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Fitbits, Fails & The Great Dog Mix-Up
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Diane is back from her week-long vacation in Palm Springs and we’re talking all about having good boundaries around self-care, energy and time management— while also giving ourselves grace for the ever changing seasons of life. Gabby talks about the ups and downs of learning how to be a new mom, and then we dive into some heartwarming and hilarious confessions that will have you CACKLING. Did you do something embarrassing as a child that still haunts you to this day? Does your partner do something that drives you CRAZY? Have you ever brought home the wrong dog from the dog park? Let’s get into it, babes!
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Transcript
Diane's Desert Retreat
00:00:06
Speaker
Welcome back guys to another episode of doorknob confessions. I'm so excited to have you here and we have Diane back after a week of week or weekend of R&R in Palm Springs.
00:00:18
Speaker
Welcome back. Thank you so much. Yeah, it was a week and we spent a week away in the desert away from the city and I just like to do that every like two months or so.
00:00:29
Speaker
So i'm very spoiled in that regard for sure. Oh God, it's so nice.
Balancing Work and Self-Care
00:00:33
Speaker
And we were talking before um about like, just like how, like I admire and respect so much the boundaries that you have around like your work and then like your rest time, your me time. And it's always been like so difficult to balance those things for myself. And I, whenever you're like, Hey, I'm taking this time off for me.
00:00:52
Speaker
Like, this is how I'm going to do my self care. I'm not doing calls before this time. And that time, like that used to be me, I think a few years ago and everything worked so well. And then like I had the baby and now it's like more complicated. I have to do things whenever I have a minute.
00:01:05
Speaker
Um, but I just like admire that you're just like so good with your energetic boundaries. Thank you. I know that it might be a little bit annoying as somebody who works with me. But, you know, I do never try because i will get into this, like, I will slip into the mindset of just like hustle mode and grind mode, and I will not
New Parenting Schedules
00:01:26
Speaker
stop.
00:01:26
Speaker
Like I will work for like 12 hours a day and be like, okay, what more can I do? So I've, I found that I need to kind of go on the extreme end of having boundaries to kind of find my balance. And I'm sure once I have kids, it'll be like totally different, like such a different ballgame.
00:01:43
Speaker
Well, I think like, for i think for me, at least like you just go through a period of hell of adjusting and like, it's just like, just finding your feet again and giving yourself like so much permission to just be a little bit messy.
00:01:55
Speaker
And then like now we're in we're halfway through 10th month. And so we really have like her schedule down, her naps are down. She's super easy. She's super fun. um We got the hang of things. We're not like, just like, you know, like we're getting 12 hours of sleep a night. It's chef's kiss.
00:02:13
Speaker
um So now I feel like I'm finally getting back into a place where I can actually create some kind of schedule that incorporates like routine, self care, and also just like, putting my work at specific hours that I know are going to work for me.
00:02:26
Speaker
But you're right, like, and, you know, it's like, I think you mentioned this before, before we started recording, but just that, like, there are different seasons of life, and you kind of have to meet yourself where you are. And, um and I'm like I don't know if it's the ADHD hyper fixation mode for me, but I too,
00:02:42
Speaker
can do that 12 hours in the hole of working and then be like what else total and it's like it's a double-edged sword because I mean we love what we do and I mean i mean I'll speak for me personally it's just like I find so many like moments of joy and creativity in the work that I do.
00:03:00
Speaker
um But also at the end of the day, like I always have to remind myself, like we're not here to work like as human beings, we're here to live and have fun and enjoy and do things that are actually pleasure.
00:03:13
Speaker
um and so yeah, so now I downloaded this app and it blocks all of my working
Managing Digital Distractions
00:03:18
Speaker
apps. Slack, WhatsApp, Instagram, tick it just walks everything. And so the only app I am allowing myself to scroll on at night is Pinterest.
00:03:28
Speaker
Yeah. Oh my God. That's for, first of all, I need that app name. What is it called? It's Opal. I can send you a link yes and my link. You'll get like a premium membership for free for like a month or something.
00:03:39
Speaker
Amazing. I'll take it. Um, I have no self-control sometimes. And like, I do catch myself like scrolling all kinds of things like emails, Instagram, Tik TOK, especially Tik TOK. And like, just like, it's too overstimulating, but I love that Pinterest is the one that you leave for yourself. Is there any reason why Pinterest specifically?
Nostalgia for Tumblr
00:03:59
Speaker
Pinterest gives me Tumblr vibes. And like, I was a huge Tumblr girly when I was in high school. was fully like absorbed in Tumblr. I had like 300,000 following tell me the fuck up oh my i think tumblr was like like younger people before like i don't know i never got into tumblr but that's fucking impressive that's amazing no it was very aesthetic a lot of gifts a lot of fan fiction this is like a deep guy secret i like never share with people what do you mean fan fiction what kind of fan fiction tell me
00:04:38
Speaker
It would be like Twilight fan fiction. like Edward and Jacob and Bella are like having like three first situations.
00:04:48
Speaker
I wouldn't write them, but like other people would write them and then I would repost them. And then we would have like essentially kind of like Reddit forum type conversations in the comments. And this is what I was doing. Wait, I can't believe I missed out on this community. Like this is my people. Like, wait, what?
00:05:04
Speaker
Yeah. First of all, love this for you and love you for this. um Secondly, i would 100 fucking percent, 100 million percent be reading Twilight fanfare. I need to get into this.
00:05:15
Speaker
The other day, actually, I was watching Twilight in French, believe it or not, because my husband only saw it in English and I was like, you don't get the nuance. Unless you really hear what they're saying. Like I really understand it. So we watched it in French.
00:05:28
Speaker
So good. So How was it for you? Because like when I listened to things that were, I mean, if I watch Korean shows in English, like dubbed in English, I'm like, this is kind of weird, but I kind of like it.
00:05:40
Speaker
i I kind of like it. It's a different take and it also like forces me to kind of practice my French. Although I will say like, and I i think this is true for like a lot of the dubbing in different shows. Like it's never a, like a fully full translation. Like there's things that either like cultural references that they won't get or that, you know, like, because it doesn't apply to the, you know, some other country or like, there's just like, if they dumbed down the dialogue or, you know, so for me, like knowing,
00:06:09
Speaker
like kind of basic intermediate French. Like it was great because I knew the story. I could follow the story and it helped me understand what they were saying, but also like the voices were different. So it was kind of like cheesy. yeah Like i was like, this doesn't sound like them.
00:06:25
Speaker
No, I totally felt that too. I watched, I don't know if you watch Singles Inferno, but I watched that and then I accidentally clicked like the English dubbing and i was like, wow, that's weird. I don't like It's a little bit shocking, isn't it yeah It's just, I mean, especially too, like I have a couple friends who don't like who aren't Korean and they will watch Singles Inferno and they're like, why are they talking about being a dog or being a
Translating Media Across Cultures
00:06:46
Speaker
cat? But in Korean culture, that's like a kind a pop culture thing where I'm like,
00:06:50
Speaker
are you like the kind of like a golden retriever of a black cat kind of like. ah Yeah, yeah. Yeah, like that's kind of akin to it. And so like, oh, it's so funny how like culturally things kind of, we miss things depending on.
00:07:00
Speaker
Oh, totally, totally. and it's And it's really funny because like this is such a niche thing, I feel like. But we were watching um Shrek because like we're starting to introduce Ellie to like cartoons. She doesn't have the attention span for it, but like we enjoy it.
00:07:15
Speaker
And it's not like murder mysteries, which will give her trauma. So like true crime. um So we were watching it and I was like, there's that one part where Lord Farquaad is like interrogating the gingerbread man.
00:07:27
Speaker
And he's like, do you know the muffin man? He's like the muffin man. He's like, the muffin man. And in French, like in the dubbed version, it's actually a completely different joke.
00:07:40
Speaker
Like I was telling Ben that's what they're saying because we were watching Miss Rachel and they were singing the Muffin Man song. And I was like yeah, like in track. And he's like, wait, what? And so when we watched it in French, it actually gets replaced with like a totally different culturally relevant joke to French people that's based on the comedian that voices the Lord Farquaad character here in France.
00:08:02
Speaker
Oh. um based on one of his stand-up sets. So I was like, wow, that's really interesting. i love that. I don't know. It's like, yeah, just like interesting. Well, similarly to like an inside out, I know like when the kid gets, to like when they introduce the disgust emotion, depending on what country it aired, the vegetable changed because like every country has a vegetable that kids don't like.
00:08:26
Speaker
Oh, wait, that's so cute though. I love that. ah Well, you know, This wasn't even what we were going to talk about, but i I'm vibing with it. I love it. by I mean, I'm excited to get into these confessions because you always bring
Childhood Misunderstandings
00:08:39
Speaker
such solid ones. And I love that we do like blind reactions to them. I mean, like i I love scrolling these like different like pages and reading other people's like submitted confessions that they bring to us. And like, it's really, it's, it's always interesting because some, you know, range from being like really like dark confessions that I'm like, wow, like people are.
00:09:00
Speaker
are struggling. um And then there's some that are just so bizarre that you're just like, wait, what? And then other ones that are are really relatable. And I think this first one is actually pretty relatable.
00:09:11
Speaker
It brought me back. traumatic memory from my middle school days, which I'll tell you about. um And maybe you can relate. So this, this person confessed that.
00:09:23
Speaker
um Okay. So they said, I used to think dildos were a hostess product like ding dongs or ho ho's. When I was younger, I overheard older kids saying dildo a couple of times at lunch and they were whispering and giggling for years. I couldn't figure out what was so funny and secretive about snack cakes.
00:09:43
Speaker
Oh, wait, that's so funny. Ding-dongs do not sound like a food. I don't think that ding-dong should be a food name. No, or ho-hos. Like, who's coming up with these names?
00:09:55
Speaker
And dildo sounds very similar to those things. So, like, the logic is there. It's totally there. Like, did you – okay, so did you ever think that, like, as a kid, do you ever have a moment where you thought, like, something adult wasn't what it was?
00:10:08
Speaker
Oh, so in, i think I was in seventh grade. So I was an only child and a lot of the kids I went to school with had a lot of older siblings like who were in high school. And so I, and I also grew up in like an immigrant household. And so like pop culture was not a thing. i didn't know who anyone was. i didn't know who Rihanna was until I was like in 10th grade of high school.
00:10:25
Speaker
And so anyways, I remember this kid that I was friends with and he was like a fairly like skinnier kid, like a scrawny kid. And he was quite like bony. And so I was like, oh, you're like a boner. Like you're like somebody who is like really bony.
00:10:41
Speaker
And everybody was like cackling, laughing at me. And it was so embarrassing. And I, but it was embarrassing, but I didn't know what was embarrassing about it. You know, they explained it to me. They're like, Oh, this is what a boner is. And I was mortified. I was like, Oh my goodness.
00:10:55
Speaker
I can't believe I just said that.
00:10:59
Speaker
So yeah, I definitely resonate. and No, like, I feel like we all have a story like that or two. I read another confession about somebody who is very similarly thought boner meant bonehead.
00:11:11
Speaker
And then they went around calling everybody in their house a boner for like years because two people were too embarrassed to say anything until they realized like what it meant. I was like, that's so sad. But mine is Like I have like two that come to mind. One is like pretty innocent and funny. And the other one is horribly embarrassing.
00:11:29
Speaker
So the first one i was in fifth grade and do you remember the thong song? No. What is it? oh Wait, how old are you again?
00:11:40
Speaker
i am 27. oh fuck. I forgot you're so young. Okay. I'm 36. So this is way before your time. There was a song. thong song songg and it was by this guy named Cisco look it up it's a masterpiece um and he was like this R&B rapper I think like and it was like let me see that thong love the way your booty goes butt up but up so it was like it was like this really really huge hit don't please guys don't like judge my singing um It was a really huge hit.
00:12:10
Speaker
Thank you. um And I remember being in the school bus one day and like all the cool kids, who they all had older siblings. I'm an only child. I was very sheltered growing up, just like you, you know. And so I think like I wasn't exposed to any of that stuff.
00:12:24
Speaker
And so everybody, I'm trying to like figure out like what they're talking about. Like I heard the song, i have no idea what it means. and And like one of the popular kids, cause I got bullied a lot. So like, of course, one of the popular kids like turns around, they're like, Gabby, like, when do you what do you think a thong is? And i was like,
00:12:42
Speaker
I was like, i thought, I basically thought it was like just a full lingerie set, which was not too off, not too off. I was like, I thought it was like the, the, the bustier and the, and the corset and the whole outfit anyway.
00:12:55
Speaker
So that wasn't, that wasn't too embarrassing, but they definitely made fun of me for that, for not knowing. Um, but guys, if you are young and you're listening to this, go check out the thong song. I promise you won't regret it.
00:13:06
Speaker
It is iconic. Um, True millennial core. So then this is the really embarrassing one. i like to this day, to this day, I think about it every couple of months because I wish I could like go back and save my child self.
00:13:24
Speaker
So I wasn't even that young. I think I was like maybe 11 12. eleven or twelve That's pretty young. um Yeah, that's pretty young. And I don't know where, i think because my mom like used to watch Sex in the City. And like i would I didn't watch it with her, but like I would hear it. And like certain words like i you know like would stick out. And I'd be like, what like what does that mean? and um And so one day...
00:13:47
Speaker
Oh my God. I can't believe I'm sharing this. So one day, like I'm reliving my trauma over and over again. One day i had to um do a science report in front of my whole class.
00:13:58
Speaker
Right. And everybody had to do this. And um I feel like you guys are going to know where this is going as soon as I say like what I'm going to say. Even my daughter, if you can hear her, is screaming because she's embarrassed for me.
00:14:12
Speaker
So I had to a report on biological organisms. Let's just say that I replaced the word organism with orgasm for an entire three to five minute oral presentation in front of everyone who bullied me in front of my entire class.
00:14:37
Speaker
And to which I had no idea why everybody was laughing. I was just like, oh they're just being stupid. So I thought I killed that report. And then at the end, like the class is over and like people are like looking at me and like laughing and giggling. And I'm like, I don't know what's going on.
00:14:52
Speaker
And everybody leaves the classroom and the teacher calls me over and she was like, Gabby, um can I talk to you? And I was like, yeah, sure. And she's like, I'm really just want to say proud of you. And um like, I really admire how you handled that.
00:15:09
Speaker
And I was like, handled what? And she's like, Oh, you don't, you don't know what happened. And I was like, no. And she's like, ah um, ah well, you said orgasm instead of organism for your entire report. Do you know what that is? And was like, no, I don't know what that is.
00:15:31
Speaker
So needless to say, that was like something that's followed me and haunted me for years. um And if anybody from high school is listening or or middle school that heard this report, I am genuinely glad I made you laugh and brought a smile to your face ah to my horror and humiliation of myself.
00:15:47
Speaker
So there. Wait, that is crazy because I also, it wasn't a presentation, but you know what you like popcorn read when you're in class. yeah i read orgasm instead of organism in biology.
00:16:02
Speaker
It's an easy mistake. Okay, you guys. I'm not, I don't blame you. don't blame young Gabby. Oh my God. Well, to this person who thinks dildos are a hostess product, just know you're not alone.
00:16:17
Speaker
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00:16:37
Speaker
Look, we all know you're reaching those KPOs at work. You're showing up to Pilates, you're taking care of your kids, you're doing that self-growth work, and all of that is great. But you also need to give yourself time to throw it to the wind and just play. That's just as important when it comes to creating a life that feels joyful and expansive. And that is what Camp Hugin is all about. Camp Eugen is the adult summer camp experience for women by women.
Camp Yugen Adventure
00:17:02
Speaker
We are passionate about bringing women together in community to play, create, travel, and have incredible adventures all while nurturing and healing the inner child.
00:17:12
Speaker
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00:17:56
Speaker
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00:18:09
Speaker
That's www.campyugen.com slash May 2025. See you in France.
00:18:20
Speaker
Okay, so this one is really funny. So this person said that walking back from college, I waved to a mate. This is like an English person. so like a mate is like a friend. I waved to a friend as he passed on his motorbike.
00:18:33
Speaker
He waved back, except it wasn't him. I found out. A couple of days later, the same lad passed. He waved and so did I. And this went on for two years. 40 years later, i still don't know who it was.
00:18:48
Speaker
Wait, is it the same? They're waving to the same person every single time? Yeah, so they mistakenly waved at somebody and I guess they had the same route like every day, like going to class or something and still they waved at each other like, but they never met and he has no idea who this person is.
Accidental Friendship
00:19:05
Speaker
I love that though. That's actually really cute. That's like such a human thing. Yeah. It's so cute. I was like, oh, like making friends. Like, because we were saying like, it's hard to make friends as an adult. Like this is such a meet cute moment for friendship.
00:19:20
Speaker
Oh, it is a meet cute moment. i hope that you to I hope that one day, sir, you find this friend and you guys are able to so chat about it.
00:19:30
Speaker
And yeah. ah I've waved at people that I thought were people I knew. And like, do you ever do like the yeah the wave and then you realize and then you like brush your hair back with your hand? You're like, oh I wasn't doing that.
00:19:43
Speaker
I will commit. i'll just I'll just pretend like I was waving to them. What? No. no I just will I'll be like oh hey and I'm like oh that's not you but I will keep waving hi how are you doing that's ballsy Diane that's ballsy I'm too humiliated I'm like run and hide run and hide I'll like run into a store to avoid it you i love that for you though have you ever like like to like talk to that person or like you just pass them and it's just like whatever I, I mean, I have, I mean, after guys, I think like I used to have such severe anxiety and it was really bad social anxiety to the point where I couldn't go out. Gabby knows.
00:20:21
Speaker
And now it's like the anxiety is now not there in my system. And so I've just reverted back to like my five-year-old self where I wave and talk to everybody. So I will have like a full-on conversation with a stranger on the street.
00:20:35
Speaker
I love that. It'll be great. It's good. And people are interesting if you give them the opportunity to, you know, listen. Yeah. No, for sure. I feel like I was the same too. Like i I had a lot of anxiety my whole life, especially since I was like bullied a lot. And like, um I found it very hard to like make friends or put myself out there. And then when I started really like doing the work and like going to therapy and like figuring out like why this was going on.
00:21:00
Speaker
And then eventually like self-love journey, of course. um And all the healing things. Like I love talking to strangers now. Like I love it so much. And like you do get to meet some really interesting,
00:21:11
Speaker
interesting people that you may not meet. And I will say like and living in France, like living in Strasbourg is wonderful. um And I didn't know that there were like Americans in Strasbourg or even like English speaking. Obviously there's English speaking people, but I just was like, I don't know where to find them because I didn't know anybody.
00:21:29
Speaker
And it's funny, like even to this day, like I'm okay talking to strangers, but when it comes to like trying to make a friend I get so nervous like I went to this meetup group and I was I shit you not I was shaking like I was shaking and like shallow breathing like and I was like okay like just like it's gonna be fine like you know you're just here to like meet some new people and I i was kind of like surprised like that inner child really came out and she was like oh my god this is scary
00:22:00
Speaker
No, it is scary. And it's, you know, I think like making friends is not easy as an adult because everyone expects you to have friends already. And it's almost like this understanding. But like, what if you want new friends?
00:22:14
Speaker
Or like, what if you want different friends? And I think like... To the first time I really experienced adult friendship was when I went on a retreat and I was like, oh, you can actually form such like close friendships on these retreats with complete strangers on day one. And then like the last day of the retreat, you're like besties.
00:22:32
Speaker
Truly. Yeah. No, same, same. And it like my first real retreat was like a meditation retreat. And I was, I went by myself and I was like super nervous. Cause I was like, wow, this is really different.
00:22:44
Speaker
And like a lot of those people are still friends to this day. It was like one of the most eyeopening experiences. And that's like, I mean, That's one of the main reasons why like we created the Camp Yugen, you know, framework and why we're hosting a retreat. We're hosting it this May. If you guys are interested, um the link is in the show notes, but like we want to foster the same environment for you guys like that we've experienced, especially if you're feeling lonely, alone, you don't have like the circle of friends. You don't have even maybe a few friends. You're in a new city. You're in a new chapter, especially, especially Like when you go on this growing journey, like this healing journey, I know it's like very cliche, but it's true. When you start healing yourself and growing and changing your life, the people around you naturally will like change the people that you want to surround yourself with.
00:23:34
Speaker
So like finding that new group can be hard. So like rather than trying to find like-minded people just in the street, like, you know, hopefully you can find them with us in our retreat. Yeah, absolutely. And i do think like, a lot of people I know, for me, especially like I get really intimidated at the idea of going on a retreat alone. And It was probably one of the best experiences i ever had. And so if you are feeling hesitant, know that like it's like the first day of class in school, like the kids that are around you are like strangers. But then by the end of the school day, you're fairly close with them because your teacher makes you kind of go through uncomfortable icebreakers.
00:24:10
Speaker
oh That's kind what's going to happen on the retreat, but like not as uncomfortable and a lot cuter. Yeah, no, definitely. And a lot more fun because we're going to be in a chateau doing like fun and activities and you can live like your best like princess life, you know, like while also making friends.
00:24:26
Speaker
Absolutely. I'm really excited. I think it's going to be a great time. I'm so excited. Yeah. So you guys come check it out. um We have few spots left and the link is in the show notes. Are you tired of feeling stuck in cycles of anxiety, depression, or self-doubt?
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It's time to reclaim your happiness. Your future self is waiting. um Okay, moving on. So this is interesting. I wanted to ask you about this with your partner.
00:25:45
Speaker
um but this confession was like, um I bought my wife a Fitbit and because I'm fed up of her moaning about how tired she is and how badly she slept every morning when I know she had lots of sleep and snored 90% of the night.
Managing Sleep Disturbances
00:26:02
Speaker
So does your partner snore or do you snore? I, so I've been told I'll like very lightly snore when I'm really tired. um But I think it's usually when we're in like, like and when we're in Palm Springs, when we're in drier climates, I think I tend to snore because it's so dry out there. and My body is like gasping for any hint of moisture in the air.
00:26:25
Speaker
i think that's when I tend to snore. My partner used to snore lot, but now does not as much. um I think since, We've both been on like a health journey. It's been significantly less, but I should preface by saying I have, I am like the lightest sleeper, like the smallest thing I will wake up. At least I used to be. im not as much anymore, but I used to be a really light sleeper when I first met him.
00:26:46
Speaker
And so I have an insanely loud white noise machine. Like it it sounds like like a speaker. ver It's basically like blaring in your ear. It's really great. Just drowns everything out.
00:26:57
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I also have um loop earplugs that I put in my ears if I'm really struggling to sleep. So I am double layered up with. so Girl, i ah literally though, like I am such a light sleeper. I can relate to that. But like the, you and producer Nick, you, can you tell us what you sleep with?
00:27:18
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you Like unmute yourself, please. And share with us how you sleep every night. i don't sleep well every night, but, but your, your mom, your mother and I both have an aura ring.
00:27:32
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ah Yeah, the aura ring. But like, don't you sleep with like binaural beats? Oh, yeah. Like super loud. Not super loud. But but yeah, no, there is like a there is a couple different like YouTube, like binaural beats that I just have downloaded on my iPad. And I put it on loop that I've been so I've been sleeping with those for like, I don't know, want say like 15 years. So I'm just used to it now.
00:27:56
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No, it's so good. Like binaural beats, like are so, so, so good for regulating your nervous system and like helping you heal. I used to sleep with that, but it ended up becoming like too loud for me. And now I need like complete silence. I don't know what happened to me, but, um, and just so you guys know, um, my, our producer is also my mom's boyfriend. So that's why he mentioned my mom just now, not to make it awkward. Now everybody knows who you are.
00:28:22
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Thanks, Nick. um But yeah, so that's that's really interesting. So my, i don't really, okay so like I should preface this ah by saying it really does depend on what I eat. um If I have like gluten or dairy, like i will snore or if I'm on my back, I will snore.
00:28:39
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But I'm such a light sleeper that like once I just snore like for like a second, it wakes me up, which is so annoying. so i I literally hate myself. So I sleep on my left side because that's easier for your breathing to like sleep on your left side.
00:28:53
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Now my issue is, and I'm going to like whisper because he's in the other room. My husband, my husband, my love, my lovely, precious, amazing, wonderful husband.
00:29:05
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um I love him so much. He snores like a freight train and does not wake up. So I'm a light sleeper and he snores like it's the coming of Christ. And I am sitting there like not wanting to wake him up because on the one hand I'm like, wow, that's so great. He's getting such restful sleep. And then after a while I want to punch him in his fucking face.
00:29:29
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Like a rage takes over that I don't know where it comes from, but I'm just like, I can't do this. So there have been times where I put on like my ear, my noise canceling earphones, you guys, I can still hear it.
00:29:40
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It rattles the room. So now like I've i've learned a technique. And it's not, it's not violent. It's a nonviolent technique. i But I just gently, but not so gently poke him.
00:29:54
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And he doesn't wake up, but it stops the snoring. It's like an off button. I don't know that works. But if I just poke him like at this right, like pressure where it's not too hard, not too soft, it just turns off.
00:30:06
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So I don't know Okay, well, I need ah i need to give you the lowdown on what I used to do. Because when Jay was still in the military, he would get like, on average, like three hours of sleep a night. And so when he would come home on the weekends, he would sleep for like 12 to 14 hours, and he would be out.
00:30:24
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And I needed to block it out. And so I will give you like the load on. I get i have a hatch. I have the earplugs. I have everything on deck. It's really great. And then you want to give them like a solid pillow, like a little bit more of like an ergonomic pillow. so Yeah. like poke their head up to perfect.
00:30:42
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Yeah. um I swear by it. It works. I love that though. Like the things we do to support our partners. I actually um like have pillows that I brought in from the U S because I cannot find the long, comfy pillows like here in Europe. And maybe I'm not looking in the right places, but like they only have like square pillows that are like very thin.
00:31:05
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So I brought these like hotel style pillows back from the U S and like those have really, really helped. um But I might try like one of the more firmer ones like in the future. So I don't know. Yeah. No, the firmer ones definitely help with the snoring.
00:31:20
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00:32:10
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00:32:23
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cannabis, cannabis weed, if you will, marriage boner is legal. And um I read this and it reminded me of like times when I took too many gummies. um So this guy or this girl, whoever um said that they ate a cannabis gummy and took their dog for a walk in the park where there were obviously lots of other dogs and the gummy kicked in. And while they were there, long story short, um they were so high that they brought home the wrong dog.
00:32:51
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And didn't know how to explain it to their wife and kids. That is wild. a Look, I have definitely had my fair share of taking too many gummies, but I don't think I could ever bring home.
Cannabis Gummy Mishap
00:33:04
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Actually, I don't know, actually, because maybe if it's really similar looking, maybe I No, I mean, like, but I have so many questions though, because I agree. I feel like you have like a soul bond connection with your dog. You can look them in the eyes. You know, it's your dog, but maybe you're so fucked up that like, literally you think every dog is your dog. I don't know.
00:33:23
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And if they look similar, but the question I have is like, did he call the dog by name? Did the dog come to him or did he like grab a dog? And if he's walking his dog at the park, isn't it on a leash?
00:33:36
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How did it get switched? Yeah. I have so many questions. I mean, yeah because it's like, I don't know. I have three dogs and I don't i can't imagine not bringing the right dog.
00:33:50
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Yeah, whoever you are, I think you did more than just cannabis gummies, maybe mushrooms. That's what I'm saying. Like I could totally see it on mushrooms, but I can't see it on gummies.
00:34:02
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Yeah. Although I will say like, I have not, i used to be like a daily cannabis consumer, um when I was living in LA and then I went to Bali in like, like December of 2022 till like, like for six months. Right. And you can't, I mean, I'm sure you could find it there, but it's so illegal. I did not want to even try.
00:34:22
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And then immediately like moved to France to be with my husband. And so like, it's not legal here. And so I had not smoked for such a long time. I used to like bong rips all day long, like, and I would be totally sober and fine. Like it was wild. It was bananas, like my tolerance because I'd smoked for so long.
00:34:41
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Um, And then I went back to go visit my mom and um Nick, like back in um November. And I guess I still had some stuff left over from like way back before Bali that they just like kept because they don't smoke.
00:34:57
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And i they gave it to me. They're like, here, you left this here. and And I was like, oh, cool. There were some gummies. There was like some joints, whatever. So I, one night, like after everybody was sleeping, I couldn't sleep. So i like went downstairs and I like was like, I'm just going to try like this joint.
00:35:11
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I took two like little puffs and I was like, I hate this. This is what is happening to my body. i don't feel, i can't feel my hands. Like... I was like, this is a nightmare.
00:35:23
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um And it was just wild. Like how like when you don't have it for such a long time, like your tolerance goes down so much. Like I can't even imagine what a gummy would do to me at this point. Maybe I would take home the wrong dog. I don't know.
00:35:36
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I will like I stopped for I think like a month and a half. I just took like a break because I needed to like reassess my relationship with cannabis.
00:35:48
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Full transparency. And I was just, you know, I'm i'm i'm really interested in becoming ah mama soon. And I didn't want the first time to stop consuming it to be when I'm pregnant. Like I wanted to do it before then.
00:36:02
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And when I did it I took like a six-week break, I was like, first off, it's not nearly as terrible as I like made it out to be in my head. It's actually fine. and And I still have a great time. I still laugh my ass off sober.
00:36:15
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But when i took I took a gummy like recently after taking six weeks off, and I was spinning. like i was like The room was spinning. so I was like, okay, maybe if you don't have a high tolerance, then I could totally see taking over.
00:36:31
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the wrong dog no this shit listen this shit's strong when you're used to it it's it's crazy that your tolerance gets to a place where it's like oh I don't feel it but then yeah if you're not like used to it like now I understand when friends would come visit and I would give them something that like a little gummy or something and I was like oh it's like you're not gonna feel anything and then they were like gripping the sides of the couch with their hands like praying for it to be over like now I understand what that feels like so um I hope you were able to get your dog back sir um and that your wife and kids have not left you thata Tough situation. Fingers crossed.
00:37:06
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Yeah, fingers crossed. right, guys. Well, thank you for joining us for another fun little episode of Jordan Confessions. um Check out our retreat. We have it coming up in May. We have all kinds of payment plans. It's going to be amazing. Organic chef prepared meals, seven days at a chateau with like amazing group of women and with us and activities like exploring medieval cities and horseback riding and crafts and pajama parties. And we have a big pool. It's just going to be like the best, best, best time in the South of France.
00:37:37
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um And we'd love to see you there and make new friends and have a good time. And until next week, don't forget, you can also submit your confessions to us and we would love to read them here on the show.
00:37:48
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Have a wonderful week, you guys. See ya. Bye.