The Lazy Genius Podcast

By Kendra, The Lazy Genius

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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. Each season will include conversations with Lazy Geniuses from all walks of life about topics that really matter - people, creativity, food, and television.

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#181 - The Instant Pot Episode

10.26.2020

Here’s what we’re going to go through today: what the Instant Pot is great for, what it’s not great for, how to start using one including my favorite tools and resources, and my own personal Instant Pot rhythm. Because here’s ...

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10.26.2020 #181 - The Instant Pot Episode Here’s what we’re going to go through today: what the Instant Pot is great for, what it’s not great for, how to start using one including my favorite tools and resources, and my own personal Instant Pot rhythm. Because here’s ...
10.19.2020 #180 - A Pandemic-Friendly Halloween We’re less than two weeks out from Halloween, and of course my kids are already asking what we’re going to do. It’s uncertain times, y’all, and it’s tough to know how to do this Halloween thing. Let’s do a quick ...
10.12.2020 #179 The Lazy Genius Stores Recipes This is a very unsexy topic but also a really important one because we all have to eat. I don’t think a single person listening has never tried at least one recipe. So while this is super personal which we’ll ...
10.05.2020 #178 - How to Start a Hobby I hear a lot of you say you wish you had a hobby but you’re unsure of where to start or how to start or you feel like they could be a waste of time. We want them, we need ...
09.28.2020 #177 - The Lazy Genius Plans a Day I’m not going to give you my single day and tell you to copy it. I’m not even going to tell you what should be included in your day. This isn’t a one-size-fits-all situation. It rarely is. We’re going to ...
09.21.2020 #176 - Why Fall Reading Might Not Be Working For You Why fall reading? Like, what’s special about fall reading? How do you choose what to read? When do you read? Basically, I love making fall reading this amazing quest. I want to capitalize on the particular vibe of fall reading ...
09.14.2020 #175 - How to Create a Cozy Space We’re about halfway into September, and even though temperatures and even seasons depending on your hemisphere are different right now, something about life shifts when we hit September. And whenever I hit a shift, the importance of my environment is ...
09.07.2020 #174 - Try a Meal Formula this Fall! Now it’s not fall yet in weather or on the calendar, but it’s getting close. And while you might not think you’re the kind of person who would do a meal formula and very well could be right about that, ...
08.31.2020 #173 - What Is Your List-Making Personality? Lists are a big part of our lives, especially in these uncertain times, but I think we sometimes think there’s only one way to make them. That’s not true! So today we’re going to talk about list-making personalities and how ...
08.24.2020 #172 - Resurrecting Routines A couple of days ago, I asked folks on Instagram what one word they would use to describe their current relationship with routines. There were very few positive words, words that would indicate that routines are working. Here’s what we’re ...
08.17.2020 #171 The Ten Things Saving My Life Right Now I know that top ten lists can be a bit rote, but honestly, there’s something super life-giving for me personally to hear what other people are finding joy in. It gives me ideas of course, but more than that, it ...
08.11.2020 Bonus: Lazy Geniusing a Morning Routine with Erin Moon It’s our final bonus episode, you guys! Over the summer I’m talking to some Internet and IRL friends about Lazy Geniusing an aspect of our every day lives. Today, I’m talking to Erin Moon about morning routines! Helpful Companion Links ...
08.10.2020 #170 - How to Lazy Genius Anything I get messages all the time asking how a person can lazy genius their laundry pile or an awkward friendship encounter or online school or any number of things! The truth is that any challenge could use a Lazy Genius ...
08.03.2020 #169 - Audiobook Sneak Peek On Saturday, you might have heard the audiobook version of the introduction of my book The Lazy Genius Way, and today’s episode is chapter one! I don’t want to make you wait around, so here it is! Chapter One of ...
08.01.2020 Bonus: Introduction to The Lazy Genius Way Today’s episode is extra and very exciting. It’s the audio version of the introduction of my book The Lazy Genius Way! I’m so excited for you to get a sneak peek of the audiobook before it’s out in the world ...
07.27.2020 #168 - How to Go Back to School Transitioning from summer to school routine is a legitimate thing, but this year? Well, clearly we don’t have to say a lot about this year. So how do we go back to school when we don’t even know what that ...
07.24.2020 Bonus: Lazy Geniusing Teenagers with Kristen Howerton It’s another bonus episode, you guys! Over the summer I’m talking to some Internet and IRL friends about Lazy Geniusing an aspect of our every day lives. Today, I’m talking to Kristen Howerton and she’s helping us Lazy Genius being ...
07.20.2020 #167 - How to Make the Perfect Playlist Did y’all know I really dig playlists? Like so much. And I’ve been told, especially after my holiday playlists last year and my quarantine groove playlist this summer, that I’m really good at them. I will agree with you. This ...
07.13.2020 #166 - Book Launching 101 There is something so fun about getting a behind-the-scenes look at something like publishing. We all read books, but y’all the whole industry is something else. There’s so much happening, and it’s all really interesting! Well, some of it is. ...
07.06.2020 #165 - The Lazy Genius Packs for a Trip Vacations definitely look different this summer than they usually do, but trips aren’t just vacations. You’ll go see grandma, you might travel a state or two over when the holidays come soon. Basically, we’ll have trips long after this pandemic ...
07.01.2020 Bonus: Lazy Geniusing Dinner with Kate Strickler It’s another bonus episode, you guys! Over the summer I’m talking to some Internet and IRL friends about Lazy Geniusing an aspect of our every day lives. Today, I’m talking to Kate Strickler of Naptime Kitchen, and we’re Lazy Geniusing ...
06.29.2020 #164 - The Summer Meal Formula I’m not saying I fixed summer cooking because that would be stupid, but I think I found an approach that will be pretty awesome, especially if you’re three weeks into hot weather no school everyone home cooking and losing your ...
06.22.2020 #163 - When to Relax the Rules Summer is a season of relaxation, of later bedtimes and loungy days, but we’ve also kind of already been in a weird season of pseudo-relaxation and later bedtimes and loungy days because of COVID-19. It’s safe to say that easing ...
06.15.2020 #162 - A Peek Inside The Lazy Genius Way This is a very exciting and surreal episode for me to share because in case you didn’t know I wrote a book, and today is the first real day that I’m going to tell you about what is inside! On ...
06.12.2020 Bonus: Lazy Geniusing Staycations with Courtney Cleveland Surprise! We’re doing fun bonus episodes over the summer where I talk to others about Lazy Geniusing an aspect of our every day lives. Today, I’m talking to Courtney Cleveland of All the Best Days, and we’re Lazy Geniusing staycations ...
06.08.2020 #161 - A Summer Reading Pledge This summer, you guys, is the summer I truly begin my education of being an anti-racist. I want to begin taking steps in how I see my summer stack and even in what I watch and listen to. I also ...
06.01.2020 #160 - Wear Makeup Like a Lazy Genius I am no makeup expert by any stretch, but over 20+ years of wearing makeup, I’ve figured out one strategy that works for me, and I want to share it with you today. Helpful Companion Links This week’s episode is ...
05.25.2020 #159 - The Magic of Closing Ceremonies It can feel like our closing ceremonies are shot because of how things are within the setting of a pandemic, and that’s a very real thing. I’ve said it several times in episodes about a variety of topics, but there’s ...
05.18.2020 #158 - Staying In Touch When You Can’t Touch Right now, we’re separated from each other in ways we never have been before, but there will be other times when we want to stay in touch with people we love when we’re far away from them, whether it’s across ...
05.11.2020 #157 - What Does It Mean to Take Care of Yourself? If you’re stressed about all that’s going on, you might be sleeping less, not eating the same things because of apocalyptic grocery shopping, maybe you’re not able to read or run or get drinks with girlfriends, all things that normally ...
05.04.2020 #156 - How to Clean the House When Everyone Is Inside It (Part 2) Last week, I shared ten principles of lived-in cleaning, but today, we’re diving into the specifics. Laundry, tidying, bathrooms, dusting and all the things. Just how do we keep our homes clean when everyone is in it all of the ...
04.27.2020 #155 - How to Clean the House When Everyone Is Inside It (Part 1) A lot of us are still sheltering in place, and that brings a new set of challenges when it comes to cleaning. Because there are so many challenges, we’re going to make this a two-part miniseries. Today, I’m going to ...
04.20.2020 #154 - How to Add Freshness to Repetitive Meals We’re still in a shelter-in-place situation in most parts of the country and part of this process includes not going to the grocery store as often. Thing are weird, and new meals don’t really fit in with our weird. We’re ...
04.13.2020 #153 - Time Management When Time Makes No Sense Yes, we’re still in the coronavirus pandemic, but honestly, there are lots of times when time makes no sense. It’s a struggle to get a handle on how to manage our time when our regular average day and the regular ...
04.06.2020 #152 - Reading in Odd Circumstances Based on the number of downloads of past episodes related to reading, I know that there’s an overwhelming majority of people listening who really love to read. So when our regular reading rhythms are disrupted by odd circumstances, it’s nice ...
03.30.2020 #151 - The Lazy Genius Eats Outside Whenever I share something about eating outside, the questions pour in on how to do it. Breaking things up a bit and getting into the fresh air sounds really good right about now, so lets Lazy Genius eating outside. Helpful ...
03.23.2020 #150 - A Pep Talk for Being Stuck These are weird, scary, surreal times, but, honestly, I am grateful for how this global crisis has already affected how we see. Here are five things to remember when you’re stuck at home…or maybe when you’re just stuck. People and ...
03.16.2020 #149 - Name What You're Good At Note from Kendra: This episode of The Lazy Genius Podcast was recorded before the majority of changes, postponements, cancelations and recommendations for social distancing due to covid-19 were enacted. Please know that I am thinking of the Lazy Genius community ...
03.09.2020 #148 - Making Memories Like a Lazy Genius We put a lot of pressure on ourselves to mark moments, make memories, and give our kids something to remember. Even if you don’t have kids, there’s still a high cultural premium on memories. Scrapbooking, photo albums, daily journals, the ...
03.02.2020 #147 - Should You Do a Capsule Wardrobe? In today’s episode, I’ll give you some ideas on how to move forward with a pseudo-traditional capsule wardrobe, but you’re a really smart person. If you pay attention to what matters, what doesn’t, and you create a few guidelines around ...
02.24.2020 #146 - Feeding Picky Kids What’s the problem with picky kids? It’s frustrating to make food that doesn’t get eaten. More than that, we worry that our kids aren’t getting the nutrients they need or that they’ll only eat brown and red foods for the ...
02.17.2020 #145 - How to Hire a Housecleaner Listen, I know this is super specific. I know this topic is privileged and it comes with baggage. But I also know it’s important to talk about these things, particularly if you’re in a season of life where something’s gotta ...
02.10.2020 #144 - How to Lazy Genius a Girls Night Today, we’re diving into the logistics of building community — specifically in our female friendships. We all want to get together with friends and do fun things, have traditions and all of that. So this episode is important in its ...
02.03.2020 #143 - Your Body Is Not Flawed I believe in a world where it is fun and not loaded to talk about our bodies because our bodies are awesome. Full disclosure: I haven’t always felt this way, not by a long shot. I understand the difficulty here, ...
01.27.2020 #142 - Living Without Food Rules Let's play a game. Let's name all of the food rules you've experienced in your life. Yeah...we'll be here a while and we probably won't feel that great after we list them all out. That's why I'm so passionate about ...
01.20.2020 #141 - What to Read This Winter I know that so many of you folks who listen to this podcast love to read. You love books and more books and finding more ways to get more books into your life. In today’s episode, we’ll create a quick ...
01.13.2020 #140 - Time to Create Your Winter Dinner Queue I love putting the proper importance on food and meals and gathering around the table but not wasting energy on the wrong things. Those wrong things look different for everyone listening, but today we’re going to figure out what matters ...
01.06.2020 #139 - How to Plan Your Time This Winter Today, I’m giving you two simple questions to ask yourself as you move into 2020 so that you can see your time in a way that makes sense for the season you’re in and makes a difference in your everyday ...
12.30.2019 #138 - A Goals Pep Talk Goals aren’t so you’ll look or be the way you think you should. They’re not to make you fit in. They’re not to make you seem like someone who’s got their life together. They’re for you. Helpful Goal-Related Companion Links ...
12.23.2019 #137 - A Christmas Pep Talk Christmas is in two days. Here’s a super quick pep talk that will remind you of two important things you can do during this season. Merry Christmas! Helpful Companion Links If Christmas Eve Eve has you feeling squirrelly, listen (or ...

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