148. Squirrels, Hemorrhoids, and Other Marriage Glue (Chapter 27) | The 200% Marriage Podcast

"The bad news is time flies. The good news is you're the pilot." — Michael Altshuler

When we talk to marriedpreneurs and high-capacity couples about getting intentional and having more fun in their marriage, we hear the exact same excuse on repeat: "Craig, Meredith, I just don't have enough time. Between the business, the kids, and the household logistics, I barely have time to go to the bathroom."

Let’s run a quick Scoreboard Audit on that: If you’re looking to find time, you’ll never get it. That’s not how time works. You have to CREATE time.

In this briefing, Craig takes the mic to read Part 5, Chapter 27: Squirrels, Hemorrhoids, and Other Marriage Glue. We’re completely dismantling the myth that connecting requires a 4-hour, $500 date night and showing you how bite-sized chunks of daily laughter, un-boring inside jokes, and LeBron James-level celebrations are the ultimate relationship superglue.

Inside this Strategic Briefing for Your Team:

• The 4-Word Reality Check: Why telling your kid (or your spouse) "I don't have time" actually means "You're not my priority"—and how taking 100% responsibility changes your entire schedule.

• Bite-Sized Connection: How 5-minute daily reps—like grabbing your teammate by the hips for a kitchen dance or hiding a cardboard craft—keep you out of Roommate-ville.

• 33 Unfiltered MacKay-isms: A hilarious, zero-context deep-dive into the weird, brilliant things Meredith says on the DL (including elevators with chickens, crows being forest bullies, and being hemorrhoid-free since 2023).

• The LeBron James Playbook: Why the greatest basketball player on Earth has a personalized, unique secret handshake for every single teammate—and why your marriage needs its own go-to celebratory move.

• Creating Your Marriage Handshake: How to build a custom celebratory rep for when one of you crushes a work project, wins game night, or tags-team dinner to create "us" time.

The Play: Stop waiting for a 2-week vacation to start enjoying your marriage. Get intentional in the "fundane" 95% of daily life, run your own race, and build an Unstoppable Team.

Don’t you dare settle for fine. 🏔️🚀

 

"You don't stop laughing because you grow old, you grow old because you stop laughing." — Michael Pritchard

With a title like Hide the Penis, you might think you’ve finally reached the sex chapter. Hang in there, ya' spicy nugget - that's coming later soon!

In this week's episode, Craig takes the mic to kick off Part 5: The Commitment to Fun & Adventure with Chapter 26: Hide the Penis.

Here’s the raw truth: Laughing together isn't a nice-to-have "bonus" in marriage - it’s a non-negotiable must-have.

When you stop having fun, you disengage, you drift into Roommate-ville, and navigating the hard stuff feels like passing a kidney stone.

We’re breaking down why shared laughter in the "fundane" everyday moments is your team’s ultimate secret weapon, and how a silly cardboard craft from 2020 turned into a multi-year, cross-border connection game.

Inside this Strategic Briefing for Your Team:

• The "Fundane" Reality: 95% of life isn't epic vacations or bucket-list summits - it's laundry, bills, and hauling kids to tiddlywinks tournaments. Here's how to inject joy into the mundane.

• The Origin of "Hide the Penis": The true story of a 2020 pandemic lockdown, a face mask package, a pillowcase surprise, and a late-night retainer lisp ("Goodnight thweetie") that launched a 6-year (and counting...) tradition.

• The 30-Year "Fun Muscle" Atrophy: The true story of what happened to this couple when they put fun on the back burner for decades until they forget what it even looks like - and how to rebuild that muscle from scratch.

• The Daily Laughter Commitment: Why we committed years ago to laugh together at least once a day, no matter how chaotic or stressful the schedule gets.

• Book Cover Easter Eggs: The truth about the purple cardboard penis on the cover of The 200% Marriage book (and the little Canadian maple leaf for our roots).

Don't wait for a romantic getaway to start enjoying your marriage. Stop drifting through the day-to-day, get intentional, and build small moments of connection into the ordinary routine. Find something to smile about today - even if it means stuffing a cardboard craft into a sweater sleeve!

Don’t you dare settle for fine. 🏔️🚀

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Resources: 

• Grab The 200% Marriage Book: Amazon.com ; Amazon.ca  
• 33-day Challenge: https://200percentmarriage.com/33DayChallenge 

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