Welcome back to the BipolarJayne Podcast—where midlife crises become business plans and manic energy fuels world-changing ideas! In today’s episode, I take you on the wild journey of how a casual chat about moving turned into a full-blown plan to open an Australian-themed restaurant in Japan. Yes, I’m talking Vegemite sushi, Kangaroo katsu, and Tim Tam tempura. It’s chaotic, it’s culinary, and it’s completely unhinged—in the best way possible. Buckle up, because this episode is a five-course meal of impulsive brilliance.

So there I was, lying in bed, scrolling aimlessly on my phone at 2 AM, when it hit me like a rogue beach ball at a family picnic. I suddenly declared out loud—yes, out loud, because why not announce life-changing plans at a time when most people are in dreamland—that tomorrow we were driving across the country.

Welcome back to The BipolarJayne Podcast, your go-to destination for impulsive brilliance and unfiltered life detours. This week, Jayne takes us on a wild ride through an obsession born of a viral video and a three-legged alpaca with a smile that launched a thousand spreadsheets. From dreaming up a backyard sanctuary to pitching an interspecies buddy comedy starring her dog, this episode explores the hilarious, heartfelt, and totally impractical world of impulse adoptions. Spoiler: there may not be an alpaca in the house (yet), but there’s enough love, creativity, and caffeine-fueled mayhem to start a whole petting zoo.

Because sometimes the heart wants what the algorithm shows it—and that’s enough.