40ish - Laundry, Loafers and Tupperware

Episode Date: January 2, 2025

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They see it's a couple wearing their, like, must-not touch. of kryptonite to men. They see it in people wearing they're like must not touch. It's great. It's so much better than being 25 and having tits that actually stay in the air and a slim waist and feeling like you want to have sex all the time and you can tolerate everything because you're in such a good mood because you're so fucking young. Okay it's just as good as that. Hello everyone, welcome to 40ish. I'm Nicole Goodman. And I'm Lauren Mishcon.

This is the podcast that navigates the challenges and absurdities of 40 Something Live and we solve all of your dilemmas. We do attempt to, we don't always succeed. I think we do a pretty good job actually. Every episode we discuss your problems, issues and rants that you have kindly emailed in to us and we also divulge our own stories, our own rants, our own issues and our own mess of navigating midlife. So how are you this week? Something's happened, I need to run it by you because I think you're going to have a visceral reaction to it. Is it something to do with cheese?

No, because I hate cheese. So every time we talk about cheese, I do have a visceral reaction to it. Absolutely nothing to do with cheese. Okay. I thought you were going to say like, I've made you a cheesecake for... I would never make you a cheesecake. I'm not mad. Listen, this is the thing. I've started to look at loafers and I feel like I might want a pair. What? Me too!

Okay! What's happening to us? Also, yeah, I have another thing to admit. Oh God, it can't be worse than that. I have started to really like the clothes in M&S. Okay, that I'm so far down the M&S rabbit hole. That's not a thing. And can I tell you something? That's not a thing. I mean, I buy them all the time. You don't buy things. Yes&S. Yes, I do. And- What was the last thing you wore that was from M&S? The Top Gun jumpsuit. Oh.

Okay, and let me tell you something else. That is cool. I know. This is gonna blow your mind. Bella Freud has done a collab with M&S. Is Bella Freud? Don't look at me like that. The designer, you would know the jumpers.

They have slogans on them and they are like 600 pounds. She's done a collab with M&S, this capsule collection. It's coming out, telling you now, Thursday morning, so you better step till midnight Wednesday night because get on it. Because otherwise everyone buys every size and they sell it on vintage for a million pounds. Amazing. Like, I've seen the whole collection. There's a blazer, there's an amazing blouse, there's all these jumpers. Because who did a collection with mango? Victoria Beckham. It was shit. It was shit. I did stay up. I did stay up. I put an alarm in my phone and I thought,

I'm on that shit because I love Victoria Beckham. Obviously, I'm never going to pay those prices. Can't afford it anyway, even if I wanted to. Stayed up. There was a bag, like a, they're like a fringing bag that was like 180 pounds and it was fucking tiny and I thought no. Yeah. Well this looks hot to trot. I have no issue with you being down with the M&S clothes because if you are picky, some of the things are so good, so nice and no one believes it's M&S. The loafer thing, can we just circle back? But I think loafers are having a comeback. They are having a moment. But what I'm looking at is tan suede with a little gold buckle and they're sitting in

a bath. Oh no, mine have got a tassel. Oh, well I've got a buckle. I'm looking at them, I'm looking at them, I'm thinking how would I style that up? What kind of jeans would you wear? Does it go with my existing wardrobe or do I now need to buy a barbacoat? You couldn't wear it with what you're wearing, you're wearing a boho dress. But that's the thing, it's they're very preppy. Yes. I am not

preppy. You are not. I am not. I can do preppy. You can and I like preppy for you. Thank you. But what I feel is missing is a barbacoat and a conservatory and some Labradors. And I can't kind of get all of those things just because I bought a pair of loafers. Especially when they're cheap from ASOS. Well they're not. The ones I'm looking at, let's go full middle class here, they're Bowden. Bowden. And they're actually really expensive. I'm thinking will I wear them twice? You know what? You don't need to spend a lot of money on loafers because they are everywhere. You could go to Zara and get a really nice pair.

But do I want that look? But what are we wearing them with? Also, you know what else I like? Thank you. What are we wearing them with? I think they go with the new, and you're going to turn your nose up, but I'm telling you it's a thing. Come on. And I was in Paris this weekend and I saw a girl walking down the street and my God, she rocked them. Denim culottes. I see it. And

she was wearing it with a knee-high boot and she looked beyond cool. I mean I would look absolutely horrendous in them but I know what you mean. But I think that's what you're going to wear it with. What else are you going to wear it with? A chino. I don't own any. I can't do chinos. I don't own any. You know, you wore a pair of trousers yesterday. You could wear them with those, those green trousers. They're like, no, it needs to be a slim cut trousers. I don't know. The fact is, I looked at them, I liked them, and then as I liked them, I immediately panicked. Oh, fuck. What if I buy them and wear them? And then Nicole looks down at my feet and she's like I can't do this relationship anymore. You're now a woman who wears loafers. What's

next? Change your name to Jilly? Jill? Sue? Start breeding Labradors? You can't. Firstly there is nothing wrong with the names Jilly, Jill or Sue. No there's nothing wrong with them. Sorry Jilly, Jill or Sue who are listening. There's nothing wrong with those names. I'm just saying it's a whole vibe. Jilly, Jill or Sue don't necessarily have barbacoats and lamprodolls. They might and a conservatory and maybe I want all of those names. You don't want a conservatory they are very dated can I just say you don't want it to be a conservatory. This whole thing is also reminding me of the fact

that Gilly Cooper's rivals. I knew you were going to talk about Gilly Cooper's rivals. It's coming out of Disney Plus. Oh, is that why? I am fucking here for it. You're gonna have the Jodhpurs and the whip. Why not? Why not? Yeah, why not?

You know what else it's bringing back? That's not an M&S. That's right. An M&S whip. What department would that be in? Would it be near the till, do you think? I think it would be in accessories. The riding it says sports.

Riding crocs. No, the sports department. You know that the handlebar mustache is also coming back in that 80s kind of... Oh perfect, I can stop waxing and not worry about taking the testosterone. I meant for the men, but okay. I'm not sure the 80s mustache is ever coming back in for women. Listen for all the perimenopause sisters out there you catch my drift right? You know you have to wax that shit a lot more often than you used to.

Just a quick disclaimer before we dive into your dilemmas. We're not doctors or health professionals. No, no, no. This is just a fun space where we share our thoughts, which could be and probably are totally wrong. I don't think they are totally wrong. I mean, they could be. I think we know quite a lot about life. I'm just saying, I know we're in the middle of a disclaimer, but you always say they could be totally wrong. But actually, I think they are usually quite spot on. Well, for legal purposes, I'll end this disclaimer by saying if there is an issue that you are seriously struggling with not to do with loafers or Jilly Cooper, then please contact a qualified expert. Our first dilemma is called washing tsunami. She says, I went out with the girls one night

for dinner. I came home, my husband was in bed and he says to me, oh, by the way, I did the washing. Wow. So I thought... He wants a blowjob. There's no doubt he's pre-planned that conversation. Well, that's not where this is going. She says, I thought, hmm, okay, that sounds suspicious, but I'll just accept it. I came down in the morning and I noticed that all, in capital letters, the sheets, pillowcases and duvet covers had been put in the tumble dryer at the same time. I pulled them all out to find that they were completely crumpled.

So I needed now to give them a strong iron. There was also clean washing everywhere. Then she says everywhere in capital letters with about 12 exclamation marks. Previous to this, I had four neat piles for four different members of my household. And I also had an ironing pile. Love that for you. He had taken all the washing out and just dumped it on the side. There was washing everywhere. It took me 30 whole minutes to sort the whole thing out and there he is telling me that he's done the washing.

Yes. Many questions. First one being why did he strip, change and wash all the bed? So suspicious. No, she doesn't say that he stripped, changed. She just says that he's- Oh, he's just done the washing. He's just done the washing. So he's obviously put it, it was obviously put from, took it in the washing machine.

Oh, I see. Well, I don't know about you, but on sheet day, my cleaner comes in and she strips my beds and then she leaves everything by the washing machine and then I do all the washing, Right? So it could have been that. Okay. The beds might have already been previously stripped. Because if he's changed the bed himself, I'm like, did you shit in the bed? Like what?

Why? There's no situation where Ollie would strip, change and wash our bedding. If Barker had had an accident. No, no, he would call me up the stairs to tell me Barker had had an accident and then I would deal with that issue. Is that your, washing is your department? He stated early in the marriage, I do not deal with sick or turds. He stated it early. You know, that's fine.

And do you know what? To be fair to him, he's stuck to that mantra. Three babies and a dog and he's stuck firm to the mantra. So no, he would be calling me up for that mantra. Three babies and a dog and he stuck firm to the mantra. So no, he would be calling me up for that issue. Good for Ollie, but the feminist in me is screaming. Good for Ollie, not so great for me. No. So what this husband means is he's done the washing, which he hasn't done the washing.

He has done the washing, but he has done what you and I like to call an Arthur half a job or half a job Bob. I call Adam half a job Bob. And I call Ollie Arthur, Arthur job. Same thing. And that was coincidental. So when Adam does the washing, because this is very, very similar to Adam, Adam will always say, I've done the washing. I always say to him, but your version of doing the washing, because there are like four steps to doing the washing. Yes.

Right? There's the putting in. Yes. There's the taking out. Yes. There's the folding up. Well, there's the hanging and putting away. Hanging, drying, slapping.

That's what I mean. The hanging, drying, and then the folding up, and then the putting away. That's doing the washing. Yes. Yes. There are four steps. Yes. And all four steps need to be done in order to be able to state I have done the

washing. He just means he's put the clothes in a machine. He no but what he did was he put it all from the washing machine into the tumble dryer. Now if this woman is like me and it sounds like she is, I have a very, very strict routine on sheet day. And I hang them up now. I don't put them in the tumble dryer. I put the sheets in, but all the duvet covers and the pillowcases, they get hung up

so they don't need ironing. It saves me a lot of time. OK. But if I came... Do you even own an iron? Yes. Miss Fancy Pants, I own an iron. I can't see you with an iron.

It's not very you. It's not very you either. No, I don't iron. But you own an iron. I own it, but I don't utilise it. You must iron clothes. No, Zach does. You, listen, we've had this discussion before and you said he was rubbish. He was shit. He's not rubbish at many things, but iron is. He irons his own t-shirts and stuff. Does he? Yeah. Yeah. He's a very, very... How do you make such independent children? It's a skill. It is. I don't know. I didn't teach him to iron

because I can't iron. He just taught himself. You can iron. You can iron. I can do so many things. I promise you, you can iron. Anyway, the point is, is that he hasn't done the washing. I'm feeling this woman because I have a similar issue at home. And also there's a system, either stick to the system or keep your mitts out of it, you know? But then Adam will always say to me, listen, I'm just trying to help. And I always say to him, you're not helping by doing your own washing. Listen, I'm just trying to help and I always say to him, you're not helping by doing your own washing.

Listen, I'm really sorry. I'm going to have to actually disagree with you on this. What do you mean? I just, I think it is, he did it. This husband did it out of the goodness of his heart. I really think it was a nice thing to do. He was trying to be helpful. I'm not suggesting he wasn't trying to be helpful, but do it properly.

I don't think she should be complaining. I'd be really happy if Oli said I've done the washing even if he hadn't done the washing. Even if he'd just done part one. No but he hadn't even done part one. He'd made a lot more work for her because then she had to iron all the sheets and then she had to sort out the mess with all the clean washing that he couldn't be bothered to follow. Sorry, he did not do the washing. This is one of two things either A genuinely trying to be helpful or B weaponized incompetence, which is the worst thing in the whole world. Which by the way is when you do something on purpose badly on purpose, so you never get asked to do it again. It's very clever. It's one of those two things. I think it's probably the first thing, but it's not.

Don't complain. Don't complain. I think she can complain. How can you say that? He basically said he did the washing, yes to do a nice thing, but it's not. It's not a nice thing because he's created a lot more work for her. That annoys me. It's like when Adam says he's emptied the dishwasher, but he leaves 12 items on the top. Oh, I didn't know where it went. Yes, you do. You live in the same house as me. Oh, no, I love that. I love that. I know the dishwasher, but they leave four items of Tupperware on top. Or like, I didn't know.

Or when Adam says, I don't deal with Tupperware. Yes. Or he also won't deal with Tupperware. Like they're allergic. It's some sort of kryptonite to men. They see Tupperware and they're like, must not touch, must not go near, no, no. What is that about? What is that about? I'd love to know. But if you are a man listening to this podcast, please tell us what's the problem. Do you remember we recorded a podcast with two other men years ago and we never released it. What was it called? Who's taking the bins out?

Yes. That was a good show. Anyway, it never got released and we did a whole episode on Tupperware and they both said, oh no, I don't touch the Tupperware drawer. They both said it. What the fuck? Also Ollie won't decant stuff into Tupperware. What he'll do is he'll get a huge amount of cling film and he'll put it over whatever the food is in. But then you can't fit it in the fridge? No, he often doesn't just leave it out.

But then what waste of cling film? He would not decant it. Why? Because he'd have to go in the Tupperware drawer. Oh, I see. So do you see what I mean? It's like you say you've emptied the drawer but you haven't because I still, it's half a job. Don't do half a job, it really winds me up. So either just tell them to please not help you because it's not helpful. No, no, no, I'm not saying that. Or do it yourself. No! Or option three, fucking do it properly.

But they're not going to do it properly. Yes they are. Yes. They are. That is a cop-out I you are raising some how very day you are raising men to be in this world You have got to show them Lauren show that the way They are the other women the next generation of women don't have to fucking moan about this shit. It's on your shoulders I have women. You have men. Come on. I can't be responsible for the whole future of the human race. I'm sorry, but you are.

Wow. That's a lot of pressure. I've currently got an 11 year old who still takes off his trousers and pants in one go and leaves them on the floor together. And then in the mornings, I have to remove the pants from the trousers, put the pants in the wash, put the trousers in the cupboard. We're still there, we're still at that phase. He will learn, I will teach him as time goes along. You've got to teach him to empty the dishes and put everything away or if you're going to do the washing it's a four-step program. Do you think that I should do some sort of like gentle exposure therapy to Tupperware? Do you think I should just leave the Tupperware drawer open and when they come down to the kitchen all the boys should have to... And then I'll say,

okay, stare in the drawer for 10 seconds. I feel like Max and Zach are very okay with Tupperware. I reckon they're okay because I reckon they decant, especially Zach, because he's very into his food and looking after himself. Well, to be fair, there's really never left, no leftovers when it comes to those two. It's. I just I just think you know they are responsible young people they're okay with Tupperware and I reckon they understand that there is a four-part system to the washing. They definitely don't. Lauren you know me and you know when it comes to answering the listener's dilemmas and when it comes to food, I always trust my gut. And I also trust Zoe, the leading

size and nutrition company. All the nutritionists that we've spoken to on Self Care Club have highlighted just how much misleading information is out there when it comes to food. Things like the claims that you see on packaging that say things like low sugar or nothing artificial. These are often assigned to actually avoid these foods. Ever noticed a health claim on fresh fruit? No, never. Right, well you get my point. So it's completely understandable why there's so much distrust and wondering who you should

turn to for accurate information. Well it's very simple. It's not a dilemma for us. We use Zoe. Backed by one of the world's largest microbiome databases and most scientifically advanced at-home gut health tests, Zoe gives you proven science whenever you need it. Go to Zoe.com and find out what Zoe membership could do for you. And because you listen to Fortyish, you can use the exclusive code 40ISH10 at checkout to get 10% off membership. As a Zoe member, you'll get an at-home test kit and personalized nutrition program to help you make smarter food choices that support your gut. That's z-o-e dot com. Use code 40ISH10

at checkout. Trust your gut, trust Zoe. Yesterday, we were in the studio, James's studio, and we were talking about collectives. Oh, collective names for groups of animals. Yes. And then James said a very interesting question. Yes. He asked, what is the collective name for menopausal women? So to give an example, like a group of flamingos is called a flamboyance of flamingos and a herd of elephants and oh, a mischief. What was the penguin?

A mischief of rats. I know, a colony of penguins. And I became very obsessed with these collective names because they're just such fun. Oh, a thunder of hippopotamus. Yeah, but that's amazing. Oh, that was fabulous. Anyway, so we asked on our socials.

Oh yeah. What name would you give a collective of menopausal women? Of menopausal women. I said it should be called a flash of menopausal women. I don't like that. I know you don't like it, but I'm still standing by it.

I don't love it. Anyway, quite a few people messaged us on the back of that story and we had three answers. Coven. A coven of men and pals and women. Okay. Yeah. Get that. I think that was good. Someone wrote in rock stars. Okay. I like that. It's better not very accurate, but okay. Yeah. That's not kind. It's a tricky time. That is not kind.

I'm not even really there yet and I'm telling you it's a tricky time. Listen, I do not know where the feminist in you has gone today, but she has not come in the building. She left the building. Would you like to go back out those doors and go and get her and bring her to the conversation? Because this 1950s version of you is not becoming. Okay. What's the other one? Hot. That could be taken in two ways. So yeah, hot's good. A hotness of menopausal women. What term would you like? Or hot of menopausal women. It has to be something to do with not putting up with any bullshit

anymore. I like that, that angle of it. An intolerance of menopausal women. No, no, because it's not an intolerance. It's not about not tolerating something. It's just not, it's just not, it's just not. It's just not. I like that Instagram thing that's going round that says, I now identify as perimenopausal. My pronouns are try slash me. Yeah. Yeah. Something like that.

I also like the dances. You know when they have the group of men that are doing like the line dancing. Yes. Or like the Morris dancing. I know exactly what you mean. They are so funny. They're really making me laugh. It's something to do with just no, like just having solid boundaries and just not putting

up with the things that you have been putting up with. What is the word for that? Bullshit radar? There isn't one word. What's the word for no bullshit? Intolerant. There isn't a word. No, because it's not intolerant

because that still has a negative connotation. This is about being empowered and empowerment and empowerment of men and poor women. It's a little cheesy. It's we need that, but less cheesy. I have to mull it over for the rest of the show. The powerhouses. Again, mildly cheesy. It has a hint of fromage around it. It needs to be something a little funnier. But flash is okay, is it? No, because that just, I just think of sweaty. Yeah. No. A lot of women do feel sweaty. I don't. Okay, that's wonderful for you.

I mean, intolerant maybe. Irritated, maybe. Definitely. Short tempered, for sure. Maybe. Actually, I'm not hot. Okay, that's good. That's one less thing to worry about, isn't it? For now. We'll get back to you on it. If you have any answers on that, please email them into us. Hello at 40ish.co.uk. Oh, now this is a question that's right up my street. It came in yesterday on Instagram. It's short but sweet. Hi, is it middle aged to get super excited about the new Dyson wet vac? Um, yes, but also what is it? Also, wow. What is the wet vac? Oh, oh my God, you don't know about the Dyson wet vac? No. Okay, it's like a

Hoover. Before you start, I just want to say at the top of this, I am not into Dyson's. I actually don't rate them as products. I know that kind of then stops us from getting a potential sponsorship with Dyson, but I really don't rate them. Well in case they do want to sponsor us I fucking love Dyson. What do you love about them? The power and the baglessness. You can get hoovers, you can get bagless hoovers without getting a Dyson. The Dyson wet vac is basically a hoover but for floors rather than carpet so it washes it, disinfects it, dries it. At the same time? Yeah. Shut up. Hello? Shut up. Hello? Would you like to send us one Dyson wet pack? You know what, I take it all back. I reckon that's a very good product. Hold on. I'd just like to put out a little sub story that I have a very elderly and incontinent

spaniel and I could really do with that Dyson wet vac for my floors. They're wooden, they're very nice and they're becoming less nice because of him. I don't want to have him put down so please send me one so I can clean the floors properly. Uh-huh, uh-huh. But does it actually do the job? Have you used it? I have not yet been sent one by Dyson to try out. not yet been sent one by Dyson to try out. I still use my boner. It has an excellent squirting action. It's reliable. I'm just not going to make the cheap joke because we're all thinking it and nobody needs to hear it. Well, I love my set it on purpose and I love my boner. I know. Very, very reliable. Anyway, yeah. Is it middle aged of her? I mean, yes, it is. Yes, it is. But also we're here for it. But also, if it washes, you know, I need to see this shit

before I'm bought into it, because if it actually washes the floor and dries it at the actual same time that you sweep it over the floor, then okay, where's the soap coming from? And also, if it's anything like the hairdryer, I'm not buying it. Oh wow, I don't have the hairdryer. Or that wrappy thing. Oh the Airwrap. Thank you. The Dyson Airwrap. Dyson Airwrap, which was £500. Do you have one? No. I don't either. Because let me tell you something about that hairdryer. Yeah. Because I bought one. Yeah. When I was a hairdryer. When I was a hairdryer. When you were a hairdryer. I'm now inanimate objects.

When you were a hairdresser, you bought one. Yeah, I had one. Yeah, and? And it only works on one certain type of hair. Which is? Well, like fine hair. Oh, that is so interesting. It's not good for you because your hair is too curly.

So don't get it. Okay, because I was thinking I should get a new hair dryer. It's light and it looks great aesthetically, it's absolutely bang on point. But it doesn't have the power or the heat because it says, oh it doesn't, you know, it's good for your hair because it's not super hot. But you want it so it's good for the condition of your hair. It won't burn your hair. I think that's it's USP. OK, but you want to burn the shit out of your hair, right?

No, no, you don't want to burn the shit out of your hair. But what you need the heat in order to keep it from frizzing. And you need the power to keep it from frizzing. Excellent information. Thank you. The adverts. You love my hair tips. I love your hair tips. I'm here for them all day long. The Dyson wet vac ads are on TV all the time and every time I watch it... I don't watch TV. What are you watching on? Aren't you watching everything on demand? No, maths I watch. Well you watch it in real time. Well I watch it five minutes delayed so that I can skip some adverts.

But you're always going to catch up. I do always catch up. You see, now that is very middle-aged. Yeah, I know. You're actually watching scheduled TV. Yeah. Who does that? Me.

They're only running the BBC for me now. I watch Strictly in real time. Do you? Yeah. Wow. I like it. Makes me feel like a kid again. I actually think it makes you old. Oh, it's 7.15. It's time for the show.

I like that. But you know you can do whatever you want. I know, I know. Whenever you want. It's called On Demand. Yeah. Even I know about that. You can stream it. Yeah. It's not as fun. So the answer is yes, you are middle aged. Yeah, you're middle aged. And that's okay, because that is what this podcast is about. And also, could you just buy one and then test it out and then email us again to tell us how good it is? A video, we need a video. Yeah. I need to see a filthy floor. And then a clean one. And then a clean one in one sweep. I want to see it in action.

And also, how much are they? Probably a fair amount. I have a lot of questions. And is it anything like the hair dryer? Because if it is, I'm not into of questions and is it anything like the hairdryer because if it is I'm not into it. If it isn't I'm here for it. But also we're really happy if they send us one to test out. Dyson. We would really love a wet vac because of her spaniel and just my general cleaning needs. Don't let me put my dog down because of the dirty floor. She's not going to do that Dyson. I promise you she's not going to do that, Dyson. I promise you she's not going to do that.

But we would love it and we could try it out. And then we can report back to our listeners about how good the wet vac is. Now wouldn't that be an amazing piece of content? Thank you, Dyson. Thanks, Dyson. Okay. I mean, have we solved all the problems of middle age today?

Not all of them, but we're definitely getting through it. Good. Good. Keep your emails, rants, stories, dilemmas, problems coming in, because we get a lot of glee from reading them. I don't mean that in a mean way. Glee. It's really good to know that we're all in this mess. Empowerment. It's not a mess. Hot. Not hot. Flash. Sweaty. Not sweaty. Brain foggy. It's not a mess. Hot, not hot, sweaty, not sweaty, brain foggy, not

brain foggy. Intolerant. Not intolerant. Boundaries. Time. Together. It's great. It's so much better than being 25 and having tits that actually stay in the air and a slim waist and feeling like you want to have sex all the time and you can tolerate everything because you're in such good mood because you're so fucking young, okay? It's just as good as that. Normally I'm having the feminist rant. I'm really exhausted now. Yeah. You're not even in Perry Mennerboard yet. We'll be back next week. If you want to be in touch, please do. It's hello at 40ish.co.uk or you can find us on our socials at 40ish.podcast. Please come follow

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