Ryan and Sean, our camera guy, have gotten an intense course in life admin because we recorded the first dozen episodes over just a few weeks in the summer of 2019. They've been practicing life admin, so for this episode Leslie picks the guys' brains on how it is all going.

Longtime marrieds, name three things that helped you stay together. Leslie and Ryan respond to a Twitter question.

Leslie and Ryan talk about some of the misconceptions of recycling and go through the slogan "Reduce, reuse, recycle" — there is reason in the order of terms.

Leslie and Ryan talk about our closets, including what to keep, what to donate, and what are the must haves.  Also we talk about the 80/20 rule and how it applies to your life.

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Ryan and Leslie talk emerging rules of etiquette, specifically the new rules around communication. They also do some demonstrating in the minicasts.

We don’t know our neighbors because most of the rhythms and ways we once met no longer exist. But we need our neighbors, more than we realize. Ryan and Leslie discuss ways of getting our neighborhoods back.

We do not need precise plans for having a baby, but we do need general ones. Those general plans also need to cover more than pregnancy and finances.

Ryan and Leslie each have learned in their combined 30 years of marriage that the answer to having a good marriage is both simple and difficult. This is part two.

Ryan and Leslie each have learned in their combined 30 years of marriage that the answer to having a good marriage is both simple and difficult. In this two part episode, they explain how.

How to have a warm, welcoming, and joyful home, whether art deco or mid-century modern. It is a discussion of beautiful in the excellent standard sense, not in the decor and aesthetic sense.