The Lazy Genius Podcast

If you’re listening to a time management self-help podcast like this one, you’re probably the captain of your home. You’re the one with the ideas, and that’s wonderful. But it’s tiring, too. If you feel like your home would work better if your spouse or kids would just get on board, this episode is for you.
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Order my book The PLAN or ask your library to consider carrying a copy.
Sam Kelly and Notice and Do
Destini Ann on Instagram
Jackie Kelley’s book So I Married a Human
Episode #409: How to Parent When Your Kid Is Annoying
Episode #337: How to Lazy Genius Division of Labor
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Why better? Well, bucket lists, while wonderful, also carry a lot of pressure. So today, let’s make a list of favorite things you love about fall – things you want to eat, drink, cook, see, smell, watch, listen to, and do before we hit Thanksgiving. And then I’ll share some ideas on how to incorporate your fall favorites into your life.
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My Golden Milk instagram post
North Carolina Homesick candle
Pink Moon by Nick Drake
Breezy Instrumental, my most popular playlist forever (Spotify)
So You Married a Human by Jackie Kelley
Episode #322: What to Do with Random Pockets of Time
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Maybe you started August and September with a little more of a plan around dinner but ran out of freezer meals and ideas pretty quickly. If that’s the case, I hope this episode is super helpful as you figure out how to eat meals and feed your people if you have them even when schedules are bonkers.
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Episode #278: How to Manage Your Time this Fall
Episode #121: How to Build a Fall Dinner Queue
Episode #276: How to Pack Lunch for Work
My pal Anna Sale’s podcast Death, Sex, and Money
Episode #225: The Shoe Episode
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Family meetings are a new addition for us, but they have been wildly successful and helpful to get everyone on the same page. I recorded our family meeting from a few weeks ago and will share a snippet of that during this episode. That way, you can hear how it actually works for us and also how chaotic my children are.
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Instagram post about efficiency
Episode #294: How to Celebrate Your Own Birthday
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Protein, strength, body recomposition, weighted vests, magnesium, the new darling of the food world: cottage cheese… all of these things are everywhere. It feels like every other post I see on Instagram is about women’s health.
I think that physically caring for ourselves is a fairly universal hope, especially for women. But we’re still figuring out how to do that with wisdom and reason. Luckily, you can Lazy Genius anything, including this, so let’s do it.
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Caroline Girvan (YouTube strength training)
Cottage Cheese Cookie Dough recipe
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