Doing the Most with Scarlet and Mitchell

About Doing the Most with Scarlet and Mitchell

One toddler, two nurses, three couches, four coffee makers, five cats, and seven vacuums… recipe for fun? Oh yes, so much fun that we decided to podcast about it so you might know you are not alone in Doing the Most.

Publisher

Mitchell Milliron

Category

comedy · kids & family

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

31 Jan 2025

Latest episode

16 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

41 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   16 Oct 2026

   Organ Donation, End-of-Life Decisions, and Doing the Most | Ep. 41

   We’re back with another episode of Doing the Most with Scarlet and Mitchell, the podcast where two nurses, partners, and generally overcommitted humans talk about the many ways life gets complicated. This time, we start with a noisy 3D printer, a debate about household clutter, and a surprisingly disappointing deodorant experience before diving into a much more serious discussion about organ donation, advance directives, and what it really means to die with dignity. Scarlet recently had an unexpected change of heart about being an organ donor, prompting a conversation about who receives donated organs, how those decisions are made, and whether families should have a say in where their loved ones’ organs go. As nurses, we’ve both seen the incredible possibilities of transplantation, but we’ve also witnessed situations that leave us questioning how the system works. That conversation leads us into another difficult subject: DNR and DNI orders, end-of-life decisions, and what happens when a patient’s wishes conflict with what their family wants. We talk about the challenges of honoring advance directives, the realities of aggressive life-sustaining treatment, and the emotional toll of watching patients endure procedures that may not reflect what they wanted for themselves. It’s a candid conversation about the things we don’t always want to think about, but probably should. And, of course, we manage to fit in some of our usual everyday absurdities along the way. In This Episode The never-ending quest to organize our stuff: Why do we keep looking for more storage space instead of getting rid of the things we don’t need? Mitchell has plans for the garage, a home gym, and potentially even more space for his growing collection of stuff. Scarlet has some thoughts about that. 3D printing and domestic negotiations: A Captain America helmet for our five-year-old son is printing in the background, providing a fresh reminder that hobbies can produce both cool things and even more clutter. The great deodorant debate: We discuss Lume’s whole-body deodorant, questionable vanilla scents, signature fragrances, Old Spice, and why a little too much enthusiasm for body spray can bring back memories of a middle-school locker room. A change of heart about organ donation: Scarlet explains why she reconsidered her decision to be an organ donor after reflecting on her experiences caring for transplant patients. Who should receive donated organs? We discuss the difficult questions surrounding transplant eligibility, personal responsibility, addiction, gratitude, and whether donors or their families should have more say in who receives an organ. The realities of organ transplantation: Working in healthcare means seeing both the remarkable successes and the heartbreaking cases where patients don’t receive the organs they need or don’t recover as hoped. DNR, DNI, and advance directives: What do these terms mean, and why can it be so difficult to ensure that a patient’s wishes are respected when a medical crisis occurs? When families want everything done: We talk about situations in which family members push for aggressive treatment even when a patient has previously expressed a desire for comfort-focused care. What The Pitt gets right about healthcare: Scarlet reflects on a storyline that captures the painful conflict between a patient’s wishes and a family’s inability to accept what’s happening. When is it time to let go? We explore the difficult question of when someone might choose not to pursue resuscitation or invasive life-sustaining treatment, and why those decisions deserve thoughtful conversations before a crisis. Dying with dignity: We reflect on the difference between giving up on life and choosing to let nature take its course, with comfort, personal wishes, and quality of life at the center of the discussion. A Conversation Worth Having One of the most difficult things about working in healthcare is seeing how the decisions made during a medical crisis can affect a patient’s final days. We talk about how easily a person’s wishes can become overshadowed by a family’s grief, fear, or unwillingness to accept that death may be approaching. As nurses, we’ve seen situations where aggressive treatment leads to recovery, and others where it prolongs a difficult dying process. Those experiences have made us think more deeply about advance directives, quality of life, and the importance of having conversations with loved ones before decisions need to be made. We’re not claiming to have all the answers. These are complicated ethical questions with no easy solutions. But we believe people deserve the opportunity to consider what matters to them, communicate their wishes, and have those wishes taken seriously. As Mitchell puts it during the episode, “It’s not about saving people, it’s about letting people die with dignity.” It’s a difficult subject, but an important one, and we hope this conversation encourages you to think about your own wishes and talk with the people who may one day need to speak on your behalf. Thanks for listening to Doing the Most with Scarlet and Mitchell. Until next time, we’re still doing the most.

2. 

   1 Oct 2026

   Dreams, Glamping, 3D Printers & Bougie Wine Clubs | Ep 40

   Sometimes a dream is just a dream. Sometimes it involves Christian Bale, a secret friendship, social-media secrecy, and an awkward conversation about CPAP machines. Welcome to Episode 40 of Doing the Most with Scarlet and Mitchell, where we discuss all of that, plus making friends as adults, parenting an apprehensive five-year-old, glamping on the Oregon coast, chickens that still refuse to earn their keep, a rapidly expanding collection of 3D-printed clutter, and our latest adventure into Oregon wine country. In This Episode What does that dream mean? Mitchell starts things off with a bizarre dream involving Christian Bale, a mysterious group of “guys,” a secret invitation to hang out, and a strict no-social-media-posting policy. Naturally, this leads to the much bigger question: Do dreams actually mean something, or is our brain just throwing random ingredients into the blender while we sleep? Scarlet has a theory that maybe the dream connects to a recent conversation about making friends and getting out of the house. Mitchell isn’t entirely convinced, but he does spend a surprising amount of time wondering why Christian Bale showed up specifically. There is also a brief discussion of CPAP machines, because apparently even celebrity dreams aren’t immune to real-life concerns. Making friends as an adult is hard The Christian Bale dream turns into a conversation about friendship, particularly how much harder it becomes to maintain friendships once work, kids, childcare, and everyday life enter the picture. Scarlet talks about how stressful it feels to consider going out to karaoke with friends as an introvert. Mitchell reflects on friendships that have become long-distance or occasional, where months or even years can pass without seeing each other but the connection still feels comfortable. And then there is the unavoidable question: Are we supposed to become friends with the other parents? Maybe not. The chicken update We still have five chickens. We still have no eggs. One chicken previously escaped over the fence into the neighbor’s yard, which led to some backyard chicken drama. The solution has now included clipped wings, although the chickens have demonstrated that they can still get a little airborne. So that’s where things stand in the chicken department. Fall, Oregon gardens, and a little romaine mystery Fall is arriving in Oregon, which Scarlet loves, at least until the rain arrives and the leaves disappear after approximately one good gust of wind. The garden is winding down, with tomatoes making a respectable appearance and a whole lot of romaine somehow existing both inside the refrigerator and outside in the garden without necessarily doing what it is supposed to do. Glamping on the Oregon coast Our anniversary plans took an unexpected turn, and instead of the original destination, we headed to the Oregon coast for a little glamping. We stayed in a cabin at the KOA near Warrenton and Fort Stevens, complete with: Indoor and outdoor pools Hot tubs Mini golf Basketball Volleyball A playground The legendary jumping pillow A fire pit Wi-Fi And, most importantly, actual plumbing Scarlet explains why traditional tent camping isn’t exactly her preferred vacation experience. She likes electricity, heat when it’s cold, air conditioning when it’s hot, and running water. Mitchell, meanwhile, admits that his definition of camping has historically involved hiking into remote locations, setting up a tent, finding firewood, and generally making things harder than they need to be. With a five-year-old in the mix, glamping starts looking pretty appealing. We also talk about exploring more of Astoria, Fort Stevens, the Peter Iredale shipwreck, and why the Oregon coast has plenty more to discover. Parenting an apprehensive kid Our trip also gets us talking about Max and his tendency to be hesitant about exploring new things. We wonder whether that’s simply part of his personality, something we’ve encouraged through our parenting, or perhaps a result of being an only child without a neighborhood full of kids to run around with. It leads to a bigger discussion about how different childhood can look today compared with when we were kids, when simply going outside often meant finding a bunch of other neighborhood kids to play with. The 3D printer has entered the house Mitchell bought a new 3D printer. Scarlet is thrilled. Well… perhaps “thrilled” isn’t quite the word. The purchase leads to a spirited discussion about clutter, creating things, engineering, designing, testing, problem-solving, and why Mitchell finds the entire process incredibly satisfying. Scarlet, meanwhile, has noticed that the house is accumulating little 3D-printed objects. There may also have been some discarded benchmark prints. This remains a sensitive subject. Our new wine club We also talk about our visit to Lucid Wild, which became our latest adventure in Oregon wine country. After previously belonging to another wine club, we hadn’t been doing a lot of wine tasting lately. Then Scarlet discovered Lucid Wild and booked a visit for our anniversary celebration. The experience included wine paired with food, beautiful grounds, thoughtful service, and plenty of details that made the experience feel special. We ended up becoming members. Naturally. We also talk about the property’s events, the wine cave, the speakeasy, the Sky Terrace, the animals on the property, and the winery’s approach to working with the land. There is also some confusion about exactly which membership benefits we have and what events we can attend, so if you’re listening and happen to know how the Lucid Wild membership works, you may be able to save us from ourselves. One last Oregon adventure We wrap up with a brief discussion about Cascada and how much busier it may have become since we first talked about it. Scarlet heard from someone who visited on a weekday and found it crowded, which raises the question of how the reservation system handles capacity and whether our next visit will feel quite as peaceful as previous experiences. We’ll find out. Topics We Talk About Strange dreams and whether dreams have meaning Christian Bale Making and maintaining adult friendships Introverts and social anxiety around going out Parenting and childhood independence Only children Chickens and the continuing absence of eggs Oregon in the fall Gardening and tomatoes Glamping vs. traditional camping Fort Stevens and the Oregon coast Astoria The Peter Iredale shipwreck 3D printing Clutter and hobbies Oregon wine tasting Lucid Wild Wine clubs Anniversary plans Cascada And, as always, doing far more than necessary The Bottom Line Episode 40 is a little bit of everything: a strange dream, a conversation about friendship, family and parenting, an Oregon coast getaway, chickens that refuse to contribute to the household economy, a new 3D-printing obsession, and another expensive-but-enjoyable step into Oregon wine country. In other words, pretty much exactly what you’d expect from Doing the Most with Scarlet and Mitchell. Until next time, we’re Scarlet and Mitchell… And we’re Doing the Most.

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   16 Sept 2026

   Living for Next Wednesday, Wedding Drama & The Rules of the Road | Ep 39

   After a little unexpected hiatus, Scarlet and Mitchell are back for Episode 39 of Doing the Most. And apparently, they’ve decided to pretend this is Episode 40. It’s “pre-40,” so technically anything goes. This episode wanders through one of those wonderfully chaotic collections of topics that somehow make perfect sense when you’re just sitting around talking with your spouse. There’s the eternal struggle of finding enough time to do all the things, a deep-cleaning fall reset, some lingering wedding drama, awkward grocery-store encounters, road rage and the unwritten rules of merging, and eventually a surprisingly philosophical conversation about how we’re spending our lives. And Mitchell does all of this while periodically trying to see through freshly dilated eyes. In This Episode Where Does All the Time Go? Why does adulthood feel like every hour of the day has already been assigned a job? Scarlet and Mitchell talk about trying to squeeze everything into an increasingly crowded schedule, from work and parenting to workouts, household chores, dinner and, apparently, deep-cleaning bathrooms when there really wasn’t enough time budgeted for it. Scarlet is embarking on a fall reset, one room at a time, because fall is her favorite season and Oregon’s spring simply isn’t getting the job done. The Elusive Bottle of Elbow Grease Mitchell has a bottle of elbow grease. Scarlet is understandably confused. A brief discussion follows about whether “elbow grease” is an actual product, what it might be used for, and why the Tin Man probably could have benefited from some. The Wedding Aftermath The wedding may be over, but apparently the story isn’t. Scarlet and Mitchell revisit some of the low-level interpersonal drama surrounding the wedding, including an especially strange encounter with one of the wedding attendees at a grocery store. There are questions about recognition, awkward aisle U-turns, old friendships, divorce-related history, and the strange way relationships can change when a marriage ends. Mitchell, naturally, continues trying to give people the benefit of the doubt. Scarlet has some thoughts about that. Can You Hold a Grudge for 35 Years? This leads to a bigger conversation about grudges. Mitchell recalls running into someone from high school whom he absolutely could not stand back in the day, only to discover that the guy seemed perfectly friendly and apparently had no idea Mitchell had spent years disliking him. Which raises an interesting question: What happens when the person you’re holding a grudge against doesn’t even know there was a grudge? Scarlet admits she is a lifelong grudge holder. Mitchell admits there are probably people he could still come up with if given enough time. Road Rage and the Unwritten Rules of Driving Then things move from grocery-store awkwardness to traffic. Scarlet and Mitchell discuss their very different approaches to other drivers, including the infamous Lake Oswego squeeze, zipper merging, people who race down a lane that’s about to end, and the fundamental question of whether you should let that person merge in front of you. Scarlet’s philosophy is essentially: I don’t know these people. Maybe they’re having a bad day. Mitchell’s philosophy is more along the lines of: There are rules, people. The disagreement eventually turns into a surprisingly interesting discussion about why we’re sometimes more forgiving of strangers than the people we actually know. Who Gets Your Anger? One of the bigger ideas in the episode emerges from the road-rage conversation. Scarlet points out that she can be very forgiving toward complete strangers because she doesn’t know what they’re dealing with. But when someone is part of your life, you know their history, their behavior and the ways they’ve affected you. Mitchell takes the opposite approach. He’s more inclined to give people close to him the benefit of the doubt while getting considerably more irritated with anonymous drivers. And somewhere in the middle is the question of whether you can really hate someone you don’t know. Living for Next Wednesday The episode eventually circles back to time. Mitchell realizes he’s spending a lot of his present thinking about the next opportunity he’ll have to actually have some time to himself. With work, family responsibilities and parenting filling the calendar, he’s already looking ahead nearly a week to the next quiet stretch. That leads to the familiar advice about “living in the moment.” But Mitchell isn’t entirely convinced. Because sometimes the moment you’re supposed to be living in isn’t particularly interesting. Sometimes it’s just… showering. The conversation takes a more existential turn when Mitchell considers the possibility that constantly living for some future moment means missing the life that’s happening right now. Wisdom From a Five-Year-Old Then Max provides perhaps the simplest answer in the entire episode. When Mitchell asks him about his favorite day, Max says his favorite two days are: Today and tomorrow. For Mitchell, there’s something unexpectedly profound about that answer. Today is the present, and tomorrow gives you something to look forward to, without having to live six days in the future. Maybe that’s enough. And Then There’s the Eye Doctor Because this is Doing the Most, the philosophical discussion is interrupted by a real-life eye appointment. Mitchell leaves the podcast midway through the recording to visit the retina specialist, returning with dilated eyes, blurry vision and a whole lot of eye gel. The good news: everything looks good, with no changes to the freckle they’ve been monitoring. The bad news: recording a podcast while your eyes are dilated makes reading anything considerably more difficult. So naturally, they finish the episode anyway. Also Mentioned Fall cleaning and the “fall reset” The challenges of finding personal time as an adult Wedding aftermath and family dynamics Awkward encounters with people from your past High school reunions Holding grudges Road rage Four-way stops Zipper merging Lake Oswego traffic Max’s first dance class Being the only boy in a dance class Eye dilation and retina exams Prosthetic eyes and eye patches The strange things we worry about Trying to live in the present The wisdom of a five-year-old Until Next Time… Scarlet and Mitchell wrap up Episode 39 with the promise that the next episode may finally begin the long-awaited family drama “exposé.” A story arc may be coming. There may be twists. There may be turns. And, as Scarlet puts it, you just wait. Until then, they’re still doing the most.

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