A Lot On Your Plate - S6 Ep17: 30 before 30, Nursery Makeover & Teen Holidays

Episode Date: August 19, 2025

This week on A Lot On Your Plate, we’re chatting Zoe’s 30 Before 30 goals, a lil nursery makeover for Jenson, and your first teen holiday without the parents. Plus, our latest treatments, must-try... local foodie spots, wedding outfit inspo, and a listener story about getting hit on by your ex’s friend 👀And remember, you can sign up to Patreon for an extra episode every week, plus bonus vlog-style content, competitions, group chat, early access to tickets and looooads more! See you there piggies 💖 patreon.com/ALotOnYourPlate Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Starting point is 00:00:29 Hope it's not so. sexy aim on your hot girl walk or at the gym I hope it fricking is that would have ruined your day I would have been like oh first one you'd next
Starting point is 00:00:41 do you know why do you know why we're in a bit of a buzz well me is because we have been here for 72 years I'll double recording we've warmed up a bit so the feet are up I feel like this is a side dish episode but it's not
Starting point is 00:00:56 I'm warmed up as in I'm fucking sweltering because you've been wondering around after you dug. Anyway, I like your nails, girl. Thanks, a wee red tip. I love a red tip. You've gone quite white on the base, I'll say. Ra.
Starting point is 00:01:12 Rao. It's that new one I had the last time, Bunny. Cute. I just went the same colour. I wanted a tip for Ibitha, which obviously I've done. And I've been by now. By now. So hopefully I'm...
Starting point is 00:01:28 Next Tuesday's episode, we'll give you. all the updates on Mayorka and Ibiza. Hopefully I'm alive and well. But the problem with a coloured tip is it chips easily? Yes. Like, not majorly but just round the edges a wee bit because obviously you're using your hands. Your horns.
Starting point is 00:01:47 Your horns are getting used. Anyway, that's me. And you know what? You showed our toes on the... We did a wee vlog, by the way. yeah we did a little vlog of our behind the scenes of the day
Starting point is 00:02:03 we didn't do from home but we did as a moment we got into the studio so we hope you guys like that content and it's over on Petrione side dish so
Starting point is 00:02:12 I've saved a couple things to talk about on this main app because it's still the same fucking Zay okay but I had two treatments
Starting point is 00:02:22 this week right tails all day I kind of said a little bit on side dish last week but I had another course of lymphatic and technique she adds that in so is going to have her first emphatic when this week this week oh my god I'm so excited you've got um Avon by the way
Starting point is 00:02:39 she's the lady that did my first postnatal lymphatic drainage when I had Jensen wow right she's amazing she's so lovely so clued up she's amazing actually for post scar therapy but um you should actually definitely go to her or the other lady about to say when you have your boobs cut off And what I was thinking I should definitely look into stuff like that just to make sure I'm doing the right things
Starting point is 00:03:03 Well I'm your girl I know all about it Right thank you for being here And then last week I also went back to Sam Who she's based in Sam Massage Therapy is her name on Instagram
Starting point is 00:03:14 I will share in the newsletter But she's who I went to Who is a specialist in scar therapy And she has something called Lymphratouch It's a machine that's only three in Scotland There's one in Canber Slang. There is one in Hamilton.
Starting point is 00:03:28 Another lady could go to it. And there is one in Aberdeen. Walkal? Yes. So really recommend. It's basically like cupping. And it's, I think the machine's from Norway. And it's just basically she runs it across the scar and it's sort of like just sucks it.
Starting point is 00:03:41 And it breaks up the scar tissue and it helps your scar become less cheloid. Really helps the recovery process. Blahdy, bladdy, blah. Love it. Only got hard as well. Yep. So you know me. Love my treatments.
Starting point is 00:03:52 And I've been really proud of myself because that. Actually, when I had my lymphatic massage last night at Charisma, charisma is who we go to, by the way. We've shouted out them loads. I'm a paying customer, absolutely love. And she said to me that there's a, she's treating someone at the moment who had a baby similar time to me. And her scar is quite keloidy,
Starting point is 00:04:13 which means where it's like raised and it's like layering up. Kind of bumpy. Yeah. Yeah. And she's quite unhappy with it. But what she'd done was she went straight back into core work, like platies, which I know we all want to do and we're thinking right
Starting point is 00:04:26 I want to get a flat to me or right but that was a result of going back to call work too fast where the scar tissue is built up and now she's having to have it massaged out and reworked so if you are post C-section or whatever definitely take your time
Starting point is 00:04:42 and take the recovery and take it slow because you don't want that to happen and just take it steady be easier on yourself listen to me listen to me for the past few weeks moan about it
Starting point is 00:04:53 and that's one thing I'm quite glad about is I've moaned about not being able to exercise but actually in turn my scar my actual scar itself is bloody gorgeous I'd like to see it not right now just to clarify but I'd like to see it again I think I'll absolutely get it out now if you want me to
Starting point is 00:05:10 and you can show me after but it reminds me and the only thing I don't like is the overhang I don't think you've got that anymore I have sorry anyway nothing about that I'm working on it and we said on the Patreon last week. By the way, we had a really good
Starting point is 00:05:25 gas about all the things I've been eating, things that Zoe's been eating, because somebody asked me that what I've been doing to lose. I'm now over half a stone down from when I last said, I'm on it and I made myself accountable when I said it on the pod. Here you are, still on it. And I'm on it.
Starting point is 00:05:41 And it's all to do with what I've been eating and making sure I'm meeting all the right things. It's 80% diet, 20% exercise. I'm so freaking new guys. If you want to know what that is, head over there. Anyway, one thing I wanted to say I changed
Starting point is 00:05:56 Jensen's nursery into a proper nursery I got a cot I got the most gorgeous have you seen it? I've seen it gorgeous chair no I've not seen your chair oh my God so nice I've seen your cot but the chair had not arrived yet
Starting point is 00:06:11 it's perfect it looks even more nice than I thought I've got this actual the other stall of that in it to keep my legs on anyway gorgeous one thing I wanted to shout out about Facebook fucking marketplace guys
Starting point is 00:06:25 here we are right a cart I thought okay mammas and papas lovely I really wanted this Oxford one
Starting point is 00:06:35 very abozy nearly a grand right with the mattress and I thought no chance think of all the kids that are in carts because I know they see them until they're like a four
Starting point is 00:06:45 because some of them change into a bed I really wanted one with drawers underneath it because I need some more storage and there was one on mammas and papa's called the Franklin cart I mean it's not the nicest style but it's good
Starting point is 00:06:55 but it's still about six 700 quid no I'm sorry I caught in my mind was 150 to 100 pound I know it's not not with the mattress by the way the car itself's quite cheap but the mattress is where it kills you Jesus Facebook marketplace 100 quid
Starting point is 00:07:10 100 quid dismantled basically brand new her kid didn't like it brand new mattress that was never used I just went and got a mattress top of from Denelm Richard built it got the drawer underneath it bam bam thank you ma'am i do really think we need to start looking at facebook marketplace well just vinted anything because you know when you become a new mum right you think you know what i was like i wanted new this knew that everything you kind of almost don't want hand me downs
Starting point is 00:07:35 as much well i didn't know what i actually think you were not bad because a few things you got snooze pod was brand new what i mean is i didn't want like loads of people giving me like well that's actually that's not true i did get baby grows from friends actually and i did really like it. But I know what you mean is in sense of like you also want everything to match your sort of vibe of the nursery and be something that you think looks nice in your home. You don't just want to take tat from everyone. True. You know? Yes. And also it's kind of part of the process. But I've now become that friend where my friends had a baby. I'm like, right, you need my docketot, you need my Moses basket, you need all these zip-up sleep suits. Jensen literally wore at once.
Starting point is 00:08:14 And I guess what you think is you don't really want a random stranger's baby on like whatever. to be your first baby, your precious first child. But actually, there's so much stuff that I've got that I would love to sell or give away to people because it's barely been used to everything it not very long. Do you not think now that you've got one baby you'd be so different by second in terms of like... 100%.
Starting point is 00:08:34 You would just shove them in whatever because you know it's getting ripped. And do you know what I've done, Zoe? I can't believe I'm saying this out loud. But there's certain clothes. Last week we spoke about memory boxes. And I am keeping it partly for that sake, but I did think what I'm going to have had another
Starting point is 00:08:50 what if I had another no you're not chucking everything out because what if you did I know but that means I'm consciously saying out loud that I would have another baby who am I who the fuck am I
Starting point is 00:09:02 what if I did I know I don't think there's anyone really that has one and says I'm absolutely done 100% I don't know about that at an early stage at you're at though
Starting point is 00:09:15 I've got I know a few people that would be like, no, me done. Really? My cousin's one of them. One and done, she's like, no chance. I mean, fair enough. I said that from very early on. Absolutely, fair enough.
Starting point is 00:09:28 But I think what you're doing is pretty standard. Like, even if you're almost certain you don't, imagine chucking away everything and having to do all that again. What my friend Elsa said to me was when I gave a lot of stuff to my friend, Laura. She's just had a little boy. and we both went around together and I said look these are all the stuff that I want to give you and this is why I think it's good blah blah blah
Starting point is 00:09:50 and she said don't you want to keep all this and says well yes I do some of it is really good like mammas and papa's sets like they're quite expensive to buy brand new so what Elsa said was to label it like with Jensen's initials or mine and then when I then have or if I had another baby then she would then
Starting point is 00:10:09 gift me that back so it's sort of like hand me down hand me down but her baby would probably use it once or twice just like Jensen did. I know exactly. And he's got the docketat. He loves it. Jensen wouldn't go in that now.
Starting point is 00:10:22 So anyway, back to the cart. I got the car. Now it feels like a nurse. You've got the most beautiful. I'll add the link in the newsletter. Blue armchair. Reasonable price because the armchairs are expensive, by the way. Things are just so expensive now.
Starting point is 00:10:36 I know. Like everything is. Good quality. And I thought it's the type of chair that will see me through forever because it will look nice in any room in a house. Yeah. It's not a rocking chair, which I did want, but I think I'm a bit past that now. I don't think you need to rock as much.
Starting point is 00:10:50 No. And it's beautiful, but my sister works at next, so I've got a good 25% off, which saved me over at about 80 quid, because it was not cheap. I don't know a wee dizzy. Anyway, yeah, so he's not actually in it yet. And Jensen, this is not for anyone to listen to and think that Jensen's in a cot because he is not. And there's so much shit online about sleep training your child, and I get so much. many messages from people as well saying what does jensen sleep blah blah blah and the only advice i want to give you as a new mom is stop giving a shit about what other people's kids do because every baby is
Starting point is 00:11:25 different some of the stuff i read i'm thinking i do of course compare and i think to myself i wish jensen would do that i wonder what they do but then i look at what they do and i think he would never he would never yeah just like you with cookie today i said you just bring her she'll be fine she'll sit on the lap and you're like no she won't i know your dog you know your kid she'd never at home all day every day And on your environment, never. You just know, don't you? So I'm trying to do the long stretches. He gives me a good few hours now.
Starting point is 00:11:53 I've got my, you know, there's witching hours that I used to moan to you about. I've got them back. I've got from like 7pm because we do the same bath. I've done that bath fucking boob, bed. I've done all that consistently, which everyone encourage you to do to the routine. Does it change much?
Starting point is 00:12:07 Not really, but not for Jensen. But what it has allowed me to do is give me a long stretch of my time back. from seven till around 11 p.m. We've had a bit of a difficult week this week. And then I get to do my stuff. But then the annoying thing is with that is when I want to then go to bed at 11-ish, he's wide awake.
Starting point is 00:12:25 We want to feed. So I go into the room and I feed him in a dark space. I don't take him out. Don't stimulate him. And then I get another couple of hours. From about one to, he's out of that nursery and he's back in the next to me. He does not want to, he's not asked. He just wants to be on me all the time or next to me.
Starting point is 00:12:42 which is fine and I know I'll miss it one day but I don't have a baby that sleeps throughout the night and my point of that was if you don't have either don't compare yourself to other people because I think a lot of us are in the same boat sometimes no matter what you do it nothing will change yeah that's just the way it is
Starting point is 00:13:01 that's just the way it is things will never be the same I can't believe that I've agreed to go to me ork tomorrow with a child on my own that'll be interesting By the way, I was thinking about that. I'm going to New York up. I'm about to take a flight with a child on my own. I'm going to let you know a bit more depth how it was,
Starting point is 00:13:19 but I do think the saving grace is that trained Jenny that I did. That was five hours. You've done it. You've basically done it what you're about to do. It's just a different mode of transport. I'm scared if he shits himself on takeoff. Oh my God. Physically, or you mean like...
Starting point is 00:13:35 No, physically, like has a shot and you can't get out of the seat to change him. And you have to... He's got an exploded... It doesn't happen much, but it could. That would just be severely unlucky. Happens, though. By the way, I tried a couple new places,
Starting point is 00:13:50 but I tried that sick coffee in Finistin, because you know we'll have a matcher. Is that the one that's in the can? Yes, well, the large match is in the can. So that's how it gets you. You can get a small in a cup if you want the can. You need to go large. Make it a large.
Starting point is 00:14:04 Make it a large. And how was it? Nice. It was nice. A lot of flavours? Yeah, not the best, but there was very basic, strawberry, blueberry, white chocolate, pistachio. Yeah, it was nice.
Starting point is 00:14:16 I would definitely go again. And then I went for kudos, kudos next door for, of course, an asai bowl. Love, love that place. One of the best for brunch, I think. They've got a Caesar salad on the menu for a special this month, Zoe. It looks a bit of you. I've not been there in a long time. Yeah, same.
Starting point is 00:14:34 I feel like I've just... You sort of forget about it, don't you? I just... You know when you just go through a stage, it's like you know you've been doing stuff, but like what have you been doing? Do you know what I mean by that? I couldn't tell you one place I've eaten or whatever. I don't know if I'm just going to like
Starting point is 00:14:48 I'm just picking things up but not anything of substance. We need to still go to Spanish butcher and we need to go to caravan. Why don't we get a babysitter for Jensen and go to Spanish butcher with the boys? I'd love that. They'd love that I think.
Starting point is 00:15:08 Let's do that. date night again I'll volunteer Catherine did babysit for you yeah I love it I've got a lot of childcare going on
Starting point is 00:15:19 in this place I fucking love it do you know where else I went and this is for the local girlies so sorry for anyone not but South Atlanticshire angels classic angels
Starting point is 00:15:29 you know they've got a new brunch menu and it's got like a bottom not a bottomless brunch but a boozy brunch but I sent you the picture they've got a new brunch menu and they've got asai bowls granola bowls loads of like eggs benedict all that but it was so good and you know what I'm like with my aside bowls I thought
Starting point is 00:15:47 what's the consistency going to be like yeah and it wasn't it was perfect it's like sorbetet creamy consistency frozen enough really go and try that out guys because it was really good and angels you know it's it's okay food at the best of times but I was very impressed with their brunch menu and breakfast menu love it I actually did go angels other day for the purpose
Starting point is 00:16:08 of getting brunch but we left because Cookie was just so unsettled You've been Angels a good few times recently as well for drinks
Starting point is 00:16:15 Yeah when the sun's out it's easy It's perfect It's such a good spot And me and my friends can take the dogs
Starting point is 00:16:20 and they can play with each other and it's You kind of feel okay having them there because you're in that outside but it's quite open
Starting point is 00:16:27 and it's on the main street so it's quite noisy and hustle and bustle anyway but me and Jason went to Angels on Saturday to get
Starting point is 00:16:34 we were going for lunch but we had to go inside because they weren't serving outside it was like half 11, quarter to 12 so it was maybe too early and she just was unsettled so she ends up just leaving so I don't try anything but I will
Starting point is 00:16:47 I'm sure I'll be back soon Oh of course you will do It's good for I meet people there quite a lot For work I got the DJ I was driving by the day of the day I think it was Friday night and it was absolutely pumping outside The DJ was out there
Starting point is 00:16:58 Anytime I've been recently by the way mobbed again And they've got a vault at the back Yeah what was she saying to me but it's got like darts or there's something in there that you can go and play. I think it is darts. Some sort of interactive thing. I've heard it's quite good.
Starting point is 00:17:13 Yeah. Well, it looks cool. It's a institution, shall we say. Oh. Yeah? An institution? Why not? I think it is.
Starting point is 00:17:21 I think it is. I think it is. It was the place to go, wasn't it? And it's still pumping. I don't want to say childhood because that's wrong. What's the word? Just social life. That was my social life.
Starting point is 00:17:34 Well, a good, strong. two years. Another thing about angels. I thought this is like free promo for you angels. But my dad and stepmom stay there when they come and see me because I haven't got enough room for them now. I've got Jensen but they stay in the family room when they come and visit
Starting point is 00:17:49 and they think it's lovely and a really good price for them. So. Big up angels. Big up angels. There you go. Look at that. There you go. Who'd I thought? And another local one quickly. Nell and Co.
Starting point is 00:18:03 Right? Bothwell. Are you in my brain? I was just thinking about them. Really, why? Because I think it's another good place that's... The breakfast, the fried breakfast is one of the best fried breakfast and I hopefully have said that out loud now and it's... A Scottish breakfast.
Starting point is 00:18:17 I've been so impressed both times I've been. I don't love their lunch menu. I think it's a bit... I don't know. I'm not being for lunch, can comment. But their protein pancakes are phenomenal. Massive stack. We've got a rotissory chicken as well.
Starting point is 00:18:34 It's at a random place. isn't it? You've got loads of like small businesses. We shop in that, I know. But I quite like that. Yeah, it's like a pantry, isn't it? I don't like the back of Nail and Cole. I hate it. It's like a dungeon. I hate it, guys. I'm so sorry. There's no windows in it. I always sit at the front.
Starting point is 00:18:46 The front, gorgeous. I like it. This is no shade on their design work because it's actually really nice in the back, but we both are claustrophobic down, like we need windows. And it's too intense. I think because you go up like a narrow, like, hallway to get there as well. I'm just like, we need some skylights or something going on. Yeah. But there's a flat above it.
Starting point is 00:19:05 I'm in, oh, can you move out, please, or can you put, can you put a window on your floor? I think that'd be quite interesting. Yeah. You'd look down on everyone all down. I'm in my flat above you. I actually feel like I'm in Nell and Co. and Angels most weekends. Nell and Co. I'm there a lot.
Starting point is 00:19:24 Nell & Co's coffee is so good and the mugs that they do, so the classic Americano is the best. That's what we got, Lindsay's are moving into her flat presents because the coffee, because she loves it so much. of the coffee. But they sell the mugs now, I'm sure. I think she got one. My friend Lindsay keeps Nell and Col and Angels alive just on her own. That's how often she's there. Wow. She's there all the thing. Right. That's a bit of a local, bigging up there from us. There you go. Keep the locals happy. Are you looking to buy our first home and don't know where to start? Well, don't worry, our friends at Watermans will do all of that stuff for you. They won't be packing your boxes for you, but they'll do everything.
Starting point is 00:20:05 else. So for straight forward, legal advice, remember Watermans. Okay, right. Let's get in and about. Some dilemmas. Why the hell not? My daughter turning 18 and planning her travelling life, my anxiety can't hope. See someone who doesn't even have kids. I've said this a lot. I'm not a warrior, but are you telling me, and we've discussed this, that your pals just passed her driving test and you're getting in the car with them? Nope. I don't fucking think so.
Starting point is 00:20:39 And are you telling me you're 17 and going on holiday with 20 friends and no adults? No. No, you're not. Like, why, we've put our parents through it? Why? I get it now. I think I get it. I'm not even a parent to a human.
Starting point is 00:20:54 Like, I just get, the older you get, even with your family and siblings or whatever, more worries come into play. And I just think if that was your kid and how dangerous it is to be trust. I even think we put our lives in the hands of taxi drivers. I know. And it's weird because you don't even know if they're a good driver. But then in the next breath, if you live life like that, constantly full of worry, you'll never get anything done. You'll never be fearfully independent.
Starting point is 00:21:18 You'll never let them go. So you have to sort of trust them to the extent where they won't rebel later in life. It's a hard one, isn't it? I think if I was in your shoes, I would just have. I feel like I had very chilled parents and in the turn I'm really relaxed. But I think in that situation, I would almost like set boundaries but like nice ones. So like give me a text every night before you go to bed or every morning or send your location. Get a tag on them.
Starting point is 00:21:52 Do you know what? When our kids are older, I do think there'll be lots more things like that that. That won't probably invade their privacy too much but it'll keep you peace of mind. Yeah, it's a hard one isn't it Technology can be good and bad in many ways The things like that I just think communication What if this bloody aura ring will be a good
Starting point is 00:22:09 Tracker Tracker, I know Either way this can be tracked Can it? Yes, because it's like find my iPad It's just find my aura ring So What is life?
Starting point is 00:22:19 Yeah, I just think for that communication's key I agree You're only going to worry If you've not heard from them My whole feed at the moment it seems to like evolve with the times of the age of Jensen so it's like either weaning or it's so much of this gentle parenting malarkey that I'm seeing and I actually watched a Molly May vlog
Starting point is 00:22:39 you might have watched it where she's getting a bit of stick about the way she parents Bambi and all that jazz I know nothing about it I'm sure I'll get to that stage of you know respect and communication and yeah I don't think it's any reflection of her parenting though I think she seems like a really good mum but equally she's probably quite It's soft, but yeah, anyway, that's kind of just like putting in my head like what the foundations of like how you want to be as a parent and what am I going to be like with
Starting point is 00:23:11 him? How do I communicate with him? My friend was just up here for the weekend and her son has just been diagnosed with ADHD. I think he's six, seven and he's got like severe ADD and lots of things where it's like if he doesn't want to do something, he will not do it. Like point blank no there's no change in it so what she said to me was what I have to do is give them two options it's either like we'll go to swimming now and you can do this
Starting point is 00:23:38 blah blah blah or you will be going home and there'll be no video games you know it's that sort of like giving them two options rather than them giving the free I don't know how to say you know what I mean like giving them free options to anything you can say yes or no two you get two you choose one of them
Starting point is 00:23:53 and as a parent you would tailor it so each options actually beneficial Or like one's very unappealing So that they will always choose the one that you need them to choose That's exactly it Yeah It's a mind game really She's like it's almost like you have to sort of bribe him
Starting point is 00:24:08 In the way his brain works And it's quite interesting really And I just hope that You know this gentle parenting is such a People probably think it's Where you don't tell them off But I think it's more of like You don't lose your shit
Starting point is 00:24:23 And you don't scream at them You almost have like an adult conversation and give them reasons and options. Yeah. And like you just say, like, one's more appealing than the other. And I guess having them just to have a good, you know, be honest with you and communicate with you, get older. But I don't know how if I'll be able to keep my calm. Like, if he's doing my tits and I'm like, right, yes.
Starting point is 00:24:42 But I guess how do you then as a person, as an adult, going off from like your worries and anxieties, how do you then think, am I doing the right thing? Am I making sure that how I'm parenting him is going to be beneficial in the long run? and he'll have respect for me and he'll be honest with me and if he wants to get in his friend's car that's just pass his driving test he'll say to them like right everyone put the seatbelts on and I must text my mum and let I know how I am because I respect her and I don't want her to worry
Starting point is 00:25:09 rather than don't tell my mum that I'm going there how do you build that relationship with your child I think from when you're growing up you see the differences between you and your friends of like one is lines their mum one isn't one's mom doesn't care like whatever it might be but I think the general consensus is if you're too controlling and strict they'll just rebel and then they will lie they'll like lie to you they'll stay away from home they'll stay at friends like they would rather just you not know anything
Starting point is 00:25:41 and that's not really what you want I wouldn't want that as a parent anyway do you know what there's another thing that I've always been thinking about as well is being friends with your parents and your parents thinking that they're your friend and my mom god bless i know you listen to this but i've said this to her loads of times over the years but she we've almost crossed that boundary where we've lived together a whole life and we've grew up together and we have sort of become like housemates friends but the dynamic of the mother-daughter thing sometimes the role's changed where i am in control of our relationship in some aspects i think that's age though yeah but
Starting point is 00:26:20 I don't want Jensen to be my best friend I want him to see me as a mother figure but also someone that he can talk to but you won't become the friend though Richard will I think there has to be that boundary way children need
Starting point is 00:26:37 parents and they need role models I'm not so my mum isn't either I think you just need to have the best of both worlds almost like I think people become too friendly with their parents then maybe Or too young Yeah Too young as well
Starting point is 00:26:52 My mum brought me up Like mostly of herself So that's probably why But what I mean I'm actually being I'm saying this is a downside to me But I don't probably speak to my mum With the respect
Starting point is 00:27:04 That you would probably think You should speak to as your mum Like I can say Have said nasty things to her When I was a young teenager And sometimes we can fight And say things that I would hope that Jensen
Starting point is 00:27:14 would never speak to me like Yeah So I'm sort of reflecting on how I do think a lot of the time that's closeness though Oh no it is And I think if you grow up in a small household Yeah
Starting point is 00:27:25 It can be like that But we've had a conversation before where we both feel like Sometimes we do Mother our mums Yeah You sort of have to tell them No this is what you need to do And it's like the role's sort of reverse
Starting point is 00:27:42 I'm mother my mum because she's chaotic Yeah And I'm like come on now Does this all boil down to it's their first time living life too? And then we get upset and cry and get emotion about it. I just think it's the way your household is. Like I've always been in very calm, like no not shouting. Like don't even could count on one fingered arguments I've had my mum.
Starting point is 00:28:07 Yeah. Yeah. Like you have a wee disagreements or whatever. But that's just not what we really like as a family. Whereas to some people that might be like, oh, you just brush things under the. carpet but for me thing it's just not worth it yeah like what i'm better over turning up to late to dinner or something like why don't you argue with that you're not really like a shalty arguing person anyway no i'm not whereas other families are like that but it's not that it's bad it's just
Starting point is 00:28:31 the way you're communicating but that is the way you've been brought up yeah so it's like what you're saying like if that's not what you how you want it to be that's just not the way you'll communicate with him i just think we'll always be anxious and worry that we're doing the right thing and I just don't think that's ever going to stop as a parent. No. It would just be something new, won't it? Yeah. Every stage of their life.
Starting point is 00:28:54 Like my grandparents worry about all of us. Aw. And all as well. And I think that's why I'm just going to be a dog mom forever. Yeah, but then you worry about cookie though? I know, but it's all, like, they're only really on your control. Like, she's not going to travel in our house, don't mean? You never know.
Starting point is 00:29:12 She seemed very independent. She would if she could. God. Oh, bless her. Yeah, it is. It's difficult. But my advice for that is someone who's not a parent-know would just be communication. Like, if I'm ever away with my pals, my pals, I always make sure I let my mum know when I've landed.
Starting point is 00:29:27 Yeah. When I'm leaving, I send pictures every so often. I also think the fact that it's your daughter going away, like they'll want to be safe. Yeah. Like women are smart. And also, think how much fun she'll have and all the stories she'll tell and the things she'll learn. You'll be so proud of her when she gets. back. I think it's cute.
Starting point is 00:29:48 Yeah. But if you want to put an airbag like fucking behind her nipple when she's sleeping, you're on it. Split with my husband, boy bye and one of his best mates shoot his shot. Shoot his shot.
Starting point is 00:30:04 Snake. Then I messaged her back. I needed more. I need more. I said, did you reply? And I shoot message back. Yeah. Oh my God, read it out now. I've not read it. She said, I said no But honestly Wish I was more of a bitter cow
Starting point is 00:30:19 Because my ex is a grade 8 watt It was alcohol fuelled And the friend had to fear the next day But hey, good to know this old mum I still got it Oh yeah A bit of confidence to boost that ego babes Yeah I'd be pleasant if that was me
Starting point is 00:30:33 He's obviously liked her for some time then But also snake vibes That's savage I know For the ex husband That's not very nice is it Guys, don't give a fuck it in my opinion. What, Zoe?
Starting point is 00:30:48 Guys don't care. A shag's a shag to them. No, but what I mean is, who don't care? The ex or the... Just guys in general. Oh, right. I was going to say, like, I think if I split from Rich and his best mate slid in my DMs,
Starting point is 00:31:03 that's savage. No, that's terrible. Like, I would take the compliment, but I would feel so awkward about it. Yeah. Hopefully you don't have to see him again now that you cut ties. And then you do kind of think, like,
Starting point is 00:31:15 have you been waiting to do that? Yeah. Or have you been like looking at me fancy me because sometimes that's actually weird and not attractive. Oh my God. Do you know what I mean? Especially if you don't feel it with them.
Starting point is 00:31:26 Yeah. And you know they've been like eyeing you up. Oh, brother. That's seedy. I've actually got a wedding coming up in September. I was just thinking about if she ever has to see this friend at a wedding.
Starting point is 00:31:40 But it got me thinking that I've got a wedding in a few weeks. and I have not the foggiest about what to wear I know we talk about this quite a lot on episode of what to buy but at end of September wedding air I think
Starting point is 00:31:54 Trunway is that air the neighbours yeah okay let's just say it's that way what am I wearing and it's my sister-in-law what's Richard's sister so it's you know and she wants to look
Starting point is 00:32:09 she wants everybody to be quite whimsical flimsy like nice pastels you know proper wedding vibe pretty vibes yeah and it's just not my vibe that's hard but I'm all for it
Starting point is 00:32:24 honestly I know I say it all the time but ASOS design ASOS design yeah search that get it in the search bar do you know what else is really nice H&M edition they've got quite a good section
Starting point is 00:32:42 in the Glasgow store and the quality is amazing but so pricey fuck me heavyweight t-shirts nice like knits and I picked up this beautiful pink button up knit yesterday 70 quid
Starting point is 00:32:57 oh fuck me bloody hell but then again I suppose if you were in the sister company like another story is or cause and you saw a 70 quid you'd still be expensive but you'd be like okay yeah that makes sense also if it's better material you will keep that forever I think it was cashmere to be fair
Starting point is 00:33:12 Yeah. Which is a good price for cash in. Investment. Yeah. As I like to say. Oh, yeah. I think ASOS designs your friend there. Guys, we're coming into the transitional season of NITs.
Starting point is 00:33:25 I can't wait. I've started. Good girl. Where's that from? That's lovely. Take a guess. Hmm, let me have a thank. Provoc.
Starting point is 00:33:34 No. Aesos. No. Oh, fuck. Okay, that wasn't a trick question. No, not a trick. All right, let me guess. Let me guess.
Starting point is 00:33:41 Let me guess. Right, is it a high street store? No. Citizens and Seekers? No. So it's not a high street store? Your way off here. Oh, okay, give me a clue. Tech Talk shop.
Starting point is 00:33:51 Shut your mouth. I swear. Does it zip up the other way? I don't actually think it does. Fucking tucked in. How much? No. 20 quid maybe.
Starting point is 00:34:04 Recently? 30. Link that then? Yeah. I got an ad for it. And I do buy gadgets and that off there. or cleaning products and that but I'm not really like
Starting point is 00:34:13 although I did get those gym zippy up things which are good but it was a proper girl like putting it on and everything and I thought that looks bloody gorgeous I thought see if you get in it's shite doesn't matter
Starting point is 00:34:24 don't matter yeah it's nice isn't it really nice TikTok shop guys talking of cleaning products everyone loves their Spanish cleaning products don't they sort of TikTok
Starting point is 00:34:32 if you go to the Barra's market there's a stall there that does all the Spanish cleaning products go and get it I got this blue bleach smell When were you there, the weekend?
Starting point is 00:34:43 No, it's opposite room. Oh, right, okay. I got it months ago. Months and months ago, but obviously it's last in me ages. But the, um, it smells like men's jupe after shave. Do you remember when everyone used to wear a dupe? Yeah. And it fucking reminds me about, like, reminds me of a foot boy.
Starting point is 00:34:59 Like, J-O-O-P, yeah. Not doop. Doop. Doop. Actual juip. God. We are adults. Guys, but that is such a trend there
Starting point is 00:35:12 Everyone loves the Spanish cleaning products I've still not made my 30 list Right, what we're going to do in this episode We've missed two episodes doing it Miss more than that, I think Alright then, well let's do two now Before you're 30 We're going to Kelvin Grove Museum
Starting point is 00:35:26 I'm so inspired You're going to go to Calvin Grove Museum You're going to go to the Out of Hebrides Is any of your places for that? Can I just come with you? I would love you to come with you You've not said I want to jump out of plane
Starting point is 00:35:39 but I'm not sure Skydive Yeah Start with a bungee and work your way up I think that would just scare me though You want to go to Vegas Vegas baby
Starting point is 00:35:54 That might be after That might be Tits done After the 30th but it's still Your tits are going to be reduced If anyone has Lists Yeah
Starting point is 00:36:08 That they're doing 30 before 30 or they have done and there's anything that you think things that maybe felt really you've achieved something. Obviously not personal stuff but like anything that you think is quite out there. It's cool
Starting point is 00:36:23 to do. Do you know what else I've never done? I don't think I've ever been on a jet ski. You could do that in Ibiza? I wanted to do it in holiday there but Jason's not really up for stuff like that. You know how he likes fun things but I think he doesn't like being too far in the water. Which I get.
Starting point is 00:36:40 No, I get there. That's absolutely fair. I have paraglided before. I loved it. Hated it. One of my worst things I ever did. Really? I loved it.
Starting point is 00:36:47 Scream the whole time. Wanted to get down. Hated it. It didn't Lanzirotti. Worse you ever did. The skydiving thing. Sometimes I wish I never shed it. And now you want to do it.
Starting point is 00:36:58 I think you should do that in Dubai. Aren't you going to Dubai? That is when I would like to do it. Over the path. When are you going to Dubai? We just made that up. I hope I'd be going on my travels. Yeah, when you go to Australia.
Starting point is 00:37:08 Oh, you're going to do that. going to go to somewhere on your travels where's that? Singapore. I'd like to go to Japan. Get it on your list. But I'm not going there alone. Why not? I don't know.
Starting point is 00:37:24 I think I like my own company but in my space. Yeah. Like I like my own company in my house. I do know what you mean. It's hard isn't it? But I don't know if I would want to float about for long on my own. You know? I'm sure somebody wrote into us and said about going, travelling on their own
Starting point is 00:37:39 if they need some confidence about it I do think nowadays it's easier because you can have like podcasts in your ear you could almost like blog it but only for you
Starting point is 00:37:50 because you feel like you're talking to someone when you do that do you know what I mean like you could do things that you wouldn't have done in the past and also you can meet lots of people like there's all these groups but imagine
Starting point is 00:38:02 you'd be fine Holly who we always speak about She's now living in Australia based in Sydney. She did Southeast Asia now she's in Sydney working full time. So anyone wants to meet. She actually met up with a pod pig. Love that.
Starting point is 00:38:19 So anyone wants to meet a new friend. Getting people together. She wants to meet some really nice friends out there. So if you are also someone that's really into fitness, health, well-being, you like the water, diving especially because she fucking loves it. Also she loves a good booze and all if you can get her in the night.
Starting point is 00:38:36 She does. Can get her on the right time, not too much. She doesn't like a hangover, but she likes a good time. Then hit her up. Absolutely, why not? God. Also, on the episode, this is going to, I have to say this, but on the Patreon where me and Rich were on, we punted out one of our friends because I just love him and I think he needs, you know, single, blah, blah, blah.
Starting point is 00:38:56 I have had about seven DMs from pub pigs all wanting me to set him up. And are you actually going to do that? Yeah, I've sent him each person's picture. He went fussy, he was like, like, like, like, like, like. I mean, they're all hot. Fair enough to him. So I haven't actually put them in touch with one another yet, but yeah, and he was well up for it. He was like, you know what, I'll be off hinging no time.
Starting point is 00:39:17 That's what's really cute. You know what? I really like the bravery of the girls as well. So if you listen to this and you also thought the same thing, snooze you lose bitch, because the seven people in the queue. I just think that's, it's not an organic way, but it's more like bringing people together. I agree. It is difficult out there. so we can do it with friends we can do it with whoever that dating app thing you could have a better one in my opinion anyway see ya thanks so much for listening and watching this week remember to like and subscribe on all of our gorgeous channels if you're watching on youtube please like this button like the episode and subscribe to our channel if you're listening on spotify please leave us a little five-star review or apple podcast beli-lil-lil-l-l-l-l-l-l-l-l-l-
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