Life with Nat - EP64: Nat Nieces #9 - Deliveries, Christmas trees and unwashed knees

Episode Date: November 28, 2024

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Visit BetterHelp.com today to get 10% off your first month. That's BetterHelp, H-E-L-P.com. What's that? The intro. It's definitely not the music. No, that's late. What? No, that's like a 1970s sitcom.

Hang on. Go on, Nat. No. Sorry? I can you do it. Go on, Nat. No. Sorry? I can't get it in my head. Why don't you play just a little bit of it? I'm telling you. And then we'll...

Okay. Hang on. I'm close. You're not. No. Don't. oh you're right are you good yeah very good Oh, mine's like men behaving badly. Oh, you all right? We all good?

Yeah, very good, yeah. I'm sorry, I've got a bad cough. Is it one of those where you lay down and you're coughing throughout the night? Yeah, but all day. It's really bad. Really chesty. Great. What do you want me to do?

Perfect. I feel I might be dying. Oh, I don't think you are, are you? Well, I could be, what if I am? If you are, could I know Perfect. I feel I might be dying. Oh, I don't think you are. Well, I could be. What if I am? If you are, could I know? Just because of all the Christmas parties. Well, Christmas, please. I have to return it.

Have you? What, Maria's? Yeah, only because she helped me. I was going to say. Well done. Sorry, it's terrible. I've got some good ideas as well as. So it's nice.

That's good. Very good. Maria's helped me. She's helped me with a few people. So it's easy then to help me. As per? Not you. Oh. It's not you.'s what yeah what was oh yeah i'm a slave it's not you get it in your bag that's what they why have they not done the advert for black friday

so just for anything for amazon or because why have someone not paid them? Yeah, but I would be... If I was someone... Well, if Ninja can get David Beckham... Yeah, he's probably not as expensive as them anymore. No, no, I'm joking. It's a joke. Oh, I bet that is chunks. Can you imagine? Yeah, Ninja's flying though, isn't it?

That's true. Oh my God, I'm sweating. It's warming, isn't it? That's because I'm coughing. Nice, nice. Herbal tea. She's got a little herbal tea on the go We have A little fruity

Cab Sav Chiraz Beautiful it is Nice isn't it I want to say It's not a cheapo one For a Monday night I want to say 28 Ooh

Yeah Spicy Out there big time Spicy Speaking of Red wine Oh yeah Honestly So Saturday ooh yeah spicy we missed out there big time spicy speaking of red wine oh yeah honestly

so Saturday we were obviously at mum's for Dom's birthday which was really nice very nice sang in lasagna yeah really lovely actually we haven't had a night

like that in ages have we actually no it was nice me and Maria sat up till like one o'clock in the morning and she was dancing

by the end of it I mean wouldn't go to bed dancing yeah you were dancing was I too strictly end of it. I mean, wouldn't go to bed. Yeah, you were dancing. Was I?

Too strictly. Oh no, yeah. Yeah, but I was like, right, I need to go to bed now and I was like, I've got a kitchen bag.

She gets excited, doesn't she? Yeah, she was like, oh, when I had my ones, what did you make me do? True.

No, I know, but he's seven weeks old so I did need to go to bed. No, no, fair enough. I was at a wedding

when Mum's six weeks old. Yeah, well lucky you. Oh, no, no. Fair enough. I was at a wedding when Mum was six weeks old. Yeah, well, lucky you. Oh, good for you. Yeah. So, basically, Dad had some really nice wines, like a case of them, and they were all the same. The Pouliot. He had several, but they were all the same,

and they were all on the wine rack. He'd fallen asleep on the sofa. Hang on, you didn't steal one out of his rack? No, no, no. Also, two bottles of white wine the bloke had. on the wine rack he'd fallen asleep on the sofa hang on you didn't steal one out of his rack no no no also two bottles of white wine the bloke had ridiculous

yeah and then a hundred roses but he also he didn't know that you were staying I was staying so I think he probably thought

not sure bless him he say that he's got the rose he doesn't know although he should know it's not the summer no just get a case of red

and a case of white just for life Because it's Christmas soon anyway So you're going to drink it But he will do that Don't be rude to him please No I'm just not that person That goes and buys

One bottle of wine You buy a few Anyway it doesn't matter Chardonnay No he didn't He did He likes a Chardonnay Chardonnay in the ice bucket

When I got there I said dad I'd love a glass of white wine Chardonnay I said I don't drink Chardonnay I said I don't drink chardonnay it's really nice it's like it's really nice he's like for fuck's sake I've got a Sancerre in the fridge I said get that out mate and then he got that out and then I said oh go on

then I'll have a little one now because I was saving myself and then um he forgot to do it for me and then about an hour later he opened a really nice red for him and Dom so I went I'll have one of them I said you forgot my Sancerre he was like, that was the Pinot Noir, wasn't it? Yeah, it was nice. Yeah, it was nice. And then I ended up drinking the Chardonnay as well. Yes, you did. I did.

Was it all right, though? Because sometimes I think a Chardonnay can be quite nice and we've just got it in our head that we don't like. Yeah, after the second glass, there was... After four bottles. Dad was asleep on the sofa. Me, Jack and Maria and mum were up. We were, you know, putting the telly on. We were just like, we'll just have another glass before we go to bed.

I'm sure your mum wasn't chilling out. No, mum, she was so cute. Mum, a.k.a. Aunty Lily. It was like quarter to twelve. And she was like, Jack, do you want some more lasagna? And he was like, no, no, I'm all right, a.k.a. Aunty Linny, it was like quarter to twelve. And she was like, Jack, do you want some more lasagna? And he was like, no, no, I'm all right, Lin. And then she got a little bowl and put it in the microwave and then come and sat with us. And then she was looking for a drink.

So she went from, what was she going to have? Dessert wine. She was going to have a little dessert wine. And then she was like, oh, I couldn't be bothered to open it. You know what she's like, why am i opening this don't be silly i bought her a lovely like a fizz a nice fizz yeah but she wouldn't have opened that yeah yeah so i said just have it mum if you want it no she oh do you know what i'll have a beer so then she got a beer out the fridge it was non-alcoholic so we were like mum yeah we said you know that that's non-alcoholic and she went

oh oh is it is it and she was debating it and then she went oh I'll just have a lemonade oh she was so cute and then she sat down

with her little lemonade and her little plate of lasagna it was cute wasn't it it was cute she went I'm getting old aren't I bless her but just quickly

because I feel like I'm rambling about I'm sure she whizzed round and did everything yeah no absolutely hence why it was like nearly midnight but so dad's asleep Bless her. But just quickly, because I feel like I'm rambling about. I'm sure she whizzed round and did everything. Yeah, no, yeah, yeah. Oh, absolutely. That's why it was like nearly midnight.

But so dad's asleep on the sofa. We're hunting for a wine. They didn't want rosé. I quite wanted a red. So I said, well, have a look up there. And they were all the same. They were all, they were like four deep red tops and then four brighter red tops.

I said, we can't have them because they're all, he's really nice ones. We can't just be doing that. He's going to go mad. So then we're going, dad, can we open one? Yeah. And you know, he's like half asleep. Yeah. Yeah.

So we're like, oh, he said, yeah. Anyway, so I said, well, just get one down. So he's pulled one down. And I screwed up. It is so risky to do this. Well, no, we were very cautious. We're not kids, are we? So it had a nice photo, like a nice sort of picture on the front of it.

I said, it's a screw top. I said, it can't be that good. No, no offence to screw tops, but all the screw tops are offending. It's really bad. Literally, Sainsbury's right now, they're like, oh, my God. That's so out of order. So anyway anyway I said well give it to me

I'll Vivino it on my app didn't come up on the app so I thought oh this is a bit it's going to be proper good one

the rarest screw top in town I've googled it go on fucking £10 in Sainsbury's £12 down to £10 on club card

club card nectar sorry nectar offended everyone at the moment I'll tell you what the supermarket's going out Sainsbury's, £12 down to £10 on Clubcard. So I thought... Not Clubcard, Nectar. Sorry. Nectar. Oh, offended everyone at the moment. I'll tell you what, the supermarket's going out of their minds tonight. So then I thought, he's trying to tell us these are all these really nice wines, but he's just been there, got a few on Mix Six for...

No, that's Majestic. Now I'm getting really confused. 25% off. I've shown Spokes to anyone for six weeks. So I've Googled it again. Asda, £3.90. He was livid.

Livid. In the morning, we told him. So not only was it awful, it was all right. It was a tenner in Sainsbury's and then he was fuming that he's paid a tenner

and it was £3.90 in Asda. He's been completely mugged off. So we went from having like the best wine you can have to a £4 bottle of wine. And was it okay? I don't know. I think so. It was all right.

It was okay. I mean, we drunk it all. So yeah. But yeah, he was quite livid. But yeah, funny. No, he said he's going to go back to Asda and buy another 40 bottles. That'll be it now. No, we said, well, now we're fucked for Christmas because that's all we've got. That's it. No, he said he's going to go back to Asda and buy another 40 bottles. No, we said, well, now we're fucked for Christmas

because that's all we've got. That's it. No, he's bought some really lovely ones he was telling me. Yeah, well, yeah,

we were hoping to grab a bottle. No, you can't just grab a bottle of what he's bought. It's ridiculous. It's always been a thing, isn't it, this wine situation with Dad?

All of us. Crazy. We're like, it's competition now at christmas who's gonna get like the nicest bottle of wine it's normally me won't be me i'm gonna be going as though i'd quite like to go to hedonism yeah that's where we all did before that's what i'd like to do go there because i know where the shop is it's in town where's that by oxford street isn't it we should go there and get this Yeah, what was fantastic is when we bought that really lovely bottle of wine and opened it and it was completely corked.

And we can drink it. Why have we never done a wine tasting thing? We've never done that. We have never. Well, funnily, you should say that because we went into Majestic. And what's his name? The lovely guy in there. Alex said.

He'll do it. He would shut the shop as long as there was enough of us and he would teach us about all the wines why don't we do that I think we should do it and get it on the pod

get it in your pod I can't stop coughing what am I going to do I'm sorry why don't you leave it's not your fault it's not your fault can't stop

thank you for coming how much we'll pay him maybe you buy the bottle I think we pay but he's really lovely he's so knowledgeable we could bring like cheese and stuff we bottle I think we pay but he's really lovely he's so knowledgeable we could bring like

cheese and stuff we could bring some platters but you could I think we should do it I'd really like that after Christmas but we could do that and I think

but he said it does have to be a certain amount of people yeah but also I'm sure it's you're paying for the wines you want to try I've just got

maybe one or two friends apart from you guys so I don't know if you want to wrangle a few friends got maybe one or two friends apart from you guys. So I don't know if you want to wrangle a few. What, that you'd like to come or just in life? Just in life in general. Yeah, but Dad would come, Dom would do it. I don't see my friends anymore,

so I don't know if I've got any left. Oh, okay. All the best. Well, I just haven't got time to see anyone. Oh, she's having to work for once in her life. No, I know, but I'm just saying, how do you keep up these relationships

it's hard it's really hard it's very hard we were talking about it weren't we it is hard I haven't seen my best mates in ages

I think I'm seeing them next week actually but that is why they are friends because they know of course and they're always fine after

yeah you can't at this point in your life if you start worrying you can't have friends that are going to get aggy about not seeing you even if you see them not that you want to not see them all the time but if you see them every few months that should be enough and it should be normal when you see them huh yeah a few months some of my friends haven't seen in months five months maybe

but when you see them it's yeah but also you I think it's different. It's slightly different now because you talk so much. You're, you know, WhatsApp, you can just be back and forward. Or I can send a nice meme that's funny on Instagram to Sophie or... Yeah, I just think you're just in touch a lot. Also, I think you worry about it yourself, but everyone's got their own other friends or families and we you know we've got a lot of we're a close family with lots of their aunties for me whether it's right wrong or indifferent if i get two days off one of those days i want to see ellie and the baby

during the week yeah that's standard i do want to do that because he's a little baby and i want to make a bomb with him and that's the way it is and if that because he's a little baby and I want to make a bond with him and that's the way it is and if on a Friday night you say you're coming around that's my week but this is it

you're prioritising your time I think that on a Saturday I'm here if I come and stay here I could have seen some friends but I don't want

to see my friends but I also want to spend time and the kids get together and they like playing which is different you've got children the dynamics are different but everyone's so busy

so I think everyone's probably feeling the same the same I have to say I know you know it's all going back to baby

but like when you have a baby it's amazing you see not like who your friends are but even just what they people make such an effort to see you

be there for you. So like that is. But it's also the dynamic of. And it's a different way of seeing them. That's right. Like having the girls over on Saturday and we had a glass of champagne and just watched the telly. But we, and actually it was lovely because we got to speak.

Yeah, but. You know when you go out, you feel like sometimes it doesn't happen. You have, we, I mean, we couldn't believe the time. Yeah. But if the girls had husbands and babies, they wouldn't be doing that because they couldn't. Yeah. Do you know what I mean? Well't believe the time but if the girls had husbands and babies they wouldn't be doing that because they couldn't do you know what I mean

at the same time they might not be able to just come to mine because they might have their own things going on but again it will be different maybe when it's them and it will be a different dynamic or it might be you're doing more lunches with the children or I mean but even that is hard isn't it because you think you've got all the time but as soon as they start or it might be you're doing more lunches with the children or, I mean. Yeah.

But even that is hard, isn't it? Yeah. Because you think you've got all the time, but then as soon as they start school, it's birthday parties, it's this, it's that. Oh, absolutely. It's just not. How's the birthday party stuff going for you? Lots of parties? The first year, reception was insane.

Right. It's completely quiet this year. Okay. See, I feel like my friend just all she does is have a birthday party every week yeah no last year it was

I don't know if everyone felt like because they'd just started school that they had to do it so it was relentless and now they've realised what a shit show it is

and they've decided not to yeah and I think also it's like the kids create bonds don't they so then people like to do

things a little bit smaller or like the boys the girls then only want the girls at their party. Yeah, or like the princess. Yeah, exactly. Because we did last year, we went to some of the girls' parties. They're lovely, but it is all the princesses or mermaids and the boys are just running around like nutbags

and the girls are sitting there singing and stuff. Like the boys are not interested. It's too much. And they are a lot. Yeah, it is a lot. The party thing's a lot. I mean, I've done a few big parties

but not many when you think about it few at the village hall and what have you done some in the garden haven't you yeah but that's the other thing

I guess if you've got the you know you've got space you've got the weather and you can do those things I mean how many times have you guys planned things and all we do is

obsess about if it's going to rain or not it's actually not worth the stress yeah well every every single event we've worried to be fair i think we've been quite lucky haven't we we've over you're my baby shower oh my god jack's fat yeah that was bad i had to get a marquee on the morning the day before the day before did it rain did it rain on his actual what no that was it it didn't

but to be fair we wouldn't because it was Covid you were only allowed 30 it had to be outside so that's why we did that yes

and then so the marquee was okay but the grass would have been so wet that everything was just soaked do you not remember the rain

it was like it was like it was like it was yes what blows my mind is we were sitting with a list saying we can only have 30 people in the garden and you were trying to find the amount who was going to come and we really had to we had to not invite people it was and people were having parties left right and center in government yep it's crazy stuff. Anyway, but also, what's the difference of 30 to 40 or 50?

You can have 30. I mean, if 15 of them have got COVID, what else? Well, that's the, exactly,

five of them have got COVID. Anywho. On to better things. Your day today. I've had such a good day. Is that a voodoo, really?

That's mad. It's out of order really It's mad I need maybe time to Digest it But that is definitely a tick Off my bucket list You've never met him before I've never ever met Sir David Jason This year you've done Gervais and David Jason

Where do you go from that? David Attenborough Not for me really I think he's amazing No I'm just thinking of someone Where'd you go from that? David Attenborough? Not for me, really. I think he's amazing. No, I'm just thinking of someone. No, I don't think for... The King? Oh, you've met him.

Who? Not interested. Shook his hand. Had a nice chat. No, it's not that. For me, I've met my two idols. Gervais or Sir David Jason? What for?

Meeting-wise. Sir David. Is it? Yeah. That's a lot of history. It's proper iconic. It's like a lifetime. And he was sat in front of me and he said,

this time next year we'll be millionaires. He said the line. I cried, I cried. Did he? I cried. Why did he say it? And he says million. Million i cried why did he say it and he says million millionaires why did he say it because we were talking and he just said every now and again and he said so you got up he went lovely jubbly but there are just flashes of dell it's mad because he's not dell

he's an actor and he's brilliant that's what i can't get my head around actually I know he's an actor I know he's so got good and so but when he's talking character he's chatting yeah but he's eloquent he's so eloquent he's quite well spoken yeah then he went into a bit of Welsh with Joe because he's half Welsh and he was like oh in the valley and he's just talking Welsh like on what did he do in the valleys I can't do it don't make me do accents please but then he was talking about radio

and theatre and yeah so the episode with Sir David me and Jo Page off the telly is December the 6th I believe

which is just going to be absolutely fantastic I look forward to seeing that one listening to that next week have a listen. So your nails lasted long.

Sorry. Oh, yeah. No. Sorry, you've shown me on... I must have been pissed on Saturday. What do you mean you must have been? You've just said you've gone for a Chardonnay, two bottles of red and we're dancing to strictly sorry what happened with the nail situation i don't even i didn't feel this

i don't we can maybe post this although i'm ashamed i'd like to post it but i don't remember like you know if you pull something and you feel a nail break and you think oh i was sorting something out and the baby was laying in this little thing next to me and then I've gone to do something and I was like, oh. And then I had to take a photo. For the purposes of the pod, I'm looking at Elliot's hand and there are two nails, one nearly fell off and one hanging off. Oh, and just to note that I'd already come off.

Oh, okay. Well, no, we do need to post that oh i'm sorry so i it's bizarre i picked them all off but they they peeled off like gels they just peeled off well i'm liberated what is wrong with you lot no no i'm having no nails at the moment that's nothing different what do you mean at the moment. That's nothing different. What do you mean, at the moment? What do you mean? No, I, but also, I weren't going to get there because I've got a baby. So why are you doing that?

I weren't going to get there. Is that right? I weren't going to get there. I wasn't. What? I don't know. Because anyway, I've cut,

I've basically just bit my skin and it's all bleeding. And I thought, I'll call it on your chair. No, I did the same. But hold on. So hold on.

What, are you just not having nails? Is that what you're saying? Yeah, I am. But when I can go there and someone's happy to just have the baby for an hour. Why can't you take the baby? No, it's a little bit little. Yeah, the fumes. The fumes.

And all the dust. And I'm trying a new place, so I shall let you know. Yeah. Why? Just a quieter, smaller, get an appointment, hopefully. Where? Near us. There's one there already.

Yeah, but this is new. Someone's obviously taken it over. They've got a website. You can book online. Okay. Because it's not in Ware, and you've got the whole of Ware wanting to go there. Where's Ware? How many times

do you hear that yeah all the time a good five times a week that is one of the worst jokes I've ever heard and people think it's funny every time

yeah but if you're not from where I live near where where no it's really bad and it's really poor and it aggravates me I live in a little village

it's near where where well done amazing and it's really poor and it aggravates me. I live in a little village. It's near where? Where? Well done. Amazing. Oh my God, I'm sweating. I am sweating. Oh, she's not well.

We're all going to be ill now. You're all going to be ill. And do you know what? I haven't got time. To be ill? No. I haven't got time. Who's got time?

No one's got time. Oh no,? No. I haven't got time. Who's got time? No one's got time. Oh, no, but we don't want to... Tell you who's got time. Chico time. We should have a segment of Chico. I would like Chico to come on. Oh, by the way, Gaffers is coming on soon. He's been away, away obviously living the high life

been in Dubai been on FIFA does he go to Ocean Beach yeah does he go to oh fucking I've been

just checking Gaffers is coming on soon we're going to have a little debrief I said please can you oh no can we come

yeah of course yeah let's do a little Nats he kills me yeah brill we'll get Gaffers on does he go to Ocean Yeah, of course. Oh, excellent. Yeah, let's do a little Nat Smith special. He kills me. Yeah. Brill. We'll get a go for some. Plenty go to Aisha.

See you. Wonder how many orange... That guy called Wayne and Tony Burnish. I wonder how many orange cups he's got. We're fun. I was going to say, just something you were talking about on the pod the other day. Oh, was it with mum? Go on.

I'm not sure. I haven't had a shower today. Wow. I do it on a regular basis. Yeah, which is... What do you mean? When did you last have a shower? Last night.

Last night? Oh, absolutely. Fine for the morning. No, I haven't got a shower today. I'd leave it now. No, but that's because you're weird no no sorry this is a thing

people some people just shower at night and wake up this is a conversation oh I've not listened I don't listen to the pod she doesn't listen to the pod oh I like that

it's refreshing I don't if you subscribe though I did listen to one with Uncle Tony on a walk you dug me out about Deliveroo.

Oh, yeah. Thanks for that. No, I didn't. I wasn't digging you out. I did Deliveroo, Sainsbury's, because I had no dinner and I couldn't drive at the time because I'd had a C-section. And Tony said it's all good, but it probably cost her 600 quid. It is a lot of money.

It's ridiculous, but it got me out of trouble. Why is it more? Everything's just more expensive. Oh. And then you've got your delivery. Yeah, like 30, 40p on everything anyway going back to the shower Majestic do it though

so if ever you're in trouble Majestic do a little delivery no they don't so if you've got a little Sunday barbecue happening and it's like 2 o'clock and you think oh we should have done it on Saturday that's what we should have done

I thought Jack suggested that did he not did he don't know but no I'm saying if you were you know if they were still open you can get a little delivery um what was the showering yeah people shower people shower at night and get up really early well no but some that's people's routine yeah they see i do that i'm clean i've got into bed yeah but i do also get that getting into bed clean rather than dirty yeah sometimes i Sometimes I do. However, I'm going to say something to you. Some people wash in the morning and at night.

I'm going to say one thing to you both, and I'm not sure it's hit you, which it wouldn't have, but I sweat now in the night. I think I'm going to be like mummy, your nanny. Oh, thanks for clarifying. No, but people bust them about the family tree. So you need to wash. I have to get up and wash.

You just need to wash. It would be great. No, but I now, I sweat in the night. Yeah, Nat don't love a shower. She's soapy. I get my soap dodging from her. You're a bit soapy, yeah.

I can't really be bothered. Flannel wash, as I said, I know. Oh, yeah. Everyone was like, oh, yeah. That was funny, though, because they were shook.

We are a bit like, everyone must have a pyjama day and stuff sometimes where they don't wash. There are many a day that I've got up and thought, I'll just chuck this on and I'll nip out. And then I've been out all day. And I literally couldn't give a shit. So this was me today, because I'm working from home and I got tired. Kids getting to school, so I threw something on. Yeah.

Then I thought, I was going to shower before I come here. And then I was rushing. Did you wear those clothes yesterday? Yeah, she did. Just be honest. I'm trying to think. Not a problem. No.

Maybe Friday. It's not a problem. I'll tell you what, you're saving on the washing. I put stuff. Yeah, but I re-wear. But who doesn't re-wear? Oh, yeah, no, I always re-wear. I'm sorry, but in this day and age, if you're not re-wearing,

then there's a problem. That blows my mind. Because I'm not a smelly person. There's certain things. I have to say, I really mean this. I'm not a smelly person. Well, there was something I wanted to talk to you about. But I would say the same about myself, but you might think differently.

I know that I don't have BO or stuff like that. No. It takes me a good day and a half for that to sort of start retching up. Start fermenting. No, but it is true. But I re-wear as if you're not going to wear, unless I've been out wearing like a jumper and I'm sweating hot. Oh, yeah.

But who is doing that? If I go on public transport, however, that all goes in the washing because I feel dirty off. Yeah. You know? Yeah. Tubes, trains. We're really on a subject here.

What? Because there are people, and again, this is, until you actually think about it, and I've done it, where you've maybe been out, you've, let's say, even wherever you've gone, you then get home and you sit on your sofa in your clothes that you have sat on a train. Yeah.

See, I don't. That's weird. I always get in from work and change. Or when people put their handbag on the bed. Like, say you're quickly doing something, you stick your bag on the bed and you'll rearrange it. Where has that bag been? Oh, I know.

You can't think like that. But it is true. I know, but that sort of... I don't think you can think like that. Okay. I know what you're saying. Germs are good for you. Yeah, no.

They're so right. A little bit of germs. But with the wet being dirty, like not washing. No. But then going on to so would it be acceptable if I go home and just go to bed

and don't have a shower absolutely yes I would leave where have you been what have you done you've been at home you've come here

get up have a nice shower in the morning nah yeah I wouldn't have a shower tonight if I were you I might have a bath well that's different oh lovely

so when you have a bath you can just wallow in your own shit instead sorry I was going to say wallow in my own shit when you have a bath You can just wallow in your own shit instead Sorry I was going to say Wallow in my own soft bed When you have a bath Do you then shower after?

I don't have a bath I have never ever heard of anything so ridiculous What do you mean? Why are we not thinking of water here? Because you're laying in your dirt You've got to have a bath You can have a bath and then a shower But you're not laying

It's not like you've just played football and you've got mud everywhere. But some people, I sometimes have a wash and quick rinse down and out I get. A rinse? A rinse is different than a... I thought you meant laying in the bath and then having a shower. Yeah, but sometimes wash my hair. Can't do that in the bath. I don't have a bath, so I don't know what you're talking about.

I don't, no. Until I get a bath which I can sit in and enjoy, I'm not interested. And it needs to be very, very deep and I want to sit up in my bath and I need a very, very deep bath. No, yeah, but they're not. I don't enjoy it. And I look like I'm having some sort of attack. What do you mean?

Well, I get in, I can't. I sort of want to be comfortable and then my back goes. Or then I don't know, it's all uncomfortable on my neck and then my lower back and I think I've just got to get out. So the wooden tray. I tried. I've tried. No, I'm not interested in a bath.

I've done it, candles, iPad set up, programme, and I get in and I'm like, I'm bored. Not interested. Lots of people love a bath, but I'm not a fan. I think I would if I had a decent shape bath. Boring. And then you get really hot. Yeah, it's the temperature thing.

Which I like. But then you're like sweating and then it starts getting cold. Then you're like, nah, not for me. And people love a bath. They cannot wait for a bath. Yeah, I've got good friends that have a bath every night. Bath or shower, 07788 201919. Or nothing.

So your thing about the feet. Yeah, that's what I thought. Question for you both. When in the shower, do you stand in the shower, have a good old wash um get out do your feet get lifted and scrubbed with flannel said said cleaning item no be it a squeegee sponge they get washed sometimes but not all the time exactly when you say sometimes is it if they are dirty no it's weird because you having this conversation i've never had this conversation maybe not have a shower today for the first time ever no i've

never had this conversation about the feet thing and i don't know where i was a little while ago and it came people were talking about it and then you started talking about it maybe they got it from me no it was before that so I was gonna since that conversation it has made me more conscious of it but do you know that your feet are like the cleanest part of your body why is it where's that from if you've got a shoe on and a sock on if you go to London your feet are cleaner than your hands but yet you put your hands in your mouth every five minutes or touch in your face. If you're in London, you go to the bathroom.

I'm just saying London because it's a busy, you know, populated area. You go and wash your hands. By the time you've walked out and you've touched the handle and then you've sat down, your hands, your feet haven't changed. They're still clean. You have a baby and you are worried about germs at the moment. No, I've always said this. That's what you spoke about. No, but when I get into the office, I wash my hands straight away. I bet people don't. I bet people just carry on their day and they've germs at the moment. No, I've always said this. That's what you spoke about. No, but when I get into the office,

I wash my hands straight away. I bet people don't. I bet people just carry on their day and they've been on the tube. Yeah, but yeah. But they are cleaner because they are enclosed. Yeah, but your feet are all sweaty in socks. Are they?

But nothing that a bit of water and all your residue of your soap. I agreed. That will just polish it off. Unless my feet, say in the summer, you go out in sandals, you've been in mud, unless my feet are visibly dirty,

I don't wash them. Jesus. I feel like they're being washed in the shower. Mark can't believe it. Mark can't get over it. Do you wash your legs? He gets his little squeegee thing and he's, yes I do. I do all my legs. So why would you not just do your manky toes?. Do you wash your legs? He gets his little squeegee thing and he's, yes, I do. I do all my legs.

So why would you not just do your manky toes? What do you mean? I wash all my legs all the way around, all the bits and pieces. Arms. All my arms. I wash my whole body, but I don't go down. Do you know, it's probably my lower back problem, actually. I would say it's more about.

So do you wash your back? No. Right, right well there you go do you no I'll try yeah you've just done your shoulder I always do all my neck

so then you don't wash it I do all my neck what my back my back that is gross I'm confused

I'd yeah I'd just have a little rinse every now and again no I'm joking I don't she Yeah, I just have a little rinse every now and again. No, I'm joking. I don't. She does. No.

Do you wash your legs? Again, that sort of... No, I guess I do, but I don't... I've got one of the... What do you bloody call those things? A loofah. No, not a loofah. Loofah.

It's not a loofah. It's the... Never too much. It's a sponge thing. Oh, they're gross. It's a loofah slash... What? It's a loofah It's not a loofah It's the Never too much It's a sponge thing Oh they're gross It's a loofah slash It's a loofah slash sponge What do you mean?

Again Disgusting It's a sponger What is it? It's a spoofer Well it looks like a sponge It's like a Yeah but it's on a string

And it's a bit more Oh well What's it called? Back Name that wash item what is it I'll just call it it's not a squeegee

it's not a squeegee no that's the thing you use to wash up what's it called someone google it for crying out loud sorry but all that

is grim but that is grim I use my hands yes me too why because it's sat but then I wash but I rinse that

yeah and then it's got water sat in it. And then it's getting water and water. So it's just filling with all bacteria. It doesn't really fill. No, it does. Because it drains because it's got holes in it. Yeah, but it's still going to hold. Body buffer.

Body buffer. Or a poof bath sponge. That's what it's called let me see it they make me feel give me the heebie jeebies of it no that's a loofah

no it isn't oh is that what you're talking about yes that they make me feel sick that really makes me feel sick why I don't know what I'm saying

because they just hold they the water's in it but you rinse it all out and then you hang it and it drains off. And when you pick it up, you always rinse it off. Yeah, but it's still gross. Guys, guys, you're not going to believe it.

What's the matter? Our favourite shop is online. What shop? Shut up. And do you know what? It's at King's Cross as well. What shop? Yeah, they're opening that full tea across the...

Sostrin Green. Sorry? How did you say it like that? How did you say it? In Norway. Sostreen Green. Sorry? How did you say it like that? How did you say it? In Norway. Sostreen Green. It's a Russian. Up the road?

Yes. No way. On line. Well, let me see. I tried to Google it the other day. That was party over. Wow, that is funny. Yeah, but I want to go in there, you know.

You know your advent candle, just because everyone's asked me this when they've seen it, and I've said yes. What? Are you going to burn it every single day? What's the whole point? Yeah. I've got a problem with this, though.

So I want to ask you about it because I've had the same thoughts. What do you mean? How long do I... No, how long do you... Just keep an eye on it. Keep an eye on it. Oh, so you're going to sit there and watch the cat. Do day one, sit and watch it.

Yes. And then you'll know and time it. And then they've got a timer on. Plenty of time. You can do that. You've got enough things to be timing. I know, but you could just put it, you could do that for us and tell us how long it takes to get down.

Have you imagined it's like two minutes? No, I think it's quite, well, surely it's at least an hour each bit. I would say so. An hour a day. Keeps the, I don't think it's going to tell you darling why not it depends on the size it depends on the wax how much was the candle actually i don't know roughly i can. Can't remember. Why? Because I'm interested. Don't know. Like £4, £7, £12?

No, like £12. Oh, fine. Yeah, fair enough. Yeah, I think so. Well, no, because everything in that shop is like £2.64, so I was just checking. Love the candle. Fair.

Yeah. But, yeah, we'll just keep an eye on it, I reckon. I think it's meant to be something you enjoy do you know what I mean light it sit there take some time I'm going to do that do you know what I mean

yeah do you know what I did can I talk to you I don't want to say you just whack on and leave I need to talk to you about yesterday because it's quite important I just had a day yesterday

I felt fine in the morning but I suddenly just became you know you just get so overwhelmed and every room I went in I thought that needs to be done that needs and I was getting more and more agitated and the whole family said what mood are you in what's the problem anyway went to Van Hague's with my friend Julia bearing in mind yesterday we were meant to go to Kew Gardens, which was cancelled. So yesterday I wasn't in. I wasn't going to be in.

From half two to 11 o'clock I was out. But I just went to Vanay's for a few hours, got home, and then just wanted to do everything. And I got to a point in my head where I thought my head was going to explode. And I went and sat in the lounge and me and Joanie started doing a puzzle and it really calmed me down good I said to you don't worry about any of the stuff it really calmed me down I just thought fuck this I'm gonna sit and we did some puzzle 35 minutes and then I felt much better and I was fine good and it's strange though sometimes you just need a little it's all it's all in your mind, isn't it?

It is a strange thing, but there is a lot to do. That's the thing. Well, I got the ironing done. I did do that. We put our tree up yesterday. Lovely. I'm pleased that it's done, but I've got to now do all the little bits and the garland and this and that, but that's all right.

I can do that this week. You're going to do that soon, aren't you? All your bits and your tree for the windowsill what's going on have you found a new one in Tesco's you said you found a lovely one

this fucking tree I'm bored and it's awful it's not even good that's not nice it's a bit of shit it's just a it's only for outside

the front oh I thought you were putting it inside no not that one that's for the doorstep oh fine the door's painted Oh, fine. The door's painted pink and I've got all my brassware.

Oh, no, this is a bit of a shit photo. I'll take a nice one. Okay. No, but it's one of those things, isn't it? That every time, I mean, it looks shocking. Show me. No, I know what you're saying. You know what I mean. But every time I went in there and I went to get it, they were sold out. So I went in there on went to get it they were sold out

so I went in there on yesterday didn't I and it was there perfect half price on club card really good

15 quid yeah fantastic that's just for the doorstep I'm going to get a real one aren't I you are going to have a little real one

in the window in the bay window that's what I thought you were talking about was for the bay window no I haven't got that yet you're not going to hang anything on that

are you no I know I've got to get lights as well that means outdoor lights no for the tree for inside yes fine but um why don't you use my skinny tree rather than putting the massive one up because i'm not putting my one up second one up i don't i've got no way on the floor the The problem is it's above a red. Is it going to die? I'll be dead in seconds. Yeah, I'll be dead as a doornail. What?

So I don't get it then with real ones. No, we need to get you a little artificial one. No, I don't want that. Don't want an artificial one. So then buy your real one. Yeah. But you need to switch the radiator off. Oh, yeah.

No, just have it low. It splits down there. You've got 100 radiators. It's cold. You've got one behind the sofa. It's a big space. It doesn't get warm. I'm sorry.

I'm going to have to disagree. I think you might be all right. Trial it. Will it die? Just have that radiator on low. It's not going to happen. Put the radiator on a two. It's freezing. No's not going to happen. Put the radiator on a two. It's freezing.

No, it won't be once the house is warm. All right, we'll see. But yeah, I've got to get in the loft and get all the other shit out. Yeah. I've bought the kids some paper chains to make. Cute. We're going to go Scandi vibes. Yeah, nice.

Yeah, really nice. I like it Elves I've just got to play this message for you I think you'll appreciate it I have just been listening to your recent Nats nieces About the Flintstones Hotel And you'll never guess So the last holiday I went on with my parents I was 14

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at the end of the week and then spend some time switching off and listening to the pod i think you're brilliant my favorite episodes are the nats nieces ones you're all brilliant funny and relatable loving it thank you so much i'm sorry we don't know your name, but we love it. Are we, like, number one? Sorry? In terms of, like... In the world? No, like Nat's nieces. Are we... I listen to...

Oh, she's avoiding the question. No, no, no, no. I'm not. I don't know. It's really hard to tell. No, we can't. I can't talk about this again. It's really hard.

What do you mean, again? Because I tried to help, but she just doesn't know data. No, no, no, but it's very, very hard to get the data because people discover the pod yeah no and then they go back so the first ones are the highest so you just is there anyone that just listens to that sneezes i'd love to know that oh double seven double eight 2019 19 because i do feel this is a pod of its own for a certain audience and I would love to know for future reference if you could have a Nat's Nieces every week all right don't get too excited and what would they like to hear like what other what other bits of our lives and things like that

would they like to hear it would be lovely to have some feedback and it would be really nice for you to suggest stuff for us yeah I. I feel like you would like this. I know you aren't a fan of internet shopping, Nat, but is anyone else in your family aware of the madness of booking a Christmas food shop slot? It involves waking up before six, six weeks before Christmas Eve, to be sat in a 45-minute virtual queue, only to find out the day you wanted is fully booked.

Fuming, nothing available between 17th and 27th from Kerry. That is ridiculous. Well, it's a bit like trying to book Lapland UK tickets. Yeah, it's crazy. But why, I mean... Trigger alert on the older... Trigger, trigger. No, I couldn't.

I wouldn't do that. I couldn't do that well people want to and they like to you just can't believe it I'm all coughing now but why

yeah that is mental it's crazy isn't it but why are we doing that for the Christmas shop well because you wouldn't yeah it's like dad he's like

I've ordered my meat I've got first lot yeah I see on Christmas Eve. Yeah, we just go out, don't we, and get all the other bits and bobs? Yeah, I couldn't do it. Yeah, but that's the thing.

People don't want to do the shops. They want to just get it all and know that they've got it. But then do you get what you want? Dates or when they say... But also, how do you know what you need? Yeah. I mean, all of these people. Do you...

What was weird? Do you remember? Like, yeah, when did we... We went and then like stuff goes off on Boxing Day. Yeah. That's when we all went to M&S. That's mad. No, you were trying to get stuff, yeah, for day after Boxing Day. And it was like prawn cocktail, you know, all of that.

And they'd gone off. But it's like, so you couldn't do it. But they know so much of it is for Christmas Day. So they get all of that stuff out. Yes. Because they're open Boxing Day. Are they? Yeah.

Yeah. Sure. Who's going out on Boxing Day? No. Well, I used to work. People do, though. People go shopping. Yeah.

That's what I'm saying. M&S is open. I thought that had stopped. No. Well, I'm not sure. I'm not sure of the Christmas hours this year because the shop is a catastrophe i can't find anyone i know i've not seen anyone monday i did do you know what i went there today

and a lovely lady said to me i had a few things in the pram she was like can i get you a basket and then after she was like so is there anything i can help that you're looking for everyone was very friendly so i wonder if they've had a bit of a pep talk no like you know just when you know we're changing the store because you know like customer service training well yeah oh my god let's not talk about customer service no no i'm just saying it felt different you're not gonna believe it it's really bad actually it is It is actually bad. Is this the WhatsApp? Because I've not caught up. I actually feel a bit traumatised.

And also, I'm fucking fuming. Why is it always you? He hasn't emailed me. Oh, my God, you know. No, no, no. Go on. No. DHL, we have your doll's parcel.

Surely you can't, how? nah, I think someone's on a wind up why do you keep ordering from this website? could you explain the story to the listeners because they're going to be switching off sorry, okay the table debacle I then ordered a shoe cabinet

rack from dolls I got it delivered a couple of weeks ago I ordered black it was white so I messaged them and I said this does really need to be picked up and re-delivered the next day because it's not my problem I've waited a week already for this parcel anyway nearly two weeks have gone by then the DHL comes to try and deliver it. I said, I'm not in. Do it the next day.

They still come. I don't know why you've come. I've told you I'm not there. Right. And then it just doesn't turn up on Friday. Right. No one, nothing. Comes today.

Well, it was late, so I'm already thinking he's not coming. Then I see him. I'm like, fuck for that. Good news. And then I can see him i'm like fuck for that good news and then he i can see him carrying it to the door i said please god no i said it's white oh wow no i said it can't be i said it can't be it can't be he said yeah it's white i said okay i said could you take them both he said no why i don't know he said you've got to rearrange for this oh my god but then he took the new one

so then i've gone on to the online chat and said i know i knew i was gonna i was fucking raging but i said i know this isn't your fault so i'm really sorry but I am so annoyed and then they're like we need proof they've said they've delivered it oh no no no no no no and I said you need to refund me immediately anyway very nice person no help whatsoever and lovely I thought you were gonna be kind really lovely person no help whatsoever. What a contradiction. No, but you keep ordering from this place. No, and I said, I've ordered, I said, have you got a black one? Do you do them?

I'm confused. Yeah, we've got them in stock. So why are you sending me the wrong colour? And then why is it now my problem? Sorry, I hate to ask you this. Have you checked your order? I have. You've definitely ticked white. Sorry, I hate to ask you this. Have you checked your order? I have. You've definitely ticked white.

Sorry, you've ticked the white bit. No, but... She's taking a piss. No, you've ticked the black. No, but, you know, sometimes things can happen and you're rushing. No? No, I like it. It's funny.

Just because I know she's fuming. I was going to check. No, I have checked. I fucking checked at the time. In all honesty... I would like you to check right now. No. Because if you've done the white box, it's comedy gold. Where's the order from a month ago?

Oh, here we go. Order confirmation. Francis Rattan, three-tier shoe storage, cabinet, black. Fine. £180. Fucking down the pan. I said, I'm out of pocket as well. It's an absolute liberty.

Why? Because I've spent 200 quid and I've got nothing to show for it. No, fine. Yeah, not fair. And I've got a porch that's a mess. I want to organise it for Christmas. And now I've had an email from DHL saying my parcel's on its way. Well, let's just have a chat.

I really hope it's white. I really want it to be white. I'm so sorry, but I do. I really hope. And then maybe you just need to have the white one. I'm done. I am done. Maybe you're meant to have the white.

I don't want the white. I don't want it. Do you know what? I don't want it. Any of it. No, it's true. Leave the shoes in a pile in the corner so i've ordered i thought i'd be really organized and then about the 25th of october i thought these things sell

out quick i ordered a charlotte tilbury advent and this is what happens to her and this is what happens to me it's mental charlotte tilbury calendar 170 pounds one of eliza's christmas presents i know it's an advent. It's not a Christmas present. She just says that to make herself feel better. I wanted to have a nice advent, nice treat. Thought I'd get it in early. Every

sent me the email. Oh, hello. Your delivery is on its way. Two days later. Lovely. Perfect. I then get busy and forget about it. Of course of three weeks later i think where's that advent calendar go on to the tracking 31st of october we're sorry it's your delivery has been delayed yeah you've got no hopefully they deliver that one a couple of weeks no she rings me today she's telling me she's like yeah so i need to contact i said no

you need to message charlotte tilbury now i said but the problem is they're probably all going to be out of stock yeah so i explained the situation to a lovely lady was she helpful her name is zaleka i asked her i'll explain it you're welcome nat. Thank you for your patience. Whilst I was looking into this for you, once again, I am so sorry for the inconvenience and disappointment caused by this. I would like to offer you a replacement order to be sent on express shipping so you can receive your order as soon as possible.

I said this would be very much appreciated. Do you still have advent calendars in stock? I'm very worried that you're out. May I suggest not using every or do you have to I'm not sure that she can just go do you know what I'll just pop it down

the post office on my way home from work well I'll drop it to you but I'm worried I'm worried because every is so bad but it's not

no every is just anyway it's a whole other story how do you pronounce your gorgeous name as I would like to mention you're on my podcast

to say what wonderful service I've received so it's Zayka and thank you so so much it's in stock and she's sending me an express one so fingers crossed i get it yeah i'm happy for you hopefully you get the other one as well oh no that you'll never that's never happening no never happening but where is that gone they do this happened to waste. But I said to this person, actually, I remember now I left the chat. And as I left, I said, I'm video. What am I doing? Recording a podcast tonight.

And I will not be complimenting this company. Perfect. I mean, but you're going to next week go, I've just ordered a light fitting for dolls. Do you know what? I do need to order two dining chairs. That's where my dining chairs are from. I'm bored of listening to it, to be honest. I've just got a lot of deliveries at the moment.

Just keep coming. I love it though, don't you? Yeah. I love getting deliveries. Do you? Yeah. Did a little Amazon shop at like four in the morning the other day. Did you?

And I was feeding the baby. I need to get paid. What did you get? Some sort of christmas oh it was um the girls bell dressing up outfits lovely ruby and um may i just say maybe not maybe don't buy any christmas pajamas for the children might have done a little order myself lovely they've got some but that's very kind little white company special excellent lovely not as the white company don't be done now he's got a few little bits but it's a long old month so i know i actually thought that they could start wearing them well soon can't i yeah as of monday they're still in the pumpkin ones yeah getting your money's worth. It's fine.

It's still October. Who? It's still October. Where are you? November. Are you okay? It's nearly December. Yeah, so as of Sunday, they can wear Christmas.

Yeah, absolutely. For sure. Perfect. We were going to talk of shopping. You wanted to talk a little bit about your newfound... Oh, don't. Oh, she's in the club. Oh, my God, it's awful.

Talk to us about it. Oh, the parent and child spaces. What's the problem? What's the problem? There's not enough of them, number one. No, the problem are people that feel that they can just park in them when they have no child. Do they have a car seat in the car?

I don't give a fuck, quite frankly, because I was ready Friday, four o'clock, baby's in the car, he's fine, he's sleeping, but I needed to go in there. Do you think I could get a space? And this woman nipped in just so it was available. It would have been available to me. Do you know what I mean? And then I sat there and I thought, I'm waiting. and i'm just sat there she was on her phone in the car

i thought no i'm gonna wait she got out the car and i'm a child no and i was just staring in her soul wow and i thought i'm gonna shout something but i thought no i'm not gonna do that because i'm on my own yeah Yeah, there's no point. I just gave her a stare. And instead, where she was parked, she walked around the car in a different way to get to the shop because she did it on purpose. But I thought, how can you? I've never, ever done that, ever.

I've never parked in a parent and child with no children. Oh, wow. That's poor, guys. Because I've got a car seat. No, it's really bad. It's out of order. And do you know what? If you're at Tesco Brookfield, where there's hundreds of them,

I don't, because I've never not got one. But if you're in Sainsbury's Hoddesdon and there's six of them. No, I agree with you. I do agree with you. And now my kids are older and parent and child is four. When you've got babies, you've got to get stuff out the car. No, no, no.

Any child. I have to say, because I always thought that, but you know what children are like when they open the door. And when they're standing as well. Yeah, they might smash the car next to you. So I understand that. Even if it's not a car seat and it's, if it was you and Eliza, I'd be saying no need.

And I don't do that. I don't park in a garage. She's basically an adult. If it was you and Eliza, I'd be saying no need. And I don't do that. I don't park in a garage. Basically an adult. If it was you and Joni, then understood because she might push the door. But the point is, if you don't have a child in your car, you should not. I want to see fines. I want people there giving out fines. Because do you know what I then did?

I could not park the car anywhere. So I then parked in the gridded bit in sainsbury's where you shouldn't park and i thought please i thought give me a ticket i actually want a ticket so that i can go into one about the part i wanted it i was like i was waiting a bit i thought and i know i shouldn't have parked there but i would not have been able to get i would have the car seat out no and the spaces are very tight anyway. Yes. So forget it.

And I was waiting for maybe an end one. No, I get it. I drove around about seven times. No, it's an absolute piss take. It is so... And there aren't enough of them. There are not enough. And then also, a lot of the people that do it have got big cars

because they've got a big car that they don't want getting hit. Well, it's not my problem. No, it's not. No, I agree. I was outraged. I thought it was awful. Do you remember when I on the daily mail um for parking in a disabled space and they absolutely came me but i was with dad oh yes i was with granddad and i had his disabled badge and they made out that i was some sort of moron yeah that was really disturbing because

people that park in disabled spaces it's the the same. Yeah, no, but that's the same. Disabled spaces, baby spaces. It's funny though, isn't it? Because I don't think people take the baby spaces seriously. And I understand what you're saying. It's so bad. I needed to go in there. I can't remember, but it was something I needed to get.

Maybe I could have left it. But the point is, what if I really but it was something i needed to get maybe i could have left it but the point is what if i really it was you know well it doesn't matter what it is if i want to go to asda for the old three pounds seven bottle of wine no but i'm saying what if i was you know i couldn't go home without getting his milk so what am i then doing driving to another shop or risking not being able to get my or what you have to do is leave the car in the middle well no because then you won't be able to get him out and no i don't know well you say like you can park in two spaces because there's no spaces available anyway there was no spaces i was really fuming i was really annoyed about it to be honest but if you find yourself in that

situation just but it happened again outside when me when he was just born and i was with jack so it was you know there were two people there was a man going into wicks and then another woman just parked in the free there's only three outside like majestic and matalan i know exactly where and they were and this woman just pulled in and i said i'm going in that space and then jack was like no leave it it's fine i've parked it now but that's not the point. It's a weird one though, isn't it? Because it's like, obviously the parent-child ones are amazing. But when you, a lot of these places, I know they're trying to cram as many cars in, I get it. However, everyone's got cars.

The majority of people have got children. But also. And even if you haven't, you're fucking digging people's cars when you're opening the door. It's mental. But the amount of people, when you're out, and maybe because I'm now more conscious of it, loads of people have children. I've saw it.

Why out of the whole of Sainsbury's are there only seven spaces? Exactly. Or even ten, because the majority of your people come in here. Because it's how many people they want in the shop. What do you mean? It's how many people can park in the car park for convenience. Yeah, but do more parent and child. But they're bigger.

Yeah, so it's higher. So for free of those, you're going to get two normal. Yeah, no, hideous. Absolutely hideous. But even if they just did one side of a bit more room. Brockfield's very good. It's got a lot of parent and child. Absolutely hideous. But even if they just did one side of a bit more room. Brockfield's very good. It's got a lot of parent and child. They have loads.

There are loads. Water Gardens. Pathetic. Yeah. Is it bad? Pathetic. Where are they? Sainsbury's Harlow's good for parent and child.

Yes, it is. Very good. It's got some. Yeah, it's just, yeah, it's hideous. Have you had any experiences with parent and child parking spaces with your children? Let us know. Didn't Mark have an issue once near Christmas?

I believe so, yeah. Do you remember when he went to get all the lights? Yes, he did. I can't remember the story. Next time he's on. Next time I will talk to him about that. Definitely. I was going to ask quickly, Christmas adverts?

I haven't seen any. I haven't seen any. How wonderful. Nothing that makes me go, oh, there we go. No, nothing. So if someone makes mine, nothing matters. The TK Maxx one but I think it's the same

as before where the animals and I quite like the BFG you weren't going mad this year it's cute I like that one

oh cute Sainsbury's yeah BFG's quite good yeah and I quite like Waitrose with oh yeah

from Line of Duty Joe Wilkinson's plays the uncle yes but part two is coming how skinny is he yeah he's buzzing

isn't he old Joe he's lost loads of weight I'm speaking to him in the morning for the pub we're having a catch up nice telling him he looks really well

he does look well but yeah there's part two of that coming out yeah so it's like a little mystery but yeah not I mean when you think Dawn French is great

yeah it's cute oh yeah that is it so they're all really good no they're not they're not good actually none of them are good what's John Lewis good have they not yet shit

boring can you believe that that was the like the big thing they really had their day I don't really get it a woman what is it

I have watched it went over my head a little bit haven't seen the Coca-Cola advert I mean we used to send them to each other yeah well you'd

sort of wake up and be like oh it's coming out today and the John Lewis one always had a really good song and that's not even really that's a shame I don't know what it is

I can't remember and Coca-Cola's normally like one of the first you see I haven't seen it no usually on ITV isn't it on Saturday night

but also we forward all the adverts these days it's very different it's true when are we doing our Christmas night right

I want to do an Instagram live Oh God I really, really do I want to tell the listener What date to do it I think we need to do it quite late Because people have their kids Yeah

No, I know But we can work it out with you, surely We can see how you feel But I really want to do it I think it'll be okay Baby James can be in here. No, we can put him to sleep. Or we can put him to bed.

And I'll just stay here. I think a 9pm would be really good because people are all sorted for their evening. We're no, very busy. Yeah, that would work quite well. So a 9pm and I want to do, I've been buying it, guys. So we're going to do fizz testing. Nice. And crackers.

Oh, so we'll have to stay. Yeah, it'll be nice. Yeah. fizz testing and crackers. Oh, so we'll have to stay. Yeah. Fizz testing and crackers. And we can just have a chat about Christmas in general and just tell everyone I'm going from Aldi to Lidl to Marksies, some Garden Centre charity ones. I've got different crackers, different types of fizz. Crackers? What do you mean? With what?

No, Christmas crackers to pull. Oh, my Christ. Jacob's or Cars. Oh, my Christ. with what? No Christmas crackers to pull. Fuck. Oh my Christ. Jacobs or cars. Oh my Christ. Love cars. Yeah, you can't beat a car. They're very thin,

aren't they? They're very, oh, I'd love a cheese ball. Yeah, can we not do that as well? No. On the night,

I feel like cheese balls red wine though. I mean, we can have, we can have a little few bits of wine. No, we can just we can have a little few bits and pieces alright so pulling crackers

it's crackers and fizz I can do Saturday the 7th I'm working till midnight perfect what oh yeah I've got a job

till midnight that night oh wow we're reef making on Saturday that's going to be fantastic are we you're not

I wasn't invited. No, and if I. It was a lovely invite by your lovely friend, Nicola. Yeah, my very good friend who owns an online florist called Grace and Thorn. Fantastic. So check it out. But yeah, we'll do some pics, won't we, on Saturday. And we'll do a bit of podding.

Do a little bit of podding. Maybe go somewhere for a Christmas cocktail. Yes. So that'll be good. When's this? Saturday. What's this Saturday? Yeah.

It's bang out of order. Babe, you're not going to come to Hackney with a baby all day long. No, I'm not. No. No, I'm not. I've got plans anyway. It's cute. What are you up to Saturday?

Not a saying. Okay. No problem. No, what is it? No, I'm not saying. I've got a nice weekend. I just really want to not be ill.

You'll be alright. No, but this chest is a good... It's only Monday. Whatever the chest gets worse. Oh, she's obsessed with being ill.

No, PMA. Positive Mental Attitudes. Just go positive mental attitude take some meds and chill so nice for a catch up as always in the room we're back in the room yeah so good um can't wait to go and have a squeeze now baby james who's downstairs by the way before you start going how's ellie in the room where's my baby where's my baby just on his own downstairs chilling we've just left him out on the porch he's good as gold out there loves the lights from the uh door no he's absolutely fine he's all good um with friends um thank you so much we will see you very very soon see you saturday babes see you saturday see you tomorrow see you in the morning for a nice

cup of coffee and thanks as always if we get up huh if we wake up lazy bastards keep looking at the whatsapp see last seen at 0637 I think I only want a cup of tea

last seen 20 to 10 she got up this morning nice excellent I didn't know no it's good it's nice I've got to do that

enjoy it while you're here I was going to sit on an arm and I thought no I won't he won't he'll get up soon he got up at 11 it's perfect enjoy it while you can

but no I'll be up in the morning don't worry I'm going to get him down earlier tonight lovely right see you all later

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