Being a person is hard, and The Lazy Genius Podcast is here to help you be a genius about the things that matter and lazy about the things that don't. From laundry to cooking chicken to making new friends, Kendra is here to welcome you into an easier way.
#333 - 7 Ways to Always Know What to Wear
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.Helpful Companion LinksABLE x The Lazy GeniusThe original Monday uniform blog postWindblown JewelrySpiedel watchEpisode 280: How to Find Your Personal StyleSign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email.Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)Download a transcript of this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#332 - How to Enjoy Your Evening Hours
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.Helpful Companion LinksEpisode #331: What’s Saving My LifeSign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email.Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)Download a transcript of this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#331 - What’s Saving My Life
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.Helpful Companion LinksSpeidel Eco Color Pop WatchThe Chickpea Bowl The Tim Riggins SaladWhat Kate Finds on InstagramTarte Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Blush in CaptivatingBarbie UNOSign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email.Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)Download a transcript of this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#330 - How I Handle a Busy Season
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.Helpful Companion LinksThe Holiday DocketThe Next Right Thing Guided Journal by Emily P. FreemanEpisode #245: How I Personally Meal PlanEpisode #254: Chores I Do Every DaySign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email.Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)Download a transcript of this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#329 10 Things to Do When You Don’t Want to Cook
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 LinksGet Bri’s new book, The Cook’s Book (out August 29!)Fearless Chicken Tikka MasalaEpisode #97: One Simple Step That Changes Meal Planning ForeverEpisode #245: How I Personally Meal PlanSign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email.Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)Download a transcript of this episode. (Note: The interview portion of this episode is not transcribed, as per usual with Lazy Genius interview episodes. Thanks for understanding!) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#328 - My 10 Most Memorable Books
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.Helpful Companion LinksThe Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn KeeneThe Good Earth by Pearl S. BuckTill We Have Faces by C.S. LewisThe Glass Castle by Jeanette WallsHarry Potter series by J.K. RowlingAn Everlasting Meal by Tamar AdlerThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternJust Mercy by Bryan StevensonThe Art of Gathering by Priya ParkerJayber Crow by Wendell BerrySign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email.Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)Download a transcript of this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Bonus: Packing School Lunches
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. Helpful Companion LinksThis week’s Office Hours episode.Planetbox Rover LunchboxSign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email.Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)Download a transcript of this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#327 - Lazy Genius Office Hours
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!Helpful Companion LinksThis episode’s Office Hours Instagram postEpisode 323: How to Lazy Genius a Big ChangeUse code LAZYGENIUS for 20% off your first Olive & June Mani SystemSign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email.Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)Download a transcript of this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#326 - How to Magic Question Your Morning
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.Helpful Companion LinksEpisode 58: The Lazy Genius Morning RoutineEpisode #202: Revisiting Your Morning RoutineEpisode #172: Resurrecting RoutinesBonus Episode: Lazy Geniusing a Morning Routine with Erin MoonThe Lazy Genius Collective Facebook groupChange Your Life Chicken ShawarmaSign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email.Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)Download a transcript of this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#325 - Dealing with Differences on How Something Is Done
We all have situations where we disagree with someone on how something should be done, and we have to deal with that. We have to figure out how to move forward, navigate any relational issues emotionally, and still get the thing done! This episode is if the episodes When You Disagree on What Matters and How to Pivot Around Any Obstacle had a very practical baby. Helpful Companion LinksEpisode 235: When You Disagree on What MattersEpisode 310: How to Pivot Around Any ObstacleSign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email.Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)Download a transcript of this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#324 - How to Make the Rest of the Summer Easier
The middle of seasons can be tricky in that you’re in multiple places at once. So let’s talk about how to take that energy and massage it out a bit, making the rest of the summer easier. And we’re going to do that with a mid-season check-in.Helpful Companion LinksEpisode #323: How to Lazy Genius a Big ChangeMidliner highlightersSign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email.Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)Download a transcript of this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#323 - How to Lazy Genius a Big Change
One of the most common questions I get is how to Lazy Genius some kind of big change. A new city, job, kid, or relationship. Leaving a career, a friend group, or a religion. Losing a spouse, parent, or the connection with your kid now that they’re a teenager. The reason I’ve never done an episode like this and why it’s hard to answer questions about big changes in DMs and emails is because there’s not a simple answer. So here’s what we’re going to do today. First, I’m going to share four principles of a big change that I want you to remember. Second, I’m going to give you two questions to help you create some understanding around your big change. And third, I’m going to give you two choices you could make after you answer those questions.Helpful Companion LinksEpisode #259: 5 Steps to Lazy Genius AnythingSign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email.Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)Download a transcript of this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#322 What to Do with Random Pockets of Time
What do you do with those little pockets of time between appointments or meetings or pickups and dropoffs? Our time feels out of whack somehow, and there are these random pockets that don’t feel good for much of anything, and because we don’t approach them intentionally, they feel wasted, and then we feel bad about it. So let’s talk about how to approach that time.Helpful Companion LinksFind Katie @whatkatefinds and Kherington @currentlykherington on Instagram (thanks guys, for inspiring this episode!)Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email.Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)Download a transcript of this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#321 - How to Neutralize the Sunday Scaries
It’s very likely all have felt this to varying degrees in varying seasons of our lives. One Sunday can feel fine, and the next we feel like everything might catch on fire. So here’s what I’d like to offer. I want to give you a helpful plan for neutralizing the Sunday Scaries. We’ll start with a three-step calming practice then I’ll give you seven things you could do to make Sundays less scary.Helpful Companion LinksA helpful guide to making a brain dump on Instagram circa 2021Episode #177: The Lazy Genius Plans a DayEpisode #238: How to Get Stuff Done When You Don’t Feel Like ItSign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email.Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)Download a transcript of this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#320 - How to Feel Good About Free Time
Free time is time that is free of responsibilities, obligations, and being beholden to someone else’s needs, wants, or whims. If that’s the case, free time sounds absolutely lovely. But free time, for women especially, comes with a slew of problems, namely guilt in having it and fear of wasting it. So today, we’re going to talk about how to reframe free time and feel good about it.Helpful Companion LinksSign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email.Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links)Download a transcript of this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.