It’s the last Monday of July, so the energy is about to shift to getting back to school. August is a vibe. Even our Lazy Genius of the Week this week is about August, and she calls the month “one long Sunday night.” That tracks for a lot of people, whether you have kids in school, whether you’re an educator yourself, or whether you’re just officially winding down your summer. August has some big transitional energy.
So today, let’s talk about how to make a new school year easier.
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Other back-to-school episodes you might enjoy: #168: How to Go Back to School, #376: The Lazy Genius Back-to-School Checklist, #274: The Back-to-School Starter Pack, #221: Get Your Back-to-School Life Together
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#427 - When You’re Overwhelmed by the World
On the average day, we’re already at least a little bit overwhelmed by our personal problems, and what I’m going to share today will actually apply to that pretty effectively. But what about when we’re dealing with the world at large, with the news and the onslaught of information and the desire to do what we can?
I want to take our tried and true thirteen Lazy Genius principles and apply them to being overwhelmed by the world.
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#426 - Office Hours
These are quarterly episodes where I take the questions y’all shared with me on Instagram and answer them here. Today, we’re talking about resetting after a weekend away, using patios more, deciding what wellness trends to try, meal planning with different family preferences, solo parenting while a partner is away, morning sickness while parenting two other kids, setting new expectations around holidays and birthdays, and keeping kids entertained while working from home.
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#425 A Pep Talk for the Middle of the Year Blur
Is anyone else feeling blurry? I’m feeling surprisingly exhausted and a little slower than usual. The summer stretch is lovely in its spaciousness but can feel oppressive on a dime because it’s a blur that will never end. So today I want to remind you of a few things that will hopefully help your middle of the year blur.
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#424 - My Favorite Books of the Year So Far
It’s the end of June which means we’re halfway through the year, so I want to share with you my favorite books of the year so far! Maybe you’ll hear about something that is a great fit for your own reading right now.
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The Heart of Winter by Jonathan Evison
Greenglass House by Kate Milford
Say You’ll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez
The Man Made of Smoke by Alex North
Plum by Andy Anderegg
Worst Case Scenario by T.J. Newman
Dissolution by Nicholas Binge
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Part systems expert, part permission giver, Kendra Adachi, The Lazy Genius, is here to help you be a genius about the things that matter and lazy about the things that don't.
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