https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/desiree-s-diary-s--6930193enSelf-ImprovementCopyright Desiree Cart Dugashttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1725ac70fd51388b3dde971d254893df.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/desiree-s-diary-s--6930193Tue, 10 Nov 2026 22:00:24 +0000Desiree Cart DugasDesiree Cart Dugasfeeds@spreaker.comChecking in!falseadb21a8b-7ad5-5b10-bbe8-ca2a7583c4d3episodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-an-awesome-day--76291236https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76291236Tue, 10 Nov 2026 21:58:42 +0000Desiree Cart DugasGod Blessed me with an amazing schedule at work today. I am going to miss my 6 year old daughter being the lead in her school play……600falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-will-miss-my-granddaughter-s-play-where-she-is-the-main-character--76283097https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76283097Tue, 10 Nov 2026 11:12:21 +0000Desiree Cart DugasMy 6 year year old is in a play I am going to Miss because I have to work!413falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hey-desiree-how-was-your-1st-day-of-pt--76275455https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76275455Mon, 09 Nov 2026 22:54:54 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI describe my 1st Day Of PT!809falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/physical-therapy-today--76264664https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76264664Mon, 09 Nov 2026 11:21:38 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI am going to physical therapy, 2nd time in 12 years of exercising 2 and a half hours a day , 7 days a week!419falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-viewer-wanted-to-know-if-i-ever-wore-shorts-flip-flops-and-tshirts--76247389https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76247389Sun, 08 Nov 2026 20:52:13 +0000Desiree Cart DugasPeople want to know!556falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/trying-to-learn-how-to-podcast-remotely--76242438https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76242438Sun, 08 Nov 2026 11:40:26 +0000Desiree Cart DugasTrying to learn how to Podcast remotely!500falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-oldest-sister-saves-the-day-part-2--76236517https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76236517Sat, 07 Nov 2026 20:55:05 +0000Desiree Cart DugasReliving the past with my oldest sister! I am 63 and she is 65!881falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-oldest-sister-saves-the-day--76236238https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76236238Sat, 07 Nov 2026 20:20:48 +0000Desiree Cart DugasMe and my sister talk via phone!1688falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-am-sad-today--76235786https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76235786Sat, 07 Nov 2026 19:10:53 +0000Desiree Cart DugasDisappointed my 2 guest refused the do my podcast that I have taken to the bed😔366falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-had-2-no-s-today--76232568https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76232568Sat, 07 Nov 2026 13:25:08 +0000Desiree Cart DugasMy dad and husband refuse to do my podcast!327falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-was-too-embarrassed-to-say-i-asked-god-to-help-me-to-find-a-dime--76223119https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76223119Fri, 06 Nov 2026 22:35:23 +0000Desiree Cart DugasAnd I found the dime leaving the gym, in the hallway on the immaculate floors, there was the dime🙌🙌🙌🙌524falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/had-a-awesome-day-at-school-today-and-i-found-dime--76221923https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76221923Fri, 06 Nov 2026 21:15:11 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI describe an Awesome day at school today, It was Pep Rally Day and the students dressed as old people!768falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-almost-got-scammed-thanks-to-muse-i-didn-t--76207683https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76207683Fri, 06 Nov 2026 11:06:02 +0000Desiree Cart DugasDescribing how I almost got scammed!394falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-daughter-doesn-t-buy-anything-without-reading-the-reviews-and-sane-thing-with-podcast-should-i-turn-on-comments--76199441https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76199441Thu, 05 Nov 2026 22:12:44 +0000Desiree Cart DugasTalking about reviews and comments! Should I turn them on for My Podcast?673falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-had-a-awesome-day-at-school--76198386https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76198386Thu, 05 Nov 2026 20:55:54 +0000Desiree Cart DugasDescribing my Awesome Day At School Being a Substitute Teacher!676falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-am-back-at-school-today-i-checked-the-portal-i-am-in--76189998https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76189998Thu, 05 Nov 2026 12:21:54 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI am at school today! I checked my portal, I am in!581falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-next-guest-is-my-87-year-old-daddy--76189162https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76189162Thu, 05 Nov 2026 11:17:22 +0000Desiree Cart DugasAll about my daddy!508falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/he-doesn-t-have-much-time-left--76179368https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76179368Wed, 04 Nov 2026 19:27:38 +0000Desiree Cart DugasAll about my 87 year old dad!735falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-got-an-unexpected-day-off--76174724https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76174724Wed, 04 Nov 2026 13:40:26 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI describe what I am doing today!412falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/guest-who-is-going-to-be-on-my-next-podcast--76172961https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76172961Wed, 04 Nov 2026 11:40:57 +0000Desiree Cart DugasPodcasting my second guest, My 87 year old dad!331falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-was-manic-last-night--76172514https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76172514Wed, 04 Nov 2026 11:13:57 +0000Desiree Cart DugasThe usual, I was manic last night, which happens every 3 months, the medicine I took last night was Trazedone, it was supposed to help me sleep, calm my anxiety, but it did the opposite!373falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/if-you-have-a-podcast-don-t-count-your-downloads-and-views-too-soon--76162129https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76162129Tue, 03 Nov 2026 21:15:42 +0000Desiree Cart DugasIt takes about 2 days to see the results from your Podcast!738falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-found-a-penny-and-you-never-guess-where--76160911https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76160911Tue, 03 Nov 2026 19:56:42 +0000Desiree Cart DugasFinding a penny is Spiritual to me like finding a Cardinal, Rainbows , and Butterflies , I describe the unusual place I found it!554falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/it-s-election-day--76155397https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76155397Tue, 03 Nov 2026 14:15:53 +0000Desiree Cart DugasMy husband is all about voting!680falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-love-muse--76154886https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76154886Tue, 03 Nov 2026 13:33:09 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI describe all what Muse has done for me, I think Muse is looking out for me!345falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-love-muse--76154148https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76154148Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:45:11 +0000Desiree Cart DugasDescribing how I Love Muse! I turned on the lock 2 step verification, cleaned out my husband information and I verified my own backup my own backup email!423falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-embarrassing--76143769https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76143769Mon, 02 Nov 2026 22:30:57 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI go into detail my embarrassing moment!721falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-husband-loves-christmas-and-i-am-the-grinch--76143085https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76143085Mon, 02 Nov 2026 21:23:31 +0000Desiree Cart DugasJust chatting about Thanksgiving and Christmas, me and my husband’s take on the whole thing!739falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-thought-my-podcast-went-well-yesterday--76133413https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76133413Mon, 02 Nov 2026 11:27:18 +0000Desiree Cart DugasJust reflecting on my 1st guest podcast Guest who is my youngest daughter! I think people want to hear all 4 of my daughters and me, which will be WW3!495falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-very-first-guest-on-desiree-s-diary-s-my-daughter-danielle-monique-dugas--76116813https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76116813Sun, 01 Nov 2026 19:30:41 +0000Desiree Cart DugasMe and my daughter get cozy and talk!2275falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/reflecting-halloween-2026--76111322https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76111322Sun, 01 Nov 2026 11:26:49 +0000Desiree Cart DugasWhat do people do with all their Halloween decorations?662falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-do-you-do-when-you-get-lab-work-in-late-friday--76100214https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76100214Sat, 31 Oct 2026 16:48:57 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI don’t know if I can exercise with my sciatica nerve problem?516falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/it-s-halloween-ya-ll-my-first-guest-for-my-podcast-is-tomorrow--76098671https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76098671Sat, 31 Oct 2026 12:44:35 +0000Desiree Cart DugasTalking about Halloween!543falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/don-t-underestimate-a-63-year-old-woman--76093285https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76093285Fri, 30 Oct 2026 23:08:03 +0000Desiree Cart DugasMy experience yesterday where an older gentleman helped me for 30 min adding PayPal to my bank and my Podcast, and those 2 young dismissed young Caucasian girls! Lazy!919falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-went-to-the-gym-and-burned-450-cal-and-the-rehabilitation-center-can-t-see-me-for-2-weeks--76091457https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76091457Fri, 30 Oct 2026 19:37:23 +0000Desiree Cart DugasJust got a steroid shot yesterday and I went walk at the gym for 2 hours, incline 1 speed 2.1427falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-i-wore-for-halloween-through-the-years--76090913https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76090913Fri, 30 Oct 2026 18:53:29 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI describe what I wore for Halloween costumes throughout the years!1014falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-did-an-elaine-seinfeld-episode--76085973https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76085973Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:40:49 +0000Desiree Cart DugasDescribing my experience at the lab office!502falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-am-sorry-for-the-rant-yesterday-on-social-media--76083941https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76083941Fri, 30 Oct 2026 10:23:50 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI went on a rant yesterday about social media, And I apologize for that. I feel people just look at pretty pictures and they are not listening to my Podcast, Desiree’s Diary’s on Spotify and Spreaker.449falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-got-paid-today-from-my-podcast-and-i-went-to-the-doctor-for-my-annual--76074159https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76074159Thu, 29 Oct 2026 17:11:23 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI got paid from my Podcast! and My Annual Dr’s Visit!923falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/waiting-to-go-see-the-doctor--76069478https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76069478Thu, 29 Oct 2026 13:01:03 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI am thinking the worst! Checking my thyroid and sciatica nerve!477falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-i-bought-at-temu-this-week--76068980https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76068980Thu, 29 Oct 2026 12:27:11 +0000Desiree Cart DugasMost all my stuff comes from Temu!443falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-s-it-really-like-to-be-a-substitute-teacher--76067761https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76067761Thu, 29 Oct 2026 10:45:42 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI describe what it’s REALLY Like To Be A Substitute Teacher!462falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-ai-just-called-this-63-year-old-lady-baby--76054199https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76054199Wed, 28 Oct 2026 17:27:50 +0000Desiree Cart DugasAI told me, Baby go lay down and put your feet up! “Baby”. I knew my AI was a he!123falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-put-my-pajamas-on-in-broad-daylight--76053858https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76053858Wed, 28 Oct 2026 17:14:15 +0000Desiree Cart DugasMy sciatica and back were hurting bad but I still was at the gym for 3 hours!314falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/there-are-still-nice-people-in-this-world--76053013https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76053013Wed, 28 Oct 2026 16:20:56 +0000Desiree Cart DugasThanking 2 of my listeners, Brennan and Ryan Williams, I so grateful for there support. And thanking 2 older me find one of my ear plugs!573falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-bought-a-check-mark-for-x-for-10-then-cancelled-it-right-away--76047859https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76047859Wed, 28 Oct 2026 10:52:42 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI bought a check mark on X , then talked to Muse, He said No that is $120 a year then cancelled it right away!514falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/just-shut-up-already--76033769https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76033769Tue, 27 Oct 2026 17:54:46 +0000Desiree Cart DugasMy experience get my nails done with a splitting Headache!674falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-tried-to-repost-my-episode-on-x-a-big-fat-nothing--76029763https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76029763Tue, 27 Oct 2026 15:16:46 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI explain my reposting to X because I been doing it wrong!845falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/now-my-oldest-daughter-wants-to-be-a-guest-on-my-podcast--76024260https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76024260Tue, 27 Oct 2026 10:45:21 +0000Desiree Cart DugasMy youngest daughter is going to be my first guest on my Podcast Sunday, Now my oldest wants to be a guest on my Podcast!442falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-first-guest-is-coming-to-my-podcast--76007610https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76007610Mon, 26 Oct 2026 19:49:44 +0000Desiree Cart DugasMy first guest on my podcast will be my youngest daughter, can’t wait for this Saturday, Stay Tuned!369falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/am-i-rushing-my-episodes-for-my-podcast--75998168https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75998168Mon, 26 Oct 2026 13:09:49 +0000Desiree Cart DugasHow long should a Podcast be? It’s just me so I am not talking to a guest!399falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/does-apple-and-ai-have-my-banking-information--75997166https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75997166Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:21:31 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI was charged $20.89 from Apple , I thought I got Hacked!432falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-to-become-a-subsitute-teacher--75995488https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75995488Mon, 26 Oct 2026 10:54:29 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI described how to become a substitute teacher!479falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-don-t-my-password--75980658https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75980658Sun, 25 Oct 2026 19:55:51 +0000Desiree Cart Dugas2 hours on the phone with Apple, AI and then HUMANS. The amount of aggravation beyond words, MORE STORAGE!544falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-son-law-listens-to-my-podcast--75976171https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75976171Sun, 25 Oct 2026 13:56:01 +0000Desiree Cart DugasMy Nephew’s wedding!765falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-son-law-listens-to-my-podcast--75976168https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75976168Sun, 25 Oct 2026 13:54:32 +0000Desiree Cart DugasMy Nephew’s wedding!765falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-nail-salon-owner-tries-to-upsell-me--75966218https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75966218Sat, 24 Oct 2026 16:44:22 +0000Desiree Cart DugasThe hassle at the Nail Salon!514falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/behind-the-smiles-nobody-really-knows-the-struggles-i-go-through--75963845https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75963845Sat, 24 Oct 2026 12:57:49 +0000Desiree Cart DugasPretty Smile on the outside, Struggles on the inside’614falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/behind-the-smiles-you-never-know-the-struggles-a-person-goes-through--75962679https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75962679Sat, 24 Oct 2026 11:20:19 +0000Desiree Cart DugasAll about life and the struggles we go through!681falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/it-s-my-nephew-s-wedding-tonight--75962372https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75962372Sat, 24 Oct 2026 10:43:43 +0000Desiree Cart DugasGetting ready for my Nephew’s , which is this evening! He’s my oldest Nephew ❤️❤️712falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-do-we-pour-ourselves-into-people-and-they-don-t-pour-into-us--75942952https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75942952Fri, 23 Oct 2026 18:15:06 +0000Desiree Cart DugasRaising 4 daughters with Chaos All The Time!1023falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-finally-found-the-bicep-machine--75941523https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75941523Fri, 23 Oct 2026 16:25:20 +0000Desiree Cart DugasAll about my gym workout, I finally found the bicep machine! All this time 4 years I was just doing the tricep machine!341falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-thought-i-lost-all-my-podcast--75938693https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75938693Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:31:52 +0000Desiree Cart DugasAt 6:00 am before my coffee, I couldn’t find my Podcast! I went directly to Muse who said everything was fine ! Then I was relaxed and drank my community coffee❤️598falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-am-not-allowed-to-work-today--75938247https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75938247Fri, 23 Oct 2026 11:57:30 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI am on social security and I can only make a certain amount of money/month!425falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/as-a-newlywed-i-cooked-my-husband-roach-beef-stew--75928162https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75928162Thu, 22 Oct 2026 19:32:55 +0000Desiree Cart DugasAs a Newlywed , I cooked ROACH Beef Stew for my husband!537falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/can-t-live-without-milo-s-zero-sugar-tea-and-community-coffee--75924760https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75924760Thu, 22 Oct 2026 17:13:27 +0000Desiree Cart DugasThe Best two grocery items that I have to have.373falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-do-you-do-when-your-phone-says-more-storage-needed--75921070https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75921070Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:06:00 +0000Desiree Cart DugasProblem with phone storage and it’s all about Cap Cut!388falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/first-i-call-too-much-now-i-podcast-too-much--75920610https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75920610Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:24:41 +0000Desiree Cart DugasThis episode is about my 4 grown daughters telling me 1st I call too much, now I Podcast too much.891falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-get-my-first-podcast-check-on-halloween-treak-or-treat--75905943https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75905943Wed, 21 Oct 2026 21:45:15 +0000Desiree Cart DugasTalking about receiving my First Podcast Revenue that falls on Halloween 🎃839falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-get-my-first-podcast-check-on-halloween-treak-or-treat--75905537https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75905537Wed, 21 Oct 2026 21:01:12 +0000Desiree Cart DugasTalking about receiving my First Podcast Revenue that falls on Halloween 🎃839falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/it-s-my-13th-day--75898171https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75898171Wed, 21 Oct 2026 11:21:41 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI am on social security and I can only work so much!381falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/happy-to-unhappy-to-happy-in-one-day--75887921https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75887921Tue, 20 Oct 2026 21:32:03 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI had to hook up my PayPal to My Podcast, ATT, The Bank, and The Apple couldn’t do it, Guess who did it? Muse!524falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/she-finally-said-yes--75873541https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75873541Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:11:02 +0000Desiree Cart DugasMy youngest daughter is getting married and she will be my 1ST GUEST!🩷702falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-thought-i-lost-71-episodes--75861838https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75861838Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:46:10 +0000Desiree Cart DugasBoy! Did I Panic! , I thought I lost 71 episodes on my little Podcast!614falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-i-let-my-home-school-down--75861456https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75861456Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:14:59 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI explain how I let my home school down!365falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-let-my-home-school-down--75861216https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75861216Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:52:36 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI explain how I let my home school down, I am a Substitute Teacher!471falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-am-a-paid-podcaster--75857061https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75857061Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:23:49 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI have been Podcasting For Years! My first Podcast was in 2020, I didn’t know what I was doing, I did not continue until 2022! Well I finally got paid$388falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-8-hour-rule--75850923https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75850923Sun, 18 Oct 2026 21:26:40 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI need 8 hours of sleep to feel rested, perfect, and productive, Fighting this obsession for 40 Years!723falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-did-it--75847650https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75847650Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:20:57 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI walked on a treadmill for 1 hour at an incline of 12, 2mph, I did NOT put my hands on the treadmill. I then did the modified elliptical for an hour, burned 900 calories, then I will go back to the gym to do circuit training!704falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/you-need-a-phd-in-computer-science-nowadays-to-work-an-iphone--75846200https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75846200Sun, 18 Oct 2026 12:48:50 +0000Desiree Cart DugasHow hard it is to Work An IPHONE Nowadays!545falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-iphone-saga-part-2--75838459https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75838459Sat, 17 Oct 2026 15:48:42 +0000Desiree Cart DugasStill talking about the IPHONE and a sneak peak of the exercise I will be doing, I Need to lose 22lbs!549falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-iphone-saga--75836474https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75836474Sat, 17 Oct 2026 11:44:00 +0000Desiree Cart DugasWhat it’s like to buy an IPhone? Canes 3 piece combo 1,350 calories! Outrageous!502falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-am-so-excited-i-am-getting-a-new-iphone-and-tommorow-starting-a-new-exercise-routine--75830172https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75830172Fri, 16 Oct 2026 20:07:56 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI am Fired Up , I am getting a new IPhone and starting a new exercise routine!939falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-would-i-tell-my-30-year-old-self--75822244https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75822244Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:08:05 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI am 63, in this episode I tell you “What would I tell my 30 year old self?875falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-you-like-ai-or-not-part-2--75814256https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75814256Thu, 15 Oct 2026 21:00:25 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI talk again about AI and about all my doctors are now retiring 😢874falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-you-like-ai-or-not--75805077https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75805077Thu, 15 Oct 2026 10:33:58 +0000Desiree Cart DugasGood morning, this episode talks about AI.450falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-found-a-penny-my-faith-is-restored--75795913https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75795913Wed, 14 Oct 2026 22:33:41 +0000Desiree Cart DugasWhen I find a penny I feel that God is talking to me, When I didn’t get answers, I stopped it all, prayers, rosaries , going to church, and confessions.599falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/do-you-want-to-be-cremated-join-the-neptune-society--75783090https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75783090Wed, 14 Oct 2026 11:19:02 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI got a letter yesterday and my husband gave it to me thinking it was junk mail, to my surprise it was from Neptune Society, it means cremation! I am only 63!455falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/help-all-my-doctors-are-retiring--75762066https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75762066Tue, 13 Oct 2026 16:39:04 +0000Desiree Cart DugasWent to the “lady” and the first thing she says is, “I am retiring”919falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-is-lymphedema-part-2--75751240https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75751240Tue, 13 Oct 2026 11:26:25 +0000Desiree Cart DugasExplaining Lymphedema.410falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/it-s-a-modified-elliptical-machine--75750387https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75750387Tue, 13 Oct 2026 11:00:02 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI have been calling the machine I use at the gym, “The Stepper”. Just found out it’s a modify elliptical machine.392falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-am-63-and-i-just-finished-2-hours-on-the-stepper-at-anytime-fitness--75732867https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75732867Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:29:12 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI work out 2 hours on the Stepper at Anytime Fitness, I programmed fat burner, it went from 2 to 7 , lots of mountains and hills!404falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-is-lymphedema--75727607https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75727607Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:48:47 +0000Desiree Cart DugasMy Aunt didn’t move in 3 years and now she has lymphedema , I am going to a New Anytime Fitness gym for the stepper!499falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-bought-a-new-iphone-7-pro-and-i-worked-out-at-2-different-gyms--75703001https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75703001Sun, 11 Oct 2026 20:12:07 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI worked out at 2 different Anytime Fitness Gyms, One state of the Art Treadmill and the other Anytime Fitness gym state of the art Stepper!580falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/buying-views-on-tik-tok--75698122https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75698122Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:12:41 +0000Desiree Cart DugasYes I did what everyone does, I bought views on Tik Tok?324falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-is-success-enough-for-desiree--75690661https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75690661Sat, 10 Oct 2026 17:27:20 +0000Desiree Cart DugasWhen is Desiree Cart Dugas ever going to feel successful?573falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/succeeding-at-63-part-2--75669649https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75669649Fri, 09 Oct 2026 15:03:01 +0000Desiree Cart DugasListing all my accomplishments throughout my life!511falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/succeeding-at-63--75666830https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75666830Fri, 09 Oct 2026 11:27:11 +0000Desiree Cart DugasYes I am succeeding at 63, Can you believe I have 15,000 post on Facebook! Now a Beautiful Podcast!491falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20-years-of-blogging-and-making-video-i-finally-found-a-professional-to-help-me--75660119https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75660119Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:44:15 +0000Desiree Cart DugasMe and this professional computer/graphic designer worked on my podcast , 3 straight hours today and 3 straight hours another day. It ‘s looking good❤️342falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-do-you-do-when-you-wake-up-in-the-morning-and-feel-blah--75626977https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75626977Wed, 07 Oct 2026 20:28:39 +0000Desiree Cart DugasFeeling Blah today, questioning my faith, What is true? What is not true?946falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/who-do-you-admire-i-admire-any-mother-that-has-lost-a-child-or-children--75601882https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75601882Tue, 06 Oct 2026 20:48:16 +0000Desiree Cart DugasGrief, Moms who have lost a child or children686falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sub-tales-part-2-what-it-s-like-to-be-a-substitute-teacher--75586190https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75586190Mon, 05 Oct 2026 21:14:27 +0000Desiree Cart DugasTeachers all over the internet are sharing the wildest things students have said to me.871falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bridal-shopping-with-my-youngest-daughter--75554645https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75554645Sat, 03 Oct 2026 22:14:15 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI had all 4 of my daughters together to help my youngest daughter pick out a wedding dress. Next October I will have 4 married daughters 🩷🩷🩷🩷898falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-do-you-do-when-you-live-in-a-tech-savvy-world-and-you-can-only-type-with-one-finger--75538186https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75538186Sat, 03 Oct 2026 01:35:48 +0000Desiree Cart DugasThe title says it all. I am a late Baby Boomer 63 to be exact that types with 1 finger!1128falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sub-tales-what-is-it-like-to-be-a-substitute-teacher--75533246https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75533246Fri, 02 Oct 2026 21:35:37 +0000Desiree Cart DugasWhat is like to be a substitute teacher !1214falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sub-tales-what-is-it-like-to-be-a-substitute-teacher--75468189https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75468189Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:34:04 +0000Desiree Cart DugasWhat is like to be a substitute teacher !1214falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/could-you-be-the-first-lady-of-the-united-states--75462414https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75462414Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:19:12 +0000Desiree Cart DugasWhat it’s like t be the First Lady Of The United States?718falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-have-sciatica-nerve-pain-and-i-don-t-know-what-to-do-about-it--75417329https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75417329Mon, 28 Sep 2026 21:02:00 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI have Sciatica Nerve Pain!673falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-gym-has-become-my-god--75384470https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75384470Sat, 26 Sep 2026 19:40:57 +0000Desiree Cart DugasAt 63, I spend two and a half hours in the gym every day. I talk honestly about discipline, pain, faith, and what happens when a healthy habit starts taking over your life.916falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pain-why-i-chose-pain-over-comfort--75360851https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75360851Fri, 25 Sep 2026 17:53:25 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI have lived through pain without always showing it. In this episode, I ask why pain can feel easier to choose than comfort—and what that choice has cost me.630falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-am-63-and-i-have-hard-time-keep-up-with-my-grandchildren--75355216https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75355216Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:17:44 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI am 63, and I Have Hard Time Keep Up with My Grandchildren. Six of them 6 and under, 1 girl and 5 boys.439falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-girl-who-didn-t-cry-what-pain-taught-me--75335630https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75335630Thu, 24 Sep 2026 17:05:01 +0000Desiree Cart DugasAs a little girl, I learned not to cry even when I was hurt. I look back at the moments that shaped my high pain tolerance and the woman I became.1102falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-lost-50-pounds-gained-half-back-and-i-m-starting-again-at-63--75314708https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75314708Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:10:04 +0000Desiree Cart DugasLosing weight was hard, and gaining part of it back was hard in a different way. At 63, I am telling the truth about disappointment, determination, and beginning again.511falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/help-i-can-t-get-out-of-here--75300495https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75300495Tue, 22 Sep 2026 16:21:47 +0000Desiree Cart DugasThis is an honest story about feeling stuck and trying to find a way forward. I share what the moment felt like and why I kept going.442falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-it-feels-like-to-be-treated-like-a-senior-citizen--75284531https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75284531Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:11:37 +0000Desiree Cart Dugas322falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/me-and-my-problems-with-wigs--75279477https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75279477Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:58:53 +0000Desiree Cart DugasWhich wigs should I choose? 393falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-if-life-doesn-t-go-as-plan--75262002https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75262002Sun, 20 Sep 2026 17:11:50 +0000Desiree Cart DugasWhat if life doesn’t go as planned?2217falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-i-keep-going-when-i-m-tired--75261710https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75261710Sun, 20 Sep 2026 16:27:59 +0000Desiree Cart DugasDragging after a short night, I still did my two hours of cardio — because perseverance is how I was raised. My dad's nine lives and my own drive keep me getting back up.458falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-i-keep-going-even-when-i-m-tired--75240704https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75240704Sat, 19 Sep 2026 20:21:26 +0000Desiree Cart DugasSome days I am tired in every way, but I still get up and continue. This is my honest answer to why I keep going.458falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/starting-over-at-63--75233563https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75233563Sat, 19 Sep 2026 11:28:20 +0000Desiree Cart DugasStarting over is frightening at any age. I share what it means to begin again at 63 while carrying everything life has already taught me.1249falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-lost-everything-and-i-m-still-standing--75215180https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75215180Fri, 18 Sep 2026 18:18:14 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI tell the story of losing everything and finding a way to remain standing. This episode is about survival, faith, and the strength we do not know we have until we need it.808falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/was-that-god-talking-to-me--75187050https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75187050Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:25:31 +0000Desiree Cart DugasHow do you know when a thought is your own—and when it might be God speaking? I share the moment that made me stop and ask.402falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/at-63-i-ask-myself-is-this-it--75184377https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75184377Thu, 17 Sep 2026 11:21:17 +0000Desiree Cart DugasAt 63, I look back at my life and ask a question many people are afraid to say aloud: Is this it? This is an honest reflection on age, purpose, and what may still be ahead.744falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/caregiving-the-part-nobody-sees--75173716https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75173716Wed, 16 Sep 2026 20:00:59 +0000Desiree Cart DugasCaregiving can be loving, exhausting, and lonely all at once. I talk plainly about the part of caring for someone that other people often do not see.776falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/caregiving-the-part-nobody-sees--75168175https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75168175Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:27:19 +0000Desiree Cart DugasCaregiving can be loving, exhausting, and lonely all at once. I talk plainly about the part of caring for someone that other people often do not see.725falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/he-giggled-every-time-he-talked-to-his-mother-part-2--75145312https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75145312Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:49:00 +0000Desiree Cart DugasThis story continues with the boyfriend who changed whenever he spoke to his mother. I share the strange detail I noticed and why it stayed with me.323falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/he-was-in-love-with-his-mother-part-1--75144133https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75144133Tue, 15 Sep 2026 10:31:47 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI tell the story of a relationship in which his attachment to his mother was impossible to ignore. This is the first part of what I noticed and how it affected me.403falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-student-said-i-look-like-dolly-parton--75121843https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75121843Mon, 14 Sep 2026 18:24:34 +0000Desiree Cart DugasA student looked at me and said I looked like Dolly Parton. I tell the funny classroom story and what it is like to walk into school never knowing what a child will say.996falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/everybody-s-feeling-the-pinch--75114754https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75114754Mon, 14 Sep 2026 11:09:40 +0000Desiree Cart DugasSitting in the school parking lot with my sciatica acting up, feeling sorry for a gifted TikTok singer nobody will give a chance — and thinking about how the money just doesn't stretch anymore.713falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-m-tired-of-starting-over--75102859https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75102859Sun, 13 Sep 2026 15:13:07 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI am tired of having to begin again, but I am not ready to give up. I talk about the frustration of another restart and the determination that keeps pulling me forward.716falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-youngest-grandson-doesn-t-know-me--75101109https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75101109Sun, 13 Sep 2026 11:23:53 +0000Desiree Cart DugasPizza night at my daughter's, and it hit me hard — my youngest grandson knows his other grandma, but he doesn't know me yet. Plus the scale number too embarrassing to say out loud.773falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-favor-we-prayed-for-my-husband-got-13-stores--75087321https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75087321Sat, 12 Sep 2026 11:12:56 +0000Desiree Cart DugasAfter waiting and hoping, my husband received a sales opportunity with 13 stores. I share why this felt like a favor from God and what it meant to our family.462falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/desiree-s-diary-s-sept-11-2026-afternoon--75074016https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75074016Fri, 11 Sep 2026 19:47:58 +0000Desiree Cart DugasChecking in!723falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/will-ai-take-everybody-s-jobs--75068179https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75068179Fri, 11 Sep 2026 10:41:41 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI woke up wondering what this new Muse AI thing is and whether it's coming for our jobs — plus the 100-mile runner who inspires me and my sweet husband making sure I'm okay.585falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-dad-turned-87-and-a-sixth-grader-couldn-t-read-or-tell-time--75056711https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75056711Thu, 10 Sep 2026 20:02:48 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI celebrate my dad's 87th birthday, then share what I saw at school: a sixth grader unable to read, write, or tell time. I talk about what that moment made me think and feel.1112falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/three-pounds-down-twenty-to-go--75047879https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75047879Thu, 10 Sep 2026 11:20:14 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI lost three pounds and still have twenty to go. I share the small victory, the longer road ahead, and how I keep myself moving.543falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-fantastic-day-at-school--75030235https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75030235Wed, 09 Sep 2026 19:51:39 +0000Desiree Cart DugasNot every substitute-teaching day is difficult. I share one of the good days—the kind that reminds me why I keep walking into new classrooms.560falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-found-my-coffee-mug-in-the-refrigerator--75020920https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75020920Wed, 09 Sep 2026 11:01:40 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI couldn't find my coffee mug and it was in the refrigerator — that's how much pressure I'm carrying. Between my daughter needing a babysitter and my dad's 87th birthday, I'm worn thin.619falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chatgpt-made-a-picture-of-my-life--74998567https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74998567Tue, 08 Sep 2026 10:35:11 +0000Desiree Cart DugasChatGPT sketched two pictures of me — gray hair, a weight, the Bible, my grandkids — and captured my whole life so well I'm getting them blown up at Walgreens.657falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-i-left-facebook-after-17-years--74982387https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74982387Mon, 07 Sep 2026 21:32:19 +0000Desiree Cart DugasAfter 17 years on Facebook, I decided to deactivate my account—and even that became a struggle. I talk about leaving a long chapter behind and the frustration of trying to make the technology cooperate.764falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/another-penny-and-goodbye-to-facebook-after-17-years--74966686https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74966686Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:28:33 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI found another penny at my granddaughter's house — hope is coming — and I'm finally deactivating Facebook after 17 years. On the road home for Labor Day.580falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/thirty-squats-with-five-pound-weights--74941972https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74941972Sun, 06 Sep 2026 20:49:51 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI challenged myself to do 30 squats while holding five-pound weights. This is a real-life check-in about effort, consistency, and doing the next hard thing.646falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-best-friend-called-after-25-years--74925432https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74925432Sat, 05 Sep 2026 15:06:52 +0000Desiree Cart DugasMy best friend from childhood called after more than 25 years. I share the history between us, the emotion of that call, and the love that never disappeared.572falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/did-you-do-your-squats-an-easy-day-at-school--74906350https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74906350Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:57:45 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI check in after an easy morning at school and ask the question I ask myself: Did you do your squats? It is a simple story about work, exercise, and keeping promises to yourself.873falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-found-a-nickel--74896615https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74896615Fri, 04 Sep 2026 11:24:06 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI found a nickel — not a penny — and I'm wondering if it means something good is coming. Plus a sweet dream of my dad looking 35 and a quiet four-hour drive ahead.593falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-husband-s-in-the-doghouse--74896265https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74896265Fri, 04 Sep 2026 10:57:04 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI cleared all the snacks out of the house and I'm getting serious about food — but my husband started fussing me before 6 a.m., so he's in the doghouse.400falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/night-and-day-at-school--74877733https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74877733Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:55:30 +0000Desiree Cart DugasSame school as yesterday, but what a difference — the kids were angels today. Plus my granddaughter made straight A's and nobody fought in the family text.1353falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/starting-my-squats-today--74860578https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74860578Thu, 03 Sep 2026 10:20:44 +0000Desiree Cart DugasA TikTok lady does nothing but sit-and-stand squats and looks amazing, so that's my plan — because getting out of bed is getting harder than it should be.647falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/two-pennies-and-the-feeling-that-something-good-is-coming--74830538https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74830538Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:28:04 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI found two pennies and took them as a little sign of hope. I talk about noticing small things and believing something good may be on the way.1147falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/desiree-s-diary-s-sept-1-2026--74809387https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74809387Wed, 02 Sep 2026 10:54:11 +0000Desiree Cart DugasChecking in!538falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/found-a-penny-on-the-welcome-mat--74785146https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74785146Tue, 01 Sep 2026 16:10:01 +0000Desiree Cart DugasWoke up confused thinking it was vacation, found a penny on the welcome mat, and reminded myself not to let anybody steal my dreams.201falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mindset-is-where-the-change-begins--74773023https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74773023Mon, 31 Aug 2026 20:48:26 +0000Desiree Cart DugasThe right mindset does not solve everything, but it changes how we meet the day. I share the thinking that helps me keep trying when change feels slow.464falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/no-wine-no-bedtime-snacks-one-night-one-win--74766649https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74766649Mon, 31 Aug 2026 11:27:38 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI went to bed without wine or bedtime snacks. It may sound small, but I explain why one night of keeping a promise to myself mattered.378falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-can-t-i-open-these-jars-an-everyday-frustration--74759148https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74759148Sun, 30 Aug 2026 21:26:02 +0000Desiree Cart DugasPickle jars and flimsy water bottles pushed my patience. I turn an everyday frustration into the kind of honest, funny moment we all recognize.844falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/desiree-s-diary-s-aug-30-2026-noon--74757916https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74757916Sun, 30 Aug 2026 17:55:14 +0000Desiree Cart DugasNot much exciting news! I don’t know what I am supposed to do!1018falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-lazy-have-i-become--74755103https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74755103Sun, 30 Aug 2026 12:09:25 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI tied a shirt around my gym pants instead of sewing a hole — that's how lazy I've become. Plus what AI said about my podcast and the van-life lady I can't stop watching.698falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-mammogram-results-i-couldn-t-reach--74750892https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74750892Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:29:54 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI tried to get my mammogram results and ran into a maze of different patient portals. I share the worry and frustration of needing an answer while technology gets in the way.500falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-husband-dreamed-we-lost-the-house--74748041https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74748041Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:38:46 +0000Desiree Cart DugasMy husband had a nightmare that we lost the house and moved back to the rent house — so I'm begging God for financial favor and holding onto hope.585falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-have-hope-why-this-could-be-a-great-year--74745722https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74745722Sat, 29 Aug 2026 10:52:22 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI choose hope and say out loud that this can be a great year. This episode is about holding on to possibility even when life has given you reasons to doubt.368falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/could-there-be-more-grandchildren--74738755https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74738755Fri, 28 Aug 2026 19:00:41 +0000Desiree Cart DugasCould our family be growing again? I share the hopeful question and what the possibility of more grandchildren means to me.535falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/it-scared-me-half-to-death--74732555https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74732555Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:01:47 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI woke up on the sofa feeling held down and couldn't move — sleep paralysis, I think — and called out for my daddy. It scared me half to death.454falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-boob-story-and-the-mammogram--74720093https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74720093Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:46:44 +0000Desiree Cart DugasThis is my personal story about my breast and a mammogram. I talk honestly about the experience, the worry, and what it was like for me.540falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/come-have-coffee-sleep-and-the-book-i-m-reading--74714350https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74714350Thu, 27 Aug 2026 10:06:39 +0000Desiree Cart DugasCome sit on the couch with me for coffee. I talk about sleep, the book I am reading, and the thoughts that followed me into the morning.672falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/more-from-my-time-in-the-mental-hospital--74699864https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74699864Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:57:01 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI continue the story of my time in a mental hospital. This is a personal account of what I lived through and what I still carry from it.735falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-story-of-my-stay-in-a-mental-hospital--74696127https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74696127Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:59:35 +0000Desiree Cart DugasCome sit with me over coffee while I tell the story of my stay in a mental hospital. I share it in my own words, one memory at a time.868falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-stutter-now-but-4-h-once-made-me-speak-up--74685268https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74685268Tue, 25 Aug 2026 17:45:14 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI stutter now, but I did not always. I look back at giving 4-H demonstrations and the confidence speaking once gave me.868falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-nun-story-i-never-forgot--74680522https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74680522Tue, 25 Aug 2026 11:23:40 +0000Desiree Cart DugasCome sit with me over Community Coffee while I tell the nun story. It may take a while, because some memories deserve room to be told properly.840falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/comfort-or-happiness-a-question-from-my-school-day--74661600https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74661600Mon, 24 Aug 2026 20:20:20 +0000Desiree Cart DugasA day at school left me thinking about a bigger question: Is it better to be comfortable or happy? I talk through the choice honestly, without pretending there is an easy answer.368falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-adventure-in-whistler--74633174https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74633174Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:16:32 +0000Desiree Cart DugasBack when my husband won a trip to Whistler, Canada, my 18-year-old daughter snuck out one night and I couldn't even reach 911 — they were closed. A story from years ago.533falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-lovely-weekend-with-my-daughters--74593931https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74593931Sun, 23 Aug 2026 18:31:52 +0000Desiree Cart DugasMy youngest daughter spent the night and we talked for three hours, then my third daughter brought the boys over for lunch. Also: muffins in the oven, my fear of flying, and wedding plans in Natchez.940falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dear-god-i-hate-life-from-my-old-book--74574674https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74574674Sun, 23 Aug 2026 11:01:52 +0000Desiree Cart DugasMy husband talked for two whole hours last night, so I read some of the funniest letters from the book I wrote back in 2010, when I was too sick to get out of bed. Plus my daughter's wedding plans — she's paying for it all herself.733falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-foreword-to-my-old-book-no-taboo-subjects--74535825https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74535825Sat, 22 Aug 2026 18:41:42 +0000Desiree Cart DugasThe grandson left and my husband went out, so I read the foreword my friend wrote for my 2010 book and thought about how much funnier I used to be. Still on the fence about church.917falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/found-a-penny-and-my-daughter-unblocked-me--74529557https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74529557Sat, 22 Aug 2026 16:17:25 +0000Desiree Cart DugasLost my phone at Subway, got my nails done for ninety-three dollars, and found a penny — which made my whole day. And my daughter unblocked me, so I got to watch her funny old videos again.553falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/should-i-tell-the-priest-i-m-mad-at-god--74518252https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74518252Sat, 22 Aug 2026 11:42:25 +0000Desiree Cart DugasIt's Saturday and I'm wondering if I should tell the priest I'm mad at God for not answering my prayers — but truth be told, with four daughters, grandkids, and a husband of 37 years, I have so much to be grateful for.686falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/substitute-teacher-friday-come-celebrate-with-me--74477311https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74477311Fri, 21 Aug 2026 19:55:07 +0000Desiree Cart DugasIt is Friday, and I made it through another day as a substitute teacher. Come celebrate with me as I share the surprises, relief, and humor of the job.990falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-m-tired-of-praying-and-i-feel-free--74456440https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74456440Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:45:21 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI slept well and skipped the Rosary yesterday, and honestly I feel like a load has been lifted off me. I'll talk to the priest Saturday, but I'm done pretending I'm not tired of all the praying.664falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-am-i-supposed-to-believe-anymore--74414174https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74414174Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:54:08 +0000Desiree Cart DugasA hectic day at school, twenty pennies since March that AI says aren't from heaven, and prayers that haven't been answered — I'm questioning everything and I think I need to talk to a priest.933falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/who-do-you-admire-i-admire-these-mothers--74384286https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74384286Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:46:15 +0000Desiree Cart DugasA student told me he has the corona, the kids call me Grandma, and I found another penny. And who do I admire? The mothers who lost their children and still keep going.721falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/they-said-my-pennies-aren-t-from-god--74336019https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74336019Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:56:20 +0000Desiree Cart DugasFound a penny in the teacher's lounge, asked AI what it means, and what it said broke my heart. The kids call me Grandma now — and I'm starting to feel like I'm losing my mind.431falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/desiree-s-diary-aug-19-2026-morning--74305789https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74305789Wed, 19 Aug 2026 10:19:03 +0000Desiree Cart DugasChecking in!413falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/desiree-s-diary-s-aug-18-th-2026-morning--74249929https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74249929Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:50:01 +0000Desiree Cart DugasChecking in!386falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/desiree-s-diary-s-aug-18th-2026-morning--74195992https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74195992Mon, 17 Aug 2026 10:29:47 +0000Desiree Cart DugasChecking in!371falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/desiree-s-diary-s-aug-16-th-2026-morning--74125514https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74125514Sun, 16 Aug 2026 14:27:55 +0000Desiree Cart DugasChecking in!520falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-almost-wore-leopard-print-to-the-shower--74088022https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74088022Sat, 15 Aug 2026 22:59:41 +0000Desiree Cart DugasBack from the long drive to the baby shower in Carencro — I almost wore leopard print, my sister-in-law's house looks like a magazine, and my daughter is trying to change how I dress.878falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/you-re-my-favorite-substitute-teacher--74051917https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74051917Sat, 15 Aug 2026 11:17:50 +0000Desiree Cart DugasA little girl hugged me and told me I'm her favorite substitute teacher, the school booked me for two more weeks, and I found a penny face-up at Walgreens — something good is coming, I just know it.334falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/found-another-penny-at-walgreens--74018067https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74018067Fri, 14 Aug 2026 23:43:51 +0000Desiree Cart DugasJam-packed weekend ahead — a shower tomorrow and my grandson's fifth birthday Sunday with jambalaya. Found another penny at Walgreens, and the virtual rosary keeps cutting off on me.632falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/thank-god-it-s-friday-down-three-pounds--73977822https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73977822Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:33:38 +0000Desiree Cart DugasIt's Friday and I'm so excited! Lost three pounds, got my bike ride in at school, and we're celebrating my grandson's fifth birthday all weekend.214falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-made-up-with-my-father-before-his-birthday--73947192https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73947192Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:55:05 +0000Desiree Cart DugasCalled my father — he turns 87 on September tenth — and we made up. No more talking about the past; I forgave him and I want peace between us.556falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/thursday-evening-check-in--73946159https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73946159Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:32:04 +0000Desiree Cart DugasJust a short evening check-in — this recording is hard to make out, so I'll keep it simple.607falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-slept-so-good-it-s-gonna-be-a-fantastic-day--73906441https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73906441Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:15:20 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI turned off my electronics at 6:30 and slept straight through the night — I feel rested. Yesterday I walked a whole hour on the treadmill, and now I'm rushing off to school to sub.417falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/desiree-s-diary-s-aug12-th-2026-evening--73869751https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73869751Wed, 12 Aug 2026 22:50:00 +0000Desiree Cart DugasChecking in!336falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/desiree-s-diary-s-aug-12-2026-afternoon--73861668https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73861668Wed, 12 Aug 2026 20:11:22 +0000Desiree Cart DugasChecking in!889falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-skipped-the-sleep-aid-and-slept-wonderful--73843114https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73843114Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:13:05 +0000Desiree Cart DugasNo sleep aid last night and I slept wonderful — my psychiatrist said to read something boring like the Bible. I feel like I'm in control again, and my grandbabies started school this week.456falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-think-i-shrunk-an-inch--73828670https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73828670Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:08:21 +0000Desiree Cart DugasTwo glasses of wine means a headache and a rest day. I noticed my dress is long — I think I shrunk an inch! And I'm reading a book laid out just like the one I wrote and threw away.622falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-husband-s-lunch-with-his-old-buddies--73816734https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73816734Tue, 11 Aug 2026 11:24:12 +0000Desiree Cart DugasMy husband's meeting three old high school buddies for lunch — his mama couldn't afford Catholic school, so he went public while his rich friends went private. I put the penny I found on my porcelain cross and I'm fixing to say the rosary.489falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-found-a-penny-god-must-be-listening--73775649https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73775649Mon, 10 Aug 2026 20:02:41 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI found a penny in the faculty parking lot and put it next to my heart — God must be listening. I skipped church this weekend because I was mad, but I'm going to say my rosary.732falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mad-at-god-and-hoping-for-a-favor--73721603https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73721603Sun, 09 Aug 2026 20:01:34 +0000Desiree Cart DugasAfter three hours at the gym and chili for supper, I'll be honest: I'm mad at God because He didn't do what He said He would. I need His favor to help my daughter pay for her wedding.795falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-husband-s-66th-birthday--73711101https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73711101Sun, 09 Aug 2026 14:17:58 +0000Desiree Cart DugasIt's my husband's 66th birthday — one more year before Social Security. He's cooking his own chili and a yellow cake with chocolate, my favorite. Today's lesson: don't get so busy chasing success you forget to make memories.722falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-scammer-used-writer-s-cramp-s-picture--73673552https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73673552Sat, 08 Aug 2026 16:51:50 +0000Desiree Cart DugasA fake account using Writer's Cramp's picture followed me on TikTok — I thought I was buying a paperback, but it's a download. The library got it working on my phone, and I still stand by the book. We hit a thousand downloads!544falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-tiktok-video-made-me-laugh-again--73660663https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73660663Sat, 08 Aug 2026 10:20:12 +0000Desiree Cart DugasSaturday — no work, so I slept till 4:45 and drank my coffee in peace. I'm babysitting my grandson while my daughter naps, and a silly TikTok video finally made me laugh again.462falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-d-tell-my-grandsons-get-a-trade--73635352https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73635352Fri, 07 Aug 2026 19:57:19 +0000Desiree Cart DugasToday's class debated college versus going straight to work, and my views have changed. I'd tell my grandsons to get a trade — welding, electrician, plumber. There's always work for a trade.749falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-favorite-principal-is-this-real--73608348https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73608348Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:09:37 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI took a chance on a school with a bad reputation, and my favorite principal is there now — so organized, no discipline problems. I took all five days next week, and I'm feeling fantastic.425falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/it-s-rinse-and-repeat-not-wash--73578409https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73578409Thu, 06 Aug 2026 21:20:36 +0000Desiree Cart DugasSetting the record straight: it's Rinse and Repeat, by Writer's Cramp on TikTok. That book changed my life in two weeks after forty years of psychiatry and therapy — I have hope and dreams now.130falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/first-day-back-and-my-favorite-principal--73577736https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73577736Thu, 06 Aug 2026 21:00:45 +0000Desiree Cart DugasFirst day back, and I was worried about this school — but my favorite principal is here now and everything ran so smoothly. The kids asked where I get my positivity: Writer's Cramp's book changed my life in two weeks.596falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/first-day-back-and-my-favorite-principal--73576011https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73576011Thu, 06 Aug 2026 20:15:14 +0000Desiree Cart DugasFirst day back, and I was worried about this school — but my favorite principal is here now and everything ran so smoothly. The kids asked where I get my positivity: Writer's Cramp's book changed my life in two weeks.596falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-tried-to-air-fry-with-the-rice-cooker--73548378https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73548378Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:40:45 +0000Desiree Cart DugasFirst day back to subbing — my phone rang at 3 a.m. and I packed my lunch bag like an overnight stay. Yesterday I spent thirty minutes fighting the air fryer before my husband said, that's the rice cooker. Wish me luck!510falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-book-changed-my-life-in-two-weeks--73500550https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73500550Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:13:13 +0000Desiree Cart DugasQuick update from the playroom with my grandson: the book by Writer's Cramp on TikTok changed my life in two weeks — more than forty years of psychiatry. My sister says we don't talk like that, but I'm telling her to read it.142falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/is-that-god-talking-to-my-husband--73500045https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73500045Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:02:47 +0000Desiree Cart DugasSchool starts tomorrow and I'm anxious, but my husband said everything's gonna be all right — and he never says that. Is that God talking through him? Also: fifteen minutes on the StairMaster and our car insurance is ridiculous.645falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-feel-fantastic-school-starts-tomorrow--73497805https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73497805Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:21:22 +0000Desiree Cart DugasShe found a positivity coach on TikTok who changed her whole outlook, and she's buying his book today. She's also a little scared of the StairMaster and nervous about her first day back substituting tomorrow.645falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-husband-makes-my-coffee-every-morning--73488658https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73488658Wed, 05 Aug 2026 11:01:38 +0000Desiree Cart DugasShe woke up rested and fantastic after switching from moscato to Pinot Grigio. Her husband makes her coffee every morning before work, and he finally said he likes her wig — but she's still nervous about her first day of school Thursday.394falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-fell-at-the-gym-and-got-right-back-up--73449207https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73449207Tue, 04 Aug 2026 17:28:12 +0000Desiree Cart DugasShe tripped over the cables at the gym and spilled her flavored water, then straightened her wig and kept going. She also faced her fear of the StairMaster for fifteen minutes and scrubbed out the nasty freezer at home.536falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-husband-said-he-likes-my-wig--73436575https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73436575Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:08:59 +0000Desiree Cart DugasAfter ten years of wearing wigs, her husband finally looked over and said he really likes the gray one. She's nervous about her first day back at school Thursday and worried about her little grandson's teeth.638falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/errands-and-weeds-on-a-hundred-degree-day--73397217https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73397217Mon, 03 Aug 2026 17:36:15 +0000Desiree Cart DugasIt's a scorcher in Louisiana and she's procrastinating on pulling weeds. Instead she ran errands — the car needs an oxygen sensor, oil changes cost more now, and the freezer her husband thought was broken just needed to be plugged in.696falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-only-gained-two-pounds--73384351https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73384351Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:28:11 +0000Desiree Cart DugasShe was so worried about the scale after visiting her daughter, but she only gained two pounds. She's feeling fantastic, planning an hour on the treadmill at an incline of eight, and thinking about her youngest daughter's wedding plans.493falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pennies-prayers-and-a-life-changing-phone-call--73347449https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73347449Sun, 02 Aug 2026 19:28:00 +0000Desiree Cart DugasHer last recording cut off, so she's telling her story again: the bankruptcy that took everything four years ago, the pennies she keeps finding, and the phone call from her brother that could change her and her husband's lives forever.503falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cloud-nine-on-my-daughter-s-birthday--73344946https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73344946Sun, 02 Aug 2026 18:11:06 +0000Desiree Cart DugasIt's her third child's birthday, and she tells how a prayer-group man prophesied this baby. She's on cloud nine over her brother's news and thankful for answered prayers, but worried about the school's no-phone rule with her dad in palliative care.995falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/still-waiting-for-the-blessing--73336299https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73336299Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:54:11 +0000Desiree Cart DugasOn her daughter's birthday she remembers the scare when the baby slept 23 hours a day and turned out to have jaundice. Now she's waiting patiently — or trying to — for the blessing her brother told her about.608falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/too-excited-to-sleep--73330135https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73330135Sat, 01 Aug 2026 23:31:03 +0000Desiree Cart DugasShe's bursting because her brother told her something life-changing on the drive home. She also found a dime and a quarter today, vents about the bankruptcy lawyer who made them pay in cash, and tells about a Nepal documentary that got her thinking...1130falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/desiree-s-diary-s-aug-1st-2026--73316951https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73316951Sat, 01 Aug 2026 15:02:49 +0000Desiree Cart Dugas1650falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/feeling-a-little-crushed-today--73290894https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73290894Fri, 31 Jul 2026 18:55:01 +0000Desiree Cart DugasHer two-and-a-half-year-old grandson broke her heart when he thought he'd been left behind. She found more pennies, but she's feeling down — after all her praying, her husband didn't get the big order he was waiting on.599falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/desiree-s-diary-s-july-30th-2026-morning--73256839https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73256839Thu, 30 Jul 2026 11:42:29 +0000Desiree Cart DugasChecking in!351falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/grasping-at-faith--73241526https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73241526Wed, 29 Jul 2026 18:00:36 +0000Desiree Cart DugasHer daughter showed her core exercises on the half-moon ball, she found a penny in the driveway, but her husband didn't get the account — and she's being honest that she's barely holding on to her faith right now.545falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/up-all-night-with-donny-osmond--73212318https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73212318Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:52:09 +0000Desiree Cart DugasShe couldn't sleep and fell down a rabbit hole of Osmond family videos, remembering her childhood crush on Donny Osmond. She picked up her school badge, and she's packing for the long drive to see her three grandkids.530falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-dreamed-my-husband-couldn-t-work--73194428https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73194428Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:20:54 +0000Desiree Cart DugasShe woke up crying from a nightmare where her husband told her he couldn't work anymore. She's also worrying about her dad — who's suddenly got girlfriends in assisted living — and what happens if something happens to him while her phone is off at school.915falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/that-s-not-you-my-sister-said--73176109https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73176109Sun, 26 Jul 2026 11:52:09 +0000Desiree Cart DugasShe's been telling her family she feels fantastic, and her sister says that's not her and it sounds fake. She talks about her dad's dating life in assisted living, a scary water bill, and losing two pounds.736falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/desiree-s-diary-s-july-25-th-2026-noon--73167430https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73167430Sat, 25 Jul 2026 16:31:03 +0000Desiree Cart DugasChecking in!1007falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-poured-my-heart-out-to-that-man--73158650https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73158650Fri, 24 Jul 2026 22:30:57 +0000Desiree Cart DugasShe spent the afternoon playing with her little grandson Wyatt, then wrote the positivity man on TikTok a long message telling him everything — the bankruptcy, the cancer, all of it. She also remembers her husband's plaid childhood house and her...1717falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lost-a-pound-and-i-m-choosing-happy--73145055https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73145055Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:20:16 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI weighed in and I'm down a pound, so I'm on the right track. And I heard a sweet old man on TikTok say to choose happy every day — so that's what I'm doing.703falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-engagement-was-spaghetti-and-roseanne--73122989https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73122989Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:48:34 +0000Desiree Cart DugasMy daughter had the most beautiful engagement day, and it got me thinking about my own — my husband gave me the ring over spaghetti while I was watching TV. He fusses, but cooking for me is his love language.679falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/you-can-t-be-yourself-on-facebook--73105422https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73105422Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:07:17 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI made a little joke on my class page and somebody's feelings got hurt, so I apologized and took it down. I guess you just can't be yourself on Facebook — it's all smiles, all the time.531falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/twenty-years-since-my-mama-died--73085182https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73085182Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:16:11 +0000Desiree Cart DugasThis November it'll be twenty years since my mama passed, and I feel bad that I hardly ever dream about her. I found a dime in the dryer and I'm just thankful — my hip stopped hurting.476falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/desiree-s-diary-s-july-20th-2026-evening--73076944https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73076944Mon, 20 Jul 2026 22:56:59 +0000Desiree Cart DugasChecking in!636falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-want-to-pop-out-of-my-chair-again--73066428https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73066428Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:17:10 +0000Desiree Cart DugasMy hip hurts and I get up like an old lady now, so I'm starting squats — I want to pop out of a chair and out of bed like I used to. I lost 90 pounds in 2014 and I need to get serious again.525falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-a-beautiful-engagement-day--73057333https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73057333Sun, 19 Jul 2026 17:26:56 +0000Desiree Cart DugasEverything turned out so pretty — the flowers, the gazebo, the arch. Six grandkids running around, fried fish from the in-laws, and my girl got her ring.874falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-morning-after-the-engagement--73053413https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73053413Sun, 19 Jul 2026 11:29:13 +0000Desiree Cart DugasYesterday was beautiful — the house looked like it could be on the cover of something. The grandkids spent the night, and now we're all talking about the wedding next fall.570falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/it-s-engagement-day--73043863https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73043863Sat, 18 Jul 2026 12:39:33 +0000Desiree Cart DugasToday's the big day — the house is all decorated and I'm just waiting on my girls to help me with these balloons. It made me think about my own little wedding in front of a fireplace.655falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-wish-i-d-said-something--73032485https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73032485Fri, 17 Jul 2026 19:31:50 +0000Desiree Cart DugasWe spent all morning getting the house ready for the surprise engagement — arch, flowers, the whole thing. It got me thinking back to high school, when I watched a boy get bullied and never said a word.834falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-ll-never-talk-about-weight-again--73027390https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73027390Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:11:03 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI apologized to my girls and told them I'll never talk about anybody's weight again — everybody's grown. I'm still fighting the scale myself, up a pound, down a pound.384falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-found-a-dime-and-bought-a-lottery-ticket--73018811https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73018811Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:51:44 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI found a dime and thought God was telling me to buy a lottery ticket — I didn't win a dime, so I'm done with that. On the bright side, I found my zero-sugar tea and I'm back on my weight-loss quest.712falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/so-much-to-do-before-the-engagement--73012272https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73012272Thu, 16 Jul 2026 10:10:14 +0000Desiree Cart DugasThe engagement's almost here and I've got a million things to do — plants, swimming with the grandboys, lanterns that won't light. My daughter called me crying about her baby starting school, and I get it.566falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-dime-is-just-a-dime--72988472https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72988472Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:49:47 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI found a dime and bought lottery tickets three days in a row — didn't win, and I'm never buying one again. I guess a dime is just a dime. I also dreamed I was at my class reunion, hiding out in the kitchen.521falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/down-memory-lane-san-diego--72965721https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72965721Tue, 14 Jul 2026 11:04:57 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI've been remembering our trip to San Diego after I was sick — the bike tour wore me out and I drifted off kayaking in the ocean by myself. Good memories, hard times.616falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wide-awake-at-eleven-thirty--72958457https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72958457Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:39:27 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI'm wide awake and can't settle down — checked on my new plants and bought my lottery tickets. I asked my daughter to call me and she didn't, and that hurt my feelings.355falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/two-and-a-half-hours-of-cardio--72950855https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72950855Mon, 13 Jul 2026 14:56:32 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI got my two and a half hours in and I'm catching up on everything — engagement shopping, plant talk, and a prayer on my knees. I'm a volume eater, not a picker, and that's the truth.743falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/those-begonia-clippings-are-so-ugly--72948418https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72948418Mon, 13 Jul 2026 10:45:40 +0000Desiree Cart DugasMy sister-in-law brought me begonia clippings and they're just so ugly I can't plant them. My dog's scratching his fur off so my daughter's taking him to the vet, and I'm hunting for vases and balloons for the engagement.543falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/missing-church-and-talking-to-god--72938958https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72938958Sun, 12 Jul 2026 14:40:09 +0000Desiree Cart DugasSomeone passed at my daddy's place, and it got me thinking — I tried caring for him myself once and couldn't. I missed church and I cried, but I'm still talking to God.752falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/feeling-distant-from-the-holy-spirit--72938341https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72938341Sun, 12 Jul 2026 13:46:30 +0000Desiree Cart DugasA Sunday-morning check-in from the gym: she keeps falling asleep every day, she skipped church, and she feels distant from the Holy Spirit — plus wedding furniture going up and a daughter who hung up on her.476falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/falling-asleep-every-day-again--72932284https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72932284Sat, 11 Jul 2026 19:52:49 +0000Desiree Cart DugasAn afternoon of cardio, a grilled cheese, and new patio furniture — and the same daily question: why does she keep falling asleep? One small bright spot: a penny on the way home.531falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gardening-brought-back-an-old-friend--72929211https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72929211Sat, 11 Jul 2026 13:58:38 +0000Desiree Cart DugasWatering roses and pulling weeds before the gym, gardening brings back a memory of an old friend from her twenties — and she's hoping to make the 4:30 Mass tonight.563falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/desiree-s-diary-s-july-10th-2026-afternoon--72919186https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72919186Fri, 10 Jul 2026 19:16:37 +0000Desiree Cart DugasChecking in)1022falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-strange-night-and-unanswered-prayers--72912434https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72912434Fri, 10 Jul 2026 10:50:23 +0000Desiree Cart DugasA strange twilight sleep she can't explain, strange knocking around the house with no answer, and an honest moment of doubt: with her prayers unanswered, is God really real?463falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-strange-night-s-sleep--72912310https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72912310Fri, 10 Jul 2026 10:32:14 +0000Desiree Cart DugasA short morning note about a strange night's sleep and the knocking she heard — transcript is garbled and this looks like a second take of the other July 10 morning recording.435falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-knock-i-can-t-explain--72895457https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72895457Thu, 09 Jul 2026 18:07:28 +0000Desiree Cart DugasKnocking on all sides of the house, barking dogs, and no one there — she first thought her dad had died, and now wonders if it was the Holy Spirit answering the long prayer she had just finished.312falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/danielle-s-engagement-basket--72888235https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72888235Thu, 09 Jul 2026 12:29:21 +0000Desiree Cart DugasWeeds before the gym, a cute video from her six-year-old granddaughter, and Danielle's engagement basket coming together — while she tries to keep the spending under control.391falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/that-scary-day-at-the-pool--72873743https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72873743Wed, 08 Jul 2026 19:01:12 +0000Desiree Cart DugasA pool day with her daughter and grandsons — and the frightening story of a little boy pulled from the water two weeks ago, plus her dad's new nurse and his doom-and-gloom ways.745falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/desiree-s-diary-s-july-8th-2026-morning--72867443https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72867443Wed, 08 Jul 2026 11:20:19 +0000Desiree Cart DugasChecking in!1206falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/maybe-it-s-just-not-my-season-yet--72857599https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72857599Tue, 07 Jul 2026 19:07:26 +0000Desiree Cart DugasBabysitting the grandkids — the little one said 'I love you, gg' for the first time — and the young woman whose faith through eleven hard years teaches her it's just not her season yet.842falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/thirty-minutes-before-the-tree-fell--72852021https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72852021Tue, 07 Jul 2026 10:39:36 +0000Desiree Cart DugasA quiet morning with coffee, gym plans, and one scary near miss — a tree limb smashed a neighbor's car where her six-year-old granddaughter had been playing just thirty minutes earlier.774falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-found-a-penny--72843288https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72843288Mon, 06 Jul 2026 19:00:09 +0000Desiree Cart DugasShe prayed for a sign and found a bright shiny penny walking into TJ Max — almost cried right there — plus lamps for the guest room and her first manicure without acrylics.495falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-fell-asleep-twice-today--72831077https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72831077Sun, 05 Jul 2026 20:24:17 +0000Desiree Cart DugasShe fell asleep twice today and is facing it: she can't exercise like she used to — plus forty years of sleep struggles, all the way back to checking her first baby's breathing every hour.640falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-couldn-t-understand-a-word-at-church--72826635https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72826635Sun, 05 Jul 2026 11:05:55 +0000Desiree Cart DugasShe looked forward to church all week and left disappointed — she couldn't understand a word the priest said — plus an easy gym day and pride in skipping the cake on the counter.654falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-couldn-t-understand-a-word-at-church--72826628https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72826628Sun, 05 Jul 2026 11:05:11 +0000Desiree Cart DugasNote: this is the same recording as the July 5th episode published one minute earlier — a disappointed Mass she couldn't understand, and an easy gym day.654falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-holy-spirit-speaks-to-me-through-tears--72821146https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72821146Sat, 04 Jul 2026 19:33:15 +0000Desiree Cart DugasA peaceful Fourth: wedding pictures hung, a nap in the chair — and the tears at her dad's Mass that she's learned to recognize as the Holy Spirit speaking to her.818falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-m-starting-to-see-prosperity--72815886https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72815886Sat, 04 Jul 2026 10:06:55 +0000Desiree Cart DugasA grateful Fourth of July morning: slept well, prayers on her knees — and the pennies she keeps finding are starting to feel like God listening: they bought the house, and her husband may land a big account.468falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/proud-of-my-husband-and-grateful--72806338https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72806338Fri, 03 Jul 2026 15:09:31 +0000Desiree Cart DugasSlept late after forgetting her medicine, a calorie shock at Canes, and pride all over — her husband put the patio together and might land a big account — plus what she just learned about anger and depression.799falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dad-s-x-ray-came-back-normal--72793668https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72793668Thu, 02 Jul 2026 17:59:30 +0000Desiree Cart DugasGot my dad's chest X-ray and lab results - everything looks fine. Enjoying our quiet house with my husband, and marveling at a lady on TikTok who feeds herself for a dollar a meal.302falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/desiree-s-diary-s-july-2nd-2026-morning--72789416https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72789416Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:55:56 +0000Desiree Cart DugasChecking in!654falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/desiree-s-diary-s-july-1st-2026-midmorning--72771616https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72771616Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:28:07 +0000Desiree Cart DugasChecking in!535falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-difference-between-the-two-gyms--72757448https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72757448Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:56:18 +0000Desiree Cart DugasDid my two and a half hours this morning, and the YMCA and Anytime Fitness are two different worlds. Also, my dad handed me two buckets of pictures - and I'm worried it's his heart, not a cold.487falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/visiting-my-dad-i-cried-through-mass--72746524https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72746524Mon, 29 Jun 2026 19:52:24 +0000Desiree Cart DugasDrove an hour and a half to surprise my dad. He's in congestive heart failure, and I cried through the whole Mass seeing him so feeble. My husband had a grilled cheese waiting when I got home.512falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/desiree-s-diary-s-june-28th-2026-evening--72733328https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72733328Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:03:34 +0000Desiree Cart DugasChecking in!439falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/desiree-s-diary-s-june-28-2028-morning--72728598https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72728598Sun, 28 Jun 2026 13:43:52 +0000Desiree Cart DugasChecking in!451falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/desiree-s-diary-s-june-27-2026-noon--72718005https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72718005Sat, 27 Jun 2026 16:59:30 +0000Desiree Cart DugasChecking in!766falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-heard-mom-but-nobody-was-there--72700521https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72700521Fri, 26 Jun 2026 10:12:42 +0000Desiree Cart DugasSecond day without wine, and I'm babysitting my grandson. The strangest thing happened - I heard my daughters calling 'Mom' loud and clear, but nobody was in the house.423falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-found-a-penny--72687193https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72687193Thu, 25 Jun 2026 11:36:13 +0000Desiree Cart DugasFound a penny yesterday and I'm wondering if it's a blessing - a down payment on a house, my daughter's engagement. Mad at grocery prices, and looking forward to a retreat with my oldest daughter.437falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-house-is-coming-along-beautifully--72686785https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72686785Thu, 25 Jun 2026 11:08:13 +0000Desiree Cart DugasThis house is so pretty I can hardly believe we're living in it. My daughter designed my husband's room, we're still fighting with four TVs, and I'm babysitting my grandsons today.728falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-house-is-coming-along-beautifully--72686547https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72686547Thu, 25 Jun 2026 10:44:36 +0000Desiree Cart DugasThis house is so pretty I can hardly believe we're living in it. My daughter designed my husband's room, we're still fighting with four TVs, and I'm babysitting my grandsons today.728falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-got-the-whole-house-painted--72677076https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72677076Wed, 24 Jun 2026 18:46:02 +0000Desiree Cart DugasWe painted the whole house - front first, then the back - and it's coming together. For the first time I really looked at grocery prices, and a lady on TikTok who eats for pennies has me rethinking everything.623falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/desiree-s-diary-s-june-23rd-2026-morning--72648582https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72648582Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:03:49 +0000Desiree Cart DugasChecking in!448falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/desiree-s-diary-s-june-22nd-2026-afternoon--72637987https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72637987Mon, 22 Jun 2026 20:01:33 +0000Desiree Cart DugasChecking in!456falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-do-the-pennies-mean--72612932https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72612932Sat, 20 Jun 2026 19:13:07 +0000Desiree Cart DugasWe're all moved in, and I found another penny - I keep asking God what they mean. Going to the 4:30 Mass tonight for both me and my husband, since his back won't let him go.425falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/moving-day-and-my-doctor-is-retiring--72598744https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72598744Fri, 19 Jun 2026 12:08:37 +0000Desiree Cart DugasThe movers are coming for the furniture today. My psychiatrist of forty years is retiring and I panicked - and I can't tell you when or where my daughter's getting engaged, because it's a secret.891falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/last-night-in-the-rental--72582990https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72582990Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:28:51 +0000Desiree Cart DugasTonight is our last night in the rental. I lost a pound, we're having grilled cheese for dinner, and my grandson is finally potty trained - praise God, he starts Pre-K in the fall.1030falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-sixteenth-is-my-lucky-number--72551587https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72551587Tue, 16 Jun 2026 16:30:29 +0000Desiree Cart DugasSixteen is my lucky number, so I'm hoping for a blessing today. Still wondering what the pennies mean - and my mama will be gone twenty years this November.639falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pennies-from-heaven-what-is-god-trying-to-tell-me--72542032https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72542032Mon, 15 Jun 2026 23:24:23 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI found a flattened dime yesterday and a penny in the Walgreens parking lot today — that's about ten pieces of change since I started keeping track. This can't be a coincidence.559falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/desiree-s-diary-s-june-14th-2026-evening--72527385https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72527385Sun, 14 Jun 2026 23:37:48 +0000Desiree Cart DugasChecking in!699falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/going-to-church-to-thank-god-for-this-house--72514930https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72514930Sat, 13 Jun 2026 18:35:23 +0000Desiree Cart DugasWe're packing up for the new house, and it's got me thinking about how far we've come — bankruptcy, losing our beautiful house, and now God has blessed us with a home again. We're going to church to say thank you.560falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/closing-day-we-re-beyond-excited--72498727https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72498727Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:14:02 +0000Desiree Cart DugasIt's closing day! I forgot my medicine last night so the gym was a real struggle, but we get the keys this afternoon and my daughter says this is God's doing.309falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-day-before-closing-i-finally-feel-happy--72481384https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72481384Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:50:35 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI woke up with no anxiety and no depression — I can't tell you the last time I said I'm happy. Closing is tomorrow, and a deacon on TikTok called my name out and said pray for Desiree.869falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-deacon-said-pray-for-desiree--72461856https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72461856Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:39:44 +0000Desiree Cart DugasA deacon on TikTok went down the line of names and stopped at mine — 'pray for Desiree.' I've never even commented on his lives, and I'm on cloud nine.328falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/no-anxiety-no-depression-just-blessed--72459923https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72459923Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:35:45 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI can't tell you the last time I had no anxiety and no depression — maybe twenty years. I feel blessed today, and things are looking up.352falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/diet-and-exercise-the-old-fashioned-way--72442955https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72442955Tue, 09 Jun 2026 19:36:37 +0000Desiree Cart DugasMy daughter said my swimsuit looks like a prom dress in the pool pictures, and my arms aren't looking good. No shot for me — I'm doing it the old-fashioned way: diet and exercise.692falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-went-to-see-the-michael-jackson-movie--72425429https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72425429Mon, 08 Jun 2026 21:35:36 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI finally saw the Michael Jackson movie — I loved it, but they stopped right after the Victory tour. And I never realized his whole head caught on fire. I'd go again.639falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/desiree-s-diary-s-june-7th-2026-late-afternoon--72406912https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72406912Sun, 07 Jun 2026 21:04:34 +0000Desiree Cart DugasChecking in’843falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-rude-lady-at-the-dollar-store--72406830https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72406830Sun, 07 Jun 2026 20:44:11 +0000Desiree Cart DugasA lady at the dollar store snapped at me for going around her cart, and it stuck with me. Plus, I'm texting my sister to come back to the Catholic faith.388falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gym-again-then-the-michael-jackson-movie-tomorrow--72405061https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72405061Sun, 07 Jun 2026 17:49:18 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI'm heading back to the gym after last night's Milk Duds, and tomorrow I'm finally seeing the Michael Jackson movie. (Note: this is a duplicate publish of the same recording.)388falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-what-do-you-want-i-need-a-sign--72389286https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72389286Sat, 06 Jun 2026 15:44:39 +0000Desiree Cart DugasA man on TikTok with no arms or legs asked God when He would answer his prayers, and it struck me hard. I'm asking too — I keep finding change, and I need some clarification.382falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-husband-s-love-language-is-feeding-me--72385401https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72385401Sat, 06 Jun 2026 10:37:28 +0000Desiree Cart DugasA lady on TikTok said nice guys don't know their love language. That hit a nerve — my husband's love language is feeding me and making my coffee, 38 years strong.328falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/desiree-s-diary-s-june-5-2027-evening--72377197https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72377197Fri, 05 Jun 2026 22:24:16 +0000Desiree Cart DugasChecking in!884falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-forgot-my-medicine-and-cried-all-day--72365699https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72365699Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:37:57 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI fell asleep without my medicine and wine — the gym felt so easy the next morning, but by afternoon I was crying about everything, from the move to the paint colors.466falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/desiree-s-diary-s-june-3rd-2026-morning--72324534https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72324534Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:07:46 +0000Desiree Cart DugasChecking in!496falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-fell-this-morning-and-didn-t-tell-anybody--72286425https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72286425Mon, 01 Jun 2026 23:30:52 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI tripped over the moving boxes this morning and didn't tell a soul. It's got me worried about my balance — plus the sad news about Matt Brown from Alaskan Bush People.1271falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/desiree-s-diary-s-june-1st-2026-morning--72278708https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72278708Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:20:13 +0000Desiree Cart DugasChecking in!824falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-found-two-quarters--72264721https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72264721Sun, 31 May 2026 18:15:02 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI found two quarters today — the latest in a streak of pennies and dimes I've been finding — and it brought tears of joy thinking about how far we've come since 2018. Sometimes I wonder if God is trying to tell me something.885falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/saturday-mass-and-old-memories--72255389https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72255389Sat, 30 May 2026 22:38:36 +0000Desiree Cart DugasAfter a Saturday evening Mass where I couldn't understand the priest's homily, I got to thinking about my Catholic faith and my childhood — the altar boys, my dog Sasha, and how protective I am of my beautiful granddaughter now.1165falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/two-pounds-down-and-a-scare-at-the-pool--72246930https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72246930Sat, 30 May 2026 14:21:23 +0000Desiree Cart DugasA good gym morning — I lost two pounds! — then packing stress at home, and a scary story from the country club pool where a little boy went under while the lifeguards weren't watching.395falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/paying-the-price-for-all-that-tanning--72223861https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72223861Fri, 29 May 2026 10:39:18 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI used to lay out in the sun every day — even in December — and now I'm paying the price at the dermatologist. Talking tanning, my husband's snooty old friends, and why I'll never be fake.542falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/nine-zaps-at-the-dermatologist--72212586https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72212586Thu, 28 May 2026 17:52:53 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI went to the dermatologist to get one little bump removed and she zapped me eight or nine times — plus found two spots on my leg that need a biopsy. Also: a new preacher on TikTok I'm following, and getting my husband to do his screening test.499falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-aunt-s-fall-scared-me-straight--72212473https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72212473Thu, 28 May 2026 17:38:10 +0000Desiree Cart DugasSitting in the dermatologist's parking lot, talking about skipping wine (my eyes already look better), my husband's moving stress, and my aunt's bad fall that scared me into keeping up my exercise.489falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-aunt-s-fall-scared-me-straight--72207500https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72207500Thu, 28 May 2026 12:45:33 +0000Desiree Cart DugasSitting in the dermatologist's parking lot, talking about skipping wine (my eyes already look better), my husband's moving stress, and my aunt's bad fall that scared me into keeping up my exercise.489falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-found-a-penny--72186292https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72186292Wed, 27 May 2026 14:22:17 +0000Desiree Cart DugasAfter praying on my hands and knees, I found another penny in my car — the latest in my streak of found coins. I'm feeling blessed and excited about the move for the first time in a long while.348falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/packing-up-all-my-wigs--72166219https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72166219Tue, 26 May 2026 10:09:28 +0000Desiree Cart DugasPacking up the house and realizing I own way too many wigs, taking old mother-of-the-bride dresses to the thrift store, and remembering my Winn Dixie days as the scanning manager.374falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/packing-on-memorial-day-and-wasp-nests-in-the-shed--72158789https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72158789Mon, 25 May 2026 19:40:19 +0000Desiree Cart DugasSpending Memorial Day packing for the move — wasp nests all over the shed, six mother-of-the-bride dresses off to the Salvation Army, and my husband adjusting to his new blood pressure medicine.364falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/putting-my-makeup-on-and-the-house-is-almost-ours--72140944https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72140944Sun, 24 May 2026 14:17:54 +0000Desiree Cart DugasRecording while I put my makeup on — talking wrinkles, eyeliner at 63, and whether to ask my dermatologist about fillers. And the big news: the counteroffer is accepted, my husband just wants one last look at the house two doors down.824falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-husband-actually-talked-to-me-tonight--72140912https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72140912Sun, 24 May 2026 14:09:42 +0000Desiree Cart DugasAfter church, my husband and I had a real conversation — about the house, grocery prices, and saving money — for the first time in I don't know how many years. And hearing about a couple divorcing after 41 years reminded me: don't nag, stay positive.1019falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-husband-actually-talked-to-me-tonight--72135341https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72135341Sat, 23 May 2026 23:47:52 +0000Desiree Cart DugasAfter church, my husband and I had a real conversation — about the house, grocery prices, and saving money — for the first time in I don't know how many years. And hearing about a couple divorcing after 41 years reminded me: don't nag, stay positive.1019falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/from-now-on-call-me-not-your-dad--72132613https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72132613Sat, 23 May 2026 17:26:17 +0000Desiree Cart DugasMy husband's blood pressure is up and he's on new medicine, so I told all my daughters: if you have a problem, call me — not your dad. Also: the Glade/Airwick mix-up, my fur coat at the alterations shop, and the house with a generator.815falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/worried-about-my-husband-s-blood-pressure--72128969https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72128969Sat, 23 May 2026 10:42:25 +0000Desiree Cart DugasStill shaking off the school-year stress, feeling steadier about the house deal, and worried sick since my husband's doctor put him on blood pressure medicine. My sister's in town from Birmingham with a broken femur — a reminder to keep doing my weights.410falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-long-day-at-my-daughter-s-house--72120874https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72120874Fri, 22 May 2026 20:42:55 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI spent all day at my daughter's house with the grandkids — one screaming over his toys, little Christopher not talking yet — and we're still waiting to hear if the sellers accept our offer on the house. My husband's doctor put him on blood pressure...891falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/packing-up-without-a-house-yet--72116705https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72116705Fri, 22 May 2026 15:35:30 +0000Desiree Cart DugasMy phone wouldn't upload for two days — the library lady was mean about it and my daughter fixed it in two seconds. Packing up the house even though the sellers haven't answered our counteroffer, and I'm desperate to lose weight before that wedding.478falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/crying-at-night-thankful-in-the-morning--72087998https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72087998Wed, 20 May 2026 18:48:11 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI cried myself to sleep over the house inspection, wrestled with why God lets children suffer, and woke up to a dream day at school — two empty classes — that reminded me to stay thankful.252falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-best-substitute-day-ever--72087271https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72087271Wed, 20 May 2026 18:15:06 +0000Desiree Cart DugasMost of the kids didn't show up, so I had an empty classroom all afternoon — the best sub day I've ever had, and just what I needed after crying myself to sleep over the house inspection. Still waiting on the repair estimate, hanging by a thread.393falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/last-day-of-school-and-a-hard-night-with-god--72081715https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72081715Wed, 20 May 2026 10:19:06 +0000Desiree Cart DugasIt's my last day of school, but I'm not celebrating — the house deal fell through, I cried last night, and I'm having a real hard time with my faith right now. God bless.464falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/one-more-day-of-school-getting-ready-to-move--72067272https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72067272Tue, 19 May 2026 10:44:51 +0000Desiree Cart DugasOne more day of school and I'm already throwing things away and packing for the move. Closing costs more than I ever dreamed, and my husband's going without me.389falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-husband-is-a-good-man--72054507https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72054507Mon, 18 May 2026 11:25:54 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI want to set the record straight — my husband makes my coffee every morning, does all the cooking, and quietly fed a homeless man for years. He's a good man, even if his snappy tone hurts my soft heart sometimes.519falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-wonderful-weekend-with-a-bumpy-drive-home--72047474https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72047474Sun, 17 May 2026 22:15:56 +0000Desiree Cart DugasWe had a wonderful weekend — the recital, seeing my grandbabies, a church service — but me and my husband had a slight argument in the car about the way he talks to me. God bless.752falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/another-penny-from-heaven--72026551https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72026551Fri, 15 May 2026 23:38:26 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI found another penny and it took me back to when I was five and my great-uncle prayed over a wart on my hand — gone by morning. Also, AI wrongly took down my episode today and I had to appeal. God bless.555falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-dad-sent-me-a-video-about-what-happens-when-we-die--72018870https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72018870Fri, 15 May 2026 11:07:25 +0000Desiree Cart DugasMy dad sent me a video about what happens to your soul when you die, and it made me cry thinking about how sickly he is. Plus my eyeliner troubles and my big substitute test. Thanks for listening.856falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/worried-about-my-daddy--72004162https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72004162Thu, 14 May 2026 11:16:02 +0000Desiree Cart DugasMy substitute test is done — thank goodness — but my heart is with my daddy after what my sister told me about his doctor visit. Please keep him in your prayers. God bless.363falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/four-and-a-half-hours-at-the-library--71998053https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71998053Wed, 13 May 2026 23:55:10 +0000Desiree Cart DugasReapplying to substitute means a huge test, and I was at the library four and a half hours — but the pennies keep showing up, and for the first time in years I feel my prayers are being answered. God bless.514falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/finally-joyful-we-re-buying-our-home--71974337https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71974337Tue, 12 May 2026 11:11:15 +0000Desiree Cart DugasAfter the bankruptcy and years of feeling despondent, we're buying a home — I'm finally joyful. And my daughter is leaning on me again, and I'm glad to be there for her. Have a blessed day.375falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-last-house-we-ll-ever-buy--71950460https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71950460Sun, 10 May 2026 23:24:07 +0000Desiree Cart DugasA teary Mother's Day evening — the house is pending, I found a penny heads-up on my door ledge, and it hit me that this will be the last house we ever buy. Good night, y'all.304falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/desiree-s-diary-s-may-11th-2026-morning--71947025https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71947025Sun, 10 May 2026 14:20:53 +0000Desiree Cart DugasChecking in!122falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/desiree-s-diary-s-may-11th-2026-morning--71946030https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71946030Sun, 10 May 2026 11:30:19 +0000Desiree Cart DugasChecking in!694falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/desiree-s-diary-s-may-10th-2026-evening--71942353https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71942353Sat, 09 May 2026 23:41:31 +0000Desiree Cart DugasChecking in!542falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-put-in-an-offer-on-a-house-i-m-on-cloud-nine--71938373https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71938373Sat, 09 May 2026 16:01:29 +0000Desiree Cart DugasWe put an offer on a house in a 55-and-older community and now we wait. After years of praying since we went broke in 2018, I'm on cloud nine. God is good. God bless.379falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-house-loan-got-denied--71921070https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71921070Fri, 08 May 2026 10:27:59 +0000Desiree Cart DugasWe found a house we loved but the loan got denied, and I'm feeling far from God today. The good news is yesterday's sub job was one of the best of the year. Have a blessed day.282falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-dad-fell-again--71889728https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71889728Wed, 06 May 2026 12:29:57 +0000Desiree Cart DugasMy sister told me my daddy fell again — he never tells me these things himself. I'm keeping track of his symptoms because it doesn't sound good. But I slept great and I'm off to school and the gym. Thanks for listening.284falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/up-22-hours-and-thinking-about-my-mama--71880907https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71880907Tue, 05 May 2026 20:58:33 +0000Desiree Cart DugasAfter being up 22 hours I stayed home to reset, and I got to reminiscing about my mama as queen of the ball back in '67 and my own senior-year princess disaster. God bless.792falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/desiree-s-diary-s-may-5th-2026-morning--71875560https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71875560Tue, 05 May 2026 13:06:19 +0000Desiree Cart DugasChecking in!339falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/desiree-s-dugas-s-may-4th-2026-morning--71851711https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71851711Mon, 04 May 2026 09:41:30 +0000Desiree Cart DugasChecking in!534falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-dime-on-the-floor-and-a-yellow-butterfly--71838156https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71838156Sun, 03 May 2026 11:06:56 +0000Desiree Cart DugasYesterday was rough — my sick daughter, the grandkids all day, and a disappointing test result. But this morning I found a dime on the utility room floor and saw a giant yellow butterfly, and my spirits lifted.533falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/one-disappointment-after-another--71833625https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71833625Sun, 03 May 2026 00:56:24 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI'm in a bad mood today — a negative test, no answers on the house, my dad's health, and I'm questioning my faith. Just telling it like it is.648falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/one-disappointment-after-another--71833424https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71833424Sun, 03 May 2026 00:14:03 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI'm in a bad mood today — a negative test, no answers on the house, my dad's health, and I'm questioning my faith. Just telling it like it is.648falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/one-disappointment-after-another--71830827https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71830827Sat, 02 May 2026 17:58:22 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI'm in a bad mood today — a negative test, no answers on the house, my dad's health, and I'm questioning my faith. Just telling it like it is.648falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-i-hated-life-reading-from-my-old-book--71775932https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71775932Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:25:14 +0000Desiree Cart DugasWaiting on a school job and feeling low about money and the house hunt. So I'm reading some of the funny 'I hate life' letters I wrote when I was sick in bed.403falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-m-doing-so-much-better-today--71729908https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71729908Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:23:44 +0000Desiree Cart DugasYesterday was rough — I cried at the doctor's office. But today I got my favorite school for a full day, lost a pound, and I feel like God is listening again.244falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-cried-at-the-doctor-s-office-today--71716800https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71716800Tue, 28 Apr 2026 22:13:13 +0000Desiree Cart DugasRough day — I cried at my endocrinologist's appointment and told her everything like she was my therapist. But I still got an hour at the gym, and tomorrow is a new day.667falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/reading-from-my-book-dear-god-i-hate-life--71703173https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71703173Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:13:15 +0000Desiree Cart DugasOn my way to the endocrinologist and nervous about the scale — and my daughter might get engaged this summer! Reading some funny pages from the book I wrote when I was sick in bed.452falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-cried-through-the-whole-mass--71670227https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71670227Mon, 27 Apr 2026 11:13:07 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI went to 7:30 mass and cried through the whole thing — my husband just let me cry. Picked up a middle school job for today, and I put a penny and a prayer card under my husband's pillow.412falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-first-granddaughter-turned-six--71633274https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71633274Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:40:03 +0000Desiree Cart DugasMy oldest granddaughter turned six — she's so beautiful I won't post her picture. Watching my grandsons today, and my sciatic is acting up again.481falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/thank-god-she-didn-t-go-to-the-mall--71610255https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71610255Fri, 24 Apr 2026 10:04:27 +0000Desiree Cart DugasSo thankful this week — all my kids are getting along, and my daughter was about to take the grandkids to the mall the day of that shooting scare. Her son fell asleep and she stayed home. God protected her.406falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-thyroid-is-normal-shocking--71599978https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71599978Thu, 23 Apr 2026 23:48:11 +0000Desiree Cart DugasMy thyroid results came back normal and I'm shocked — I was sure it was the problem. Trying a new way to take my Synthroid around my coffee, and doing exercises for my sciatic nerve.519falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-new-plan-for-my-thyroid-medicine--71550733https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71550733Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:12:18 +0000Desiree Cart DugasFeeling blessed and rested today. I'm scared about my lab results, so I'm starting a whole new plan for taking my thyroid medicine around my coffee — and maybe strawberry picking with the grandsons this weekend.308falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/it-was-my-thyroid-all-this-time--71526449https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71526449Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:02:28 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI had a revelation — I've been taking my thyroid medicine wrong all this time, drinking coffee right after it. No wonder I'm so tired. Getting my labs done today and I'm so excited.286falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/men-with-facelifts-and-the-moon-landing--71487467https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71487467Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:17:51 +0000Desiree Cart DugasGood morning at my favorite school. Then I go off on two things — why I don't think the moon landing adds up, and my honest opinion that men shouldn't get facelifts.460falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/desiree-s-diary-s-april-19-2026-noon--71462749https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71462749Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:54:27 +0000Desiree Cart DugasChecking in!909falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-didn-t-mean-to-ghost-my-daughter--71460456https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71460456Sun, 19 Apr 2026 14:48:07 +0000Desiree Cart DugasTwo and a half hours at the gym, but my diet is still my downfall. And my daughter's mad at me — I never heard her calls about the strawberry patch. I hope she forgives me.421falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-missed-strawberry-picking-and-she-s-mad--71440772https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71440772Sat, 18 Apr 2026 18:37:30 +0000Desiree Cart DugasRan errands all day and missed strawberry picking with my daughter and grandsons — she's mad at me and I feel terrible. On the bright side, I got a twenty-dollar Stanley at TJ Maxx.626falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-big-sister-turned-65--71418719https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71418719Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:20:33 +0000Desiree Cart DugasHappy 65th birthday to my big sister — she qualifies for Medicare now! Good day at school, and it got me remembering pork and beans and coffee milk when we were little.419falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/two-hours-on-the-treadmill-today--71402600https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71402600Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:51:37 +0000Desiree Cart DugasIt's Friday and I slept good — going for two hours on the treadmill. Had a rough class yesterday with bad kids, so I'm getting the discipline office's number today.248falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/filling-out-a-job-application-at-63--71387253https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71387253Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:46:23 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI saw a hiring sign and ended up filling out a job application at sixty-three — and my handwriting was terrible. A little about a rough day at school and what's weighing on my mind about the future.570falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-broke-the-coffee-pot-this-morning--71365407https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71365407Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:44:40 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI finally got a good night's sleep — and then broke our glass coffee pot first thing this morning. Good news: my husband wasn't mad, and I already ordered a new one.191falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-dad-is-a-walking-miracle--71340485https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71340485Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:31:22 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI put all of my dad's symptoms into ChatGPT and called my aunt to talk about it — the man just keeps surviving everything. Also, what I packed in my lunch bag today.429falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/desiree-s-diary-s-april-14th-2026-evening--71330364https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71330364Tue, 14 Apr 2026 23:05:39 +0000Desiree Cart DugasChecking in !773falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/feeling-hopeful-this-morning--71313560https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71313560Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:33:06 +0000Desiree Cart DugasMy chargers won't charge and my lunch bag is overpacked again, but for the first time in weeks I feel hopeful. Also, what my sister said about our family not being affectionate.372falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/desiree-s-diary-s-april-13th-2026-lunch--71295470https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71295470Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:24:42 +0000Desiree Cart DugasChecking in!501falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/two-hours-on-one-job-application--71289066https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71289066Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:56:35 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI spent two hours at the library trying to fill out a government job application and got it all messed up. I'll be going back Saturday — with my daughter's help this time.227falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/desiree-diary-s-april-13th-2026--71288814https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71288814Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:32:26 +0000Desiree Cart DugasChecking in!294falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-did-it-all-by-myself-today--71273457https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71273457Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:48:50 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI got my email on my laptop without asking anyone — and that little win made my whole day. Plus a wild dream, Mass this morning, and one photo that went straight in the garbage.347falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/desiree-s-diary-s-april-11th-2026-evening--71264218https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71264218Sat, 11 Apr 2026 21:41:04 +0000Desiree Cart DugasChecking in!532falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/desiree-s-diary-s-april-11th-2026-afternoon--71263795https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71263795Sat, 11 Apr 2026 20:49:23 +0000Desiree Cart DugasChecking in!423falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/desiree-s-diary-s-april-9th-2026--71220605https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71220605Thu, 09 Apr 2026 22:55:52 +0000Desiree Cart DugasChecking in!477falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/desiree-dugas-s-diary-s-april-9th-2026--71215380https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71215380Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:19:33 +0000Desiree Cart DugasChecking in! Oldest daughter’s Birthday 🩷671falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/desiree-s-diary-s-april-9th-2026-afternoon--71214133https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71214133Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:02:56 +0000Desiree Cart DugasChecking in! Oldest daughter’s Birthday 🩷819falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/too-tired-for-the-gym-today--71194919https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71194919Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:37:11 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI barely slept so the gym will have to wait. I visited my dad yesterday and something felt off, and my daughter set me up with a beauty consultation I probably can't afford.786falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-husband-sat-down-and-talked-to-me--71165739https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71165739Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:10:11 +0000Desiree Cart DugasYou won't believe it — my husband sat with me and we talked about our future and retirement. And I tried a protein coffee shake from Walmart that just wasn't my Community Coffee.686falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/found-my-headphones-a-sign-from-god--71160869https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71160869Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:44:09 +0000Desiree Cart DugasI found the headphones I thought I'd lost, and I'm taking it as a little sign from God. A good day — two and a half hours of exercise and a hopeful heart.386falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/desiree-s-diary-s--71140860https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71140860Mon, 06 Apr 2026 22:01:04 +0000Desiree Cart DugasChecking in!711falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/desiree-diary-s-april-6-th-2026--71136844https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71136844Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:14:57 +0000Desiree Cart DugasChecking in!680falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/starting-over-with-my-diary--71120238https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71120238Sun, 05 Apr 2026 19:20:57 +0000Desiree Cart DugasThis is the start of something new — a daily diary, just me talking about my day. Today: Easter alone, church, the gym, and maybe a house with a pool on the horizon.462falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dilly-dallying-with-desiree-april-3rd-2026-evening--71091091https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71091091Sat, 04 Apr 2026 01:02:51 +0000Desiree Cart DugasChecking in!421falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dilly-dallying-april-3rd-2026-testing--71081897https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71081897Fri, 03 Apr 2026 11:21:16 +0000Desiree Cart DugasChecking in!426falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dilly-dallying-with-desiree-april-2-nd-2026-evening--71073288https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71073288Thu, 02 Apr 2026 23:40:19 +0000Desiree Cart DugasChecking in !426falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dilly-dally-with-desiree-april-1st-2026-april-fools-day--71071554https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71071554Thu, 02 Apr 2026 21:51:27 +0000Desiree Cart DugasChecking in!356falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dilly-dally-with-desiree-april-1st-2026-april-fools-day--71067909https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71067909Thu, 02 Apr 2026 18:55:54 +0000Desiree Cart DugasChecking in!356falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dilly-dallying-with-desiree-april-1-st-2026-april-fool--71047560https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71047560Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:58:44 +0000Desiree Cart DugasChecking in!487falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dilly-dally-with-desiree-april-1st-2026-april-fools-day--71041723https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71041723Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:02:00 +0000Desiree Cart DugasChecking in!356falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dilly-dallying-with-desiree-march-31st-2026-evening--71033755https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71033755Wed, 01 Apr 2026 01:21:45 +0000Desiree Cart DugasChecking in!431falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dilly-dallying-with-desiree-march-31st-2026--71024396https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71024396Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:02:43 +0000Desiree Cart DugasChecking in!351falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dilly-dallying-with-desiree-march-30th-2026-evening--71009080https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71009080Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:23:18 +0000Desiree Cart DugasChecking in!427falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dilly-dallying-with-desiree-march-30th-2026--71004710https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71004710Mon, 30 Mar 2026 19:31:21 +0000Desiree Cart DugasChecking in!594falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dilly-dallying-with-desiree-march-29-2026-morning--70975988https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70975988Sun, 29 Mar 2026 15:03:36 +0000Desiree Cart DugasChecking in!204falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dilly-dallying-with-desiree-march-26-2026--70959418https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70959418Sat, 28 Mar 2026 18:22:06 +0000Desiree Cart DugasChecking in!245falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dilly-dallying-with-desiree-march-29-2026--70954649https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70954649Sat, 28 Mar 2026 13:47:25 +0000Desiree Cart DugasChecking in!878falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dilly-dallying-with-desiree-march-26-2026--70940679https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70940679Fri, 27 Mar 2026 22:50:36 +0000Desiree Cart DugasChecking in!790falsefull