isn't tied to it. Cause that's just not a lot of TikTok creators. A lot of TikTok creators are not trying to get like, if I posted something on Instagram and you guys bought it and you hated it, you would like then not trust my word. Moving forward, the people posting a lot of stuff on TikTok shop, they're not probably getting the same people over and over again. So like I have been seeing this stupid Dr. Malaxin peel shot every other video. These people are like, these people have to be like making fake blackheads on their face to like, then show this product working. Like, it's just, it's not true. And I've seen that with a lot of like the products that are sold on TikTok shop. Like, like these, like weight loss, like cortisol drinks and like these outfits and it's just like, you can't trust.

Liz (8:19)

Yeah, that's interesting.

Kelly (8:21)

It's very like weigh in on the Facebook page if you guys agree. Like, I find Tik Tok Shop to be. I just don't know how you trust anyone on Tik Tok versus, like how you can trust people on Instagram more. Just very interesting.

Liz (8:33)

It's just like navigating things in a new way. Because I, I agree. Like, I see one video sometimes and I'm like, I'm sold. Like, that's all I needed. And then I realized that that was maybe foolish of me and

Kelly (8:49)

I just

Liz (8:49)

need to trust people with more followers. Like, I saw this one, I saw this one girl come up and she was like a postpartum weight loss. And she had this incredible transformation almost so that I was like, that's not looking like the same girl. Like, you had a very good transformation. Like your, like, your chin is different. I'm like, is this even the same girl? And I click on her profile and she has two followers or. No, no, no, she has two videos and, like, maybe a thousand followers. Like, she's a brand new page. And I'm like, you could be AI. You could have just like, pulled someone else's photos. Like, and it's always like, comment, blah, blah, for my weight loss, blah, blah, blah, blah, tips or whatever. And I'm just like, you just don't know who you can trust anymore.

Kelly (9:30)

No, you don't.

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Kelly (9:31)

You seriously don't. And I don't know, I'm kind of into this, like, theory right now. Not to get, like, so, like, businessy, but, like, I'm kind of on this theory right now that, like, anyone in the creator space has more years left to, like, make it, and then it's kind of like over.

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Kelly (9:46)

Then it's going to be a lot harder to like, break into or, like, because it's just. It's going to be hard to come up as a new creator in the world of AI and in the world of an already saturated market. So I'm just saying, like, if you want to do it, like, make haste because I'm telling you, I think you got three years left to try it. And then I think it's going to be. I think the window of opportunity will have dramatically closed.

Liz (10:10)

I have no idea.

Kelly (10:11)

It's kind of my prediction, Just kind

Liz (10:12)

of a wild prediction to have.

Kelly (10:16)

I know. I mean, I have so many thoughts on AI. Like, I need. I would, like, I could dive into it all day with you, but, like,

Liz (10:21)

I don't really have that. I want to think about.

Kelly (10:24)

Elon Musk is telling people not to say for retirement because he's like, you won't even be. Like, you won't need it. Like, we won't need the money in the future. Like, I don't even get it. So weird. But I can say that AI has nothing on our new series. Shop with me.

Liz (10:42)

Yeah.

Kelly (10:44)

So Merrick reached out to us. By the time this podcast has been released, all four episodes are out. So, like, you've seen the series, you've seen the journey, you've seen what Merrick has ended up with. And she was like, I want to go car shopping. Like, do you want to, like, meet up and like, film it? And I'm like, yeah, Merrick, like, thank you. I would literally, so blessed for that opportunity. With your 1 million followers. Yes. I would love to take you car

Liz (11:04)

shopping and your beautiful luxury budget.

Kelly (11:10)

And your beautiful luxury budget. And your beautiful face.

Liz (11:12)

Like the sweetest person in the entire World, like, so genuine. She.

Kelly (11:19)

It turned out better than I could have imagined. Like, I couldn't believe how fun it was for me to take someone through the car shopping experience. What everyone has to remember about me is I love selling cars. Like, that is my passion in life. That's why I started the car, man, because I sold cars and I still wish I could sell cars. It's so much fun to me and it's something I'm really good at. And now that I've like. That's like the first time I've, like, gone back and like, sold cars with all of, like, my new car mom knowledge because I stopped selling cars probably like a year into starting the car mom, you know, so, like, I. And I've learned so much since then. So, like, it was really fun to, like, get back in the field.

Liz (12:00)

Yeah.

Kelly (12:00)

And then like, spit all this car knowledge with all my car selling knowledge. It was like just the most fun series. Your editing was incredible. It was so much. We filmed so much footage and the fact that you whittled it down to like four fun, snappy episodes was amazing.

Liz (12:15)

Yeah. It was so much fun. It was because we didn't know what the end result was going to be, but we really. And I really hope it's captured because we went on a journey that, despite the fact that it's Merrick with her specific family, despite the fact that she's got a big, like a luxury budget, like, despite all of that, there are still. It's still a journey that anyone car shopping could find relatable. And that's what I loved about it. And it was so fun. There were so many, like, aha moments for her. And just like, seeing you, like, really listen to her and listen to what she was saying and what she wasn't saying and like, listen to the things that she didn't even think was important that she was saying. But you, like, clocked things on what she would end up with. It was just like, really fun to watch.

Kelly (13:03)

Yeah.

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In person.

Liz (13:05)

And I. And I hope on the videos too.

Kelly (13:08)

I definitely. I think it was also fun to do a mom with older kids. Yeah. That was just kind of like out of our wheelhouse. Like, touch on the teens a little bit. Like, her son is turning 16, so he's getting her old car, which is like a great way to make a teen car.

Liz (13:21)

Yes.

Kelly (13:23)

And it was. Yeah. I'm super proud of it and I'm really happy we have it now. And I would really love to like this with other influencers and celebrities and normal People too. Like, I think I would open it up to that as well.

Liz (13:35)

Yeah.

Kelly (13:36)

But because I don't just like, you know, a lot of influencers or celebrities probably have luxury budgets and I actually think like tighter budgets are more fun or more interesting, I should say. But yeah, I would love to like Catherine Schwarzenegger, if you're listening. Like, let's do this, the two of us together. Yeah.

Liz (13:57)

No, be so fun. We might need to hire a professional videographer for that one.

Kelly (14:02)

Oh, for sure. If we go to Katherine Schwarzenegger and Chris Pratt's house. Yeah, Liz, we'll be hiring a bit. We'll be hiring a videographer for sure. Would love to do her. I don't think anybody else. I mean, I'd love to do Danny. I mean, she's our fourth. So Danny, if you want to. I'm gonna come out. I'm happy to fly.

Liz (14:21)

Danny's not afraid of a four part series.

Kelly (14:23)

Danny's definitely not afraid of a four part series. So just like really, really fun. So if you guys liked it, like, please go give it some love so it performs well. So we will do more in the future.

Liz (14:33)

Yeah, totally.

Kelly (14:34)

Because you like have to. You can't just watch it. Like you do have to interact with it because this is a business after all.

Liz (14:41)

Thank you.

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Kelly (17:27)

So guess what I'm doing today. Talk about career highlight.

Liz (17:33)

What are you doing today?

Kelly (17:36)

I'm the secret reader at George and Hetty's school today.

Liz (17:40)

Yeah. That's huge.

Kelly (17:42)

So huge. Totally, like the biggest. I'm so excited. I so I'm reading for like three or four grade levels. So it's like my kids and like the older kids and I'm a little nervous because like, of course I'm bringing the book A Bad Case of the Stripes, which that was like a book from our childhood. It's about a girl who gets stripes and spoiler alert, the cure is lima beans. It's kind of, it's quite the journey that she goes on. Camilla Cream.

Liz (18:16)

We loved it though.

Kelly (18:18)

No, it was like, it was a book from our childhood. It Was gonna be that or the Easter egg Farm. Oh, maybe I should bring the Easter egg farm. Oh, should I pivot? Because we're close to Easter.

Liz (18:26)

Easter Egg farm is also wonderful, and I love the Easter egg Farmer. Like, Maddie read it for the first time. He's like, this book is dumb. And I'm like, get her. Get her name out of your mouth. Like, don't you talk about.

Kelly (18:39)

Don't you bring up Ms. Pennyworth like that.

Liz (18:41)

Don't do. Very dare.

Kelly (18:43)

Which one should I do?

Liz (18:44)

I would do Easter Egg Farm.

Kelly (18:45)

Yeah, I think you're right.

Liz (18:46)

It's seasonal pivot.

Kelly (18:48)

I'm gonna do Easter egg Farm.

Liz (18:49)

Okay.

Kelly (18:51)

But I'm gonna, like, come and, like, introduce myself a little bit. So I'm gonna be like, I'm the car mom, and I'm gonna bring my YouTube plaque in hopes that, like, that resonates with the second graders. Yeah, they're like, george and Hattie's mom is kind of cool because, like, she has a YouTube because, like, she's a YouTuber professionally.

Liz (19:13)

Yeah.

Kelly (19:14)

Do you think that will land, or do you think that's a bad idea?

Liz (19:17)

I mean, from what I know about kids, like, YouTube plaques are cool.

Kelly (19:23)

Yeah. Like, Georgian had. George has a friend who came over and, like, he has to take a picture of it and, like, send it to his mom. Like, he wanted to hold the plaque and send a picture.

Liz (19:31)

Maybe just, like, put it in your purse and, like, if it comes up, like, I would, like, be able to, like, pull it out or, like, if the moment's not right or if the vibes aren't right, you don't have to.

Kelly (19:39)

Just, like, such a tough crowd. You know what I mean?

Liz (19:42)

Totally.

Kelly (19:44)

But. And I'm so excited to George and how. You have no idea. So, like, I mean, it's a secret for everyone. Yeah. That's kind of why I feel like. Yeah, I know. I can't wait. And then tonight, I'm doing something so great. We haven't. We haven't spoken, Elizabeth. You don't even know what I'm doing tonight. Tonight I'm having some friends and their daughters over.

Liz (20:05)

Oh, well, I have your calendar. I know what you're doing.

Kelly (20:07)

And I have a professional child hairstylist, professional hair braider, professional kids hairstylist coming to give us all a braiding lesson to learn how to do bubble braids, Dutch braids, French braids, waterfall braids. And she's coming to my house, and I'm having, like, five friends, and they're girls over.

Liz (20:27)

That's such a Good party idea. Now what's the braider run you. Are you asking people to pitch in or are you just paying for the braider?

Kelly (20:34)

I'm just paying for the braider.

Liz (20:36)

This is. This is just, like, kind of a good party idea. So I'm just kind of curious to know how you're approaching it.

Kelly (20:41)

It is $30 a PER, like a mom.

Liz (20:45)

Okay.

Kelly (20:46)

That's what she gave me, but I'm just gonna pay for it.

Liz (20:49)

No, that's okay. But that's also really not that bad that, like, if you wanted people to pay for it, they could. If you didn't want to.

Kelly (20:54)

Oh, no, I agree. And all my friends. I mean, all my friends would pay for it for sure. It's just like, I'm just. I'm just gonna do it as a gift. But then I was, like, racking my brain with, like, what to have for dinner for the ladies.

Liz (21:07)

Yeah.

Kelly (21:07)

I find ladies dinners to be so stressful because it's like you want to feel like you're doing something, like, light and fun and, like, different. But then we're also gonna have kids there, so it has to be kid friendly enough. And one of my friends has alpha gal, so she can't have. Which is like, when you get a tick bite and can't have red meat anymore. Like, so tragic. Horrible. So she has alpha gal, so we couldn't do like, my typical, like, like pulled pork or like, you know, spaghetti and meatballs. So I'm like, literally falling asleep, racking my brain with, like, what am I gonna make these ladies? This is also gonna count as everyone's ditch the drive through, because I'm not gonna come up with two. And I'm making such a classic, such a good rainy day March meal. And that's chicken tortilla soup.

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Kelly (21:51)

So I'm making chicken tortilla soup, and then I'm gonna do quesadilla cheese quesadillas on the side for the kids.

Liz (21:56)

Okay, good.

Kelly (21:57)

And it's going to be fixing city. So, like, I'll have the base and then I'll have my. My jarred jalapenos, fresh avocado, cilantro, sour cream, little Fritos on top. It's sugar free, so that's good for me. And it's gonna be. The pioneer woman has the best chicken tortilla soup. And I'll say it once, I'll say it again. If you're looking for a classic recipe, look no further than Redraw.

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Kelly (22:20)

Like, if I ever just need a recipe like, if I just need like a classic. She has the best recipes.

Liz (22:27)

Yeah.

Kelly (22:27)

Like, she just does. She does, yeah. So Pioneer Woman chicken tortilla soup. Excellent. And that's what I'm making for the ladies.

Liz (22:35)

That sounds really nice, actually.

Kelly (22:37)

I know. And it's like rainy here. It's like, you know, it's March, so like, it's like a little bit more springy. I think soup is, like, it's just a prettier presentation. Like, it's. Soup's easy to have a pretty, pretty, pretty presentation when you're feeding a crowd. Sure.

Liz (22:53)

Yeah.

Kelly (22:54)

And I'm like, totally shortcutting it. Like, I have the already cooked chicken, rotisserie chicken from Costco. I have like five of them in my freezer. Like, I'm just. I just made a long term investment in ready to go rotisserie chicken. So I pulled that out, had like all the cans already because it's just like canned goods and chicken stock.

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Liz (23:14)

Maybe I should make such a good one this week.

Kelly (23:16)

Oh, such a good one. And I'm really excited because today also marks two weeks since I've had sugar. And let me tell you, life changing. I miss sugar. Zero. Like, I have no cravings for sugar. And it's to the point now where the journey almost feels too easy. Like, I'm supposed to be, like, suffering and like.

Liz (23:43)

You serious?

Kelly (23:45)

It's disgusting. No, like, I'm the most and I'm horrible. And guys, I was out of control with the, with specifically the artificial sugar. Like, I was up to like one or two Diet Cokes every single day, plus a honey latte. Like, I was just drinking way too many, like, crappy calories. I just wasn't drinking enough water for sure. I just, like, always felt like I had to have a fun beverage with, with my food. Like, I was out of control anyway. It's like so easy right now that I'm almost like, I'm not even, like, clinging to God. Like, I want to be during Lent. Think I'm going to finish Lent with a full whole 30.

Liz (24:25)

It's literally. That's like the craziest thing. Like, you're so unrelatable. I don't even know how to talk to you right now because it's like. What do you mean? Like, it's too easy. Like, you picked this for it to be, like, something that was going to be really, really hard to do.

Kelly (24:38)

I know, but like, you're. They said, like, get to two weeks and then you. You'll stop craving it. Like, I'm not craving it.

Liz (24:47)

That's crazy.

Kelly (24:48)

It's insane. And, like, I can't tell you how much I'm craving, like, whole foods. Real food is so much better than, like, processed food. Like, wow. And you just crave what you eat. And that's something that I didn't. And that's why I think, like, if you want to get on a health journey now, if you want to lose weight, like, I can't help you with that, because I'm not. I. First of all, the scale's up. Like, I'm not losing weight at the moment. Well, that's not true. The scale. I lost five pounds pretty quickly, which was probably just, like, inflammation. But, like, now I'm not losing more weight, but I'm also not tracking my calories. Also say it's, like, I would not focus. This is not weight loss advice. But, like, for me, like, moving forward, I will not focus on just, like, a calorie deficit because I find, though. Or I won't focus on a calorie deficit without cutting food out because I found that to be so hard in the past. Because then, like, I still had these cravings, but, like, Like, I'm just not much of a everything. I find everything in moderation to be really hard, actually. At least moderation in, like, a. A daily or, like, a weekly sense. Like, I'm not saying. Of course I'm gonna go back to eating, like, some sugar.

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Kelly (25:54)

But I would always want it, so it's like, I would eat that, but I'd be like, oh, well, I can't have so much of it. And now, like, I'm mad, but if I just, like, don't have it and I don't taste it, I won't crave it, and it'll be easier work. I'm curious if anyone else who's, like, on week two with me is, like, feeling the same way. Like, I'm just like. Like, for breakfast, I had cottage cheese and Italian sausage and a sweet potato. And, like, I was so satisfied. My coffee's just been coffee and heavy cream. Like, up. Like, I crave it in the mornings.

Liz (26:22)

Yeah. I don't know, man. Like, we are. I, like, want to try it when I am at that phase for sure. But, like, I don't know. We're so far away. I can't even. I almost, like, can't. I don't even know what to say to you.

Kelly (26:38)

Like, I know. No, it's, like, insane, because it's, like,

Liz (26:41)

all I can do is, like, get, like, doordash constantly Like, I'm just still so nauseous all the time.

Kelly (26:48)

Well, I know. Listen. We're on such different journeys, and in the same way, we should be comparing our unmedicated bursts, we should not be comparing our sugar and processed food intake.

Liz (26:56)

I know. I just like the words you're saying. Like, they're not. They're not adding up in my brain because you're like, I just don't crib sugar anymore. And I'm like, I don't understand how one could go the day and not need a sweet treat. Like, I just don't. We're. We're speaking different languages.

Kelly (27:10)

I was the same way. I was having sweet treats after, like, every single meal. And, like, if we had something in our house, like, I had to eat it till it was done. Like, I just. I'm telling you, and I've really learned that about myself is I'm not a moderation person.

Liz (27:21)

And I think, oh, no, I'm not a moderation. Yeah, me neither.

Kelly (27:23)

Like, I mean, when I'm done with this, like, if I, like, at, like, when I'm done with this, if, like, I'm gonna have cookies on Christmas, like, I'm gonna have pie on Thanksgiving, like, I'll still do that, but it'll just be more like a maybe weekly occurrence versus a daily occurrence. Sure. You know, And I'm also, like, so amazed how much sugar I was having in my sauces. And I was, like, such a sauce girl. I was like, I'll never be able not, like, drown things in sauce. My new favorite sauce is, like, hummus and, like, an olive. Like, so good. Like, salt.

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All I need.

Kelly (28:00)

Okay. I had. I brought my own primal kitchen ketchup to. We went to a fish fry, and I brought my own ketchup because I was like, they have fries there. And I was like, oh, fish and fries. Like, with ketchup. Like, sounds so good, by the way. I can eat fish now, everyone. Good for me. I can't. I'm not eating anchovies. But, like, I've had no reactions to fish, which is such a blessing. Anyway, so I brought my own primal kitchen ketchup, no sugar, first of all. Delicious. Like, so tasty. It was, like, one of the best meals I've had because I just hadn't had, like, fried food. And George and Hattie and Fred, like, had, like, regular ketchup. Because the primal kitchen one, if you're not used to it, it's. It's not sweet. I was like, I wonder what that would taste like. I Took a fry, dipped it in the Heinz ketchup. I gagged. It was disgusting.

Liz (28:53)

That's like. That's, like, so crazy.

Kelly (28:56)

It was, like, so sugary. It was like. Like it was disgusting. My taste buds have changed. That's why this is so easy, because, like, your taste buds change.

Liz (29:08)

Yeah, I know. I want to do this. I mean, I know I can't do it to, like, I have. You know, I. I'm a long ways out for me now to do this, but I'm really excited because I would love to experience what you're experiencing because it's just so, again, like I said, truly unrelatable. Unless you're going through.

Kelly (29:25)

I know. So I'm thinking I'm going to. Maybe I'm gonna gear up maybe to start this next weekend, and I'm gonna finish Lent with a whole 30. Okay. For the challenge.

Liz (29:37)

So what would you be giving up out of your current diet?

Kelly (29:41)

Gluten and dairy. Oh, and alcohol, because I've still been drinking. Like, I've been doing, like, vodka, club soda, lime. If I've been. I've only drank it twice, but that's what I was drinking,

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Kelly (29:52)

And I definitely have been having a lot of more dairy, so I'd be cutting out the dairy and the gluten, which I think could be fun.

Liz (30:03)

Okay. Well, you know, if you need. If you need it to challenge yourself more than. Than do it, but.

Kelly (30:11)

So anyway, that's what's new with me. Like, I'm just a different person.

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Liz (33:21)

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Liz (33:22)

I'm just feeling like so sick right now. The morning we're recording this at like 9:30. The mornings are. I get why they call it morning sickness now. Like the mornings are so bad. Every morning I wake up I feel sick so then I have to eat Something. But then I never eat something very big because I'm still like waking up and like then this time rolls around and what I want right now is a hamburger. But it's 9:30 and no one's selling a hamburger. So then I'm just like trying to find literally anything else. So anyway, I I doordash some avocado toast. I'm hoping that's going to help me.

Kelly (34:08)

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Liz (34:10)

I'll be 17. I'll 17 this week.

Kelly (34:13)

I feel like we like need this to pass.

Liz (34:15)

I know, but like, I'm almost afraid like, because I'm nauseous from like not eating like through the night. It's like the morning because I haven't eaten because I, you know, I slept obviously I, I wake up and I feel terrible and I'm like, I just don't know if that's gonna pass. And I'm nervous. Like I'm going to feel like this every single day for 40 weeks and I'm gonna wake up after giving birth and I'm gonna not feel sick. Like it's so different from my other pregnancies. I don't get it. I don't understand how it can be so different. Like, obviously I would go through the night and not eat and wake up and not feel this way. Why is it so different? And I'm, I just don't ever. I genuinely don't see it ending well.

Kelly (35:04)

And people always like to say like, the different genders give you different pregnancies. And I don't feel like that was true. I just think sometimes just the pregnancies are different and like, sometimes there's no reason other than like, this is what your body needs for this baby.

Liz (35:19)

What does my body need? If it would. I guess it needs me to have a midnight meal. I don't know.

Kelly (35:25)

That's so hard.

Liz (35:26)

I keep peanut butter by my bed because this is something I learned on Instagram, which could not be true. But sometimes you wake up with insomnia. It's because like you have low blood sugar. And so to like keep like crackers like peanut butter by your bed and like have some, it like levels out your blood sugar and then you can fall back asleep. And actually I've noticed when I wake up with insomnia, if I like have a spoonful of peanut butter, I like it like crashes me out. Like I passed out. It's like I got hit with like, like a dart, like a sleeping dart. I don't know why.

Kelly (35:57)

What now?

Liz (35:58)

You, Then you Do have like peanut butter taste in your mouth and like whatever but oh, I can call, I

Kelly (36:03)

can fall asleep with that. That wouldn't bother me too bad.

Liz (36:05)

Yeah, like I'm a retainer girl so like then I have to take my retainers out for the rest night. So anyway, a little bit about what I, I do in the middle of the night anyway.

Kelly (36:13)

Not the peanut butter, peanut butter bread,

Liz (36:14)

the bed, my bedside, my bedside peanut butter. It's so ratchet. So I'm not feeling, I'm not all to say I'm not feeling great. So I'm sorry, I'm not delivering.

Kelly (36:27)

So do you think we'll still get a 40 days of less today? Cuz like every, like when I say my show is on, like when you post my show is on. You are crushing it.

Liz (36:36)

Thank you. It's getting hard to film. I feel like I, every time I, I watch, I film one, I edit it and I look at it. I'm like, I don't know, I don't know if these are bad or good. But then it's like I've already decluttered it so there's no shot of refilming it. Like everything's gone. And also I don't know if anyone's noticed but I'm, I am like filming them the day before just because I sometimes I like to get them out in the morning and like if I have my kids or things are crazy and I'm like not gonna be able to edit it until the evening. I just like, I like to get it out. So I'm always filming them like the day before. So that helps.

Kelly (37:11)

Helps.

Liz (37:13)

Yeah, that helps my like posting schedule. But yeah, once I get my avocado toast and I feel better like yes, I think I want to tackle like a big one today. But there will be, there will be an episode out today. I've just already filmed it. So don't you fret.

Kelly (37:28)

Don't you fret. Well, speaking of things that are out today, auto show tickets are live.

Liz (37:36)

Why don't we start with that?

Kelly (37:38)

I don't know, we should have. What if people stopped listening?

Liz (37:42)

Well, people definitely stopped. Stopped listening when I started talking about my midnight peanut butter.

Kelly (37:51)

Okay, so here's the deal you guys. Here's the dealy. Billy. So auto show tickets are live right now we have the early bird pricing. This is going to be live for seven days. So you have one week to make haste. Yeah, one week to make haste. After that, ticket prices are going to go up. Tickets at the door will be more Expensive than tickets online because, like, we have to figure out how to get people in sooner.

Liz (38:13)

And, like, we.

Kelly (38:14)

So, like, we need to incentivize people to buy their tickets ahead of time by any means necessary. But don't be that. Don't not buy early bird pricing, because I'm telling you it's going to go up. So buy early bird pricing.

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Liz (38:27)

Yeah, for sure. The auto show is June 13, right? In St. Louis.

Kelly (38:35)

Yep, yep, yep, yep, yep, yep.

Liz (38:36)

Um, and the VIP night is June 12th. Insane. In the same venue, at the venue

Kelly (38:42)

in the VIP night. Those. Those tickets are also available. Those are limited. Like, I would. And I'd love to see just like the carpool cruel car pool crew sell those out. So make haste on those. That's a. Bring your husband, bring your girlfriends. That's a date night. That's a night out. We have. I think we said last time, but let's just remind people we have swanky, swanky apps. Like a taste of St. Louis. Yummy. We have a bar. Fun.

Liz (39:09)

Love it.

Kelly (39:09)

We have private access to the show and I'm going to be doing tours of the show.

Liz (39:13)

If you. If you, like, want to come and have, like, a fun time, a date night, a girls night, do the vi, like, meet, like, talk to us, you know?

Kelly (39:21)

Yeah.

Liz (39:23)

If you are a very, very serious car shopper who, like, needs uninterrupted time to, like, really compare these cars, get the VIP tickets.

Kelly (39:33)

And the VIP tickets give you access to the show the next day. So, like, if you buy the VIP ticket first, like, it's really the best money you can buy. Because if you're already coming in, the tickets are. The VIP tickets are 100 a piece. Okay. You can't go out and get food and drinks for that, first of all. Plus you get access to the show the next day, which is another 15. So it's like when I say it pencils, I mean it pencils. Like 1,000% get the VIP tickets.

Liz (39:59)

Yeah, it's fun.

Kelly (40:00)

If you're coming in the night before.

Liz (40:01)

It's a good vibe, I think. And if. And if you have been to the VIP night and. Or the auto show and you have strong opinions, post them in the carpool group and like, tell people I think someone posted that they're like 100 worth it if you thought it was worth it or I guess if you thought it wasn't. Like, let people know if you didn't.

Kelly (40:22)

If you didn't, like, that's fine, you can say that. But I've never heard someone Say it wasn't worth it. Like, there's also. I just can't express, like, there's no other event in the country. I go to all the auto shows. There is no other event. There's no auto show as good as this one for us, for our community. Like, it is the best auto show.

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Kelly (40:40)

It's what you do. I'm so excited. I'm honestly so excited for it.

Liz (40:46)

That'll be fun.

Kelly (40:49)

And finally, our last bit, like, let's just. We already did our dish. Drive through. It's chicken tortilla soup. I can tell you're getting nauseous. So let's move on from food. Sorry. And I wanted to share one bit of industry news, which I did talk about on my Instagram stories, but I feel like a lot of people don't always watch those. Or maybe I just want to reiterate it and I want to get your take on it.

Liz (41:06)

Yeah.

Kelly (41:06)

That Lincoln is like trying to do something. So this story dropped like, literally three minutes after we recorded last week's episode. And Lincoln wants to bring out a G Wagon competitor on the Ford Bronco platform. And I'm like, that is. It takes a lot for me to be like, that's a good idea. Yeah. Let me be clear. That's a great idea.

Liz (41:30)

Yeah, it is.

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Liz (41:32)

The G Wagon needs a competitor.

Kelly (41:36)

Totally.

Liz (41:37)

Like a big one.

Kelly (41:38)

And this is going to be. I almost think it's not going to be. To me, it's almost feeling more like a Land Rover Defender competitor.

Liz (41:46)

Yeah.

Kelly (41:47)

It's a good idea. Like these luxury off roading cars. There's a market. Like, there shouldn't be a market in the same way. Like, I don't think there's an electric pickup truck market. Sorry. There is a luxury off roading market because, like, these people want something different and fun and sporty. They're not taking it off roading, but they want to spend $150,000 on it. Like, there is a market. There are buyers for that. And I think, like, it is just so jaw droppingly interesting when you look at the General Motors lineup and think they don't have a single competitor in that space.

Liz (42:24)

Yeah.

Kelly (42:24)

Cadillac doesn't have one View. It doesn't have one GMC Chevy. Like, they don't have. They barely have an off roading car. Like, they really don't. Like, they have like, like The Tahoe, like Z71, I guess.

Liz (42:36)

Yeah.

Kelly (42:36)

But like, they don't have the Toyota Land Cruiser. They don't have even, like A Nissan Xterra. They don't have like, the, the Bronco. They don't have the Wrangler. Like, they don't have anything. And they totally fumbled the ball with the Blazer name plate. Like, it's honestly so offensive to Blazer owners to come out with like, that stupid little Equinox competitor. Like, why are you. Why would Chevy be like, let's have a Blazer and an Equinox? Like, what?

Liz (43:07)

It's. It's so. It's so just like, nothing. Like, I just don't. I don't know. I don't. It doesn't stand out to me on any front.

Kelly (43:15)

Oh, and what also dropped after we recorded last week's episode is the Pacifica released their first photos of the new Pacifica.

Liz (43:21)

That's exciting.

Kelly (43:22)

And I'm trying, like, h e double hockey sticks to get that new Pacifica at my auto show. Let's just say I'm in talks with someone whose email is at Stellantis. So, like, your girl's working hard on that because I would love to have that as like, like we had the Traverse a couple years ago. I would love to be able to debut the new Pacifica.

Liz (43:41)

Yeah. Be so super sick.

Kelly (43:44)

Super sick.

Liz (43:45)

Yeah.

Kelly (43:47)

So new Pacifica. It's just one photo. I think the exterior looks good. I don't think they really change. The more I look at the photos, the more I'm worried. This is just feeling like a refresh than a redesign. Like, I actually don't think. Because they. I don't think they changed the term refresh and redesign are like, so

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Kelly (44:06)

of hard to define. I define a redesign as like, they change the dimensions of the car.

Liz (44:12)

Yeah.

Kelly (44:13)

Not just like an interior, an exterior redesign. And I don't think they change the dimensions of the car. So I'm not very hopeful that the third row headrest will get fixed.

Liz (44:23)

Is that your, like, big? Like, what are your. What's on your list of Fix these things and I'll love you.

Kelly (44:33)

Well, I think they should bring back the plug in hybrid. I think they should figure out a way to make their hybrid all wheel drive. Because, like, in the past they've had a all wheel drive Pacifica, but not if you got the hybrid. Like, they couldn't figure out how to do both, but it's like, well, Toyota did so, like, you should figure it out.

Liz (44:53)

Yeah.

Kelly (44:54)

And they need better third row head restraints. They need removable third row head restraint. Yeah. And they need to work on their reliability above.

Liz (45:02)

All right.

Kelly (45:04)

And they need to lower the or they need. They need to lower the price. Like, they shouldn't try to compete with or. Or scrap the hybrid all wheel drive idea and just be more of like a Odyssey competitor, but be cheaper. So, like, have the best car seat setup. I actually think that Pacifica, like just on its face, even. Even the outgoing mile, I think it's a better looking van. And they have the stow and go patent, which is like so fun. Yeah, that's what I'm gonna double down with. It's like, which it's already too late, but like, if I'm Chrysler, it's like, okay, I know I can't make a better hybrid than Toyota, but can I make a cheaper, more reliable van? Maybe. Yeah, not probably more reliable, but can I make a cheap. They need to go after the Honda Odyssey people, not the Sienna people. That's what they need to do.

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Liz (45:51)

Okay.

Kelly (45:53)

And that's our episode.

Liz (45:55)

I'm so sorry, guys. I, like, literally feel like I'm gonna throw up right now. I have to go eat. I know I didn't bring much, and I just want to apologize. I'm just sorry.

Kelly (46:05)

It's okay, Liz. You did your best. We got it out. That's what's important.

Liz (46:08)

Okay, well, thank you so much for losing the Car bowl podcast. I'll have more to say on Friday. We'll talk to you.

Kelly (46:14)

All right, see ya. Love you guys. Bye. 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.