Loosely Speaking
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Loosely Speaking
How We Met and Why It Changed Everything
Three women, three seemingly random meetings, and one extraordinary friendship that defies coincidence. When Lauren, Laura, and Madi reflect on how they found each other, it becomes clear their connection runs deeper than chance.
Lauren and Laura's friendship began at 18 with a memorable night out where Laura boldly claims she "kissed Lauren before Tom did." This playful moment sparked what would become a profound bond. Laura shares how Lauren transformed her from someone guarded about physical touch into "a big marshmallow who hugs everyone" – a small change symbolising the larger impact they've had on each other's lives. Their friendship intensified as they worked, partied, and eventually traveled together.
Madi entered the picture during a Croatia sailing trip, meeting Laura in a moment that seemed orchestrated by the universe. After connecting instantly on the boat, they later randomly encountered each other on a ferry to Greece – confirming this wasn't just a vacation friendship but something meant to last. But the most cinematic moment came when Lauren and Madi met independently on opposite escalators in a shopping center near Sydney, locking eyes in what they describe as a "sliding doors moment" before abandoning their respective journeys to embrace.
What distinguishes their connection is how they've supported each other through life's significant transitions. From business ventures and relationship changes to motherhood (with Lauren and Laura giving birth to baby boys just four days apart), they've created a space where vulnerability is welcomed and judgment abandoned. As Madi beautifully expresses, "We can fight and argue, but it's a ride or die kind of relationship."
These three friends remind us that sometimes your chosen family becomes your greatest blessing. They've shown up for each other during personal upheavals, celebrated wins together, and maintained their bond despite life's challenges. Their story inspires us to nurture our own meaningful connections and perhaps recognise the "soul bonds" already present in our lives.
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Welcome to Loosely Speaking, the podcast where three best friends turned business owners come together to chat about all things life, relationships and leveling up.
Laura:Each episode, we share our perspectives on what it's like being women in business, balancing everything from work and relationships to society and self-care. And from time to time, we welcome the best in the biz to share their insights with us.
Madi:Think of us as your go-to girls for real talk, big laughs and a sprinkle of spiritual vibes. So do whatever makes you feel good while you tune in. Let's get the conversation flowing.
Laura:Hi everyone, welcome to the podcast. We're back.
Lauren:Episode two of Loosely Speaking, and this time we are recording from Laura's studio In Solasta Blooms In where the fuck are we, bougala?
Laura:You guys aren't locals, so maybe you introduce us. Where are we today, laura? We are in Bougala, on Sydney Road, as if you're heading towards Manly, so in the heart of the Northern Beaches. Love it here, yeah. Walk away from everything. Got the shops, got the Clontarf Beach down the road and even just like yeah, we're very central, like near the main road.
Lauren:Flying in all these directions, yeah, but it's a beautiful space, nice and bright and white it is, the sunshine is flowing in and it's just so gorgeous to see what you've built around you. Thank you it's beautiful.
Laura:It's nice to have you guys here. I'm keen for you guys to be here more.
Madi:We will be, yeah every month, every month, twice a month. So I think we wanted to go in today about a little bit about us and our friendship journey and, um, we all met at different times, which I think is really special and we have quite a cool story. I think. I think it's a cool story. I think it's a cool story. Cool story, bro.
Lauren:Yeah no but, actually I feel like if there's one thing about my life that has amazed me, it's having you guys as friends, like I feel like our connection is so special to the point where you guys are the reason that I believe in soul bonds and like people who you've gone through lifetimes with, because that's just the feeling that I get with you guys and I guess we'll elaborate more on why that is. But yeah, it just goes to show that people in your life can become family, like I'm an only child and I see you guys as my sisters and I just love that so much that we've got that bond and I'm really excited to talk about it today and hope that there's people out there who can relate similarly and have people like you and relationships like this in their lives as well.
Madi:Yeah, it really is like a sisterhood. I feel like you have friends and you know it's great, but then I feel like with us it is a sisterhood. Like you know, we can fight and argue, but we just it's like a it's a ride or die kind of relationship and we've been through so much change together. You know motherhood with both of you and businesses and, um, ups and downs in relationships and I think it's yeah, it's a really unique friendship and I'm just blessed to have you both.
Laura:I feel the same ladies and it'll just, yeah, give you guys a good chance to kind of, yeah, get to know us better and see why we're coming together. The love we have for each other is. You know, it's hilarious and crazy and we have a good time and, yeah, you'll definitely get to. It will give you guys a chance to maybe understand us better and come along on the journey with us. Well, lauren and I met first we hit it off.
Lauren:I hit it real we might go into too much. No, actually I don't want it to sound worse than what it is no, it's, it's funny.
Laura:Um, look, I was very wild, we were 18, and it was just like a chapter in our lives where, well, I'd say you too, like in particular like yeah we're just very free and carefree. And, like you know, I see young people out and they've just got such an energy and ooze about them Like they're just carefree. And that's what we were. But the first night we met, you know, just embracing each other like yeah, it's like we knew each other forever and obviously, 18, you're going out all the time.
Laura:We went out to good old Chinese laundry and you, yeah, our um partners, they're best friends. So obviously it was a, it was a given that we would become close and, um, yeah, we had a few drinks and I gave you a big kiss and we're just friends forever since and I love how you always claim that you kissed me before tom did.
Lauren:she was my girl first. It wasn't like a hook up or anything that intense, it was just like a big you know on the DF. Lauren is a very loving person when she's lit Very.
Laura:And yeah, I just gave you a big kiss and we're friends ever since, best friends ever since, so hilarious.
Lauren:It's actually hilarious, though, that you instigated that, because you were the most like non-huggy person ever if you hug me I'd be, like, oh, like you know, I really didn't like it.
Laura:And then, lauren, she just kept hugging me and then I'm like all right and I turned into this big marshmallow who just hugs everyone.
Laura:So I'll blame you for that. I'm really sorry. You softened me. Um, but yeah, who doesn't love a good hug? But yeah, I was very much one of those people that was like, oh, don't hug me, like very protective of my space and energy, I guess. But, um, I get that. I get why people like that, like it's, yeah, but you definitely softened me. I'm a big marshmallow now Lauren thank you definitely needed to soften.
Lauren:So I met Laura through Tom, obviously, and I was just sort of seeing Tom at the time and I remember the first night that I met you. I'll never forget it because you, just you just hopped in the car and you're like right, ready to go ready for the night. And I was just like who is this? And I really like her because you're just you.
Lauren:And I think that's what felt so amazing to me at that time is that I'd never, actually ever met a girl who was just so open and so like genuine and real and, um, like a hype hype girl and I was like this is awesome and that's it it's just like I felt like I knew you already so well and I think I even slept at your house. Yeah, I was like come back tomorrow, it's all good, got some space for you at bag mind yeah, you did and yeah, it was just like yeah, known each other ever.
Lauren:It was amazing, and I think that's what's so special. Is that because then, obviously, our relationships with our partners, grew, and they really grew, it's like we had that really concentrated time together, to the point where we worked together. I think, yeah, we worked together.
Laura:We um, and then after work, we'd go party together with our mates like we were just every freaking day, yeah, every day, yeah, it was, it was at one point like we'd never day away from each other and we were just young and in love and you know, and I, I love seeing young people in that era I'll call it it's because we had such a good time it was such a good time and I grew and like you know, um just platonic love is so special, like friendship. Is that the word platonic? Yeah, it's like I, you.
Laura:Just I didn't know I could love a person like I love, like, loved you back then, like, but I was like oh my god, this is my girl and like Laura and Lauren, like we're literally- like so many simulators, we're the same height.
Lauren:So, often like cannot tell you how many times we get asked if we're sisters. Yeah. People mix our names up. We just roll with it. Now Me included.
Madi:Yeah, lauren, laura, what's?
Laura:your name. Yeah, very, very special bond. And even, yeah, very, very special bond and, even better, having our like our guys alongside with us, like, yeah, just super blessed to have that friendship journey with you and still going, and of course it is we're besties um, took it overseas as well I think that was like a huge moment for us because, um tom and I went before you and pat yeah, we weren't even gonna go.
Lauren:So we had that whole year apart as well, which was just like I really felt how much you had contributed to my life in that time that we had a park so I was like I miss this connection and like that's what stood out and then you followed us, you came along and it was yeah, we had fun yeah like, we met, you met you in London and then you were just so excited and unfortunately, you know, patty and I had been backpacking three months around Europe and like, oh, that's how me and Maddie met, we'll get there.
Laura:Crazy, hilarious how we met, we'll get there. Yes, and after Croatia it's called the Croatian cough, like you can get sick from like partying too hard on sail week croatia, and I was just bloody, yeah, my mood system. And then when I saw lauren, I was so excited but so run down and she had all these plans and I felt so bad because like I was just like, oh, I'm like really excited to be here, but I was so you know, I was like fair enough.
Lauren:You were so cute. I've got this plan. I've got this plan. I was keen to show you what had been my home for the last year, but it's okay. We had a sleepover in our studio apartment. Honestly, it wasn't even as big as this studio, it was so tiny. I think it was half of this and it was the four of us just sitting and included and our room. Yeah, it was pretty small, oh gosh, but what a good time yeah.
Laura:Yeah, that's how you met.
Lauren:Maddie yeah.
Laura:And then Maddie enters the group chat.
Madi:Yeah, Enters the group chat and just the group chat. Um, yeah, so I went on a europe trip with a girlfriend, uh, for five weeks to europe and croatia was I think it was the second last place we went to, so we started in, flew into paris, work our way down to germany, we did italy and then we did croatia and we were doing the croatia sale, but then also ultra the festival.
Madi:So, yeah, so so we rock up. So the day one of the boat was we stayed at the dock and but we went to the festival and then the next day we actually started sailing to where we're going. Um, so we rock up and we're all like having pre drinks and my cousin actually was there as well, so I don't know if he was with us yet, but he was coming to have pre's in the boat and then we were going to go to ultra and everyone was kind of coming, um, that was going to be on the croatia sail for that week and meeting all the guys. So, yeah, erin and I was sitting on the boat and there were so many guys and we were like, oh god, like I was in a relationship. I was like I don't like, obviously, you know whatever, like I get it on really well with guys, but I was like I really wanted some girls on here that we could meet and become friends with. So we're talking to our skipper, skipper what's his name?
Lauren:skipper joe. Joe, not Skipper Joe, that sounds too cliche, maybe we're just Australian.
Madi:No, it was.
Laura:Skipper, pete or no, not Pete, it was a short name, maybe it was Joe. I think it was Joe. Yeah, what yeah?
Madi:Honestly, I think it actually was. He was so cool.
Laura:We could be wrong, but yeah.
Madi:Sorry, skipper Joe, if you're listening and your name's not actually skip a joke. You're very memorable, um, anyways, and we were like, can we have a look at there? Because he was like there's two more people coming and we're like, oh god, like I hope it's like either a pair of girls or whatever.
Madi:So we asked to look at the list and he was like there's two names left. It was Patrick Berger and Laura Fitzgerald. So obviously you guys didn't have the same last name. So we were like they're either two singles or they're a couple. So we're like sitting on the boat and you guys were quite late and there was a. There was a reason why We'll skim that. Oh no, we'll skim over it. Um, I don't mind and anyway. So then tanny rocks up this tall guy with two backpacks and these are like.
Madi:These are the backpacks that you take when, like, you're truly backpacking, like they're the full backpacks, like, as tall as like. For us it's like they're massive and I'm like turtle homes, yeah massive. So I'm like why has he got two backpacks?
Madi:he rocks on and we're like what's with the two backpacks? Like do you just pack heavy? Like why have you got two bags? And he was like oh, my partner, laura's coming, she'll be here soon. So we're like, oh, it's a couple, okay, anyways. Then laura rocks up and, like quite similar to lauren, she rocks out.
Madi:She's like oh, hi everyone jumps on the boat and she's just like bouncing around and then, um, yeah, then the rest was was history. We were preying on the boat, listening to, like figured out that we obviously all liked the same music, and then I think we were taking selfies together. I still have all those photos, oh and yeah, we've got to put that up on the gram? Yeah, we should. We've got some shots of when we first met. I'm so young, I'm so, tan, I know you can tell that.
Laura:I was tell that it was like literally.
Madi:So here I am, like fake tanning on on my trip, like can't get a tan, I'm so. Do you think I like, didn't you think that I had some sort of nationality in me?
Lauren:because you're naturally tan, you're naturally blonde, you know what I can feel it that's another episode no, I was so tan, the european sun just agreed just agreed.
Madi:Yeah, I was like really yeah, yeah and then, yeah. Then we went to ultra, and went to ultra, had the best time, and then we went on the Croatia sail for a week together and cruised around so many funny times. Laura got a bit ill, she got a bit seasick day five on the boat.
Laura:I was just like, oh, and then my bun like saggy bun directly on top of her head.
Madi:I'm just like get it all up. She's like over the side of the boat, like what about the loss?
Laura:dude? I shit you not. I was asleep, yeah right, and I'm sleeping. I'm sleeping on the boat and I had my arm out and I was like this and I woke up and this bloody, almighty wasp literally I'll never forget it. It got me on the on the hand here.
Madi:I woke up and I just started screaming I think we were all like tanning and swimming and I was like what?
Laura:happened, yeah, and I was like woke up and I was like, ah, because because of all the cans of drinks, like bees were coming to the sugar and like that's why they were attracted, and then I just jump in the ocean. I don't even know what I'm wearing, I jumped in the ocean to cool it down, and the salt water got into the sting and it stung even more.
Madi:So I'm in the water.
Laura:I'm like, oh, like, this is just, it's probably good for it to be honest and I just by the end of it.
Madi:I was just looking at you like yeah, I don't think boats are Laura's thing, not over a day or two, like too much. Where I grew up on boats, so I didn't even take anything, any sickness tablets, and poor laura's like popping all the tablets and doing everything and I yeah, but um, if there's anything we know about you, it's that you're a trooper like oh yeah, oh, she'll push through when you were pregnant with beau and you were sick on the plane down to Melbourne morning sickness you were a freaking superwoman.
Lauren:I was like how is she doing this? But you just do it.
Madi:You could just get on the show and the smoked salmon bagel, of course yeah, and then I remember one night I don't know where everyone else was, but it was just you, me and patty and we're just talking about. Obviously you were telling me all about where you guys were moving to and we were just talking about like financial stuff and we're just laughing because laura and patty were just like going through their money so quickly. We were just like you're about to live in london, like yeah um scary actually, yeah, and anyways, but we'll just love that.
Madi:That's just been our whole friendship. We've just laughed through everything as bad as it is.
Laura:We're always late, always late, just hanging out and always laughing not work.
Madi:We're not late to work, but like if we're off the time yeah, it just, it just flies insane.
Lauren:We'll literally almost miss flights yeah, yes, yeah, maybe I'm the problem am I the issue?
Madi:um, but I remember you talking about lauren that night and you were like you have to meet her. Like you know, just talking about Lauren, I was like oh my god, like who is this person? Like she was like I'm pretty sure you were like she's my world. She's like just all these beautiful things and I was like, oh my god, can't wait to meet her, um, and I think we followed each other after that because obviously, yeah, she was talking about you in the uk as well yeah happy new york.
Madi:I was like yeah, and then I guess. So then you guys pick up from where after? So you lived over there and yeah, I suppose like yeah we ended up.
Lauren:We tried to go for a house in london, didn't make it, tried to go for a house in edinburgh and we it tried to go for a house in Edinburgh and we were all literally chipping in to fly either Tom or myself out to inspect houses on behalf of everyone, and also our friend Jack who was staying with us, and we ended up landing. Tom found us a real gem in Glasgow, Glasgow. Gem in Glasgow. Let's go.
Laura:Glasgow.
Lauren:Laura and I walking through the front door and just eyeing each other being like holy fuck, are we actually about to leave here for the foreseeable future? But it was a really it was a good time, Like there were some really great moments where we moved the couch into the kitchen, for I think it was Pat's birthday, yeah that was the 21st yeah, 21st yeah we all had our 21st birthdays over there, so that was really good fun, but it was also super challenging time, like we'll probably get into it in another episode.
Lauren:But we all went through some really deep stuff in our travels personally. And then, um, tom and I ended up coming home early and then that's where I met you, maddie, and Lauren, enter the group chat. It was so surreal. I love when you tell this story. Oh really.
Madi:You guys both did this to me no, but it's funny. So we actually drove past it today on our way here. Oh yeah, Gordon.
Laura:Gordon, yeah, good old, gordon.
Madi:So my granddad for a period there lived in chatswood, um, so I was just with him this is after got back from europe, was keeping in touch with laura, but obviously she was overseas. So I was like catch up when you're back, type thing. And then, yeah, I came back. I was with my granddad furniture shopping because they he wanted to redo their, their apartment they were just renting. But he was like I want new stuff, whatever. So I was like, okay, I'll come shopping with you. So we went to gordon, which is super random. I never normally would be such a random spot and at this, like what, was it like a shopping center or I think we were going to get laptops.
Laura:Yeah, okay, yeah that's so random, so random yeah, and granddad's like we need to go.
Madi:Yeah, it was harvey norman. He's like that's where the furniture is and I think he'd ordered something, but he wanted to see how it all fit and get a few extra things. So we're going up the escalator, me and granddad just chatting, and my granddad's very vocal, like he just says whatever's on his mind, like he can't help himself. We're like we need to have the three second rule with him. We're like granddad. Think about it for three seconds.
Madi:And if you still think you should say it, then say it. Anyways, we're on this escalator and he's like, look at this couple pashing.
Lauren:And he's like, oh my god, and he goes I turn to look over and it's one of those sliding door moments where, like you, look at someone, and lauren, and I both look at each other and she goes maddie and I go lauren and then we're going opposite directions, because I'm obviously going up.
Lauren:She's going down like just sliding door moments and, um, I think he was like, oh, look at these lovebirds, like all loved up and then anyway, so then I jump on to go back down to meet Lauren and then we're just like hugging, and yeah, that was cool because, like obviously, we'd heard so much about each other through Laura yeah at that point I think we're just so excited to meet each other, because we knew that if Laura's speaking so highly of someone, they're going to be epic, yeah, and it was interesting like we felt like we already knew each other a little bit, I feel, because we had bits and pieces of, yeah, ideas of who we'd be but it was awesome, and then I think you were living. Were you living in chatswood at that time?
Madi:because then we started having like dinners and get together here and there, which was nice because we were waiting for you, yeah to come home, to come back yeah it's always like you, like lauren said, like we would have met anyway, like we would have met through I can't believe that but the chances of it it's like it's just, but I feel like the universe was like no, you two need to meet on your own yeah, I think so I think it was like this is going to be bigger than just like your friends with each other, because of a friend, like mutual friendship. Yeah, I think in a way, obviously laura brought us together but.
Laura:I feel like the universe was like no, no, you're gonna have your own meat and yeah, we did, which was so beautiful.
Madi:I can't believe I was like. Someone told me I was like I forget who I think I was messaging you like?
Laura:I just met lauren I was like what that's so good like, and I was still over in the uk. Yeah yeah, I remember so so bizarre yeah just insane.
Madi:And then we had your birthday party. Was that yours or patty's it?
Laura:yeah, um, I got back to sydney and then it was literally my 21st, like the same week and we just had a party and an embrace and it was really fun. Yeah, good old red gum oh so many good memories.
Lauren:yeah, I feel like you and I really got close when it was covered, because you were my lifesaver at that point in time, because you'd moved to the coast by this point. Yeah, new to the coast and we were in that five-kilometer radius of each other so close yeah Both in. King Kamba. Love you, King Kamba. And just doing like the lake we love the old wine date on the lake.
Lauren:But thank God, because we just had each other and could really just like, relate and bounce things and, um, because we're getting to see each other so regularly in that period of time, it was just like, yeah, so nice to form that really quickly, definitely. And since then it's just been like yeah, i're my sis yeah, with covid too, like you were a newish mom or you were quite a new mom.
Lauren:Yeah, and you were like one of the few friends who were like just understood and was so accepting and yeah, supportive, and would meet me where I'm at and would help, and just like that, for for me and for a new one, was like incredible and so intuitive to you. Like not many people know what to do, what to say or how to show up for someone but you were just there and um, yeah, it was amazing, so I'm really grateful yeah, oh.
Madi:And likewise I, as you both know, I was going through massive shifts in that period and I was just I'd come to your house and be on the couch just crying and lauren be like okay, all right, and I'd be like my life's a mess but yeah, and then, like we're just like we need laurie yeah, we're still working on it, yeah, one day, but no, she has her life here and we're obviously so happy and I feel like we're here often, which is nice. I love coming to sydney. It's lovely to visit.
Lauren:That's the thing about us is that you know we've been so lucky to have such a special natural connection between us. But all of us have repeatedly showed up through thick and thin, to like keep putting in that effort to maintain that quality friendship. And that means going through like hard moments, whether it's circumstantial, environmental, whether it's between us, like relationally regardless, or personally things happening like. We always show up for each other and we've always made that effort and I think at the end of the day, no matter what's happened like.
Lauren:I feel so at peace and rested in the fact that I know you guys are my friends for life and that is a really good feeling.
Madi:Yeah.
Lauren:And the fact that we get to come together and share probably those deep parts of us, those quirky parts of us, the spiritual parts of us that no one else kind of really gets to see or understands, like, yeah, I feel like we have each other for that reason, to be able to come together and express, like, some of the deepest parts of who we are and what we're going through, and help make meaning and make sense out of things together, which is incredible.
Madi:I love that yeah, so well said. And also like I think as well, something that I've always not struggled with but had ebbs and flows with. But like being able to also like I think as well something that I've always not struggled with but had ebbs and flows with but like being able to also like fuck up sometimes in your relationships with each other and not be as like sometimes we'll just grab on, jump on the group chat and we're like sorry I've been so, mia, but like what's been going on? And there's no like. You know, I feel like if there is an issue, we just talk about it and we kind of just move forward, but it's that knowing that we'll always be together and sisters and you know, if one person's down, we all kind of like huddle around that person yeah to make sure that we're like checking in and I think also that consistency, like if you want to have these types of friendships, and sisterhood ones especially, you've got to you know, be there and be present.
Lauren:If it's not physically but emotionally and over texts and like our group chat pops off every second of the day I feel like sometimes, but then also I think what we do really well is we also hold space for each other to go through what we're going through, like there's almost no questions asked if one of us has just like taken some time. Yeah and I love that because it's like it's not low maintenance friendships per se, but it's just that like common understanding of like we're gonna be here when you're ready and I love that, and there's no hard questions asked or anything like that, which is good there's like a common ground of like yep, you're obviously going through the motions, we're here.
Laura:Yeah, it's like, yeah, common ground of like, yep, you're obviously going through the motions, we're here yeah, it's like yeah and it's always just been consistent like that. Um, yeah, very grateful to know you guys and it's fun how we met, like it's just hilarious like and I can't believe the elevator like literally going, it's like a movie when they're like they look like the land's over yeah, crazy.
Madi:But then even how we met like you know, I always think about that and even me going on that europe trip was such a last minute thing that I wasn't supposed to be going and I booked it three months before I actually flew out because I was like I just like I'd finished school and I was in my gap year and I hadn't got anything booked, yeah, and I was just like who wants to come to Europe with me? And yeah, like if I didn't go on that trip I wouldn't have met either of you.
Lauren:So it's just like it's wild to think about and also, like you, meet a lot of people when you're traveling, let alone you meet someone from anywhere in the world and you met each other and you actually an hour away from each other, yeah sydney, the senny coast, like we're like, oh, you know, sometimes you meet people and you're like, oh, like I'm never gonna see you again, unfortunately.
Laura:But for us we're like, oh, this is, this is gonna work, like this friendship could be. You know, blossom, um, and yeah, when I got back to sydney, I feel like you were just always in my corner. You came to all my events, you made the effort and it just like blossomed and I knew through the travels, like we'd talk here and there and stay in touch. But you know, when I came back, it really like solidified, wow, like it's a beautiful friendship. And even like, when the Sailwake ended, it was so weird, like so meant to be, because we you and I were both going to greece after this is pretty cool yeah, um, and I was with patty and you with um, your friend, who were traveling.
Laura:You, you and her were traveling together and we were like, oh, like, we'll catch up in greece, like if we're there and if it aligns, no pressure, and I kid you not like this, just like is. I just think this is so universe, like making making sure we're friends the ferry that we're about to board onto.
Madi:You're coming from the other side of the gate and I and we just walk on together yeah, I don't ever seen patty, because he just stood out, they're so freaking tall, probably because you like laura's just down there and I was like and like we.
Laura:But we walked up the gate together. We were like no way, embrace each other, let's sit together, let's go to greece together and it was just like the same, like it was. Just that's amazing I love that.
Lauren:I don't think I knew that before?
Madi:that's amazing. Yeah, I kind of forgot, like I knew we went to greece, but I kind of forgot I couldn't be running into each other.
Laura:I was like this is fate um and then we went on the ferry and I think we fell asleep. We were laughing in the one minute. We were just all exhausted.
Madi:It was a long ferry ride hey, it was yeah, like three hours, yeah, and then we partied in Greece and yeah, partied too early, so like when they're in Greece they don't go out till like 2am, and we got like excited and started drinking at like five, because we were like that's what you do in Australia, like everyone drinks so early and it got to like 10 and we were like should we have enough? Because we were so tired yeah, and we were seeing someone, the dj, oh the chain smokers amazing.
Laura:So good, they're incredible.
Madi:They were amazing and I think we were like sober, but we were just like we woke up and we're like let's go, and then we're at the chainainsmokers.
Laura:I feel like the Chainsmokers, like it's a very pop, like you know poppy songs, but the performance when they have a set, they just they turn it up, they turn it up.
Lauren:It's a show.
Laura:It's so good and back then that was a huge DJ that we were just always listening to soul djs yeah, 100% too many, too many songs.
Lauren:Yeah, beautiful yeah, yeah, it's special and like for you and I now, like our relationship, has gone through um so many similar chapters like it's really strange how many similar chapters we share, to the point where we became mums pretty much at the same time.
Laura:Well, like we were pregnant at the same time, babies were born, baby boys, same gender boys, four days apart from each other, like it couldn't have been any more insane. Like insane.
Lauren:It's beautiful and I remember when we were on that plane that we nearly missed to melbourne, that you've been really sick, for I was like I think we're having boys. I just had this feeling yeah, and it's so beautiful that they're growing up and then um friday, when we recorded our first episode like we have to show you money we had them with the same nanny and they're doing nanny share now. So it's so nice to know that they're gonna get to see each other and regularly and bond and connect and play and grow together I was so cute, all of our families, which is so cool, besties in the making.
Laura:Yes.
Madi:And same with your little ones come along yeah, I know you guys will be like teenagers you can look up to my kids Kira will be.
Lauren:Yeah, she'll be a baby sitter.
Madi:I'll be like Kira, how much per hour she loved that. Well, harlow told me the other day Harlow's my niece, she goes auntie. I'll only charge you one dollar per hour. I don't think you should charge anyone more than they can afford and it's tough out there.
Laura:So I was like, also, I need to write that down because she's sick, so she will be older by the time I get to school and I was like.
Madi:Sorry, that just reminded me of that. That's really cute, super cute. She's like. I know how hard it is and I don't think I should charge anyone more than they can afford.
Laura:That's really beautiful.
Lauren:She's thinking like that Very cute.
Laura:I love that. Kids are just beautiful. Kids are just yeah beautiful. They see the world, they're our teachers. Yeah, oh yeah, and you?
Madi:two have such a beautiful connection.
Laura:You guys look alike, it's like so crazy.
Madi:That's cute.
Lauren:Fault genes are strong all right, we want to rapid fire some things that we love most about each other we did this in the Blue Mountains actually once, after a few few wines, yeah we had brought this deck of cards called conversations with friends. Actually, be quite fun to do an episode answer those questions right idea it's a really good game and if anyone knows me, they know that I love a deep chat. But they are really useful prompts, especially if you don't really know what to say and you can get to know people that you've known for years.
Lauren:Obviously we played it really well from playing that game. Yeah, it was such it was probably my favorite card that we drew that night. That was great, that's a good recommendation ah that is my recommendation conversation with friends cards. Guys pick it up or I'll put a link to it in the show notes yeah, definitely who?
Madi:this girl? Okay, who should go first.
Lauren:I feel like we always make lauren go no, but then she dodges it and goes last no, I said lauren, oh me, oh, but I say Laura, laura.
Laura:Yeah, we do always say Laura, because you're just so good with your words. I'm not as good with my words. You're the trendsetter, babe. No Trendsetter.
Lauren:Poet Superstar. Alright, since you're going there, maybe you just keep it up.
Laura:Yeah, true, Okay, what I love about you guys? You girls, girls, you guys, girls, girls, girls.
Laura:Um maddie I love that you're adventurous, free-spirited, um, I feel like you're very patient. You're very grounded, um, I feel like you're very intuitive and, um, caring and, yeah, just beautiful, just an all-around beautiful person, thank you, and you're very yeah, you're just very like, uplifting, like you, just yeah, and there's I couldn't just talk about it, emma you both, you're just the most beautiful human and yeah, I just love you. You're just freaking hilarious and like your little quirky moments of your dyslexia, yeah, I don't think we've mentioned that.
Madi:I was meant to mention that last episode, but I say things wrong and I'm proud of it. So if you can't make fun of yourself, then who can?
Laura:At least you didn't say woad At the beginning of the episode. That big woad, that big woad over there, that's a big woad. That's a big woad. That big woad Over there, that's a big woad. It's a big woad, yeah, but I'm sure you know you will see that come through. It definitely will.
Lauren:And it's cute. I love that. It's very cute.
Laura:Love you both. Lauren, I love that you're is tenacious. The word Like you're just like what does that even mean?
Madi:What do you think it?
Laura:means Like vivacious vagabond.
Lauren:Remember that my first ever blog or like Instagram handle I can't even remember when I used that.
Laura:You're just very like colorful, like you're just like very beautiful and you're intuitive. You're patient. I'd say you're very patient as well. Um, you're very caring and noble and, uh, there's so many beautiful things about you. Um, I don't even yeah, you both, I could just write a bloody book, but maybe I should write a poem about you guys.
Laura:Um, yeah, you're very like for the people, like for the community, very grounded, um yeah, just like anchored in your feminine energy and like you just carry yourself so beautifully. And, yeah, my soul sister, both are um and you're just very like, uh, equipped to handle any situation. I feel like that's so nice yeah and, like you're an all-rounder, like literally jack of all trades, and just beautiful, human, beautiful energy. Yeah, I just love you that's so bloody nice jeez.
Lauren:Thank you, babe. It's nice to feel seen. Yeah, I'm echoing what laura says about you like. There are very few people who I've known for a long actually I can't really say that I've got some really good people in my life. I can't lie, I can't, I can't say what I was about to say, but the point is I didn't have a bad word to say about you, like I can't think.
Lauren:Of all the time that we've known each other, I haven't ever had a complaint, I don't think, or ever a moment where I felt let down by you or anything, and I think that that says a lot, because it's just like you're such a high caliber person who really cares a lot and shows up for the people in your life but, I also just have like so much fucking fun with you and I'm never bored when you're around and I feel like you give me permission to be my whole self and that feels really safe and yeah, we're just always again yeah, laughing like similar to what you have and I'm just really grateful for like how much joy and insight and loyalty you bring into our friendship.
Lauren:So thank you, thank you, oh yeah.
Lauren:I'm getting emotional and Laura, like you inspire me endlessly, like I just love you. I love your story, I love what you, how powerful you are, like you just turn anything into gold, and like you're so creative and you are so giving and loving the people around you and I feel like if you embrace someone, then you've got a friend for life in you, because you also show up for everyone and are so loyal and loving. And, um, what I love about you as well is like you're not afraid to call me on my bullshit and like you help me no, but like you need that those people in your
Lauren:life, like you need people who are going to help you see your blind spots and then help you to learn and help you to be like a better person, and I'm like so grateful that you communicate so openly about how you feel and that helps me because, like, you have been there for me through so many really challenging moments and helped me through, and I'm like so grateful for that, because there's very few people that you can do that with and still feel safe, and I do so.
Laura:I love you for that love you oh, hard ones to follow.
Madi:I'll start with lauren. So I similar to you. Yeah, we always just have so much fun when we're together. You're my little Capricorn sister.
Lauren:Actually more on the day after each other.
Madi:I know we didn't mention that, yeah, I feel like when we're even the car ride here was just such a testament to that we're just like one minute we're talking life, then we're talking business, that like, but we just like bing bong but like it's so great and we're just like on each other's page and but yeah, you're so caring, you're so beautiful, I think, beyond what you even see. I think that you're just stunning and those photos, when we release them, of everyone the saggy boob shit.
Madi:Um very patient, I would say, especially with your kids. I feel like that really inspires me you both are really patient, um, loving, creative, talented, just like an all like an all-rounded person, friend, a great listener and question asker, which I feel like for me is so important because I need to understand how I'm feeling sometimes and you just ask those questions and I'm like, yeah, I do.
Laura:How do you think of that? And I think about am.
Madi:I yeah, and it makes you think okay and like brings you back in, so and I just think you're just wise beyond your years.
Laura:Wise, I think, and like brings you back in.
Madi:so and I just think, you're just wise beyond your years, wise old soul for sure. Yeah, if they said that about you, it's so true.
Laura:Yeah, wise, super wise cookie, if you ever have the privilege to do one of lauren's yin yoga classes, the poetry.
Madi:I'm just like. I'm just like what I'm like. How does she know what to say? I'd get up there and be like I don't know and you just get into like it's almost like a trans in a way, like you get lost in what and I'm just like. I'm just like how do you think of this?
Lauren:but, yeah, very inspiring and a great mother, best friend, daughter, just colleague, everything oh my god, my heart is like and then laura, my little sagittarius I'm not Sagittarius Scorpio we were all together when you found that out and we, that was so funny.
Madi:I'm a Pisces babe she's a Pisces but she has a little Scorpio, like my Sagittarius, the fire, but they're actually water. But your massive heart, just I think what Lauren said like you, just, if you're in your circle, it's like you're like a friend for life, like I feel like it takes you a while to get there with people and I think you're very protective of your energy. What did you say the other week? You were like I think someone said you're like a bit too protective.
Laura:I can't remember that meme. It's like um, when you protected your piece a little bit too much. That's me. I've just protected my piece so much that I don't allow any. My bullshit detector just goes ding, see you later. Yeah, like brutal, but I think it's refreshing.
Madi:I think a lot of people yeah, it's just kind of and I think for me as well like I'm a bit more of a like not people pleaser, but I kind of just where you're, just like not, that's just not, I'm just not acceptable and fuck it off and I'm like true thanks.
Laura:Thanks, babe. Yeah, revelations yeah.
Madi:But reliable, trustworthy, very generous. You've always been super generous with your time, with money, with you know everything, your home, an amazing mum. The way you've adapted to motherhood I was just like in like shock, not shock. I knew you were going to be a great mum, but I feel like you exceeded my expectations of just how you blend Even like you're like the best florist, a mate doing amazing things with floristry, and then like just such an amazing mom with Bo.
Madi:I don't know why I'm getting emotional, um, but yeah, and I think, sorry, emotional in yours too, I think, when I just said, though, yeah, um, but yeah, just very strong. You've been through the world and back, but just you just have created this beautiful life for yourself and will continue to do so. And just like you take appreciations of the small things and I think that's just refreshing to be around, like you can have all this success and all this things around you, but like your home life and your life with Patty and Bo, like that's really important to you and that's just brings us, I feel, back to all of our morals and values, of just what's important in life. Um, and yeah, I just love you, love you both oh my god, tell your friends you love them guys.
Lauren:Yeah, I know, at first I was like oh my god, what am I gonna say?
Madi:but you just tell your friends, you just talk yeah and say what you love about them I think, even like your strongest friend or your friend, that you're like she's, you know, got it all sorted. But just yeah, I think I've really understood myself better through seeing myself through other people's eyes. I feel like sometimes it's given me like an insight to be like I am patient, or I am, because I feel like we can all get stuck in our own heads sometimes and mine's a little bit crazy sometimes. Even I went to a psychic.
Lauren:She's like whoa, but it's, it's refreshing to hear that and just remind yourself like I am these things and yeah, yeah, good lesson like even sitting here and like just receiving, like practicing receiving just then was like it's powerful stuff, because you know, it would be sad really to wander through the world and not be open with your heart and your inner thoughts and feelings about the people that you hold close to you in your life and, like everyone, wants to feel recognized and appreciated. So, yeah, tell your friends you love them.
Madi:Do it, do it now and also, like we said in the previous episode, any recommendations are welcomed. Um, guests recommendations or topics, or if you just like this sort of episode, that would be great to hear a bit of feedback. Um.
Laura:But just yeah, connect with us love to hear from you and thank you so much for your time listening today thanks for tuning in to loosely speaking and, as we like to say, please take us with a pinch of salt.
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