Note: This episode was recorded a few weeks ago, before Russia invaded Ukraine, and it feels like we live an entirely different world now. Sending love and care to all, especially those who are directly impacted by the atrocities happening in Ukraine. 🇺🇦

[CW: violence against Asian Americans]

Liz and Chris reflect on the murder of Christina Yuna Lee and the rash of violence against Asian American women in New York City and elsewhere, which hits close to home for both of us.  Then we dig into a very different topic: how we manage our unwieldy thirtysomething lives as they get more complicated and more deeply intertwined with other people's. How do you keep track of all the schedules in your household? What spreadsheets do you rely on to keep your life in order? What do your systems say about where you are in life right now? Staying on the thirtysomething household theme, we end with the top five things that make our homes better.  We need all the tools we can get to survive these wild times, so we hope this episode brings you some respite and some inspiration for how to make life a little less stressful. ❤️

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Music by Origami Pigeon