The Lazy Genius Podcast

Latest Episodes:

#291 - Your Path to an Easier December Dec 05, 2022

Show notes

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 Done When You Don’t Feel Like It
#136: Ten Ideas for a Holiday Reset
#289: How to Lazy Genius Holiday Expectations
#40: The Lazy Genius Navigates Family Tension
#235: When You Disagree on What Matters
#132: Ten Steps to Creating Your Own Traditions
#79: The Lazy Genius Creates a Holiday Sabbath
#44: The Lazy Genius Guide to Holiday Baking
#129: How to Holiday Road Trip
#89: Reset the House Instead of Burning It Down
My books The Lazy Genius Kitchen and The Lazy Genius Way!
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This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.

#290 - Managing Your Holiday Home Nov 28, 2022

Show notes

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 while the holidays are here.

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Check out my books The Lazy Genius Kitchen and The Lazy Genius Way
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This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.

#289 - How to Lazy Genius Holiday Expectations Nov 21, 2022

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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.

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Episode #40: The Lazy Genius Navigates Family Tension
Episode #224: When Things Don’t Go According to Plan
Episode #87: The Lazy Genius Guide to Flexibility
Episode #235: When You Disagree On What Matters
Check out my books The Lazy Genius Kitchenand The Lazy Genius Way
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This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.

#288 - How to Make the Rest of 2022 Easier Nov 14, 2022

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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 Thanksgiving Turkey
Episode #206: The Lazy Genius Guide to Buying Great Gifts
Episode #287: How I’m Making Dinner Easier for the Rest of the Year
The Holiday Docket
Check out my books The Lazy Genius Kitchen(includes my turkey recipe and How to Host Thanksgiving like a Lazy Genius) and The Lazy Genius Way
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This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.

Bonus: How to Decorate for the Holidays with The Nester Nov 10, 2022

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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 just for Lazy Geniuses through Monday, November 14th!)
My Winter Sun playlist
Check out my books The Lazy Genius Kitchenand The Lazy Genius Way
No transcript for this episode as it’s an interview, thanks for understanding. Love you, mean it.

The links above are commissionable, meaning that if you click through and make a purchase I may make a small percentage at no extra cost to you.

This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.

#287 - How I’m Making Dinner Easier for the Rest of the Year Nov 07, 2022

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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 - How to Fix Dinner When You’re Never Home
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This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.

#286 What’s Saving My Life Oct 31, 2022

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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.

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The next edition of the Latest Lazy Letter hits inboxes on Wednesday. Get on the list here.
Episode #258: The Seven Kinds of Rest and How To Know Which One You Need
Massage tool
Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas
Bonus episode of The Lazy Sisters where we talk about relationship rhythms
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This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.

#285 How to Parent When Kids Constantly Change Oct 24, 2022

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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.

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This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.

Bonus: How to Find a New Relationship Rhythm Oct 20, 2022

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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.

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Babyliss Travel Flat Iron(affiliate link)

This podcast is hosted by Kendra Adachi and executive produced by Kendra Adachi, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.

#284 - How to Lazy Genius Email Oct 17, 2022

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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.

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