Mum's The Word! The Parenting Podcast - GEORGIA'S BACK FROM THE JUNGLE & CHAOTIC CHRISTMASES

Episode Date: December 23, 2024

This week on Mum's The Word, Georgia Jones and Kelsey Parker dive into a festive and fun-filled chat! Georgia shares her whirlwind experience of flying back from Australia to watch Danny Jones be crowned the latest King of the Jungle on I’m A Celebrity. She also opens up about the highs and challenges of traveling solo with kids.The duo gets real about the Christmas countdown—are we really ready for the holiday madness?Plus, they tackle your burning questions with their signature humor and honesty. Whether you're looking for parenting tips or just a festive laugh, this episode has it all.Grab a cuppa, tune in, and let’s chat! 🎄✨ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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I'm Georgia Jones. And I'm Kelsey Parker. And here we have an episode in storeums the Word. I'm Georgia Jones. And I'm Kelsey Parker. And here we have an episode in stock for you today. Georgia gives us the lowdown on her time in Australia watching Danny become the latest king of the jungle. He did, he did. Because obviously he'd been in the jungle, had loads of time to spend. Did he smell? No! He did not smell. Danny Jones does not smell. And he doesn't get! He did not smell. Danny Jones does not smell and he doesn't get sweaty pits. Like literally. All the fans are gonna love you even more by saying that. What traveling as a solo

parent is like. I'm just not crying. I'm not crying, it's fine. But I was like, and that's what made me think, do you know what? I think I need to be re-appreciated again. Are we ready for Christmas? No, no, we're not. I think Danny's got some grand plan of cooking a turkey on a barbecue. As ever, we jump into your listener questions. So grab a cuppa. Get comfy.

And let's jump into this brand new episode of Mums the Words. Told ya. Right. What does it feel like to be queen? I think Colleen was queen really. Do you know what I was quite surprised? It was a real...for all the families that were there... Everyone thought Colleen was gonna win?

No, no, not that we thought Colleen was gonna win, just that it was a real close call. We couldn't place it. But they did say about the results, didn't they? It was close, it was super close, yeah. But I just think with Danny, I know you're married to him and normally we are slagging him off, so we've got to be a bit positive about him today. That with Danny, what you see is what you get.

And I think for him, he wore his heart on his sleeve, he told everyone his feelings and emotions. He did. Does he do that at home? I said to you before, didn't I? One of my best mates, who's a psychologist, said to me, she was like, you both reached that end part of the experience

in a completely different way. That's what I'm saying. You are queen. You are queen because you held it down for him. Thanks, Karen. Danny Jones, if you're listening to this, you don't know what my Georgia went through whilst you were in that jungle.

Yes, you may have been on rice and beans, but she was moving house. She moved you house and sorted everything out and had your son for a whole month on her own. Do you know what I'm gonna do, Kouse? I've already booked part of it. I'm going away for January. Are you? I am solo traveling around. Where are you going?

Well... What? What? Yeah, I'm going away to like one of these places where you like have no signal and just... So you're actually gonna do this yeah i've booked that bit but i really want you to document it i will i know you need to do this for mom's the word because you said that you that you're gonna go somewhere then you went actually i feel like i'm i would hate if i actually yeah but i'm doing it you're doing that yeah where are you going

i'm a bit scared i'm going to one of those like cabins. Oh, she's not gonna tell me again Well, no in case a murderer comes and gets me that's what I'm quite scared of I think when he gets tonight's how I'm just Gonna be like Fuck it I need to be on my own. I need silence. I can't hear people needing me anymore. I can't, just can't do it. I feel like she's got back from Australia

and now she's walked straight into me. I feel like I could be a problem here too. Are you getting away from me? Is it a me problem? No, you're my therapist, remember. So I've got that at the beginning of Jan and then towards the end of Jan, I'm gonna go on some kind of health retreat. Amazing of Jan, I'm gonna go on like some kind of health retreat.

Amazing. Yeah, I'm gonna like go and just be zen and work out and not drink excessive amounts of alcohol. She's gonna do a lot of that over Christmas. I am. She's gonna go and detox? Yeah, yeah I am. And I'm not, I mean I do,

Where are you gonna go for your health spa? But I'm gonna try and not feel guilty about it. Don't feel guilty. Because, because. We speak about this all the time. I know, I know. So I'm gonna do it, Kels. You're proud of me?

I'm so proud of you. I need you to document it though. I will. So you're gonna go on your own to a cabin in the middle of nowhere? Yeah. For how many days? I think it's three. I've booked it.

I think it's three days. And what did Danny actually say about that? I haven't told him yet. Ha ha ha ha ha ha. Exclusive. Exclusive, Danny Jones coming to you live on the 23rd of December, I win, whenever this goes live. Yeah, so I'm sure I'll have told him by then,

but yeah, I just need a bit of me time. I want to sit and I want to read a book, and I always say this to you, don't I? I just want to sit I want to sit and I want to read a book. And I always say this to you, don't I? Do you want to sit and read a book? I also want to- What book are you going to read? Did you actually finish the book that you kept posting about on your Instagram?

I did actually because- Well done. Purely because I went, do you know what? I did the whole journey here on this 24 hour journey. Yeah, I saw this. Oh my God, I was gonna tell you about this. So yeah, so what is only fair is if Danny does the whole way back. I mean, his mum was there as well,

so it wasn't just Danny on his own. On the way home, you flew back on your own. No, no, we were on the same flight. It's just I had my own seat away from- Oh, I got excited and thought you actually flew back on your own. I thought, maybe she's taking Danny's flight. Danny wasn't meant to be on this flight.

That probably would have been even better because Cooper did want mummy cuddles, which is fine. Cause I was probably craving them at that point. I'd gone like 10 hours without having a cuddle. But do you know what? And this is me just being really, a really needy mom. Was that when we got out there and Danny came out of the jungle,

Cooper literally could not have given a shit about me. Like not, like I might as well. Did he just win the jungle? He must have been so proud of his dad. Well he was, you know, brilliant. But you know, I just single-handedly moved house and looked after him. He will respect it one day.

Well, let's hope so. But yeah, he didn't even wanna hold my hand. Well, he just was all about Danny. Yeah, yeah. And how did Danny feel about that? I mean, he was lapping it up. I'm sure he was, but I had to do everything to not show Cooper how upset I was.

I'm just not crying, just hoping it's good. I'm not crying, it's fine. But I was like, and that's what made me think, do you know what? I think I need to be re-appreciated again. I think Cooper, because I think I'm so, I'm always there. Like Cooper never gets a chance to miss his mommy

because mommy is always there. So I kind of feel like he needs to appreciate you not being there. Yeah, which is ridiculous. Everything you do for him. Yeah. Which is ridiculous. Of everything you do for him. Me saying that about a six year old child. No, but I get it, I get it.

How did Danny feel when he actually came out of the jungle? Cause obviously he'd been in a jungle, had loads of time to... Did he smell? No, he did not smell. Danny Jones does not smell. And he doesn't get sweaty pits. Like literally...

All the fans are gonna love you even more by saying that. It's really annoying actually. But they do say as well, don't they? You know me, into my health. That like wearing deodorant, obviously after a period of time, if you stop wearing it, you will actually stop sweating and smelling.

Really? Yeah. I mean, I just can't. Did other people really smell? See, I didn't smell anyone else when they first came out. Yeah, apparently other people did smell but Danny didn't. At all. I smelled more having had a shower going into that jungle than he did coming out of it. Really? Yeah. Oh, so you're a smeller. She's a smelly one. No, no.

Can that not be an exclusive that I smell? I smell of roses, but you know, it was sweaty in that jungle. I bet you it was. It was hot. How did you feel when he actually won? I was really pleased for him. I mean, fair do. It was like he was great in there.

Like it was great. Did you think he was gonna win? Yeah, I mean, cause he's such a likable character and I knew he was gonna bosh the tasks, even though he was scared, but I could tell he was doing it to prove a point to Cooper.

Like he'd said that before he went in and he actually said it a few times when he was in there. So I knew, I knew he was going to do that. And he's probably doing it for the other McFly boys as well, so I didn't think he was a pussy. Yeah, but I did say to Daniel, I was like,

don't be alarmed if you get voted in for a trial, because I'm gonna make sure you voted in for a trial, which I did, I don't know if it's on social media, I was like, everybody vote for Danny to do a trial. But he did say that when he got voted, he was a bit like, oh God, does that mean the nation don't like me? So he did have a little panic.

He would overthink that, wouldn't he? Yeah, yeah. He would overthink that. Yeah, but no, when Danny came the nation don't like me? So he did have a little panic. He would overthink that, wouldn't he? Yeah, yeah. He would overthink that. Yeah. But no, when Danny came out, he was like, he'd gone through a real mindful experience, but he came out to a wife that was like, couldn't be any further from mindful.

So, the two worlds didn't quite match with one another because I was so happy for him, but I was also a broken woman. Yeah. Exhausted broken woman that was still jet lagged. So yeah, I was on a very different page to him. How did he feel about the page he was on?

I was like, how lovely for you. How lovely for you that you've had all this sleep. Oh, and you were bored. You had moments where you just had nothing to do. Nothing to do. How lovely for you that you've had all this sleep, oh and you were bored. You had moments where you just had nothing to do. How lovely. What did you do in that moment, Annie? What were you thinking about? What were you thinking about?

Did he love everyone? I felt like their camp really got along. They honestly were all so close. But do you know what? So obviously all the families all stayed in the same hotel together. Each of those campmates families were the loveliest people. Like I can't even begin to explain.

That made the experience for me, meeting all, like I love meeting people anyway. Like it's one of my favorite things to do, but that group of family and friends were just so nice. Just gorgeous. Such kind, genuine. There was a lot of northerners as well. Yes, you love a life.

Yeah, which was great. Alan's brother was a sweetheart. Alan just seems so nice. Oh my God, Alan was so nice, is so nice. He's like so nice. Melvin, Colleen, Colleen's kids were there and her mum and dad. I bet you they're lovely. Oh my God, Colleen. Colleen's kids were there and her mum and dad. I bet you they're lovely.

Oh my god, so nice. And I bet you they're just really down to earth people, aren't they? Totally. Barry's wife, Sandra. I mean, I didn't think I'd ever meet anyone that chatted more than Danny's mum. She beat her. Really? Yeah.

She did, she did. Did Danny's mum love it? Oh, I mean, of course she did. She was in her element, Kathy Jones. She was the only person that didn't take a flat shoe to the jungle with her. She had to borrow someone else's shoes. Stop it.

Yeah, she did. Did she not realize what she was stepping into? Of course she did, of course she did. But Kathy Jones only wears heels. She probably actually didn't have any, to be fair. No. Anyway. Anyway, I feel like to be fair. No, she, anyway. Anyway, I feel like we're just talking about me. We are.

How are you actually feeling with jet lag now? Well, so I only got back at the time of recording. I only got back yesterday morning. So, and I've been up since 3 a.m. So right now, I'm okay. You need to go until like, if you can, until nine o'clock tonight. I know. I don't know how to do it though. Because it's like...

Do a three o'clock coffee. Yeah, coffee doesn't really touch the sides of me, but it's like... If I had a three o'clock coffee, I would be like buzzing off my actual tits. Would you? Yeah, I can't drink coffee like past one o'clock. I'll be up all night if I had a coffee at three o'clock I'd be like that. Yeah saying that I actually don't drink coffee after a certain time but that's just I think it's just in my mind. You want to go out for a little wine tonight don't you? That's what I need to do don't I? Go

to your pub and see your mates in the pub. I'll go to my pub. But yeah solo travelling was it was fine with Coops, but I did think of you actually when I was solo traveling, because I was thinking, it's hard. There was one point where I got off at Singapore and then I had to get my connecting flight, but there was like a far a gap.

When I got off at Singapore, I was like, oh my God, I feel really poorly. And I was gonna be sick. I was sick. Yeah, I was sick. And then I felt awful, had like the worst headache in the world. And I was like, oh my God,

I don't know how I'm gonna do this. Like, cause I've got a child to look after and I had all these bags to carry and I was sweating. I was just like, oh my God, this is awful. Go but carry a bag. Yeah, I mean, he played a lot of Nintendo Switch, that's for sure. I was like, and then there's a Lego store at Singapore.

Did you buy him something? I was like, I'm just gonna have to buy him something and that he can do that. And I was like, darling, mommy is just gonna have to sleep in this seat whilst you do your Lego because I don't feel very well. I wonder what that was. I don't know.

I think I used to get really travel sick on long haul flights. I think I was travel sick. Well, I know my daughter gets travel sick. Yeah. Do you find it hard or do you feel like because you didn't have a choice that you just get on with it?

I think, yeah, I've not had a choice, have I, in anything. And I think I can relate to everything you are saying, just even like the, I can't even, Tony, like with the traveling, with just getting on with it, even just the moving, like you can actually in your head be like, oh, not annoyed, you're obviously not annoyed at Danny. But you're like, you've got that little bit of like,

to him, but I can't have that towards anyone because I have a little bit and I'm like, why did you leave me? Why have you died and why have you left me? I mean, that's an understandable feeling. Yeah. Like I'm left and I'm just getting on with it. Yeah.

Well, you're not on your own. But yeah, I get what you mean. But obviously there was a period of time where I've been on my own and had to do everything on my own and at home. And when you're sick, there's, you know, you've just, they've just got to get on with it. Like you sang Cooper, can you sit on the floor and do your Lego whilst Mommy sleeps? Like I've had to do that with the kids.

And it's hard, isn't it? Like, did you ever find that there'd be like a day so you're at the end of your tether and it just been a lot? Like my fuse with Cooper and I feel awful is so much shorter when like, well like towards the end of that month But it's because you're doing what I had to do

You're being good cop and bad cop and every cop and you do and then I had double of them Yeah, you're too I had to I had a few people say to me on social media. Oh, well, you know, it's not it's the typical It's all right for you. And you're just like, no, no, each to their own, please. Everybody. But someone was saying, oh, you know, my husband's in the military and he's away loads.

And I was like, well, first of all, Danny's away a hell of a lot. Yeah, and you're doing loads on your own. But second of all, I wouldn't choose to marry somebody that was in the military. Like that is my choice. And as awful as that must be for people whose husbands are, I wouldn't choose that for my life.

So when I'm going- Moaning. When I'm moaning and going, I've had a month solo parenting, this is hard. It's because it wasn't my choice to do a month solo parenting. Had I gone, right, my husband's in the army or Navy or whatever, this is my life.

I think I'd be a lot more right. But again, we're all entitled to feel how we wanna feel. We are, Kelsey, aren't we? That is it. That's how you feel. Then you can express yourself and tell people. That's how you feel. There's no judgment.

Why has everyone got a judge? Because you are different. Like me and you, we're different people. We have a different tolerance. judgment why has everyone got a judge that's because you are different like me and you we're different people we can have a different tolerance we have a different level yeah yeah and just even you've got one kid I've opted to have two kids sure I mean everyone's so different you can't have an opinion no everybody needs to be a bit more Kel's I think well it just annoys me with people when opinions...

I know. I know. It is annoying now, isn't it? Because you're like, I'm just trying to do my best and I'm allowed to... And more sensitive as well. So, you can't actually... I don't know what you're talking about. Me sensitive. You can't take what people say. I actually thought to myself this morning because one of my best mates left me this voice note and it was just lovely and I was close. I was close to Tay's Kel Kelsey and I thought to myself no I can't possibly go into today's podcast

and be emotional because Kelsey is literally going to quit. She's gonna be like Jones, Jones I can't take this anymore. Jones I'm not doing it, you're just too emotional. You're too emotional for me. Again it's fine. Yeah. Like if you're emotional I'm not emotional like there's, there's no meaning judgment on me that I'm not emotional. I never judge you. And that you are. You're my rock. Everyone's got to have the rock. And that is me.

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I am not really ready. You're not? Oh, that's music to my ears. Of course I'm not ready. There's nothing. See, you strike me as somebody that's almost got everything wrapped under the tree already. No. Yeah, I don't know why. I think that's out there.

Why? I don't know. If I didn't think I would have paid someone to do that for me. That's... Kelsey. If I wanted to be ready, I would be like, can someone do this for me? Someone could wrap up my presents for me. I was actually meant to get all the stuff out last night to weigh out what they've got, what they're getting.

But I didn't. Didn't? Okay, right. Well. And then my family's really upset me because we're doing Secret Santa and it's really upset me. Why? Because I've only got one family member, obviously, that I'm actually buying a present for, but

I love buying presents for people. Oh, so that's it. So I can only buy for one person. Oh no. I know I'm really sad. Oh yeah no I can understand that. I'm really sad. How much do you, how much? So it's a hundred pounds on that person. Okay right. But you probably would you probably normally spend more than that altogether on everyone. Oh way more. Yeah. Well we all know my brothers aren't getting anything. Oh yeah so I hope you've not got your brother as a secret Santa then no I've not I've not say because it's going out before Christmas Day how many is there of you on Christmas Day and where everyone's at my house my house and I think there's

like 12 of us oh that's nice that's nice I do love a lot of people together at Christmas I love it yeah I love having family over. As much as like it's stressing me out because we're doing it hours. You're doing it yours? Yeah, I don't know. I don't know why Kelsey. What's the update on the oven? Why?

What's the oven update? So one tiny small oven that works, the other one discontinued. Did I tell you? Yeah. What are you going to do? Oh, I think Danny's got some grand plan of cooking a turkey on a barbecue.

Yeah. Good old Danny. So. He's been in the jungle and cooking a turkey on a barbecue. Good old Danny. He's been in the jungle and he's gonna barbecue everything now. Yeah, so I'll leave that one to him. We have got an air fryer that's never been used. Air fryer's are a game changer.

Yeah, I've never used it before. But how many are you cooking for? Nine. Nine, yeah, I know. So I don't quite know how it's gonna work. Have you actually done any food shopping yet? No. No, I, no. So I don't quite know how it's gonna work. You actually don't have any food shopping yet? No. No, I haven't.

I'm actually going tonight. Yeah, do you think things might have run out already? What day are we on? I would get- We've got five days. I would get to the supermarket tonight. Yeah, I think so. And start buying.

Have you got turkey? Yeah, my mom's got all that. Right. So what we're doing is everyone's doing? A thing. A thing. Oh, that's a good idea. And then coming together.

That's a really good idea. I do have a woman that likes to supply me with wine. So she's my best friend at the moment because I messaged her, I was like, listen. Can I have some wine? Please can I have some wine? Yeah, I've got all the alcohol. It's only for me.

The alcohol has been delivered. You'll find me in a corner, glugging straight from the bottle. With straw. Rocking backwards and forwards. I just want a really lovely day though. I just think Christmas is a lot and I spoke about it about being on the treadmill on the lead up to Christmas.

And I still feel the same. I've got a weekend of Christmas activities with Tom's mom and dad, they're coming down. So that would be really nice. And we're seeing Uncle Louis, Tom's brother, and his kids. So that will be really nice over this weekend. Yeah, so obviously you're doing that this weekend.

That'll be nice. And then it will be your family time. And I'm taking the kids and obviously Norah and Nigel, we're going to Lappland UK. Are you? So I'm really excited to take the kids. They have no clue. Have you ever

ever been? No. Or Kelsey. Is it amazing? It is brilliant. It is honestly so so good. We went last year with Cooper. Did you love it? Oh I mean I don't know who loved it more, me or Cooper. Like it was fabulous. Okay I'm so excited. So well done. It's a lot. It's a lot. It's a lot. And I think we put so much pressure on ourselves as well, don't we, for everything to be perfect. Oh, you say perfect really weird. Perfect.

Don't say it about me. Perfect. Perfect. What do you want me to say, George? Perfect. It's not got an I in it. Perfect. Perfect. Perfect. Should we go on me to say, George? Perfect. It's not got an I in it. Perfect. Perfect. Perfect.

Should we go on to questions, Kelsey? Yeah. Why haven't we picked a podcast together? Listen, it's the end of the day. I just feel like you like terrorizing me. Maybe your new year's resolution needs to be that you need to be kinder to me. Stop being a bitch to Kelsey.

Stop bringing me as the worst dress in to the studio and stop terrorizing the way I speak. All right, all right. I was kind of hoping that when you and me went to that event together, that he was going to, that Sharts was going to do a post about how well dressed we both were, but he didn't.

What was that for? Action for Children. Yeah. Yeah. Anyway, should we do some list of questions? Let's do it. Okay. All right, so Alexa, Alexia? Questioning how I say everything now.

I have a little boy who's four. I've been pregnant twice this year, but due to health complications and reasons, carrying another child is near impossible for me. I've lost both babies very early on. I've always been comfortable with having an only child, but it seems so rare these days. There is so much societal pressure for a second child.

It's overwhelming at times and upsetting. I think there's just a lot of pressure in general for people to have children. You get married, everything's got to be. Yeah, perfect. Perfect, it does. And it's just from the outside. And I now actually think to myself,

and obviously meeting you and being your friend, to not ask people these questions. Are you gonna have another baby? Are you gonna do that? Like, but even for me, the amount of people say it to me. Yeah, it's so much pressure, like honestly. And I feel like it's like the minute you've had a child. Are you gonna have another one?

Are you gonna have another one? It's like, no, don't know. My fanny's not even repaired yet. The thought of having another bloody child popping out of there, no thank you. I mean, mine has now. That was me speaking like hypothetically in the past, like straight after I had a Kufa.

Guys, six years on, it's fine. We need Daniel here too. Just to clarify that. I've got a sab on that one. Just to clarify that, it's fine. Show me. I feel like we're close enough now, okay. Here you go.

Oh God, you can tell it's the end of the year, can't you girls? So what I will say as somebody that has got one. And only wants one. And only wants one is just, it's really hard to feel that pressure, but be really forward with what you're saying. I mean, obviously this lady has probably wanted more

because she's lost too, but if you decide. It's such a personal question. So every time someone asks her, do you want another child? Well, I've actually lost two. It's like digging it all up. I just go, no. If somebody says to me, do you want another child?

I'm like, no, I don't actually. And then when I say it, literally, when I say it, that kind of, honestly, nobody knows what to say. It's like, bloody elephant in the room. It'll be similar to someone going to you, oh, and where's your husband? Yeah, and you're like, oh, he's dead. And then everyone's like, oh, okay,

I don't know what to say. It's like that awkwardness. It shouldn't be. The elephant in the room. The elephant in the room, and it shouldn't be. Because people feel bad, and you wanna be like, I don't feel bad that I just want one. I'm very happy with my one child that I have.

And there's judgment that goes along with it. Like, I feel like sometimes if it's like, due to a medical reason, everyone's like, oh yeah, of course. When it's because it's choice, when it's out of choice, people are like, but wouldn't it be nice for Cooper to have a sibling? Do you not think Cooper's going to be lonely? And this, this whole, right,

I don't know whether you feel like this, but growing up, there was this whole thing around only, people that were only child being, how do you say that? People that were an only child being weird? You definitely can tell an only child. No, stop it, you can't. And I was like, growing up it was always like a thing, like only children are weird and they're not. Unless Cooper's gonna grow up an absolute weird. No, I don't think it's weirdness but some only

children that I know are quite selfish. But maybe that's just them. It might just be them, but also, it's true, but they're not used to having to share. Yeah, yeah. I wouldn't say weird, I mean, I'm not gonna- Yeah, but that's why I make sure I get Cooper's friends round lots, because then he has learned from a young age

that he has to share. The only thing Cooper- And cousins, he's got cousins. And cousins, yeah. The only thing Cooper. And cousins, he's got cousins. And cousins, yeah. The only thing Cooper's not very good at is play fighting. Cause you know how boys all play fight with each other. I do think that's personality. Yeah.

Because Bodie is not gonna be a rough and tumble, I say that, he has changed so much dramatically over the last couple of months. He's only little. Yeah. But you know, I don't think he's gonna be the like, he's not gonna be like the rock you play on. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Am I labeling my child? Will he be more of a diving footballer type? Yeah, rolling around like, oh my leg, my leg. Oh, I really hurt my toe. That was his dad. Was it? That was Tom, yes.

That was Tom. He always, yeah. Any football match he's ever played in, I've only ever seen him rolling around the floor. Oh God. My leg, my leg. Not giving me the hiccubit. And then actually getting his mom

taken to hospital the next day. Aw. So I was like when Danny broke his Achilles, and not Achilles. Get on with it. Wasn't his Achilles, it was his ACL. I was like, come on, you're fine. Oh, whoops. No, you're not.

Get on with it. Oh no, you need major surgery. Sorry. Misjudgment. Oh, whoops, no you're not. Get on with it. Oh no, you need major surgery, sorry. Misjudgment. So what are your plans and goals for 2025? Is that something you think about or do you just go with the flow of life? That was grace.

That was grace. Oh God, grace. We're going deep to be happy, to take some time for myself. Well, you're doing that at the start of the year. Yeah, I'm starting. I feel like I'm needing it. I want to start off the year taking some time for myself.

And I also want to make sure that I continue to be George Jones and not fall into, because Danny's won, I'm a slave. I don't want, I've worked so hard to not be Danny Jones' wife, and that's it. I want to be Georgia Jones in her own right and do my career. So I want to continue doing that.

I'm gonna work hard of being- Do we just sound like the old miserable wives? Cause I was gonna say, that's sort of the similar for me, not to be in the shadow of Kelsey Parker, the widow. Yeah, yeah. Well, I don't think you are. I think you're doing a sterling job at like forging your own career, 100%.

But we were talking about headlines earlier and all the headlines would be Tom Parker's widow, Kelsey Parker. Yeah, and that's where it's- It's always that. It's always leading with that. It's like, there's so much more to me than just being Tom's widow. And I'm proud and loud to be his widow

But there's more to you than that. There's more to me and I do so much. Yeah, so much good Oh my god, Kel's look at us. Yeah, we are Kelsey Parker and George Jones and we are not defined by our men Yeah, yes Exactly. So that also our goals are quite similar then, really. And happiness, ultimate happiness. I wanna see my homegirls more, well, all my best friends. I wanna see all my best friends more,

be more in the moment with Cooper. When I'm with Cooper, when it's just me and him, quite often I'm trying to like get my work done and reply to people a lot. And I'm often not in the moment. But it's so hard with what we do. We speak about it all the time, but it's so hard because how are you gonna be the mom

that's there? Because we have the luxury of being present for our children, but sometimes we're not present when we're there because we're having to work. It's just juggling that. It really is, isn't it? Or like doing the household chores. Like it's just.

Just play something to do it, George. I can't because I'm a control freak. It's my answer to everything. Daddy's mum was like, can I fold some washing for you? I was like, uh. And then she looked at me, she went, do you have a particular way of doing it?

I was like, yes. Yes, yes I do, yes I do. She went, would you unfold it all and refold it, do you think? And I was like, yeah, probably. So you're actually a hard person to help. I am quite a hard person to help, yeah. Whereas I'm like, just crack on, come and help me.

There's certain jobs, I'm like, yeah, if you wanna, you know, hoover for, vacuum, hoover, I don't know, look after my child, all those things. Just don't fold my washing. Just don't pair my socks for me. That's one wrong, one wrong thing. Do you iron all your clothes? No, no, no, I don't, no.

I'm not that particular about. She's not that OCD, but she's OCD. Yeah, I do, yeah. Diagnosed OCD, that's me. Should do an episode on that once. Right, Natasha, how do you unwind and make sure to enjoy the holidays or go instead of letting the hustle and bustle take over?

Well, Natasha, when you find this out, can you let me know? Yeah. Because I've not a clue. How do we? I don't know, how do you switch off because you're still always working? Like. We are always working.

It's really, I think like the key is to switching off is being laid back, but if you're not laid back, you're not laid back. But I don't like taking my foot off the gas. I really struggle. Same, that's why I was like that last week of me being in Australia. I was like, can I really wanna get back to work now?

I want to like- What have I missed out on? Yeah, totally. But I think that's maybe just the type of people, yeah. Cause I'm sure some people, and especially I feel like my girls from home that do like nine to five jobs, for instance, or nine to six,

they're probably, it's much easier for them to then have those relaxing points. Well they can put their out of office on. Yeah exactly and they're like, oh god thank god work's done for like the weekend. Oh my god my tummy's going mad. Oh my god my tummy was just rumbling. Was it? Was it yours or mine? You know when you can't feel it but you can hear it internally. Are we feeling each other now?

Oh my god. Are we taking this relationship to another level? We really are. Oh my god. We're taking this relationship to another level. We really are. But I always get worried. I never ever want to say to management that I'm taking the week off. No, I know.

And I am going to Dubai. I've not booked the flight yet but I am going to Dubai in January. Oh my god. Will's brother, who actually will love a shout out, Lewis. Hi Lewis. He is having a baby so we're actually going over to see the baby and we're having a break. But I could never say to Buffy,

I'm taking the week off. I couldn't do it. You just wouldn't want to. I always say to her, I'm going on holiday but obviously I'll be on my phone and you can message me anything. That's exactly what I do. I'm like, if anything comes in, let me know.

If I can do it out there, I'll do it out there. All day long. I don't want to ever miss out on an opportunity. But I think that's because we're self-employed, you never know when your next job is coming. So like, we kind of want to seize every opportunity, don't we, without work. Whereas it's different if you've got kind of like,

you know, what's the opposite of being self-employed? Employed. Oh. Oh God. Oh my God. How could she even comment on me? I'm perfect. I'm just saying, I'm really jealous.

She's crying of laughter now. What's the opposite of being self-employed? I know full well, Dormie's gonna make that in two ways. Clip. Oh, what an idiot. being self-employed. Employed. I know full well, Dormie's gonna make that into a clip. Oh, what an idiot. Am I okay? No, you're not. Thank God this is the last podcast of the year with you.

Yay, do you know what's made me really happy is that this episode I cried with laughter rather than sadness. Yay. Oh my God, is she actually being serious? Oh God, what an idiot. Yep, I was being, yep. I can categorically say I was being serious there. Wow. What?

What's the opposite of self-employed? I've got loads of common sense circles. Can I just put that out there? Just everyone. Common sense, loads of it. Whatever that was, none, none. That might be a good place to end this. Yes, let's wrap on that one, Jules. We spoke about Jules' time in Australia,

watching Danny win I'm a Celeb. And life in our households this Christmas. Make sure you subscribe, leave us a review and follow us on our socials at mumstheword.com and check our YouTube channel out.s at mums the word underscore pod and check our YouTube channel out just search mums the word so I've been Georgia Jones and I've been Kelsey Parker we'll be back with another episode same time same place

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