Angie and Shelly are digging deep into the messy corners of life—literally. This episode unpacks why we hang onto stuff we don’t use, how scarcity and abundance shape our shopping habits, and why decluttering is about way more than organizing your house. From pineapple slicers and multiple Instapots to crockpot collections that deserve their own zip code, the conversation is funny, honest, and surprisingly freeing.

🍍 The Pineapple Slicer Problem – Why owning two doesn’t make sense (and why we keep them anyway)

🥘 Crockpot Confessions – Do you really need five? Asking for a friend

🧠 Scarcity vs. Abundance – How growing up broke or living in survival mode impacts the way we spend and keep things now

📦 The Emotional Weight of Stuff – Why decision-making about old boxes feels exhausting and sometimes heartbreaking

📅 Decluttering Beyond the Closet – Cleaning up your schedule, your subscriptions, and your mental bandwidth

💡 Practical Decluttering Tips – How to purge without burnout, set limits, and actually make it stick

😂 Low-Grade Hoarding Humor – Because if you can’t laugh about your “Monica closet,” you’ll cry

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💬 What’s hiding in your “room of shame”? A pineapple slicer, a closet of mystery, or a subscription you forgot you were still paying for? Tell us your clutter confessions—we promise we won’t judge.

In this honest and unfiltered conversation, Angie and Shelly tackle burnout—what it feels like, how it sneaks up on you, and why it’s more than just “being tired.” They break down the difference between physical exhaustion and emotional depletion, how menopause and midlife can amplify burnout, and why saying “I’m fine” might be the biggest lie we tell ourselves.

From personal stories to practical tips, this episode is for anyone who’s been running on empty for too long and needs permission to hit pause.

🛑 What Burnout Really Is – The three main signs: exhaustion, cynicism, and reduced effectiveness

📉 The Slow Creep – Why burnout often shows up before you even realize it’s happening

🧠 Work Burnout vs. Life Burnout – And how menopause can make both hit harder

📱 Airplane Mode Therapy – The surprising reason Angie turned her phone off for days at a time

💬 The Power of “No” – Protecting your time, energy, and mental health without apology

🛋️ Recovery Tips That Actually Help – Rest, unplugging, movement, micro breaks, and reconnecting with purpose

💡 Breaking the Guilt Cycle – Why downtime is not lazy—it’s necessary

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💬 Have you ever had a burnout so deep you didn’t even realize you were in it until you couldn’t function? Tell us your signs, your recovery hacks, and whether you’ve tried going “airplane mode” on life.

In this deeply personal and often hilarious episode, Angie and Shelly dive into the concept of core memories—those vivid moments, good or bad, that stay with you for life. From the ones burned in your brain as a toddler to the ones you purposely create for your grandkids, they unpack why some stick, how trauma can erase or distort them, and why balancing the hard memories with joyful ones is so important.

🚲 Rebel on a Trike – How a childhood neighborhood adventure led to a garage lineup and a spanking (worth it? maybe)

🔥 Burned in Memory – Literally… the story of a two-year-old hand meeting a hot stove

🎤 Lady Gaga with Your Daughter – Why it’s the laughter and connection that lasts, not just the concert

🧠 Memory and Trauma – How the brain protects us by blocking certain moments—and the shock when they come flooding back

👵 Grandparent Mantras – Planting positive, lasting words into little minds from day one

💔 Loss and Life-Changing News – Those phone calls and moments you never forget, whether expected or not

🎈 Purposeful Joy – Creating happy, intentional core memories to balance out the hard ones

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💬 What’s your earliest core memory? Was it something sweet, something scary, or something you purposely created for yourself or someone else? Share it with us—we’d love to hear it.