Full Transcript for BONUS EPISODE: Reflections on 2025 and Intentions for 2026

00:02:09.759 Bing, sorry, Bing Crosby. 00:02:09.759 --> 00:02:10.080 Yes. 00:02:10.080 --> 00:02:11.199 That's a good one. 00:02:11.199 --> 00:02:16.080 And he, my favorite song on there is Bring Us Some Figgy Pudding. 00:02:16.080 --> 00:02:16.560 You know? 00:02:16.560 --> 00:02:20.719 And I sing it every year, and I'm like, what actually is Figgy Pudding? 00:02:20.719 --> 00:02:24.479 So I decided to look up a recipe and try it out. 00:02:24.800 --> 00:02:26.639 Spoiler alert, it was delicious. 00:02:26.639 --> 00:02:27.039 Yeah. 00:02:27.039 --> 00:02:31.120 And the answer is it involved a lot of butter, and so I'm always on board for that. 00:02:31.120 --> 00:02:33.120 A lot of butter and chocolate. 00:02:34.479 --> 00:02:38.000 A little bit of chocolate, a lot of dates, and a lot of figs. 00:02:38.240 --> 00:02:38.719 Oh yeah. 00:02:38.719 --> 00:02:41.199 Hence figgy pudding. 00:02:41.439 --> 00:02:41.919 Correct. 00:02:42.159 --> 00:02:42.639 It was great. 00:02:42.639 --> 00:02:47.840 It was it remind it it reminded me, but it did not taste like there's a difference. 00:02:47.840 --> 00:02:54.240 It reminded me of Trace Le J's cake, which is the go-to cake on my husband's side of the family. 00:02:54.240 --> 00:02:58.000 Like all the all the birthdays, it's Trace Leche's. 00:02:58.000 --> 00:03:04.400 And I never really I don't I probably had tried it before we started dating, but I I wasn't super familiar with it. 00:03:04.400 --> 00:03:14.400 But that like oozy quality where like the sauce is kind of like oozing out of it and makes it extra moist. 00:03:14.400 --> 00:03:16.000 It was it was yummy. 00:03:16.000 --> 00:03:17.439 That's what figgy pudding has. 00:03:17.680 --> 00:03:24.719 Yeah, it's it reminded me a lot of sticky toffee pudding, not so much in the flavor, but in the baking process. 00:03:24.960 --> 00:03:25.759 Oh, okay. 00:03:26.080 --> 00:03:28.240 Because it's like the same same type of thing. 00:03:28.240 --> 00:03:34.240 Poke holes in it and then pour yeah, and it's dates in that one, not figs, but dates as well. 00:03:34.240 --> 00:03:35.120 Yeah. 00:03:35.120 --> 00:03:39.039 So yeah, but I, you know, I thought it was good. 00:03:39.039 --> 00:03:45.280 You are there is a version where you put I think brandy in it. 00:03:45.840 --> 00:03:47.039 That sounds great too. 00:03:47.199 --> 00:03:47.520 Yeah. 00:03:47.520 --> 00:03:48.800 So next year. 00:03:48.800 --> 00:03:50.800 Next year, maybe we do the brandy. 00:03:50.960 --> 00:03:52.479 We decided we're doing this every year. 00:03:52.479 --> 00:03:52.800 Yes. 00:03:52.800 --> 00:03:54.639 She's making figgy pudding every year. 00:03:54.639 --> 00:03:55.439 Yes. 00:03:55.439 --> 00:03:56.879 Yes, correct. 00:03:56.879 --> 00:03:57.199 Yes. 00:03:57.199 --> 00:03:59.599 And she got my teenagers to sign up for that. 00:03:59.599 --> 00:04:00.000 Yes. 00:04:00.000 --> 00:04:01.840 Which is a huge feat in itself. 00:04:01.840 --> 00:04:02.159 I know. 00:04:02.240 --> 00:04:07.599 I was like, you guys, I think that we should just make this a because this is our second time doing Christmas dinner together. 00:04:07.599 --> 00:04:07.840 Yes. 00:04:07.840 --> 00:04:11.039 And I was like, I think that we should just make this a tradition. 00:04:11.039 --> 00:04:12.319 And everyone was like, yes. 00:04:12.319 --> 00:04:14.879 And I was like, okay, great. 00:04:15.199 --> 00:04:15.599 Yeah. 00:04:15.599 --> 00:04:16.079 Yeah. 00:04:16.079 --> 00:04:17.040 It was so good. 00:04:17.040 --> 00:04:25.920 I actually I had a also there was a delicious cheesecake that she sent me home with part of, and I forgot about it, and I just rediscovered it today. 00:04:25.920 --> 00:04:26.399 Yes. 00:04:26.399 --> 00:04:29.519 And Autumn was like, there's cheesecake. 00:04:29.519 --> 00:04:32.160 It's like, yes. 00:04:32.160 --> 00:04:34.879 This is why we don't wrap things in foil because I can't see it. 00:04:34.879 --> 00:04:35.920 I don't remember it. 00:04:35.920 --> 00:04:36.560 Yes. 00:04:36.560 --> 00:04:37.120 Yeah. 00:04:37.120 --> 00:04:40.800 So so yeah, so still enjoying, enjoying that. 00:04:40.800 --> 00:04:47.680 So if you ever get invited to a dinner party or something food related with Gretchen, go. 00:04:47.680 --> 00:04:49.680 I don't care what is on your schedule. 00:04:49.680 --> 00:04:51.120 You clear your schedule and you go. 00:04:51.920 --> 00:04:59.360 Wouldn't it be fun if like at some point when we grow as a podcast and we get really big. 00:04:59.360 --> 00:05:00.000 Yep. 00:05:00.000 --> 00:05:00.639 Go on. 00:05:00.639 --> 00:05:03.279 We have like some kind of event. 00:05:03.279 --> 00:05:04.079 Oh, yeah. 00:05:04.079 --> 00:05:13.759 Where like I like, you know, we can invite everyone, and I wouldn't cook for like 500 people, but I could help plan a menu. 00:05:13.759 --> 00:05:14.639 I love it. 00:05:14.639 --> 00:05:15.279 Yeah. 00:05:15.279 --> 00:05:16.480 I love it. 00:05:16.480 --> 00:05:17.360 Yeah. 00:05:17.360 --> 00:05:19.920 But it was it was a lovely Christmas. 00:05:19.920 --> 00:05:22.560 My mom came out, which is so much fun. 00:05:22.560 --> 00:05:29.279 And we were very blessed for her that we didn't have any snow. 00:05:29.279 --> 00:05:31.759 Uh it was a real pain point on my face. 00:05:32.079 --> 00:05:32.319 I know. 00:05:32.720 --> 00:05:38.639 It's it's nice to have a white Christmas, but I was grateful because she just really struggles in like the snow and the ice. 00:05:38.639 --> 00:05:42.800 So I was grateful not to have her be nervous the entire time she was here. 00:05:42.800 --> 00:05:46.399 And guys, it rained on Christmas Eve. 00:05:46.720 --> 00:05:49.360 Christmas Day, we had record high temperatures, yeah. 00:05:49.360 --> 00:05:50.319 Close to 50. 00:05:50.319 --> 00:05:50.959 Yeah. 00:05:50.959 --> 00:05:51.759 Yeah. 00:05:51.759 --> 00:05:54.079 So that that was our Christmas. 00:05:54.079 --> 00:05:55.759 And then we had snow the next day. 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--> 00:05:57.519 Yeah, we got snow the day after. 00:05:57.519 --> 00:05:59.120 It was beautiful after that. 00:05:59.120 --> 00:05:59.439 Yeah. 00:05:59.439 --> 00:06:08.079 I was driving through and there is, I mean, if you're gonna come and visit, I think July is my favorite month of the year to come and visit. 00:06:08.079 --> 00:06:20.079 But if you're gonna pick a winter month, it is so magical on a bluebird day with snow covered mountains and like ice crystals on all the ground and the trees. 00:06:20.240 --> 00:06:21.120 It was beautiful. 00:06:21.360 --> 00:06:27.120 I was driving home and I was like, oh yeah, I forgot how magical this is. 00:06:27.120 --> 00:06:32.800 And this is about the time, so I'm hitting my one year when we moved into our house that we're calling. 00:06:32.800 --> 00:06:44.399 And so at this point, we were unofficially moving some stuff in, and then January 1st, we were able to like start working on the house. 00:06:44.399 --> 00:06:56.160 And that drive is there's like one road that leads to where I live, and that road is where all of the wildlife migrate over. 00:06:56.160 --> 00:07:06.079 And so from January on, the amount of actually no, from November, the amount of moose is just out of this world. 00:07:06.079 --> 00:07:07.040 So many moose. 00:07:07.040 --> 00:07:15.279 There was a moose jam on my way here today, and then the elk and then the bison, my favorite. 00:07:15.279 --> 00:07:19.279 And there's just hundreds and hundreds, and it's so fun. 00:07:19.519 --> 00:07:19.920 Yeah. 00:07:19.920 --> 00:07:31.199 That road is also well, not the road, that one road, but the road going to that road, which is also just one road, was also an ice skating rink. 00:07:31.199 --> 00:07:32.319 Oh, I know. 00:07:32.319 --> 00:07:38.959 I so my mom wound up getting her flight canceled the first day that she tried to get out. 00:07:39.519 --> 00:07:42.160 And then she did get a lot of snow and ice for her time here. 00:07:42.639 --> 00:07:42.879 Yes. 00:07:42.879 --> 00:07:45.920 And I wound up having to go to the airport three times. 00:07:45.920 --> 00:07:46.959 In one day. 00:07:46.959 --> 00:07:47.680 In one day. 00:07:47.839 --> 00:07:50.639 And it's what, 20, 25 minutes each way? 00:07:50.639 --> 00:07:51.839 Which for you. 00:07:52.079 --> 00:07:56.879 Any New Yorker is listening and laughing because it's any other, any airport is an hour. 00:07:56.879 --> 00:08:06.079 But yes, it's 25 minutes and it's but it was just pure ice and and I skated out real bad at one point. 00:08:06.079 --> 00:08:06.639 Did you? 00:08:06.639 --> 00:08:06.959 Yeah. 00:08:06.959 --> 00:08:07.360 Oh no. 00:08:07.360 --> 00:08:12.879 I was just my car just started rocking back and forth, and I was like, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay. 00:08:12.879 --> 00:08:15.680 I just said that over and over until I got control. 00:08:15.680 --> 00:08:19.759 I'd be yelling, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus. 00:08:19.759 --> 00:08:21.199 Here we go. 00:08:21.199

--> 00:08:22.639 Take the wheel. 00:08:22.639 --> 00:08:23.120 Yep. 00:08:23.120 --> 00:08:24.000 Literally. 00:08:24.240 --> 00:08:24.480 Oh. 00:08:25.120 --> 00:08:31.759 But but other fun things is I had to do another blow-up outfit because that's right. 00:08:31.759 --> 00:08:32.960 We need to put that on Instagram. 00:08:32.960 --> 00:08:33.519 I know. 00:08:33.519 --> 00:08:34.720 Making a note now. 00:08:34.720 --> 00:08:35.279 Yes. 00:08:35.279 --> 00:08:37.759 Jacob was working again. 00:08:37.759 --> 00:08:44.080 And so I got a giant inflatable gingerbread costume. 00:08:44.080 --> 00:08:46.240 And I went to As one does. 00:08:46.240 --> 00:08:46.559 Yep. 00:08:46.559 --> 00:08:49.279 And I went to the police department. 00:08:49.279 --> 00:08:55.759 A good friend of ours who wound up spending all of Christmas with us as well drove me around. 00:08:55.759 --> 00:08:58.320 And that in and of itself is hilarious. 00:08:58.320 --> 00:08:59.840 That picture's actually my favorite. 00:09:00.320 --> 00:09:01.840 Yeah, you in the passenger seat. 00:09:01.840 --> 00:09:02.559 Oh my gosh. 00:09:02.559 --> 00:09:03.360 It is so funny. 00:09:03.360 --> 00:09:04.559 We'll post that one. 00:09:04.879 --> 00:09:10.960 And then and then I went to two other friends' homes and surprised them at their homes. 00:09:10.960 --> 00:09:18.879 And then I was like, I didn't want to post anything all day because I knew that you were coming over with the girls and I wanted to surprise you. 00:09:18.879 --> 00:09:29.120 And then, and then I was being so weird because like when people came in, like like when Jacob and some of the cops came in, like they were like, oh, like asking about it. 00:09:29.120 --> 00:09:30.240 Like starting to ask about it. 00:09:30.240 --> 00:09:33.759 I was like, and then I was like, I'm gonna do it later for the kids. 00:09:33.919 --> 00:09:37.679 And and I'm which I totally saw and I was like, what is she hiding? 00:09:38.080 --> 00:09:44.240 I know I was like so obvious that I'm like hiding something, but it's such a good surprise. 00:09:44.240 --> 00:09:45.279 I don't want to ruin it. 00:09:45.279 --> 00:09:47.679 And then I did, I did come out. 00:09:47.679 --> 00:09:52.559 Your one daughter's face in the video when I come out was so funny. 00:09:52.559 --> 00:09:55.120 She was just like, What is going on? 00:09:57.360 --> 00:09:58.720 Oh, that's so fun. 00:09:58.960 --> 00:10:00.320 Yeah, it was a good time though. 00:10:00.559 --> 00:10:02.000 I need to get your mom's video. 00:10:02.000 --> 00:10:03.519 We need to get your mom's video of it. 00:10:03.679 --> 00:10:04.000 Oh, okay. 00:10:04.000 --> 00:10:04.879 Yeah, I'll send it to you. 00:10:05.039 --> 00:10:07.360 And the picture, we took a picture for you guys. 00:10:07.360 --> 00:10:08.799 I have them. 00:10:08.879 --> 00:10:09.279 I have them. 00:10:09.440 --> 00:10:10.480 And then we didn't post it. 00:10:10.480 --> 00:10:12.320 Which reminds me, we see it later. 00:10:12.559 --> 00:10:14.879 This is this we are today. 00:10:14.879 --> 00:10:18.000 We're gonna get into wrapping up 2025. 00:10:18.000 --> 00:10:22.799 What are any takeaways we have, anything that we want to share, and then getting into like looking forward. 00:10:22.799 --> 00:10:31.200 I do think that one of our New Year's resolutions as a podcast should be that we take a picture of every single time we record. 00:10:31.519 --> 00:10:32.639 Oh, that's a good idea. 00:10:32.879 --> 00:10:37.200 And then we could use that as the picture for like when the episode drops. 00:10:37.200 --> 00:10:37.840 Yep. 00:10:37.840 --> 00:10:41.200 But I do think because we're just so bad at it. 00:10:41.200 --> 00:10:45.200 Like when we do things together, we're so in, which is a good thing. 00:10:45.200 --> 00:10:48.480 We're so in what we're doing, we're not thinking about taking pictures. 00:10:48.480 --> 00:10:55.919 But I think if we like created a habit around like we set up our mics and then we instantly take a picture or something, then that would be good. 00:10:56.159 --> 00:10:57.120 I think that's a great idea. 00:10:57.120 --> 00:10:58.000 Yeah, yeah. 00:10:58.000 --> 00:11:07.360 We just of all of my friends, like for the years that we've known each other, I have the least amount of pictures with Gretchen for some reason. 00:11:07.360 --> 00:11:10.639 And it's such a weird thing because like we do a lot together. 00:11:10.639 --> 00:11:12.480 It doesn't really make a lot of sense. 00:11:12.480 --> 00:11:22.559 So we'll get better, and I I think it's more fun to tease out like for some behind the scenes photos or whatever to have it for you guys. 00:11:22.559 --> 00:11:24.960 So I'm sorry that we haven't, but we'll we'll get better. 00:11:24.960 --> 00:11:25.679 We're working on it. 00:11:25.679 --> 00:11:27.200 We're working on it. 00:11:27.200 --> 00:11:31.600 I wrote down, I wrote it down, so now it's gonna happen. 00:11:31.600 --> 00:11:35.440 Yes, we're not gonna call them goals. 00:11:35.440 --> 00:11:37.120 I don't want to call them goals. 00:11:37.120 --> 00:11:38.240 What shall we call them? 00:11:38.240 --> 00:11:40.720 I don't know, because I was gonna call them goals. 00:11:40.720 --> 00:11:42.639 What? 00:11:42.639 --> 00:11:44.000 How about habits? 00:11:44.399 --> 00:11:44.559 Okay. 00:11:45.600 --> 00:11:45.919 Okay. 00:11:45.919 --> 00:11:48.159 Do some habit adjustment. 00:11:48.159 --> 00:11:48.720 Okay. 00:11:48.720 --> 00:11:59.759 So I just have a I have a as I am growing in my letting go of all or nothing mentality. 00:11:59.759 --> 00:12:03.279 I have a lot of all or nothing with goals. 00:12:03.279 --> 00:12:03.759 Yeah. 00:12:03.759 --> 00:12:09.759 And so if I like make a goal and I'll like, it's either all or nothing. 00:12:09.759 --> 00:12:24.320 And the all is really consuming and not balanced, and then the nothing just completely throws it out, and that's not balanced, and then it gets real discouraging in my head

because then Trixie takes over and yeah, just reminds me of how much of a failure I am. 00:12:24.320 --> 00:12:29.919 So I will I will continue to heal in my relationship with the word goals, but until then, yes. 00:12:29.919 --> 00:12:31.360 What about these habits? 00:12:31.360 --> 00:12:32.960 Things I want to do. 00:12:32.960 --> 00:12:36.720 Things I want to do, intentions I'm aiming for. 00:12:36.720 --> 00:12:38.159 Yeah, things, yeah. 00:12:38.159 --> 00:12:42.720 Just just little as Jenna would say, little bits of better. 00:12:42.720 --> 00:12:43.279 Yes. 00:12:43.279 --> 00:12:43.840 Yeah. 00:12:43.840 --> 00:12:44.639 Yes. 00:12:44.639 --> 00:12:54.399 I'm trying to think of what else we did for Christmas with my family or in this break. 00:12:54.399 --> 00:13:05.440 It okay, Christmas and New Year's on a Thursday is both wonderful and a little disorienting at the same time. 00:13:05.440 --> 00:13:07.600 Listen, I have a lot of thoughts. 00:13:07.840 --> 00:13:08.639 Oh, okay. 00:13:08.639 --> 00:13:09.840 I have a lot of thoughts. 00:13:09.840 --> 00:13:12.000 As someone who is in a traditional job. 00:13:12.000 --> 00:13:12.879 Yeah. 00:13:12.879 --> 00:13:20.799 If a holiday falls on a Thursday, you have to give people off on the Friday. 00:13:20.799 --> 00:13:22.480 Which obviously you're not getting. 00:13:22.480 --> 00:13:23.600 I'm not getting. 00:13:23.600 --> 00:13:27.360 But like, if you don't do that, you're stupid. 00:13:29.919 --> 00:13:31.440 You heard it first here, folks. 00:13:31.919 --> 00:13:37.120 Like it, because then it could be, and I will say, like, when I was a teacher, teachers did that. 00:13:37.120 --> 00:13:47.679 It was like if it was on a Thursday, yeah, you know, you got off on Friday, and then you I mean, teachers for this, you know, you had off Christmas Eve, Christmas, and then until New Year's after New Year's Day. 00:13:47.679 --> 00:13:52.559 But like, no, if traditional jobs need to do that too. 00:13:52.559 --> 00:14:06.799 Like, if you if you have, I actually think that most traditional jobs should follow that same rule that it should be from Christmas Eve until the day after Christmas Day, or I think it's I think it's a really mixed bag, and that's why it's so hard. 00:14:07.039 --> 00:14:13.120 It's because I don't know like what to expect in other people's worlds. 00:14:13.120 --> 00:14:13.440 Yeah. 00:14:13.440 --> 00:14:15.840 Because some of them are working and some of them are not. 00:14:15.840 --> 00:14:16.320 Yeah. 00:14:16.320 --> 00:14:23.679 And and so like some of them who are not are like, man, this feels like a really long holiday because I'm getting these two really long weekends. 00:14:23.679 --> 00:14:24.080 Yes. 00:14:24.080 --> 00:14:26.320 And then the people that are working, it's not that way. 00:14:26.639 --> 00:14:30.399 And like, let's be honest, employers out there listening. 00:14:30.399 --> 00:14:31.200 Yeah. 00:14:31.200 --> 00:14:34.480 No one is getting anything

done anyway. 00:14:34.960 --> 00:14:36.799 And if they show up, they're gonna leave early. 00:14:36.799 --> 00:14:38.320 Like, what is checked out? 00:14:38.879 --> 00:14:49.120 I was talking to some people at work today, and I was just like, I I cannot get my brain oriented in like I just know that in two more days I'm going to have off again. 00:14:49.279 --> 00:14:49.440 Yeah. 00:14:49.600 --> 00:14:52.960 And it's like, I I cannot get into it. 00:14:52.960 --> 00:14:57.840 So I'm I'm just doing the things that I have to do right now. 00:14:57.840 --> 00:14:58.799 That's okay. 00:14:58.799 --> 00:15:02.240 And then I am not thinking about it. 00:15:02.559 --> 00:15:07.519 That's better than all or nothing and just like giving up or just going all in and being miserable. 00:15:07.519 --> 00:15:08.159 Yes. 00:15:08.159 --> 00:15:24.799 It's been it's been for for me that the tricky part is oh, as a parent with your kids home, you're like, okay, two whole weeks of them being home and then looking forward to that and that feeling like a ton of free time. 00:15:24.799 --> 00:16:00.000 But then also like the Christmas Eve stuff and then the New Year's or the Christmas Day things, and then we did another Christmas the day after Christmas with friends, like a tradition we started like 10 years ago, and then like other you know, and then like the New Year's Eve and then the New Year's Day, and like actually we're like a lot of your week gets shot, you know, so it just doesn't feel like I'm like, ah, my kids are eight, nine days into their break, and we haven't done anything because we spent all that time like getting ready for Christmas, doing Christmas, and now we're like, yeah, and now New Year's. 00:16:00.000 --> 00:16:01.200 Yeah, what do we do? 00:16:01.440 --> 00:16:01.919 Yeah. 00:16:02.799 --> 00:16:03.200 All right. 00:16:03.200 --> 00:16:05.759 Well, should we jump in with reflections? 00:16:05.759 --> 00:16:06.639 Yeah. 00:16:06.639 --> 00:16:07.200 Yeah. 00:16:07.200 --> 00:16:22.159 I was thinking about this before, and I was thinking it originally I was thinking about it because with my own kids around Thanksgiving time, we had stopped for a second to just kind of like, what are we thankful for from this last year? 00:16:22.159 --> 00:16:27.360 And then as we were listing things off, we were like, whoa, this has been a big year. 00:16:27.360 --> 00:16:28.799 There's a lot to be thankful for. 00:16:28.799 --> 00:16:34.879 I think that might always be the case if you take the time to stop and think about it. 00:16:34.879 --> 00:16:39.840 And so I was like, oh, let's let's do that with this, with as we grow as well. 00:16:39.840 --> 00:16:40.399 Yeah. 00:16:40.399 --> 00:16:43.600 And just really appreciate where we've come from. 00:16:43.600 --> 00:16:46.080 I think some some fun numbers. 00:16:46.080 --> 00:16:49.120 I was thinking about this before to mention. 00:16:49.120 --> 00:16:52.240 We started in actually, I should have looked this

up. 00:16:52.240 --> 00:16:54.639 I was gonna say June, but maybe it was July. 00:16:54.639 --> 00:16:55.840 Do you remember? 00:16:55.840 --> 00:16:56.799 We can look it up. 00:16:56.799 --> 00:16:58.960 Anyways, so we started in the middle of the year. 00:16:58.960 --> 00:16:59.519 Uh-huh. 00:16:59.519 --> 00:17:04.480 We committed to every other week, and we did every week. 00:17:04.480 --> 00:17:04.880 Yep. 00:17:04.880 --> 00:17:07.119 Consistently until December. 00:17:07.119 --> 00:17:21.440 And then we gave you such a huge episode at the end of December that you still got four solid hours of us just in different increments than what the other months had been. 00:17:21.440 --> 00:17:22.160 Yep. 00:17:22.160 --> 00:17:25.519 And so we are now twenty. 00:17:25.519 --> 00:17:28.720 Do you remember two? 00:17:28.720 --> 00:17:30.559 Twenty-three? 00:17:30.559 --> 00:17:33.279 I see I should have looked this up ahead of time. 00:17:33.279 --> 00:17:35.920 We're over 20 episodes in. 00:17:35.920 --> 00:17:56.400 And I was reflecting today on how my family, like, we have an evening established that I come over and record this at Gretchen's place, and my family has come to like expect it as their natural rhythm. 00:17:56.400 --> 00:18:06.720 And it's been such a beautiful, like, not I don't know, there's other things that I do that my kids every once in a while are like, oh, you're leaving again. 00:18:06.720 --> 00:18:11.119 You know, like it feels like I'm depriving them of something. 00:18:11.119 --> 00:18:21.119 But this has become like regular rhythm that everybody I feel like makes space for, has space for, and it doesn't take away. 00:18:21.119 --> 00:18:22.319 And I'm super thankful for that. 00:18:22.559 --> 00:18:22.720 Yeah. 00:18:22.720 --> 00:18:24.079 Monday's a great night. 00:18:24.079 --> 00:18:30.400 I think it's like a great night to start the week, like, or a way to start the week, you know. 00:18:30.400 --> 00:18:34.640 I because I really do enjoy this time. 00:18:34.640 --> 00:18:48.960 And I feel like usually I head into Mondays and I'm like, go, go, go, go, go, because like work is catching up from everything from the weekend and it's you know, it can be a little stressful, but then like I know I have this time that I'm gonna like come. 00:18:48.960 --> 00:19:06.640 We pray first, we like zone in, and then we're just I mean, I I think people underestimate the way talking about Jesus resets your nervous system. 00:19:06.640 --> 00:19:14.720 Like it's not just, you know, because I don't think I think that I would still enjoy it if we just hung out every Monday. 00:19:14.720 --> 00:19:22.640 But I think it's that like what we were talking about last time, we're in a conversation where we're going deep, so we're getting that hit. 00:19:22.640 --> 00:19:29.920 We're spending time with each other, so we're getting that hit, and we're incorporating Jesus in every single conversation. 00:19:29.920 --> 00:19:34.400 And so I think those that combination is so like healing. 00:19:34.400 --> 00:19:38.000 And then I feel like the rest of my week, I'm like, here we go. 00:19:38.000 --> 00:19:39.519 This is great, you know? 00:19:39.519 --> 00:19:40.240 Yeah. 00:19:40.480 --> 00:19:54.880 I just got this like picture of like I feel like we both if our nervous systems were able to emote colors like an infrared, like an infrared scanner does, yeah. 00:19:54.880 --> 00:20:03.440 We both generally come in on Mondays with a rainbow of Craziness going on inside of our nervous systems. 00:20:03.440 --> 00:20:07.759 And by the time we leave, we're both like cool blue. 00:20:08.000 --> 00:20:08.319 Yes. 00:20:08.319 --> 00:20:09.039 Every time. 00:20:09.039 --> 00:20:10.079 Your pyramid. 00:20:10.079 --> 00:20:12.000 Your aura is purple. 00:20:12.000 --> 00:20:13.759 It's purple. 00:20:13.759 --> 00:20:15.119 It's purple. 00:20:17.759 --> 00:20:18.640 I love her so much. 00:20:18.640 --> 00:20:20.319 Are you gonna go see her new movie? 00:20:20.640 --> 00:20:21.839 Yes, it looks so cute. 00:20:22.240 --> 00:20:23.039 It looks so cute. 00:20:23.039 --> 00:20:24.079 She's so cute. 00:20:24.319 --> 00:20:24.640 I know. 00:20:24.640 --> 00:20:25.039 I know. 00:20:25.039 --> 00:20:26.319 We're talking about Kate Hudson. 00:20:26.319 --> 00:20:31.680 If anyone didn't get that almost famous reference, such a such a fun movie. 00:20:31.839 --> 00:20:32.160 Yeah. 00:20:32.160 --> 00:20:37.039 We don't technically endorse it because it's got stuff in it, but yeah. 00:20:37.039 --> 00:20:44.240 That was actually one of my one of my go-to movies when I lived in Japan. 00:20:44.240 --> 00:20:44.720 Oh. 00:20:44.720 --> 00:20:45.279 Yeah. 00:20:45.279 --> 00:20:48.960 I discovered it around at it must have come out around that time. 00:20:48.960 --> 00:20:55.200 And I would back when you rented DVDs from a store, I would rent it often. 00:20:55.200 --> 00:21:06.000 And fun fact, Japan does not have the same code of modesty for their movie covers that America has. 00:21:06.000 --> 00:21:10.720 Oh, that's actually pretty surprising to me. 00:21:10.720 --> 00:21:11.920 Normal videos. 00:21:11.920 --> 00:21:14.079 It's not to me knowing the culture. 00:21:14.079 --> 00:21:14.960 Huh. 00:21:14.960 --> 00:21:15.599 Okay. 00:21:15.599 --> 00:21:17.279 There's not a lot of things. 00:21:17.440 --> 00:21:23.279 I guess I'll just have to go to Japan, seeing as how my husband is Japanese and hasn't taken me yet. 00:21:23.599 --> 00:21:25.759 I mean, my husband can say the same thing. 00:21:25.759 --> 00:21:26.480 I know. 00:21:26.480 --> 00:21:27.920 We should go together. 00:21:27.920 --> 00:21:28.640 We should. 00:21:28.640 --> 00:21:29.680 The four of us. 00:21:29.680 --> 00:21:30.319 Yeah. 00:21:30.319 --> 00:21:31.599 That would be fun. 00:21:31.599 --> 00:21:34.960 We wanted to go for spring break, and I don't think it's gonna happen. 00:21:34.960 --> 00:21:36.400 So let's do it the four of us.

00:21:36.400 --> 00:21:40.559 Although I think my kids will want to come. 00:21:40.559 --> 00:21:41.119 I don't know. 00:21:41.119 --> 00:21:43.519 I kind of get mixed reviews from them. 00:21:43.519 --> 00:21:45.200 Okay, yeah. 00:21:45.200 --> 00:21:46.640 I mean the kids can come. 00:21:46.960 --> 00:21:47.920 That's fine. 00:21:48.240 --> 00:21:49.599 The food that we will eat. 00:21:49.599 --> 00:21:51.039 I know, I'm excited. 00:21:51.039 --> 00:21:52.000 You will love it. 00:21:52.000 --> 00:21:52.640 I'm ready. 00:21:52.640 --> 00:21:53.200 Let's go. 00:21:53.200 --> 00:21:54.079 Let's go. 00:21:54.079 --> 00:21:56.640 I'm gonna eat gluten, even though I'm not sure if I can. 00:21:56.640 --> 00:21:58.559 Great there, because I love it. 00:21:58.960 --> 00:21:59.279 Okay. 00:21:59.279 --> 00:22:01.039 How many episodes did you get that? 00:22:01.039 --> 00:22:04.640 So the the last week was our this is our 23rd episode. 00:22:04.640 --> 00:22:05.839 So we've done. 00:22:05.839 --> 00:22:20.480 And I think I mentioned this on a podcast before, but I had it in my head that we had to make it to 21 because there's some stat that I heard that like 90% of the like podcasts that start don't make it to 21 episodes. 00:22:20.480 --> 00:22:21.599 And so we hit that. 00:22:21.599 --> 00:22:23.359 So I feel like we accomplished that. 00:22:23.359 --> 00:22:26.160 We also I looked up, we started on July 8th. 00:22:26.160 --> 00:22:26.799 We released our first. 00:22:26.799 --> 00:22:27.759 It was July. 00:22:27.759 --> 00:22:28.559 Yeah, great. 00:22:28.559 --> 00:22:29.279 Yep. 00:22:29.519 --> 00:22:30.000 Yeah. 00:22:30.000 --> 00:22:32.720 So and very consistent. 00:22:32.720 --> 00:22:36.960 Very consistent. 00:22:36.960 --> 00:22:39.920 And I really like the long form. 00:22:39.920 --> 00:22:40.799 I really like the dialogue. 00:22:40.799 --> 00:22:41.839 Yeah, me too. 00:22:41.839 --> 00:22:50.640 I don't talk about it too much, but I do have my own podcast, and it's such a different vibe than it is. 00:22:50.799 --> 00:22:54.160 Okay, I just recently listened to one of your other episodes. 00:22:54.400 --> 00:22:55.279 Oh, thanks. 00:22:55.599 --> 00:22:58.480 You it is so like you are so different. 00:22:58.480 --> 00:23:00.319 Like here, you're just like talking. 00:23:00.319 --> 00:23:04.559 On your other one, it's like you're you're entering into this space. 00:23:04.559 --> 00:23:08.319 Like I was listening and I was like, oh, I can't listen while I'm driving. 00:23:08.319 --> 00:23:13.759 I'm gonna like this is putting me in a in a headspace that I I can't function. 00:23:13.759 --> 00:23:16.960 Like I need to go home and lay on the couch and listen to this. 00:23:16.960 --> 00:23:18.960 Maybe in my sauna blanket. 00:23:18.960 --> 00:23:20.079 You have a sauna. 00:23:20.400 --> 00:23:22.319 Oh, I wanted to try your vibrator plate too. 00:23:22.319 --> 00:23:23.200 Oh, we can do that. 00:23:23.200 --> 00:23:24.000 We need to do that. 00:23:24.000 --> 00:23:25.359 Yeah, yeah. 00:23:25.359 --> 00:23:31.599 My husband actually said something like, you know, like your tone is different on the two. 00:23:31.599 --> 00:23:36.480 Like maybe you should be more like conversational, like what you are on as we grow. 00:23:36.480 --> 00:23:38.319 And I was like, but it's a different. 00:23:38.319 --> 00:23:39.839 It's a different vibe. 00:23:39.839 --> 00:23:44.720 I was like, I'm in full-on teacher mode on the mentor's table, my other one. 00:23:44.720 --> 00:23:50.960 And so that is a fully different, like I I show up in a different headspace completely. 00:23:50.960 --> 00:24:06.000 And so originally I had pitched this to Gretchen because I I was wanting to play around with the idea of a conversation, just kind of build my own conversations slash interview, but it's not really an interview, but just conversation skills. 00:24:06.000 --> 00:24:14.240 And and this is just really bloomed into something much more beautiful and centering than I imagined. 00:24:14.240 --> 00:24:15.359 Oh yay. 00:24:15.359 --> 00:24:17.119 Yes, it's been great. 00:24:17.119 --> 00:24:29.279 She does a lot of the work, and I really appreciate that because I could easily drown trying to manage both of these podcasts at the same time. 00:24:29.279 --> 00:24:34.640 And and there's and you're not guaranteed that in a friend or a co-host. 00:24:34.880 --> 00:24:42.720 I have to I one of my I mean I'm jumping ahead, but another intention is I have to figure out. 00:24:42.720 --> 00:24:44.480 Jenna, help. 00:24:44.480 --> 00:24:48.559 I have to figure out a habit for posting. 00:24:48.559 --> 00:24:49.599 Oh yeah. 00:24:49.599 --> 00:24:51.839 Because it's so easy for me to forget. 00:24:51.839 --> 00:24:53.359 And sometimes it's like 10 p.m. 00:24:53.359 --> 00:24:55.519 and I'm like, oh, I didn't post today. 00:24:55.519 --> 00:24:59.200 And then I'm like trying to like do it really fast, you know? 00:24:59.200 --> 00:25:11.359 So I have to figure out some kind of habit to, I don't know, maybe it's an alarm on my phone or something, and it's like at the same time every day, or yeah. 00:25:11.599 --> 00:25:15.279 For me, it's I'm gonna need I need to do that as well. 00:25:15.279 --> 00:25:17.039 And I need to anchor it. 00:25:17.039 --> 00:25:21.279 Like that's the big part for me is anchoring it to the end of something I'm already doing. 00:25:21.279 --> 00:25:30.000 And I'm not sure what that is because the creating a post takes a very a very various different amounts of time. 00:25:30.000 --> 00:25:30.559 Yeah. 00:25:30.559 --> 00:25:32.079 So I'm not really sure. 00:25:32.079 --> 00:25:42.799 Like I'm not sure that there's a slot in my day that can consistently I can show up for 15 to potentially 40 minutes to get this rocked out, you know? 00:25:43.039 --> 00:25:51.200 I'm almost wondering if what would be easiest is like um hire a social media manager. 00:25:51.359 --> 00:25:52.160 Yes, yeah. 00:25:52.400

--> 00:25:55.599 But no, but yeah, who wants to do it for free? 00:25:55.599 --> 00:26:23.119 But like, if I'm just spitballing for me, I don't know if this would work for you, but like on a day where I finish editing the podcast or something, I just create all all the posts for the week, and then I have an alarm go off on my phone each day and just then post it immediately, but it's like the work is already done. 00:26:23.119 --> 00:26:23.839 That's great. 00:26:23.839 --> 00:26:24.640 Yeah, yeah. 00:26:24.640 --> 00:26:25.759 I like that. 00:26:26.000 --> 00:26:30.640 Yeah, anchoring it to doing it right after is a good yeah, a good place. 00:26:30.960 --> 00:26:36.000 But if anyone has any anyone that's really great on social media, if you have any suggestions for us, yeah. 00:26:36.000 --> 00:26:41.440 Because like that's not really my forte, if I'm being honest. 00:26:41.599 --> 00:26:53.359 I'm like and I've just noticed with my own social media that the more personal or pictures, the more interaction that we get. 00:26:53.359 --> 00:27:02.720 And so I love your like let's take more pictures and let's get that up because that that definitely I I can see that there's more traction there for sure. 00:27:02.720 --> 00:27:04.799 Yeah, and then go from there. 00:27:05.759 --> 00:27:14.640 Okay, we I will just say that I I thought we were also gonna be talking about just personal reflection. 00:27:14.640 --> 00:27:16.559 Is that is that the intention or we okay, okay. 00:27:16.559 --> 00:27:19.839 I was like, are we only talking about as we grow or because I have stuff? 00:27:20.079 --> 00:27:21.279 Yeah, okay, let's talk about it. 00:27:21.279 --> 00:27:21.680 Okay. 00:27:21.680 --> 00:27:23.759 Let's talk real quick before you get into your thing. 00:27:23.759 --> 00:27:29.279 I was just thinking, like, because we also talk about our book club too. 00:27:29.279 --> 00:27:33.839 Another thing I should have looked up ahead of time, we've done 12 books as well. 00:27:34.079 --> 00:27:35.440 Yes, that's one of my reflections. 00:27:35.680 --> 00:27:36.799 Okay, yeah. 00:27:36.799 --> 00:27:42.160 Um, I it would be fun, maybe we can put it in the show notes to list off what they were. 00:27:42.160 --> 00:27:42.960 Yes. 00:27:42.960 --> 00:27:48.240 Because those were real formative and and like let's pat ourselves on the back. 00:27:48.240 --> 00:27:50.559 We got through 12 books as well. 00:27:50.559 --> 00:27:51.680 Totally. 00:27:51.680 --> 00:27:53.920 Okay, I'm writing that down. 00:27:55.119 --> 00:28:08.880 Well, okay, so I will say one of my one of my reflections is that I had aimed to, I think my goal was to read 20 or 25 books this year. 00:28:08.880 --> 00:28:11.359 And any genre. 00:28:11.359 --> 00:28:12.720 And re any genre. 00:28:12.720 --> 00:28:14.480 I just wanted to have. 00:28:14.480 --> 00:28:14.960 Yeah. 00:28:14.960 --> 00:28:15.759 Yeah. 00:28:15.759 --> 00:28:24.559 And I have by the time this podcast is released, I will have finished 34. 00:28:25.519 --> 00:28:26.720 Good for you. 00:28:26.720 --> 00:28:27.599 Yes. 00:28:27.599 --> 00:28:28.720 That's awesome. 00:28:28.720 --> 00:28:29.119 I know. 00:28:29.200 --> 00:28:31.839 I went through my goodreads and I was like, oh, look at me. 00:28:31.839 --> 00:28:34.400 Yeah, brag about that. 00:28:34.559 --> 00:28:35.440 That's awesome. 00:28:35.759 --> 00:28:36.240 Yeah. 00:28:36.240 --> 00:28:41.680 So that's definitely something that I've accomplished this year. 00:28:41.680 --> 00:28:42.160 Yeah. 00:28:42.160 --> 00:28:42.480 Yeah. 00:28:42.720 --> 00:28:43.519 What do you think? 00:28:43.519 --> 00:28:47.279 What will that what are you taking from that into next year? 00:28:47.599 --> 00:28:47.920 Okay. 00:28:47.920 --> 00:28:52.240 So I think I'm gonna keep it at 34 for next year. 00:28:52.240 --> 00:28:52.559 Okay. 00:28:52.559 --> 00:28:54.240 I'm gonna try and hit the same goal. 00:28:54.240 --> 00:28:56.799 And then if I outdo myself again, great. 00:28:56.799 --> 00:29:01.440 But I think having the book club makes it easy. 00:29:01.440 --> 00:29:02.000 Okay. 00:29:02.000 --> 00:29:04.000 Er, because it's 12. 00:29:04.000 --> 00:29:05.519 Yes, and it's there's accountability. 00:29:05.519 --> 00:29:06.559 So I'm a person. 00:29:06.559 --> 00:29:09.119 If there is accountability, I'm a show up. 00:29:09.119 --> 00:29:09.599 Uh-huh. 00:29:09.599 --> 00:29:11.920 I do really well with accountability. 00:29:11.920 --> 00:29:15.279 I'm not an internal motivation type person. 00:29:15.279 --> 00:29:16.720 I'm external. 00:29:16.720 --> 00:29:26.319 But so then the second thing with some things, there are some things that I'm internally motivated with, but so there is another. 00:29:26.319 --> 00:29:27.920 I'm cheating on you now. 00:29:27.920 --> 00:29:28.559 Go. 00:29:28.559 --> 00:29:29.119 Oh. 00:29:29.119 --> 00:29:32.720 There is another. 00:29:32.720 --> 00:29:37.279 I just signed up to do another book club all online. 00:29:37.279 --> 00:29:39.920 Oh, I I'm already in another book club. 00:29:39.920 --> 00:29:40.400 Oh, okay. 00:29:40.400 --> 00:29:41.440 I cheated for you. 00:29:41.440 --> 00:29:42.160 Yes, you're good. 00:29:42.160 --> 00:29:50.799 But so and that is if anyone wants to do it, it'll still be the be able to do it. 00:29:50.799 --> 00:29:54.400 But it's with the Instagram handle Simply Bible. 00:29:55.039 --> 00:29:56.079 I'll have to look this up. 00:29:56.400 --> 00:29:59.920 And she has released a 12-month curriculum. 00:29:59.920 --> 00:30:00.480 Okay. 00:30:00.480 --> 00:30:10.400 And she did, she paired one book, one Christian book, with a book of the Bible. 00:30:10.400 --> 00:30:10.880 Oh. 00:30:10.880 --> 00:30:13.519 Which I really liked for each month. 00:30:13.519 --> 00:30:14.079 Okay. 00:30:14.079 --> 00:30:23.440 So the first the first month is Philippians with see if I can find it real fast. 00:30:23.759 --> 00:30:27.359 This is what I like about like our book club.

00:30:27.359 --> 00:30:31.440 I because I can usually pair our book with in my quiet time. 00:30:31.440 --> 00:30:41.119 Like I'll be I can read my Bible and I can read this, and it's both like spiritually motivating is not the right word, but anyways, enhancing. 00:30:41.119 --> 00:30:43.680 And then this sounds like you could also do the same. 00:30:43.680 --> 00:30:44.160 Yes. 00:30:44.319 --> 00:30:44.720 Which I love. 00:30:44.720 --> 00:30:45.599 Yes, totally. 00:30:45.599 --> 00:30:48.720 So it's no more boring Bible study is the first book. 00:30:48.960 --> 00:30:50.160 Oh, I've never heard of that one. 00:30:50.400 --> 00:30:51.839 Pairing it with Philippians. 00:30:51.839 --> 00:30:52.799 Sorry. 00:30:52.799 --> 00:30:53.599 It's okay. 00:30:53.599 --> 00:30:56.079 It is by Faith Womack. 00:30:56.079 --> 00:30:57.440 Oh. 00:30:57.440 --> 00:30:58.640 Interesting. 00:30:58.640 --> 00:31:03.759 And and she also includes a song. 00:31:03.759 --> 00:31:04.400 Okay. 00:31:04.400 --> 00:31:06.160 Oh, that's right up your alley. 00:31:06.160 --> 00:31:07.359 A poem. 00:31:07.680 --> 00:31:08.160 Nice. 00:31:08.400 --> 00:31:17.599 And like a uh something else, like more like artistic that you that goes along with it that you can like use to meditate on and stuff like that. 00:31:17.759 --> 00:31:18.000 Okay. 00:31:18.160 --> 00:31:19.759 So I was like, I love this. 00:31:19.759 --> 00:31:20.880 This is so me. 00:31:20.880 --> 00:31:25.599 So I think that right there is then between the two book clubs is 24 books. 00:31:25.839 --> 00:31:27.039 Oh right, yeah. 00:31:27.519 --> 00:31:39.359 And then what I've also taken away from this past year is I've discovered how much I love fiction audiobooks. 00:31:40.160 --> 00:31:41.599 Oh, okay. 00:31:41.759 --> 00:31:47.839 And so I think that I might then get the rest of them in by listening to fiction. 00:31:48.079 --> 00:31:48.640 Oh, yeah. 00:31:48.799 --> 00:31:49.039 Yeah. 00:31:49.279 --> 00:31:52.559 How many of your 34 this year were audio? 00:31:52.559 --> 00:31:53.680 Do you remember? 00:31:53.680 --> 00:31:56.480 Oh, I would have oh, let's see. 00:31:56.480 --> 00:31:59.680 Probably just a handful or like a good chunk of them. 00:32:00.480 --> 00:32:06.640 Well, I think a good chunk of them because I got real into audiobooks when I was hiking the grand. 00:32:06.640 --> 00:32:07.440 Oh, right. 00:32:07.440 --> 00:32:07.920 That's right. 00:32:07.920 --> 00:32:09.920 Which is another one of my accomplishments. 00:32:09.920 --> 00:32:10.400 Oh, yeah. 00:32:10.400 --> 00:32:12.960 I freaking hiked the grand this year. 00:32:13.359 --> 00:32:14.240 A huge year. 00:32:14.240 --> 00:32:14.799 Yes. 00:32:14.799 --> 00:32:15.680 Yes. 00:32:15.680 --> 00:32:16.559 Yeah. 00:32:16.559 --> 00:32:21.359 What what are you taking from that into 2023? 00:32:21.359 --> 00:32:21.920 Okay. 00:32:22.079 --> 00:32:22.720 I don't know. 00:32:22.720 --> 00:32:26.079 Ex I I'm toying around with an idea. 00:32:26.079 --> 00:32:27.119 I want to know. 00:32:27.119 --> 00:32:29.200 To run a half marathon. 00:32:29.200 --> 00:32:29.839 Okay. 00:32:29.839 --> 00:32:33.839 But I really don't know because historically I have hated running. 00:32:33.839 --> 00:32:44.160 However, I got into running after I hiked the grand because I had all of this stamina that I had never had before and like cardio capacity that I had never had before. 00:32:44.160 --> 00:32:49.039 And so the first time that I went for a run was with my husband, and he was like, Why don't you come for a run with me? 00:32:49.039 --> 00:32:50.400 And I was like, I'm not a good runner. 00:32:50.400 --> 00:32:51.839 And then he was like, just try. 00:32:51.839 --> 00:32:53.680 And then all of a sudden I ran two miles. 00:32:53.680 --> 00:32:56.720 And I was like, oh, hold on, I can run. 00:32:56.720 --> 00:32:58.240 And then I got into it. 00:32:58.240 --> 00:32:59.680 And then I did a 5K. 00:32:59.680 --> 00:33:03.680 And then when I was down south, I ran four miles with my sister-in-law. 00:33:03.680 --> 00:33:06.400 Like, so I'm like, wait, hold on. 00:33:06.400 --> 00:33:07.279 Am I a runner? 00:33:07.519 --> 00:33:08.960 Yes, you're a runner. 00:33:08.960 --> 00:33:12.319 I mean, that's just part of that is just you saying. 00:33:12.319 --> 00:33:12.799 Yeah. 00:33:12.799 --> 00:33:14.480 Or choosing that that's your identity. 00:33:14.640 --> 00:33:14.880 Yeah. 00:33:14.880 --> 00:33:19.119 It's just a matter of like, do I actually want to run 13 miles? 00:33:19.359 --> 00:33:22.960 It's a lot of time to prep. 00:33:22.960 --> 00:33:23.599 Yes. 00:33:23.599 --> 00:33:29.680 But climbing the grand, though you were doing hours of training each hike. 00:33:29.680 --> 00:33:31.200 So you totally could. 00:33:31.200 --> 00:33:34.480 It would actually probably be less time consuming. 00:33:34.720 --> 00:33:36.319 This is my big pitfall. 00:33:36.319 --> 00:33:37.359 Okay, go. 00:33:37.359 --> 00:33:42.880 Is I'm not a good like this is just something about me. 00:33:42.880 --> 00:33:50.400 If I have to go somewhere, like a gym to work out, I don't do well with that. 00:33:50.400 --> 00:33:54.160 If I can just leave from my house and go for a run, great. 00:33:54.160 --> 00:33:58.799 That Snow King, the mountain that I was practicing on, was right out my back door. 00:33:58.799 --> 00:34:02.000 Like, like easy to practice for the grand. 00:34:02.000 --> 00:34:06.400 You know, I have a ton of equipment that I do at home to work out. 00:34:06.400 --> 00:34:07.920 If I can do that, great. 00:34:07.920 --> 00:34:13.599 However, in the winter, running outside is that's a no-go for me. 00:34:13.599 --> 00:34:14.400 I'm not doing it. 00:34:14.400 --> 00:34:14.719 Right. 00:34:14.719 --> 00:34:16.559 I don't want to run in the ice. 00:34:16.559 --> 00:34:20.639 So I would have to go to the cop gym because I get free. 00:34:20.639 --> 00:34:25.280 But I just know myself and I'm not most likely not

gonna do it. 00:34:26.000 --> 00:34:28.960 But could you wait till April? 00:34:28.960 --> 00:34:31.039 Because the half marathons in September, right? 00:34:31.039 --> 00:34:32.400 Yes, I could. 00:34:32.639 --> 00:34:33.119 I could. 00:34:33.119 --> 00:34:36.559 I just am afraid that I'm gonna lose uh lose it by then. 00:34:37.119 --> 00:34:38.400 Oh no no no. 00:34:39.440 --> 00:34:40.159 No no no. 00:34:41.840 --> 00:34:42.559 Okay, well we'll see. 00:34:42.559 --> 00:34:43.039 We'll see. 00:34:43.039 --> 00:34:43.360 Okay. 00:34:43.360 --> 00:34:44.480 So maybe we'll see. 00:34:44.480 --> 00:34:46.000 Maybe we'll put a maybe on that one. 00:34:46.079 --> 00:34:46.320 Yeah. 00:34:46.320 --> 00:34:52.960 What are some of your 2025 takeaways or accomplishments? 00:34:53.280 --> 00:35:14.320 I I did a lot, or we had a big year, and I my big like takeaway is I could give myself I could stand to give myself more grace because like I can't go 100 miles an hour two years solid. 00:35:14.320 --> 00:35:26.800 And I feel like we've been going 100 miles an hour in 2025, and the type A and doer in me is like, great, let's do it again, because that wasn't enough. 00:35:26.800 --> 00:35:53.119 And so I think part of my thought process is I don't want to stack too much up, I guess like goal-wise and physically, and not I was just talking to Jenna about this today, but like not take time to really like take care of my heart and some of the other things that kind of get lost in the shuffle when I'm busy, you know. 00:35:53.119 --> 00:36:02.960 So, like I said, we moved a year ago, we did a bunch of renovations on the house, and I absolutely love it. 00:36:02.960 --> 00:36:06.719 This was our first Christmas in the house. 00:36:06.719 --> 00:36:11.679 I got to decorate it, like a whole new decorating, you know, scheme and everything. 00:36:11.679 --> 00:36:18.159 I really enjoyed that, and and so I think it's a little bit more of that. 00:36:18.159 --> 00:36:24.239 Like, I strove so hard to get the house to a good spot in 2025. 00:36:24.239 --> 00:36:27.599 Now in 2026, I really want to enjoy the house. 00:36:27.599 --> 00:36:32.000 You know, I we did a lot of traveling in 2025. 00:36:32.000 --> 00:36:35.920 I'm not sure that 2026 is gonna look the same. 00:36:35.920 --> 00:36:39.519 Maybe 2026 is enjoying being here again. 00:36:39.519 --> 00:36:40.000 Right. 00:36:40.000 --> 00:36:45.519 Because one pain point that I had for them from the summer is we only went camping one time. 00:36:45.760 --> 00:36:46.079 Yeah. 00:36:46.320 --> 00:36:49.920 And I I feel really sad about that. 00:36:49.920 --> 00:37:05.760 But we also went to Portugal and we went to Italy and we did a lot of wonderful things as well, but you just can't do and we hosted we hosted actually a lot of people over the summer, and that was a wonderful give and take. 00:37:05.760 --> 00:37:10.079 Like I didn't camp as much, but I got to see a bunch of wonderful people. 00:37:10.079 --> 00:37:18.400 So really kind of settling into that and like okay, maybe 2026 is being more about being home. 00:37:18.400 --> 00:37:35.679 We're gonna, you know, I have my our oldest daughter is graduating, and so there's a lot coming around people coming for graduation and getting her to figure out a college and sending her off to a college. 00:37:35.679 --> 00:37:43.280 Like it's gonna be a different rhythm, especially traveling wise and people-wise, that I need to make space for. 00:37:43.280 --> 00:37:50.239 Because if I don't anticipate that, I will regret it or I will be sad in the midst of it. 00:37:50.239 --> 00:37:52.079 I won't be able to enjoy it in the midst of it. 00:37:52.079 --> 00:37:54.480 I'll be like holding out for all this other stuff. 00:37:54.639 --> 00:37:55.119 Yeah. 00:37:55.119 --> 00:37:56.559 Yeah, that's good though. 00:37:56.559 --> 00:37:58.079 That's a good realization to have. 00:37:58.320 --> 00:38:00.159 Yeah, it's good for me to name it now. 00:38:00.159 --> 00:38:01.519 This is why this is so important. 00:38:01.519 --> 00:38:04.800 I would highly recommend for anyone who's listening. 00:38:04.800 --> 00:38:16.320 Like, you can do so much in your head, yeah, but but I don't think you're gonna hit like the real like fruit of what you need unless you talk this through with somebody else and start talking it out. 00:38:16.320 --> 00:38:19.039 Because this is the first time I've articulated that specifically. 00:38:19.039 --> 00:38:19.519 Yeah. 00:38:19.519 --> 00:38:26.079 I had written down a bunch of stuff and that wasn't in there, and that was just you know, stuff out of my head. 00:38:26.400 --> 00:38:33.199 I will say that I also completed 330 crossword puzzles. 00:38:33.199 --> 00:38:36.000 You keep track, is it an app? 00:38:36.000 --> 00:38:36.800 I have an app. 00:38:36.800 --> 00:38:38.800 I use the Apple News app. 00:38:38.800 --> 00:38:40.079 They have a crossword every day. 00:38:40.079 --> 00:38:50.400 Okay, and so my goal was to do one a day, but then I seriously fell behind when I was training for the ground. 00:38:50.639 --> 00:38:51.199 That's okay. 00:38:51.199 --> 00:38:51.519 Yep. 00:38:51.519 --> 00:38:53.199 But you still did a ton. 00:38:53.360 --> 00:38:53.599 I know. 00:38:53.599 --> 00:38:56.639 I still I I mean, I'm just one month behind, pretty much. 00:38:56.639 --> 00:38:57.440 I caught up. 00:38:57.440 --> 00:38:58.800 I was in the mustard, but I caught up. 00:38:58.800 --> 00:39:01.599 I catched up, I catch, catch up, catch up. 00:39:02.000 --> 00:39:03.440 It doesn't work in past tense. 00:39:03.440 --> 00:39:06.400 It's still funny, it's still funny. 00:39:06.400 --> 00:39:09.280 Just saying I was in the mustard. 00:39:09.280 --> 00:39:13.119 That like catches if you weren't paying attention, you're back. 00:39:13.119 --> 00:39:15.760 Because they're like, wait, what did she just say? 00:39:15.760 --> 00:39:17.599 That's the best part about it. 00:39:17.599 --> 00:39:20.320

Yeah, okay. 00:39:20.320 --> 00:39:21.360 Confession. 00:39:21.360 --> 00:39:22.239 Yes. 00:39:22.239 --> 00:39:25.760 Crossword puzzles make me feel dumb. 00:39:25.760 --> 00:39:27.360 Oh, same. 00:39:27.360 --> 00:39:29.440 No, because you have finished. 00:39:29.440 --> 00:39:32.639 Like, I can't even get close to finishing. 00:39:32.639 --> 00:39:36.320 No, you do if you keep at it. 00:39:36.480 --> 00:39:47.280 Like you start to get the like the way to think the way that the per yeah, the way that the people are doing it kind of and the way that they're like giving the hints, and you're like, oh, okay. 00:39:47.280 --> 00:39:53.519 And there are some that I have to like look up, you know, like who is the actor from this thing that I've never heard? 00:39:53.519 --> 00:40:03.760 You know, like I'll save that to the end and see if I can like guess, but I'm not gonna like I'm not gonna not complete it if I don't know this, you know what I mean? 00:40:03.760 --> 00:40:06.239 Like, I'm like, okay, I'm just gonna look that up. 00:40:06.239 --> 00:40:07.599 Some people might say that's cheating. 00:40:07.599 --> 00:40:08.400 I don't. 00:40:08.719 --> 00:40:09.840 Oh no, I don't. 00:40:09.840 --> 00:40:10.639 Yeah. 00:40:10.639 --> 00:40:15.519 I'm just realizing like this could be my invitation to ditch all or nothing. 00:40:15.519 --> 00:40:15.920 Yes. 00:40:15.920 --> 00:40:18.559 Because I've definitely all or nothing crossword puzzles. 00:40:18.559 --> 00:40:18.960 Yes. 00:40:18.960 --> 00:40:20.239 Since I was like 10. 00:40:20.239 --> 00:40:22.400 Because it's so good for your brain health. 00:40:22.400 --> 00:40:23.280 Yeah. 00:40:23.280 --> 00:40:24.719 Yeah, I need that. 00:40:24.880 --> 00:40:26.320 Like I don't want to get dementia. 00:40:26.320 --> 00:40:26.800 You know? 00:40:26.800 --> 00:40:28.320 Yeah, that's a good plan. 00:40:28.320 --> 00:40:30.320 I'm okay with that plan. 00:40:30.320 --> 00:40:34.320 And I just look at it as like I'm getting smarter every time. 00:40:34.320 --> 00:40:41.440 Like now I know that like the little sword that they use in fencing is like an MP or something like that. 00:40:41.440 --> 00:40:42.239 It's called Oh. 00:40:42.239 --> 00:40:43.280 Yeah, okay. 00:40:43.280 --> 00:40:43.519 Yeah. 00:40:43.519 --> 00:40:49.280 I actually probably just got it wrong again, but I would know it if I saw it on the page, you know. 00:40:49.280 --> 00:40:52.320 It's like E M P-E-E or something like that, or E M E. 00:40:52.320 --> 00:40:53.440 Yeah, something like that. 00:40:53.599 --> 00:40:54.159 Oh, interesting. 00:40:54.320 --> 00:40:54.559 Yeah. 00:40:54.639 --> 00:40:57.199 So like it's you I'm like, okay, I'm getting smarter. 00:40:57.199 --> 00:40:57.760 Okay. 00:40:57.760 --> 00:40:59.440 Okay, interesting. 00:40:59.440 --> 00:41:00.000 Yeah. 00:41:00.000 --> 00:41:03.760 Okay, so I'm gonna take like a real hard turn. 00:41:03.760 --> 00:41:04.320 Okay. 00:41:04.320 --> 00:41:21.840 I was listening, nope,

I wasn't listening to I was reading Devotion during Advent, and it was talking about waiting, and I just got this really strong sense that that was a word for as we grow for 2026. 00:41:21.840 --> 00:41:24.000 Oh isn't that interesting? 00:41:24.000 --> 00:41:25.519 Because I don't really know. 00:41:25.519 --> 00:41:40.000 I've had that was a word for me a few years ago that I had kind of focused on, but it was one of those all or nothing years, and by February I was at nothing, so I didn't get the fullness out of it. 00:41:40.000 --> 00:41:47.039 But let me read for you some of the things that I wrote down from that devotional. 00:41:47.039 --> 00:41:47.519 Okay. 00:41:47.519 --> 00:41:55.280 They were talking about Anna and Simeon, the two people who were promised to see God, or Jesus before when he was born. 00:41:55.280 --> 00:42:00.960 Simeon waited with God's word, and therefore he waited with a sense of promise. 00:42:00.960 --> 00:42:12.960 And I think that's a bigger part of it for us, is that there is a sense we're not just like waiting, like taking a nap, and like uh whatever happens, happens. 00:42:12.960 --> 00:42:38.000 But like, you know, we talked a lot this last year about shifting atmospheres and knowing the promises and knowing our identity, and so I think that there is like there's this transition now of like once we're solid on that or we know our promises, we're gonna wait with that expectancy and not just and not just forget about it. 00:42:38.000 --> 00:42:40.239 Maybe is the opposite of it. 00:42:41.039 --> 00:42:50.000 I love that, and I do and I like man, how Anna and Simeon have been coming up so much lately. 00:42:50.000 --> 00:42:54.480 I've heard like 17 things in like the past three weeks on them. 00:42:54.480 --> 00:43:03.039 But like they yeah, like they weren't inactive either, like both of them were praying continuously every day. 00:43:03.039 --> 00:43:14.239 Yes, yeah, and so like if we're continuously like working on this, but like waiting for because listen, I went back and I looked at that prophetic word from that guy, Tom at Bethel. 00:43:14.239 --> 00:43:21.199 Yeah, and he said that I would be recording things, and this was in March. 00:43:21.199 --> 00:43:23.760 He said I would be recording things. 00:43:24.000 --> 00:43:25.039 Oh, I don't remember that. 00:43:25.039 --> 00:43:26.800 Yes, that was part of it, yeah. 00:43:26.960 --> 00:43:31.840 And there's now this is the so this is now the second thing that that prophecy has gotten correct. 00:43:32.079 --> 00:43:32.480 Very good. 00:43:32.639 --> 00:43:40.239 And he said that like the videos and the recordings would would impact many people. 00:43:40.239 --> 00:43:44.159 Oh, and so that's a promise that we have. 00:43:44.559 --> 00:43:47.360 Okay, yeah, interesting, yeah. 00:43:47.360 --> 00:43:49.599 Yeah, I want to read a little bit more. 00:43:49.599 --> 00:43:54.000 Okay, Simeon wasn't waiting wishfully, he was waiting hopefully. 00:43:54.000 --> 00:44:01.119 Hope is the foundation of our waiting, and our hope is based on the goodness and faithfulness of God. 00:44:01.119 --> 00:44:08.320 And again, I know we we just talked about hope a couple episodes ago, but that's that hope is a foundation. 00:44:08.320 --> 00:44:18.880 Like there's again, it's so much more purposeful as opposed purposeful waiting as opposed to just well, I don't know when it's gonna happen. 00:44:18.880 --> 00:44:22.159 Yeah, yeah, you know, hopefully it does. 00:44:22.159 --> 00:44:26.400 Yeah, but like, oh no, no, I I've got a promise, I'm expectant. 00:44:26.639 --> 00:44:30.400 I am hopeful, like the word right out of my mouth. 00:44:30.400 --> 00:44:33.280 I was gonna say there's like an expectancy to hope. 00:44:33.519 --> 00:44:34.960 And you said expectant, yeah. 00:44:34.960 --> 00:44:35.519 Yep. 00:44:35.519 --> 00:44:38.719 So I think I think there's something there for us. 00:44:38.719 --> 00:44:45.760 Oh, another thing I just saw that I wrote down from it said everything in us wants to resist waiting. 00:44:45.760 --> 00:44:50.320 And yet waiting is actually the very thing that transforms us. 00:44:50.320 --> 00:44:51.360 Mmm. 00:44:51.360 --> 00:44:54.960 So it's not just again, it's not just sitting around. 00:44:54.960 --> 00:44:56.800 Yeah, it's transformation. 00:44:56.800 --> 00:45:10.239 I think by saying that waiting is our is is a word for us for this next year, it's also saying transformation is a word for us for this next year. 00:45:10.239 --> 00:45:10.960 Yes. 00:45:10.960 --> 00:45:19.679 And I'm excited, like I'm looking forward to December 2026 when we can look back and go, oh, that's what that meant. 00:45:19.679 --> 00:45:20.239 Yeah. 00:45:20.239 --> 00:45:20.960 You know? 00:45:21.280 --> 00:45:24.079 And I think like, because I'm like, okay, how does that translate? 00:45:24.079 --> 00:45:25.360 Like, what does that mean? 00:45:25.360 --> 00:45:35.199 And I think it's like looking for expectantly looking, because they were looking for the Messiah all the time. 00:45:35.199 --> 00:45:39.039 They were praying for him, they were waiting for him, but they were looking for him. 00:45:39.199 --> 00:45:39.599 Yeah. 00:45:39.920 --> 00:45:47.440 Like it's not like oh, when is he gonna come, but like this could be the day, you know, like where are the signs? 00:45:47.440 --> 00:46:08.480 And so I think it's like looking at the numbers, you know, and being like, oh my gosh, we got one more down, like that's a that's movement towards that thing, you know, like oh we got one more comment, like that's movement towards that thing, you know, and and celebrating those as well. 00:46:08.480 --> 00:46:09.679 Yeah, yeah. 00:46:11.360 --> 00:46:28.800 Yeah, I think that um I think that all the pieces for transformation, there was so much of it that we were like kind of collecting in 2025 from the books that we were reading and then the podcasts and the different things that were going on in our

life. 00:46:28.800 --> 00:46:49.679 And now it's I feel like it there's a shift in a different way that like now we have all the pieces, and like okay, I think that it's kind of like we put the puzzle together right at the beginning of the year so that we can be expectant, like, oh, that's the picture, like that's hope, that's the that's what we're aiming for. 00:46:49.679 --> 00:46:59.280 Yeah, and then we yeah, ex I keep going back to expectant, we are expecting and looking, actively looking for it. 00:46:59.280 --> 00:47:04.000 Our pastor talks about I just went blank on the words that he uses. 00:47:04.000 --> 00:47:06.159 It's like active waiting. 00:47:06.159 --> 00:47:16.159 I can't remember the other he uses a different phrase, but anyways, talking about our attitude towards waiting for Jesus to return. 00:47:16.159 --> 00:47:23.760 There is a verse that I will look up and find for you guys that talks about how we can in our waiting we can hasten his return. 00:47:23.760 --> 00:47:36.559 And I feel like there's like a there's more movement to the word waiting in 2026 for us that is hastening things as opposed to again passively waiting, yeah. 00:47:36.559 --> 00:47:39.360 Yes, so and letting time pass. 00:47:39.360 --> 00:47:40.079 So yeah. 00:47:40.079 --> 00:47:43.679 I'll look that verse up for you guys and put it in the show notes. 00:47:43.679 --> 00:47:52.559 Anyways, yeah, there's other things that I kind of aiming for next year, but I don't know that it I need to list them off right now. 00:47:52.559 --> 00:47:55.360 So we can we can move on. 00:47:55.360 --> 00:48:01.599 Yeah, there's a whole plethora of uh future podcasts where we can keep on talking about all this stuff. 00:48:01.599 --> 00:48:02.159 Yeah. 00:48:02.159 --> 00:48:30.559 Okay, so the the confession that I was holding on to is I'm really starting to realize that New Year's Eve specifically, but holidays in general, I have a really hard time with if I'm not invited to something, I way overthink initiating my own thing. 00:48:30.559 --> 00:48:31.119 Yeah. 00:48:31.119 --> 00:48:56.079 And so like we have we're recording this before New Year's, so we have New Year's Eve coming up, and I am paralyzing myself by trying to overthink what to do with my husband and probably just our youngest, because the other two girls will have, you know, friends and parties or whatever to go to. 00:48:56.079 --> 00:49:38.559 And it's just brought a lot of loneliness because it's hard to yeah, it's hard to like, I want to like create the perfect thing for our young daughter, but also I'm like, wow, it's hard to find you know, there's another like family where all three of us are close and in the same season of life and don't already have something going on, and and and and I just that that's just I've just been fighting a lot of loneliness in this holiday season. 00:49:38.559 --> 00:49:39.760 That's my confession. 00:49:42.400 --> 00:49:44.960 That one's so hard to laugh at. 00:49:44.960 --> 00:49:45.840 It feels cruel. 00:49:45.840 --> 00:49:48.400 I'm like that you feel lonely. 00:49:48.400 --> 00:49:49.679 I'm laughing at you. 00:49:49.840 --> 00:49:50.960 I hate it. 00:49:50.960 --> 00:49:57.199 Well, I think the the the laughing at the lie that I am alone. 00:49:57.199 --> 00:49:59.199 Yes, because that's not true, right? 00:49:59.199 --> 00:49:59.519 Right. 00:49:59.519 --> 00:50:07.280 There are plenty of people, and I my expectations are too high for any normal human to meet. 00:50:07.440 --> 00:50:07.840 Yeah. 00:50:08.159 --> 00:50:17.519 So I I don't have to, or like I we can laugh at the lie that I have been believing that there's no answer and then I'm just all alone. 00:50:17.519 --> 00:50:18.000 Yeah. 00:50:18.000 --> 00:50:25.440 I'm still having trouble. 00:50:30.320 --> 00:50:39.519 Okay, I think that my confession is similarly but like wrestling with that same lie of like, I'm not enough. 00:50:39.519 --> 00:50:50.639 Like, I think I like, you know, because you started off the podcast by saying, like, if you Gretchen ever invites you to a dinner party or anything like that, go. 00:50:50.639 --> 00:50:52.000 She's such a good host. 00:50:52.000 --> 00:50:56.400 That whole time I was like, I failed so miserably. 00:50:56.400 --> 00:50:58.639 I wasn't ready when everyone got there. 00:50:58.639 --> 00:51:05.760 Like I didn't finish everything and like I wasn't just like sitting with people, like, you know what I mean? 00:51:05.760 --> 00:51:08.320 I just was so in my head about it. 00:51:08.320 --> 00:51:15.199 And then like my mom was here, and I'm like constantly like, could I have spent more time doing this with her? 00:51:15.199 --> 00:51:27.280 Could I have, you know, like I took a three-hour nap one day on the last day when she was supposed to have gone, but I was like, I had, I just wiped out and I took like a three-hour nap. 00:51:27.280 --> 00:51:32.960 And I woke up and I was like, oh, like I could have, you know, been talking to her. 00:51:32.960 --> 00:51:35.519 We could have gone out to dinner, we could, you know what I mean? 00:51:35.519 --> 00:51:37.760 Like it now, she was seated an extra day. 00:51:37.760 --> 00:51:39.039 I should have taken advantage of that. 00:51:39.039 --> 00:51:46.800 Like I just deal with a lot of like, I could have done better, which traces back to like I'm not good enough, you know. 00:51:46.800 --> 00:51:52.480 So this feels cruel too. 00:51:52.480 --> 00:51:55.039 It is a lie. 00:51:55.039 --> 00:51:56.239 Yeah, I get it. 00:51:56.400 --> 00:51:57.280 Yeah, I get it. 00:51:57.440 --> 00:51:58.800 Yeah, yeah. 00:51:58.800 --> 00:52:10.320 And it is a lie, and in some ways, it's like okay, but there's always ways that we can improve. 00:52:10.320 --> 00:52:16.559 Like, I I don't have to, it doesn't have to come from a place of like I am never, I'm not good enough. 00:52:16.639 --> 00:52:16.880 Yeah. 00:52:17.039 --> 00:52:24.880 But like if I get rid of that part, I don't mind that like I look at things and want to do better. 00:52:24.880 --> 00:52:25.360 Right. 00:52:25.360 --> 00:52:25.679 Yeah. 00:52:25.679 --> 00:52:26.559 No, that's a good. 00:52:26.559 --> 00:52:27.039 You know? 00:52:27.039 --> 00:52:27.360 Yeah. 00:52:27.360 --> 00:52:30.320 So like I can reframe that a little bit. 00:52:30.320 --> 00:52:32.559 Yes, I feel that. 00:52:32.559 --> 00:52:33.199 All right. 00:52:33.199 --> 00:52:34.400 Well, all right. 00:52:34.400 --> 00:52:35.840 Bye. 00:52:35.840 --> 00:52:38.480 Like, share, and subscribe.