Erica’s back from a weekend away, Jenn got a glow-up haircut, and somehow they’re still recording a podcast on their phones.

This week: birthday guilt, weddings and the importance of a good dance floor, wildly different planning personalities, the hell that is upgrading a kid’s phone, and the tiny household systems keeping everyone alive.

They also get into friendship, giving people grace without ignoring your own feelings, parenting kids who are getting way too grown, and saving the voicemails you know you’ll want someday.

Plus: money, thrifting, side hustles, dividing up podcast duties, and learning how to do all of this approximately five minutes before they need to do it.

And naturally, it ends with music, household interruptions, and an unexpected debate over how to spell “bear.”

If you laughed, related, or found yourself talking back to us, hit Subscribe or Follow so you don’t miss the next episode. And send this one to a friend who would absolutely join the conversation.

🎵 Intro music: “Dirty Gertie” by Shane Ivers — Silverman Sound Studios
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)

We’re three episodes in. Technically two, because Episode 1 went straight in the trash, and Episode 2 came with an audio saga we’d rather not relive. So are we finally finding our flow? Maybe. Unfortunately, our flow appears to be starting with dry shampoo and somehow ending at Costco.

This week on We’re Not Crazy… Right?, we cover the important things: whether hairspray can double as setting spray, why husbands cannot be trusted to drive while mascara is being applied, the logistical nightmare of wearing a romper in a public bathroom, and why there is no such thing as a quick trip to Costco.

Somewhere in between, we accidentally get a little deeper. Kids growing up, the weird mix of independence and sentimentality that comes with parenting, trying to eat like responsible adults without making food a full-time job, working with friends, and how one random smell can transport you straight back to your grandmother’s house.

Erica is also preparing for a girls’ trip involving a concerning amount of copperhead discussion, Jenn may or may not be attending in two-dimensional form, and neither of us has figured out why we’re like this.

Actually… we may have just figured out the podcast.

🎵 Intro music: “Dirty Gertie” by Shane Ivers — Silverman Sound Studios
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)

Against all odds, several technical difficulties, sound issues, and one injury… we made it to Episode 2. What happened to Episode 1?

Great question.

Moving on.

We’re talking about how we got here, why we decided anyone needed to hear our conversations, and the very reasonable question we keep asking ourselves: what are we even doing?

We don’t know. But apparently, we have a podcast.

🎵 Intro music: “Dirty Gertie” by Shane Ivers — Silverman Sound Studios
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)