The Lazy Genius Podcast

I’ve got ‘em, you’ve got ‘em, we’ve all got ‘em. Annoying responsibilities like scheduling doctor’s appointments, updating insurance, renewing stuff, car maintenance, making phone calls. There are a slew of things that are super responsible but also highly annoying that can make even the most organized, zen person have a full come apart. So let’s talk about how to Lazy Genius those annoying responsibilities.

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• Episode #238: How to Get Stuff Done When You Don’t Feel Like It

• Episode #403: How I Get Stuff Done When I Don’t Feel Like It

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Family Lore is a weekly narrative podcast that celebrates and investigates ancestral mystique. Each episode begins with a guest sharing a fascinating family legend, followed by a historical deep-dive to uncover the truth and meaning behind the tale. Available now. https://link.pscrb.fm/f0281/FLFD

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Once a quarter, I share the things that have been saving my life that season, and I hope it’s encouragement for you all to make your own list. I just love how this practice helps us stay grounded where we are, pay attention to small things that matter, and just find more joy. 

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• Order my book The PLAN or ask your library to consider carrying a copy.

• Jeni’s Ice Cream Grocery Store Locator

• Oh Clementine chunky hoop earrings

• Levi 94 Baggy Wide Legged Jeans

• Inspector Gamache series by Louise Penny

• 24 in 24: Last Chef Standing

• Episode #462: The Lazy Genius Guide to Planning a Trip

• Counterweights by Shannan Martin

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I’m delighted to welcome Jenna and Angela back to the show today! They joined me on the show for a special edition of Office Hours to celebrate joining their new podcast network. I asked if they’d like to do it again, and they said yes!

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• Order my book The PLAN or ask your library to consider carrying a copy.

• Check out the other Office Ladies Network shows: Office Ladies and How We Made Your Mother

• Episode #352: Office Hours with the Office Ladies

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• Since this is more of a conversation, there’s no transcript for this episode. Thank you for understanding!

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You guys! This show is 10 years old. This week is our tenth birthday, and I cannot believe I’ve been making this show for as long as my daughter has been alive. Today, I’m going to share some of your own memories of the show and things you’ve learned as well as my own, and we’re just going to have a big ol’ lovefest. I’m so grateful we get to celebrate 10 years!

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• Order my book The PLAN or ask your library to consider carrying a copy.

• The Summer Playbook

•  Episode #11:The Lazy Genius Shops at Aldi

• Tody app

• Episode #451: Permission to Not Be Great

• Episode #54: The Lazy Genius Makes Soup

• Episode #266: How to Lazy Genius a Summer at the Pool

• Emily P. Freeman

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If your calendar feels like it's yelling at you, you're not alone. Welcome to Maycember. It's end-of-the-year energy, but in May. Instead of trying to fix your whole schedule, let's look at one week at a time.

In this episode, I'll walk you through a simple way to declutter your week that you can use now or anytime you need a breather.

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• The Summer Playbook

• Creature of Habit by Courtney Barnett

• Pumpkin by Georgie Parker

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We have never done an episode like this before, and I’m so excited to do it today. I know an AMA isn’t like Truth or Dare at a sleepover (spoiler alert: I always picked Truth!), but it feels like that kind of fun. We’re all just eating our popcorn in cozy pants and chatting about nothing important. We’re talking about desert island snacks and how I came up with my kids’ names and how I became friends with other authors and so many more.

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• Order my book The PLAN or ask your library to consider carrying a copy.

• The Best Granola EVER

• Emily P. Freeman

• Myquillyn Smith (The Nester)

• Thing Thing

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Today, we’re going to talk about how to create healthy phone habits. Healthy habits are personal. What’s healthy or unhealthy for me might not be for you, so this isn’t a judgmental episode. Instead, we’re going to examine what healthy means, what parts of our phone experience need some attention, and figure out how to create some better practices that align with what matters.

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• Order my book The PLAN or ask your library to consider carrying a copy.

• My profile on Spotify

  • I mentioned looking for a folder on my profile of podcast playlists, but after recording, I realized you can’t see it publicly. Here are those podcast playlists: Planning, Margin, Work, Change, Chores, Cooking, Kids, Office Hours, Summer Sanity, Holiday Sanity, Starter Pack, and Guests

• Gonna Try to Run playlist

• Calling for Spring playlist

• Road Ready app

• New York Times Cooking and New York Times Games

• Merlin Bird ID app

• 5 Calls app

• Kindle app

• Libby app

• Chirp app

• Audible app

• Book of the Month app

• Aardvark Book Club app

• Book Buddy app

• Trello app

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We like to rerun old episodes that still feel relevant and maybe even needed during this season, so today we want to share with you Episode 210: How to Lazy Genius Kids Screentime. A lot has changed in the landscape of screen time in the last five years, but I do think this episode is still relevant.

In this episode, you’ll be reminded that there’s no singular way to do this, I’ll encourage you to use screen time to fill your own bucket, and you’ll hear a handful of ideas for House Rules you could use for kids’ screen time to make it easier in your home. Overall, it’s a deep breath of an episode and will help you feel like you’re not reinventing the wheel every day.

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• Here’s the episode on chores for kids from a few years ago.

• The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haid

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We love Office Hours. Once a quarter, folks send in their problems they want to Lazy Genius, and I answer them in this episode. We get questions that run the gamut, and it’s always encouraging to hear the normal problems and normal solutions of normal people. Solve what matters, put your energy into those things in small ways, be lazy about what doesn’t matter as much, and do it all while being kind to yourself. It’s truly The Lazy Genius way which I love so much.

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• Mrs. Christie and the Mystery Guild Library by Amanda Chapman

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I’ve done a handful of travel-related episodes on the podcast over the years, but I realized I’ve never done an episode about planning an actual trip. Since we’re coming up on the summer holidays, a time when folks sometimes take trips, it seems like a great time to Lazy Genius this thing that’s fun but also a little stressful. 

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• Order my book The PLAN or ask your library to consider carrying a copy.

• Episode 411: 10 Things to Do Before Taking a Trip

• Episode 165: The Lazy Genius Packs for a Trip

• Episode 269: How to Be a Tourist in Your Own Town

• Episode 371: How to Lazy Genius a Day Trip

• A bonus episode about how I personally Lazy Genius air travel

• Travel Playbook

• My Maps from Google

• Go Now Travel Company

• Quince Italian Leather Sling Bag

• Dreamegg Portable White Noise Machine

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A few weeks ago, I followed my boys as they walked into the house, and one of them said, “Man, I love home.” And the other said, “Me, too. Home is pretty great.” I tried to play it cool and thankfully didn’t cry because that would have embarrassed them so much. But it got me thinking - why do they love home? Why do any of us love being home? I was able to identify a couple of things that surprised me, and I’m excited to share those thoughts with you today.

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• Order my book The PLAN or ask your library to consider carrying a copy.

• Myquillyn Smith, aka The Nester, is the Lazy Genius of making your home feel like you. Virtually everything I know about decorating a home is from her.

•  House Rules by Myquillyn Smith

•  5 Calls app

• Counterweights by Shannan Martin

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Usually here at The Lazy Genius, I’m here to help you find practical ways to manage your time so you can finally feel like a person again. Part of that is what we can be lazy about and part of that is facing the big, existential stuff. That’s why I’m excited to introduce you to Suzy Welch and her podcast, Becoming You. Suzy is an NYU professor and a New York Times bestselling author who has spent her career helping people make better decisions and find their authentic purpose. But she isn't just an expert in a classroom; she’s an expert in the messy, beautiful reality of real life. If you want to get closer to becoming who you are meant to be—and have a lot of fun doing it—you need this show in your life. Find Becoming You with Suzy Welch wherever you get your podcasts.

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You know that feeling of wanting to burn everything to the ground and start over? I like to call that Big Black Trash Bag Energy, and today, I want to share three small steps to help you identify what that energy is really saying. Then we’ll talk about a little framework to figure out what problems that energy wants you to solve.

This episode is chock-full of personal examples of what this looks like in my own life, and tiny problems I’ve solved recently with my Big Black Trash Bag Energy (but without throwing anything beloved away).

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I could talk about meals my entire life and never run out of things to say.  There are so many decisions, and things like seasons, budgets, and dietary restrictions impact those decisions. It just never ends. You’ll be feeding yourself and maybe others forever. So today, I’m sharing twelve ways to easily feed your people. They work in any season for any family grouping - single to many - and for any cooking level. These are the most dependable meal tools out there, and I’m pumped we’re going to have a whole episode of them.

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• Order my book The PLAN or ask your library to consider carrying a copy.

• Episode #97: One Simple Step That Changes Meal Planning Forever

• Fearless Chicken Tikka Masala recipe

• Erin Moon’s episode of The Lazy Genius Kitchen video series (making regular dinners on a regular basis)

• Watch the whole series here

• The New York Times Food app

• The Cook’s Book by Bri McKoy

• Cookish by Milk Street and Christopher Kimball

• I Dream of Dinner by Ali Slagle (I talked to Ali on the podcast a few years ago, by the way!)

• Sweet Enough by Alison Roman

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Today is a bonus episode where we’re resurrecting an old episode that feels like a good thing to listen to right now. The Seven Kinds of Rest and How to Know Which One You Need is one of those episodes we didn’t expect to become a classic, but it kind of has. It helps differentiate different kinds of rest and what you might actually need. It’s why when people, even people like me, tell you to take a nap and it doesn’t help, it might be because you’re looking for a different kind of rest than what napping offers. 

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• Episode #458: Simple and Meaningful Ways to Rest

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Daily rest is the sustainable driving force of living whole, present lives. We wrongly think that rest comes from big, sweeping things, like vacations or long weekends away. Those are great, but we all need ways to rest and feel like ourselves every single day. So today, we’re going to hear from you.

Over a hundred of you shared ideas of how you get simple, meaningful rest, and we have curated a list of ideas and experiences to share. You might hear your own idea or voice on this episode, but more than that I hope you hear yourself, your own experience, that you hear solidarity and a simple, meaningful idea that can help you rest in a sustainable, reasonable, do-it-right-now way. 

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• Order my book The PLAN or ask your library to consider carrying a copy.

• Counterweights by Shannan Martin

• What Should I Read Next, a podcast hosted by Anne Bogel

• Shelf Respect, a new podcast by The Popcast Media Group

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Life is full of projects. Some are fun, like my album project of 2026, and some are less fun, like cleaning out a garage. But we all have them, will continue to have them, and you can probably think of one that needs doing right now. It’s nice to have some tools to lean on that help you get better at projects, to start projects you’ll finish, and finish projects that matter to you. So today I’ll share ten ways to get better at projects.

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Well, friends, my voice has officially left the building. She’s been gone for a week now, and despite my best efforts (and an unreasonable amount of tea), she has not returned.

So today, we’re doing something a little different. A very special guest is introducing the show, and because she so generously stepped in, I let her choose her favorite episode for us to revisit!

So break out your ladles as we head back in time to March 2018, when we first talked about making soup on the show. I can’t wait to be back next week with a brand new episode. Thanks for understanding, y’all!

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• Order my book The PLAN or ask your library to consider carrying a copy.

• Listen to The Office Ladies Podcast (Thank you, Jenna!)

• How to Tell If a Recipe Is Any Good

• Aromatics Infograph from Cooksmarts

• The Lazy Genius Loses Weight

• Watch me make soup.

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We do these episodes once a quarter where I share the things - big, small, and varied - that are saving my life right now. It’s a beloved practice, one we’ve been doing for a long time together. Barbara Brown Taylor was the person originally credited for this phrase, and many of us on the Internet really love the simplicity and breadth it offers. So today I’m going to share my list.

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• Order my book The PLAN or ask your library to consider carrying a copy.

• In the month of February, 10% of our revenue from Playbook sales will go to World Central Kitchen!

• Episode #160: Wear Makeup Like a Lazy Genius

• Elta MD Tinted Sunscreen

• Merit Beauty Foundation Stick

• RMS Powdered Bronzer

• RMS Powdered Luminizer

• Glossier Cloud Paint in Burst

• Kosas Eyebrow Pencil

• Bobbi Brown Longwear Waterproof Cream Eyeshadow Stick in Nude Beach

• Bobbi Brown Longwear Cream Waterproof Eyeliner Stick in Panther

• Merit Beauty Clean Lash

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Today we’re running an old episode that I think you’ll appreciate hearing now. It’s Episode 238: How to Get Stuff Done When You Don’t Feel Like It. This happens every day, and I hope these tools help you get your stuff done a little more easily. 

At the end of the episode, I’ll share a short list of personal reminders that help me get stuff done when I don’t feel like it, too.

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• Episode #91: The Lazy Genius Organizes Paper

• Episode #403: How I Get Stuff Done When I Don’t Feel Like It

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I’m always so excited when this episode comes around. Either through voice memo, email, or Instagram, you guys share the challenges of your everyday lives, and we try and Lazy Genius them together, finding compassionate solutions that match the season of life.

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• Order my book The PLAN or ask your library to consider carrying a copy.

• In the month of February, 10% of our revenue from Playbook sales will go to World Central Kitchen!

• The Instagram post where we collected today’s Office Hours questions.

• Episode #235: When You Disagree on What Matters

• Episode #325: Dealing with Differences on How Something Is Done

• Episode #337: How to Lazy Genius Division of Labor

• Episode #298: How to Keep Up with Household Habits

• Episode Three of The Lazy Genius Kitchen video series (making regular dinners on a regular basis)

• Watch the whole series here

• Episode #333: 7 Ways to Always Know What to Wear

• Joyful Anyway by Kate Bowler (out April 7)

• House Rules by Myquillyn Smith (aka The Nester)

• Episode #332: How to Enjoy Your Evening Hours

• The Next Right Thing podcast by Emily P. Freeman

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When it comes to normals like us, people are just trying to live our lives with kindness and contentment, we don’t need to get all up in a twist about housecleaning. Let’s be wise about our homes, what matters in them, and find a way to make twenty minutes enough.

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• Order my book The PLAN or ask your library to consider carrying a copy.

• Podcast Playlists on my Spotify profile

• Episode #21: The Lazy Genius Does Laundry

• Episode #113: The Lazy Genius Does Laundry Updated!

• Episode #427: When You’re Overwhelmed by the World

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Life has many problems and learning to navigate them with kindness while practically solving them is such a valuable skill to learn. It’s kind of the whole vibe of what we do here. We’re learning to be better problem solvers in all kinds of situations, and these 12 tools are essential to solving problems like a Lazy Genius.

Last week, we covered the first five ways, so if you didn’t catch that episode yet, give it a listen before this one.

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Problems are everywhere. Shoes never get put away, you’re always out of spoons, your brakes are squeaking but you don’t know if it’s bad enough to matter, you miss your friend who lives four states away and feel like you don’t know how to connect anymore. This episode and next week’s are about those kinds of problems and how to solve them.

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January often arrives with a mix of motivation and overwhelm—fresh starts, lofty goals, and the pressure to do things differently. To explore this complicated season, I’m joined by Gretchen Rubin, bestselling author and leading voice on habits, happiness, and human nature. Our conversation is a thoughtful look at how to approach the new year with intention, from embracing clean slates to making space for what matters most. If you're feeling the weight of January expectations, this episode offers both insight and encouragement.

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I’m all for setting goals, trying new things, and tracking what matters. Those are all good and worthy pursuits. But today, I want to offer you a little practical permission to not be great. I’ll even go first and share a few things I’m intentionally choosing to not be great at in this next season of life.

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I can feel it. This is the week. Or at least the week is coming where you look at the holiday decorations and extra presents and general detritus from the busy fall and get an organizational fire in your eyes. Big black trash bags are coming out. That energy is totally fine, but today, let’s talk about what to do before all that happens.

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This is a roundup of all my favorite things I’ve discovered and loved this year only. It’s a really fun list.

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• The Diplomat (streaming on Netflix)

• Albanese Gummi Bears

• B-word Sauce

• Merit Beauty

• Mane Ready or Knot Hairbrush

• Cozy Earth sheets (use code LGPOD for 40% off as of the recording of this episode)

• Good Hang with Amy Poehler

• Columbia Heavenly Long Puffer

• Tiny Teaspoons

• Winproper Fruit Colander

• Caroline Garvin on YouTube

• Quince Sling Bag

• Dreamegg portable white noise machine

• R+Co

• Essential Calendar

• Inkwell Threads

• Enderly Coffee Company

• Walker Goods

• Tiny and Snail

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We are releasing an extra episode for you as you enjoy your winter holidays. This is an episode from a while back that I think will be a great addition to your podcast listening queue in this quieter week. It's episode 345: How to Approach Holiday Downtime. This is the time when we move from the scurry of holiday preparations and schedules to just like suddenly being home with little to no agenda, and that can be kind of hard. So this bonus episode might be just for you.

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It’s easy to stay in prep mode after being in it for so long. But today, I want us to remember that the wonder of any season, Christmas or otherwise, often shows up when we slow down. We’ll talk about what it looks like to have eyes of wonder, and then I’ll share some practices to help you notice the sparkle and wonder of the next couple of weeks and then some other practices to help you cultivate that practice of noticing all year long. 

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If you start to go wide-eyed when you look at your to-do list and have a low-key sense of dread that it’ll all get done in time, this episode is for you. 

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Regular life doesn’t stop just because it’s December. When life is busy, the ordinary things tend to get the shaft because we’re trying to tend to all the unusual, urgent things instead. But those ordinary tasks are in many ways the backbone of staying a little calmer in a busy season. Let’s talk about what that looks like and what not to do with your chores and routines in a busy season.

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It’s that time of year again, when we’re all feeling a bit like, “When it rains, it pours.” Most of the rain is really quite lovely, but this season, at least at our house, sometimes feels like so much. I have not been this close to full on maxed out in a long time, and I am feeling it. Today, I want to share a simple Lazy Genius path to naming what’s maxing you out and tending to it well so that you can enjoy this season.

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I think we could all use some help when it comes to holiday gatherings or just larger family gatherings in general. Uncommon situations often produce the unexpected, so let’s talk through some tools that simplify what might already be complicated enough. I have ten super simple ideas to simplify your gathering, and even if you try one, I think it’ll make your life a little bit easier. 

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•  Episode #133: Ten Helpful Thanksgiving Strategies

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• Codenames

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• Bananagrams

• Just One

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Welcome to unPAUSED, the podcast where bold, unfiltered conversations take place about what it really takes for women to thrive in the second half of life. Every week, Dr. Mary Claire Haver, a board-certified Obstetrician-Gynecologist, Certified Menopause Practitioner, and #1 New York Times best-selling author, tackles the conversations women actually need to hear. Dr. Haver sits down with a variety of medical experts, CEOs, and risk-takers to discuss everything that matters, from hormones and identity to financial power, relationships, and the tools needed to build the life you want. unPAUSED is about reclaiming your healthspan—not just the number of years you live, but the number of years you live well. 

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It’s time to welcome back our old friend who we get to hang out with every season. These episodes where I share what’s saving my life have become such a gift to me personally. The practice of naming and sharing what is making life full and good and connected is surprisingly integral, and I’m glad this is part of our rhythm here on the podcast. So today I’ve got ten things I’ll share that have been saving my life recently, and hopefully it will inspire you to make your own list.

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We are entering the season where we’re beginning to think about holiday gifts, especially on a limited budget which many of us are right now. I’m going to share my five rules of thoughtful gift-giving, six budget-friendly categories of potential gift ideas, and seven themes you can use as a family or friend group that put everybody on the same gift-giving playing field.

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Sometimes I feel like it’ll take just one sassy comment or one missed homework assignment or one line at the store that’s longer than I expected before I just lose it. Sometimes life is like that, and it’s normal and okay. But most of us don’t want to stay there for very long.

Today, I’m going to share with you five things to remember and five things to do when everything is a little annoying.

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It’s around this point, towards the end of October, that we all start feeling the pressure. The rest of the year is coming like a snowball rolling down a hill. Today, we’re going to tend to that energy and create some ways to make the rest of 2025 easier and also more joyful, grounded, and rooted in whatever matters to you.

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• Order my book The PLAN or ask your library to consider carrying a copy.

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• Episode #339: How to Make the Rest of 2023 Easier

• Episode #392: How to Make the Rest of 2024 Easier

• Episode #330: How I Handle a Busy Season

• Episode #431: 5 Things to Avoid When Planning a Busy Season

• Episode #364: When Life Feels Like a Firehose

• Episode #385: How to Manage an Odd Stretch of Time

• Episode #395: How to Finish Last-Minute Lists

• Greg McKeown’s book Essentialism

• Episode #306: What We Need to Have More Fun

• Episode #347: How to Know What Brings You Joy

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• One second a day app

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Chores I Do Every Day, Part 1 is one of our most popular episodes we’ve ever done, but it was three and a half years ago. A lot has changed in our home and family in that amount of time, so I’m excited to share an updated version

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We have an Office Hours episode once a quarter where you send in your questions and I answer them here on the podcast. This is the first time we’ve had a themed Office Hours episode, so that is very exciting. Before we get into a whole episode answering your questions about routines, remember that a Lazy Genius routine isn’t about the steps. It’s about where you’re wanting to go.

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• The PLAN is $1.99 on Kindle right now!
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This is a community that values people and relationships and connection, and having people into our homes is so integral to us building homes, neighborhoods, and entire cultures that tend to each other, that enjoy being together, and that let each other in. I’m sharing what personally matters to me about hospitality and the ten things I always do to support it.

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• The PLAN is $1.99 on Kindle right now!
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• My Breezy Instrumental playlist on Spotify

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• Kate Strickler (Naptime Kitchen)’s Black Bean Soup

• Change Your Life Shawarma

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What do we do when we’re hit with something out of our control within our own bodies, in the bodies of people we love and live with, or from the world itself? What do we do when we are forced to pivot away from what we planned because our energy or our attention can’t function the way they were when we made that plan? That’s what I want to consider today.

Spoiler: I don’t have an answer, not a concrete, formulaic one anyway. But I do have some thoughts about when we have to gracefully pivot. 

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• Episode #310: How to Pivot Around Any Obstacle

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Simpsons fans —THE VAULT IS OPEN! 

I’m Nancy Cartwright, the voice of Bart Simpson for 35+ years, and I’m finally taking you inside Springfield. Simpsons Declassified is your all-access pass to the world’s most iconic, animated  series.  

Each week, we crack open wild predictions, eerie coincidences and fan conspiracies and stories  from 36 seasons (that’s 800+ episodes!) behind-the-scenes with writers, directors, the cast and  celebrity superfans, PLUS…Simpsons-themed games— play along and test your Springfield IQ.  

Hear exclusive stories from our guests who were there! Perhaps some scenes that almost never  aired, the jokes that died, the ones that lived and the moments that still shock me at the mic. 

Produced and showrun by Monica Gil-Rodriguez. From Audacy Podcasts and CRE84U  Entertainment.

Follow now to get new episodes first — and drop your wildest Simpsons’ theory in a review for  a chance to be featured on our uniquely unique podcast, Simpsons Declassified.

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October through December sometimes feels like a really fun roller coaster but you don’t always feel like you have time to buckle your seatbelt. This episode is going to help you not just survive a busy season but really enjoy it.

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• Episode #121: How to Build a Fall Dinner Queue

• Episode #434: 10 Ways I Feel Like Myself

• Counterweights: An Essential Practice for Holding Hope in a Heavy World by Shannan Martin

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I get this question a lot, “How do you figure out what makes you feel like yourself? Is it even possible when you’re wearing all the hats and pulled in all the directions?”

I’ve always said yes it is. You just have to find the things that make you feel like you. Well, when I started working on this episode and made my list of things, I found a level of nuance I’ve never really named before. Essentially, there are things that wake you up and other things that fill you up, and that difference might make a difference. Let’s get into it!

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• Bookmarks in Winston-Salem, NC

• Episode #258: The Seven Kinds of Rest and How to Know Which One You Need

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In today’s episode, I’m giving you five questions to ask to help you get your to-do list in a place that feels way more doable. It’s a simple process you can follow that takes less than five minutes, and I promise it’ll help. Then I’m sharing what my own personal to-do list routine looks like because sometimes hearing ideas from other people helps us find our own.

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• Order my new book The PLAN or ask your library to consider carrying a copy.

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We have been a genius about the things that matter and lazy about the things that don’t for an entire decade! We are a fourth grader. It’s amazing. Today, I’m celebrating this ten year mark with a top ten list of things I’ve learned along the way.

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August is in full swing, and for many of you, that means your lives are, too. You might have some itchy planning energy or feel like you should have planned more by now. Either way, I’m going to share with you five things to avoid when planning a busy season. That way you can get the right things done, enjoy where you are, and not feel like you need a vacation before your busy season has even started.

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