We spent several days at home during an ice storm in North Texas.

Sweats instead of real clothes. Garage workouts because the gym was out. Too much food because that’s what people do when they’re stuck. We talk through how our routines unraveled, what we did to fill the time, and how empty nest life changes the feel of being snowed in.

We also get into the small stuff… playing games we haven’t touched in years, watching different shows in different rooms without it being a “thing,” and noticing how storms feel when there aren’t kids at home needing rides, food, or distractions. It’s not a big takeaway episode. It’s just what a few quiet, iced-in days looked like for us.

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CHAPTERS

0:00 Intro
1:10 Iced in at home
3:40 Routines falling apart fast
6:30 Garage workouts and making do
9:10 Eating like it’s required
11:55 Storms without kids at home
15:05 Being together, doing different things
18:10 Forced slowdown and workdays
21:20 Wrapping up the week

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