Scheananigans with Scheana Shay - Battle of the Besties with Former Co-Hosts Janet & Jamie Lynne

Episode Date: June 30, 2023

This week, Scheana is joined by her friends and former “Scheananigans” co-hosts, Janet & Jamie. Long time listeners of the podcast will understand the significance of getting these two in the same room! Scheana puts her friends to the test, in a “Battle on the Besties” game to see which knows Scheana better. From there, these three moms/mom-to-be get real about motherhood and mental disorders. Plus, Scheana reveals details about the new version of her song “Good As Gold,” the ladies share their candid thoughts on Ariana’s new man, Dan, and Janet addresses the Ariana pregnancy rumor that she’s seen circling online. Tune in to find out more! Follow us: @scheana @scheananigans Guests: @jamielynneallover @janetelizabethxGo to www.visible.com/SAGE to learn more about the campaign and watch "No Straight Answers" on Visible's Instagram and TikTokGo to www.factormeals.com/tearmariana50 and use code teamariana50 to get 50% off your first box Please note that this episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on the show may have a direct or indirect financial interest in products or services referred to in this episode.Produced by Dear Media See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The following podcast is a Dear Media production. From Vanderpump Rules to motherhood and everywhere in between, it's time to catch up with Sheena Shea. This is Shenanigans. And now here's your host, Sheena Shea. Hello, hello, everyone. Welcome back to Shenanigans. I hope everyone is feeling good as gold as I am because I just recorded a new emo screamo version of Good as Gold, which we will be debuting very soon. So I am super pumped right now.

I can't get it out of my head. I hope it gets stuck in your head when you're there. That voice right there was my girl Jamie Lynn on one co-host mic. That voice right there was my girl Jamie Lynn on one co-host, Mike. And on the other, it's my girl Janet. So for those longtime Shenanigans listeners, you know, this has been a very long time coming. Both of my old co-hosts co-hosting with me all together in the same room. I don't think we need to get into a bunch of the past of why you weren't, you were,

you weren't and all of that. Wait, I thought we were doing Battle of the Co-hosts today. That's why I was going to be hair pulling. There's going to be Battle of the Besties. Oh, I love that. So. That'll be fun. Okay. I do have a fun game just to kick us off.

I love it. And then we'll get into some shenan fun. Okay. I do have a fun game just to kick us off. I love it. And then we'll get into some shenanigans. I cannot wait to hear Good as Gold emo remix. Can you give her a preview of the screamo? Just scream a little bit. I heard the part of them, but I haven't heard your part. So I'm really excited. So I just re-recorded the rap part, but on the end it's like,

Whiskey kicks off the party party we're down in eight or nine come close and touch my butt and then i scream but we did like the screamer of the band the band shout out to the 27s they are amazing it was a dream come true to get this song recorded as well as they did i mean it's incredible's incredible. I cannot wait to release it. We are going to be debuting it live at Emo Night next Friday night, July 7th. I think there's still a few tickets left, so I would get them while they're available because Emo Night sells out every month. Yes. Are you coming?

I'm trying to decide if I'm going to come. I went to buy tickets a couple times. I'm like, is it going to be too crowded? And am I going to be too sober? We'll have an area. Yeah. I mean, I'll be sober too. So we can also, we'll get into why I'm sober after the break and after the game because I do want to talk to everyone about why I've been sober for a week and I'm going to keep it going. But until then, I have a game called Battle of the Besties. It's going to be a who knows Sheena better. Oh, God. Oh, my God. My pregnancy brain.

Please do not hold this against me if I do. I'm already at a disadvantage because I don't remember anything. I have ADHD. We're at the same handicap right now. Okay. So we can either do it where I ask you a question, I ask you a question, or I could just ask the question and whoever says the answer first gets a point. Okay. Whatever, it's your show. Whatever you want to do. Okay.

Jamie, what was my high school boyfriend's name? You were literally telling me this story two days ago. I just showed you a photo, didn't I? Yes. I saw a photo. I heard a great story. You would play him Hoobastank on a CD

in the car to try to get him to get back together with you. Yes. But yet, I can't remember his name. I'm going to take a guess. Mm-hmm.

Chris. No. It is a one-syllable name, though. Do we want to pass it to Janet? I don't know, but it's going to be... I don't know. Paul.

Okay. Okay. No points't know. Paul. Okay. Okay. No points. Another basic name. Yeah. Janet, what is my shoe size? A seven and... Jamie?

Six. Yes. Ding, ding, ding. Jamie, what was my first job? Marie Callender's. Nope. Damn. Is it Chili's that you yellender's. Nope. Damn. Is it Chili's that you yell corner at?

Nope. Okay. But you did work there, right? I did work there. Okay. Before Marie Callender's, for almost three months, I worked at Ralph's. I was a grocery bagger girl. I don't know that you've ever revealed that before.

I feel like I've maybe talked about it. I think we should each get a point for knowing one of your childhood jobs. Okay. Or half. Okay. So we'll just say we're tied right now. Okay. Okay.

We're tied at zero or we're tied at one. We're tied. Real quick. Chili's is now offering margaritas by the gallon to go. Oh. I don't hate that. Are their margaritas good? I've never had one.

Yeah. They do. They shake them at the table. Oh, Presidente margarita. Yes. They put brandy in it. That's why it's called that. Are their margaritas good? I've never had one. Yeah. They do. They shake them at the table. Oh, Presidente Margarita. Yes. They put brandy in it. That's why it's called that. Yeah.

I've got to keep dibs on the competition. Not that Chili's is our competition. I don't know. I was like, I feel like, have you ever been to a Chili's, Jamie? In New Jersey in my younger years. Yes. I was like, do they have vegan stuff? They have one black bean burger.

Oh, okay. Yeah, that's it. Alright. Only vegan option. So the next question was, what was my first restaurant serving job? But we've already passed that one. So, okay. Jamie, how old was I when I got my first piercing? I think it's

her turn, actually, right? Okay, then we're just gonna switch it because the Jana question was the Marie Callender's one. Oh, gotcha. Icha i mean i'll answer if you want you're both even right now so i don't really answer to this i'm gonna say i'm gonna say when you were one because didn't you get summer's ears pierced okay oh i'm gonna i mean you definitely didn't wait till you were of legal age i'm sure your mom took you underage and lied for you. So I'm going to say 16. So 16 is when I got my belly button pierced.

But a few months old is when I got my ears pierced. So we're both. So I'd say you're still even. OK. Did your mom take you or did you hide it from her? No, my mom took me. Yeah. Against my dad's wishes.

That makes sense. And then I got my nose pierced against both of their wishes after school one day at a little indoor swap meet with an ear piercing gun. So illegal. Got so infected. Keloid. It was so bad. I pierced my nose myself in high school with an earring.

Whoa, that is badass. Ouch. That sounds painful. It was actually not that bad. You know, it was fine until it got to the end and then that hurt. Yeah. Okay. I had my eyebrow pierced, but it grew out and I still have this scar. Don't you have a scar too? I never got my eyebrow pierced. Someone else did that. No, I can't see it. The nose will never like fully close up though. And I have a tiny little purple circle around it. Do you still wear a belly button ring? Yeah. I could not wait until after when I

started to lose my baby weight but even before I lost any of it I put it back in I actually had to re-pierce it because it was out for so long that it kind of closed up a little I went back to inflictions I re-pierced it and even though I hadn't lost all my belly weight yet I was like oh I feel like me again because that hole in my stomach oh yeah it was fine when the belly was popped out, which we're going to get into that too. Oh, gosh. But, yeah, I needed it back in. I just felt like me again.

Yeah. Okay, Janet, what was my first tattoo? I feel like I should know this, but I don't. I know. Or where? I feel like it's on one of your arms, but I don't know what. Jamie? I don't think this is the answer, but I just want to say it because I know which one you're going to say.

Live, laugh, love. Oh, no. Actually, that was like my third or fourth one. Is it on your back? No, that was my second. My first one was the hibiscus on my lower left hip. Okay. That was my first one.

Okay. Jamie, what's my favorite song? Elton John. Mm-hmm. Tiny Dancer. Yes! Oh, my gosh. Janet, what grade did I skip?

Third. Yes. I wouldn't have known that. I'm so glad you got that one. Well, then you're getting stuff that I'm like, what? We're learning today. I don't know any of this. All right, Jamie, what is the name of the stuffed animal that travels with me everywhere? Frog, but what's something frog?

Love frog. Yes. Janet, where did I go to college? Azusa Pacific University? Yes. Is that the right name? Killing it. Yeah. But Jamie, what did I study?

Just so everyone knows, Sheena has a degree in broadcast journalism. Janet, how old was I when I had my first kiss or when I lost my virginity? Did they happen the same year? No. So either one, like if you give like a grade or an age for either one, I'll count that. I feel like you said you were 15 or 16 when you lost your virginity. No. Oh.

I was 14. Okay. Almost 15, but I was a sophomore in high school. And I already had a boyfriend for, like, a year. Yeah. Okay. That's close. Jamie, how did I meet Janet?

Oh, actually, this is a question I got on my things today. Me too. So we'll answer this question or I'll answer this question. And then yours is, Janet, how did I meet Jamie? I mean, you guys can tell this story way better because you probably have really funny details, which I'm going to glaze over. But I believe you were at a bar at the Sky Bar. It was at Mondrian.

Mondrian. And did you just get broken up with? The shots happened. Janet showed up. She made you get drunk. You were on your way to something else that you guys ended up going together to. I don't know.

But I know it was the Mondrian and there were shots involved. Uh-huh. Lots of shots. It was right after there was a rumor season six that Rob cheated on me. And instead of him just brushing it off and laughing it off and being like, of course, that's not true. He completely

shut down. Our relationship was never the same. He stayed with me out of pity for the entire season. But that day was the first day I saw him since the rumor had come out. OK. And Janet came up to me. We had a mutual friend. We started talking and then we just got absolutely wasted together. I had also seen the show and I had never met anybody else who was in their 20s and divorced. So I was like, oh, I was like, I know who you are. Plus, you know, my soon to be roommate, which I have another story about Ariana staying at that house that I used to live at, by the way. Or she was this weekend for she rented an Airbnb. I was wondering where they ended up staying.

At my old house we were talking about. But yeah, my old roommate knew Sheena was at her first wedding. And I was like, you know, this person, blah, blah, blah. And lots, I have like 5,000 pictures, like literally, I think literally 1,100 from that day. Because all of us were just wasted and did like a full photo shoot.

My best friend from home, Allie, was with us. It was like wild. Yeah. I was like, wow, Allie's fun. Janet, how did I meet Jamie? I don't know this. I know it's been like 10 years, right? Almost. But I'm just trying to think. I feel like it was through some sort of emo connection or band, but I can't remember what. No, it was actually through Chris Shell from Selling Sunset. Wait, I don't think I knew that. Interesting. It was when you were friends with Chris Shell. Right.

And you guys went into Pump and then... So I knew Chris Shell from All My Children and we followed each other on Instagram, but we had never met in person. Okay. And then we made plans, but it was like a blind date sort of thing where I was like, I'm going to bring my mom. She's like, I'm going to bring my best friend. And that's how we met.

I see. Yeah. Yeah. Yay. I would say that was pretty much a tie. That was good. Awesome. Oh, we're done?

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So like I said, this episode has been a long time coming. So let's just have a little catch up. How are you both? Janet, you are now married. You're pregnant. Such a 180 from where you started on this podcast. Our single day podcast days. Like that was the best.

No, now it's very opposite. No, I'm tomorrow will be 19 weeks pregnant. So that'll be my fifth month five. So I'm just like, honestly, the first trimester for me was so hard. But recently, I finally feel like I have like my mojo back and like energy. And I, I really beat myself up the first trimester because I I'm not used to just not doing stuff. And like, being like laundries piled up my house is a wreck. Like people are asking me, they're like, I haven't seen you in forever. And I was like, oh, and I almost convinced myself in

that time that that's how it was going to be forever. And I was like, how am I going to take care of a child when I can't even keep my eyes open? And like, and then slowly, like once I hit week like 13, 14, I was like, wait, wait, I have motivation again. I can do stuff. I like cleaned out my closets last week, like finally feel like a normal human being again. And I'm like trying to soak that as as much as I can, because I heard third trimester, I'll be huge and not want to do anything. See, I was huge, but I still pretty much did everything. I think everyone's different. But I was going to say, wait until you get into the nesting phase. I feel like I've been nesting. So that's my main motivation to clean out my closet was because I

also have the guest room closet with like dresses and stuff that I'm never going to wear again. And it's actually been really easy to give stuff up now because there's things I look at that I'm like, one, I'm not going to fit into this for at least a year. And even if I do, am I going to ever wear this particular thing again? And it's going to be out by then. So I've been like out with the old so that then I can put all the guest room stuff back in our main closet and then have that for baby stuff, which is slowly starting to trickle in. Yeah. Makes it exciting. So we're going to have a Thanksgiving baby due on Thanksgiving this year. Oh, my gosh. Yeah. I'm so excited for you. It's really exciting.

Baby boy. I know. Little baby boy. We were right. We thought boy. I know. Jason thought girl. Yep.

Yep. You were dead on. And Jason and I just celebrated our one year wedding anniversary yesterday. We thought boy. I know. Jason thought girl. Yep. Yep. You were dead on. And Jason and I just celebrated our one-year wedding anniversary yesterday. Yay. Congratulations. We obviously went to Craig's and ate a ton of food. What did you eat? Well, I was like, I can't decide if I want pasta.

Because Jason was like, you haven't gotten the honey truffle chicken in a while. It's so good. And it comes with a corn pancake that's like super sweet, whatever. And then once I started thinking about a corn pancake, I was like, I can't decide now what I want. And he was like, it's our anniversary. You can get both. And I was like, okay. Why not both?

So they came with like the tray and they were like, we were at like a small two person table and they're like looking at like, they're like, did we bring this to the wrong table? I'm like, both of those are mine. I'm like, you can put them both right here. That's like when I order takeout

and they put like four sets of utensils in. I'm like, excuse me, sir. I'm very offended. This is a meal for one, please. Like no tricks. And then Craig sent over the Tanks Hot Girl Sundae for us, which comes with a sparkler. So Jason and I both were like, what is going on? And we're like a little embarrassed.

Everyone was like, oh, you two are really partying over there. But it was, it has like, it's like literally like eight scoops of ice cream. It's actually vegan. Yeah. The whole thing. It's amazing. I had no idea until I'd eaten it like three times. So it's like cookies, brownies, a bunch of ice cream and this huge thing. We made a pretty big dent in it. So nice. I just stayed at Resorts World in Vegas and they have a Craig's vegan ice cream spot in Resorts World. Yeah. Jamie, how's it going? How's the podcast? Oh, God. If you guys heard today's episode, I'm sorry.

What's on today's episode? Oh, my God. It's so, I mean, I was just going through it yesterday and I'm like, turning on the mic and I just let it all out on the podcast, which I've done maybe once before in a very cringe worthy fashion. And I remember the first time I did it, I called you Sheena. And I was like, Oh my god, like, I need to rerecord this episode. It was the one that's called it's okay to not be okay. Yeah. And I think it was the first time I like broke down in the podcast and I was crying. And I was like, I'm not posting that.

I can't like do whatever we're supposed to do today because I need to rerecord a podcast. Somehow I accidentally posted that and people started DMing me about it and saying like how relatable it was. And you were like, that was meant to be posted. You should have posted. And had that not happened accidentally, I probably wouldn't have the courage to post what I just did today but I was just having a very like single mom meltdown and I feel like it was like 10 years in the making and I was just I've been feeling all of this like not to get emo on this one and

I don't want to cry so I'm not going to get into too much. But and you could hear it on my podcast. But I just kind of have been feeling the weight and the burdens of like being the only provider for her. And I'm just going to say listen to mine because if I talk about it, I will cry because I'm still kind of in that headspace. But speaking of mental states, I wanted to ask you, because we were discussing that you recently made some changes last week. You went to the doctor. What's going on? Do you want to talk about that? Yeah. Can I just say really quick, I think it is so brave that you put stuff like that out there. And I think it's only going to help other people. And just being pregnant, like thinking of like my mom has raised me as a single mom and even not even having a child yet has made me have so much more respect for women and especially single

moms for to do anything like on their own. So like in my eyes, you know, always, but especially now, like you're a superhero for doing what you're doing. And I think it's really great to put out, put it out there and like share that with others too. Yeah. And I just want to say now as a mom as well, I obviously, you know, I have a partner who's very supportive, so I can't imagine what it was like

as a single mom. You know, my OCD was, it still is, which we'll get into as you just asked, but when she was a baby and if I was alone with her for a certain amount of time, I would always think like, how the fuck did Jamie do this? You had no family. You had no help. And you did it. Yeah. And you have an incredible 10 year old now. And you should be very proud of that.

And it's OK to not be OK. It's OK to have meltdowns, to feel frustrated because you are the sole provider, but you are providing her with a great life. And she's a very lucky little girl to have such a strong mama. So thank you. And it's being a single mom, I think is a job that doesn't often get recognized or recognized nearly as often as it should. But I promise you as a daughter of a single mom that your daughter is going to look at you one day and realize like, you know, is at an older age, like everything you're doing. And there's never going to be a love or appreciation like she has for you. I hope so.

It'll come. Yeah. Mom, daughters, best friends. I mean, your son is going to be probably a mama's boy. But, you know, just having that little girl is the best. You have a built in best friend for life. And that's the reason why I did finally make an appointment with my doctor last week to get on some sort of medication because my anxiety, OCD, everything. I mean, it's been bad since I had her.

I obviously had a very traumatic labor. I think I do still have PTSD from not only the miscarriage, but the traumatic birth and everything since then. The anxiety and OCD has just gone in waves where some days I'm totally fine. Like when Skandoval broke, I was so consumed in all of that bullshit with the lawyers and the restraining order and all of that that I didn't have time for my OCD. That was the only blessing in my brain was my OCD took a backseat. I forgot I had OCD. I forgot what anxiety about being a mom was. But I was also having breakdowns at home every day when I would get a call from my lawyer,

when I found out I was getting knocked with a restraining order, when it was maybe you can't go to the reunion and all of these things. It just it brought on a different level of anxiety while putting the OCD in the back seat. But now that that has all thankfully calmed down for me personally, my OCD is like, hello, I'm still here. And it's to the point where up until this past week, I've been on Zoloft now for a week. And I know that it's just a placebo. It can't really be working for at least two to four weeks. But just knowing that I'm on something to help my mental health has made me feel good.

But then the anxiety kicks in where I'm like, did I make the right decision getting on a prescription medication? Should I have tried ketamine therapy? Should I have tried microdosing mushrooms? Should I? And so now I'm questioning, did I do the right thing? But I know that placebo already, I better I feel more present I don't feel as emotional in a way where every day when I put her down for a nap or bedtime it's like

I start to cry because then I think about like what if not just something happens to her but what if something happens to me and then my baby girl grows up without a mom. And it's like, every day I was feeling this scared feeling. It's so debilitating. You know, and I'm like holding her and reading her a book and I'm like, tears just running down my face. And I'm like, I don't want her seeing me cry every day. I don't want to feel this pain every day. I don't want to think about death every fucking day. And other than right now, as I'm talking about it, I haven't been as emotional in that sense. I feel stronger. I feel like I made the right decision by taking a step and getting on something. My doctor said, give it a month, see how I feel. And then if I'm like, you know what, maybe I want to try and microdose mushrooms and go a more natural route, then maybe I do that. But that also just

kind of freaks me out. I'm like, it's not a festival, but it's different, you know, and they do use microdosing for OCD, for PTSD. And it also is National PTSD Awareness Day. So I didn't know that. Yeah. My friend Kale, who is very big on microdosing shrooms, we were talking earlier and he's like, you know what today is, right? And I just like joked and said the date. And he's like, no, it's actually National PTSD Awareness Day. And then he was sending me different articles and things and how microdosing could help. So then I get in my head and I'm like, did I make the wrong decision?

Like being on Zoloft? And I don't know. So I'm giving it a month. I want to be very open talking about this when we start filming as Lala let the cat out of the bag this week. And, you know, hopefully that's a journey that will be covered. But regardless, whether it's on my vlog or this podcast, it's something I want to open up about because I think it is so relatable, especially just as a mom. I'm like, I need to do whatever I need to do to be present and to be the best version of myself for my kid and crying every day and thinking about death and what's going to happen. What if it just was not working for me anymore? I'm really proud of you. Thank you. Yeah. I wish you much luck with that. I hope it's the right medication for you. I know how frustrating firsthand it can be by getting on something and

having it be the wrong thing. And for me to update you guys, last time I think I was on here was with Tori. Oh no, we did a balanced bond episode too. But when we were talking with Tori with the OCD and at that point, I'm like, I think I have ADHD. I'm in the process of getting diagnosed. And I was since then diagnosed with it and really weighed my options. Like, do I even want to get on any sort of meds? And it just it's with women. It just gets worse with age.

And with men, it gets better. I didn't know that. Yeah. And so I just it's just it got to a point where I'm like, I need help. Like you were mentioning earlier, Janet, like, you know, your home being like disorganized and you thinking you weren't going to have the energy to do it. Like, imagine living like that your whole like that. I mean, I have ADD, ADHD. I've been diagnosed since I was a kid and I have to like stay on top of it. And being pregnant, I can't take Adderall, which I've been prescribed my entire adult life. So, and to be honest, I haven't even

enjoyed taking Adderall. I feel like a lot of people are like, oh, you, I'm like, I hate having to take it because it's what I need to be able to get through some things and actually be on top of my job, my life and my schedule. So I understand that feeling. And it really, ADD, ADHD, and depression kind of all can go hand in hand because when you get behind with ADD, you beat yourself up over it. And then it brings on the anxiety and the depression. So many women have been misdiagnosed with anxiety and depression when it truly was undiagnosed ADHD. This is news to me, though. I didn't know that you had it or that you were on Adderall. I would have gone to you for a resource as well because I just you know I tried Adderall and it wasn't it didn't work for me there's totally different stuff I feel like for different people for me

like personally when I before I was pregnant I haven't taken it and however long it's been now but for me like the lower dosage I was on Adderall and I hated it when it was a time release and I was not sleeping not eating and it was I was taking like I think 20 milligrams of a time release. And that was like 12 hours of me feeling like I was on crack basically or like and just not feeling well. For me, like a really low dose is all I really need. So when I before I was pregnant, I would take like five milligrams of not time release a day. And that would at least give me like a morning motivation. So if I took that at eight in the morning, it would wear off by like one. But I'm like, I got through most of the day with like

checking off all the boxes. And then if I have an easier afternoon, I'm okay with that. Yeah. I mean, the first time I took it, I texted Sheena and I was like, wait a minute. So this is what it's like to have a normal functioning brain. I remembered that I needed to stop at Walgreens. I'm not thinking of a million things. I'm not singing as good as gold in my head over and over and over again. Except for today. But it made me gain weight. I gained 10 pounds in a month. And that's adding to depression. I can't get it off. I'm trying so hard. And I'm like, I don't did I fuck up my thyroid? Did I fuck up my I don't even know if Adderall can do that. But did I fuck up my metabolism? And it's just like,

and summer's here. And I'm just like, oh, like the one thing that I thought Adderall would have a great side effect for, it did the opposite. That's actually like, for me, that was a negative because up until like the last couple of years, I was at like the lowest weight I really could have been without being really unhealthy. And that was always something I had to monitor with doctors who were prescribing me Adderall of like because it definitely killed my appetite. I was then like running around and getting like 10,000, 10,000 steps a day, like easy after five milligrams of Adderall. But like I that was a negative side effect for me was losing the weight. So I'm like I'm like I wish I could have gained 10 pounds a month.

I'll trade with you because I'm like, why am I the rare case that actually gains weight from Adderall and honestly like if it was working well I would be like fuck it like whatever so what like I'd rather be mentally strong than okay I'm a couple pounds heavier so what like I think the mental is so much more important but after that first day and they say like you'll never feel like you do after yeah the first time it just it it wasn't the and maybe this is important to talk about, but it wasn't the miracle I was hoping for. And it didn't make me do all the things that I wanted to get done. But what I mean, it did benefit a little bit, but it just wasn't it. It wasn't worth it.

So I have actually an appointment tomorrow with my doctor to, you know, discuss other alternatives. And I added yours to the list because Zoloft is like a jack of all trades. They're like, it can treat ADHD, OCD, anxiety, depression, PTSD. I was like, wow, this just works for everything. So I was like, that's my cocktail. Yeah. And I know several people on it who love it. I haven't heard one negative thing about it yet. So I'm like, I don't want to feel like I made the wrong decision by what I'm on because I know it's the right decision by putting my mental health first. And going into season freaking 11, clear-headed,

not crying about someone dying potentially one day. Obviously, death is inevitable. We know that. It's a part of life. But the thoughts of it every day, every time Brock leaves the house on his motorcycle, I'm like, he's not coming home. Every time I put Summer down, what if, you know, it's like, I don't even like giving my kid a blanket still.

She's over two years old. She is okay to have a blanket, but I'm like, I gotta tuck it like under her sleep sack and just because I'm so paranoid about anything and I still sleep with the monitor on my phone right next to my ear just and I'm like I can't do that for the rest of my life but while she's still in a crib I will keep the monitor once she transfers into the toddler bed I can't keep the breathing wear strap and the camera on her I think there will be a time I don't now that I'm becoming a mom I'm like I, I'm going to have cameras on my kid everywhere that my kids can be wearing an air tag when they ever they go anywhere that's outside

of my like, I'm like, I can't. It's terrifying. It is the best thing in the world. And it's also the absolute scariest, especially for those who are anxious people to now have a child, which is the most important part of your entire world that you have to keep alive every second of the day. It's terrifying. Yeah. Like if your emotions.

Yeah. It's worth it. If your emotions, if you think of it as like a spectrum right now, once you become a parent, it expands, but in both directions because it's your biggest fears, but also your greatest joys. Right. And that's the worst thing about OCD is it attaches to your biggest fears so I think through therapy through exposure therapy through my medication and just you know trying to be the best version of myself I started working out again with my trainer Seth who shout out has a new app, Body 911. Check it out.

Love Seth. We just did the launch party. Sugar Taco catered it. Wait, can we talk about what's next with Sugar Taco or is that still a secret? We have a couple of secrets, but I can probably talk about them. I'm not sure which one you are referring to. The one that like I might be a part of for that event. Yes. Yeah. Okay. Yeah. No, the grand opening party.

Okay. So we already. I've been hearing about this for a while. I'm excited. Yeah, we keep postponing it. So it's now set for early August. We're doing like a whole red carpet grand opening party for the Long Beach location, which is on Broadway and Magnolia.

Nice little downtown area of Long Beach. We're right next to the police station and the fire station. Perfect. Yeah, it's a great lunch spot. Lots of new residential buildings there as well. So yeah, we're doing a grand opening party. And maybe you can do the Screamo version. I was just thinking, like, maybe we do the new version of Good as Gold.

Oh, fun. But you're changing the lyrics. Okay. Right? Oh, yeah. Sugar, tacos, good, assholes. Oh, my gosh. There mean, the Uber One version. Maybe.

There's so many versions of this song now, you guys. I love it. But if we did the Uber One version and we kind of changed it a little, like instead of goat cheese ballin', you know, we could be like... Vegan taco ballin'. Something. But... Churro donut ball. Yeah, I was thinking something with churros.

But I think that could be fun. And instead of Uber One, we say sugar tacos good at Salt-N-Dale. Yes. I love it. Yeah. I was thinking something with churros, but I think that could be fun. And instead of Uber One, we say sugar tacos good as gold. Yes. I love it. Yeah. I love it. By the way, I'm sending you my therapy bill for the Uber One good as gold commercial because that has been running in my head rent free for months now.

And I'm like, every time I like I had just really gotten it over it this week and now it's going to be back. Wait until you hear the new version. It's so dope. I cannot wait to debut this now it's going to be back. Wait until you hear the new version. It's so dope. I cannot wait to debut this. Can't wait to hear it. And what's it called? Gang.

What was it? A gang. It was not a gang bang, but it was a gang. What? Gang recording. Why can't I think of the term? But they're like, oh, do you want a gang band? Whatever it was, it was where it was kind of like a chorus.

Yeah. Oh, I see of like a chorus. Yeah. Oh, I see. All of us at one point. Yeah, so everyone in the room just all screamed the, let's have us a good time. Oh my gosh. It's so dope. It's quite animalistic. A gang bang of screaming. Great. I haven't screamed that loud and honestly I can't remember.

I don't know if I've ever screamed that loud on Vanderpump Rules. Maybe? But I can't think. If you guys know if I've ever screamed that loud on Vanderpump Rules. Maybe? But I can't think. If you guys can think of a time when I've screamed on Vanderpump Rules, for all of you who have been re-watching it from the beginning,

let me know, because I was like, wow, that felt really good. And I was like, any of the neighbors will be like, wow, this girl really wants us to have a good time right now. She's screaming.

Everybody fucking have a good time! now. She's screaming. Everybody fucking have a good time. The screamer in the band, so good. They're like, can you do a high scream? Can you do a low scream? Now can you just scream? I'm like, there's different screams? Of course there is. So good.

Did they send you like just their rendition of Good as Gold and then they were like, you should do this? Like, did they just do it? No, it was my idea. Okay. I was like, did you know them? I didn't know how it like came about so TJ who puts on emo night oh I was talking to him at the emo night that we did in Joshua Tree at Pappy and Harriet and I was saying I have this idea when we play the next emo night me Katie and Ariana is DJs you

know hopefully we'll be filming obviously we need to have cleared music. I said, what if we got a band to do an emo pop punk, but screamo version of Good as Gold? And there's this version. Is it A Day to Remember? Yes. There's a Since You've Been Gone version. Oh, I think I've heard that. Yeah. We played it as our opening at our last emo night. We DJed and that just gave me the motivation to turn my pop song into an emo screamo version. I love it. And TJ was like, I think I know the perfect band. And when he sent me their Instagram, I listened to some of their stuff. I was like, I'm down.

And then they recorded it before I even knew they were actually recording it. He sent it to me. He's like, are you ready to die? And I was like, oh, my God. But I'm like, I still want to be on a part of it. So we kept the rap part in. I recording it. He sent it to me. He's like, are you ready to die? And I was like, oh, my God. But I'm like, I still want to be on a part of it. So we kept the rap part in. I love it. And they were like, do you want to sing like any of the good?

I was like, no, no, no. The song is perfect as it is. I just want to do the rap part, but I want the screamer guy to scream with me. But then we did the gang, whatever it's called, screaming. And yeah, it's. I'm so excited. I've heard part of it. I can't wait to hear you scream.

Yeah, so fun. Speaking of fun, this weekend was fun. We were all with Ariana and her boo Dan for her birthday. I love him. I'm obsessed with him. He's so sweet. Okay, let's give Dan a little moment on shenanigans. Brag about him.

What's your favorite things? Okay, so they came over to my house Sunday, and he made, like, the most delicious meal that's ever been cooked in my kitchen by far. But, like, the food was so good that if it was at a restaurant in, like, a foreign city, I would go back to, I would, like, make a point to go back to that city to eat there.

Like, he made paella from scratch. Like, all this stuff, like, he went into, like, multiple grocery stores. He was texting Jason and I, like, leading up to, like, the week leading up to it, and he was like, hey, do you scratch, like all this stuff, like he went into like multiple grocery stores. He was texting Jason and I like leading up to like the week leading up to it. And he was like, hey, do you know like an Asian market that would have this specific like rice wine vinegar? And I'm like, no, but let me try. I'm like, I'll call around some places. So we like really like went all out. And he made so like he made paella, crab and ribs where he made like homemade barbecue sauce for it it was like amazing so we had just like few people over I offered up my house when I knew he was coming here because I was like I know that Ariana's used to being able to host and she can't now so I

was like if you need you want a house nearby you know her house now is very close to mine I was like I'll feel free and she texted me then later and was like are you mine. I was like, oh, feel free. And she texted me then later and was like, are you sure? And I was like, yeah, invite whoever you want over. We'll do it. So Dan made this incredible meal. He hours in the kitchen just like and there was something about him that was very modest about it. Like everyone was like, this is the best food I've ever had. And he's like, oh, thanks. Like so much. And like I made like a salad and vegetable like I made the corn and potatoes and like a salad. He's like, wow, this looks really great. And I was like, thanks. I was like, I roasted vegetables like and put like a bag of salad into a bowl. But he is like was really nice about it. And then he just seeing basically from Ariana when everything first happened, I went over there and like my biggest thing was like, has she eaten? need to make sure and I made like a whole thing of soup and I was just like really worried because she just seemed she was so down and just seemed like weak in a way which like she's never like that so I was really worried and then to now see like a couple months later this like fantastic guy literally

feeding her the best food ever and to see her actually happy like they just they just would like they both like he was cooking so she was like talking to her friends and doing her own thing and then they would kind of just come back together and have these like cute moments where they would be like kissing in my kitchen and I'm like oh my god like this is so cute I've never known Ariana as anyone but in a relationship with her ex so seeing this new side of her and everything I was like like, oh my gosh. And she just seemed so genuinely happy.

He was just really kind, got along with everybody. And it just, at one point I had to leave and cry for a second because I'm so emotional right now. And then Ariana saw, she was like crying about something with Jason and I having a cute moment. And I was just like, this is like great that like everything feels really good. But he just seems like such a sweet guy. He was like, hey, if I sent you

all of like the ingredients, everything I'm making or like wrote it out really nice, do you think you could like print it off at your house and we could make a menu? And I was like, I'll do you one better than that. I'll get on Canva and make it like look like a real menu. And then I printed it off and I gave it to Dan. And I was like, here, you can give this. He's like, oh, no, you like made it. You give it to her. And I was like, I would have never thought to like print a it to Dan and I was like, here, you can give this. He's like, oh no, you like made it. You give it to her. And I was like, I would have never thought to like print a menu of everything. I was like, you need to get the credit for this. Like, this is a really sweet thing you're doing. And so he was like, here's what we're about to eat and like gave it to her.

And she like melted. She was like, that is so sweet. Gave him the biggest hug. It just was like so relieving to see her so happy. And it was just an easy, good day. It just like felt really good. Everyone ended up like playing Jackbox games, like around the TV till late. And like, it just was really, really sweet. And he texted us the next day and was like, thanks for letting us, you know, he was like so grateful that we just gave him our kitchen. And I'm like, you can come over and cook like that whenever you want. I told Brock, I said, just so you know, you have some competition in the kitchen. Brock's a great cook too.

He is. He's great. And he was like, I could make paella, you know, I was like, I said, just so you know, you have some competition in the kitchen. Brock's a great cook, too. He is. He's great. And he was like, I could make paella, you know? I was like, I'm sure you could. He wasn't following recipes. He was just, they're his family recipes. I can't do that. How did he learn? Just through his family?

His family. He's like, these are family recipes. He had to find specific stuff because he knew exactly, like, the ingredients. But, like, when he was doing the barbecue sauce, I was like, do you need measuring cups or a spoon? Like, do you need anything? He's like, no, I kind of, like, eyeball it and I'll just taste it throughout. sauce, I was like, I was like, do you need measuring cups or do you need anything? He's like, no, I kind of like eyeball and I'll just taste it throughout. And then I was passing through the kitchen. He's like here.

And he like had a spoon. He's like, try this. And I was like, oh, that's really good. It's like sweet. He goes, yeah, I put too much sweet stuff. So now I'm just going to even it out with some of the non-sweet stuff. He's like, I'm going to try to spice it out. And he's like, eventually we'll get there.

And I'm like, oh, like I can't do I cook a lot. I can't do that. Yeah. But it was just really, really sweet. I'm like so happy for that I can't do I cook a lot. I can't do that. Yeah. But it was just really, really sweet. I'm like so happy for that. You use the word easy. And I think that's perfect because when I first met him when we were in New York, I noticed that Ariana was just at ease.

Yes. In a different way than I've ever seen her. Just like she can breathe. Yeah. Totally. She just was kind of doing her own thing. But they always came back together. And they just yeah, they just are really clicking.

And it's like, I was really, really happy to see it. Yeah. I was so bummed that we couldn't be there on Sunday because we had Rain's birthday party. So Jamie and I were. Oh, my God. The biggest two-year-old birthday party you've ever seen. It was crazy. Rain's Beach Club.

I was almost like dead over that. I'm like, should I even take Ivy because she's going to expect this shit from me now? You're like, they won the lottery. Okay. That's why they're doing this. Don't get any ideas. But yeah, when we were in New York, so Jamie, Ariana and I all end up in New York the same day for three different things. Ariana's doing Watch What Happens Live. I'm hosting an event for Smirnoff. Jamie was hosting a podcast event, had this dinner with the mayor and all these cool things. But then we were all coming together to meet up with Dan. Every time I go to New York, I've hung out with Dan so many times now. I've been in New York so much this year that

every time I'm there, I meet up with him. You hung out with him without her, right? Yeah, a couple times. Just me, him and Nima went to dinner. I love that. Yeah. Because she's been to New York a lot lately. So much. Yeah. But that one time was so cool that it all aligned, that we were all there at the same time. And they didn't make it to the Smirnoff event because he made her sushi at home. He literally rolled her sushi. They sent me a photo.

I was like, don't come to Smirnoff. It's fine. I guarantee you that was like some of the best sushi ever. Yeah. No, he is incredible. And it's just so nice to see her just like you said, at ease. It's just happy and light. And it's what she deserves.

Oh, I do have to say, I saw a rumor on Reddit that I want to squash. We were at my house in my kitchen and there's people were taking videos of Dan cooking and Ariana and Dan kind of together. There was specifically one that Dana posted of them like hugging in the kitchen. I think it was after she saw the menu and read it zoomed in on my fridge where I have all my ultrasound photos. Oh my gosh. And they were like, are they trying to leave a Easter egg that Ariana did it? And so Jason found it and was like, send it to me. And he's like, oh, my God, read these comments. Everyone is looking at our ultrasound photos and thinking it's at Ariana's house or something. I'm like, I was like, people know what her kitchen

looks like. They could think maybe she's moved out now. This is an apartment or a new house or something. So I hate to break it to all of my fellow Redditors, but those are my ultrasound photos, not Ariana's. They were just happen to be cooking and kissing in front of them. Oh my God. That's so funny. I was glad though that Jamie and I were able to go the night before on her birthday to Club TG. Yes, I skipped the club. I couldn't do it. 10 p.m. start time, not for me these days. I know. And that also, I was like, I get it because now I've been sober and did two massive drinking events completely sober. It's hard, man. The first one was Rose Day, but I was there with Jenny Ting. So I was like, I got my pregnant sober girl with me and it was

still so much fun. And then the club, Dan kept being like, champagne. I was like, no, I'm not. He's like, oh yeah, I forgot. I forgot. But he's so sweet. He's always making sure everyone's okay. Everyone's taken care of. So yeah, it's been an interesting week for me just getting back into going to things sober. But I just really want to see how I feel on this medication. No alcohol, no weed, no anything. Just be clear headed going into this season and see what the fuck it brings. Because I what do you hope it will bring? Do you have any? Oh, yeah, you should manifest. Yeah, I don't I hope honestly, that it brings just us women even closer together and really highlights the businesses and the things that we are working on

because all of us as entrepreneurs are doing so much in our individual lives and together, which is one of the things I actually wanted to ask you about because you're helping a lot with something about her. So what can you tell us about that? How's it going? When does it look like it's opening? One, I'm so excited for the season because I really feel like it truly is gonna be the women

kind of like rising above and it's really gonna be like this powerful moment that I'm super excited to see, including Katie and Ariana with something about her. So when everything went down, they basically had their logos and some like artwork and a lot of stuff ready to go, but they needed like some funds and some things. And I lot of stuff ready to go but they needed

like some funds and some things and I was like why don't you guys I was like fans are literally DMing me and if you find me that's like you've dug deep I would say so I'm like fans have found like me they're messaging like Jared like everybody that was kind of around Ariana's house was first couple days a couple days went by and then I was like okay maybe you guys should just take some of the logos that you already have put them on merch and it was kind of like I have the time I just quit my job so I was like, OK, maybe you guys should just take some of the logos that you already have, put them on merch. And it was kind of like I have the time. I just quit my job. So I was like all the time to actually get some mockups made and send them over to you guys to see what this would look like and like, you know, some of the logistics of it. And they were like, this

sounds good if you think we can do it. And I was like, let's do it. And it's been a huge success, which is then they've just funneled in the most genius way possible directly into the restaurant. So to get their designers moving now that inside the shop is gorgeous and ready to go. Permits and stuff are coming along. So I feel like I don't know if I can say this like with the authority, but like I feel like you're going to see it open for sure on this season. Yeah. You know, permit pending and some of that stuff.

But they've really done a good job like moving along with it. I will say with the latest. So the fuck me in this T-shirt design. Oh, my God, that Carla did. Shout out to her. She's amazing. That was incredible. White shadow art on Instagram. She's amazing.

So she's been friends with Ariana for a while. And Katie and Ariana kind of started with, they were like, we should, after the reunion filmed, they were like, he said this comment. And I was, and I think it was Dana actually it was like you got to put that on a t-shirt yeah and I was like we should put that on a t-shirt and so it kind of the idea kind of like started as like haha we should put that on a t-shirt to like this is what that t-shirt might look like and then it kind of looped in Carla to like what do you think and then she drew the design that would end up being used and it was

so perfect like I saw it and I was like oh I, I was like, oh, I was like, I immediately was like, I hope they want to use this. And I sent it to them and they were like, oh, my God, oh, my God, oh, my God, oh, my God. And I was like, I love it. The handcuffs that are broken on it. She's tearing open a grilled cheese. The eyes rolled back. The detail of it. Like they really wanted like rocker tea.

And I was like, yes. So they also wanted super soft rocker tea, which ended up causing a little delay that's happening right now. So we had that blew our orders out of the water. Everybody wanted that shirt. So after we got a couple hundred printed, then it was like, oh, we're out of the soft tea. OK, we'll find someone else to do it. Oh, they only have a couple hundred. So now we have an actual high-end, large-scale merch company that we're working with that can get all of the orders out. And they're actually getting shipped this week. So I'm even getting DMs like, I ordered this a week and a half ago. Where is it? It's coming. So it was literally just the demand our current people or old people could not keep up with. Now we have new people. They're awesome. They're used to big orders and stuff like that. So they're managing this drop and there's going to be more stuff soon. The ideas kind of keep rolling like that where it'll be like, oh, would it be funny if this happened or wouldn't this be cute? And then kind of it evolves and

then it's gotten done. So I think we'll definitely be working with Carla for some more stuff, like keep an eye out on her page for some like maybe sneak previews and stuff. But she's working on some things and it's just going to keep it rolling, which then will help, you know, viewers be able to see something about her open and know that like they helped support that. And like every little order definitely helped like get things moving a lot faster. Yeah. So it's been so awesome. I'm so glad that you were able to help with that. It was crazy. I remember I asked you to come co-host on my podcast with me and you're like, I literally, I would, but I have thousands of orders to process.

Finally, like that, because in the beginning I was like, I can do this. I can just, you know, run the Shopify and Printify process. It was like a couple of customer emails of like, oh, I put the wrong shipping address or, you know, little things were coming in. I was like, I can handle this until that. Fuck me. I keep calling it the fuck me drop. Until the fuck me drop that honestly really fucked me. I was getting that. I got 800 emails the first night that that dropped of just half of them. The problem is half of them are like, oh, my God, I love this team, Ariana, you know, and all that, which is great. But you still have to open them. Right. And I always twist, you know, and I was like, oh, my gosh. So when that happened is when I reached out to the bigger merch people and I'm like, we need you guys to help us with. Yeah.

This it's not just like a little mom and pops project anymore that I can just like help them with. I'm like, we need to bring on some real people that actually can. Yeah. I was like, I can't respond to 800 emails in one day. I'm like, and you know, I was trying to get through. So, so now we have kind of bigger people that are helping us with all of that. And once we get, now these orders are going out and then everything will be smooth sailing from now on. So this is the only order that if people ordered, they can expect it'll be like actually two or three weeks before they get stuff, but everything else moving forward, it will be smooth sailing and it won't be me responding to the emails anymore, which was kind of a secret. If you emailed about something, it was probably me on the other end. That's funny. I did get a question for you and it said, what does Janet do for work?

So are you doing this primarily full time? I so I was planning on not working through my pregnancy. So I've been a personal executive assistant for the last five years in L.A. The job that I've been able to talk about or have talked about on this podcast where I worked for Avaline and assisted on their team, which is Cameron Diaz and Catherine Powers Wine Brand, which is amazing. And I wish I could drink it right now, but I can't. But I was with them for the longest time out of like my career. I was with some other people afterwards. And basically when I, personal assisting is super fun, but it's a lot of work and you're working a lot of hours on your feet. And when Jason and I started trying, I was pretty stressed out and he was like, you're,

we're not going to have a baby if you're like this. So I had just quit and I was like, I'm going to take all this time off. I got pregnant. I literally quit, immediately got pregnant. I got pregnant actually that the night after what we call like the funeral night at Ariana's house. I went, I was like, I have to go. I can't sleep over.

I have to go have sex now. I'm ovulating. Yeah, I was like, I'm ovulating. I should have done it multiple times today, but I guess I'll just get one in. So I will say you have your silver lining with Scandaval. So do I. I went home and that was the time that we ended up conceiving.

Oh, my God. And so I found out I was pregnant pretty much like I took on. I was like, I'll help with this project and like get things kind of moving along and get the logistics done. And then I got pregnant. And it was fun to actually have in the first trimester, especially to have stuff to do like that I had to do. I forced myself to do. But so, yeah, now this is all I'm doing right now. But I'm still like when people like, what do you do? I'm like nothing because this doesn't feel like work. It feels like just like fun, like project to help them and to help friends. And it's not like I'm like giving up. I'm like, oh, I'm not going to get another job because I'm doing this. I'm like,

no, I wasn't planning on doing anything. So if it ever starts to feel like super stressful or whatever, I'll probably have them replace me or something. But're going to have to wrap up these shenanigans today. But I feel like we still have so much that we can talk about. So I would love to do this again. Yeah. Yeah, let's do it. Part two. Part two, battle the co-hosts. Thank you guys so much for listening.

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