Honestly ... I'm Lonely

Two more sleeps till Christmas, and today the gals talk about sh*t gifts. Lots of people have messaged Kate and told her about the rather ordinary gifts they have received. So today they are talking about crappy gifts! Kate talks about never buying a gift for a woman that makes her do more work (she learnt this from Mandy Hose! They talk all aspects of gifts that were not given with love, or empathy or with you in mind! Deli has lots of words of wisdom as always.If you want to stay connected with Kate, you can here;Follow Kate on insta here https://www.instagram.com/podbarkate/Get Kate's Newsletter here https://katemulholland.substack.com/https://katemulholland.com.au/Please rate and review and follow the show xx

Kate and Deli are back, and it is almost Christmas ... Podvent is nearly over. Today, Podvent is purely about wrapping paper! Kate talks about her dream job of owning a wrapping paper shop/coffee shop. Kate talks about her love of making presents look beautiful with wrapping paper and talks all about it. Yep, an entire episode of wrapping paper. She thinks that for her, wrapping a gift shows love, a little pocket of love. But she does not feel like you have to do it!! They discuss if gift vouchers are good gifts or if they are not. They talk about people who are working right through the season, people who are at "max capacity" and acknowledge them. And they hope you get at least one beautifully wrapped present this year!If you want to stay connected with Kate, you can here;Follow Kate on insta here https://www.instagram.com/podbarkate/Get Kate's Newsletter here https://katemulholland.substack.com/https://katemulholland.com.au/Please rate and review and follow the show xx

It's gravy day. Deli and Kate chat about the song, the movie and all things gravy.If you want to stay connected with Kate, you can here;Follow Kate on insta here https://www.instagram.com/podbarkate/Get Kate's Newsletter here https://katemulholland.substack.com/https://katemulholland.com.au/Please rate and review and follow the show xx

Due to popular demand Garry is back to chat all things Chrismas with Kate.

Today Deli and Kate talk new rituals, old rituals and making your own Christmas ritual, whatever that may be ... They talk about potatoes Kate's Irish heritage means that potatoes are never far from her thoughts! And how some rituals can be so expensive, and we might need new, cheaper ones. Deli talks about her love of making gifts xx Oh and Kate got the nuts wrong ... where did Sebastian come from?? If you want to stay connected with Kate, you can here;Follow Kate on insta here https://www.instagram.com/podbarkate/Get Kate's Newsletter here https://katemulholland.substack.com/https://katemulholland.com.au/Please rate and review and follow the show xx

What happens when Christmas dinner has some tricky personalities, when you are trying to all get along and then someone says something mean or rude halfway through the meal? Deli says to think about things in advance, decide what you can and cannot live with, and try and decide in advance how you will respond.If you want to stay connected with Kate, you can here;Follow Kate on insta here https://www.instagram.com/podbarkate/Get Kate's Newsletter here https://katemulholland.substack.com/https://katemulholland.com.au/Please rate and review and follow the show xx

Kym is back chatting with Kate again today on podvent, Kym had too much to say so she had to be on twice. Kym loves Christmas, not just the day, but the entire month! They chat about maybe loving the month more than the day! They also talk about making Christmas special for themselves! Kym and Kate both have beautiful Christmas trees that they bought on sale, but they were still too expensive, but they bring a lot of joy! Kate has no regrets about buying an expensive tree back when she had a little bit more money. So yep, they talk a lot about Christmas trees! It is a podvent calendar after all, how can it not talk about Christmas trees. And then they wrap up this chat with Christmas movies .... They both love Arthur Christmas it is the cutest Christmas movie. A very moody Christmas is up there, they love the dysfunction of an Australian Christmas movie!If you want to stay connected with Kate, you can here;Follow Kate on insta here https://www.instagram.com/podbarkate/Get Kate's Newsletter here https://katemulholland.substack.com/https://katemulholland.com.au/Please rate and review and follow the show xx

Today, Kate chats with Natalie, a pod friend! Natalie is a primary school kitchen garden teacher! Natalie loves cooking and loves to share her love of food with her family and students she teaches ... Natalie is a baker at heart and is writing a picture cookbook! So today, they talk about food! Christmas food, as the podvent luck would have it! They talk about their love of the great Australian bake off. Natalie's house has an amazing Christmas elf that makes cinnamon scrolls for the 1st Day of December, even gluten-free ones!They chat about food and Christmas and go over the usual podvent time. But hey it is Christmas, it is supposed to be joyful. Natalie talks about Sophie Hanson and her book basket by the door. And christobels spicy nuts.If you want to stay connected with Kate, you can here;Follow Kate on insta here https://www.instagram.com/podbarkate/Get Kate's Newsletter here https://katemulholland.substack.com/https://katemulholland.com.au/Please rate and review and follow the show xx

Today on the podvent Deli and Kate chat about Christmas Carols ... Do you love them? Do you hate them? Do you know why you love or hate them? Kate loves them (no surprise there). Deli talks about how deep and powerful music can be. So love them or hate them, today is about Mariah and BubleIf you want to stay connected with Kate, you can here;Follow Kate on insta here https://www.instagram.com/podbarkate/Get Kate's Newsletter here https://katemulholland.substack.com/https://katemulholland.com.au/Please rate and review and follow the show xx