Whoops...Plot Twist

Ever plan a tidy theme and watch real life kick the door in? That’s the ride today, and it’s a good one. We open with Love Your Pet Day, a 7:07 adrenaline wake-up, and the delicate art of salvaging a morning when the dog, the kids, and the treadmill all conspire against your plans. From there we careen into a viral classic: a UPS driver outmaneuvering wild turkeys, narrating his escape with pure comedic honesty. It’s ridiculous and revealing—about work, grit, and laughing when the internet is watching.

Money enters the chat with grocery store price rankings, including why Whole Foods sits high, warehouse clubs sit low, and how Target occasionally sneaks in with cheaper pantry staples. We trade practical takeaways on unit prices, store vibes, and buying only what you’ll actually use. Pop culture stirs the pot: Chapel Roan’s Grammys look and the strange allure of prosthetics for shock value, followed by a debate on American Girl’s shift toward modernized classics. We ask what made those dolls powerful in the first place—context, history, and questions that teach kids how to think, not just dress up.

Connection threads it all together. New NYC supper clubs sell tickets to home-cooked dinners for strangers craving offline conversation, a post-COVID solution that feels both brave and bizarre. Our highs and lows bring the human scale back: a 126-pound Wayfair box with wrong instructions, a neighbor named Karen who saves the day, a teen’s simple “you’re a really good mom,” and a DJ friend who composes the perfect event playlist in minutes. It’s messy, funny, and full of those small moments that keep the big stuff moving.

Hit play for laughter, real talk, and a reminder that the best plot twists often show up when the outline doesn’t. If this episode made you smile, share it with a friend, tap follow, and leave a quick review—what was your favorite moment?

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Transcript

Cold Open And Pet Day Banter

SPEAKER_00 0:06

Hi, thanks for joining us today. It's Nora. And Nora. Welcome to the show. Yes, thank you. Oh, not me. Our audience. No, to our loyal listeners and those joining us for the very first time, settle in. Why do I fall for that every single time? Maybe it's a dumb. I don't know. You're just so genuine about it. No, it's not. It's very nice. And I don't know. I probably mix it up, but Yeah, you yeah, you don't say it like the same every time, but every week when you welcome our listeners, I accept on their behalf. Oh, how are you? Good. Today is Love Your Pet Day. I have a pet on my list. Yeah, you sure do. So you are loving your pet. Good, good, good. Good job. Check that off the list. I've done something right today. Oh my gosh, I overslept today. No. That's what it was. Way. You never oversleep. So 6 a.m. football started this morning. For your son, not for you. Not for me. Okay. I don't see what you're doing. You're not playing. So I guess when he got up, the dog must have gotten up because before I knew it, she was at our door. So I let her in, and it was only like 10 after five. So I put her up on our bed and she went to the foot of our bed. And Ryan was up getting ready. And it was like, well, if I get up and work out now, Ryan will have to take care of her. Versus if I work out once Ryan leaves, she'll just sit and watch me run on a treadmill going nowhere. Never mind that. So I was like, I'll just lay here. And then You fell asleep. I fell asleep. And I didn't wake up until after seven. Oh, that's late for scary. It was 7.07. And I flew up out of bed. The dog jumped off the bed. Oh. And then I came out and my family was awake and I said, Guys, did you miss me? Anybody wake me up? They were like, Oh, we thought you were at the grocery store. Oh, we thought you were on a run. I was like, guys, if this happens, can you look for me, please? What if you have been, you know, in trouble, in peril? Well, and I was driving to school since Mike was there earlier to leave at 720. So yeah, no one was even a little bit worried that I was not wolf, no parents. So I quick brush my teeth, wash my face best I could, and then here you there you have it. You're doing just fine. That is unnerving though. Isn't it that crazy feeling when you go? It's just like an adrenaline rush in like a bad way. And then I'm always amazed by how much work or tasks I can get done in that short way. In that shortened time. But I told you my my trick with waking up late, because I do it way more often than you. Now I'm like, I woke up late, I'm gonna be late, and that's okay. And usually nine times out of ten, I end up not being late. And I had nowhere to be. Yeah. Well, you had to get your like morning stuff and your kids out the door. And then I feel like for me in the morning, I'm like, I need to be up by 6.30. I need to da da da. I wake up my St. John's kids at 7.30 and then at 8 o'clock they're not until 7.30. Yeah, and I have to like shake them awake. Oh my God. I usually have to like make jokes and like make them laugh so they can wake up and like stand up in the morning. You're a morning comedian? I I got to to get these kiddos out of bed. It's rare when they wake up on their own. And you just walk in with a joke? I have to sometimes I'll with like Rose this morning. I moved her hand around and used a funny voice and was like, hmm, maybe I should do my hair. And then I like move her hair with her own hand. I like move her hand to like mess up with her hair. And then I put her hands by her face. I'm like, oh, let me think about it. Shouldn't I pick my nose? And I put her hand like by your nose. Oh, my ear is itchy. And then she usually laughs and then wakes up. That's funny, Nora. They'll never forget that. They'll be like, Do you know how my mom woke us up when we were little? Like, why did she just get us an alarm clock? Did your mom do that? No. My mom's like, get up, you're late. And I had an alarm. Yeah. But yeah. Anyways. Sorry that went totally sadness. No, no, no. That's okay. But yeah, now if I wake up late, I'm like, nope, we're just gonna be late. Okay. Hopefully that doesn't happen to me again. Ever. I mean last day ever of waking up late. I think that's a great goal, Nora. Wake up late again. Never, ever. This is the last time cold turkey. Oh, speaking of turkeys. What? Swear I didn't do that on purpose, but it really worked out. Do you have turkeys, Ryan? I do. Yeah. Do you? No. Oh. I saved those for November. Remember, we did talk a lot about turkeys. Spatchcocking. Spatchcocking turkeys. And we talked about wild turkeys. Also, if you missed that episode, Google Spatch. Oh my God. And yeah. Embrace yourself. What do you want to tell us? All right. Turkey talk. Turkey talk. We talked about wild turkeys and how they're pretty fast. Yes. And they're aggressive. Correct. And you got to be careful about those. Well. Watch your kids around turkeys. Well, watch your UPS driver around turkeys. So in Connecticut, there are quite a few wild turkeys, and this person filmed from her like balcony, I guess, or from her second story, this poor UPS driver. It looks like he parked his car in like a cul-de-sac of like apartment buildings. His truck. Okay. What did I say? His car. His truck. The UPS vehicle. Okay. In this little cul-de-sac of apartment buildings or townhouses. And you could hear him like clear as day. He's like, I'm 40 years old. I'm too old for this. Running away from the turkeys. And then he jumps into the UPS truck and like waits, and the turkeys are like looking at him through the door. They don't get in the van, but they're like casing it. I do. Well then he talked to the turkeys. Jumped out the other side of the truck with a package, like booked it to this front door, put the package down, turkeys chasing after him. Well, that's commitment to the job. Yes. But I'm like, what if what if maybe because he's in brown? He they thought he was one of them. Just had that thought. And then he's running back to the truck. And the woman taking the video is like tired left. She had that lady. She should have like called the like crawled the jerky. I know we've been like, ooh, yeah, turkey call. Yeah. But oh my god, it really, it really did make me laugh. No, I don't have any stories about turkeys. I do have a story about the grocery store. Okay. I found a list of the most expensive and the least expensive grocery stores. Oh. And in the city. I don't know about you, but my grocery bill has been exponentially higher. So I feel like I go and I buy four things and I'm like$40. Yeah, like everything was$10 that I bought. I know. My voice got really high pitched too. I don't know if that's a symptom of high prices, but what do you have? Well, I have what do you want first? That's most expensive. The most expensive, I think you could probably guess, is Whole Foods. Whole Foods. Yeah. Shaws, which we don't have. Is that in somewhere else? Yep. Yep, it is. Speaking of West Coast? I think so too. El Rancho, we don't have either. But we do have a jewel. Jewel. And that's number four. Dang. Followed by The Jewels. The Jewels, yeah. Followed by Mariano's. Yeah. Okay. So that tracks at least. Yeah. What else? Oh, I'm just kidding. Is Dorothy Lane Market on there? No. That was a really fancy grocery store in Dayton. Oh, I wonder if it was owned by one of these companies. Is this your place, TJ's? Trader Joe's. Oh, Trader Joe's. Number 10. Yeah. And I always think it's inexpensive at Trader Joe's. Well, compared to, I mean, if we're shopping at a five and Trader Joe's is a 10. Yeah. Yeah. And then Costco is tops the list at the least. See, that's hard. I just feel like every time I go there, I spend so much money. Because maybe the quantity? I hate Costco. What about BJ's wholesale? We don't have one of those. We don't have that. And what's a little? Oh, I've seen. I think it's like an Aldi. Okay, so that was number little was three, and then Aldi was four, which I will go to the Aldi in LeGrange Park. I've never been to Oh, I've been to an Aldi once. But I will not go to the Aldi in Countryside. Countryside. That's the one I went to. It was a little rough. Yeah. I don't want my grocery store to feel dirty because I'm getting food from there. Correct. Or like angry. Yeah. But everyone's very nice there. The employees? Yeah, I have. The people seem the people. I don't know. Feng shui is off. Yeah. And then H E B. Oh, yes. That's where we shopped in Texas. Okay. Did you ever call it him? No, I don't think I did. I think maybe because our real estate agent was like, you're right near the H E B. And I was like, I DK. Like, what is that? And Al still, he has an HEB t-shirt. He loved it. I found it to be slightly overwhelming because it was humongous. Is it exclusive to Texas? I believe so. Okay. Walmart was number six. Okay. Which funks way off, in my opinion. Uh seven is the market basket, which I've never heard of. Eight, least expensive is Target. I'm so glad you said that because the other day I was I shop at Target and I shop at Mariano's, and there are a few. I always thought that Target was more expensive. And then the other day, I was like, oh my gosh. There were like four or five things at Target that were less expensive than at Mariano. Like noticeably. Yes. Huh. Like things like Bisquick or like Pirate's booty, like random kind of stuff. Cereal. Yeah. Yeah. Cereal is sometimes expensive. It is. Yeah. I know. Right? It's all expensive. Yeah. Well, even because Rory likes little mini Hershey bars. Like Halloween snack size Hershey bars. He likes those as a little treat. There's to get a bag of mini Hershey bars is$7.50. That seems outrageous. Right? Yeah. So like the other day, there were like four wrappers. And I was like, maybe you could have like two at a time. Rash your chocolates. I was like, Rory. I was like, they're kind of expensive. Good. Good for you. Yeah. He was like, I was, he was like, well, how much are they? I'm like,$7.50. He's like, doesn't seem like a lot of money. I'm like, but I buy you two bags. Like every week. Or like every two weeks. And he was like, next. Let's keep talking crazy, lady. Just get me the chocolate bars. Give me the chocolate. So there you have it. Well, PSA for you guys. Wow, that's very interesting. Nora, I hate to come back to nipples too. Another topic we've talked about. Did you see Chapel Roan at the Grammys? No. It was a statement look. First of all. Oh, geez. She doesn't look very happy, honestly. Well, no, this is crazy to me. So if you didn't see Chapel Rone at the Grammys, is that a dress? Yes. Her dress, instead of having straps, has chains that are attached to nipple rates. She's like And she looks miserable. Wouldn't you look like that if you had that situation going on? But also you're the Grammys. I don't know why it's like you want to look Ms. I don't know. Like But to be fair, she had this crazy dress on. So, but I was like, I can't believe that this picture because she she looks topless with nipple rings and her dress. But it's really the dress. So this is the crazy thing. It's so it was a chiffon dress with a keep. But what they did to get the nipples weren't real. They were prosthetics crafted by an artist who used a piece from Out of Kit and reinforced it with power mesh and the jewelry directly through the prosthetic so it would actually hold. So it's a no-nips effect. And it was fully intentional, creating like a Barbie smooth illusion. And because it's not technically her body, it's not like a naked picture. I'm disgusted by that. She could be darling. Yeah. And then she looked in the mirror and she was like, yes, this is the look I want. Here we go. Oh, she has underpants on too. Yeah. And if you were trying to talk to her. Oh my God. It would I would just be like, oh, well, I would have a hard time making eye kind, like maintaining eye kind of thing. Not looking at the nipple situation going on. No, thank you. I just I would love to spend like an hour in her brain. Like if I if somebody could put me, like if I could just get a glimpse into her thoughts, that somebody came to her and I with an idea of like, here's it, so for the Grammys, so exciting, so glad you're gonna be there and you were invited. This is what I'm thinking: chiffon, underpants, nipple rings. And your mom and dad are gonna have to see you in this. And then how do you feel? Do you like? I feel great. But also, like Yeah, and everyone in the whole world will see this. Especially your parents. Ah. No way. No bueno. No thanks. Switching gears a lot. Please. Have you heard about these new dinner clubs? No. They're supper clubs where people are hosting in their home. Oh it started with the heirloom supper club.

unknown 14:21

Okay.

SPEAKER_00 14:22

Hosted by these two roommates as a way to bring people together because it can hard be hard to meet people outside of work and school. Yeah. And it just grew organically. So they sell tickets to their home. Oh my gosh. And it's like an organized group. Could I wear prosthetic nipples? I think so. Okay. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So you're in? Yep. Well, it's better than the naked dinner party. Oh god. Yeah, that's this is incredible. So it's just like normal people selling tickets to dinner at their house. At their house, yeah. How many do they host at one time? If there is like a repeat guest, they just situate them between like a new guest. Yes. Oh my goodness. And so it's kind of taken off. There's like different people hosting now different, like is this in 250 hours? No, it's in New York. Their tickets are$65 a piece because they want everybody to have room at the table. But some are like$200, open cocktails. Like it's it's kind of weird to go into somebody else's home and correct as a stranger. But you know what? I wonder though, if because are these younger people doing this in their 20s and 30s? If they're so starved for in-person interaction, yes, that they're like, how do how do I meet people in person? It started after COVID. Yeah. When people truly were like isolated. And you're working from home, so you're not meeting people, you're not going out to happy hours. Yeah. How do I how do I have a community? How do I meet people? I love that. Yeah, I don't, I don't know how I've been. I love that for the going to correct. I don't think it's a great idea. Not for me. Yes, love that for you. But I think about myself, like when I first moved to New York, I I had a couple of friends that I knew. I couldn't have afforded$65 to go to dinner. Making$20,000. No,$22,000 in my first job, living in New York City. Uh I wouldn't have been able to afford it, but that is something if somebody invited me, I would have been like, please, yes, yes, yes, would love to meet some people. Oh, that's lovely. I know, good for them, right? And I wanted to ask you something. Please forgot for a second when we're quoting. But I'll ask it anyway. So whatever. Um so I was at your house the other day, and you had an American girl on the table belonging to your daughter, and she was the 90s doll. Yes. So I was reading that American Girl is modernizing these dolls. They have a modern era. Yes. Yes. Is that a modern era girl that you had? So she's the 90s ones, and I don't know how I feel about this, are in the context of the historical collection. Oh no. And I'm like, oh no. But I've just heard that they're gonna do modern dolls. But they've always they've done that for a while, where it would be like, truly me, or just like me. And they were selling contemporary accessories and outfits. And so this girl. It's an actual like 20. Somebody said they are the GLP1 version. Oh, uh-oh. Like vacant faces. Oh no. Sunken faces, smaller waist? Everything.

unknown 17:39

Yeah.

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SPEAKER_00 17:39

I've got to look this up. And I just wondered if, in fact, you had one, but it sounds like you have a historically 90s which makes me a little uncomfortable. I know. I was like, I love these, but also don't love these. Oh, they're taking their like OGs and making them modern. I should have made that more clear. Why? They are modernizing collections of OGs. Sorry. Oh I was unclear. I know. I don't like that. No, make them play with the Pioneer and learn about it. Yeah. I mean Because they were a teachable toy. I mean, I do like the little modern Kirsten's dress. That's pretty cute. But no, I feel like there's plenty of other dolls that look modern. Keep American girls. I don't, I don't know. Force them to learn about it. Yeah. And to, I mean, I because that it's been fun conversations with Rose about she has a Molly from the 1940s, and then she's got one from the 80s and 90s. And just talking about the accessories, talking about the pieces and like the conversations and the questions it brings up. I will say their outfits are cute. Their outfits are cute. But that's about it. I don't I don't fear rats in the kitchen. I do love American Girl. I just think don't give them the option. Like force them to Yeah. If you would like a modern doll, don't get it from American Girl. Right. Or get one of the contemporary ones. Like, you know? Yeah. I mean, it looks like mother and daughter. Kind of. It looks like grandma and daughter. Grandma and daughter, a hundred percent. I mean, yeah, the outfits are super cute, but rats. Boo. Alright. Tell me something good. Okay. I have oh this is the best. I had the best Friday before Valentine's Day with my boys. Valentine's Day Eve. Yeah, we went and saw the outsiders. And it was great. Amazing. And we had dinner beforehand, just me and the boys, which was fun. They were very cute. And three out of four of us liked the restaurant, but that's to be expected. Cardi doesn't really like anything. The show was incredible. And everybody loved it. We had like talked the whole way home. Oh, I loved the show and listened to music. We had good conversations. Had they, your older boys read the book? Yes. So the older boys read the book. Kevin's reading it now. Okay. Because he, I think, felt a little left out when they were like, this was different from the book. And it happened like this in the book, but I liked how they did that. And he was a little bit like, I gotta read this book. Well, that's okay. Which is great. Yeah, no, I'm thrilled because I've been trying to get him off a diary of a wimpy kid. I'm like, you definitely have a higher reading level than diary book. That's okay, though. Remember? I know, I know, I know. And for me, I just like geeked out. Like technically, it was really cool. I really admire when people do a musical with a really sparse set and use just like objects to create the set because I find that really stressful because you're like, oh, is this gonna read? Is are people gonna know that's what we're doing? It was amazing. I'm so happy. Had you seen it before? Wheels and planks of wood to make a train and planks of wood to make a church. It was very clever and amazing. I had never seen it, but I really want to see it. I've been wanting to see it because I've been listening to the soundtrack for over a year. Oh, you have?

unknown 21:19

Okay.

Meta Moment: Plot Twist Abandoned

SPEAKER_00 21:19

Prepping for it.

unknown 21:20

Prepping.

Highs And Lows: Wayfair Woes And Sweet Wins

SPEAKER_00 21:21

But it was really awesome. It was so good. Megan Moroni has a new album out. Megan Moroni. Well, she's more a modern air Yes. Wait, who Megan, is that who's that? Country Singer. Oh, okay. I was thinking Megan Millale from Will and Grace. I don't think. But I'm saving the listen for my rut. Uh Sarah McLaughlin has a new album out. What? Yes! And did you know there's a Lilith Fair documentary out? No. Oh my gosh. Oh my god. She's the voice of the Save the Animal ASPCA. Arms of the Angels. And what did you cut? That's the Angel, like Arms of the Angels. I'm not even gonna draw. She was just on Amy Polar's podcast. Did you go to Lilith Fair? No, but I like Amy Polar's podcast. I love her. I listened, I listened to another one of your favorite podcasts. Which one? That was locked in. Smartless. Who was on? Julia Roberts. Oh, that would be. I like her voice. I like her voice too. But I really want to see this Lilith Fair document. I never went. I went, my friend and I went, is it, I forget if it was summer going in. It must have been summer going into senior year. Her dad was working in Cleveland and she was like, Do you want to go to Cleveland with me? We can go to Lilith Fair. And I was like, uh yeah, please. And it was amazing. Just she and I went and had a blast. And now why is there a documentary on it? Because it was this whole gigantic movement like in the 90s with all these. It was the first time women had ever toured together like that. Because a lot of these women were like starting to be up-and-coming artists, and they're like, oh, I want this other woman to open for me. And these record producers were like, no, no one's gonna pay for if it's two women on the bill. You have to have a man open for it. No one's gonna go if it's a women's music festival.

unknown 23:08

Got it.

SPEAKER_00 23:09

And just how like the but it was the lineup was insane because it was like they had Missy Elliott and then they had Indigo Girls. Then they had like Erica Bedou. I put the cranberries there. I don't know if they I don't think so. The Dixie Chicks, maybe they might have been in it at some point, but like Sarah McLaughlin, Cheryl Crow. Yeah. I like Cheryl Clown. Paula Cole, Shine O'Connor was in it. So I'm really excited to watch this. Yeah. And I would like to listen to her new album. Loved Sarah McLaughlin in high school. You did? Oh my god, yes. That whole mirror ball album was amazing. She was pretty deep, wasn't she? She's pretty deep. She was a man of feelings. She a lot of feelings, which is perfect. It was all in. Jewel, remember Jewel? Oh yeah. I had that. I had to hide that CD. I had a little, I got a little sad moment. I was meant for you. I was meant for you. Yeah. Oh, God. And then she came out with a pretty badass song in like the 2000s. Jewel did? Yes. In the Ots? Yes. It was called Love Me But Leave Me Alone. Oh. So good. It's a great Angry Girl song. She was that angry and she did Angry very well, I have to say. It was a great song. Oh. Okay, I'll have check out. So give it a listen. Shits me of Chucky. Do we check in with our class? Oh my gosh, she has. Nora, this might surprise you, but I don't know very much about cars. And this might surprise you, but I know just where you can go to learn more. You do? Mike Haggerty Buick GMC on 93rd in Cicero is not only full of inventory, but full of skilled professionals to walk you right through everything. Oh my gosh. And I hope would they have the patience to hold my hand and talk me through everything I need to know? Buick's, GMCs, their service center, you name it, they're there for you. There's even a service center at the dealership? You can check them out at haggartycars.com or give them a call. Oh do you know that number? 708-423-5000. And just tell them Nora sent you. Will do. Thanks, Nora. And now back to the show. So irony here on the podcast today because our topic was supposed to be plot twists. And plot twist, we talked so much on our first act that we don't really have time to talk about our topic. We don't have time to talk about our topic because we just statted our way through. How this this rarely happens. And shockingly, I have more from act one that I haven't even shared. I had a couple of these too. So, listeners, we're just gonna head right to highs and lows. Wait, I just do really want to talk about this one. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So it has to do with trends. Okay. And all these things that are having a moment. Can we just quick talk on that? Of course. I want to see where you've how where you fall, how you feel about this. It's faux furs, neckties, and polka dots that are all having a moment. Oh, first you meant faux furs. Necties would be like a tail in the front.

unknown 26:15

Regardless.

Music, Playlists, And Gratitude

SPEAKER_00 26:21

Imagining like a raccoon tail around your neck. Okay. I am not into women wearing neckties. Oh, women wearing neckties. Sorry, I'm in the business of giving you like 90% of my story today. I've got to figure it out. You know what? If you want to wear a tie, that's fine. I wish I knew how to tie a tie. If I don't really want to wear a tie out for dinner. I don't know. That's not your vibe. Like Diane Keaton could get away with wearing a tie. God rest her son. She looked great in a tie. I feel like that has to be something you have done since the day I met you. Because if I've known you for 20 years and then you show up with a tie on, I'm gonna be like, oh no. Did you get confused in your husband's closet? That has to have to be your vibe. Yeah, Nora Taylor or Nora, the one who wears a tie. Like, I don't think I'm gonna be able to pull off that that look. You could because it's a trend now. You could probably pull it off better than me. Yes, I probably could. Okay, just because you're you have a more feminine style. Because it doesn't go with the dress. A tie. Unless you remember from dances, girl, like girls would take their dates, ties, and wear them.

unknown 27:46

There you go.

SPEAKER_00 27:46

No, but this is like unless you just came from home coming. I'm in to polka dots. Sign me too. Polka dots, I like. Yep. I'm in. And then faux fur. Faux fur, I'm like, meh. I'm kind of like no thanks. Yeah, I don't feel the need for fur at all. Ever in life. I think it would be too hot.

unknown 28:07

Yeah.

SPEAKER_00 28:08

I would just be. Although we do have a fur line vest that I will wear if it's really cold. Oh it's reversible, so you can wear it fur inside or fur outside. Well. All right. Shall we? Oh my gosh. Yes. 27 minutes of just talking our faces off. The title of this episode will be Whoops. Plot twist. And our ratings will go right down the tubes because we have talked about nothing. I think that's what people like. You do. Give the people what they want. I mean, that's what we kind of have every week. We just kind of we We're a little more streamlined on the second half of the show, though. That's true. All right. What's your low? Uh my low is that at the Sam's Club, the Club. The Clue. In the Clue. I bought a giant box of Tide Pods. Okay. Which I thought were a smoking deal. And then they got them home and they're like spring prairie. Oh. Nothing against prairies in the spring, but I just thought it was normal scented. Oh, it's a strong scent. It's just a different, it's not bad. It's just not what I wanted. So are you like throwing four of them in at a time? Yes, I am. How did you know that? Which is kind of counterproductive. That's what I would do. Which is kind of counterproductive because then the smell, the scent will be even stronger. But you're like, I just need to get through these.

unknown 29:32

Yeah.

Sign Off And Tease For Next Week

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That's it. I bought a piece of furniture from Wayfair, which I have done before. No problem. You know, it is what it is. You kind of know what you're gonna get. It showed up. They dropped it on my front porch, and it weighs, because it said on the box, 126 pounds. And I was like, I didn't like it being on my front porch because it was like halfway off the stairs and it looked really icky. So I was trying to get this box. Did you push it in? I tried to, but I had to because it needed to go up to the stoop of my front door. Oh, right. Yeah. And so I was trying to like see-saw it and like get some leverage to like pop a wheelie, but then I couldn't push it on. I should like go. Are you having a ring camera? To my ring camera. Oh my gosh. And so then I was like trying to pull it, and then I kind of hurt my arm. And then I was like, ugh, then I was frustrated. So then I was like, oh my God, I am so smart. I'm gonna open the box outside and bring it in piece by piece. So I thought it was a nice day out. Thank God. And then I was doing this, and then someone I knew was walking by with her mom and was like, Do you need help? I was like, Yeah, yes, I do. So she helped me get it. Unboxed everything, and I was like, I'm gonna put this bad boy together myself. And I was really excited. Right now. Yes. I'm like, it's happening because all the pieces were out. You know, so I was like, this is a mess. So I got all my pieces laid out. I got all my little like fasteners and hardware because I like to put them in alphabetical order, and I had it all ready to go. And I open up the instructions, and the instruction labels are different than what was labeled on the pieces. Oh no. And the pictures in the directions don't match the pieces I have. Could you just like wing it? And then I was like, but the first instruction, it was like, there are three parts if you like three compartments of this bottom piece, and mine only had two compartments. And I was like, 126 pounds, and you only had sorry. So you have the wrong instructions. I have the wrong instructions, I think. So I contacted Wayfair, and oh, and then the legs were a little damaged. So I contacted them, I sent pictures, I was like, this is the problem. And they got back to me today. They're like, what if we send you new legs? And I was like, that would be great. However, still have a problem. Still waiting for it to be resolved. But I have this big ass box in my shoved with all the styrofoam in my entryway, and then all of the pieces are in the box. Oh, because you sorted. Because I'm like, I can't put these back in the box. And so they're all in my dining room, like propped up against the wall. Oh, I'm sorry for you. Are they gonna send so I just because Al's like, well, maybe they'll just tell us to send it back. I'm like, how? And he's like, maybe they'll send a new one. I'm like, I don't want any one. I just want the right instructions. I'm like, that's all I want. Can you Google the instructions? Oh, maybe I could. That's a good idea. I don't know. You're so sore. Well, see, somebody have I'm lit. That's a great idea. Because they just want it put together. Because sometimes the Legos, you can find it online. Yeah, yeah, yeah. No, that's a really good idea. Thank you. Sure. What's your high? Um, my high is out of the blue. One of my girls just said to me, Hey mom, you're a really good mom. We were just driving and she said that. I was like, Thanks. My teen yeah, Elle, my teenager. Yeah. And it was very genuine and just kind of came very organically. Yeah. Out of nowhere. And I appreciated that because sometimes you just need to hear you're doing okay. That's lovely. I know, I was happy about that. So you should have gone second because now I feel like my eye is not as good. No, stop. But yours is so heartfelt and lovely. Mine is, but actually, this is really lovely. A friend really helped me out. So I have a friend from high school who's a DJ. Oh, this is great. Are you kidding me? And he was on the podcast. Yes. DJ Lee Michaels, who's a wonderful, wonderful person. And I'm working on an event for school. It's just a comedy night. It's nothing big, but we had thought about getting a DJ, but then we decided probably not worthy of a DJ, but we should have a playlist. And for whatever reason, I was like, I could help. And I was like, oh no. I feel like that's a lot of pressure. It is a to have a lot of pressure. Yes. For the evening. For the entire evening. Not just for like a bus fight. I know. And it's not like, oh, we're going to like the Benson Boone concert. So here we go, Benson Boone only. Sets the tone. It's a lot of pressure. After you said it, did you know immediately? Like, oh, you can't do this. Or if I do it, it's going to take me hours because I'm going to like vacillate and second guess everything. Yes. So I texted and I'm like, hey, how's it going? Just check in. And honestly, my intention truly was like, could you give me some advice? Like, could you give me like a couple songs or bands to get started? And he was like, anything we listened to in high school, and like gave me a couple bands. I was like, that's great. Thank you so much. And he's like, Do you have Spotify? He's like, if you have Spotify, I can just make you a playlist. And I was like, really? He's like, it'll take me 10 minutes. I was like, that would be amazing. Thank you very much. And you know what my high 2.0 is that you sent it to me. And it's so good. So, so good. Good. And songs that I was like, oh, this is a great song. That was not on my radar. Every single song, I was like, yes. Oh my gosh. And so I was like, thank you, thank you. And then I said, I was like, you should do this for a living. Ha ha. Winky face. But I'm so grateful to him. He saved me so much time. No, don't say anything about the playlist. No, just be like I. No, no, no, no, no. And see if people notice. Oh. I feel like this is good music. Like, wow, this is a great song. Yeah, maybe. And then the other high was that Karen, a friend of ours, helped me get my busted table furniture in my house when she was. Oh, it's Karen, yes. That was nice. With her with her mom. So, anyways, but wowsers. What an episode. Busted furniture. Busted. I don't know. Busted furniture. Busted furniture. Doug. All right. Well, thanks for joining us. Sorry to land the plane. We'll see you next week. Bye.