The richness of real life

Question of the week: What is your favourite type of potato?

This week we revisit last week’s ear cleaning debate and can confirm… despite all official advice, absolutely everyone is still using cotton buds. Mostly on a wet ear. Then onto this week’s important question… What’s your favourite type of potato? Because for us, potatoes are an elite food group. Roasties, mash, chips, waffles, dauphinoise… we support all potato activity in this house. The only issue? Liane would like you to keep your butter to yourself. We get into our potato rankings, the versatility of the humble spud, and why no one can really be trusted if they “don’t like potatoes.” Short, carby and deeply important listening.

Big, bold and brave moves

This week we’re talking about comparison and how easy it is to look at where someone else is in their chapter while completely forgetting the blood, sweat, tears, failures and setbacks it probably took to get there. Because most of the time, we’re comparing ourselves to someone else’s highlight reel… not the full story. We also have some big news, we’re applying for the Independent Podcast Awards 👀 A very real example of taking our own advice and going for it before we feel “big enough” or established enough. Big, brave, bold moves and all that. Elsewhere, there’s exciting bin chat as the new food waste bins finally arrive, because we know this is the sort of update our listeners have come to expect from us now. Real life, mindset shifts, courage, compost caddies and as always… gratitude.

Question of the week: How are you cleaning your ears?

This week we revisit last week’s shoes on or off debate and somehow end up on an important side quest… should dogs be allowed on beds? For us, it’s a hard yes. Then onto this week’s Question of the Week… How are you actually cleaning your ears? Because if you’re not using cotton buds for ears… what exactly are you using them for? We unpack the great cotton bud confusion, our questionable habits, and somehow end up taking a sharp turn into a completely unverified history lesson involving a man, a feather, and making himself vomit through his ears. Do not quote us on any of this. Short, chaotic, lightly educational and absolutely not medically endorsed.

Tapping into the toolbox

This week we’re talking about the reality of having a wobble… and how easy it is to get pulled into negative self talk when life feels heavy. We both share some of the challenges we’ve faced over the last week and the importance of recognising what’s actually happening before disappearing down the spiral. Sometimes the answer is tapping into your toolbox, using the things that help you re-regulate, reset and move through the feeling instead of getting stuck in it. We also get into our frustration with the media and the way women are so often treated as easy targets. After the recent backlash around Jemma and Stacey Solomon’s  PR trip to Miami, we unpack why tearing women down continues to be such low hanging fruit. There’s also a conversation around deep listening after we realise there have been a few very real moments on the podcast where we absolutely were not listening to each other properly… and yes, apologies were required. Elsewhere, Liane gives an important update on the new toothbrush situation, and Melissa delivers genuinely groundbreaking news… she has cleaned her AirPods. As always, we finish with gratitude.

Question of the week: Shoes on or off?

This week’s Question of the Week gets unexpectedly divisive… Shoes on or off in the house? What about house shoes? Is that technically the role of a Croc? What if you’re just nipping to the bin? And are you actually enforcing these rules with visitors… or quietly judging them afterwards? We also ask the important question, does the rule only apply if you’ve got carpets? Plus, we revisit last week’s crisp debate and the nation remains split. Potato crisps are strong contenders, but can anything really beat the flavour of a maize-based crisp? And finally… Melissa’s “no chocolate for Lent” situation needed revisiting, with some questionable bending of the rules that absolutely needs unpacking. Short, snappy, and guaranteed to make you look at your hallway differently.