Days Are Long But The Years Are Short

Summary

The Southern Tea – "Days Are Long But The Years Are Short"

Host: Lindsie Chrisley
Co-host: Kristin
Date: January 7, 2026

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Episode Overview

In this heartfelt and conversational episode, Lindsie and her friend Kristin usher in 2026 by reflecting on parenting milestones, co-parenting dynamics, changing family traditions, and their goals for the year ahead. With a tone balanced between humor and deep vulnerability, the pair discuss everything from bowel movements to birthday parties, childhood memories, household routines, and the joys and struggles of shared parenting after divorce. Through relatable anecdotes and candid revelations, the episode offers reassurance, laughs, and honest advice for anyone navigating parenthood, family drama, or personal growth into the new year.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Welcoming 2026 & Year-in-Review

• Both hosts agree that 2025 was a particularly tough year, echoing feelings of exhaustion and hope for a fresh, easier start in 2026.
  • "2025 almost took me out." – Lindsie (01:33)
• The tone is both realistic and optimistic, acknowledging challenges but setting intentions for a better year.

2. Parenting Milestones & Emotions

• Jackson Turns 13: Lindsie shares her emotional experience with her son Jackson’s 13th birthday, the significance of such milestones, and the bittersweet feelings as time with children passes quickly.
  • "I was just bawling my eyes out whenever I woke up…The days are long but the years are short." – Lindsie (01:49, 22:26)
• Navigating shared custody on special occasions, and the “glory moments” that parents can feel they're missing after divorce.

3. (TMI) Real Talk: Health, Bowel Movements, and Relationships

• Lindsie opens up about not having had a bowel movement for 10 days, leading to a humorous yet real discussion about bodily functions, relationship boundaries, and how comfort with partners grows over time.
  • "How much information is too much information, giving it to your partner?" – Lindsie (02:44)
  • "No information is too much information." – Kristin on marriage intimacy (03:40)
• They discuss remedies, the importance of diet and routine, and the unique loyalty to “your own toilet”.

4. Shared Parenting & Sleepovers

• Birthday Logistics: Lindsie describes the chaos of organizing Jackson’s birthday party and the complexities of hosting sleepovers, especially as kids age and family dynamics shift.
  • Handling waivers, cakes, balloons, and the stress of being “the sleepover house”.
• Co-Parenting Positivity: Lindsie, her ex Will, and current partner David work together cordially at events, debunking the myth that blended families can’t collaboratively celebrate milestones.
  • "The amount of family strife...it's everybody." – Lindsie (10:25)
  • "Will was carrying the presents, David was carrying the cake, and we were all sitting at one table having a cordial, I would say a friendly conversation." – Lindsie (39:12)
• They discuss routines, boundaries, and how healing and maturity make such arrangements possible even post-divorce.

5. Holidays, Family Struggles, and Mental Wellbeing

• Both hosts reflect on the complexities of family during the holidays, feelings of isolation, and the surprising normalization of family rifts.
  • "I think that it's way more common than not." – Lindsie (11:23)
  • Discussing high suicide rates around holidays and how it's often not discussed but needs gentle awareness.
• The importance of self-awareness: Lindsie identifies as a recluse, with Kristin noting her tendency to withdraw when under stress.

6. Disney Vacation Review

• Lindsie shares a detailed take on her recent Disney World trip, choosing Yacht Club over Animal Kingdom Lodge and why she and Jackson decided not to return to Animal Kingdom in the future.
  • "Yacht Club was far superior. The food offerings were better, the accommodations better, the bathrooms in the hotel rooms—a drastic difference." – Lindsie (17:27)
  • Critique that Animal Kingdom is more for “zoo-type” kids and justifying park selection based on what a family will actually enjoy.

7. Teaching Kids About Money

• Discussion touches on Jackson wanting a debit card and the transition to giving allowance for real-world financial literacy.
  • "They should learn how to manage their own money." – Lindsie (20:09)
  • Kristin suggests a structure for teaching budgeting, savings, and responsible spending even at young ages (20:58).

8. Birth, Boundaries, and Rethinking Traditions

• Lindsie reflects on her experience with a crowded delivery room, and how, in hindsight, she would prioritize intimacy over accommodating everyone for special moments.
  • "If I had the opportunity to do it again, it would just be me and my spouse." – Lindsie (25:09)
• They talk about the growing trend of “no visitors” postpartum, connecting it to the yearning for rest, privacy, and less performance for others.
  • "I love the idea." – Lindsie on no-hospital-visitors (27:20)

9. Event Planning, Productions, and Minimalism

• The hosts debate the necessity of big weddings, showers, and milestone celebrations, with a shared preference for minimal, meaningful gatherings if they could do it over.
  • "If I had to do it all over again...there would be no production of anything." – Lindsie (31:23)
  • Kristin prefers no baby shower or sprinkle, disliking being the center of attention.

10. Co-Parenting Clip & Analysis

• Lindsie plays a viral audio clip (Khloe Kardashian co-parenting with Tristan), then discusses its relevance to her own life: healing after separation for the sake of children, challenges when ex-partners are in and out of the home, and how boundaries differ by family.
  • "Tristan's not back in. He's just the father of my kids. So he's going to be around his kids. And I'm really grateful..." – Khloe, via clip (33:37)
  • "We both individually did equal amount of work and we've both been able to arrive at the same place. That's why we can do the things we do and it not affect us on a personal level." – Lindsie (39:02)

11. Upcoming Travel & Personal Goals

• Mexico Trip: Lindsie preps for an impromptu Mexico getaway, discusses her penchant for buying new outfits for every day of vacation, and reflects on fast fashion and overconsumption.
  • "Do we think it's over consuming if you purchase a bathing suit for every single day of your vacation and you don't rewear?" – Lindsie (51:48)
• Organization Drive: Lindsie details her goal to declutter throughout January, sharing her master list and encouraging audience participation via social media.
  • "For the rest of January, I'm going to just, like, post on Instagram the area that I'm cleaning out." – Lindsie (54:13)
• Pilates Instructor Training: Lindsie is excited about her upcoming 66-hour instructor certification and reflects on how Pilates has been foundational to her healing and wellness.
  • "That has been something that has saved my world, my soul, my emotions for years." – Lindsie (56:04)

12. Domestic Violence Registry News

• Discussion of Tennessee launching the first domestic violence offender registry on January 1, opinions on public access to these registries, and personal experiences with checking local offender databases.
  • "I fully support. I think everyone should be doing it." – Kristin (59:42)
  • "What's so crazy is ... I used to have, like, these crazy, intrusive thoughts after I had Jackson and I would, like, drive on the shoulder of the road...I was, like, deep in the sex offender registry for, like, where I lived..." – Lindsie (61:27)

13. Household Rules, Cleaning Standards & Parenting Boundaries

• Lindsie and Kristin listen to and react to a TikTok video about strict household routines—no shoes inside, no food outside the kitchen, frequent cleaning, etc.—and discuss what "deep cleaning" means at their homes.
  • "I will always maintain the mentality of kitchens are made for eating, couches are made for sitting, beds are made for sleeping." – Lindsie (70:58)
• Lindsie explains her reasoning for enforcing boundaries about school clothes and clean sheets, and how parenting styles evolve when a child reaches adolescence.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On parenting milestones:
  "It's so true when older people tell you, like, the days are long, but the years are short."
  — Lindsie (22:26)

• On intimacy in relationships and oversharing:
  "No information is too much information. The amount of conversations and text messages exchanged about, oh, my gosh, my bowel movements are getting better..."
  — Kristin (03:40)

• On family drama at birthday parties:
  "The amount of family strife…I'm like, so it's everybody."
  — Lindsie (10:25)

• On co-parenting progress:
  "We both individually did equal amount of work and we've both been able to arrive at the same place. That's why we can do the things we do and it not affect us on a personal level."
  — Lindsie (39:02)

• On decluttering and consumerism:
  "Do we think it's over consuming if you purchase a bathing suit for every single day of your vacation and you don't rewear?"
  — Lindsie (51:48)

• On the domestic violence registry:
  "I think everyone should be doing it. I fully, fully, fully support."
  — Kristin (59:42)

• On parenting nostalgia and list-making:
  "I have prayed over every list that I have made and feel so confident stepping into a new year."
  — Lindsie (74:07)

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Important Timestamps

• Emotional Reflection on Jackson’s Birthday: 01:49–03:40
• TMI Confessions, Laxatives, Prune Juice: 03:40–07:31
• Holiday Family Struggles & Mental Health Around Christmas: 10:25–13:13
• Co-Parenting at Birthday Party: 20:09–22:26
• Disney Resort Review & Animal Kingdom Rant: 17:14–19:12
• Allowance & Teaching Money Skills: 20:09–21:43
• Birth Room Boundaries & Regrets: 22:26–27:20
• Co-Parenting Audio Clip (Khloe Kardashian) & Analysis: 33:37–39:02
• Mexico Trip Prep, Overconsumption Chat: 43:53–51:48
• Domestic Violence Offender Registry: 59:42–63:14
• Strict House Rules & Cleaning Standards: 65:43–70:58
• Weekly Devotional for Entering 2026: 74:07–76:21

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Segment Highlights

[01:49] Parenting Milestones:

Lindsie becomes emotional over Jackson turning 13 and reflects heavily on childhood photos, “The days are long but the years are short.”

[17:14] Disney Resort Review:

A practical rundown of Disney’s Yacht Club vs. Animal Kingdom Lodge; Lindsie decisively votes for the former.

[22:26 & 25:09] Rethinking Birth Milestones:

Lindsie candidly regrets a full delivery room and emphasizes intimate, pared-down life events.

[36:11 & 39:02] Co-Parenting Growth:

Both hosts assert that intentional healing and mutual effort are necessary for amicable, cooperative co-parenting.

[51:48] Consumerism & Decluttering:

Lindsie and Kristin lightheartedly riff on vacation “fast fashion,” overconsumption, and January decluttering goals.

[59:42] Domestic Violence Registry:

The hosts react to new Tennessee legislation creating a public registry for repeat domestic violence offenders and link it to personal vigilance and safety routines as parents.

[65:43] Cleaning Standards Rant:

A TikTok mom’s rules spark exchanges about cleaning definitions, parenting styles, and household expectations.

[74:07] Affirming Devotional for 2026

Lindsie shares an encouraging devotional, expressing faith, gratitude, and hope for the new year.

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Tone & Language Highlights

• Friendly, honest, and sometimes unfiltered—Lindsie in particular maintains her signature "no topic off-limits" style.
• Relatable and encouraging, with supportive validation from Kristin.
• Occasional humor and frankness about motherhood and womanhood ("The first poop after childbirth...is worse than the delivery of the six pound baby." – Lindsie, 05:43).

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Useful Takeaways for Listeners

• You’re not alone in feeling overwhelmed at milestones, managing complex family situations, or rethinking what’s right for your household.
• Boundaries matter—whether around co-parenting, event planning, or household habits.
• Routine and planning —even in domestic life—can provide comfort and clarity amid chaos.
• Healing is possible after divorce or family drama, but it takes time, intentionality, and emotional labor from all sides.
• It’s okay to change your mind, re-evaluate traditions, and adapt rules as your family grows and changes.

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Closing

This episode is a rich mix of life advice, parenting confessions, and practical wisdom, all delivered with the warmth and honesty that defines The Southern Tea. Whether you’re reflecting on family, starting fresh, or contemplating your own traditions, Lindsie and Kristin offer reassurance and community for navigating the unpredictable journey into another year.

Transcript

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[Lindsay Chrisley]

Maybe I'm just like weird. Maybe I'm crunchy. This is the Southern Tea with Lindsay Chrisley. I think it's so funny when you get Christmas cards and all of these people write their children's accomplishments on the back. I don't love them. A Southern girl and a boy mom who's trying to navigate life while staying true to her roots. I am a functioning, non functioning human being right now. Join Lindsay each week as she swears to spill the tea, the whole tea.

[Kristin]

And nothing but the tea.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

That is the tea. Here's Lindsey. Good morning and welcome back to another episode of the Southern Tea. How are we doing? Kristin?

[Kristin]

Hello Lindsay Chrisley. Welcome to 2026 and I am hoping that this year is nothing like 2025.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

Listen, 2025, actually I think I said it about 2024 too. I would have to go back and look at transcripts, but 2025 almost took me out.

[Kristin]

So 2025 really was battling to take me out.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

Let me tell you. So last night. Well, let me back up. So Yesterday was Jackson's 13th birthday and I do not know why I was so emotional on this birthday, like specifically, I have no idea. But I was just bawling my eyes out whenever I woke up. I guess I was just like going back and looking at old photos and then like the memories pop up on Facebook and then you go down the rabbit hole and then you're looking at like birthing photos and all this stuff. So I was just very unwell and I had stuff that I needed to get done to go out of town in a couple of days. And so I was trying to occupy my mind while doing that because it also was Will's birthday for Jackson to wake up with him. And so I think that was, like, a little part of it. I always want, like, the glory moments. And I think that all parents who have been through, like, a divorce situation or sharing a child with somebody, they, like, feel slighted if the glory moments aren't theirs. And he woke up with Will on Christmas morning this year and woke up on his birthday. So it was just, like, an emotional day. Well, I have, like, five minutes to myself. So I get in the bath, and I'm sitting thinking, and I'm like, you know what? It has been literally 10 days since I pooped. Okay. And I need to know anybody who's listening to this. Like, how much information is too much information, giving it to your partner? Because I knew I was gonna see David later in the afternoon. And I'm like, I really need to, like, map out a time to go and sit on the toilet and think up a poop.

[Kristin]

You know, at this point in my life and, like, where I'm at in my marriage, like, we are going to be celebrating 10 years this year of being married there. It let me actually back up. I didn't think Corey and I could get closer than we were up until my last hospitalization at the beginning of December. And the way that I've had to rely on him, like, I never thought I would have to rely on anyone for things. Absolutely mortifying, but also, like, these bonds can't be broken, baby. So at this point, no information is too much information. The amount of conversations and text messages exchanged about, oh, my gosh, my bowel movements are getting better. I don't think that there's anything that we Is too much info at this point.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

Okay, well, I can just tell you from being married for a decade and with somebody for 13 years, we never had conversations about me pooping, ever. It was just an understood that if I go missing and there are multiple doors that are closed, it's because I'm pooping. And do not ask me about it. I will not have a conversation with you about it. I don't know, like, why I'm so weird about that.

[Kristin]

Well, I feel like when everything is normal, there's no need to talk about it, right? But, like, when you haven't shit in 10 days, that's a problem.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

So I talked to somebody on the phone in the midst of this, and she was like, oh, my God, this could hospitalize you, and they're gonna have to dig the out of your ass, and you need to go and get some prune juice and heat it up for 10 seconds and then take a laxative And I'm like, okay, that's starting to sound really extreme because I've also never really done that. You know what I mean? It's just like, when it comes, it comes.

[Kristin]

Oh, you've never taken a laxative.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

I think the only time I've ever taken a laxative was after I gave birth to Jackson. And I told you before, and I've told Kale many of times before the. The poop after childbirth. The first one is actually worse than the delivery of the six pound baby.

[Kristin]

Y' all have told me this, that it's. It's awful. I have. I had never taken a laxative before in my life until I was in the hospital and they were giving me. It was liquid and it was like a full shot. Think like a big shot. And it was disgusting. It was so thick. It was so disgusting. And they gave it to me for four days straight. On top of the fact that they were giving me a stool softener in the a.m. and a stool softener in the p.m. because I wasn't going to the bathroom. I wasn't eating. Nobody put two and two together until there was a real big shitstorm that occurred multiple days later that wrecked my stomach for about two weeks.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

An actual shitstorm.

[Kristin]

A literal shitstorm.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

So I am.

[Kristin]

I was terrified. I will never take a laxative again.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

Okay, well, I can tell you that I'm all free and clear. And that's all I'm gonna say at 9 o' clock last night, heated up some prune juice for 10 seconds. Took it like a shot, as I was told to do. And I will always keep prune juice in my house from this point forward. I really do think that there is something to be said for women and their bowel movements and traveling and being in different places. Like, I am very loyal to my toilet.

[Kristin]

You know, there's nothing like being in your own bathroom.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

Nothing. Nothing. Like, I could not wait to get home to just poop in my bathroom, which I didn't. And also take a shower in my shower. And I know water's pretty much the same everywhere, but it just does not hit the same.

[Kristin]

Okay, I'm gonna dispute that. Water is not the same everywhere.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

I mean, water is just water.

[Kristin]

No, water is not just water. Lindsay, you cannot tell me that you did not notice a difference between showering in Delaware and showering in your, like, your house.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

I did. That's why I'm saying I want to be in my shower. But I feel like it's like the pressure of my shower head. It's like, all of my products in their place. I don't necessarily think it was the water. I didn't feel dirty. I just felt like, out of sorts.

[Kristin]

Not dirty. It's just very different. Like, some water dries out your skin. Some does not. Some doesn't wash your hair. Well, like, I don't know. I'm picky.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

So I also wanted to tell you that I'm back. Remember, like, back in the day when, like, oil in, like, became, like, very trendy thing to do?

[Kristin]

Yeah. And you were always going to bed, like, slimed up.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

Yes. Okay. Well, now I'm going back to bed slimed up. I'm using seaweed oil all over my body and honey, like, I will be slipping off the sheets, you know, I.

[Kristin]

Feel like you just have to be really hydrated, though, as well. Like, are you feeling like your skin's super moisturized?

[Lindsay Chrisley]

I'm feeling super moisturized. But then we got into a conversation about the poops. We were like, do we drink enough water? Like, maybe that's part of the problem. Well, then we got into a whole conversation about diet talk and how the majority of my diet is protein based and I don't really eat a ton of beans or, like, lentils or leafy green stuff. And so now I feel like I need to start incorporating salads back in there because I was much more regular then.

[Kristin]

Yeah, I would agree. Like, you need to get a good amount of fiber in there to keep you regular for sure.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

So back to Jackson's birthday. I was running around everywhere yesterday trying to, like, pick up the balloons and pick up the cake and make sure that everybody's waiver was filled out for the jump park. Because if anybody thinks that I'm filling out a waiver for anybody else's child, I am absolutely not. Then, you know, it was sleepover talks. It went from we were going to the trampoline park to now we're having a four man sleepover. And it was just a lot that was going on. So we go to the trampoline park. Will brings two of the boys, Two of the moms drop off. David and I are trying to get, like, the cake and the balloons and the table set up and, like, all the stuff. Right. And then we started having conversations at the table. Will, David and I. And the amount of family strife, I feel like that goes on with every family. Like, most people think it's just them because you're dealing with it with your family. But some of this stuff that I heard and, like, stories that I was hearing Sitting at that table, I'm like, so it's everybody.

[Kristin]

Don't you love the moment where you realize that you're not alone, but then you have to sit there and think, and you're like, oh, my God, how many people feel the way that I do?

[Lindsay Chrisley]

You know what I mean? I was like, oh, wow. Like, I hate that you're dealing with that. That really, really sucks. But I'm starting to believe that it's way more common than not.

[Kristin]

Yeah. That's why so many people struggle with holidays in general is just because of, like, family.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

I know. I actually just kind of piggybacking off of our last episode that you and I talked about, and you kind of caught me by surprise. I had no idea that the suicide rate on Christmas Day is extremely high.

[Kristin]

Oh, yeah. Just in general, this time of year is extremely high.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

Because you knew this.

[Kristin]

Yeah, it's like, very. A lot of people have, like, mental health struggles in general around this time of year because of the holidays. Whether it's the stress of the holidays because you have to deal with, you know, family issues and things like that, or the lack of family can really get you down. And, like, it's a bad time of year for a lot of people.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

I'm kind of like a recluse, so I feel like it probably bothers me way more than I think that it does. But I think that it's dependent on personality. Like, I'm such a recluse that I can just be by myself for days at a time and nobody hear from me and nothing's wrong.

[Kristin]

I definitely. I do that when something is wrong. Like, I hermit when something is wrong. But my version of hermiting is like, I still have Corey and I still have my mom. So it's not, like full hermit, but, like, outside side of my house. People won't hear from me. I think that knowing your experience and being friends with you, I think that it's safe for me to say that I think that it bothers you subconsciously.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

I agree. I think it's, like a subconscious thing, but it's not necessarily a conscious, like, thought of mind. And I very much have learned to be okay by myself. And it's kind of sad sometimes if you think about it for too long. But at the same time, I'm like, it's kind of healthy, too.

[Kristin]

It's so unnatural to not be with your family. Like, it's just not something that should be viewed as normal. But it is becoming more normalized because people are identifying toxic family behaviors and patterns and really trying to fight for themselves and advocate for themselves. But it is still, when you look at big picture, like, it's still sad.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

I know.

[Kristin]

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[Lindsay Chrisley]

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[Kristin]

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[Lindsay Chrisley]

But we had such a fantastic holiday. It was nothing that was very traditional by any means, but I feel like it was so good. And I will say preparing a trip to go to Disney World and giving yourself one day to get everything that you need done. And I do understand, whenever I say this, I am not the normal person when it comes to going out of town. Like, my entire house needs to be clean. I can't have any dirty laundry. Sheets on the bed need to be clean. So whenever we come back, I know that the average like person out there probably does not even think about that stuff. It does not bother them. I cannot operate leaving my house knowing that it Might be a disaster whenever I come back. And so I only gave myself the one day in between wrapping up other obligations and then traveling. So that was a little bit crazy. But when we finally got to Orlando, we stayed at Disney Yacht Club, and that was the first time that we had stayed at that resort. The only other on property resort that we've ever stayed at was the Animal Kingdom Lodge. And while I felt like it was very beautifully decorated at Christmas time when we went, I just feel like the accommodations were so much better at the Yacht Club. And looking back on the amount of spend for both places, I feel like it was roughly the same.

[Kristin]

I was going to ask you because I've heard great things about, like, the Yacht Club and the Grand Floridian, and I was going to ask you, like, what your thoughts were between where you've stayed, plot and the Yacht Club.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

I would say out of the Disney properties that we've been to, the Yacht Club was far superior. I feel like the food offerings that were there were better than anywhere as far as the room accommodations and space was much better. The bathrooms and the hotel rooms were far. Like, we're talking, like, drastic difference from Animal Kingdom Lodge to the Yacht Club.

[Kristin]

Okay.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

And I feel like for transportation purposes, to get from, like park to park, it was so much better because we were able to take the ferry from. From the Yacht Club to Hollywood Studios and the ferry to Epcot, which was two of our park days.

[Kristin]

Okay.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

The other days we took the bus to Magic Kingdom. What other park did I do? Animal Kingdom and Animal Kingdom.

[Kristin]

Okay.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

I do not want this to be considered slander by any means. When we go back to Disney, Jackson and I both decided we will never do Animal Kingdom again.

[Kristin]

Oh, okay. Did you have the same reason or separate reasons?

[Lindsay Chrisley]

I just feel like there's not as much to do there. Like, once you've done it, you don't really need to go back. The rides are not as interesting and fun, I feel like. And I also feel like everything is just so spaced out that there's so much walking on those days. And if your kid is not really a zoo type kid, you don't want to take them.

[Kristin]

Okay. Okay.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

The only reason that we went to Animal Kingdom was because they're doing away with the dinosaur part of Animal Kingdom. And I believe that's in February. And so Jackson wanted to ride the dinosaur ride one last time.

[Kristin]

Oh.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

And I'm like, that is not worth the money to like waste the park day on that. Does that make sense?

[Kristin]

Yes. Yeah. You're like, okay, we're not doing this for one ride.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

No, it's way too expensive to do it for one ride. But we did do, you know, like some shopping and getting like sweet treats and stuff like that. But when I tell you yesterday, Kristen, I was thinking about so many things in my head with him turning 13 and I'm like, oh my gosh, like in two years we're going to be talking about a car.

[Kristin]

Yeah. He have like officially a teenager.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

Yes. And then all of a sudden Jackson's like talking about how he needs to get a debit card so he can learn how to like budget money and stuff. And so I'm like, this is actually perfect to start a new year to put him on some type of allowance. You know, Kayl and I have talked about this before and do we believe in allowances and stuff like that Now I'm kind of like at a place where I feel like they should learn how to manage their own money.

[Kristin]

I definitely think that there's ways to do it, even if you don't believe in like a full blown allowance. But like, having them earn money and then learn how to budget and stuff like that I think is very important.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

But like, what are we teaching them to budget? Because they don't really have bills, so what are they budgeting for?

[Kristin]

Well, you could do it so that it's like, okay, so you earned this amount of money and this percentage needs to go into your savings and that gets saved. And explain like what a savings is for. And then, you know, if, if they have a checking type situation, you could say like, okay, and then this percentage you leave in your checking. And then you could teach them like, okay, so you can project that. Like if, I don't know if you're doing. If you have an allowance and you're getting a static amount weekly or monthly or bi weekly, whatever that looks like. Or if it's like, you know, washing dishes is $5 and you know, vacuuming is $3 and stuff like that. Like, they could pick and choose their activities to be able to afford something that they're wanting.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

Okay, that, that makes sense to me.

[Kristin]

But there's ways for sure.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

Yeah. So Will's like, when we're at the trampoline park, he's talking to David and I and he's like, yeah, we're gonna get Jackson a debit card and like all of this stuff. Well, finally when the day was over, I'm just, I'm showered, I'm old up, and I'm laying in the bed and my Mind spinning. And I'm like, wow, 13 years went by so fast. And it's so true when older people tell you, like, the days are long, but the years are short, and if I had to do it all over again, there are certain things, like, from the time of his birth that I immediately would change.

[Kristin]

Like what?

[Lindsay Chrisley]

Like, for example, I feel like I didn't necessarily have a birthing plan, right? So it had been said to me from the time I was probably 18 weeks pregnant that I was likely going to have a scheduled C section. So I had just kind of built in my mind that that's what was going to happen and I was not going to get to live. And when I say live the dream of a vaginal birth, like, I get it. It sounds crazy, but I just kind of made up my mind that it was just going to be Will and I, because we were doing the C section. Well, then as time got closer, they were like, no, I think it's gonna be fine. And you. You should be able to vaginally deliver. Well, as you know, I was in the hospital two different times. Preterm labor for. For a week. And then the second time, I went in unexpectedly and ended up having him early. And the amount of people that were there, it was just, like, overwhelming. So my dad was there, Chase was there, Julie was there, my mom was there. Will's parents were there. One of his brothers was there. Pretty sure my sister had the flu, so I don't think she came, but there was just, like, a lot of people.

[Kristin]

When you say there, do you mean in the room with you or do you mean waiting?

[Lindsay Chrisley]

Oh, no, no. Everybody was in the room.

[Kristin]

Oh.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

Not while I was pushing, but, like, oh, okay.

[Kristin]

I was like, lindsay, you're insane.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

Everybody was in the room until the doctor came in and was like, okay, it's time to push. And I'm saying all of this to say if anybody's listening to this and you have a child that is getting ready to go through that process or you yourself are getting ready to go through that process already, have it in your mind and relay that information to the people that might show up to the hospital, because in the last second, I had to decide who was going to get to stay in the room and who wasn't. And I wish that I would have thought that out or had longer time to think that out, because now I look back on it, and it's like, people that were there, that were in the room are, like, no longer in our life, right? And they got to experience, like, the best day of my life.

[Kristin]

They say that about weddings, too. Like, you know, be more selective of, like, how big your wedding party is and who's in your wedding party, because you don't want to be 10 years deep looking at your wedding party, and you're like, none of us are friends anymore. You know what?

[Lindsay Chrisley]

I'm. That is so true. It's just, like, you don't want to look back on the photos. And. And this actually came up because there's been divorces and stuff like that within Will's family, and then breakups because somebody had a girlfriend. And then it's looking back on all the photos, and while that was, like, very relevant at that time, Are those really the photos that you want to have when multiple of those people are no longer in your life?

[Kristin]

It's. I. Listen. That's how ours is. That's how ours is. And it. Sometimes you just sit there and you think, and you're like, wow, I never saw these people not being in my life.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

Well, because in that moment, you thought they were gonna be. And so it's just, like, so weird that I'm having all of these thoughts, and I'm, you know, thinking, okay, not about having another baby, but if I had the opportunity to do it again, how differently I would do it. It would just be me and my spouse. And it's like, well, if y' all divorce, you still share the kid, you.

[Kristin]

Know, 1,000%, I think. You know, I don't know. When I think about having a baby, I'm like, okay, it would be Corey, me, my mom.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

I mean, I think that that's fair, because Yalls relationship has stood the test of time. But for me, when I have Julie in there, Will's mom in there, my mom in there, that's a lot. My nanny was in there, and then my husband. I'm like, what is going on? And that's just, like, way too much.

[Kristin]

It's just a. That's a lot of people.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

And then I start going down the path of, I should have been stingy. Like, I should have just had Will and I there not told anybody that we were in the hospital, just, like, secretly have the baby, have the intimate moments with him by ourself until we got caught, and then let other people see him.

[Kristin]

How do you feel about, like, no visitors at the hospital?

[Lindsay Chrisley]

It's so crazy that you say that, because I just had a conversation yesterday about it. I love the idea.

[Kristin]

People say it's selfish, and I'm like, I just think that there's so much that just happened that, like, having visitors is a whole separate beast.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

It's like, you're gonna feel like you lose either way, right? Like, whatever one you choose because you want to, like, celebrate the biggest moment or if you have multiple children, one of the biggest moments of your life, right? But then at the same time, you're like, I just went through all of that, and I really need some R R, which I'm definitely not gonna get. If you've ever been in the hospital, like, you're. There is no rest and rel.

[Kristin]

No.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

And then you also want to be, like, so proud of your baby that you want everybody to see it. But then at the same time, you want to be so selfish, and you're like, no, it's all mine.

[Kristin]

I don't know. I just. I don't know. I just think it's like, you got a bond, and you, like, need a minute, and you just pushed a whole human out, and some people had. Just had surgery and, like, literally have wounds that are stapled shut. Like, I don't know. When I think about it from the perspective of not having a kid yet, to me, I'm like, go for it. Like, people can come see you when you're situated and you're at home and you're comfortable and maybe you took a shower. Like, I don't know.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

Like, my delivery was so easy with him that I feel like I was kind of overlooked through the process because everybody was just, like, so excited that he was here, that they wanted to see and hold him.

[Kristin]

I think that happens all the time. I think that even in the medical field, once the baby's out, it's not about the mom.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

Oh, I know. And it's just like, oh, hey, here I am. Like, I just pushed that whole thing out of my hoo. Ha.

[Kristin]

Anytime my friends have had babies, I check on them. Of course I ask about the baby, but I'm always checking on them. And, like, I go and I bring something for them. Like, I've already gifted the baby at that point and stuff for, like, the baby shower and just little things here and there. And, like, I try to focus on the mom because, like, your whole life just changed. Okay, guys, here's the thing about cleaning products. You use them every single day on the counters where you prepare food, the laundry detergent you wash your clothes in, and the floors that your little ones clean crawl on. And with a new year here, it's the perfect time to ask a simple but important question. Do you actually know what you're cleaning your home with and how it might be affecting how you feel. It sounds so small, but the products in your environment play a huge role in your overall well being, especially if you're resetting routines, building healthier habits, or starting 2026 with more intention like Lindsay and IR. The problem is a lot of products look clean but still contain ingredients linked to hormone disruption, skin, skin irritation and respiratory issues. And in the us cleaning brands don't even have to list every ingredient. So you may be spraying and washing with things you would never knowingly bring into your home.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

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[Kristin]

I wouldn't like if I have a, like when we have a baby, like I don't want to shower at all. I don't want to sprinkle, I don't want to shower. I don't like being the center of attention.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

I think baby sprinkles are so cute. Like, you know the ones where you've probably been to one where it's, like, very small and intimate and it's just like a close group of friends and.

[Kristin]

Oh, yeah, for sure. Like, I love participating, but I would not want to be. I wouldn't want it for me.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

I mean, to each their own. If I had another baby, I would definitely want to sprinkle. I really want a reason to party at all times.

[Kristin]

Like, that is my life, Mo, Honestly. But, like, that's okay.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

Okay, so I want you to play this video because it was very relatable to me, and I want to just get your thoughts from somebody who, number one, is not divorced or separated and does not have children. Like, when you watch this, what are your initial thoughts?

[Kristin]

Okay.

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You mentioned on a podcast that Tristan comes over and tucks the kids in at night when he's not in season. How are you able to heal and mend your heart enough to get to this place? Oh, man. So Tristan does. I mean, Tristan and I, we have a good co parenting relationship. Tristan, I think what I find so funny is that people are always like, how do you let Tristan back in? And I'm like, well, Tristan's not back in. He's just the father of my kids. So he's going to be around his kids. And I'm really grateful that he is. I love that he has a great relationship with his kids. I love that he wants to be with his kids and they want to be with him. I think that's a beautiful blessing. I'm never going to get in the way of that. I think it's so important for that relationship to maintain and be as strong as possible. And because we live close, it's easy for him to come over and do those things, but it's just about the kids. Like, once the kids are asleep, he leaves and does whatever he does. It definitely took time for us to get to that point. I have gone to a lot of therapy. I've done a lot of healing on my own. And when you don't, like, emotionally, I'm not invested in Tristan in that way, like, in a romantic way, so he doesn't affect me when he does come around and he's just like one of my friends. Like, hey, what's up? Okay. Thank you so much. Like, I hope you have a great time with the kids. Like, it's so just chill. But I know a lot of it is because of the work I've done. Like, I. I'm just not affected, but it Takes time.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

Okay, so there's reason, there's a reason that I'm asking this.

[Kristin]

It sounds like a foreign concept to most people. Right? Like, but I also understand that their co parenting schedule is probably not the norm because he plays basketball. So, like, he wants to make up for the lost time when he's playing and he's not able to do those things. For me, I guess the questions that I have are like, how do you get the kids into some type of routine of like, whose day is what if dad's coming and going not on a routine? And then also, how do you be able to move forward in your personal life and date if you want to date and things like that while the ex is coming in for the kids? Because speaking from like a female, a lot of men would not understand that. A lot of men would not take that and be like, oh, it's just for the kids. Like, how do you navigate those things?

[Lindsay Chrisley]

Well, as somebody who does co parent somewhat similarly, like, we're not doing tuck ins by any means, but in a similar fashion, I feel like it does take you a long time and a lot of healing to be able to get to a place to put all the past in the past and just focus on the kids. And I think a lot of people that end up with someone else that have problems with that, it's because those people aren't healed people.

[Kristin]

Okay. Okay.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

Because mom and dad is always going to be mom and dad. Right. And yes, you should be able to move on in your personal life. Now, do I necessarily think that you need to be in each other's homes all the time? No, I don't. I think that that, that part of it is a little wild to me. Maybe there's a piece of the puzzle there that's missing. And I'm going to speculate and say the kids probably sleep at her house every night.

[Kristin]

Okay. So maybe they're. There's not a period of time where they're going to like dads and sleeping over.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

That's what I'm thinking.

[Kristin]

Okay.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

That might not be true. It might just be their routine that he comes over there and tucks them in. Do I think it becomes more complicated when you have. Or one or both of you have other partners and then you have to kind of like switch around routine to accommodate to that? Yes. But remember me telling you that Jackson's play therapist was like, very adamant with Will and I that we needed to make sure that we did not start routines and traditions of things that we could not carry through I remember that.

[Kristin]

And I remember you were like, well, why can't we just do that? Like, at first you were like, well, even if we just did it for now, but then you quickly understood why that wouldn't work. Yeah.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

And so I definitely think that we are like in a, a good stride. I think boundaries you should have with everyone and probably a lot of us struggle with them. I know that. I for sure do. But like yesterday, for example, there are certain people that I know in my personal life that have co parenting relationships that would never be able to operate on the same wavelength of what mine does. And I think that that might cause frustration with some people sometimes because it's like, okay, well mine's like this and yours is like that. And it's like, well, yeah, but we both individually did equal amount of work and we've both been able to arrive at the same place. And that's why we can do the things that we do and it not affect us on a personal level.

[Kristin]

Well, I think it can be hard too, especially when you're seeing someone's co parenting relationship be one way. You know, it's possible, but you can't get there.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

Or maybe sometimes the people don't want to be there, you know, like that. That sometimes can be true too. But you know, just yesterday, for example, Will was carrying the presents, David was carrying the cake, and we were all sitting at one table having a cordial, I would say a friendly conversation. And it wasn't weird at all.

[Kristin]

I mean, but that's on growth and like being at the same place with your co parent in your relationship, I think to allow you to do that.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

I mean, I would agree. I mean, we were even just having conversations about our trip that's coming up. And you know, it's like, it's, it's so normal that it's almost scary. And I could see why some people might be like, okay, well that's like really weird and taboo. Like, nobody operates like that. We do separate birthdays and we do whatever. Well, that's what works for you. Like, that's not what works for us. And that's not how I want to operate. I don't want everything in life to be separate.

[Kristin]

And I, I love the majority of the way that you and Will co parent. Obviously you guys have your struggles, but if I were to have to co parent, I would hope that mine would be like that.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

Well, it's like we did the jump park altogether and then, oh, this was a great one. So I told you that it turned into A sleepover, Right?

[Kristin]

Yes.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

So we know how that, like, I turned into the sleepover house. For someone who has regularly said for years, we do not do sleepovers. Remember this?

[Kristin]

Oh, I remember.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

And then all of a sudden, we started getting in fourth grade, fifth grade, sixth grade. And now everybody, you know, they. They're not around each other enough over the phones and the games and school. So now we need to, you know, have these massive sleepovers. I became the sleepover house. And Jackson calls me, and he's like, well, I do want to go to the jump park, but I want my friends to sleep over. So immediately I pick up the phone and I call Will, and I'm like, hey, my house cleaning day is on Monday. I'm gearing up to go out of town. This place isn't going to be a wreck whenever I leave. You're taking one for the team and you're hosting a sleepover.

[Kristin]

Oh, my God.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

No. This was his first hosting. So I call Will on the way home from Pilates, and I said, hey, I really need to swing by and get Jackson by around 10, because I have other stuff that I need to get done today. And he was like, oh, well, they're still sleeping. And he said, I woke up and the garage door was open, the garage light was on, and everything was unlocked. I have no idea what they've been doing.

[Kristin]

Oh, my God.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

And I'm like, oh, my God. Like, what is literally what has been going on? And I said, well, did you fix them breakfast? Like, they need to get up. I need to get them home. And they need breakfast. And he's like, oh, well, I just told him to grab some honey buns.

[Kristin]

This is why you got the call for Chick Fil A?

[Lindsay Chrisley]

This is why I got the call from Chick Fil A. And actually, it was from a blocked number because I think Jackson thought that he had a greater chance to get the Chick Fil a coming from a no caller ID.

[Kristin]

Than his.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

But he goes, hey, are you almost here? Because we're really hungry.

[Kristin]

Oh, my God.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

And I'm just like, oh, wow. So, you know, he hosted the sleepover last night. I went and picked him up, took him home, got him breakfast. You know, the whole night. It's like a group effort. And I just so wish. I'm so thankful for what I do have, but it's taken a lot of work to be able to do it. And I just wish that more families that couldn't make it work as a nuclear household could. Could figure out how to make it work. Like that because it makes life so much easier and pleasant.

[Kristin]

Yeah, I would agree. I would. I would wholeheartedly agree.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

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[Lindsay Chrisley]

Speaking of, though, my trip. I'm leaving on New Year's Day. Love the fact that David just, like, books this trip, right? It's not really a whole lot of conversation. It's just like, okay, we're going to Mexico. And, like, this is where we're going. And these are the flights, and these are the flight times that I picked. And we all know that I like to be a part of plans.

[Kristin]

Oh, yes.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

So I've been scrambling around, trying to still get unpacked from Disney, scrambling around to get all of this stuff packed up. Meanwhile, I feel like Mexico needs to be a fashion show. So, you know, I'm on Amazon trying to see what I can prime to get to my house so that I can have new bathing suits and all this stuff. And the one thing that David was responsible for in regards to me was he ordered me body chains.

[Kristin]

Oh, my God.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

Round two of body chain.

[Kristin]

I was gonna say. This is. This sounds eerily familiar.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

I have been taking emergency for the past two nights because I. I cannot get sick.

[Kristin]

Like, Lindsay, if you get to Mexico.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

And get sick again, I. I can't. Like, he might break up with me.

[Kristin]

It can't happen. It literally cannot happen. And I spent Christmas sick. So mom came home. Well, it started with Corey. Corey literally was fine, left the house, texts me from the car as he's going to work on that Monday morning. And he's like, I have bronchitis. I said, I didn't hear you cough one time. Like, what are you talking about?

[Lindsay Chrisley]

Wait, you remember that video? And it's like, I've got bronchitis.

[Kristin]

Yep. So he's like, I got. I have bronchitis. I know it. I'm like, you didn't even cough. He's like, the cold air hit me and I had a whole cough attack. My chest is tight. I know I have bronchitis. Like, he gets it. Every year. So I'm like, well, you need to call the doctor because you need to make sure it's bronchitis and not flu A, flu B, like any of the other crap going on right now. So he gets an appointment, leaves work, goes to the appointment, gets tested for everything. He's negative for everything, goes back to work. He gets prescription medication for the bronchitis, Starts that medication when he gets home. We're like, all right, good. He's on the mend. Mom and I, no worries. We're like, everything's fine. We've been careful. Like, we're not going anywhere. My mom works at a hospital, so not that careful, but as careful as possible. Whatever. She comes home Christmas Eve from work, and she's like, I don't feel good. I need to go lay down. Has the chills, spikes of fever, like, doesn't feel good at all. I'm like, you've got to be shitting me. So we test her because, like, now they have the tests just like they had the COVID test. They have the ones that are like, all three now. So it's flu A, flu B, Covid, like, okay. Yours is a little bit weirder, mind you.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

My throat.

[Kristin]

Not the inside of my throat. The outside of my throat, which is bizarre, had been sore starting on that Tuesday. So we're now at Wednesday. But I wasn't coughing or anything. I had a couple coughs here and there, but nothing crazy. So taking care of mom. She stays in the back. We host Christmas Eve. Like, we tell everyone. Like, she tested negative for all the things we don't know what's going on. She stays in the back. We host Christmas Eve. By late Christmas Eve night, I'm hacking up along.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

Yeah, see, that's just not on my bingo card for myself. Going into 2026. By the time everybody listens to this, it'll be 2026. I'm recording this a little two days ahead of 2026. I. I cannot do that. We have finally figured our stuff out, and I feel like that might cause, like, a little kink in our plans, you know?

[Kristin]

Yeah, it caused a massive kink in ours when mom and I were down for the count in our individual bedrooms on Christmas, and Corey was cooking. He was cooking the entire prime rib dinner and then solo hosted.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

Yeah, no, see, and. And that is the benefit of why no one comes to my house.

[Kristin]

It was just.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

I.

[Kristin]

It was a sick joke. I was like, I just got out of the hospital. I'm waiting for my gallbladder removal surgery, and Now I'm gonna get sick.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

Yeah. No. Like, what even is a gallbladder?

[Kristin]

It stores and releases your bile to help digest fat.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

Oh, wow.

[Kristin]

Yeah. It's, like, important. Well, I mean, they say it's not important, but it's.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

I feel like it's not important because, like, a lot of people just get them out and go on.

[Kristin]

Yeah. I mean, it can cause you to become, like, nutrient deficient and stuff like that, which is a concern for me because I already have that issue. But we're gonna get through it. Because let me tell you something. If. If it's a choice between another gallbladder slash pancreas attack and not having a gallbladder, I'm going with the no gallbladder. Because I've already had two attacks, like, two known attacks of the pancreas and gallbladder. Take me out.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

The amount of people that I have heard having a gallbladder out over, like, the last two years is crazy. And the fact that I didn't even know what the gallbladder functioned is crazier.

[Kristin]

Small. It's so small. I asked them if I was going to be allowed to see it. They said no, so that was sad. I'm hoping they take pictures of it from the inside, because I did see pictures from the procedure I had.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

Why would you need to see that?

[Kristin]

Because I want to see how, like, what? The gallstone, the one big one that I have in there. It's like 3cm big. I want to know what that looks like.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

Oh, you're one of those.

[Kristin]

Yeah.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

Yeah, I'm. I'm one of the ones that's just like, do not tell me anything and make sure I'm good and asleep.

[Kristin]

Yeah, I mean, I'm definitely, definitely gonna be asleep. I don't know about, like, the pain and recovery. So I'm hoping it all goes well.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

So by the time everyone hears this, I will be heading back from Mexico. But I'm so excited to be able to kick off my year like that, sitting by the beach with a little mojito and a Kindle and no plans. I, for the first time since 2017, am not taking my laptop on a vacation.

[Kristin]

Amen.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

And that is scary to me. Watch. I'll. I'll put it in my carry on, like, last minute, because I'll be like, something's going to come up.

[Kristin]

I feel like it'll be fine. And who knows? You might make this, like, an annual tradition.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

You know what I mean? It's like, I'm so excited, but I did get so Many cute bathing suits off of Amazon. And then I was talking to David the other day. We went to lunch and shopping. Like, we had a Sunday Funday, and we were talking about how we are the type of people that give in to fast fashion, and we are over consumers, and it's a scary thing, but at the same time, we also are purgers. And so it's like, okay, well, if I wore something that cost me $20 three times, like, my workout clothes and stuff I wear on repeat, so that's something that I don't really like. I splurge on my workout stuff because that's daily wear for me.

[Kristin]

I feel like I wouldn't peg you as an over consumer at all.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

You wouldn't?

[Kristin]

No.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

Do we think it's over consuming if you purchase a bathing suit for every single day of your vacation and you don't rewear?

[Kristin]

Some people are not into rewearing because they don't want to get, you know, like, as women, damp bathing suits. Not great.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

Yeah, See, I'm not. I'm not into that. And I look at it kind of like as that's my clothes for the day.

[Kristin]

Yeah. Like, you're not an adventurer, so you're not really getting dressed. Like that is your wardrobe.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

Literally, the bikini is the wardrobe for the entire time. But we were talking about how we want to go through this house. I have. Remember me telling you about me making my list since December 17th?

[Kristin]

Yes.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

Okay, well, you don't want to see this list coming. You don't want to see it. Nobody actually wants to see it, because I have gone through every room of this house, and I'm like, okay, these are the things that need to be ordered for this room, for organization. These are the things that need to come out. These are the things. Like, we probably need to get a dumpster out here. It's not funny.

[Kristin]

No, but you'll feel better when it's done.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

I'm like, I need to build out this closet. It's like one last closet in this house. You're like, I swear to God, if I hear one more time, Lindsay, building out a closet. There's one closet that really needs to be built out for functionality purposes. And I know it's an investment, but it. It would help me sleep at night.

[Kristin]

But at least you took the time to, like, know what you need.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

I know, like, I do feel somewhat good about that. And there's a lot of things that I brought into this house from my old house that, like, I just don't use anymore. And I Might not have ever used them, actually, but it was like, back in my QVC days. You know what I mean?

[Kristin]

Oh, God. Okay. You never used it. I can promise you.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

It is like, remember when I bought that heated camping chair and I've never been camping.

[Kristin]

Yeah, I do remember that.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

I did get rid of that before I moved here, but it's like, stuff like that. Like, why do we just have this stuff sitting around?

[Kristin]

Listen, I need to do the same. I'm with you on this.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

So I think for the rest of January, I'm going to just, like, post on Instagram the area that I'm cleaning out. So if you want to similarly clean out, like, your same area, then we can do it together and we don't have to feel alone, because also, ADHD me will start in an area, and then I'm like, oh, well, I have this other area on my list, so I'm gonna go do, like, a little bit there. I'm not doing that this year.

[Kristin]

Nope. Stay in one and finish it.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

But it's so hard.

[Kristin]

I know.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

Trust me. You find something that's, like, in that one area that needs to go to another area, and then when you get to the second area, then you start there.

[Kristin]

Yep. And then next thing you know, your entire house is torn apart.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

Oh, I also have another update for you.

[Kristin]

What?

[Lindsay Chrisley]

On January 10, I have my initial teacher training meeting for Pilates.

[Kristin]

That's so exciting.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

It is so exciting. I'm actually probably more excited about getting that certification for 2026 than I am for anything.

[Kristin]

Okay. Okay.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

I'm like, it's 66 hours worth of time. And I know that you were like, that's a long time.

[Kristin]

I mean, in the grand scheme of things, it's not that long.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

But how long is 66 hours? Like, how many days is that?

[Kristin]

24, 48.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

Wait, what do you do? 66 divided by 24.

[Kristin]

Yeah.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

That's 2.75 days.

[Kristin]

Yeah. Which obviously you're not going to do. Yeah. I'll say you're not going to do it for 24 hours straight, obviously.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

But I think it's divided into, like, 11 classes. Like, six hour.

[Kristin]

Okay, okay.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

Classes. So I'm really excited about doing that. I have a lot of dreams whenever it comes to Pilates. That has been something that has saved my world, my soul, my emotions for years. And, you know, this is, like, not me being dramatic. No.

[Kristin]

Like, you're not. Well, if you don't go to your.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

Pilates class, it does something to me, and I'm like, I Want everybody to be able to experience what it's done for me. I don't even know where I would be if I didn't have Pilates. Didn't I start Pilates, like, after I divorced?

[Kristin]

I think, yeah, you were taking it off and on, and then you got really serious about it. Probably a year and a half ago. Maybe two years.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

I think it's been two years.

[Kristin]

Yeah, it might be two.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

I'm almost coming up on my 500 Pilates class, which is crazy. Isn't that nuts?

[Kristin]

Remember when you went in and it was like your 250th or something?

[Lindsay Chrisley]

What did you say?

[Kristin]

You had no clue. You were like, they had my name on the board and there was balloons.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

And I'm like, why? Like, why does everybody need to know this?

[Kristin]

Oh, it was so funny.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

I just, like, can't wait to be able to do that.

[Kristin]

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[Lindsay Chrisley]

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[Kristin]

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[Kristin]

I fully support. I think everyone should be doing it. I fully, fully, fully support.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

So it says that the registry created under Savannah's law takes effect Jan. 1 and applies to people convicted of domestic violence offenses at least twice. It says that Savannah Puckett, a Robertson county sheriff's deputy who was found shot to death inside her burning home in 2022. She died at the hands of her ex boyfriend, who pled guilty to first degree premeditated murder among other charges and is serving a life sentence. It wasn't until after the tragedy that investigators discovered that he had a. A history of domestic violence and stalking. It says Tennessee is number four in states where men kill women.

[Kristin]

I fully support. I think that two times. You shouldn't be able to do it two times. But I think that. And we've seen it firsthand that there are circumstances where somebody does get charged with domestic violence, and that's not actually what occurred. So I think it's like, okay, at this point, at the point where it's been twice, like, you absolutely did do it.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

So it says the registry will include the offender's name, a photograph, date of birth date, and county of conviction. It will not include home addresses, Social Security numbers, which duh. Or driver's license information. It says offenders could remain on the registry anywhere from two to 20 years, depending on the number of qualifying convictions. But when I saw this, it made me, like, take a little trip down memory lane. Remember when I told you that I used to have, like, these crazy, intrusive thoughts after I had Jackson and I would, like, drive on the shoulder of the road, you know?

[Kristin]

Yeah.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

This was also during the time that I probably started looking at, like, local mug shots.

[Kristin]

Okay. So they were correlated. Yes.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

And then also I was, like, deep in the sex offender registry for, like, where I lived, so I could see, you know, like, if we were driving past a house. Oh, like, that's a sex offender yeah. And I feel like this is so important.

[Kristin]

I would agree. I think that I don't know how I feel about the not sharing of the address. I get it. But also, I don't. At the same time, if you're gonna be brazen enough to commit a crime like that, then you should do so, fully understanding what could happen to you. But I think that it's a step in the right direction for people to be knowledgeable. I think, you know, I. I would hope that this gets people to not be repeat offenders.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

Well, for sure. But I wish that. I mean, obviously it has to start somewhere, but I wish that, like, other states would also adopt this same thing. What's so crazy is I was dating somebody, and I was like, did you look up because he was in the rental game at the time? And I was like, did you look up, like, the registry for, like, sex offenders and stuff like that? And he's like, no, but there's a sex offender that lives, like, three houses up, and you still chose to rent the place.

[Guest or Additional Speaker]

It's.

[Kristin]

I think that people who have never checked the sex offender registry before would be horrified to see how many registered sex offenders live near them.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

I mean, I haven't looked at this address, but now I'm going to.

[Kristin]

Great.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

And you're like, dan, Lindsay has a for sale sign in her front yard next week.

[Kristin]

No, it's like, let's hope the intrusive thoughts don't come back.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

The intrusive thoughts were crazy. Okay. They were crazy. Also, in 2026, I'm vowing to myself to cook dinner at home at least five nights a week.

[Kristin]

Love that.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

Saturdays are going to be our fun days. So on the weekends that we have the kids, that will be an activity day. Friday nights are going to be dinner at home and family game night, and Sundays will be church and the trampoline park.

[Kristin]

I love that. Look at you getting into a whole routine.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

Listen, it's going to be a whole routine. I'm, like, setting my days for me to go to, like, Sam's and Costco and the grocery store. Have you ever been in a state where you just feel like you're in absolute psychosis for extended period of time? Like, I'm talking years?

[Kristin]

I guess, in some ways, yes.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

Okay. I feel like that with a schedule and not like, my work schedule or anything. It's more like the days that I need to go grocery shopping. Like, now I understand people who are like, no, my grocery shopping day is Tuesday or whatever.

[Kristin]

Right, right.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

I'm like, that makes so much sense to me why you would do that, because you're also probably the type of person that's like, planning out these meals. And so David and I were having a conversation sometime over the last week just about goals and aspirations and stuff for the new year. And I said, I don't really care what these kids want to eat. Like, we're gonna have all the things that they like on the menu every single week, and that's what they will be eating.

[Kristin]

Amen.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

You know what I mean?

[Kristin]

That's like not short order cooking no more.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

Listen, our kids could eat salmon and rice every single day of their life and be fine.

[Kristin]

I love that. I have a huge love of salmon these days.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

But. But I'm also the intrusive thoughts mom who's like, if they eat too much salmon, they're gonna get mercury poisoning. You feel me?

[Kristin]

Yes, I do. I do.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

Wait, I need you to watch. I have been watching this woman on Tick Tock probably over the last, like, eight weeks.

[Kristin]

Weeks.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

And she is a mom. They live in New York City. And I want you to watch this TikTok and tell me what you think, because I immediately, like, saw myself in this woman. And it also made me feel crazy.

[Kristin]

I'm scared. But here we go.

[Guest or Additional Speaker]

I don't lower my cleaning standards because I have four kids. I close out my home every single night. I will not go to sleep with a sink full of dishes. I will not go to sleep with. With crumbs on the floor. We vacuum every single day, sometimes multiple times a day, because a closeout shift is necessary. No, another one that also seems to piss people off a lot is, I deep clean every single room in my home. My kids do not do deep cleans. I deep clean their rooms every two weeks. My room every week, and these other rooms as I feel necessary. Bathroom gets wiped down every single day. I don't lower my cleaning standards because I have four kids. There are absolutely zero shoes in my house. We have a mat by the door. That is where you take your shoes off. If I see anyone even walk remotely past that mat, my day is, like, done. You're walking outside all day in those disgusting shoes and then you're bringing those germs in my house. Absolutely not. No. There is absolutely zero. Zero drinks, zero food allowed in the room in any rooms. If you do bring food in the room, then you gotta clean the whole room by yourself. There is no food. Drink it in the kitchen, eat it in the kitchen, and then go to your room. My kids are not allowed to Jump on beds. Beds are not trampolines. They are for sleeping, not a play park. So once those pillows go on, you are not allowed to jump on that bed. You are not allowed to touch it, mess around with it, leave it alone. It is for sleeping. If you feel like you want to go to sleep, that's fine. Move the pillows and go to sleep. But you cannot jump on my beds. I'm sorry. Toys stay in your rooms. I don't want toys in the living room. I don't want toys in the kitchen. I don't want toys in the bathroom. Play with your toys in your rooms. And when you are done playing with those toys, make sure you clean them up. Same goes with books, coloring anything. You need to be putting back your stuff.

[Kristin]

So, okay, first of all, I think that's your twin. Literally, I think that's your twin. I can get behind the shoe situation, which is crazy, because I, like, never thought about that when I was younger. But then as I got older, I'm like, these shoes are stepping on God knows what outside, and it's disgusting. So I can definitely get behind the shoe situation. Wiping down the bathroom every day. Amazing. The deep cleans. Like, okay, I'm gonna lose my mind here. Some people don't understand the difference between a general clean and a deep clean, and it actually sends me into a spiral.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

Wait, let's give our definitions. Okay, so deep clean for me means, like, it could be all the way to wiping down the walls. Like, we're talking baseboards. We're talking windowsills. We're, you know, talking, like, the. The rim around the toilet and behind the toilet, dusting everywhere. Like, closet shelves. Like, that is deep clean to me.

[Kristin]

Same. That is deep clean to me. Please explain a general clean.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

A general clean is like, you're tidying up. Like, you're tidying up. And yes, you might be, like, cleaning your bathroom, but it's more of, like, a surface level clean. Like, we might not be doing grout, but we're. We're, like, cleaning the toilet. We are possibly washing the sheets, but maybe not the mattress pad that time. We're not opening windows to, like, air everything out.

[Kristin]

Yes. Apparently, this is a foreign concept to a lot of people. So that's a. That's. I just had to bring that up.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

Who is this a foreign concept to? Is this an unnamed person?

[Kristin]

This is a foreign concept to my husband. Oh. So that's. That's, like, a sticking point in my house. But I can, like, I can get behind the deep clean situation. I don't know, like, you're the one who actually got me into the habit of, like, actually looking in my guest room because, like, out of sight, out of mind. It'll go in that room unless there's guests here. So, like, it would get, like, a deep clean before guests came. But I was never going in there to, like, dust and do all the things. And I'm like, well, it's a room. Like, why wouldn't I do that? So you got me in the habit of doing that. So I like her whole thing of, like, as needed for, like, other rooms. As needed, and what her schedule is for the rooms that are consistently used. I mean, I can get behind it.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

I will always maintain the mentality of kitchens are made for eating, couches are made for sitting, beds are made for sleeping. I mean, I agree with that wholeheartedly. Do not try to change my mind. Also, if I'm going the extra mile to make sure all beds are clean with clean, fresh linens. And you have come home and you've taken a shower at nighttime, and you got in your bed, and I'm playing nice mommy and I make your bed. You have a media room upstairs. When you get home from school, you can go and hang out in the media room. I don't want to see you laying in your bed in school clothes when those sheets are clean and I made the bed. If you're. If you are getting under the covers, that, to me, is insinuating that you need a nap.

[Kristin]

Okay. Are you. When you nap, are you, like, an over the, like, blanket snapper or are you under the blanket snapper?

[Lindsay Chrisley]

Yes, I'm, like, over. Like, my bed will be made, and then I will just, like, lay on top of my bed with an oversized blanket.

[Kristin]

No, I'm, like, getting all the way in. I'm fully.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

No, because you're not napping. You're sleeping 1,000%.

[Kristin]

My naps are, like, three hours long. That's a mini sleep.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

I know, but I feel like you're getting in that bed for nap time, and then you're getting out of it to do the rest of your day, and then you're getting back in it to sleep. Like, at that point, the sheets need to be washed because it's closed.

[Kristin]

I mean, I do get that, too. I do get that, too. But here's my question, though. So, like, he's coming in with school clothes, and if he goes in the media room and he's, like, lounging around, he's still getting germs, like, there, too, you know?

[Guest or Additional Speaker]

What?

[Lindsay Chrisley]

I had to start picking my poison.

[Kristin]

And you're like, okay, live there, not the bed?

[Lindsay Chrisley]

Yes. Because it was much easier when he used to come home from, like, kindergarten, for example. I might take him to the park after school or take him to go and do, like, some type of activity or like our errands. And then once we were in the house, it was like we were in the house. He could go ahead and take a shower, put on a fresh pair of pajamas, be anywhere. Now, when you have a sixth grade boy, they're not really that interested in coming home and immediately getting in pajamas because they're flying up and down the damn road on a scooter. And then they decide that they want to play basketball 20 minutes later, and then, you know, they want to go hit golf balls, and then they want to get in the hot tub. And then that would be way too many showers. So it's like, yes, you can come home. And there are certain areas in this house that you can go to. Not on the couch that I'm laying on, because I don't want to lay on your school stuff, but you can go to the media room where you hang out. And I do Clorox and Lysol, that room down every single week.

[Kristin]

There you go. So you have it all worked out.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

Yeah, it's. It's all worked out. I do have weekly devotional. It's a prayer for entering 2026 with a peaceful heart and an anchored mind, because God is already in every moment ahead, and he is steady, sovereign, and sure. Jesus, thank you for beginning a new week and a new year. Your word is right, as it always is. Time is a gift, and it's passing quickly. Stewarding and savoring it is a constant journey and learning curve. Help me abide in you as I prepare a plan to enter the new year. And as this year comes to a close, I feel so many things at once. So much gratitude for how you have carried me, tenderness over what stretched me, hope for what's ahead, and so much hope and excitement for what you have planned and honesty and a little anxiety about certain unknowns that still make my heart feel a little cautious. I don't see the full picture, but I know this. You have been faithful. You always are. You provide wisdom and what I need to know and trust for all else. You will always be who you say that you are. As the noise around me grows louder, talk of resolution, goals, and fresh starts. Don't want to rush past this moment. I don't want to enter a new year striving to become something instead of letting you shape who I already am before I plan, fix or decide what needs to change, halt me and help me invite you into my heart as I step forward, as I step toward 2026, I want you to form the way that you enter it with a peaceful heart even when life feels uncertain, with an anchored mind, when distractions and worries try to pull me away with risen with rhythms that shape me instead of exhaust me. I don't want to focus on protecting the outside of having an impressive life that always leaves me empty. I ask for a rooted one. A year where I stay, a year where I say present responsive and open to quiet work you're doing beneath the surface, I'm choosing to trust that you are already in every moment ahead. Steady, sovereign and kind. Show me how to release what doesn't need to come with me. I want to step forward, awake, grounded, expectant, confident as you will meet me here again and again. And I cannot agree with that more because I have prayed over every list that I have made and feel so confident stepping into a new year and it's got to be better than what happened last year.

[Kristin]

I absolutely love that and I am hoping for a better 2026.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

I love you so much and I will talk to you soon. If you guys have not followed us on at the Southern Tea Podcast on Instagram, you can follow us there. Also, join our Facebook group to connect with us and our community. If you have not subscribed to the show, you can do that from any podcast app wherever you get your pods. Always first at Podcast one. We hope you guys have a great week and we'll talk to you soon.

[Kristin]

Bye.

[Lindsay Chrisley]

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