Hey guys, and welcome to the Moms and Mysteries podcast, a true crime podcast featuring myself, Mandy, and my dear friend Melissa.

Hi, Melissa.

Hi, Mandy.

How are you?

I am feeling refreshed, but also kind of sleepy, just that like feeling of coming out of hibernation, it feels like.

Okay.

Well, yeah, we're recording this obviously after Christmas but before New Year's, so it is the week where nothing counts. Nothing counts. Nothing makes sense. Is it daytime? Is it Tuesday? Is it Friday? I have no idea. I know. I was having my husband, I was like, could you bring the trash down to the road? He's like, why? I was like because tomorrow's Friday. He's like, nope, that's not right. I was like, oh my gosh. Yeah, it's weird and kids are home and like you're, it's like the post-Christmas crash, I guess, the post-holiday crash. That is definitely a thing. I have seen people talking about this about like the ride in the high of Christmas and then it's kind of like, okay, well, now what? Like now it's all over. I know. know now you're just like now we're just hanging out

yeah now it's just the year I'm just supposed to live my life right so weird you're supposed to get a

head start on the new year Mandy I've like turned into a different person probably I feel like this is

my midlife crisis like I turn 40 and like I think about all these things a lot and like make everyday count. It's really weird. I've gotten very positive. I feel like you've been in that for a while, but it's just started happening for me. And it's weird. I'm happy for you. I know. My perspective, I'm like, I'm still very sarcastic and I still will look at the bad in things,

but I'm like looking for the good more often. It's weird. I totally understand what you're

saying. I do the same thing now more than I did like five years ago, for example. I feel like it

has just kind of suddenly come on. But you know what? I feel like that's a great thing because

I don't know. Gosh, I feel like times have been tough lately. So I know what? I feel like that's a great thing because I don't know. Gosh,

I feel like times have been tough lately. So I'm happy that you are adopting this new positive

outlook when it really matters. It's taking me years of craziness and crappiness. And I'm like,

you know what? Now I'm going to be, I'm going to get excited about life. And now other people really look at us like we're insane because they're like, why are you so happy? I'm like, I don't know. I just am. I know. I'm on a lot of vitamins now and drinking more water. Like all the things they say to make you feel better, exercising, eating good, the things you should be doing.

Right.

And I'm like, why is this working?

And it is.

Diet Coke hasn't even done this for me.

I know.

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