New year, no excuses.
In this episode, we talk real accountability and what we are actually committing to this year. From a no BS diet, exercise, and fitness challenge between us to how we think about relationships, friendships, and who we allow access to our marriage, our family, and our home.

We get into why not everyone deserves a seat at your table, how couple friends can either strengthen your relationship or quietly drain it, and why being intentional about your circle matters more than ever.

If you are resetting routines, rethinking who you spend time with, and trying to build a life that actually feels good instead of just looking good, this episode is for you.

This episode starts light and festive and ends somewhere we didn’t expect.

We talk Christmas traditions, the ongoing debate about opening gifts early, our favorite and least favorite Christmas songs, and how we think about personal goal setting as the new year approaches.

Then we get into couple goals, whether you should sit down and formally plan your future together or let things unfold organically.

And finally, Tim drops a surprise: he’s into manifestation?!
Which leads to an honest, thoughtful conversation about how manifestation and religion can exist in the same space, and what we actually believe.

It’s cozy, funny, and gets real at the end.

This week on Full Nelson, we talk about the new espresso machine we bought and trace back through the quietly insane amount of money we've spent on coffee appliances over the years. It starts with a $30 frother and ends with a full-blown barista setup, but the point is bigger than coffee.
We break down how small lifestyle upgrades add up and how the same principle applies to building a legacy. We get into the long-term vision for our family, what we want our life to look like ten or twenty years from now, and how you can start planning for the future you want even if you live in a downtown high-rise with no land and no space.
Inside this episode:
• The slow creep of "just one more coffee gadget"
• Smart financial decisions that compound over time
• How to think legacy even if you're not in your forever home
• How to choose a partner who actually wants the same future you do
• Tim's hunting trip, shooting a deer, and the reverence in the full-circle process of taking an animal's life and honouring it through food
• Why the "circle of life" conversation matters more than people think
It's one of our most grounded conversations yet.
Part marriage, part money, part family planning, part espresso-fuelled chaos. If you're dreaming of a long-game life built intentions and thoughtfully, this episode will feel like a blueprint.