Last week I shared part one of The Lazy Genius Kitchen where I teach the five steps, and today I want to apply those five steps to a few specific areas of the kitchen, just like I do in part two of the book! Now today, I’m not using any material from part two of the book; I’m not repeating what’s in there. What I am doing is taking specific problems that you all have and applying the five Lazy Genius steps to those problems to see if we can find some solutions. Helpful Companion Links Listen to ...
May 02, 2022•26 min
Today, we are just about one week out from the release of my second book, The Lazy Genius Kitchen, and in that book, I share five steps to Lazy Genius anything in your kitchen, but those five steps can work for anything in your life. Helpful Companion Links You can still preorder The Lazy Genius Kitchen and get a free recipe ebook when you let us know! Order it here then let us know about it here. Catch the latest episode of The Lazy Genius Kitchen video series here. New episodes air every Tuesd...
Apr 25, 2022•20 min
Zibby Owens joins me for this bonus episode where we talk about what can be helpful and enhance our lives as moms who read. Even if you’re not a mom, this episode has practical tips to make time for things that matter to you. Helpful Companion Links Find Zibby online and on Instagram And check out her podcasts (that share a network with me! We love Acast!) This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey. To learn more about listene...
Apr 21, 2022•29 min
Rest itself is such a needed thing for all of us. After all, a Lazy Genius principle is to schedule rest, mostly because we just let it happen and it never does. But I have also been paying a lot of attention to the different kinds of rest and why certain kinds don’t always land for us. Or why we take the time to rest but still feel unfilled after. A conversation around the nuance of rest is desperately needed, especially when a lot of us are working with less margin than we ever have before. So...
Apr 18, 2022•34 min
There is not a magical formula that achieves the perfect balance between life and work. There’s just not. You’re not missing something. You’re not the lone person trying to solve problems that everyone else has figured out. There’s so much to do, so much to manage, and you also want to rest and hang out with friends and do hobbies and have fun! So today I want to share some thoughts about how to live when you work all the time. Helpful Companion Links This episode covers principles from my first...
Apr 11, 2022•33 min
We are very good at talking about productive things, domestic things, hard being-a-person things, but we don’t often talk about specifically fun things. The busier we are, the more humans we interact with and care for, the more we don’t deal with the mounting pressure of what it means to be a person in this world right now, we don’t leave a lot of room for fun. And I want us to actually systemize it today. I want us to Lazy Genius fun and for you to figure out how to add more fun to your life on...
Apr 04, 2022•28 min
This episode is one of those rare ones that I’m like - wait, did we not do that yet? It’s so desperately essential to living like a Lazy Genius, and I’ve never actually done an episode or spent a length of time talking about how to do this, how to name what matters. Because y’all ask often how to do this. It feels like everything could matter, and it’s hard to have a rhythm for figuring it out in your own life. So that’s what we’re going to do today! Helpful Companion Links The Lazy Genius Kitch...
Mar 28, 2022•26 min
I don’t have a lot of time, you probably don’t either, and even if you do, most of us don’t necessarily want to spend all of it doing chores. Some chores you might like, some are therapeutic and calming and give you a sense of accomplishment and purpose, and that’s fantastic. But I think it’s always good to evaluate what we’re doing every day, what we’re not doing every day, and what matters most. Helpful Companion Links Explore all 13 Lazy Genius principles in my first book The Lazy Genius Way....
Mar 21, 2022•34 min
A note from Kendra: In this conversation, Kate and I exchange a joke about going to prison for someone we love, and I have since been shown the harm that reaction causes people in communities affected by disproportionate and unfair policing. For that, I am genuinely sorry. Thank you for graciously leaving space for all of us to continue to learn and do better in our work of allyship. Kate Bowler is here! If you’ve been around here for a while, you know we don’t have many guest interviews as regu...
Mar 14, 2022•38 min
Surprise! We’re experimenting with where The Lazy Sisters Podcast lives. Today, you’re getting a bonus episode from Hannah and me. We’re sister speed dating, so you can get to know each of us a little better. This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/ad...
Mar 10, 2022•55 min
We’re always on the hunt for new recipes, right? We want variety and beautiful meals, and we think that repetition is somehow a sign of laziness in the kitchen. It’s not. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t a place for new recipes. We all have different approaches to them, and today I’m going to share mine. Helpful Companion Links Brainless Crowdpleasers 101 Mad Hungry by Lucinda Scala Quinn Hope’s Table by Hope Helmuth Aarti Paarti by Aarti Sequiera Made in India by Meera Sodha Food sites I trust...
Mar 07, 2022•25 min
This kind of episode is one of my favorites to put together. Barbara Brown Taylor coined the phrase “what’s saving my life right now,” and I love the idea of thinking beyond favorites and splurges to find what’s grounding us and making us feel like ourselves. Stuff Mentioned Preorder The Lazy Genius Kitchen and get access to a fun Internet party on March 22! Details here. Peter Thomas Roth Retinol Fusion PM Night Serum Episode #196: How to Lazy Genius Adult Screen Time Moleskine Pro Weekly Verti...
Feb 28, 2022•28 min
In this 250th episode, I’m going to tell you how I make this podcast. I asked y’all on Instagram what you wanted to know about the behind-the-scenes stuff of the Lazy Genius space, and a lot of it was podcast related. I’ll answer most of what you asked in today’s episode. Later in the spring, we’ll do a broader business episode in case that interests you, too. Helpful Companion Links Preorder The Lazy Genius Kitchen (out May 3rd!) and claim preorder bonuses here! Check out the three Lazy Genius ...
Feb 21, 2022•31 min
You might have heard that all the copies of my next book, The Lazy Genius Kitchen, were on a boat that had a rough day and lost some of its cargo. Today I want to share the story of my drowning book but more importantly how Lazy Genius principles have saved us during such a strange, frustrating time. Helpful Companion Links The first run of The Lazy Genius Kitchen may be underwater, but that means you have more time to preorder it! Download a transcript of the episode. This podcast is hosted by ...
Feb 14, 2022•35 min
Airports and airplanes have a lot about them that’s the worst, but flying is also part of life for a lot of people so why not Lazy Genius it? I’m going to share my start to finish air travel process and how I apply Lazy Genius principles to it. Hopefully, you get some ideas on how to make air travel easier, too. Helpful Companion Links Episode 248: The Lazy Genius Guide to Easier Travel Owala water bottle (only use the Free Sip version on a plane, trust me) Cord carrier Vuori joggers Download a ...
Feb 10, 2022•30 min
This episode is heavy on the practicality, y’all. There are so many decisions we make when we travel, and I want to give you just a slew of ways you can apply one of the most popular of the 13 Lazy Genius principles - decide once - to your travel. I hope this is an episode that you’ll come back to before you take your next trip whether it’s a family vacation, a work trip, a surprise visit to see a relative, or wherever your life takes you. Helpful Companion Links Check out all 13 Lazy Genius pri...
Feb 07, 2022•25 min
It’s not spring, y’all, I know. Tomorrow is the first day of February and that is decidedly winter. However, the whole point of the Magic Question - what can I do now to make something easier later? Which is a Lazy Genius principle - is to think ahead just a little bit. We’re going to do that today with spring cleaning. Helpful Companion Links Preorder The Lazy Genius Kitchen and get surprise preorder bonuses every month until release day! Episode 240: How to Plan a Personal Retreat Episode 195:...
Jan 31, 2022•27 min
We all have time, we all have expectations about how we want it emptied or filled, and we have a lot of hard, busy, stressful days that we need to manage so we don’t lose our minds. It’s a front-burner challenge pretty much all the time. Today I want to go a bit higher level and share some essential mindsets or mantras that will impact your time management no matter what your time looks like. I have said all of these in fits and starts in different places, but this is your episode to have all of...
Jan 24, 2022•24 min
It’s funny - I talk about meal planning a lot here on the podcast, on Instagram, and in my upcoming book that I can’t wait for you to read, The Lazy Genius Kitchen. But I don’t know that I’ve ever shared how I personally meal plan! Seeing the nitty-gritty can be helpful in figuring out your own nitty-gritty, so that’s what I’m going to share today. Helpful Companion Links Preorder The Lazy Genius Kitchen and claim your preorder bonuses here Change Your Life Chicken (and here’s an episode all abo...
Jan 17, 2022•29 min
In this bonus episode, Hillary talks about why our bodies aren’t what we look like, how to engage with our bodies in healing ways, and what it means to exist with pain and tension and let it make us more of who we are. Also, her voice is like honey butter. She is just the best. Helpful Companion Links The Wisdom of Your Body by Hillary McBride Find Hillary online and on Instagram Episode 157: What Does It Mean to Take Care of Yourself? Episode 217: Let’s Talk About Your Body, Part One Episode 21...
Jan 13, 2022•46 min
In my book The Lazy Genius Way, I share 13 principles you can use to Lazy Genius any situation in your life. Sometimes you might need one principle, sometimes a few together, and sometimes you don’t know which to choose. When you’re faced with some sort of challenge whether it’s a system in your home, a relationship hangup, a time management problem, whatever it might be, even with 13 principles to choose from, sometimes that still seems like a lot. Hopefully, this episode will give you a tangib...
Jan 10, 2022•29 min
It’s the first Monday in January which always has some fun energy to it. Fun? Is fun the right word? It has an energy to it. The level of fun depends on your personality and circumstances I suppose. So as we move into this new calendar year, I want us to do it like Lazy Geniuses. Helpful Companion Links 30 Lazy Genius Questions for the Start of a New Year The Next Right Thing Guided Journal by Emily P. Freeman (affiliate link) Episode #191: Naming What Matters in 2021 Episode #139: How to Plan Y...
Jan 03, 2022•30 min
You guys, it’s the last episode of 2021, and it’s also my birthday today. And not just any birthday; today I turn 40! In early January, in episode 193, I shared seven things I wanted to do this year, in my 40th year, and today I’m going to share an update. Helpful Companion Links Episode #193: What I Want to Do in My 40th Year The Popcast with Knox and Jamie Erin Moon Osheta Moore’s book Dear White Peacemakers Download a transcript of this episode. This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and exe...
Dec 27, 2021•30 min
A few weeks ago, I posted on Instagram asking for your holiday horror stories. You know, that time you tried to be either super lazy or super genius during the holidays. Here’s a collection of stories for solidarity and encouragement right before the holidays.Oh, and for me, it was the time I had a few friends over for a holiday party, and I thought one was supposed to make a cheese tray for this kind of party. So I placed Saltines and folded pieces of actual American cheese on a platter and t...
Dec 23, 2021•21 min
I always find that this week of Christmas I don’t need more information; I just need encouragement to be a person and exist in the information I already have. So this is just a quick word from me to you. Helpful Companion Links Episode #197: How to Navigate a Faith Crisis And here’s how to find Erin Moon online and on Instagram Episode #87: The Lazy Genius Guide to Flexibility Episode #224: When Things Don’t Go According to Plan Magical post on Instagram Episode #132: Ten Steps to Creating Your ...
Dec 20, 2021•21 min
When I sent out December’s Latest Lazy Letter, I mentioned taking a personal retreat day the week between Christmas and the New Year, and a woman named Rebecca wrote back asking me to explain it. Like, what do you do? How do you plan it? Where do you go? And I realized that I had never really talked about this before. So let’s talk about how to plan a personal retreat. Stuff Mentioned Check out The Lazy Genius Way (commissionable link) for a whole chapter on scheduling rest. Episode #177: The La...
Dec 13, 2021•20 min
It’s winter, and most people have big soup energy this time of year. I have such energy. I love a good soup. I wish my kids liked soup more than they do, but they don’t hate it as a concept. We’re working on it. But today I want to share five lessons learned from soup. Stuff Mentioned Claim The Lazy Genius Kitchen preorder bonuses at thelazygeniuskitchen.com! Haven’t read The Lazy Genius Way? Grab it here or check with your library about getting a copy. Bri McKoy is a cooking teacher I trust wit...
Dec 06, 2021•21 min
The number of times I have to do stuff I don’t want to do is a very high number, and it’s part of life. I think it’s important to name what we can be a genius about and what we can be lazy about, but there are things we have to do that we don’t love doing. So how do we do that while still being Lazy Geniuses? That’s what this episode is all about, and we’re going to make it as linear as possible. Helpful Companion Links Read all about the 13 principles in The Lazy Genius Way (affiliate link). Ep...
Nov 29, 2021•24 min
We’re doing something a little different around here today with a bonus episode! We might start playing around with some of these that are deeply specific in the future, or it might be just this one. But I have had enough of you ask me to explain football so I present to you The Lazy Genius Guide to Understanding Football. Helpful Companion Links Download a transcript of this episode. This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey...
Nov 24, 2021•31 min
It’s easy to feel like this particular week is pretty condensed. It’s hard, for me at least, to let Thanksgiving just be Thanksgiving. So I want to take a few minutes to center us this week before everything ramps up, whatever that looks like for you and your family. Helpful Companion Links Claim your November preorder bonus for The Lazy Genius Kitchen here Practical past Thanksgiving episodes: #133 - 10 Helpful Thanksgiving Strategies, #130 - The Lazy Genius Guide to Hosting Anything, #131 - Th...
Nov 22, 2021•20 min
