Downhill Fast

This episode kicks off with Tamara sharing about the perfect Irish wedding she attended and the best wedding reception! There were ciders, shots, dancing, and cats. Nothing better than a dip in the Irish Sea to help cure a hangover. Rheannon has made a tactical error with Halloween costumes in her house. She found herself needing a second firefighter costume for her daughters. When getting the firefighter costume she also picked up a mermaid costume. Little did she know how much glitter would come off the costume. It is now EVERYWHERE. John has now entered his purse carrying phase. Turns out you can teach an old dog new tricks. Rheannon has a brilliant idea to get rid of the rest of the Halloween candy in her house, and it surely won't go downhill fsat! 

Tamara is doing her very best to help tutor math. It is her time to shine to try and bring some positivity to math homework. Rheannon pulls out a math pop quiz, and luckily Tamara can math her way out. The slide at Rheannon's house has become a battle ground for the two daughters fighting over the same toy. Let's just say the younger daughter is really holding her ground. Rheannon is excited for a trip to Pee-Town and trip to Costco. Tamara might even drive down to "help", but mostly to see the kids. Fantasy Football is going downhill for everyone! Much like this episode it is going downhill fast. 

This episode kicks off season 10 with the exciting news that Rheannon has a new puppy! In order to find the perfect new member for the family Rheannon and her family drove 9 hours one way to go pick up a puppy. The whole family went on the adventure to pick up the puppy. On the freeway, popped tire of tires for the brand new truck! Tamara is wanting to get a dog DNA test to see what all is in the pup. Tamara had a great time going on an Alaska cruise with her family. Now her niece and nephew really enjoyed looking for hidden ducks. Tamara enjoyed trivia, pool time, and some really good food! Tamara volunteered to go get ice cream any time someone wanted to go get ice cream cones. Next trip coming up for Tamara is her birthday trip to Disneyland, and she is already deep in the planning to maximize her two days at the park. It will likely go downhill fast! 

This week on Downhill Fast, Tamara and Rheannon are actually recording in person, which means the chaos has escaped the internet and entered the real world.

There’s even a surprise mini guest appearance for approximately five seconds before the adults get back to discussing the important things in life, like pets behaving badly, animals completely ignoring everything you say, and somehow getting emotionally invested in the theme song from a children’s television show.

Meanwhile, Tamara casually drops several completely unexpected stories from her life that Rheannon, and probably everyone listening, was absolutely not prepared for.

Rheannon continues her ongoing battle with motherhood and somehow remains standing. Is she thriving? Is she surviving? Has she simply become too powerful to defeat? Who the hell knows.

Bad pets. Tiny guests. Childhood theme songs. Questionable life stories. Motherhood chaos.

Just another completely normal week on Downhill Fast.

Tamara is back from her adventures in Maine and the hardest part was trying to secure a minivan for the road trip. The trip was amazing, but unfortunately Tamara broke a tooth on the flight home. Rheannon is not excited by the idea of flying. Tamara is happy to fly along for emotional support. Rheannon's oldest daughter makes an unplanned appearance on the pod. Tamara is excited for the NFL Fantasy draft, but all she is hoping for is getting a good quarterback. Let the research commence. Tamara shares more adventures from Maine. Swimming in lakes and relaxing with board games. Rheannon is still fighting the good fight raising two independent girls. There might be early mornings and strong opinions at bedtime. Tamara watched two movies on the plane, and both were surprisingly too violent to watch in public. Let's just say that it went downhill fast. 

Tamara kicks off the episode talking about taking the pup swimming. Luckily it did not go downhill fast! Now Tamara helping her folks with yard work was less fun. Although when bragging to the book club text chat, my best friend asked if I would head over to help. She was half joking, but then we took her up on it to help! However, this delayed getting lunch to my Mom. Then when Tamara finally brings the sandwich it is the wrong sandwich. Tamara heads home to unpack some long lost movies only to have water leaking from the ceiling. Rheannon get's an unexpected visitor to her podcasting studio and just about jumps out of her skin. Let's just say that it goes downhill fast. 

This episode kicks off with Tamara sharing how fun it was to visit last weekend and playing with the kids. She got to play inside with the kids while Rheannon and Theresa worked hard outside in the rain, hail, wind, and random brief moments of sun. Tamara really felt like she had the best gig! Rheannon tried to change the rules of toys stay in the playroom or in their rooms. It is still a work in progress. Tamara might have been tricked into helping her Mom with yard work. It takes one compliment and Tamara suddenly finds herself helping her Mom with yard work for an hour and a half. Everyone is getting excited for the upcoming Fantasy Football League. We will see who makes the cut and is invited back for next year. The first pick of the NFL Fantasy Draft is a lot of pressure for Tamara, and it will likely go downhill fast. 

This week's episode kicks off with Rheannon airing some frustration with Tamara's movie recommendation for Hamnet. Now, in Tamara's defense, she thought they already knew the ending from history. A show recommendation that Rheannon did still enjoy was Deadloch. Tamara dives into the story lines that she really enjoyed and some of the heavier takeaways. Now it is a foul mouth, queer, over the top, murder mystery, so if you haven't seen it check it out. Tamara cannot say enough things about the movie Project Hail Mary. The movie will leave out a chunk of the science and a couple plot points out from the book, but Tamara still really enjoyed it. It has great vibes and you leave the theater feeling happy. Rheannon has been doing work making a fort for her girls to play in. A core memory for sure! Tamara maybe rushes ahead to the kids as teenagers and how it could go downhill fast!

Tamara kicks off the episode with her whirlwind trip to Disneyland. She flew down with two friends for a one day birthday trip. Tamara was very proud of the nine rides and efficient use of lightning pass. She really enjoyed nerding out and making her custom made lightsaber. Rheannon has started the discussion of going to school with her eldest daughter. That two and half year old is independent and ready for school. Now, that doesn't mean Rheannon is ready. Tamara's puppy had a great day at doggy daycare. Although, the puppy is still in the I am happy to see you and I have to show it by peeing immediately. Rheannon has had her mind blown, by Tamara's idea on how to remodel part of the house. Will there be a fancy new door? Maybe. Will it cost $5,000, absolutely not! Hopefully the remodel does not go downhill fast, much like this episode. 

On this week’s episode of Downhill Fast, Tamara and Rheannon unpack the absolute chaos that was Tamara’s recent car nightmare. What started as a routine dealership visit quickly turned into a “you need all of this immediately” situation… and Rheannon was not about to let that slide.

Enter: calculated wrecking ball energy.

Rheannon breaks down the numbers, questions the repairs, and serves up mechanical wisdom with a side of “don’t play us.” Because yes, you can pay your dealership, but no, you do not get to take advantage of people who you assume don’t know better.

Also in this episode: Tamara wins fantasy football and receives the most legendary prize imaginable a custom golden football trophy made by Rheannon herself. Home Depot run? Check. Getting carded for gold spray paint? Also check. Honestly, kind of iconic.

This week is less chaos and more straight-up life advice, financial common sense, and the reminder that when someone tells you that you “need all this stuff”… maybe Google it first.

You’re welcome.