Donna and Jaclyn Take Adulting

content note: eye injury, jaw bones, extra teeth, autism, bodily autonomy, stranger danger, grooming, true crime This week, the duo dissect the nuances of visiting the dentist, contemplate the bizarre nature of Grime's most recent tik tok videos, spoil the premise of Being John Malkovich and Jaclyn expresses her deep and profound desire for a Battle Star Galactica book club.

Content Note: ear wax, depression, cat diarrhea The episode intended to highlight Jaclyn & Donna’s personal essential albums list sees the pair discussing masking, vocal authenticity and sensory processing issues. Jaclyn has a helluva’n axe to grind with Andrew Lloyd Webber and Donna explains the Dean Winters Cinematic Universe. When sharing the emotional impact of the albums and music that shaped them, neither shy away from the sadness, directionlessness and lessons from their teens & 20s.

Content note: cat diarrhea Donna and Jaclyn know nothing about what it takes to become a certified accountant, but they do find the responsibility of corporate finances overwhelming. The pair talk about how the economic downturn hit Calgary's oil industry hard and left pretty much everyone in the city with career PTSD. Jaclyn describes ways she and her husband navigate through times where she hits her limit, and Donna points out that every 5 years she can't stop thinking about U2's Joshua Tree.

Content Note: graphic cat wound description, mentions of psychological & physical abuse, brief mention of suicide, cannabis Jaclyn's cat saga continues and Donna shares that there is apparently one dude who relocates geese nests in Alberta. The duo tackles big questions around mental health and self care, where the line is with internet personas and when is it appropriate to utilize the chin strap on your hat.

Content note: cat eye ulcers, Josh Duggar sex abuse charges, Baptist Fundamentalist/Quiverful culture, anti-maskers, politics & healthcare Ever had awkward transactional interactions? Same. Donna & Jaclyn talk about single serving social exchanges, as well as the Duggars and quiverful culture, their feelings on how the pandemic is going and the subjective nature of smurf size.

content note: bad parenting, freeze trauma response, disgusting cat behaviour & hairballs This week Donna & Jaclyn discuss the immobilizing anxiety of taxes, tidying with ADHD, the golden age of geocities and the internet, the adult wonderland that is ikea, a science experiment about cat butts and Jaclyn shares weird internet interactions that happen as a result of whatsinmybath videos going viral.

Content Note: alcohol consumption, food consumption & vomit. In our inaugural episode we talk about why you probably want to listen to us, spoiler alert: We did a lot of weird and delightful shit in our 20s and are experts in leaning into our whimsy. But now that we're adults we also do adult shit and this episode we talk about writing cheques, purchasing dryers with steam cycles and small coping mechanisms that help us get things done like folding laundry or peeing in public washrooms. Donna