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brat diet
The BRAT diet is a simple, bland set of foods people use when someone has a stomach bug. It’s meant to be gentle and easier to digest until they feel better.
Term
ER
ER means Emergency Room. It’s where you go when something seems urgent and you need help right away. They went because the symptoms looked serious and they weren’t getting answers quickly.
Term
infected salvolary gland
A salivary gland is where saliva is made. If it gets infected, it can swell up—often in the neck or under the jaw—so it can look alarming.
Car
Nissan Serena
The Nissan Serena is a minivan made by Nissan. It’s meant to transport people comfortably, usually with room for families and easier access through sliding doors. It may be mentioned because it’s a well-known minivan model.
Concept
safe car accident
They’re using a car crash as a joke. The idea is: it looks bad and dramatic, but nobody is really hurt.
Term
renderings
Renderings are like preview pictures made on a computer. The speaker is saying the event didn’t show those previews, so people didn’t really know what they were paying for.
Concept
first time festival
They’re saying it’s risky to go to a brand-new event. If they haven’t shown you what it will really look like, you might end up disappointed.
Concept
restocking your car for summer
It just means you’re getting your car ready with the stuff you might need for summer. Like keeping extra clothes or supplies in the car so you’re not scrambling later.
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change of clothes for everybody
Keeping a “change of clothes” in the car is a common car-ownership strategy for families and road trips. It helps you handle spills, accidents, or unexpected weather without needing to go home first.
Concept
industry news
When they say “industry news,” they mean big updates happening in the car world—like new launches or major announcements. It’s more about what’s changing in the market than how a specific car drives.
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partnered with this influencer
The hosts describe Subaru “partnering with an influencer,” which is a common modern marketing strategy. For listeners, this can matter because influencer campaigns can shape brand perception, launch timing, and how quickly new models or updates gain attention.
Brand
Subaru
Subaru is a car brand that makes lots of family-friendly vehicles. They’re saying Subaru is about to show off two new SUVs at the New York Auto Show.
Concept
New York Auto Show
The New York Auto Show is a big car event where companies show off new cars. It’s where you’ll hear about upcoming models before they hit dealerships.
Car
Chrysler Pacific
Chrysler’s Pacific is a minivan model. The host is mentioning it as something that might be shown at the auto show.
Car
Chrysler New Chrysler
The Chrysler New Yorker is a large, comfortable sedan made by Chrysler. It was designed more for riding smoothly and feeling upscale than for sporty driving. It might be mentioned because it’s a well-known name from Chrysler’s older lineup.
Company
Stellantis
Stellantis is the big company that owns multiple car brands. The host is saying Stellantis is ticketing employees’ cars for not being “Stellantis enough,” which sounds like a policy about company branding or rules.
Concept
parking tickets on employees cars
They’re talking about employees getting parking tickets related to their own cars. It’s more of a corporate/workplace story than a car-tech story, but it affects how people use their vehicles at work.
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ticketed
Being “ticketed” means you got a parking notice/citation for breaking a rule. The conversation suggests that enforcement might start softly, but can get worse if you keep doing it.
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parking lot security
Parking lot security is the team that manages and enforces parking rules. They may start by warning or ticketing, but they can also take stronger action if problems continue.
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wheel boot
A wheel boot is a device placed on a car’s tire to immobilize it, typically used by parking enforcement when a vehicle has unpaid or repeated violations. It’s meant to prevent the car from being driven away until the issue is resolved.
Brand
GM
GM (General Motors) is another big car company. They’re talking about how GM, like other automakers, may offer employee discounts or benefits when buying a car.
Brand
Ford
Ford is a well-known car brand. They’re using it as an example that other companies likely give employees some kind of discount or perk when buying a car.
Brand
Hyundai
Hyundai is a car brand. In this conversation it’s just being used as another example of a manufacturer they’ve seen alongside Ford and GM.
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employee discount
An employee discount means workers can buy a car for less money than regular customers. The hosts are saying that even with perks, employees still usually have to pay to get a car.
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seatbelt
A seatbelt is the belt that keeps you (or a child seat) from moving during a crash. When installing a child car seat, the seatbelt may be used instead of, or alongside, the car’s built-in child-seat anchors.
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latch
LATCH is a set of built-in points in the car that help you attach a child car seat. It’s meant to make installation easier and safer than using only the seatbelt.
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car seat
A car seat is what you put a child in so they’re protected while riding in the car. It has to be installed correctly—either using the car’s anchors (LATCH) or the seatbelt—so it doesn’t move too much.
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harness
A harness is the set of straps inside some child car seats that hold the child in place. The speaker is pointing out that this seat may not have a harness, so the installation method and what secures the seat matters even more.
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Welcome to the Carpool podcast with Kelly.
You know when we're outside with the kids,
I'm like, hey, I'll jump on the trampoline.
What if I just got on the trampoline?
And then the other day,
like all the kids were off the trampoline,
but like I hadn't had my 10 minutes.
And like Tyler walks by, he's like, what are you doing?
And Liz.
Anytime a new nurse or someone would come in,
they'd be like, how's he doing?
He's like, it's a girl.
She's just in her brother's shirt because she threw up.
Your mom time off starts now.
Welcome back to the Carpool podcast with Kelly.
And Liz.
Hey, Liz.
Hi.
I feel, in case you missed it,
I spent the weekend in the ER and the hospital.
Not me, well, I did, but it was force loan.
And I am just like now coming to a moment
where like my kids are with their father.
I have a moment to debrief
and I'm just happy to be back on the mic.
What a frickin' whirlwind.
I mean, why don't you just like kind of get into that?
I know you wouldn't want to get into the story.
I want to say a little bit about it,
probably more than a little bit about it,
because there is something that now I will always check for.
And gosh, you just don't know what you don't know.
Like last week, I didn't know anything
and now I know so much about like reactions and stuff.
Okay, so I'm just gonna get into it
because I was like so vague on my stories
and I know everyone was really kind and like curious.
So yeah, so Sloan ended up in the ER
and then we ended up being hospitalized for two nights.
It started as, let's see, Thursday.
She had like a like woke up with like a low grade fever.
I'm like, okay, whatever, no big deal.
By the end of the night, it turned into like 102.
And I'm like, okay, I'll, you know, we just had the flu.
So like I'm kind of used to like a 104.
You know, like I feel like I'm around fevers a lot.
So I'm like, okay, I'll call, you know,
I'll get a doctor's appointment first thing in the morning.
9.30 the next morning, I take her to the doctor.
And this is where I feel like my pediatrician,
we're gonna be looking for a new pediatrician.
This is not the only reason, there's other reasons,
but this was kind of like the final nail in the coffin for me.
I take her to the pediatrician and I'm like,
hey, I think she has an ear infection
because I have like one of those ear things
and I could see her infection.
She's like, okay, yep, she's got an ear infection.
We're gonna go ahead and put her on this antibiotic,
but it's not a Moxicillin.
Hey, does she have any bad reactions to a Moxicillin?
I'm like, no, she's no, she's had Moxicillin outside.
And she's like, okay, whatever,
we know we're just gonna give her this different one
that's specific only for ear infections or something.
And I'm like, okay, well, I guess that's fine.
What she didn't do and why I think
we could have avoided hospitalization
is she did not do, she didn't like check her glands
or her lymph nodes, I should say.
That's the right word, lymph nodes.
And you know what's like, even at a well visit,
they check your kid's lymph nodes.
I'm like, chill out, like you don't need to like
touch your lymph nodes, like they're fine.
I was talking to Sydney about this
and she's like, the only thing I remember
about the pediatrician is that they always touched your neck.
They always touched your neck.
So they didn't do that
and then they didn't just like prescribed me a Moxicillin
that we recently switched to this pediatrician
because we're like, you know,
pediatricians are so fricking hard to find,
which is another topic I wanna get into later.
Every other pediatrician would be like,
oh, ear infection, a Moxicillin,
because you know, if there's anything else going on
a Moxicillin, we'll kill that too.
And so the next day, she is so,
no, even later that day, she cannot be put down.
I pulled out a baby carrier
that I have stored away for months
because she cannot be set down.
She's so uncomfortable.
She's so unlike herself.
I was like, this girl, like Tylenol is not helping.
Motrin's not helping.
This girl had the flu a few months ago
and it's like, you give her some Motrin
and then she's like going around playing.
Like I'm seeing sparks to my daughter.
I'm not seeing any of my daughter.
So we didn't have our nanny this week.
So like I just had a lot of one-on-one time with the kids.
So then the next day, Friday, oh,
so then that night she throws up and I'm like,
okay, I don't know, kids throw up for like random reasons.
Maybe it's this new,
maybe it's a side effect to this antibiotic.
She didn't have like the throw up.
Didn't really strike me as that big of a deal.
I'm like, let's just keep monitoring her.
Or no, I'm sorry.
It did strike as a big deal.
Maddie called the doctor the next day,
told them that she threw up,
was expecting to receive a call later.
I'm like half to get my kids out of my house.
So I take them to mom's house
because I don't want to take her anywhere else
because she's like sick.
And she throws up at mom's house.
And now I have experienced a full blown F-pies throw up.
Like I am, throw up is disgusting,
but like I can handle throw up.
Something about the way that she looked
and the way she threw up,
I immediately called Maddie and I'm like,
you need to leave, like I need you here right now.
I would never just like call my husband to like leave work.
I just like alarms are going off in my head.
And two hours pass, the doctor still hasn't called us back.
So now we're like pissed.
And so Maddie calls the doctor again
and while he's on the phone with the doctor,
they're like, you know, try the brat diet, you know,
like they're not giving us anything.
Mom looks at her and she goes,
the left side of her neck is swelling.
And I'm like, oh my gosh, you're right.
Maddie hangs up on the doctor, we're going to the ER.
Turns out she had an infected salvolary gland.
Had the doctor, the pediatrician originally,
I'm speculating here, but I'm a pissed off mom.
So give me some grace.
Had the doctor, I think felt her lymph nodes,
they would have felt this hard infected gland
because it felt like a rock.
It was like, it felt like a rock.
And I have to imagine it was there the day before.
And had they checked them, maybe, and maybe I'm speculating,
maybe had they given us some oxacillin,
she wouldn't have had to be hospitalized.
Anyway, we get to the, Maddie takes her to the ER.
Her like white blood cell count and her CRP counts
are like high.
And they tell us that we need to get her
on an IV antibiotics stat.
And if those do not help, then she will need surgery
to drain this, this infected salvolary gland.
So two days of antibiotics in the hospital,
two days of wondering, are we going to need surgery?
Are we not?
Antibiotics ended up doing their thing.
The hospital stay was horrible.
The nurses and doctors were wonderful,
but she was so uncomfortable.
It was just horrible.
And so anyway, they don't know how she got an infected
salvolary gland.
No one has really a good answer.
There's like a few things floating around,
but it's not one of those things that are like,
oh, sometimes kids just get this.
So I say that to not worry people
because I don't think it's like a super common thing
that just like happens to kids randomly.
However, in the same way that I was like,
oh, she has a fever, let me check her ear.
I will also be checking lymph nodes and necks
and anything that feels off.
Yeah.
And I also feel like just in my experience,
like I guess when we were living through all this,
I didn't realize how high her fever was
because in my experience,
I've never seen like an ear or a tooth fever
get above like a hundred points something.
Like when it's like as high as her fever was,
like we, I think that moving forward,
like that will send off more alarms for me.
Like a kid just, I think there's a reason.
Like to have a 102, 103 fever, like.
Especially with like no other,
she didn't have any cold symptoms.
Like she wasn't sick.
So that I agree for me also, it's like if there's,
cause if it's like a cold symptoms and okay,
maybe they're like getting the flu
or a viral infection or something,
but there was no cold symptoms.
Yeah.
And she had 102 fever, bacterial infection.
That's like going to be my new thing that I do.
Well, it's really frustrating when you feel like,
I mean, like when you did the right thing
and took her to your pediatrician and yeah,
I like, I kept like telling mom, I was like,
I don't understand how yesterday she was at the pediatrician
and today she's being admitted to the ER
to stay overnight.
Like how did that not, I think there's a level of it,
like that does move fast.
There was a little bit that does move fast
because the questions that the doctor was asking me,
they're like, has she eaten?
I'm like, yeah, she ate a little bit yesterday.
The rest of that day didn't eat.
The rest of the next day didn't eat.
So like things were progressing and like I,
there's a level of it that I think is no one's fault.
There's a level of it that I think is my fault
and there's a level of it that I think
is my pediatrician's fault.
But I can't be pissed at myself.
I can't be pissed at nobody.
So I can't be pissed at my pediatrician.
And again, this was not like the only thing
that has happened with our pediatricians.
I just feel like they don't listen to me.
I got a whole shoe of things, but yeah.
So that's what happened with Sloan.
So we'll always just be checking,
we'll be checking lymph nodes.
But you're home now.
We're home now.
She's doing a lot better.
But yeah, dude, there's just nothing worse
than seeing your kid in the freaking hospital.
Yeah, no, I mean, hospital stays are horrible.
And it was only two nights.
Like, I know.
I know, I know, I know.
It's really tough.
So I'll just say Elizabeth will not be joining me
in NYC this week.
I know.
So I feel like that means like kind of like pressures on
for like you to drop a solo pod on Friday.
Because like I dropped a solo pod last week.
Yeah, what do people want to hear from me?
Gosh. To keep the ball rolling.
I don't know.
Just like something that somebody to think about, you know.
Yeah, no, for sure.
You know, we should.
Yeah, maybe you can like find a guest or something.
Kind of like World's your oyster.
Yeah, OK.
My weekend was not nearly as eventful as yours.
I kind of just felt like the helpless sister,
like there was nothing I could do.
I know.
And you love to do something.
I was like grasping at straws to do something.
I'm like, I'll take your dog for the weekend.
Like, what can I do?
Kelly just wants to be helpful.
And I'm like, I'm sorry, girls.
You're just going to have to suffer on the sidelines.
I know. I hated that.
And sometimes I hate that, like I have all these kids
and like I can't be the sister.
I know that you need sometimes
because like I have to be a mother.
And I just don't always like that.
But I do feel as though like I'm on the back nine of this whole
like I can't leave my kids in a hurry.
Yeah.
And then, you know, Tyler can handle it.
Like, I mean, we are so close.
To, like, wow.
I mean, I like watch people's Instagrams
like Nap Time Kitchen is a great example.
Just like her kids are older.
She's, you know, thriving.
Like, it looks wonderful.
I'm trying to remind myself of that.
That, you know, you always say you can't compare your start
to someone else's middle.
Like, wow, you that's like the most true sentiment
in early motherhood.
And I was kind of talking to some friends
because I have some friends who are like, you know,
basically trying to decide like, are they done or are they not done?
And I was like, here's like, here's the honest thing to think about.
Like at the end of the day, we all get there.
Like we all get to a place where we get our kitchens back
and, you know, our kids are independent.
Like we all get there.
No matter how many kids you have, eventually you get there.
It's just how long do you want to take to get there?
You know, okay.
So it's like you, like we will all end up in the same spot,
at least even when our kids are just still in the house.
Like once your kids are grade school age, of course, there's more.
Of course, sometimes, you know, four grade school age children could,
you could argue it could be harder than two.
You could also could argue it'd be easier than two.
We all get there.
Yeah. How long do you want to take to get there?
Yeah, no, for sure.
We really seem to take the scenic route sometimes.
Um, I guess.
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Before we move on, can I just say like I wanted to bring up my point about pediatricians really
quick? Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Okay, so I am so lucky that I have a platform that I can say,
hey, send me your pediatrician in St. Louis and people can message me.
I had so many people message me like similar places
that I had looked at the reviews on Google and like they weren't as hot.
They were like a 4.5 out of 5, 4.3, 15 reviews.
I was like, obviously it's your kid.
You want a five out of five place?
Like, you know, you don't want anyone who's had that experience there.
But these reviews, there's only ever 15 of them.
They're only ever from like maybe three weeks ago or then also four years ago.
We need, we owe it to all the parents out there to go right to the home.
Like reviews on our pediatricians right now, good or bad.
Because a lot of times people only go for the batter.
They go if they have like a crazy amazing experience.
We need to up the reviews to the pediatricians because it's so hard to find one.
And you need to say, I have felt hurt.
I have felt this.
I had done this.
This is what they did because I'm lucky that now I have like a list of ones I'm going to go
look at based on who recommended them so many times.
Yep, yep, yep, yep, yep.
No, this is such a good topic.
And it really, you know, like similarly to how important it's going to be for all of you guys
to come and review your car on our new website launches.
Like you need to review everything you own.
Like it's just, it's a, it is your like civic duty.
I mean, you don't need to review everything you own.
Like we don't need to review every Amazon product.
We don't need to review every restaurant we've been to.
Oh, but you could do a couple.
I think you should do some.
Like, okay, if you're not a review person, I'm not a review person.
I'm not going to go out of my way to go write a review on a restaurant or an Amazon product.
Things I should, things that like really matter.
It doesn't matter if you have a bad meal at a restaurant, you'll get over it.
Things that matters.
The person who's in charge of your child's health.
And to your point, the car that is keeping your child safe
and that is transporting your kids.
Like these are big purchase cars, big purchase.
Pediatrics is a big deal.
These are important things that we should use our voices for.
But you know, who like is my favorite person in the world?
Hmm.
The people who leave reviews on like rent the runway or newly with photos.
Yeah.
With photos, like thank you.
Yeah.
The thank you.
I think especially if you have a unique body type of your super short,
if you're super tall, if you're anywhere in the supers anywhere,
I think it like, I think it's helpful because yeah, I agree.
I like, I always sort like five, 10 and above because I'm trying to figure out
if this is going to work on me or not.
Well, anyway, thank you for updating us.
We're so glad Slola is feeling better.
Yeah, me too.
Yeah.
Like I said, my weekend wasn't quite as eventful.
We had a fun little night out with Tyler's sisters and all their husbands.
So Tyler has three sisters.
So there was eight of us and we just went to like the farm and made a kid free meal.
But like people who had babies, nursing babies could still bring their babies.
So two of them had young babies.
And it was just like an amazing vibe.
Like it's so fun to be at places.
I normally, I say this all the time, I love going to places.
I'm normally with kids without kids because I feel like I'm in a new place
because I'm experiencing it differently.
Yeah, that's so true.
You know, and with the people differently, like you're actually maybe talking to people
having more in-depth conversations that you otherwise wouldn't have had
because there's a kid pulling on you.
Totally.
So we had a blast.
Mom and dad kept all four of my kids, which was fun for them.
I think that's a first for them.
Oh, it is a first.
Yeah.
She said they were good.
I don't think she'd tell me otherwise.
They had all intentions of making it to church with all four.
I like packed all four of my kids church clothes.
They did not make it to church.
Well, to be fair, I did need them to like, I called them while they were getting ready
and I need them to pick up James.
So I could go with them.
I know, I know, I know.
So they tried.
I'm not sure they, yeah, they did try.
Well, we'll use that as their excuse.
And it's Holy Week.
Shout out Holy Week.
Shout out Holy Week.
I know.
We didn't make it to Palm Sunday.
It was like, obviously, but I was like so bummed.
I'm like, it's such a good one.
It's such a pump.
Palm Sunday is like such a good one.
They have like that good reading where like there's like a narrator
and like the priest is like Jesus and it's like kind of a play.
Yeah.
And like, yeah, no, it's like such a good one,
such like a different one.
And you get a prop.
Like, yeah, it was all fun.
Yeah.
So anyway, big week ahead.
I'm New York, Holy Week.
And it's like, I haven't shared this,
but something so exciting on Friday
is Tyler's actually becoming Catholic.
Oh, this Friday is?
Yeah.
So like Tyler's actually not Catholic.
We got married Catholic, but we've been on,
I think Elizabeth and I one day will do like a big like
faith podcast, optional listings.
I know not all of you are interested,
but I'd love to kind of like take everyone through
like the last five years of my life.
Five years of not even seven years of my life.
But I'll say, yes, Tyler is officially becoming Catholic.
So it's really exciting.
Yeah, so exciting.
So that's on, sorry, Saturday, the vigil.
Huge, huge, huge win for the Catholics.
I know.
So that was our weekend and then, you know,
just had some good fun and family time.
I've got kind of a new like, so I've really,
I don't know, my weekend was uneventful.
Oh, we got sheep.
Sorry, that was an event.
That's eventful.
That is eventful.
We got three sheep.
They're adorable.
Smokey bow.
And I don't remember the other one's name.
And we get chickens today, baby chicks today.
So it's baby animal season over at Stumpy Farm.
So cute.
So fun.
It's like such a good Easter vibe.
I know such an Easter vibe.
Yeah.
So fun.
So anyway, that was my weekend,
but I have like also discovered kind of like a
base model luxury that's kind of iconic.
Kind of goes off of what we were talking about earlier,
which is like vibration plates.
So I kind of like shared with the class
that like I got a trampoline and that like I jumped on it
and like I peed myself and I was like, oh, that's really weird.
But then I was like, what if I just like committed
to jumping on the trampoline every day for 10 minutes?
Like what would that do to me as a person?
Turns out so many things.
I have started researching adult benefits
to jumping on a trampoline.
Insane benefits.
Let me read you them.
Cardiovascular fitness, of course, without joint pain.
So like if you have like joints,
jumping on a trampoline is a lot softer than your joints.
For those of us with joints.
Well, people with joint pain.
I know you go, so if you have joints.
It's like.
They also say that jumping on a trampoline equals
10 minutes of jumping on trampoline equals 30 minutes of running.
So it's good fun.
That was a neat time.
Two, one of the most unique benefits of jumping on a trampoline
is lymphatic support.
So the lymphatic system doesn't have a pump like the heart.
It relies on body movement.
The up and down motion helps circulate lymph fluid.
So I think that's what people are doing the vibration plates for.
It may support detox pathways and immune function.
Also, it will give you good deep core and pelvic floor.
Good way to work out those muscles.
Mood and nervous system benefits.
The arithmetic movement can be calming slash regulating.
It releases endorphins and many people report reduced anxiety
after short sessions.
And then calorie burn and metabolic support.
10 to 20 minutes can be surprisingly effective.
It can support fat loss when paired with my diet.
I'm not interested in that.
But all's to say is like, and you don't need a big one.
So then I go to TikTok and I'm like, adult trampoline benefits.
Everyone's sharing like there before and out.
Like there's a whole section of adult trampolines.
They're adult trampolines.
They jump on like little ones just like.
Just like a mini one.
Just like a mini one in the basement.
So I'm just like, everyone save your money on the vibration plate.
If you can't get a big trampoline in your yard,
get a little trampoline.
Your kids can use it.
And you just hop on it for 10 minutes every day.
First of all, it's fun.
You're just not smiling when they're jumping on a trampoline.
No, yeah, it's fun.
And it is like, it does like surprisingly like wear you out.
You're like, when did?
No, so then I'm looking up trampoline workouts and like,
let me be clear.
Like it is a little hard on my pelvic floor,
but I'm like going to jump through it if you will.
For sure.
For sure.
So I know the other day.
So I've done it like three days in a row.
I just like, you know, when we're outside with the kids,
I'm like, hey, I'll jump on the trampoline with you.
What if I just got on the trampoline?
And then the other day, like all the kids
were off the trampoline,
but like I hadn't had my 10 minutes
and like Tyler walks by.
I'm like, are you just like hopping?
Are you like, are you playing a game in your head?
Like what's going through your mind when you're hopping?
I'm kind of just hopping.
And then I do like feet together, feet apart,
feet together, feet apart.
And then I try to go from like, but to stand, but to stand.
Like I'm playing.
I look like a child.
So fun.
So anyway, when you come over next,
we should jump off the trampoline.
Well, I might come over.
Oh, you're pregnant.
Oh, shoot.
That you probably shouldn't jump on the trampoline
when you're pregnant.
No.
The way I would have like,
I was coming over today, drop something off to Kelly,
the way I would have jumped up there
and not given this pregnancy a second thought.
No.
So like I'm just saying that's like a two birds.
So like that's some, that's fun for the whole family
and good benefits for your kids.
All the same benefits for your kids.
All the same benefits for your kids.
I do think I'm telling you, it's a mood booster.
You get out there first light.
And you're outside.
So you're like getting the fresh air.
You're getting the vitamin D like.
Yeah.
Catch me jumping.
A hip and hop.
She's hopping.
I know I'm really, really enjoying it.
So that was really fun.
And then I spent the next, the little,
then I spent a little time on my screen this weekend
kind of going down like an insane rabbit hole
about this event called Barbie Fest.
Have you heard of this drama?
Oh my gosh.
I love this kind of stuff.
Do you remember like that fire festival thing?
Yeah.
Okay.
No, I feel so sorry.
I feel so in the dark.
This ER stay or this hospital stay was not like a cute,
like she's sleeping on me.
I'll scroll my phone the whole time.
Like she was crying.
I was holding her the entire time.
It was like, I did not get a,
I'm so disconnect from the outside world.
So this is exciting to hear something now.
Okay.
So there was this event called Barbie Dream Fest.
All right.
Let me pick it up.
And it was in Fort Lauderdale this past weekend.
And tickets range anywhere from like 70 bucks to like,
they were selling like a $450 package.
And it's, they said things like,
it'll have like an 80s roller rink.
It'll have a life-size Barbie dream house.
Like it'll have all these activations.
And it is the saddest looking event I've ever seen in my life.
Oh no, I'm looking at a photo.
It's in just this like giant convention center.
There's like no activations.
The Barbie dream house is a cardboard cutout.
The roller rink is like cones set up.
Oh, it's so bad.
It is so bad.
People are, and like then you got in and everything cost money.
So like, there was nothing included in your ticket,
other than just like one or two things.
So like to take a picture, it was money.
To get that, it was money.
The food was like not really there.
Like people came from all over, brought their kids,
and it's like everyone's client at Firefest 2.0.
Oh, wow.
And then like all these celebrities were supposed to speak.
Like, and I guess the celebrities did speak,
but then like some people were like, no, they're not there.
So I'm kind of unclear.
Like Serena Williams allegedly was speaking.
I think she did show up,
but then like some other celebrities like didn't come
or like didn't do what they said they were going to do.
Okay, here's, here are the ticket prices.
Price list, I guess it was multiple days.
Day pass, adult $66 and a 72, including fees.
Child 33.
General pass.
So this may be, this is the whole weekend.
$152 for children, 78.
Pink pass, whatever the hell that means.
$252, dream pass, $452.
Yeah.
Special guest, Angela Reese, Madison Marilla,
Emily Callandrelli, Chef Becky Brown.
I cannot pronounce this person's name.
Like there's no one I've ever heard of.
No, I mean, I had heard of some of those people.
So like I don't think, but you know,
I know like one of the guests came at like,
anyway, it's just insane.
Like it was, people are sharing like what the promo looked like
versus like what, like the dream house photo op is so sad.
Explore a larger than live version
of Barbie's iconic front yard.
And it's literally a cardboard cutout.
Astro turf, and that's it.
Who put this on?
That's what everyone's asking.
Because it's, yeah, who put this on?
So all is to say, and they're charging so much for these tickets.
And I'm just like, you know, what event like would like,
the car on motto show is 15 times more impressive than this event.
And our tickets are like $15 to $20.
Yeah. Oh my gosh.
That's BarbieDreamFest.com.
I know you can't stop looking it up.
Yeah. Tea.
Anyway, I've just been kind of like obsessed
with like watching people be mad about it.
Yeah. No, I love, I love that kind of stuff.
Well, I feel bad for the people like people flew there.
Yeah. No, for sure feel bad for the people,
but it's like, it's kind of like a, it's like a safe car accident.
It's like no one actually got hurt, but like it is going up in flames.
Well, and I think the lesson is like,
they didn't have renderings of like what anything looked like.
So I think the rule is like, don't go to a first time festival.
Like with the car on motto show, like you can look up our trailers from years past.
Like it's going to be similar to that.
So you know, the caliber event you're going to,
they're saying come see a life-size Barbie's dream house,
but they're not showing what that they don't have it.
They're just telling you it.
Yeah.
Yeah. Yikes.
It's a good idea for an event though.
No, that's what I'm saying.
Like I feel like I could have planned such a better event.
Like how can you not just like,
make it work?
Do it.
How can you just like do it?
Especially when you're charging that much for tickets, like,
oh, they had sponsors like Michaels was there.
Yeah. No, that's crazy.
Yeah. So that was like a big chunk of,
like that was a big chunk of my afternoon.
And then I started watching Chip and good Joanna Gaines.
Mm-hmm.
That's like the special on HBO.
They're redoing a mountain house.
And it's really, really good.
Okay.
It's like their house though.
So it's like fun to see like what they choose.
And like talking about like their family.
Oh, cute. I do love them.
And then I'm reminded that we're going to maybe meet her
in a couple of weeks.
I know. Well, we're speaking out of an event
and she is the headliner.
Who else? There was like another really big headliner.
Oh, we're speaking of this.
Sean Johnson and her husband are going to be there too.
Yeah. So like not that you would want to come for us,
but like, where is it?
No, we, it's in Iowa.
Like be there.
Womenly change conference.
Like Joanna Gaines, Sean Johnson.
You can ask your work if they'll send you,
because I think the tickets are kind of expensive.
They are. They're like 600 bucks.
But like, yeah, ask your work.
And what do they do?
Well, you say this would be like a really good opportunity,
I think, for these speakers.
Now, what are they?
Hate women in business?
Like that's horrible.
Speakers. Let me just read them for you.
Joanna Gaines.
Okay.
Sean Johnson East and Andrew East.
Kirk and I want to see where we fall in the lineup next.
Kirk and Mary Farron.
I don't know who they are.
Oh, number four, Kelly Stumpy.
Number five, Elizabeth St. John.
Oh, good for us.
And then just like some other just like,
oh, this girl looks fabulous.
Just like fabulous girls.
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I have something else I want to talk about that I'm really excited about.
I posted on my Instagram, my part of my declutter was my playroom.
And just like the toys are ridiculous.
And I just don't know what you're doing.
I'm very overwhelmed, all the things.
Someone sent me, I'm not kidding, probably like 15 minutes worth
of voice memos and videos.
And at first I was like, I don't know if I'm going to listen to all of these.
However, she was so passionate that I was like, okay, I need a masterclass.
And she gave me so many great playroom tips that I would like.
Who was this girl?
I was like, sure, she's just a follower.
She's wonderful.
She was so sweet.
She is a homeschool sad home mom.
I think she's like a few kids.
And I'm always looking to moms who are further along than I am in the motherhood
journey because they've been through it.
So a couple of tangible takeaways that she gave me,
I think I wrote them down actually, was number one,
and this is something I already did, was to get clear bins.
Whether they're clear, whether they're see-through,
she's like, here's the thing, ditch the aesthetically pleasing ones
because your kids aren't going to be able to go through the stuff.
They're going to be bored.
If they can see what is available to them,
they're more likely to go play independently.
That was a good one.
So I ordered some mesh bins that will go with my Ikea thing that I already have
because they come in like ones they have or they come in like clear mesh.
The other thing she said was she has a toy rotation system.
It kind of just sounds like you have to do toy rotation.
It's just kind of like the name of the game.
But she only likes open-ended toys.
So she's like, for the most part, with exceptions,
I don't have a toy with a battery in it because a battery toy is they press a button,
it does the thing, and then there's like nowhere else for their imagination to go.
So she likes blocks, she likes animals, she likes magnetiles.
She did say she's like, you know, she's trying to teach her son the alphabet and like,
so she bought like a leapfrog toy for like an educational purpose to like try and help with that.
She's like, there's of course exceptions, but for the most part,
she does not spend her money on toys with batteries.
And I'm like, that's just like such a good, as I'm trying to declutter stuff,
I'm like, this toy doesn't have a battery, this toy has a battery.
Like, I also don't need battery toys for like a number of reasons.
Like, are they going to prime her in the bath?
It's a category.
So she does a toy rotation system and her kids are a little bit older.
So what she does is she has the bins in her basement.
And if her daughter's like, hey, I really want to play with these toys,
she says, okay, we'll go take, that's fine.
So it's almost always a yes.
Let's pack up one of the other bins, put that away and then we can bring this one up.
So they're never having more bins up than they need to.
Like they have six bins at a time or whatever.
I'm like variant.
She did not give me this advice.
Someone else that I'm very intimidated by the toy rotation thing.
But what someone said that they do is they just have a seasonal toy rotation and book rotation,
which I love.
So it's like winter, fall, summer, spring,
just have four bins and bring them up for those seasons,
which I like too, because like fall, I have Halloween books.
And I don't want to hide the Halloween books in my Halloween decor.
That's my favorite tip that you've said because you always are,
you don't want to have too many books out.
They get bored of the books.
And like sometimes like, I'm seeing all the cute Easter books and it's like, okay,
maybe I want to buy an Easter book, but I don't need an Easter book out year round.
I know I've had the same thing.
It's like, I haven't bought, I'm not a big outside of Christmas because I keep my Christmas books
in and out.
I'm not really a seasonal book person because of that reason,
but I've just never thought about making it part of your rotation.
And I love doing it by seasons.
I think that's so easy.
I think that's where I'm going to start.
Like I'm going to go get four bins, clear bins from Target.
And I'm going to start with like a seasonal toy rotation because that feels like approachable
for me and that feels like I can dip my toes in the water a little bit.
So those were some of the tips that she gave me that I love, that I thought were good tangible
takeaways.
She gave me more, but like some of them weren't relevant to my kids' ages yet.
So that's where I'm starting with the toy thing.
I'm obsessed with it, but I think that's going to really take you far.
Yeah, I hope so.
Well, you're inspiring me.
So I'm like not as quiet on a decluttering journey as you, but I have made some pretty iconic
How can I word this?
I'm very into like, I guess you could say like recycling things that I would have otherwise
thrown away.
And here's the example I'm going to give you.
You know that I'm always looking for like, you know, I like to have my car stocked,
but I don't like to like inconvenience.
I don't like to take things out of my house that I'm actually using.
Like I find that annoying.
Like I don't want to take, you know, a good pair of pajamas and then put them in the car
and they never get used.
That's why I put my seasonal pajamas in the car.
So like my Christmas jammies are in the car.
And this weekend at the farm, we ran to a situation where like the kids were playing
in the creek.
Everyone's socks got so wet.
And I, you know, had to change a clothes.
I forgot to pack extra socks.
I had one pair of socks on my center console and I was like, oh, like, you know,
had to pick which kid they went to.
Yeah, sure.
And then I was thinking, I'm like, you know what I have sitting in my laundry room in a drawer.
Socks.
A ton of mismatch socks.
Oh yeah.
And like, I know darn well, like there's mismatch socks in there that have been there for months.
Like the, the match is never coming up.
I also have socks that like, you know, we've just lost.
I have socks that Hattie say she doesn't like where the line is.
I have socks that are, you know, too small for Fred, but like they're boy socks.
Like do I really want to put them on Libby?
Like I have so many random pairs of socks.
And I was like, I'm going to just keep them all in my car.
That's a good idea.
So I had to get a gallon bag of socks.
I filled it up like halfway and now I have mismatch socks.
And like I could, like what, like what a second life for a mismatch sock.
Like it's really the best you can ask for.
No, it's so true.
I agree there is, that's part of the decluttering journey.
There's something I feel so good about reusing something and, and, and that, and that way,
like I'm so with you on that.
Like you feel lighter because they're out of your house now.
And now they, they're serving a purpose and when that purpose comes,
oh, they're going to be the freaking hero that day.
No, and I really do love like making sure my car is stocked.
And I've kind of, I need, I was going to film a reel about it,
but I'm kind of like restocking my car for summer.
So like, for example, you know, I, I like keeping jammies.
Now I just keep jammies for Fred and Libby because I feel like George and Hattie.
Like I don't, I, they're whatever.
I don't need to put them in jammies if we're out somewhere late,
but I like having them for Fred and Libby.
Everyone has, well, I shouldn't say everyone.
I probably need to do this, but I, I try to have a change of clothes for everybody.
I have my mismatch socks.
I have swimsuits in the back.
I have a blanket because I liked your tip of like,
what if you're out of place where you need a blanket?
You know, you can always use a blanket.
You can always use a blanket.
Like in the summertime, we could always use a blanket.
I have the swimsuits just in case like someone ever forgets their swimsuits
or like, I never know where the summer is going to take me.
Yeah.
Like there's times we're at a friend's house and like,
they want to get the sprinkler out and I'm like, oh, I have some suits.
What if there's, what if you go to the park and there's a splash pad?
What if you go to, exactly.
So I like having those.
And then I'm trying to figure out what to do.
I would like to figure out how to like hack the shoe market because like how many,
I don't want to, I don't want to have four pairs of four pairs of extra shoes in my car.
But very recently we had a situation where like,
we drove to church and George didn't put his shoes on.
Yeah.
And I'm just like, hmm, and I'm thinking to myself, like George and
had your like kind of the same size shoe.
Libby, it'd be fine if she wasn't in shoes.
Fred probably in his own shoes.
So I think I'm going to put like a pair of like cheapy shoes,
like resale shop shoes for Fred.
And then we have an old pair of crocs, like a ratchet pair of crocs.
That like would be a little small for George, a little big for Hattie.
But I think I'm just going to put them in there for a just in case.
Like this is an emergency, this is an emergency landing.
Like this is not, this is like, people will be like, oh,
I bet that kid forgot his shoes, but at least he has shoes and he can walk into the place.
Yeah.
So I'm excited about that.
But I really thought like the mismatch socks was kind of a game changer.
Yeah, the shoes thing, the shoes thing is tough.
I'm leaning to like, I think that's going to work for you.
I'm leaning to like sandals, because I feel like sandals can be like really flat,
like you can flatten them.
But I need to, okay, I'm going to do sandals.
I'm going to get some, I'm going to find some resale sandals or just cheap sandals,
because you can flatten them up.
And also if we run into like the splash pad situation and they're in their sneakers,
I can change them into these ratchet sandals.
And I just think like when you're stocking your car, like it can be with,
to me, it's such emergency stuff.
Like I might even pack, like if we're going somewhere,
I might still even pack Libby a change of clothes in my diaper bag.
Like this is a last case scenario.
And I also love to be helpful for if there's other people around who maybe need clothes.
So something I do is like, you know, like if something gets a stain on it,
if something's seasonal, it's going in the car.
That's what you're going to wear.
You're going to wear a stain.
Like it's clean, but it's stained, but like it's this is the last case scenario.
And then I was like kind of getting ready for, you know, summer and I was going,
because it got hot overnight here.
And, you know, I had two and two.
So like I have to save had these clothes for Libby and I have to save George's clothes for Fred.
But like now I'm looking at all these boy clothes that don't fit Fred anymore.
And I'm like, I'm probably not going to save these for Libby.
And Fred has so many pairs of pants.
And what does Fred need right now?
Shorts and my kids, my kids need like play clothes.
Like my kids are, you guys have seen my kids on Instagram.
Like they're feral, like they're always outside.
So what did I do?
You cut the pair of scissors.
Yeah.
Because those pants aren't going to fit him next year.
So I'm getting like another, I'm getting used out of that.
Yeah, I'm here for it.
I'm, I'm fully in support.
Like again, it's emergency clothes.
Well, you know, and like these are just like every day, you know, every day,
you know, we're at the lake, we're out in the barn.
And like they just need to be like, I just cut them off.
Yeah, I like it.
That's a good idea.
It's iconic.
And yeah, like you said, you're not.
They're probably gross anyway.
Like they're not gross.
Like sale or like someone else.
The knee, the knee has like is worn.
So cut them off at the knee.
I love it.
Now you have shorts.
I love it.
We actually ran into this like emergency situation this week because,
and I am so happy I had just thrown in, I packed a dress for Sloan because I was like,
well, that's only one clothing item.
And then shorts and a shirt for James.
Well, when I went to mom's house and Sloan threw up all over her shirt,
her pants were fine.
But I had to, I pulled out James's shirt and I threw it on her.
Anyway, it was a dinosaur shirt, obviously.
Everyone in the ER was like, anytime a new nurse or someone would come in,
they'd be like, how's he doing?
He's like, it's a girl.
She's just in her brother's shirt.
She threw up.
So sad.
But it was fine.
It was an emergency situation.
What do you want from me?
What do you want?
Well, anyway, that's what I wanted to say.
And now are you ready for industry news where I spill the hot tea going on the auto industry?
Yeah.
Well, I wish I could be bringing you what I think of the new Atlas and what is Subaru launching?
Subaru's being kind of...
Subaru's kind of dropped a major story.
They partnered with this influencer.
I had never heard of her, but Sam called me freaking out.
She's like, this girl is going to be at Subaru.
What's her name?
Is this her?
Sarah Herron.
Sarah Herron.
Let me look her up.
So she was on the Bachelor, I guess.
And now I kind of remember it because she is...
She's missing a part of her arm.
Like I believe she was born that way.
And she has twins and I guess she was a big Subaru fan.
So then she posts huge announcement coming from Subaru.
Subaru is adding two new vehicles to their lineup.
And she will be at the New York Auto Show for the big reveal.
Okay.
From what I've teased, this is an announcement for families will not want to miss.
And then I get the press thing for the New York Auto Show.
And it says Subaru is revealing two new SUVs.
And I'm like, what is Subaru up to?
So I will have known by the time this podcast comes out.
So we don't need to spend a lot of time on it.
Okay.
But we have that.
We have the Atlas reveal that I believe the new Chrysler Pacific will be there.
And I've heard Ford is like thinking about like just debuting something with an expedition.
So it's going to be a big, it's going to be a really big trap.
It's a big trap.
It's a big trap.
Yeah.
Anyway, here's the story that I wanted to share today.
So this is so interesting.
So Chrysler is kind of like people are mad at Chrysler because it's,
this is a story from Jalopnik, but it's all over the place.
Stellantis slaps parking tickets on employees cars for not being Stellantis enough.
If you work for Stellantis, you don't want to walk and you don't want to walk at least
half an hour from your car to your desk.
You better drive a Stellantis vehicle.
According to the Wall Street Journal, if you don't, your other kind of car will be regulated
to inferior parking lots, adding a few thousand steps to your morning and afternoon commutes every
day.
If you failed to heed the corporate warnings and you park your outsider's car in the designated
Stellantis lot, you will be ticketed.
All right.
Yikes.
And then people were saying that actually ticketed like charged or fake ticketed.
No, parking lot security is said to be pretty lenient and they won't give fines right away.
But if you do get ticketed and you keep racking them up by parking lots, you're not supposed
to.
Security will put a wheel boot on your car.
What?
That's really bad.
That's really bad.
Yeah.
I would be one thing if it was like a silly like fake ticket, like, oh, let's just like make fun
because like you don't drive.
And they have a lot for like non-Stellantis cars.
And it's like further away and people on Reddit who like work for Stellantis were like,
that lot fills up really fast.
So then like you're forced to park in the lot and then get ticketed.
Oh, that's like so gross.
They can't believe they're paying someone to go around and ticket people.
It's like a bad PR move.
You're someone's job to do.
I know.
And like if you work for Stellantis, like you don't get a free car either.
So like you still have to go out and buy a car like and maybe they just started.
I'm sorry, cars are expensive.
I know.
That's disgusting.
I like hate that.
That's like really embarrassing actually.
It's like, no, it is.
It's really loser behavior.
It's super loser behavior.
And I know for a fact that like other manufacturers don't do that because when we've been to the
Ford and GM headquarters, like I thought I think it's funny that there's like
Hyundai's in the lot, but like whatever there is.
Well, and you know, like Ford would give like they do like a employee.
I'm sure they all do like a level of an employee discount.
But again, you just started.
Maybe like you haven't used your employee.
I'm sure when they go out and buy a new car, but people don't buy a new car rear.
Some people are driving.
I mean, they were just working for Hyundai.
And then literally like that's what I'm saying.
So embarrassing.
They need to cut that out like immediately.
And they show an apology.
Such loser behavior.
I don't know.
It's so embarrassing.
You can't sit with us.
So that's industry news.
Which I will, you know, we'll have a lot more.
Make sure you just follow me on Instagram because I was like,
that's where all the drama is going to be unfolding.
Yeah, for sure.
Me and Sam are going and now you're not going.
So that means can I break my record of posting more than six real in one day?
I'd like to see me try.
Whatever.
I get it.
The events are different.
I feel differently about the events because they're timely.
Oh, okay.
Good.
That's good to know.
So I actually and also at that point, I am just like waiting for content.
Like you're not curious because I'm not there.
So I actually don't mind.
Oh, speaking of content, I hit 50K on TikTok,
which means I'm halfway to my goal.
Oh, congratulations.
That's amazing.
Thanks.
So hopefully this New York auto show really takes me over the edge.
And didn't you get accepted into the creator fund finally?
And I'm accepted into the creator front and I can now put now.
I and I can also do a tick tock shop, but I don't really get tick tock shop.
I don't.
Yeah, I don't know.
Yeah.
Should I tell you how much I've made off the creator fund so far?
Yeah, because people can make like a lot off that.
No, I don't think people might.
I think people used to make a lot off of it and I think they changed some rules.
And now I think that's like not really a thing anymore.
Well, you know, because you see on Instagram, like I just saw one the other day and it's like,
it's horrible, horrible story.
But it's like, press all four buttons to help support my child with cancer.
And it's like, I don't think that does anything on Instagram.
Maybe if they posted that on tick tock of people like are interacting with their
video more, but you don't get any money off Instagram.
Yeah, you do.
Not real.
I get money.
No, not real money.
I made $360 last month off Instagram.
Okay.
Of views.
Okay.
So on tick tock, I've had 2 million post views and I have $53 and waiting for me in rewards.
Yahtzee and rewards of $53.
So you just have to pull it out or what's rewards?
Is that $53?
No, you're asking a lot of good questions.
Or is it like you can choose like a sticky hand or a calendar?
No, I do believe I get that.
Okay.
I don't know when it gets paid out though.
I haven't, but I mean, I gave my banking information, so I think we're good.
Okay, nice.
Yeah.
So follow me on tick tock.
It is just like, it is just a different world there.
It's very interesting.
It's very interesting.
Yeah, you love to just like throw things up out there.
Yeah, I do.
I don't know, I'm going pretty viral on some things and one of my recent videos got 4.4
million views.
People say nasty things about me.
So it's really fun to read.
What are they saying?
Oh, you know, it's the same thing that we see on YouTube.
Yeah, those are people who don't get it.
No.
And like I just unfortunately don't have the patience and like I posted about like
how that Grand Highlander is, you know, the seatbelt is in line with the latch.
So you can't use the latch and seatbelt.
And this guy's like, you're such an idiot.
You don't use latch and seatbelt.
And I'm like, I believe you're thinking for a car seat, sir.
Cause like what else would be secure into place if not the seatbelt?
There's no harness on this thing.
Yeah.
Oh my gosh.
You know, people.
So it's like, it's those, it's those types of videos.
This is like the car.
Yeah, it's like, yeah, it's just those types of people.
Yeah.
Totally hate them.
Um, but anyway, that's going to be, oh no, we have dishes to drive through where we give
you an easy dinner recipe to mix it up to get you out of it in a rut.
Mm hmm.
Mm hmm.
Mm hmm.
Mm hmm.
I can go.
Okay.
Well, yeah, I could just tell you what I'm making for dinner night, but it's nothing.
Oh yeah, let's finalize it.
It's not, it's nothing legendary.
I went to Chick-fil-A the other day, I did a dish to drive through there.
I got their baked jalapeno ranch sandwich.
It's a new sandwich, it's limited edition.
Delicious would recommend.
So I'm like, what if I just made baked chicken sandwich or grilled chicken sandwiches at home?
We are always talking every couple of months.
Every couple of months.
No, and actually guys, actually, let me back, let me change this.
I am making that for dinner tonight.
But now that it's nice outside, here is the perfect meal to have outside on a nice day.
Grilled chicken marinated in Italian dressing.
Italian dressing, of course, of course.
Caesar salad.
For some of us.
Sorry.
But the primal kitchen, Caesar dressing, I agree is fantastic.
I wouldn't buy another one.
That's the one.
I know, it's fantastic.
It's fantastic.
It's excellent.
Watermelon and a salted tomato slice.
Yeah, no, like the perfect meal.
Maybe put some basal make either on your tomato slice or even on your watermelon.
You know, it sounds, it's so delicious.
It's so delicious.
So delicious.
Well, I'm kind of like selling like my like fun like diet.
I'm feeling actually really, really good too.
So that's, that's at least motivating, you know, like that I'm feeling good.
And you know, my diet basically consists of like meat and a vegetable, meat and a vegetable.
Repeat, repeat, repeat, repeat, repeat.
But I can have pork and I can have cabbage.
So you know what that means?
No.
Cabbage soup recipe.
Ground pork.
It's all my highlights.
Ground pork, ground sausage, a ton of cabbage, chicken broth,
yummy seasonings, onion, garlic.
It is just like such a light.
It's very springy to me.
I can't explain why because it's a lighter soup, I guess.
So we've got cabbage soup on deck today at the Stumpy House.
And your kids like the cabbage soup?
Sure, not really, but they eat it.
Yeah.
I'll make them like something else on the side.
I'm all about like, you're trying it and then you don't have to eat it.
But the last two Sundays, Tyler and I have made steak salads for supper.
Ooh.
And I used to follow this girl or like I sold this on Instagram.
This girl was like, yeah, every Sunday I meet my husband make steak salads.
And like they, they, they get a little fancy with it.
They're like, you know, some days we're doing like a grilled peach steak salad.
Some days we're doing this, we're not doing that.
But I always have hard boiled eggs recently because that's what I can eat.
So I'm having, we're having hard boiled eggs.
We had some par-cooked bacon that I got crispy, a steak, lettuce, tomato, cucumber,
a little primal kitchen ranch on it.
And like you're just G2G and like it's a steak salad.
It's such a good Sunday meal.
And then I make it for the kids too.
I make the kids like their own little version of a salad.
So like, no, let me ask you this.
Are you putting a cold steak or, or freshly grilled steak on your salad?
It's me to choose your adventure.
I just normally, it's normally cold.
Okay.
So you made it earlier and then you're going to like this was left.
This was leftover steak.
It's good thing to do with leftover steak.
It's a great thing to do with leftover steak.
Yep.
Yeah.
Cause I agree.
If you put a hot steak on there, the, the lettuce gets not really how you want it.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
So I do think it's a cold steak thing.
Yeah, it's good.
Okay, that sounds, that sounds excellent.
I'm adding that to it.
Yeah, I'm kind of hungry for that right now.
Yeah.
So it's really freaking good.
Well guys, I think that's going to be our episode.
Yeah.
So thank you so much for listening to the Carpool podcast.
As of right now, we don't have an episode for Friday with Kelly being gone.
Maybe I'll try and get it together.
But like my life is kind of up in the air and kind of crazy right now.
Expect not a lot for me.
But thank you so much for listening and we'll talk to you next time.
See ya.
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About this episode
Kelly and Liz trade whirlwind life updates, led by Kelly’s daughter Sloan’s ER/hospital stay after a fever escalated into an infected salivary gland. The discussion turns into a frustrated-but-constructive debate about pediatrician follow-through—especially checking lymph nodes/neck—and what red flags parents should watch for (high fever without cold symptoms). The rest of the show covers Holy Week/family plans, Kelly’s trampoline “adult benefits” rabbit hole, decluttering and toy rotation tips, a chaotic Barbie DreamFest takedown, and auto-industry drama about Stellantis ticketing employees’ non-Stellantis cars.
Original notes
There's been some drama this week in the St. John household as Lizz ended up spending a couple of nights in the hospital with Sloan. What the doctor first thought was an ear infection turned out to be an infected salivary gland. An important lesson was learned: always check the lymph nodes! Also, why aren't there more reviews for pediatricians?
Over at the Stumpe household, things were a little more calm as they had an adults-only dinner with zero kids! They also have new residents at the farm with the addition of three new lambs and some baby chicks just in time for Easter. The timing is extra perfect as Tyler is about to become a Catholic. Plus, they are learning all the benefits adults gain from using a trampoline. Could this be the next workout trend?
The internet has been full of drama this week and Kelly has SO much to say about the Barbie Dream Fest drama. This is NOT something you will see at The Car Mom Auto Show! Meanwhile, Lizz is still on her organization grind and has gained some new, inspiring tips thanks to social media.
Industry News this week is all about what to expect at the New York Auto Show. Make sure you are following Kelly to get all the latest news you need to know! Outside of the Auto Show, there is some hot tea coming from Stellantis. Why are they giving tickets to their own employees?!?
Finally in Ditch the Drive-Thru, Lizz has the perfect outside meal for the summer and Kelly is all about cabbage soup.
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