Let’s walk through December almost like it’s a Candyland board, and plan for the potential challenges you’ll run into like a Lazy Genius. Helpful Companion Links The 2022 Lazy Genius Gift Guide How to Decorate for The Holidays with The Nester #290: Managing Your Holiday Home #234: Ten Rules for Gift Giving #134: How to Be Happy With the Gifts You Give #42: How to Host a Holiday Party #130: The Lazy Genius Guide to Hosting Anything #288: How to Make the Rest of 2022 Easier #238: How to Get Stuff ...
Dec 05, 2022•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast There’s a decent chance that while you love the feeling of the holidays in your home, you’re also a little overwhelmed by it. There’s the regular upkeep of one’s home - the general cleaning and tidying, but there’s also a lot of extra stuff around the house this time of year. And because our tendency is to be fairly extreme in our response to challenges - either try hard or give up - we stay overwhelmed. Let’s create a small solution to the normal challenges of a holiday home so we can enjoy it ...
Nov 28, 2022•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast This Thursday is American Thanksgiving, and we’re coming up on a season of lots of holidays, and with those holidays come many many expectations. You have them, your kids have them, your parents have them, your boss has them, the Internet has them… it’s a whole vibe. So today, we’re going to talk about how to be a Lazy Genius about the holiday expectations you will encounter from others and from within yourself. Helpful Companion Links Episode #40: The Lazy Genius Navigates Family Tension Episod...
Nov 21, 2022•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast We’re in the middle of November. American Thanksgiving is next week which means that Christmas is in five minutes, and it’s easy to feel like we’re losing our minds a little bit with all the things. Today, we’re going to make the rest of 2022 easier with five fairly simple steps that will give you really practical help in making the next six or seven weeks feel good and enjoyable rather than rushed and stressful. Helpful Companion Links The 2022 Holiday Gift Guide Episode #131: The Perfect Thank...
Nov 14, 2022•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today, I’m so excited to welcome Myquillyn Smith, aka The Nester, to the show to talk to us about decorating our homes! She is so good at helping people have the greatest amount of style with the least amount of stuff based on what matters. This conversation is a fantastic reminder of how to see the next few weeks in such a way that your home feels cozy and wintery and you. Helpful Companion Links Find Myquillyn on Instagram and online Cozy Minimalist Home Welcome Home The Cozy Community (open j...
Nov 10, 2022•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast It’s early November, and we’re about to hit the gauntlet if we’re not already in it. Dinner is one of those things that just keeps happening no matter who you are and how you live, so today I’m going to share what I’m personally doing to make dinner easier from now until after the holidays are over, and hopefully it’ll give you some ideas on how to make yours easier, too. Helpful Companion Links The Lazy Genius Kitchen Episodes you may find helpful: #121 - How to Build a Fall Dinner Queue, #279 ...
Nov 07, 2022•19 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today is one of my favorite episodes we do every quarter or so on what’s saving my life. Y’all like it too because it always has above average downloads. I think we’re always looking for language around what’s making life easier and better for other people so that we can experience that for ourselves. So I hope today’s list will do just that. Helpful Companion Links The next edition of the Latest Lazy Letter hits inboxes on Wednesday. Get on the list here. Episode #258: The Seven Kinds of Rest a...
Oct 31, 2022•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast Being with and loving and helping guide kids is a privilege, a challenge, and can be exhausting. What works today won’t work tomorrow. What works for this kid won’t work for that kid. What works for you when you have energy doesn’t work for you when you don’t. Today I want to offer some words about that shift and then offer two simple “start small” steps to begin connecting more with your kids. Helpful Companion Links 2022 Holiday Gift Guide Download a transcript of this episode. This podcast is...
Oct 24, 2022•21 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today, I'm joined by my sister, Hannah, to talk about how to get our relationship back on track. We're in a season of not talking or seeing each other as much as we used to, and we want that to change. So in this episode, we try and Lazy Genius our relationship in real-time. If you are out of rhythm in any of your relationships and wish you were more connected, this episode is for you. Helpful Companion Links Babyliss Travel Flat Iron (affiliate link) This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and ...
Oct 20, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast Oh, man, have we been waiting a long time for this one! This is a highly requested topic, and I’m excited for us to walk through how to make email inboxes more manageable and less stressful. Helpful Companion Links The Lazy Genius Kitchen (affiliate link) Episode #91: The Lazy Genius Organizes Paper The Holiday Docket Santa’s Bag app (iOS) Download a transcript of this episode. This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey. To le...
Oct 17, 2022•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is one of the best conversations I've ever had. Shannan Martin is the author of Start with Hello, a beautiful book about being a neighbor. She is a true Lazy Genius in this area and offers so many ways to start small in our relationships, for example with saying hello. This book transcends neighborhoods, lifestyles, and family structures. We also share places we've been awkward as neighbors and how one interaction, even if it's the last one, has a significant impact. You will eat this up, y...
Oct 10, 2022•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast Feeding people at my house is one of my favorite things in the entire world, and I hope that my enthusiasm for it and the permission you’ll hear in this episode will help you be excited about it, too. But I also know that we all have a lot of speed bumps when it comes to hospitality and entertaining and having people over, so I want to speak to a few of those today and maybe sand them down a little bit so they’re less bumpy. Helpful Companion Links Episode #278: How to Manage Your Time this Fall...
Oct 03, 2022•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today is a quick little bonus episode - How to Lazy Genius the Start of a New Month. We’re a whisper away from October, and anytime the calendar turns to a new month, we feel some things. There’s a sense of potential, maybe of dread, of wondering if we got everything done last month that we meant, of making sure we’re not forgetting anything that’s coming up so we can prepare for it. That’s great, but let’s make sure we’re approaching it like Lazy Geniuses. Helpful Companion Links Episode #258: ...
Sep 29, 2022•19 min•Transcript available on Metacast Last week, we had a longer-than-usual episode about how to find your personal style. So much of it is about how you want to feel, but there are also some great reminders and practical tips to help you get there. So if you not yet listened to that episode, I would encourage you to do so and then come back and listen to this one. But you do you. Be a rogue listener with my greatest compliments. Helpful Companion Links In this episode, I mention ABLE’s try before you buy program. That was discontin...
Sep 26, 2022•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast A couple of weeks ago, I put up a very unofficial poll on Instagram asking what clothing-related problem was your biggest challenge, and finding your own personal style won out. This might feel like a problem no one else has, but let me assure it is not. It is not a singular problem that you struggle with that most people already have figured out. In fact, I think that it’s bigger than even I realized, so that’s what we’re going to talk about today - how to find your personal style. Helpful Comp...
Sep 19, 2022•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast We have a lot of things we’re managing right now, and the one thing that never goes anywhere, no matter our season or stage of life, is food. We have to eat, you guys. So in light of all of the things that take up our time in the evenings this season, how do we cook dinner? How do we make sure everybody eats when we never seem to be home at actual dinner time or even at the same time? Let’s Lazy Genius it. Helpful Companion Links The Holiday Docket: The Lazy Genius Guide to Celebrating Well Last...
Sep 12, 2022•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast It’s Labor Day here in the US, and fall is decidedly about to start. We’re eager and excited, going up the hill of the first drop of the fall roller coaster and super pumped. But, once we crest that first peak, it’s over. All we’re doing is screaming and hoping we don’t die. So before we start screaming, let’s get some stuff in place so we can manage our time this season. Helpful Companion Links The Lazy Genius Way (where the Lazy Genius principles live) and The Lazy Genius Kitchen Mildliner hig...
Sep 05, 2022•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today, I want to give us a bigger picture of what we expect from our friendships, and then after the break, I’ll share a couple of friendship principles along with your ideas on how to connect more regularly. Helpful Companion Links Episode 275: What’s Saving My Life Laura Tremaine’s Instagram account My friendship post on Instagram Episode 276: How to Pack Lunch for Work Download a transcript of this episode. This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna...
Aug 29, 2022•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast I’m excited about this episode because when I went looking for grownup lunch help, I found very little that would work for a variety of people. Most solutions start from the wrong place, so today we’re going to Lazy Genius this. We’re going to go in the right order, which is a Lazy Genius principle, and we’re going to figure out how to pack lunch for work in a way that supports each person individually and what matters to them. Helpful Companion Links Episode #238: How to Get Stuff Done When You...
Aug 22, 2022•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast I love doing these episodes because they are a reminder for me as I create them and you as you listen to them that we can always pay attention to what’s saving our lives. What’s giving us joy and hope and rest and fun? It’s easy to survive every day or focus on what’s productive, but we also want to notice, maybe even way more so so, the things that make life really really good. So today, I’ll share mine. Helpful Companion Links Previous What’s Saving My Life Right Now episodes: #251 (February 2...
Aug 15, 2022•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Remember back in episode 200 where we did the Lazy Genius starter pack and listed 20 of the best episodes that will impact your life right away? This is that but for going back to school. If you don’t have kids or aren’t in education, you might not be super into this episode, but there might be a few helpful things in the realm of seasonal transitions so there you go. Let’s do this. Helpful Companion Links Episode #200: The Lazy Genius Starter Kit Episode #221: Get Your Back-to-School Life Toget...
Aug 08, 2022•23 min•Transcript available on Metacast The summer-to-fall transition can feel murky, especially if you have kids or work in education. There’s not a clean mark between the end of this and the start of that. Which means it feels like we’re neither beginning nor ending anything. We are not crossing finish lines or hearing starting guns. We’re just running around like headless chickens. Let’s talk about how to finish summer in this super short little summer episode. Helpful Companion Links Emily P. Freeman on finishing regular An Instag...
Aug 01, 2022•16 min•Transcript available on Metacast It’s bonus episode day! Today, I’m chatting with routine expert Ashley Brown about transitioning your routines from one season to another. I love Ashley’s no-nonsense, yet kind approach to routines, and I hope you will, too! Helpful Companion Links Find Ashley online at routineandthings.com and on Instagram @routineandthings 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...
Jul 28, 2022•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast I haven’t talked about opening and closing ceremonies (or what I now have shortened and broadened to seasonal ceremonies) in a while. Even though a lot of you are familiar with them, we haven’t done a full-on episode about them before if you can believe it! Plus, I love this idea of a new name that will broaden our definition a little. Helpful Companion Links Episode #119: Plan Your Opening Ceremony Episode #187: Rethinking Opening Ceremonies Episode #159: The Magic of Closing Ceremonies Downloa...
Jul 25, 2022•23 min•Transcript available on Metacast Yeah, we need to fix dinner, as in make it. But also summer dinners feel a little broken, especially around July, so we’re going to fix them that way, too! I love a pun. Helpful Companion Links Hang out with me on Instagram @thelazygenius Bri McKoy’s Cooks Club Episode #97: One Simple Step that Changes Meal Planning Forever My Summer Meal Formula (from 2021) Download a transcript of this episode This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and An...
Jul 18, 2022•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast Let’s do a quick little midsummer pep talk for the year of 2022 that just keeps outdoing its big brothers, 2020 and 2021. There are so many things that can impact our day, and right now, it feels like the intensity of the sensory input is extra sharp and edgy. Summer by itself often gives us reason to see things differently. Helpful Companion Links Episode 219: A Midsummer Pep Talk Episode 230: How to Feel like a Person with Aundi Kolber Details about the Farmer’s Curb Market in Greensboro, wher...
Jul 11, 2022•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast It’s summer, we’re traveling, and faraway places seem lovely. But so can home! Today, let’s Lazy Genius how to visit where you live like you’ve never been there before. Helpful Companion Links Courtney Cleveland from All the Best Days // use code LAZY to get $10 off her travel guides You can find her on Instagram @bestdaycourt Here’s an episode from 2020 with Courtney where we talk about staycations Episode #177: The Lazy Genius Plans a Day Here’s my guide to Greensboro Download a transcript of ...
Jul 04, 2022•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast Sometimes we need a break from things like homework and time management and how to get dinner on the table. And right now is a perfect time for a break. Enjoy this bonus Lazy Sisters episode featuring my sister Hannah. We talk about our Season Passes, the things that require no consideration — we automatically love them. Helpful Companion Links My beloved Eufy robot vacuum cleaner Silk pillowcase People We Meet On Vacation, Beach Read, and Book Lovers Vans Shoes Supergoop Sherry from Young House...
Jun 30, 2022•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast Last week, we talked about finding your own summer reading rhythm as a grownup, whether you’re home in the summer or just existing like the rest of the year, and today, I want to talk about some specifics for kids if you have those. Helpful Companion Links Last week’s episode: Find Your Summer Reading Rhythm Read Aloud Revival’s reluctant reader list Book log coloring page from Everyday Reading Here Wee Read themed book lists Anne Bogel’s Kids’ Reading Journal (out Aug. 2!) Currently Reading pod...
Jun 27, 2022•22 min•Transcript available on Metacast My goal is that you listen to these next twenty minutes or so and you leave with the following pieces of information: what matters most to you about your reading over the next two or three months, an idea of how to find things to read that make sense for you, and a simple - I mean, ridiculously simple - summer reading rhythm. This is not me telling you what I do, expecting you to take the same approach. Helpful Companion Links Anne Bogel’s podcast What Should I Read Next? Episode 213: Create a S...
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