One of us discovered that a cute outfit can genuinely improve your mood (science says yes, and so do strangers who suddenly start complimenting you in the supermarket).

The other one has started carrying watercolours everywhere and whipping them out at random intervals.

One of us did an outrageously extra newborn photoshoot. Shout out to Anne Geddes (IYKYK)

Scheduling joy is saving us from the monotonous existence that is parenting young children.

We’ve got a list of good news stories to cleanse your doom-scrolling soul. Pandas are involved.

One of us goes on a warranted and passionate rant about beer drinkers and why they’re paying more tax than the gas industry.

We both casually fixed childcare in about five minutes. You’re welcome.

There’s also a Mexican food hack that will change your life (we’re talking structural integrity AND crunch).

Loads happening this week, but now we’ve Gotta Go! See you next week.

CHAPTER MARKERS:

00:00 Introduction

00:31 Sleep & joy check-in: newborn life, mental load and mood

03:10 Dopamine dressing tips

05:51 Watercolours & creativity

07:31 Seeking good news

10:36 Micro-joy in motherhood: mindset shifts for the early years

11:38 Newborn photoshoot: Anne Geddes vibes (IYKYK)

12:51 Australia gas tax outrage: why beer is taxed more than gas

14:48 Norway sovereign wealth fund: how resource taxes fund public services

16:09 Free childcare Australia: the numbers, subsidies and the math

18:20 Childcare choices: stay home vs daycare

20:45 Parental leave lessons: Sweden/Estonia models + sharing the load

22:19 Mexican taco hack

23:37 Gotta Go Segment

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Supported by Solutions for Climate Australia

LINKS

Blue Macaw Out Of Extinction:

https://www.science.org/content/article/two-decades-vanished-stunning-spixs-macaw-returns-forest-home

Alah Kohler

https://www.instagram.com/p/DW20uSVDtrH/