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Welcome to the carpool podcast with Kelly. You can't mother your husband.
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No. Yeah.
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And, like, I know. Like, let me be. Like, sometimes I want to call his mom and be like, hey, can you start mothering him again? Cause, like, he needs some help. And Liz.
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And we went to the American girl store, and we had, like, a tea party. Anyway, my stupid. My twin doll was too big for the seat.
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Your mom. Time off starts. Welcome back to the car podcast with Kelly and Liz. Ooh. And, like, we have lived so many lives since the last time we were on this microphone.
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B
No freaking joke. Oh, my gosh.
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A
Oh, my gosh.
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B
You've been to and from New York. I've been in and out of the hospital again.
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No, I know. Like, we could not have had different.
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B
We've had Easter. We've had a freaking major holiday.
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Yeah. Like, we couldn't have had more different experiences. How is Slola holding up?
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Sloan's doing amazing, so we ended up having to go, like, a brief version. We ended up. They sent us home on antibiotics with her infected gland, and then it just, like, wasn't getting better. In fact, it was getting worse. And so I took her to the ER again, and within, like, two minutes of getting the cat the CT scan, they were like, oh, yeah, she's gonna need surgery. So they had to do surgery to drain it, which is fairly common. And she has just been recovering like a champ. But it did require two more nights in the hospital. But it's just outside of the fact that I have to, like, change her band aids and, like, she can't get it wet, and I'm just keeping a closer eye on her, like, she is her normal self. Like, it's amazing. If I would have had, like, a surgery and had, like, an open wound on my neck, the way I'd be like, I can't get out of bed. Like, I'm milking this. And kids are just like, let me go run around. Let me go to the. Like, let me go play.
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Yeah.
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Like, let's go outside. Let's go for a walk. And I would be like, let me bring me food. Let me watch Netflix all day.
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I'm so happy to hear she's on the up.
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She's on the up. I'm now on the downhill for some reason.
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A
Yeah.
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I woke up the day after Easter with a horrible sty.
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Like, the most painful sty I've ever had.
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And styes are so annoying because just, like, yep, warm compress. Hope for the best is basically what the Internet tells you to do.
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Can you see the sty?
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B
I can't see it. No.
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I think you need to go to an eye doctor, to be honest with you, because, like, I feel like when you can't see it, like, sometimes they need to, like, make sure it's, like, not gonna, like, you know, get worse. Is it on the top?
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B
Yeah, it's on the top. So the top is harder to see. Like, the bottom, you can, like, pull down to the top. The top is harder to see. I'm just, like, afraid I'm going to go there and then be, like, warm compress and hope for the best. But,
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you know, you're, like, so, like, no offense, sad.
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B
I know. I know.
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And, like, this is just where it's really hard to be. Like, I just really feel like, you know, we're just. We've been in the same life stage for, like, the last several years, and, like, now, unfortunately, we are entering different life stages, and it's just really hard,
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like. Like, Because I'm just, like. Also. Just. Because I'm about to have another baby.
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Yeah, because you're, like, trying to have another baby, and, like, I'm, like, no offense, like, I'm kind of, like, doing really well, and I'm sorry.
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B
No, no, it's fine. And it's good to see because in my. In a lot of ways, having a third kid and thinking about starting over with a third kid and just, like, how my kids are starting to play together, they're starting to get mobile. Like, they can go outside, and I can be doing a workout. Like, that's about to be sh. I can carry them both at the same time. Like, all that's about to be shot, and that is making me kind of sick to my stomach, just, like, have a third one to take care of. But I also can see, like, you have four. Like, you have even another one, and you're fine.
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I'm so fine. And you're doing.
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And you're doing great. And you are on. You have hobbies and you're thriving, and, like, I will get there, but right now, no, I'm just, like, sad.
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Yeah, no, you are just kind of, like, sad. But just know, like, I'm here for you, obviously. And, you know, it is, like, it's. We just. I feel like we have a kind of, like, flipped. Because you have to remember, like, when I was pregnant with my third, like, you were thriving because you were getting married.
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B
Yeah, I know. It's not a competition, Kelly.
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I'm not saying it's a competition. No, no, that's not what I'm saying. I'm just like, you know, why do
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we have to remember that?
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A
I don't know. Maybe.
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B
Right, right. Exactly.
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Okay, so, like, can I talk, or do you need more space?
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You may talk.
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A
I have a new micro hobby that's kind of like.
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B
Of course. Of course she does every episode. You have a new mock girl hobby?
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A
Well, the March Magnus bracket didn't really do much for me. Like, I made the bracket. Never checked in on it again. Like, I don't know. I just. I don't like basketball. I think basketball. No fans. I think it's kind of a stupid. Not a stupid sport. I like playing it. I like watching, like, a high school game. Like, I. I hope my boys play basketball. Like, I would like to go to a game, but, like, watching, like, college, it's like, you only need to watch the last 10 minutes. Like, it's such a long game for, like, they're just scoring all the time. And there was so many games during March Madness, so I never really got into it. So I'm not counting that as a micro hobby. Unfortunately, this new micro hobby I'm about to announce is also toy related. I don't know. I obviously have some inner child that, like, I'm working through for sure, but I have landed on such an amazing side of TikTok, and this is something that me and my daughter Hattie are kind of, like, doing together. And I am in deep on American girl TikTok.
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Okay.
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I mean, in deep.
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Okay.
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You know how we always talk. This is, like, a fun fact about us. You're going to die story. You know how we always talk about, like, you know, growing up? Like, mom would always buy us the same things, but, like, she would always buy us, like, worse. Worse. She'd always normally buy me, like, a worse version of the thing.
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B
Mm.
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She bought you a worse version of the American Girl doll.
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Do you remember what you had? My. Our mom, like, literally bought Kelly an American Girl doll, which is, like, the pinnacle, obviously. And then she got me what's called a My Twin doll. At the time. I think it was a My Twin doll. And anyway, why did she just get
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you an American Girl doll?
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It's like she made her life harder. She could have hit order one time, and then she had to order it twice. So my twindl. I think it was, like, customized to look a little bit more like you, I guess. I don't know why she got it. But here's the thing. With a My Twin doll, it wasn't the same size an American Girl doll. So her mom took us. Our parents surprised us on a vacation to Chicago, and we went to the American Girl store, and they. We had, like, a tea party. Anyway, my stupid. My twin doll was too big for the seat, so it's like she literally couldn't fit in the. Because they. They. You sit at the table and then they have, like, a little high chair for your American Girl dollar. Yeah. No freaking Michael didn't fit. It was, like, so embarrassing. And then, like, literally all of her eyelashes fell out. Like, she was like, so.
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Yeah, not the my twin is 23 inches and an American girl is 18. Like, why she just got you the My twin over the American Girl? Like, I'll never know.
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I actually think I need to, like, call her and find out why she did that.
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Like, what was that about? Maybe it was because you couldn't get. I don't know. But, like, yeah, I had a darling
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American Girl doll also, like, on my twin dolls. Like, kind of mortifying looking. If you look them up, they're like.
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They're horrible.
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You know, they're, like, really, really scary.
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There was no excuse for her not to get you an American Girl right now.
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I have to get to the bottom of this.
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Like, it was so weird.
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I hope she answers.
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Maybe she just, like, couldn't find an American doll that looked like you.
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Yes, Kelly. And I'm recording a podcast and I just, like, have a quick gripe. I have to pick with you, and I need you to defend yourself. Oh, my gosh. Okay, when? Now when Kelly and I were children and you got her an American Girl doll. Why did you get me a my twin doll? Did I get them at the same time? I. I imagine we got them around the same time. Maybe. Like, you got hers her for her birthday in August and meme for my birthday in December. Maybe because you were younger and I thought you wouldn't notice. They were a lot of money.
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Maybe they were cheaper.
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So I figured it was, like, the
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same thing and I could buy all the stuff at Target instead of.
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And the way that. And you know, like, it wasn't the same thing at all because they were, like, way creepier. And then, like, she didn't fit in the seat at the American Girl doll store, and then all of her eyelashes fell out.
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She was very pretty.
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Mom, Mom, I need you to Google what a my twin doll looks like. They're so scary.
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She was cute.
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Look, I don't have a lot of trauma in my life, but the My twin doll is one of them.
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You know, you're trying to save a buck, and then you traumatize your child.
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Well, and that's a good lesson to learn. Next time everyone's trying to be a little bit more frugal, you might dramatize your kids. Okay. I just needed. I just. Okay. All right, love you. Bye. Bye.
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So, not a great answer.
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Not a great answer.
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A
Anyway, back to my micro hobby. So I'm obsessed. Like, now there's adult American Girl doll collectors, and people have, like, a lot of grips with America Girl because they feel like, you know, they've just come out with, like, a. They just, like, re. Modernized all their historical dolls, and, like, now, like, they're not making historical dolls anymore. Now they're just, like, making, like, you know, American Girl doll talk. We're kind of all saying, like, they're kind of fumbling the ball and, like, we were not historical. I mean, I can't speak for you because you didn't have an American Girl doll. I never had a historical doll. I just probably had, like, a truly me version or like a make your own version. Like, I just had a cute. We were never.
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Like, we couldn't afford more than one, obviously,
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but I never had, like, I didn't have a Samantha. I didn't have a kit. Like, I didn't have a historical one. But, like, I am really into the historical ones now as an adult. And, like, there. There's. Here's a crazy thing. There's an American girl named Elizabeth who's, like, a historical one. Like, why would she get you that one?
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Well, I think she just told us she was trying to save a buck. Well, like, maybe look like me. Like, maybe don't take us to Chicago
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for a trip and buy you an American Girl.
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Yeah, Kelly, she's literally like a. Like a blonde with blue eyes. Like, literally what I look like as a child.
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No, the Elizabeth I know. Liz, maybe you should buy one. Maybe it'll heal your inner trauma.
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So anyway, and an Elizabeth doll is 500 on Etsy used.
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So. Elizabeth, you're not listening.
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Okay, I'm sorry.
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So anyway, now I'm obsessed with the historical dolls, and I've been kind of brainwashing Hattie, and I'm gonna be like, you know, maybe, like, I'll take you to the American Girl doll store one day, and, like, you can get a historical doll. Because, like, I know if I bring my daughter Harriet in there, she will pick the ugliest doll. She will be like, I want someone with the purple hair. And I'm like, no. Like, I'm not. I don't want this. I want a store. I want her to get into the historical dolls because I was never into them. So. Yeah. Sorry. Like, this is kind of her thing. So now you know. Now that I have an ebay account, kind of like the world's my oyster. Mm. And I have just been searching ebay because I want one in box or one, like, in unplayed condition.
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And they don't make them anymore, I guess.
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Well, no, they do still make the. Some of the historical dolls, but they're, like, a little different. I don't know. I haven't really gotten into that all. But I always wanted. So funny enough, I always wanted Kit, and I also always liked Addie. Okay, so, yeah, like, we're looking at. Oh, my gosh. Look what mom just did. Her mom.
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Just an image of my twin doll. She goes, omg, I'm so sorry. You're right. How can I make it up to you? Buy Sloane an American Girl doll in a few years.
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The Elizabeth doll. Tell her you want the Elizabeth one. She's beautiful.
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I want. I want a mint condition Elizabeth, $500.
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If you would have bought it the first time, we wouldn't be in this position. So anyway, I'm just like. I love American Girl dolls. Like, and now I'm learning that there's, like, 11 different face molds, and, like, you know, there's, like, rare ones, and there's, like, I'm. I'm in deep on it, and I'm not gonna, like, go in deep as I did on the Fisher Price, but I just do find it very interesting. Like, American girls are beautiful.
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They're. No, they. They are really pretty. Yeah.
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And, you know, like, I know, like, Target and Walmart like, have their versions now. And I do think those versions are good, too. See, here's an Elizabeth 2005 and original box for $139. Like, it's. But her hair is a little frizzy.
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That's funny. It feels good. I feel.
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Is vindicated the right word? Yeah. Oh, yeah. So here's Elizabeth doll, mint condition in her meat outfit, 160 bucks. Maybe I'll buy it for Sloane.
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Chris Ozer. So something. Something fun that I did for this American Girl related. When I got married, my flower girls, I gave them both an American Girl doll. And I ordered a, like, bride dress off Amazon. And the one I gave Hattie was just, like, an old one that mom had because Sydney. Sydney and Grace and got American Girl dolls. They had the American Girl doll house. Mom and dad had a bit more money with Sydney, and they had the wheelchair, they had the cast, they had the bed. They had a wardrobe. They had literally had a wardrobe. It's fine. Anyway, mom had. Mom kept some of Sydney and Grayson's American Girl doll. So I gave Hattie one, and then I just ordered the little bride dress off Amazon. And then my other flower girl, I think I found it on, like, Marketplace or something and gave her one as well. Kind of a cute idea.
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Yeah, it was a cute idea. So funny. So funny. Okay. So anyway, so that's like, what I've been. That's what has been consuming my evenings is like, I'm just obsessed with American Girl dolls right now. Okay. And they know that all the historical ones come with a book, and it's a place in time, and I'm just into it. Okay. Aside from that, I have also. We've. We've. So we've had like, Easter slash spring break this week, and I have developed a new system in my home that it's kind of like taking my home by storm. And it's called reps. So my kids, if they want to. If they want to buy, is still texting.
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She goes. She pulled out an inflation calculator. All right, so this is. This is a personal. And we don't need to get into this. Okay? Reps. What are wraps?
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Okay, so reps is before my kids even, like, could dare even ask me to watch the television. Dare even, like, bring that conversation to me. They have to do their reps. And their reps is like. Was a collab that me and chatgpt came out because I was like, there are things I want my kids to do every single day. And I'm starting this now with the expectation to take this into summer because this summer my kids are just going to be home. So, like, we're going to need to have, like, a good system in place. And reps, you have to do four things broken into 20 minute sections. I got them each a timer that they can, like, do themselves. And the R stands for read. Now can my kids read? No. George can kind of read. Hattie can't read at all. But I want my kids to, like. I like the idea of, like, kids, like, looking at a book, like, on their own, just, like, having quiet time, reading together, not reading together. Like, and I'm. I, like, need Hattie to, like, kind of find an interest. Like, George, like, George just has, like, really clear interest, and I feel like Hattie doesn't have that yet. So I'm hoping That books kind do that for us. So they have to read for 20 minutes. Then we have E, which stands for education. And they either have to do a puzzle, practice their writing, or their worksheets. 20 minutes. Then we have P, which means play. And that means they have to play for 20 minutes. Now, I'm hoping that like, play outside. Sorry. I'm hoping that like, you know, they get outside, they start playing for 20 minutes. That turns into 45 minutes. Like, I'm kind of hoping that's kind of the vibe. And then the S stands for service, where they have to do chores or they can babysit for 20 minutes. Once they've completed their reps, they're allowed to watch a little tv. So, like, they get up in the morning, like, I watch tv. I'm like, not until your reps are done. And they hate it. Yeah, but they will not eventually.
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No. They might always. They might always kind of hate it.
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They might always hate it, but they'll always. They'll expect it. I said, you have to do your reps. Which one do you want to start with? You don't have to do them in order. They're just like, I'm gonna go play. And I'm like, perfect. And he's like, you know, Heidi's an angel. She's like, mom, can I just go make your bed? Yeah, sure can. Sure can.
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It's not going to take you 20 minutes, so think of something else to do after that.
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Yeah, so then you go make yours too. Um, so that's what we're doing. Reps.
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Okay. Nice. Where did you learn this from? Did you just come up with this?
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Well, so last summer we did, like, before they could watch TV, they had. They had to clean for 20 minutes, like whenever they had to watch TV. I said, you have to clean for 20 minutes. And now I'm just kind of expanding it because, like, you know, I need to burn more of my day.
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Sure. Totally.
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And then what else is new? Oh, my husband became Catholic.
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Oh, yeah.
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Kind of huge for the church, which was really exciting. I still think we need to do like a full on Catholic episode, like, you know, our journey, where we've been, where we're going. But it was a beautiful Easter vigil and I'm very proud of him. He.
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He was like glowing on Easter morning.
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He was glowing on Easter morning.
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He had a glow to him.
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No, I think he's very excited about it. Like, the TLDR is like, you know, we, Liz and I were raised Catholic. Tyler and I got married Catholic. We kind of like beatbopped around, like, trying to figure out like what we want to do. And we ended up right back where we started, which is in the Catholic church at an amazing church. And we've both just like really grown very passionate about the Catholic faith. And I never like, pushed it on him because I just don't think, like, you don't want like someone to do something because they were made to like, that's like, just not the vibe. And he was very. I was gonna make us all go to church as a family because, like, we both like that. That's always been important to us. But. But I was never going to like, make him do it. But he did it all on his own. He's like, I'm going to convert this year.
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I know. You can't, you can't force it on, on someone because Maddie's like, really ex. I'm very proud of Maddie too, because he's like learning so much and becoming so educated on like the Catholic faith and everything in ways that like, I have never even been.
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Like, he just loves history.
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And there's so much history, so much fun history.
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I mean, there's like, it's like we have, we have, you know, eucharistic miracles, we have saints, we have relics. Like, we have like, you know, we're like so old. Like. Yeah, about as old as, like, you know, 20, 26. Like, we're so old.
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Yeah, I know. It's just funny because I just like, I'm so I'm so proud to see and how he's, like, now really leading, like, our family in the faith and everything. And it's just so funny because when I was dating him, the people at the other church that I was attending at the time were like, I don't think. Literally told me while he was deployed, like, I don't think you should marry this man because he's not. He's not religious enough or he's not going to lead you enough in your faith. And he's all this. And I'm like, who the heck are you to say this about the man that I'm dating who's freaking, first of all, serving our country. Screw. Like, forget you. And I just believed in him. And, like, yeah, I hoped that he would be, like, would get more interested in his faith and everything. It's just funny because if you give them, like, the time, you don't try and push it on them like, they might. And you just believe in the man that you married. And literally, people try to talk me out of him.
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Well, my biggest, like, a marriage advice, you know, now I'm. I don't know. How many years am I? Nine? Not sure. Eight. Doesn't matter. Nine, nine, nine. Something I've really learned, especially over the last two years, is like, you can't mother your husband.
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No. Yeah.
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A
And, like, I know, like, let me be. Like, sometimes I want to call his mom and be like, hey, can you start mothering him again? So he needs some help. But at the end of the day, like, that's just not my job. Like, I don't know. Like, I can't. Like, you know, I just. I can't mother him. I can mother my children, but I, like, I can't mother him. It's not my job. And it makes men mad, truthfully.
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B
Yeah.
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A
So just kind of, like, on their own accord. But yeah, like, just really into it. I think it's. It's kind of like, on the rise, too. And, you know, I'm not. I'm never gonna, like, push you. I'm not saying you have to be Catholic. I'm not gonna push the faith on you. But I do think just, like, it's interesting to learn about any face. Like, it's. It's an interesting religion. That's all I'll say. And there's a lot of, like, I think, misconceptions around it that, like, I maybe do want to do a dedicated episode to. To just, like, be like, no, it's, like, not. Like, we don't. Like, we don't, like, worship Mary. Like, let's just get that out of the way right now. Like, we don't do that. It's just very interesting. So I'm very proud of my husband. And then we had Easter. Oh, and I had the auto show. Holy guacamole. We have so much to catch up on.
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B
I know, Kelly. I know. Let's talk about the auto show. Let's talk about the atlas reveal.
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A
Okay, So I get invited to the atlas reveal. And I would say, overall, like, it's really. I want everyone to be clear. Like, I love the Atlas as is. Like, I really do think. I'm sorry there's not a better bench in the midsize market. Like, and I will take that. Like, I would. I will fight anyone against that. Like, it is one of the most car seat friendly, if not the most car seat friendly, midsize SUV you can get. Like, it just is. Like, if I had. I mean, it's just. It's everything. I was expecting a little bit more of a redesign. I feel like they just didn't do that much to it, quite honestly. And I think the exterior is fine. Like, yeah, take it or leave it. Like, I'm whatever about it. Interior wise, I feel like they didn't really change much. I mean, they didn't really make it any more car seat friendly. Like, they didn't give me the lower anchors. They didn't give me the ceiling vents. They did give us side pillar vents, which was interesting. But then I also. It's so funny. Me and Sam, we're in New York, and we were. We called an Uber, and the Uber we got was an Audi Q7. And which, you know, Volkswagen owns Audi. And we get in the Q7, and Sam's like, it has side pillar vents, and I'm like, it has side pillar vents. Like, the Q7 has always had it. So, like. Like, why did they take so long to put it in the Atlas? You know? Like, that's kind of interesting. So I guess my overall message is, like, do I think it's worth. Like, if you are like, I want an Atlas, okay, I would go get a good deal on a 26. Honestly. Like, I don't think, to me, it's not worth waiting around for, but I still like it. Like, I'm not. It's still. I'm not changing. Like, I don't change my opinions on it. They didn't. I feel like when they did the re. The refresh in 24, like, I really liked it. I feel like they made A good thing. Better. I feel like this time they just. It's same car, different font.
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B
Truthfully.
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A
Like, nothing's different, really, in my opinion, in a way that you guys are going to notice.
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B
And, you know, in some ways. In some ways that's good, because that's fine.
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A
I'm fine with that.
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B
Yeah, they didn't make it worse.
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A
And so then, kind of like, there was a lot of reveals at the New York Auto Show. And it's so funny because I ran into the Chicago Auto show crowd at New York because I guess, like, they, like, come to, like, checking with the manufacturers, be like, oh, what do you think of the Chicago Auto Show? And the Chicago Auto show was, like, a little salty, I think, because they got no reveals. Like, not a single reveal at the Chicago Auto show in New York. Like, I was running to press conference, to press conference, to press conference, and it's like, if someone just could have, like, done Chicago, like, they would have been the name on everyone's lips. There are so many releases that, like, I'm trying. That I'm gonna try to get to,
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B
but, like, you're not even gonna make them all. And there would have been, like, one at Chicago.
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A
Like, there could have been one. Like, everyone would have been gooped and gagged. So I think that that was a mess. And, like, you know, also, if any manufacturer wants to reveal the car on motto show, like, you will literally be the bell of the ball.
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B
Well, you know, in a lot of ways, like, the Britax car seat reveal at the Chicago Auto show was, like. Because it was the only, like, big reveal, and, like, everyone was posting about it.
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A
That's what I'm saying. You're right.
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B
Yeah.
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A
But look, like, like, the most shocking reveal there was a couple was definitely the Hyundai. Boulder.
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B
Yeah.
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A
You know, I have always loved Hyundai. I do think it's a good car. I'm not, like, rightfully so. I'm still, like, a little. Just, like, shook up about the whole Palisade of it all. Like, you know, and I'm just going to be.
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B
It's hard to celebrate Hyundai right now.
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A
It's hard to operate Honda right now. You know, like, I kind of sympathize with the brand a little bit because, like, I'm sure, like, I mean, obviously they didn't want that to happen. And, like, now, like, it's just hard to, like, it's hard for me at least. But, yeah, it is hard. I didn't love the new Palisade before all this happened. Like, you can go watch my tour I was disappointed in the redesign when it happened. I felt like they took away the beauty of the car. They took away like the luxury and they just tried to make it too futuristic, too minimalist, too. I, I, I just didn't like it. And you know, looking back, I've kind of felt that way about the Santa Fe too. Like, the Santa Fe, when they redid it, like now I'm more into it than I was, but I'm still not gooped over it. Like, I don't, I still don't think I'd ever buy one. Like, it's still a little too boxy for me. It's still a little too flexy. Okay. And I think like Kia is actually doing better interiors and designs. And I used to think the opposite. I used to think Hyundai had the better designs. Now I think Kia has better designs because Kia released the new Seltos. Stunning. The new Telluride stunt. Like, I love the new Telluride.
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B
So Hyundai released the Boulder, which is
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A
like, so honey,
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B
Bronco competitor.
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A
So like this off roading seg SUV segment, like there is buyers for it. We've got the Defender, we've got the Wrangler, we've got the Land Cruiser, we've got the Bronco. You know, Nissan's bringing back the Xterra. Like, Honda has the passport. Like, I'm excited about this segment. I do. I like the cars. They're good looking, they're fun. They're not like the most traditional family cars, but they're fun. They released that and I'm like, it's like they copied the homework of the Bronco. And when all those cars I just mentioned again, they're all in the same segment, but they all are very distinct of each other in my opinion. Like, they all look very different.
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B
Yeah.
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A
And this just, I didn't see you, you, I think, commented this. I don't see Hyundai in it.
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B
Yeah.
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A
And like, if you look at the Santa Fe, like the Santa Fe is like this boxy, ruggedish car. Like, where's the Santa Fe DNA in the Honda? Hyundai. Sorry. So we'll see. We'll see. I mean, I'm not writing it off.
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B
Yeah.
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A
But that is just a concept. I'm looking, I'm hoping for like a little bit more of a redefined. I just don't know who would, I always just think about, like, who would buy it? Like, would you really ever buy that over a Bronco? Because the Bronco is amazing.
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B
Right.
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A
And then it's just like you always have to wonder where is General Motors in this segment, they don't have the closest thing they have to a competitor in this space is like a Tahoe Z71. Like, where is the GM off Roadie? Where is it? I don't know. Where?
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B
I don't know.
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A
So that was a big reveal. And then we saw the new Chrysler Pacifica again. Didn't change anything, really, but I kind of, like, have, like, a new soapbox with the Pacifica. Like, I'm actually gonna make a video today about, like, underrated family cars. And, like, I do think the Pacifica sometimes doesn't get enough love. And let me be clear, like, she has her issues, as does literally every family car out there. Like, I could find a bad thing to say about every car just because, like, no one's perfect. But, like, you know, the headrest in the third row are abhorrent. Like, they do suck. But there are now more car seats than ever that do work with those headrests. So, like, if you get the right car seats, like, it is an affordable van that has stow and go, that comes in all wheel drive. So, like, I do think we need to give her her roses. The biggest thing was, like, they changed the logo. So, like, Chrysler has a brand new logo. And at the press conference, I guess Chrysler got a new CEO Question mark. I don't really know his official title, but, like, he had good energy. Like, the Chrysler reveal of the Pacifica was really fun. They had kids there, like, getting in and out of the minivan and, like, kids telling us what they liked about it. And it was just. It felt very family.
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B
Love that.
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A
And I really actually liked the reveal a lot.
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B
Okay.
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A
And then we had to hightail over to Subaru, which I haven't even talked about this yet. I have a video filmed. We're just, like, so behind on YouTube videos in Subaru debuted a new 3.0suv. I know.
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B
You're like, what?
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A
I didn't even know. I know. I wasn't expecting this. They didn't invite me to the reveal, which I was sassy to Subaru about that. And it's called the Subaru Getaway, which is a horrible name.
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B
Yeah, bad.
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A
Bad name doesn't go with the rest of their names. Forester, Outback, Ascent. Like, Getaway. Like, it's not a good. I know what they're trying to do, but it's not. It. It's not. It's not a vehicle name. You could have used another marketing. It's not a vehicle name.
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B
Yeah, it's like a sweepstakes.
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A
It's like a sweepstakes.
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B
The Subaru getaway, you and her family of four.
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A
Yeah, I don't like it. And this was a soft collab with Toyota. So basically that means like Toyota, like help Subaru build it, but Toyota's like, keep my name out of your mouth. Like, that's kind of what I'm gathering from this because it's the Highlander badges, a Subaru that's electric. I was kind of into it actually. I kind of actually really liked it.
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B
Okay.
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A
Yeah. So I've seen it tours coming, and then ford debuted their 30th edition expedition. And kind of like my biggest decision making process right now is I, I have decided to order a new Expedition. I am going to wait for the 27 ordering to open and I'm going to order one.
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B
I don't think you should get the blue color.
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A
And do I get the 30th edition blue or do I get the white?
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B
I think you get the white. I don't think it's the best blue I've seen.
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A
It's not the best blue and I'm telling you, it's expensive. So like that blue is like, it's, it's, it's low 90s. I mean, which, which again, like, that's just kind of what they cost. But I would like to be like closer to like the 80s. And you're paying for like, things I don't want because, like, you can't just get that color. That color. You can only get the 30th edition
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B
and then you're getting the 30th edition embossed in the everywhere.
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A
It's like on the center console, on the wheels. It's like, calm down. Like, it's not a collector car. Like, give it to me in a hot wheel. Sure. But like, I don't want a whole car that says that I wouldn't get that one. I do think I'm gonna get the white. I'm waiting to see, I'm talking, I'm waiting to see if I can get a white Stealth edition with the bench, because allegedly I couldn't. So we'll see.
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B
Okay.
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A
So anyway, I'm very excited. I'm very excited and I want you guys to just support me because I do think I'm gonna go with the white Stealth, which I know, like, it looks a little cop car, but I, I want, I, I'm trying to go like, very sporty like the last several years. I mean, my 23 expedition max is like the black Max, red leather, or like Brownish red leather, platinum. Like, it's just been this like very like Bodhisque car, which I really loved. But I want to whip it. I want to feel like I'm whipping it.
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B
I don't think it's giving hop car. I don't think expedition gives me cop car.
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A
Thank you. People have kind of been saying, like, it's giving stormtrooper. And I'm like, but in a good way.
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B
I know, I understand. I understand that. But.
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A
But what do you want me to do with that black tailgate? You know what I'm saying?
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B
I think you're choosing the. The best with this, with the cards you've been dealt. Like with the black tailgate. Yeah, I like it.
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A
Okay. So anyway, that's kind of sums up the New York auto show. And though. And then we like obviously ran into the seasters. Sydney and Grayson were there. It was so fun because like, Sydney was working the auto show and I was at the auto show. And it's just like we're in a different state, like different city. And like God has put us both here regardless. Like, it was just kind of fun. And I'm very proud of Sydney. I'm very proud of Grayson. Like, I just. They were so. It was like my little sisters were so grown up. But I did go to their apartment and their apartment's a darling. And like, I never lived like this. So like, to me it just feels like a different world. But like, I just went from living with mom and dad to living with my husband. Like, that's just kind of like what I did. It looks as though like a seven year old decorated their apartments. Like, they just have like the kitschiest, like, little things. Like, I kind of love it because, like, the stuff is so cute. Like, I just like, it's not. It's not a place for like, you know, my home. Like, for example, when you get in, they have two little key racks and when you put your key on the rack, then a little cat pops up.
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B
That's so Sydney and Grayson though.
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A
So like they have a tv and on their TV they have this little like froggy guy that like hangs off the tv. They have this print of like these two like comic book girls, like toasting champagne to each other.
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B
Like, it's just so like it's their only time in the their life to really, really, truly live like that.
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A
Yeah, well, and Cindy's just like, I love the Facebook Marketplace G game in New York because people just like, are always getting rid of stuff.
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B
Yeah. Because people are so.
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A
Yeah, they have small apartments. Yeah.
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B
I'm so, so jealous. That was what I was most jealous about.
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A
Yeah, it was really hard to see
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B
that show that much.
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A
So, yeah, that's kind of like what I've been up to. And then what do we have coming up this week? Oh, just. Oh, Tyler's birthday. Just kind of like regular day. Clear.
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B
Yeah, I'm supposed to be going to my bachelorette party still. But I'm just like. I was like, okay. I think I'm out of. I think Sloan's gonna be okay without me. I'm still holding on. Like, I'm keeping a close eye on her, but I think she's fine. And now I got this sty, and I'm like, I. I've been in pain this entire time. It hurts to blink. So I'm hopefully going to a bachelorette party this weekend because, like, actually, after the past couple weeks, I've had, like, a girls trip. Could benefit me more than anyone could possibly know.
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A
Yeah, I think you'll be fine. You have several days. You've. I think you'll be a different girl in four, I hope.
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B
Always feels like something new is gonna happen.
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A
Yeah, I'm sorry.
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B
It's fine. But, yeah, that's kind of what. That's kind of what we got.
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A
Well, aside from that, I mean, that was kind of like industry news. I think that maybe we could just get into. Oh, do Is everyone want to update on my sugar fast?
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B
Yeah.
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A
Okay, so if you're on my broadcast channel, like, you already know this, but I have. I did my sugar fast. 48 days. I did have two scoops of ice cream on two separate days in New York because I love this pistachio ice cream. Like, you guys know I love pistachio flavored stuff. And I'm not even an ice cream person. And like, this ice cream is unbelievable. Like, like unbelievable. So I had two scoops of ice cream. That's all I had. Besides that, like, I really stuck to my no sugar. And the past several weeks, since I've had my hives, I've also started, like, a new, even more restrictive diet where I've cut out a lot of carbs and a lot of dairy. So I'm still having some dairy, but I'm having very, very low carb. And like, my skin has honestly never looked better.
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B
Like, it's kind of been amazing.
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A
It's like, honestly insane.
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B
Yeah.
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A
And I'm now on a. Now I am, let's see, three weeks into a 12 week program that is very restricted like that. That is very restrictive. And I'm doing it to, like, keep my hives. My skin, my gut. I got some blood work done. Doesn't matter. It's my. It's my health stuff. I am.
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B
It's not like a weight loss thing. It's like a. You're trying to fix your bot. Like your.
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A
It's not a weight loss thing. Yeah, I'm having some issues. Some. Histamine issues. So that's kind of why I'm set out to do this. So I am on weekend three and I'm feeling really good. I overall, like, have some thoughts I want to share on my sugar fast. And like, I, I like, literally practiced this speech that I'm about to give, like, in my car multiple times. And at the end of the day, like, there's just not a way that I can speak my truth in a way that is going to be as maybe politically correct as some of you would like. So, like, if you are triggered by, like, food talk like this, like, just, I. I can't water down what I want to say and get my message across. So, like, just skip over a minutes. But it's really changed my life. Like, I have never done a diet like this before. And Elizabeth can attest to this. Like, I'm actually not the most, like, disciplined person in the world. Like, I'm always the. Like, I, I've been very blessed with, like, I've always been naturally thin my whole life. So I've, like, never really just, like, had to give much thought to, like, being on a quote unquote diet. And again, I didn't do the sugar fast for weight alone. I did it for, for faith, for health, in just mainly for faith. I have tried though, in the past, like, you know, doing like, quote unquote, like, moderation, like, you know, tracking calories or like, cutting out this a little bit and like, only having, like, one cheat meal. And I actually find that to be so incredibly difficult. Like, for me, moderation does not work. Like, I don't want to eat things. I don't want to do an 80 20. I don't want to do that because, like, then I just hyper fixate on the 20%. Like, and I just like, wait. Or I, like, I'm just like, so obsessed with, like, you know, not eating a lot so that I can, like, have the treats that I want. And, like, I don't think that that's just not sustainable. I don't think I. It helped. Like, I don't think it gave me a very. I won't even say healthy. It didn't give me a fun relationship with food. Like, it was just, like, annoying to me. So when I did this sugar fast, like, I was really kind of hoping to. Just because everyone talks about how, like, then the cravings stop. Then the cravings stop and I'm over here being like, I could never give up sugar. Like, I, I could never do it. But the more I, like, kind of research it, the more people would be like, no, then you don't want it. I was like, there's no way. Like, there's just. That's not gonna happen to me. But sure enough, like, two to three weeks in, like, I really stopped craving it. And, like, of course, like, it still sounds good because, like, let me be clear, like, sugar's good. Like, it's not like I ever got to a point where I was repulsed by it. Except for the ketchup, I never got repulsed. But I stopped thinking about it, and I stopped feeling like I needed that sweet treat at the end of a meal. And that really felt like I, like, took some more control over just, like, what I was putting into my body. And then when I. And I started to feel really good, like, I feel really good. I feel like I have more energy, and I feel like I'm more excited about the foods I'm eating. Like, now I'm so excited about, like, eggs and, like, chicken and zucchini. And I've like, these are foods that before I would have felt like such a chore to eat, and now they don't feel that way anymore. And, like, I have lost a lot of inflammation and weight. So, like, over the time of my sugar fast, which, you know, like, I'm not where I was. I'm not the weight I was before I had kids. I don't think I'll ever get back to that. Like, that's not really what I'm going after. But I did, believe it or not, lose £9 just in those last 46 days by cutting out the sugar. And then I cut out the carbs the last three weeks. And I couldn't believe how easy it was to go from. Like, I'm kind of happy. Like, I stair stepped into this new diet because I think it would have been really hard to cut out sugar and carbs at the same time. I cut out the sugar for three weeks and then cutting out the carbs three weeks later didn't really feel like that big of a deal. And now, you know, I'm just like, I wasn't. I didn't wake up on Easter being like, finally, I can have sugar. Like, I didn't really have anything. I had, like, three Cadbury eggs because I like. Like, just like the little ones because I like them. And they were on a charcuterie board. So, like, I had those, but I didn't have a donut. I didn't have this French toast casserole. I just, like, didn't really do want it And I didn't want to kind of like unravel the progress I had been having on for just one day. So I don't think I'll eat like this forever. Like, I do think I will introduce more sugar and carbs back into my diet eventually, but I'm going to see this 12 week program through. But if you just would have told me like, like, if you're like, I could never do that. It's like, I know, because, like your body, like is addicted to sugar and it needs to detox. Like, I know you couldn't like, because I promise you, like, I said that like, Elizabeth was way more disciplined than me. You always have been in that, in like diet and stuff and like just working out. Like, I'm just not that person. Which is why I just think for me, moderation does not work.
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B
I have to like, you need like, you need like hard and fast rule.
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A
I need to be like, I don't need it because like, if I have a little bit, then I want a lot more. And then like, then I feel like I'm punishing myself and I don't like that feeling. So I learned, like, I said so much about myself, I feel amazing. My skin looks amazing. My inflammation is gone. My energy is good. I'm sleeping great. Like, I have. Yeah.
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B
It's like you get all these benefits, then you're like, well, really, it's. It's not worth it for me.
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A
Yeah, it's not worth it for me.
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B
Yeah.
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A
So I don't know what it'll look like in the future, but if you want to keep following along with like now, my like three week journey, my 12 week journey, I am posting about it in my broadcast channel and I'm working with this great girl who's like a gut health coach and it's called Loom healing on Instagram. And like, it is. She does a really good job of like, not just teaching you, like, it's not just a pro, like, she's teaching you why, like the why behind it a little bit more.
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B
Yeah. Yeah, I love that.
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A
Yeah, it's been. And you know, the reason that she got into all of this and I've never had this problem, but she said that she had really bad mom rage postpartum and that like, like doing this diet, like, fixed her mom rage. Yeah, I don't, I never, I never feel like I had mom rich. I mean, I get overwhelmed, sure, but like, and I again, I have a ton of other issues that wasn't one of them. But it's Just interesting how like the same kind of diet is just a lot of things. Yeah, it just fix a lot of things, so. And again, I know people don't like food talk. I'm sorry. I'm feeling really, really good though. And I'm very happy. And like, my hives are gone. I was like at my peak with my hives and my allergy things. I was taking medically approved. I was taking four Zyrtec and two Pepsi today. Now I'm down to one Zyrtec and one Pepsi today.
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B
And what's crazy is the week or the week before the auto. The New York auto show, you said, hey, if my. If I have another highest breakout, I'm. We're not going to the New York Auto show. And then here you are a week after the auto show. 3. So now three weeks since you've done this diet. And like, not only does. Not only do you not have hives, your skin looks better than it did before you had.
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A
I know, it's like insane. It's insane. And I've also, I also did bloodworking and I got. I'm on a new supplement regimen. So I'm not saying it's all food related. Like I was deficient in some vitamins that now I've been taking. But again, it's just like it's giving CEO of your health. But like, again, totally first things like cut out sugar and like, you don't have. If you want to. If you're curious about this, don't give yourself like, when will I eat it again? Because that was overwhelming. And mom kind of gave me this advice, like in the book I read, the sugar fast book also kind of gave me this advice. Like, you just have to take it day by day. Like today I'm not eating sugar. Sugar.
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B
Okay.
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A
You wake up tomorrow. Today I'm not eating sugar. But like, I would give yourself. Just give yourself two weeks. And at the end of two weeks, if you want to go back to how you were, go back to how you were. But if you. Maybe you won't. But I do think you need a solid two weeks. And I think the first four days suck.
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B
Yeah.
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A
And then it gets easier and easier and easier. And then two weeks in, you're like, oh, yeah, like, like then you can. Like, at least for me, then I could like look at a dessert and not feel tempted. And again, it's not that it doesn't sound good. Like, no, like still smack. And I will. I'm not gonna deprive myself the rest of my life either. I'm just like, yeah, I'm just on this journey while I'm trying to get my issues under control and see how I like it.
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B
I like that. I'm proud of you.
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A
Thanks.
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B
Very proud of you. Yeah. I kind of got derailed in my last few days, in my 40 days of less, but probably ended up getting rid of, like, 700 plus items.
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A
So. Awesome.
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B
And my greatest lesson is, is don't miss a single one. Haven't reached four.
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A
Interesting.
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B
I mean, I don't know if I. I don't know how many I ended up getting actually getting rid of, because I still had a few numbers to go, but it was. It had to be in the 700s. 700 items that I don't notice that are not in. No, I actually do notice that they're gone for the better. It's crazy how much stuff we have in our house in Maddie, so. So Maddie's sister's moving right now. Anna's parents are moving right now. So we're just kind of, like, surrounded by moving talk. And I told Maddie, I said, every five years, we need to act like we're moving. Like, we need to go through our things.
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A
No, that's. I love that you get rid of
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B
so much and you just, like, accumulate so much stuff. Like, I just. I've already kind of started cleaning out my playroom a little bit, and I've already noticed, like, instead of having, you know, know, let's say 30 dinosaurs, now I have 10 dinosaurs in the playroom. And now James is reaching for his lion to fight the dinosaurs, and it's like, that's good. That's a new play. Like, he doesn't need. Oh, like, they will still get the game that they want to play. They'll just be creative in new ways. And just having, like, less toys has. Has been good so far, but I still have more work to do on that. That, so.
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A
And do you feel like bringing items into your home? Like, how is that feeling for you? Like, have you been more thoughtful about that?
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B
I've definitely been more thoughtful. I'm also, you know, I'm not really buying clothes right now because nothing really fits me. I'm also just, like, trying to do things that we actually need, like our. Like, the For Easter. It was very minimal. It was things we actually needed. And yeah, I just. I haven't been. I really haven't been buying much, but, like, I kind of, like, hate the feeling of getting a package because I'm like, oh, no. I have to find a spot to put this.
- [51:27]
A
Yeah, no, I get that. I get that. I have a. I'm really relishing in the, like, now that, like, when Fred outgrows clothes, we get to get rid of them. Like, that's just really, really fun.
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B
Yeah, that's nice. That's so nice.
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A
Okay, guys, well, I think maybe that should be our episode. Liz, what do you think?
- [51:46]
B
Yeah, this sounds good.
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A
Like, so much to catch up on. We will be back Friday with, like, more of, like, a regular, like, segment esque.
- [51:52]
B
Kelly says regular because that's how Hattie says regular. So don't just. This isn't a council console or especially, especially thing. Like, she knows how to say regular.
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A
I know that regular. But Hattie goes, can you do my hair regular? And I think regular.
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B
Regular is cuter than regular.
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A
Reglier. Ditch the drive. I could, like, share.
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B
Okay. I know what I'm making tonight.
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A
So I have been on, like, this is not that groundbreaking, but, like, it has been really groundbreaking for me. I've really been on, like, a salad grind, like, making my own salad. So, like, I'm just, like, getting a bag of romaine, having amazing primal kitchen dressings. Like, they're new. Romesco Ranch, I think, is what it's called. Unbelievable.
- [52:42]
B
Okay.
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A
Cooking a protein steak or chicken, Having a ripe avocado, having tomatoes, having salt and pepper. Salting and peppering your lettuce is an underrated hack. If you're not doing that, wake up. And we've just been making salads every Sunday for the last several weeks. Like, I just cook a big protein, so we're protein prepping for the week. I cut up some lettuce. I get out the toppings. Everyone. My kids like salad. Everyone makes their own salad.
- [53:05]
B
Salad.
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A
Just, like, such a good Sunday meal. And then, you know, I keep everything separate. So then, like, I have prepped ingredients to do, like, salads for lunches, or I just have prepped protein. And that is all you need in life, prepped protein.
- [53:20]
B
I am gonna blow your mind here because I'm actually kind of making something along those lines for dinner tonight. And I'm gonna do a salad base for me, but a potato base for Maddie because he's not a big salad guy. So I'm gonna go, like, sort of like a. A taco. A taco salad vibe. But, Kelly, here's where things get interesting. My protein. Chicken thighs. Chicken thighs with taco seasoning on it. Base of romaine. I'm gonna do a bunch of, like, roasted veggies. Yeah. Some, like, sour cream or Greek yogurt. And, like, hot sauce. But, like. Like, I've never had chicken thighs with, like, a top, like a Mexican seasoning on it, and it's, like, making my mouth water just thinking about it.
- [54:07]
A
No, I. So you either love or hate chicken thighs? I love chicken thighs. Tyler hates them. So, like, I don't really cook them a lot. Like, he won't eat them. The kids, I don't think notice. But. Yeah, that sounds really good.
- [54:17]
B
I can't believe Tyler for how much Tyler will eat anything. He won't eat a chicken thigh.
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A
I mean, he might eat one, but, like, he, like, kind of grovel.
- [54:26]
B
He doesn't prefer it.
- [54:26]
A
Okay. He doesn't prefer it. I would love, like, a pack of chicken.
- [54:31]
B
What? She's gonna say the same man who, when we have shrimp appetizers, he eats the tails.
- [54:39]
A
He eats everyone's tail.
- [54:41]
B
No, it's literally. No. It is kind of gross. We like. But, like, we're. We love him for it and we're thankful for him, but we'll, like, get
- [54:47]
A
an appetizer, see the human garbage disposal,
- [54:50]
B
and we'll all get, like, our own shrimp. You know, a shrimp limone or something. And he's like, can I have your tails?
- [54:58]
A
This is an embarrassing story about my husband. I agree. You know what else he does that, like, really grinds my gears lately around dinner time? So, like, we don't eat as a family. We kind of, like, eat in shifts. Because, like, that's just, like, where we're at right now. Like, I'm sorry. Like, we're not. Come on. We're a family of six, six and under. Like, we're not all sitting down at the table. Like, be so for real. So we eat in shifts. And, like, I love to doctor his plate. That's what I call it. I'm like, can I? Because, like, I have just. I have made dinner in a way where, like, I want to, like, I want you to experience it how I want you to experience. And he always fights me on that. Unless it's like, taco bowls or salmon bowls. Then he lets me doctorate. But besides that, he's like, no, no, no. I just got it. And he won't. He's like, so obsessed with saving a dish that he will eat off the kids, like, tray divided plastic plates instead of getting a proper plate. And, like, our father would never, like. And it's just like, it's such a different way that I grew up. I'm like, like, if dad. If mom had paper plates for us, dad was like, no, I need a real plate. Like, dad was so bougie about it. And Tyler is like, like, eating this amazing steak salad that, like, I did upright. I did the marinated onions. I did the. The steak. Like, I got the blue cheese crumbles. Like, I did it up right. And he won't eat it off a plate. He's eating off of a pink plastic tray, divided plate. It's so annoying.
- [56:14]
B
Yeah, that's, like, such a niche thing. That's like, he does do the dishes, though, so he can't really force the guy.
- [56:22]
A
And that's why I won't mother my husband. But I will complain about him on a podcast, because I do think that's fine. Fine? No, that's fine.
- [56:29]
B
Okay, well, guys, I think that's, like, way more than enough to be said for the day, so that's gonna be our episode. So thank you so much for listening to this rant in this crazy episode of the Carpool Podcast, and we'll talk to you on Friday.
- [56:41]
A
See ya. 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.