The Lazy Genius Podcast

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#334 - How to Create a Relaxing Home Routine Oct 02, 2023

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I am aware of the irony of using the word “relaxing” when it comes to a home routine, especially during this time of year which tends to be on the busier side. However, I’m into it. It’s more about having enough of a structure to call it a routine but with a perspective that helps us relax around what we’re actually doing.

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Episode #145: How to Hire a Housecleaner
Episode #254: Chores I Do Every Day
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This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.

#333 - 7 Ways to Always Know What to Wear Sep 25, 2023

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Today, I’m going to share 7 ways to always know what to wear. You can pick one, or you can pick all seven. Either way, you’re going to leave with more calm and hopefully even more excitement about the daily act of putting on clothes.

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ABLE x The Lazy Genius
The original Monday uniform blog post
Windblown Jewelry
Spiedel watch
Episode 280: How to Find Your Personal Style
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This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.

#332 - How to Enjoy Your Evening Hours Sep 18, 2023

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I’m really excited about this topic because it is something every single person likely struggles with. The evening especially feels like time that we can use however we want. It’s not dictated by someone else, and that freedom often leaves us flailing. It’s so precious and valuable, and you want to make the most of it. How do you do that? That’s our episode today.

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Episode #331: What’s Saving My Life
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This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.

#331 - What’s Saving My Life Sep 11, 2023

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I don’t need to tell you that life is full and sometimes overwhelming and we need things that offer sparkle and light. Every quarter, I share my list and encourage you to make your own. Let’s get started.

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Speidel Eco Color Pop Watch
The Chickpea Bowl
The Tim Riggins Salad
What Kate Finds on Instagram
Tarte Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Blush in Captivating
Barbie UNO
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This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.

#330 - How I Handle a Busy Season Sep 04, 2023

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When you are transitioning from one season to another - like from summer to school or school to summer, from this job to that job, from being in a relationship to being single or being single to being in a relationship, from pre-diagnosis to treatment for the diagnosis - the time right before that transition often feels like the hardest. You don’t know exactly what’s coming, and you want to prepare as much as possible.

Whatever your particular color of that energy is, I hope that this episode gives you some permission and some practical tools to handle your own busy season.

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The Holiday Docket
The Next Right Thing Guided Journal by Emily P. Freeman
Episode #245: How I Personally Meal Plan
Episode #254: Chores I Do Every Day
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This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.

#329 10 Things to Do When You Don’t Want to Cook Aug 28, 2023

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It is likely a time of transition in your life. We are going into a new season, fall is coming, school has started, and all of this impacts our energy and schedules no matter what our lives look like and who, if anyone, lives with us in our homes.

But you know what doesn’t change? Dinner. Dinner does not change.

This week, I’m joined by the happiest cooking teacher on the internet, Bri McKoy, to talk about 10 things to do when you don’t want to cook.

Helpful Companion Links

Get Bri’s new book, The Cook’s Book (out August 29!)
Fearless Chicken Tikka Masala
Episode #97: One Simple Step That Changes Meal Planning Forever
Episode #245: How I Personally Meal Plan
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This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.

#328 - My 10 Most Memorable Books Aug 21, 2023

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When we reflect on things from the past that have meant something to us, it’s good for us. It’s fun! And since books are fairly universal as a thing people love, I’m sharing my 10 most memorable books. They’re not necessarily my favorites, although some are, but these are books that I remember where I read them, how they made me feel, what they were about, and I still think of them often.

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The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene
The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis
The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls
Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
An Everlasting Meal by Tamar Adler
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker
Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry
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This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.

Bonus: Packing School Lunches Aug 16, 2023

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I did not anticipate recording this episode, but after this week’s Office Hours episode where I answered your questions, I realized that this particular question needed a mini episode all its own. It was the most frequently asked question in the Instagram post, and that makes sense. It’s early-mid August, and school is about to start. School lunches are a whole thing.

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This week’s Office Hours episode.
Planetbox Rover Lunchbox
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This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.

#327 - Lazy Genius Office Hours Aug 14, 2023

Show notes

This is the second episode of this type where I take questions you asked on Instagram and answer them on the podcast. We’ve got a handful of great ones today!

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This episode’s Office Hours Instagram post
Episode 323: How to Lazy Genius a Big Change
Use code LAZYGENIUS for 20% off your first Olive & June Mani System
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This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.

#326 - How to Magic Question Your Morning Aug 07, 2023

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This is the time of year when we start hearing a lot of buzz about transitioning to fall. If transitioning to fall is all the buzz, a morning routine is for sure the buzzword. But morning routines don’t have to be a checklist to follow or a pass/fail assignment that determines the outcome of your day. Let’s talk about how to Magic Question your mornings.