A Lot On Your Plate - S5 Ep17: Third Trimester Realness

Episode Date: December 24, 2024

🎶 It was Christmas Eve babe🎶 One sleep til Santa piggies!!! This week on ALOYP Zoe tell us all about her trip to London, Jess gives us a pregnancy update and the reason she believes she's avoided piles...and we've got some super useful feedback to share. We hope you have the best Christmas with all your loved ones. Lots of love, Jess & Zoe x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Yeah. What we're doing in today's episode then? That's your job. Nice try I thought of the answer we're going to have a little catch-up because you've been a few places I've got a few things update you on

and yeah we've got some feedback from a few messages you guys seem to really like that when we get you guys involved in your opinions on dilemmas that we've discussed so we're going to go back to that and we really appreciate

when you guys reach out to us whether it's for a dilemma or whether it's just sharing your opinion on something so we can share and make our listeners feel comfortable because our opinions are not always gospel we like to think they are but they're not mine definitely is

everything I say is connect correct factual information but I think it's important to have a nice dynamic of other people's opinions on things so we can just know that we're all just cruising on this thing called life just fine it's everyone's first time at life remember that including your parents don't make us emotional

so also I have a big thank you as well I had some really nice messages yesterday from people just saying, like, my, from last week's episode where I was having my big wobble. Yeah. And I definitely feel a little bit better this week, actually. I think what I've come to terms with the fact is my feelings are valid. I, this is completely normal. Absolutely is.

And you hear about these things when you're not pregnant, about phases of pregnancy. And when you're in it, you really are in it. And it's like, fuck me, this third trimester, I was told thousands of. times that really thrive for your second trimester because you'll feel amazing, which I did. And I feel really lucky that I've had a very textbook pregnancy. Most of the symptoms, which I felt like I experienced most, but nothing serious. And then the second trimester, I felt amazing. And then third trimester, especially after our events, boom, hit me hard. I'm really struggling to sleep now. I'm getting uncomfortable. I'm larger than life.

But there's all just different emotions that are running through my head and the hormones is definitely a thing like the way I react to things is different you just get a bit more frustrated maybe because you're tired yeah you lying down at night when that's when you want to relax but then you have this huge indigestion and heartburn feeling and you just think oh I'm restless I can't chill out I just want to cheer you can't really catch a break no matter what you're doing restless legs to bend down to pick something up like I was trying to wrap some presents actually the night and the living room and even that's a task because you can't sit really and like fold my legs like if I sit down for too long I then stand up and I could collapse

and my legs don't work anymore so dramatic but anyway I had a really nice message from someone that I thought I'd read out because it made me feel really good and I think it will make anybody else feeling the same way as me really good hi gals I really enjoyed this week's episode and I just wanted to message and let you know that I can completely relate to how you're feeling as your due date gets closer, Jess. My little girl is now eight months old, but I remember feeling all of those feelings before she arrived. As someone who's always enjoyed my own company, I really wondered how I'd feel with all of a sudden having a little baby by my side. I can hand on heart say that you will thrive as a mother. I think having all of those worries

just proves that you will be the best mother you can be. I also only saw super organised, super excited moms to be on Instagram and we didn't even begin organizing the nursery until a month before my due date. Your feelings are completely valid. All I can advise is to not listen to anyone's advice. Classic. And just do what works for you and your family. It's funny that people dish out their opinions when in my humble opinion, lol, there are no experts in this field. No matter how many babies you have, you are only in the newborn phase or any phase for that matter for all of a few months. So how can anyone claim to be an expert is just beyond me? Zoe, you see, seem like such a supportive friend lots of love that's a lovely message special ends

I thought you'd like that and I just felt like that that really hit home with me that when the whole newborn phase that is so beyond true you're only a newborn for four months your class is a newborn yes and no one can become an expert in something that short period the same unless you were a midwife or maybe a newborn nanny so on the people who are giving the advice Are not those people? And I do see this. Do you know what I found as well? And my save on Instagram must be like blowing up.

My Instagram must be like, chill out, sister, because the saved tab is crazy. The amount of things I see where it's like, here's my newborn sleeping pattern, and I save it. I'm never going to go back and read it. No, I know you never do, though. But I need to understand why people ask other moms

what their baby's sleeping patterns and feeding patterns are because every baby's different. So I'm reading it thinking that's how, oh shit, maybe I should say that because maybe that's how I should feed my child. No, no, no, no, but that's not the case. I actually think a lot of the time that's a Boston situation. My baby slept 12 hours with the night.

Yeah. I mean, that's amazing, but that can also have the opposite effect of somebody thinking I slept 30 minutes. I think it's also probably, and you might feel this when it's you, maybe like a bit of a celebration because you're like well I feel like I want to tell everyone

that my baby actually sleeps good because it's so unheard of or you're so happy with it maybe that's why it kind of comes into conversation because you're almost like how good's this yeah I get that though but I know what you mean at the same time

it's like you're then going to compare everything the way you do but everything else there's a lot of things on TikTok like here's my newborn routine and I'm saving it and like why am I saving this for I've just got to do me. I'm just got to do me.

I'm never going to go and do what some other mum's doing anyway. So I'm overwhelming myself. I think it's good for you have it though in case when the time comes you maybe are struggling to get them to sleep or whatever. Even though these things might not work for you, it's maybe worth a try.

Yeah, like looking at other people's tips of how to, I like all the videos of the midwives showing them how to like get, if they've got like colic or gas and they're getting the legs and they're doing all the movements with the tummy and they're like a big far. And I'm like, I want someone to do that to me

I love how that's what you've taken from all the videos you've said Yeah, I think that's great You know how they rub all the baby's belly And they're like moving the legs When facie drainage for the baby I think that sounds bloody gorgeous Because wind does a big thing Yeah, I mean I could cry when I've got trapped wind

My mom said I was a really bad colic baby Does that mean you do a lot of wind? I think colic, I could be wrong I'm an expert I think it might be reflux Alan I think it's very similar to yeah

it's kind of comfortable for them yeah that's never really left left yeah yeah I was going to say that

and then obviously there's all the whole breastfeeding chat and I don't know what I'm going to do with that but

and I'd like to try I think give it a bash if it doesn't work not a problem I'm going to give pushing it out my vagina a bash and I'm going to give

breastfeeding a bash well I do you think you'll shut yourself. Oh yeah. I think that's just part of the process. I've got a... Guys, I can't believe I've not said this on the podcast yet,

but you know how a lot of pregnant women suffer from piles and constipation? Guys, I haven't experienced this once, and do you know why? Why? Poo's stall. The poo stool, putting my feet on the towel basket, has been game changing for me. I can hand on heart thick. I feel like I want to deliver my baby that way.

I might take my poo stool into the hospital because the amount you're passionate about a poo still but then the poo stool is still just a towel basket doesn't matter what it is does it realistically doesn't matter it's just so funny to me it doesn't matter

it's a it's a basket you just need them up you lift your legs up to a higher so basically your knees are at more than 90 degree angles you have the most wonderful pleasant poo of your life every single time I bet it's a ghosty as well yep

I had a wonderful poo yesterday. It was a ghost poo. Guys, I can't express it to you enough. Please try it. And even when we first discussed it was in season three or whatever it was. Yeah. The amount of messages that I had afterwards saying, oh my God, that is game changing.

It is how we were meant to poo back in the day. You were meant to swat. Swat. And I feel like that is amazing in pregnancy. I don't actually do that. Zoe, you of all people will change your... Maybe it will stop the Maltesea situation. It will. It's wonderful.

Listen, it's natural. I also had one other short message here just saying, hope this message finds you well. I just wanted to let you know how your feeling is not unusual. When I had my little boy, I had a full-on identity crisis, and I had no clue how I should dress who I was. Was I just Jack's mum now? Was I still me?

So please don't compare yourself to others. It is the worst thing you could possibly do. And listen, I was going through a phase. I'm going to probably feel it when I have the baby as well. I don't even know how the fuck to dress now anyway. It's hard to dress a bump, let alone when you just want to rip your skin off. I'm just uncomfortable. Yeah.

So, yeah, long story short, thank you for those lovely messages. Seven days later. Seven days later. Tumbleweed. No, I enjoy it. I think it's important to share those things because there'll be a million people out there, all those million listeners we've got. Who need that advice?

One day. we can only dream so take from that what you will poo stole it is iconic honestly I don't I do need to get one of them because I've got that wee ledge and you put your feet up on that

sometimes I try but it's about that off the ground so it's just not helpful and then I hear people say that they poo I think we've discussed this and they put their actual feet on the toilet seat what I can't get a ball with that well I can't because my thighs physically can't shut

like I can't do it obviously where their bum is their feet would go up like their heel would lean on the actual toilet pan. I can imagine that would really tilt your pelvis so that would be probably quite nice. Not would but you're like if you've got any sort of meat

on your legs they can't. There's no space. They can't fold enough for you to get your legs up there so that doesn't work for me. But you know when I used to go to the Far East all the toilets were holes in the ground. Everybody squatted. What knew how to do that? Yeah.

If I went to China I had to always squat you and then in the Middle East you've got the B-day. B-day, that's it where you wash. Be-wash your arshall? Yeah. Thoughts on wet wipes. I absolutely love them. But the only thing I don't like is when you finish wiping your bum,

you feel a bit wet down there still. Yeah, I'm not in a wet wipe from my bum. But one person said to me, she used to live in Dubai, and she said to me, so if a bird, I might have said this before, but if a bird's chat on your arm, would you just wipe it with tissue? I was like no I wouldn't She's like you'd get a wet white wouldn't you I was like yeah she was like that's why I wash my ass

But that's not my shit I'm not really want my shit I don't think I want any shit on me really No I know but that's like I don't know if it's out in the public Do you know what I mean? Whereas I don't know

It's just the sensation of it being wet in there I'm not really into Even toilets freak me out a little bit now When I go into a toilet after another woman or anyone for that matter you pull your pants down and you think her bear everything has just been in this hole

and now mine is and the next person next person I have to score every time do you I can't deal with the germs of that I sometimes even think of my own toilet when I went to L.A. with Charlotte she you know when you go into the toilets

in America they have the toilet seat covers like they do Lou Roll on the side and she said to me she was like do you not use that And I was like, no, we don't have them that in the UK. She was like, what? I was like, Charlotte, you used to live there. She's like, I forgot.

She went, I cannot go to a public toilet without putting that on the toilet seat. Yeah. When everybody does it here. I do quite often get some toilet rolling white the toilet seat, even if I'm spotting over it. Because I just, I've said that before, when you stand up from doing the toilet and there's wetness on your thighs. Oh, my God. That is vile. Or when, like, something splashes back up at you.

and you're in it. Anyway, we'll end the toilet chat now, but... Everyone loves a bit of toilet chat. Yeah, they do. But I just thought I would say that tip because that was one thing I keep forgetting to say, and I know that it's a really big thing in pregnancy is constipation of trials.

And I hand on heart can say that I haven't suffered from that because I feel like I'm positioning myself correctly. You're not having to force it? Yeah. And that causes the trauma. Yeah. Anyway Oh yeah

It's not good for the planet Zoe Good grief That's why I don't use the way I'm just I had another few messages as well I just want to read out to you Zoe Because I think this might

Make you feel happy Give that a good bash On you go Hi Jess and Zoe Your podcast lights up my life I've been listening Since your first season And remember putting in a suggestion

Of one of your questions Which ended up being if you were stuck in a desert island, what five items would you take with you? That was good. We should do that again. It will have changed. It will.

Go on then. Give me five items now, on the spot. Go. An inhaler. A nose inhaler. Would you take cookie with you? No. Okay.

Beck rub. Right. Come on. A box of tissues and a knife. Can you fucking breathe. Right. Okay. Let's say you didn't have allergies.

Take away the trauma. Definitely still a lip-bam. I hate dry lips, see when you open your mouth and it cracks down the middle. That happens to the other drain, it was vile. But my favourite one right now is Summer Friday's mint. And I never used to rave about that, but I'm on board now. Okay. Another item would be hairbrush.

Can't get matted hair if you're out there for a while. Cooling spray. Nice. The heavy in one. Oh, nice. Cool you down. SPF, we need it I would choose

what would I choose for that actually what my love in these days? Heliol care sensation one really good and what else would I choose Box of Smints Love that

What's yours? Oh God I was hoping you wouldn't ask I was hoping that he did it so on you go It's hard to think about definitely a lip product without a doubt what that is I actually don't care

just anything to soot the lips anything love yeah I guess in SPF we had to do that then I would take the COSORX1 I love it so much hmm then I would say like my island of paradise

green water but then I'm like do I even give a shit I'll be on a desert island oh so you'll get a wee tan in yeah it's one of those isn't it like you're taking a lot of things here for survival methods

I'm thinking of my five ride or die products. So it's a hard one. Maybe we'll come back to that one. Okay. Guys, buying your own house and flat can be so stressful. So stressful. And I feel like as adults were just supposed to know all this stuff. Did you know that it's considered one of the most stressful things you can ever do in your life?

I can believe that, by the way, all the paperwork, lawyers and all that. It's too much. It's a total mind field. Well, don't worry, I have a solution that will make everything feel easier. Oh. Just let our sponsors, watermen. handle it all. Will they pack my boxes too?

Not quite, Lizzie. But they'll definitely take care of everything else. Perfect. Anyway, back to the message, which I guess. I look forward to discussions because it helps me unwind, makes me feel sane and leaves me in fits of laughter. Your topics are always so relatable and down to earth. And the way you allow your listeners to take part in your discussions is brilliant and

refreshing. A truly open-minded platform that feels inclusive of all opinions, ideas and perspectives. So thank you. That's lovely. Isn't that really nice? I'm glad to people feel like that's what we do because we do try. Yeah, I agree even though you think your opinion is gospel.

Anyway, we're actually going to get into the episode or what because I'm waiting for you to move me on because I can blab all day. Well, Sonny, what have you been up to? Anything? Right, I think maybe I should ask you because I've spoke too much. What you went up to, really? I was in London at the weekend.

Yeah? Yep. And it was a gorgeous, festive, wholesome little weekend with my friends. Tell us everything you did from start to finish. So we went down on Friday and my friend Abby who lives there moved into her own flat with her boyfriend Rob a few months ago, whereas before she was with flatmates. So we just stayed on her on Friday night, had like festive bites, you know, like picky bits.

Yeah. Love it. pizza and that. A couple of sexies. And then just chilled, all caught up, a bit of chit-chat. We were actually going to do her secret Santa and we usually watch a holiday together every year as well

at start December. But we then thought, why are we all taking her secret Santa's down there when she's literally coming up for Christmas? Yeah. So we're going to do that when she's home this weekend. And we forgot to put the bloody holiday on as well because we're chatting too much. So we need to do that in our day. Anyway, we just did that Friday night. Saturday, we had a really slow morning,

just had like pastries and then we went out about 2ish I think and went into Soho and went to Caho and went to Caho Oh yeah that's the bar dance is Yeah but we were just

Well they've got the kind of small upstairs bit And then they've got the other bit But it was mobbed so we just had a drink at the bar in there Quite quick But it was so festive, loved it in there Although they said Oh yeah you can just come in a stand at the bar But then everyone kept moving us

Right We're obviously in the way Yeah yeah I'm like, don't say we can do that then, do you know what I mean? So we only had one in there and we thought, fuck this. And then we went into, what's the bit next to that? It's kind of outdoor, but indoor, and it's got all the... Oh, Kingley got?

Yeah, we went in there, had a drink in there. And then we went to dinner. Dinner was unbelievable. Polpo? Polpo. Italian. I'm sure. It was so good.

What did you have? Really good food. We just shared about everything, but we had aroncini, which was one ball to start. and we were like, great, there's four of us, but it was enough. Prawns. What else did we have? We had sort of like, not mozzarella sticks, but like a fancy version of them.

We'd like truffle on them. Yeah, I don't love truffle, but it was like, I couldn't really taste it, but they were good. And then the bread was warm, sourdough with Ioli. Allioli. What the fuck you call it? Gorgeous. And then we had a couple of pastas to share.

We had like a beef, sort of quite typical pasta. but it was unreal. Then we had a pumpkin ravioli. Fucking gorgeous. And then we had... What's those fries that aren't actually potatoes?

Put into chips? No. They look like fries really skinny. Oh, cogette. Yeah, but what do you call them? Cochette frets. No, that wasn't the name, but there was something like that. And I think we had something else.

Maybe the prawns were the main. Unsure, but all of it was just delicious. And see, even, none of them were big portions. so we weren't like too full you know what I mean that ruined your night and then we're going to see Devil We're Prada musical

No I can't believe you went to see that I'll be honest guys Good but not amazing The Queen has spoken Good but not amazing Your opinion is gospel For this and this alone No honestly I would recommend

If you're down with like This is a new West End show right Yeah Obviously And it's the one that Elton John He did the music Yeah Obviously if you're down

with like your mom or sister or girl pals and it's like oh you're really into the movie I would say go and see it because it's like a nice night out and it's fun and it is enjoyable actually Miranda yeah Vanessa Williams yeah she was Miranda thank God because I started to get that way I was like

there's going to be like a substitute substitute yeah um no she was and she was amazing but I think it's just it was never going to be as good as the film yeah and from a musical geek point of view I usually get obsessed with the music and we'll listen to it on repeat for like a couple of weeks after

I can't tell you one song really like I left thinking none of that music was remember that rememberable memorable that's the word yeah so it's not like at the time I was like I'm loving it but yeah it just wasn't blown away and jelly text me because she's going to say

but it was the fashion amazing I was like actually no it wasn't but I think it's different when it's stage as well because it needs to be, everything needs to be visual enough for an audience who aren't all sitting close. Do you know what I mean? Yeah. So it wasn't like, I don't know, I just think the film's so good and I love the film and it was never going to be as good as it. Yeah, fair. I would still recommend going and giving it a bash. And then what did you do after? We went to Archer Street, which I'd never been in because we've never been able to get in. Mm-hmm. And we went up to the door and they were like, oh no, it's reservation only and I thought we're not

having this tonight. We actually got one of those wee drivers to drive us there as well. You know the wee... Tuk-tooks? Yeah. So with the Christmas music playing so that was fun. So we left the door and I said to Abbey

because I feel like she's got a better poker face than me. So I was like, just say that we've got a friend in there called Ryan Jackson. And that he's told... We did Italia. And they told us to go in. She was like, right, okay. So we said that. Then she was

like, can you get him to come out? Fucking hell. We're like, yeah, no bother. We'll go phone him, so we left the queue again. And I was like, just changed my name and your phone and text me and phone me. And obviously just say, can't get a hold of him, he's not coming out. And I don't know if she either, we kind of think she knew that we were at it, but just appreciated effort. Or she just thought, fuck it, just go in.

Yeah. So that got us in, thankfully. I can't believe that. That's brilliant. I don't really understand what the need for a reservation was, though, because there's not a lot tables in there. No one was... No one was at a table.

Floors, hasn't it? Is it not just the toilet's upstairs? I can't remember. I think it is. Is it? Anyway, if you've not been or don't know when it is, they basically, every so often staff go up and sing.

Yeah. And they like stand on the tables and whatever and then in between, it's just like tune after tune. They sing just really good songs. Yeah, so we were up, like, dancing on the tables and all that as well. It's a fucking great night. It was there until it closed. Mm-hmm. And that was us on the Saturday. And then on the Sunday,

we went to Bartonchee Power Station So you didn't go to Winter Wonderland then? No we couldn't get in

we didn't order tickets and then your sales out quick doesn't it Yeah but do you know what is that

a bit gimmicky I love Winter Wonderland Bavarian Village I had one of the best ever days last year on a Sunday

but the actual rest of it I'm never that bothered I don't know many rides and I don't

really love like toffee apples and it. Yeah, same really. I feel like markets always sound good but when you're there you're about like... Yeah.

Right. So no, we didn't go there but the next day we went to Barclay Power Station and just had I wandered about, got something to eat. And then that was kind of time we head home. Yeah. So it was quick, but it was like...

You fly home? Yeah. It's just, everything takes ages in London, don't you? Yeah. Everywhere's a long drive. Was it nice weather there when you were there? It was actually quite pleasant. Was it dry? Dry.

And the sun was out a wee bit as well. Yeah, that's nice weather, isn't it? It was kind of great Western road weather, but not as cold as you would like. You know you are? Yeah. So it was a lovely weekend for the great time. Oh, wow. I really know what I've been up to, to be fair, since I last saw you.

Friday night I went cinema with Jilly and we went to see Wicked again. And thankfully she booked the I-Sense cinema at the Odeon. I had no idea that she'd booked that particular screen. and she hadn't listened to our patron episode where we were saying our... Wasn't loud enough? Yeah. So you might have seen that we shared in our stories

that somebody messaged and said that the director has put an announcement out that the cinemas aren't playing it loud enough basically. And to just basically ask them to turn it up and I thought that's such like behaviour that I cannot do. No, I know. But anyway, got to the ODM and she'd booked the ice centre.

And as soon as I sat down, you know, the adverts were on a form, my God, the sound was all the way around. I didn't realize that was like a special screen within Odeon looks. No, I think I knew that either. There's only, it's the screen as soon as you get in there. It's like number one. It's a bit like IMAX, I guess. Yeah. Everything's just in 10.

Yeah. So I was in the toilet and there was a pod piggy in there. She worked there. So hello, if you're listening. And she was saying, oh, my God, like, I love your podcast. And she's like, oh, what you see? And I says, I'm seeing wicked. And she says, oh, I says, but this is the session.

time I've seen it because the first time I didn't enjoy the experience. And she said, we've been inundated with people asking us to turn them up. So we've actually had to tweak the volume settings on every single cinema. And I told her I was in the eye sense screen. She went, oh, you're in the best one anyway. That's even better. So seriously, like, I loved it so, so much, just as much the second time round. And she loved it as well. And we were both crying. It was just amazing. Oh, I had a really nice facial with Olivia Taylor You know how I was like about her She got me in last minute

So I had a really nice pregnancy safe Like lymphatic drainage one It was beautiful I went for dinner with my friend yesterday And we went to Margot But then we actually went across to Prince's Square And I went into the new opening of it And other stories

Oh yes, that's all that sort of note Yeah, so I was just strolling by and I thought I'll have a little look in It's really nice, it's massive actually Is it? Yeah And then I went upstairs to the Essence of Harris pop-up to get a candle.

My favourite candle ever is Haar from Essence of Harris. So I thought I'll treat myself to that. And I'm also doing a competition with the sister method that will have finished by the time this comes out. But I bought a candle for that hamper as well. Nice. When I was in there, I got told by a source that anthropology is coming to Princess Square. That's exactly what we said it needed, was it not? We are the future.

you know where All Saints is All Saints is moving and anthropology is going all the way across that Wow Yep Pence is square by the way It's popping off And there was like loads of

Such cute old men all doing like Little Carol singing on the bottom floor Ouch Where that Zibbeau is And everyone was set outside And they were singing It was really sweet Really nice

And I felt like such a Christmas buzz When I was in there They do it up so nice as well Like it is Yeah Like cozy and wholesome in there And you know where else I went I went to the fort

I went into the new Primark, by the way. It was that expedience. I was in and out. I couldn't be asked to get anything. I actually got some maternity bars from there, and they were shit, so don't recommend. But I went into Primark, and then I went around some of the shops. But do you know what I didn't realize, that Hotel Chocolat within the fort? They've got a huge cafe at the back.

I felt like I've missed that, or has that been extended? Because you can get the chocolate tier, velvetier chocolate like you can in town on McCannin Street. And then if you go round, there's a massive calf. No, I don't think I knew that either. So I'm definitely going to go to the fort and have a little hot chocky-wucky. I think that's a lovely little Ida. Chell and cack back. Yeah.

But the fort pops off these days. I went into... Pops off. Mubbed. I went into Mammas and Pappas and paid my pram up because that was due to pay up Christmas Eve and CBA to do that then. And then I went into M&S again, loved it, went into River Island again. That's so good at the moment. I need to have a wee look in there, I think.

It is really good. Mango, I think the mango, the fort's crap. You can tell the mangoes, the H&Ms, that they prioritise, I location, and the fort's just not one for either of them that gets prioritised. Yeah, it's not, is it? They're both quite shit.

Yeah. Because the mango silver burns unreal. Is it? That gets the good stuff. Is H Beauty there yet? Not yet. I think it's January. So, as it's Christmas Day tomorrow,

Yeah. Are you going to tell me what you're up to this Christmas? This Christmas. Because you know what it's like? When we come back in January, no one wants to know what you're up to. Nope, the course. So Christmas Eve, I think, tonight,

I will just have a cozy night. Yeah? We found one. We hot chocolate. Maybe about cheese. Have you got cookie? Or you're not sure yet. Undecided at the moment.

I will be with cooking. on Christmas Day though because I'll beat my mum's regardless but undecided on that one I'm not sure if I want the broken sleep for Santa coming but we can't all have it well anyway

Christmas Day I am going to my mum's for dinner so wake up and mine go to Jason's sister see Millie and all of them gift exchange then he'll take me to my mum's he'll come in gift exchange

etc And then he'll go off for dinner and I'll stay there and then we'll probably just meet up later at night if not at home, depending on how the day goes. And then Boxing Day, I'll go to my dad's, do it all again and then probably out, a few drinks at the pub. Crafty. I like going out in Boxing Day.

It's always mobbed and just good feels, do you know? Do you say bucket or you're just going to stroll in? Just show in, I think. Don't know, it's quite a risky one, I suppose, because last year I'm sure we'd to wait outside for a bit. Oh my God, we did for ages. That was annoying. Yeah, and it's freezing and you just kind of ruins the vibes of it.

Yeah, I forgot about that. But I don't know, I mean, there's plenty of options around there. I feel so worst case scenario, you can nip out in another pub. Yeah, that's very true. But that is about it. Just kind of usual. Festive. The usual stuff, really.

This weekend, my Nana's birthday is a few days before Christmas, so she's 85. So we're celebrating that. It was just going out for dinner. Nice. My uncle's up from England. We're doing a kind of pre-Christmas for him. It's just loads of family plans, really.

Apart from that, I don't really have much going on. Yeah. We're meeting up in between. Well, I'll see you anyway. Are we? For secret Santa. Oh yeah, what day is that again? Forget.

I think it's the 29th. Nice. Cute. But that's better. What's your plans? So, my plans kind of are a little bit more before Christmas Day. This Friday, so this would be the 21st. Mm-hmm.

Hartie's coming up to spend Christmas with us. I know you guys, I've spoke about him over the years. He comes and spends Christmas Day with us. So he's still coming up, but we've just got told that his girlfriend, Ellie, is going to be able to join us for a couple of the days, which I'm really happy. He's got a girlfriend now, by the way, who I love very much. But Ellie's going to join us, and she's going to come for the 22nd and 23rd and go home back down to Leicester away for the 24th.

Lovely. So we're going to do that for the weekend. Also, my friend from Dubai is coming over to spend Saturday with me, so this Saturday. we're going out in town and then for me christmas eve christmas day and boxing day is just very much at home i'll be cooking for those too they can help me because i might struggle a bloody better yeah um a very small dinner just be cooking for me hearty and rich um i'll probably face time my family and then boxing day see you and then go to the pub i mean it's the same thing for me every year i know it's hard with my family down south and it's always before that was

always hard with Richard with football. That was always the restriction was the football, because as you know, football was massive on boxing day. There was always a game boxing day. Yes, you're kind of used to it just been a bit more challenge. Yeah. And then in Scottish premiership, you got a week off in January, so the first week in Jan. We always kind of treated that as our little trip together, right?

So, yeah, this year it's just different, I guess. I'd actually quite like to go at the cinema and Christmas to even see. Fasca. Oh, the new Lion King film. Yeah. But Jason's like it's not very Christmas I know but it's still like quite a cosy night. Can't you get it on Amazon?

Prime and watch it at home with your hot chocolates. I mean maybe but I love the cinema. No, I know, I know. It is a nice experience. Moana 2 is also out. Not my vibe, sis. That is my vibe. But I think I'm going to go see that with Sarah

who I did my volunteer in the campaign with because Moana 1 came out when we were away. So it's like a bit. of the music kind of reminds us we used to sing all the time. You're welcome. Anyway, yeah, that's really it. What's that song again?

What can I say except you're welcome. Is that Moana? Yeah. Oh, I like that. It's a rock that sings it. Is it? Yeah, the rock's a big guy on it. Is he?

He's a man of many talents. He is, by the way. Gorgeous. Anyway, that's us. That's us, yeah. A little short of. episode there kind of Murray's like

this was meant to be short and then we're going to go head over to Patreon now do a few more dilemmas and then catch you next week where we talk all about your positive feels of ending 2024 on a high

and what you're looking forward to to 2025 anything small anything big wins we want to hear it we want to you know make it you feel good absolutely

well Merry fucking Christmas I hope we have a great time Yeah Merry fucking Christmas I hope you get everything that you wish and spend lots of time with your loved ones eat lots of amazing food we can't wait to hear all about it

not too much because no one gives a shit about Christmas once it's gone but you know what I mean have a really good time Ho ho ho my Christmas I love you bye

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