1 00:00:01,720 --> 00:00:05,040 Speaker 1: Hi, and welcome back to Bounceboard with me Tip Paul. 2 00:00:05,480 --> 00:00:08,480 Speaker 1: I'd like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land 3 00:00:08,520 --> 00:00:12,080 Speaker 1: on which I'm recording this podcast, the wundry people of 4 00:00:12,119 --> 00:00:15,680 Speaker 1: the Cooler Nation. I pay my respects to elders past 5 00:00:15,840 --> 00:00:20,799 Speaker 1: and present. So when it comes to award seasons and 6 00:00:20,840 --> 00:00:23,600 Speaker 1: photo shoots and things, all my listeners look at you 7 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:27,240 Speaker 1: and it's so glamorous and your lifestyle and everything. Do 8 00:00:27,280 --> 00:00:29,520 Speaker 1: you do anything differently when it's coming up for a 9 00:00:29,560 --> 00:00:31,680 Speaker 1: photo shoot or you're going to the logis or you're 10 00:00:31,680 --> 00:00:34,839 Speaker 1: doing something glamorous like not really. 11 00:00:35,040 --> 00:00:39,960 Speaker 2: I had the ideas like, for example, I'm going to 12 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:43,520 Speaker 2: be honest, I've been trying to do dry July. Oh yeah, 13 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:47,520 Speaker 2: I haven't had a day where it's been dry. 14 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:51,479 Speaker 3: So and I'm about to go to Bali, so oh fantastic. 15 00:00:51,720 --> 00:00:51,920 Speaker 1: Yeah. 16 00:00:52,040 --> 00:00:53,720 Speaker 3: No, enjoy yourself. 17 00:00:53,960 --> 00:00:57,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, so you know, and look, I think if I 18 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:00,480 Speaker 2: was like younger, I would have been really down on. 19 00:01:00,440 --> 00:01:03,120 Speaker 3: Myself about it. But you know, what's a glass of 20 00:01:03,120 --> 00:01:05,160 Speaker 3: wine at the end of the night. It's fine. 21 00:01:05,280 --> 00:01:09,880 Speaker 1: It is fine years. Yeah. 22 00:01:10,240 --> 00:01:11,960 Speaker 3: So so no, I haven't done that. 23 00:01:13,120 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 2: You know, I went and had oh do you know 24 00:01:15,360 --> 00:01:18,120 Speaker 2: what I did, because I do dumb things like I'm 25 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:20,000 Speaker 2: going to try and laminate my eyebrows. 26 00:01:20,400 --> 00:01:22,160 Speaker 3: So I tried to do that yesterday. 27 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:25,119 Speaker 2: I went and got laminated anywhere that looked ridiculous. No, 28 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:27,319 Speaker 2: I do like a dumb stuff like that. You know 29 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:31,080 Speaker 2: they're too dark, so do that. Yeah, yeah, I always 30 00:01:31,080 --> 00:01:34,000 Speaker 2: try something you write before logis like one year, I 31 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:36,360 Speaker 2: like tried some sort of treatment under my eye and 32 00:01:36,360 --> 00:01:38,120 Speaker 2: I had this really bad reaction, so I had like 33 00:01:38,160 --> 00:01:40,760 Speaker 2: dots under my eyes. But look, I'll do like I've 34 00:01:40,800 --> 00:01:43,800 Speaker 2: had the facial and I'll go and. 35 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:45,800 Speaker 3: Get like a laser facial two weeks beforehand. 36 00:01:46,080 --> 00:01:49,280 Speaker 2: Yeah. Other than that, I've got all good intentions, but 37 00:01:49,320 --> 00:01:50,480 Speaker 2: I think I'll just do what I do. 38 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:53,920 Speaker 3: That's awesome to hear. Ada, that's awesome to hear. 39 00:01:54,520 --> 00:01:58,240 Speaker 1: So what's your favorite like hack or recipe or something 40 00:01:58,280 --> 00:01:59,800 Speaker 1: that you've learned in the health space. 41 00:02:02,160 --> 00:02:06,080 Speaker 2: Okay, So I always set a date with myself so 42 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:09,680 Speaker 2: in the morning, like for example, this morning, I knew, 43 00:02:09,760 --> 00:02:12,000 Speaker 2: like it's always really busy on a Thursday morning because 44 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:13,959 Speaker 2: I've got the cleaners here, so like alway get ready 45 00:02:13,960 --> 00:02:14,600 Speaker 2: for the cleaners. 46 00:02:14,919 --> 00:02:16,040 Speaker 3: So if I don't book in a. 47 00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:18,280 Speaker 2: Pilates class where I have to go and leave the 48 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:20,600 Speaker 2: house in the morning. Yes, I'm not going to do 49 00:02:20,639 --> 00:02:23,360 Speaker 2: it here, so I'll book that in so I know 50 00:02:23,440 --> 00:02:24,320 Speaker 2: I can get to it. 51 00:02:25,240 --> 00:02:27,519 Speaker 3: Or I'll book in see like to do a class 52 00:02:27,560 --> 00:02:33,560 Speaker 3: with a friend, great advice. Yeah yeah, Or I'll write 53 00:02:33,560 --> 00:02:34,280 Speaker 3: a schedule out. 54 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:36,400 Speaker 2: I think if I write like a schedule out for 55 00:02:36,440 --> 00:02:38,600 Speaker 2: the week, I'm more inclined. 56 00:02:39,200 --> 00:02:40,840 Speaker 3: To do it as well. 57 00:02:42,200 --> 00:02:43,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, And I try and take a lot of like 58 00:02:43,760 --> 00:02:46,760 Speaker 2: healthy snacks to work because I'm like a real snacker 59 00:02:47,320 --> 00:02:49,799 Speaker 2: and if i get really hungry, I get really grumpy 60 00:02:49,919 --> 00:02:52,960 Speaker 2: and then I'll reach it. I'm literally too oh yeah, 61 00:02:52,960 --> 00:02:56,280 Speaker 2: And I'll go for the donuts or the canoli or 62 00:02:56,320 --> 00:02:59,760 Speaker 2: I'll always do the sugar thing. So yeah, I have 63 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:04,120 Speaker 2: I'm known to have snacks everywhere like bags. 64 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:07,560 Speaker 3: Yeah yeah, yeah, yeah. Oh I love snacks. I love it. 65 00:03:07,880 --> 00:03:10,240 Speaker 1: Do you have any advice for moms out there who 66 00:03:10,240 --> 00:03:12,560 Speaker 1: are juggling at all? Because you're the ultimate you know, 67 00:03:12,639 --> 00:03:16,440 Speaker 1: you're doing so much busy mum's juggling. 68 00:03:16,480 --> 00:03:23,280 Speaker 3: What's your advice ask for help telegate? Yeah, as well, 69 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:25,720 Speaker 3: try not to be so hard on yourself. And I'm 70 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:28,360 Speaker 3: saying that and like I am hard on myself. 71 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:31,239 Speaker 2: But you know, I remember my therapist years ago said 72 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:33,880 Speaker 2: to me, well, would you talk to a stranger the 73 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:36,920 Speaker 2: way you talk to yourself? And I'm like, no, I wouldn't. 74 00:03:37,280 --> 00:03:39,360 Speaker 2: So I always try and remember that. So just don't 75 00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:40,440 Speaker 2: be so hard on yourself. 76 00:03:40,680 --> 00:03:41,320 Speaker 3: Just be kind. 77 00:03:42,720 --> 00:03:44,400 Speaker 2: You know, if you've got a list of ten things 78 00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:46,120 Speaker 2: that you do and that you want to do in 79 00:03:46,160 --> 00:03:48,640 Speaker 2: a day and you get three or four of them done, 80 00:03:49,040 --> 00:03:51,040 Speaker 2: just pat yourself on the back because at the end 81 00:03:51,040 --> 00:03:54,480 Speaker 2: of the day, we just want to be there for 82 00:03:54,640 --> 00:03:58,440 Speaker 2: our kids and not be in a grumpy mood. 83 00:03:58,560 --> 00:03:59,920 Speaker 3: Like I hate it when I'm in a grumpy mo 84 00:04:00,160 --> 00:04:01,040 Speaker 3: for Jonas, And it's. 85 00:04:00,920 --> 00:04:03,280 Speaker 2: Not his fault that I've just decided to do way 86 00:04:03,320 --> 00:04:04,800 Speaker 2: too many things in the day. 87 00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:08,280 Speaker 3: So yeah, I try and remember that. I don't always 88 00:04:08,320 --> 00:04:08,720 Speaker 3: do this. 89 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:12,960 Speaker 2: I've got a week off this week, and do you 90 00:04:13,040 --> 00:04:15,680 Speaker 2: think I've sat down to read a book or rested 91 00:04:15,760 --> 00:04:16,480 Speaker 2: a little No? 92 00:04:16,360 --> 00:04:21,000 Speaker 3: No, no, no, no, podcast? What are you doing? Yang? I am. 93 00:04:21,040 --> 00:04:23,560 Speaker 3: I have not stopped. I have not stopped. 94 00:04:23,800 --> 00:04:26,320 Speaker 2: So I'm you know, I don't practice what I preach 95 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:32,360 Speaker 2: all the time, but I'm hoping BALI resets me again, and. 96 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:37,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, it'll be so lovely. So tell me about your 97 00:04:37,800 --> 00:04:40,360 Speaker 1: children's book coming out. You've got another one coming out. 98 00:04:41,279 --> 00:04:43,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, so it's it's me and Megastart. The second one 99 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:46,159 Speaker 2: is The Juggling Act. And look, there's such great books. 100 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:50,640 Speaker 2: If I do say so myself, they're really cute. 101 00:04:50,640 --> 00:04:54,320 Speaker 3: And look, it was so initially me as inspired by 102 00:04:54,960 --> 00:04:56,640 Speaker 3: my childhood. I grew up. 103 00:04:57,560 --> 00:05:00,720 Speaker 2: My uncle had this like corner store delic testing thing 104 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:03,279 Speaker 2: and it was just in a time where it was 105 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:06,919 Speaker 2: like this suburban place but it you know, we do 106 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:09,600 Speaker 2: like home deliveries and everyone knew our names, and when 107 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:12,160 Speaker 2: knew their names, and you know, Mum would give them 108 00:05:12,240 --> 00:05:14,760 Speaker 2: like the kid's presents for Christmas. And it was just 109 00:05:14,760 --> 00:05:19,919 Speaker 2: this like beautiful community store. And I quite I missed 110 00:05:19,960 --> 00:05:22,479 Speaker 2: that in life. I miss that sort of you know, 111 00:05:22,920 --> 00:05:26,159 Speaker 2: little community feel. So it's got that at it. And 112 00:05:26,200 --> 00:05:29,920 Speaker 2: also I always like wanted to be front and center. 113 00:05:29,960 --> 00:05:33,240 Speaker 2: I literally like dressed up all the time and tried 114 00:05:33,240 --> 00:05:37,160 Speaker 2: to put on shows like for whoever would watch and listen. 115 00:05:37,680 --> 00:05:41,479 Speaker 2: So Mia is a little bit like me. Also, I 116 00:05:41,600 --> 00:05:45,440 Speaker 2: wanted to write a book where you know, young ethnic 117 00:05:45,520 --> 00:05:50,000 Speaker 2: girls have someone that they can maybe relate to that 118 00:05:50,080 --> 00:05:53,240 Speaker 2: looks a little bit like them and if they do 119 00:05:53,320 --> 00:05:56,479 Speaker 2: want to somehow, you know, get into the spotlight or 120 00:05:56,520 --> 00:05:58,920 Speaker 2: even just start a drama club or even just felt 121 00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:00,360 Speaker 2: like a little bit of compvidence. 122 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:04,880 Speaker 3: I'm hoping these books do that, you know. So it 123 00:06:04,920 --> 00:06:06,080 Speaker 3: was basically. 124 00:06:05,600 --> 00:06:07,280 Speaker 2: You come from a place of just trying to sort 125 00:06:07,279 --> 00:06:09,919 Speaker 2: of encourage young girls. Actually, even though I don't have 126 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:12,960 Speaker 2: a girl, I just I want to encourage young girls. 127 00:06:13,080 --> 00:06:15,679 Speaker 1: No, I have a daughter, and that just means so much. 128 00:06:15,760 --> 00:06:21,479 Speaker 1: So thank you Rata. Yeah, so Ada, can you talk 129 00:06:21,520 --> 00:06:24,600 Speaker 1: me through like your schedule on home and away? Like 130 00:06:24,680 --> 00:06:26,480 Speaker 1: what what what does a. 131 00:06:26,480 --> 00:06:30,400 Speaker 3: Day look like? Look? So a day can start at 132 00:06:30,440 --> 00:06:31,440 Speaker 3: say six in the morning. 133 00:06:31,920 --> 00:06:34,360 Speaker 2: So if I'm a studio at six am, if I'm 134 00:06:34,400 --> 00:06:37,000 Speaker 2: at Palm Beach at six am, I'm leaving home at 135 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:38,200 Speaker 2: four point thirty in the morning. 136 00:06:38,440 --> 00:06:40,760 Speaker 3: Wow, so it's pretty pretty early. 137 00:06:40,839 --> 00:06:44,200 Speaker 2: I'm really lucky that I've got my mum that lives 138 00:06:44,240 --> 00:06:47,720 Speaker 2: close by and so I have a lot of help 139 00:06:47,720 --> 00:06:51,600 Speaker 2: from her. And also my ex husband's sort of not 140 00:06:51,640 --> 00:06:55,760 Speaker 2: far as well, so we share. Jonas, that's my day, 141 00:06:55,839 --> 00:06:57,800 Speaker 2: and then I could finish like seven at night. 142 00:06:57,760 --> 00:06:59,880 Speaker 3: So or seven thirty at night. 143 00:07:00,040 --> 00:07:02,560 Speaker 2: So yeah, Jonas Mum will pick him up or my 144 00:07:02,600 --> 00:07:04,480 Speaker 2: brother or like, I'm really lucky that I've got a 145 00:07:04,480 --> 00:07:08,240 Speaker 2: lot of help. But what's happening now is mum's how 146 00:07:08,320 --> 00:07:12,400 Speaker 2: dare she? She's gone overseas for three months? Like when 147 00:07:12,240 --> 00:07:13,480 Speaker 2: when momsy when. 148 00:07:13,400 --> 00:07:14,440 Speaker 3: They take time off. 149 00:07:14,600 --> 00:07:18,200 Speaker 1: It's same with my kid's grandparents. They've they've been to 150 00:07:18,280 --> 00:07:21,240 Speaker 1: Japan and Balian and I'm like, how dare you? I've 151 00:07:21,240 --> 00:07:23,160 Speaker 1: got things on, I need babysitting. 152 00:07:23,800 --> 00:07:24,480 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, yeah. 153 00:07:24,760 --> 00:07:27,320 Speaker 2: So what I'm doing this week in my week off 154 00:07:27,720 --> 00:07:30,800 Speaker 2: is I'm training Jonahs to try and walk to school 155 00:07:30,800 --> 00:07:34,200 Speaker 2: by himself because it's in the same street, and also 156 00:07:34,280 --> 00:07:37,200 Speaker 2: to try and do his breakfast and anyway. So that's 157 00:07:37,240 --> 00:07:39,440 Speaker 2: a work in progress. And look, he's about to me twelve. 158 00:07:39,440 --> 00:07:41,200 Speaker 2: He's gone a high school next year, so I think 159 00:07:41,240 --> 00:07:45,040 Speaker 2: I've started late. But I'm trying to do that at 160 00:07:45,080 --> 00:07:48,239 Speaker 2: the moment. But in saying that, I've still got neighbors 161 00:07:48,240 --> 00:07:50,680 Speaker 2: that i'll call on, I think you just have to 162 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:51,520 Speaker 2: call on everyone. 163 00:07:51,800 --> 00:07:51,960 Speaker 3: You know. 164 00:07:52,200 --> 00:07:53,480 Speaker 1: It's a village, isn't it. 165 00:07:53,480 --> 00:07:54,000 Speaker 3: It takes a. 166 00:07:54,200 --> 00:07:57,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, And look in some days I don't have 167 00:07:57,240 --> 00:07:59,280 Speaker 2: anything on and it's fine. I can take him to 168 00:07:59,320 --> 00:08:01,440 Speaker 2: soccer training and all that sort of stuff as well. 169 00:08:01,480 --> 00:08:05,360 Speaker 2: But other days, Yeah, I'm working all day every day 170 00:08:05,400 --> 00:08:07,360 Speaker 2: and then I get home and I've got to sort 171 00:08:07,360 --> 00:08:09,640 Speaker 2: of get his dinner ready and stop. 172 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:10,240 Speaker 1: Yeah. 173 00:08:10,320 --> 00:08:11,320 Speaker 3: Well he loves soccer. 174 00:08:11,400 --> 00:08:13,280 Speaker 2: Well actually sorry, I've got to call it football because 175 00:08:13,280 --> 00:08:14,040 Speaker 2: he won't let me call it. 176 00:08:14,880 --> 00:08:17,160 Speaker 3: Yes, and he's a really active kid. 177 00:08:17,160 --> 00:08:20,000 Speaker 2: And if Jonas can play soccer like all day every day, 178 00:08:20,360 --> 00:08:20,760 Speaker 2: that's what. 179 00:08:20,760 --> 00:08:22,800 Speaker 3: He wants to do. So I've become, you know, just 180 00:08:22,840 --> 00:08:24,640 Speaker 3: one of the mums that has to you know, kick 181 00:08:24,720 --> 00:08:28,600 Speaker 3: the ball and you know, like b goalie or I 182 00:08:28,720 --> 00:08:29,600 Speaker 3: have to go to the park. 183 00:08:29,760 --> 00:08:31,520 Speaker 2: Is the other thing he likes to do is like 184 00:08:31,600 --> 00:08:33,480 Speaker 2: kick an a of fieldball? Have you ever kicked an 185 00:08:33,520 --> 00:08:34,240 Speaker 2: a of field ball? 186 00:08:34,559 --> 00:08:37,200 Speaker 3: Yes? Yes, it's hard. It's hard, isn't it. 187 00:08:37,240 --> 00:08:39,280 Speaker 1: You kind of have to drop it on your foot 188 00:08:39,320 --> 00:08:41,200 Speaker 1: at the right time. It's weird. 189 00:08:41,559 --> 00:08:43,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, And I'm a little bit of a woolf so 190 00:08:43,600 --> 00:08:45,679 Speaker 2: I'm not gonna lie and especially trying to catch it. 191 00:08:45,960 --> 00:08:48,240 Speaker 3: Yeah I don't. I don't really catch them. I just 192 00:08:48,280 --> 00:08:49,160 Speaker 3: like jump out of the way. 193 00:08:49,440 --> 00:08:52,320 Speaker 2: But we're always at the park or outside doing that, 194 00:08:53,160 --> 00:08:55,360 Speaker 2: and my shins have always got bruises on and from 195 00:08:55,360 --> 00:08:55,960 Speaker 2: the soccer ball. 196 00:08:57,600 --> 00:08:59,000 Speaker 3: She kicks so hard. 197 00:08:59,559 --> 00:09:02,640 Speaker 2: But look, he is a really active kid. So we 198 00:09:02,720 --> 00:09:05,480 Speaker 2: are always doing something like that or bike riding. Yeah, 199 00:09:05,559 --> 00:09:07,520 Speaker 2: he's always he always likes to be out. 200 00:09:07,760 --> 00:09:11,400 Speaker 3: Yeah, well I don't. I'm very strict with his screen time. 201 00:09:13,080 --> 00:09:16,559 Speaker 2: So if he's yeah, he gets like twenty minutes a day, 202 00:09:16,559 --> 00:09:19,640 Speaker 2: and then after that he's either reading a book outside. 203 00:09:20,080 --> 00:09:20,560 Speaker 3: Oh wow. 204 00:09:20,679 --> 00:09:24,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm trying my best, especially as he gets a 205 00:09:24,240 --> 00:09:28,400 Speaker 2: bit older and his friends aren't doing that. Yes, I 206 00:09:28,440 --> 00:09:30,400 Speaker 2: was even just I just did an interview earlier and 207 00:09:30,640 --> 00:09:33,240 Speaker 2: they were saying, oh, he must play FORTNITE'M like, no, no, 208 00:09:33,320 --> 00:09:36,959 Speaker 2: he doesn't play Fortnite like my that's so hard. 209 00:09:37,120 --> 00:09:40,600 Speaker 1: I'm approaching that with my son. He's seven and all 210 00:09:40,640 --> 00:09:42,800 Speaker 1: his friends are playing games, but he's not, and he's 211 00:09:42,800 --> 00:09:43,800 Speaker 1: feeling isolated. 212 00:09:43,840 --> 00:09:45,760 Speaker 3: But I don't know what to do. Well. 213 00:09:45,760 --> 00:09:48,080 Speaker 2: See, I always say to Jonas, you can play age 214 00:09:48,080 --> 00:09:50,800 Speaker 2: appropriate games. So what's your age, buddy? Oh I'm about 215 00:09:50,840 --> 00:09:53,360 Speaker 2: to turn twelve. Okay, so when you're twelve, what's up 216 00:09:53,400 --> 00:09:53,800 Speaker 2: to twelve? 217 00:09:53,880 --> 00:09:54,240 Speaker 3: Anything? 218 00:09:54,360 --> 00:09:57,839 Speaker 2: But what it says fourteen? No, fourteen, you can't play. 219 00:09:57,960 --> 00:10:02,200 Speaker 2: So he plays FIFA. He loves cheaper. He plays four 220 00:10:02,200 --> 00:10:04,400 Speaker 2: Mila one because a four Mila one fan as well. 221 00:10:04,800 --> 00:10:09,000 Speaker 2: So yeah yeah yeah, so they're just age yeah yeah. 222 00:10:08,760 --> 00:10:10,240 Speaker 3: But it's hard to it's. 223 00:10:10,200 --> 00:10:13,320 Speaker 1: Really hard with the screen time thing. I'm really he's 224 00:10:13,320 --> 00:10:16,440 Speaker 1: only seven and I'm just freaking out. Thank you so 225 00:10:16,559 --> 00:10:18,720 Speaker 1: much for joining me on Bounce Forward today. 226 00:10:19,040 --> 00:10:20,400 Speaker 3: You're absolutely awesome. 227 00:10:20,440 --> 00:10:21,199 Speaker 1: I'm the biggest fan. 228 00:10:22,200 --> 00:10:24,880 Speaker 3: Oh, thank you so much, CHIV, thank you so much. 229 00:10:24,880 --> 00:10:26,280 Speaker 3: I really appreciate it. Thank you.