The Lazy Genius Podcast

Kindly Living with Your Kids All Summer Long

44 min · 22. juni 2026
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This is an episode to help us be kind people to our people, particularly in this summer season when kids are usually home. We all want to be kind people, to be thoughtful about how we treat each other, and in the pressure cooker of a weird summer, kindness and thoughtfulness might get compromised. Today, I’m sharing seven typical obstacles to being home with people for a long stretch of time and how to approach them from a kind Lazy Genius perspective.  Helpful Companion Links * Order my book The PLAN [https://www.thelazygeniuscollective.com/theplan] or ask your library to consider carrying a copy. * Episode #473: How to Deal with a Messy House All Summer Long [www.thelazygeniuscollective.com/lazy/messyhouse] * Episode #423: How to Get Unstuck When Your Space Is a Mess [www.thelazygeniuscollective.com/lazy/unstuck] * Episode #369: The Snack Episode [www.thelazygeniuscollective.com/lazy/snacks] * Sign up for our every-other-week podcast recap email called Latest Lazy Listens. [https://www.thelazygeniuscollective.com/listens] * Sign up for my once-a-month newsletter, The Latest Lazy Letter. [/newsletter] * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen [https://amzn.to/3fDIbb3]or The Lazy Genius Way [https://amzn.to/3hdAicx]! (Affiliate links) * Download a transcript of this episode. [https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6419d9e9c7527734c8cff21b/t/6a2976dcbb4dc643561c7b95/1781102301071/474+-+Kindly+Living+Your+Kids+All+Summer+Long.pdf] Want to share your Lazy Genius of the Week idea with us? Use this form to tell us about it [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfoHYR1ZHcHYVkH9yk_UU9dJHymje-wIgKPP3hCjJdPgLOUfA/viewform?usp=header] or record your idea and share your voice on the show. [https://www.speakpipe.com/TheLazyGenius] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy [https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

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Kindly Living with Your Kids All Summer Long

This is an episode to help us be kind people to our people, particularly in this summer season when kids are usually home. We all want to be kind people, to be thoughtful about how we treat each other, and in the pressure cooker of a weird summer, kindness and thoughtfulness might get compromised. Today, I’m sharing seven typical obstacles to being home with people for a long stretch of time and how to approach them from a kind Lazy Genius perspective.  Helpful Companion Links * Order my book The PLAN [https://www.thelazygeniuscollective.com/theplan] or ask your library to consider carrying a copy. * Episode #473: How to Deal with a Messy House All Summer Long [www.thelazygeniuscollective.com/lazy/messyhouse] * Episode #423: How to Get Unstuck When Your Space Is a Mess [www.thelazygeniuscollective.com/lazy/unstuck] * Episode #369: The Snack Episode [www.thelazygeniuscollective.com/lazy/snacks] * Sign up for our every-other-week podcast recap email called Latest Lazy Listens. [https://www.thelazygeniuscollective.com/listens] * Sign up for my once-a-month newsletter, The Latest Lazy Letter. [/newsletter] * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen [https://amzn.to/3fDIbb3]or The Lazy Genius Way [https://amzn.to/3hdAicx]! (Affiliate links) * Download a transcript of this episode. [https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6419d9e9c7527734c8cff21b/t/6a2976dcbb4dc643561c7b95/1781102301071/474+-+Kindly+Living+Your+Kids+All+Summer+Long.pdf] Want to share your Lazy Genius of the Week idea with us? Use this form to tell us about it [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfoHYR1ZHcHYVkH9yk_UU9dJHymje-wIgKPP3hCjJdPgLOUfA/viewform?usp=header] or record your idea and share your voice on the show. [https://www.speakpipe.com/TheLazyGenius] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy [https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

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How to Deal with a Messy House All Summer Long

If your summer looks different than the rest of the year because you have kids at home and everything is more chaotic or your rhythms are a little different because of summer activities and travel and just reading more than tidying, this episode is for you. Helpful Companion Links * Order my book The PLAN [https://www.thelazygeniuscollective.com/theplan] or ask your library to consider carrying a copy. * The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses [https://open.spotify.com/album/0um9FI6BLBldL5POP4D4Cw?si=dL6WYqKtTBOJby7YgrvlAQ] * Creature of Habit by Courtney Barnett [https://open.spotify.com/album/2fmY3KwKCrlwhmlb308sI2] * Pumpkin by Georgie Parker [https://open.spotify.com/album/1oyQLu3dZxTUaRT7jbuFBx?si=X0xLd_HHSw-SinlSmIWKkg] * Group Project by Hi Lo Jack [https://open.spotify.com/album/0c7dRvRNlgOyaUeNiem4eY?si=yoPDwMSiSEyAJ5ndUnxacw] * Music Speaks Louder Than Words by Candi Staton [https://open.spotify.com/album/1t3ooTkXczb3rVAvEwu2Et?si=2HrbFPc7S2yMapOHz_xG0A] * To Keep by Dominique Adams [https://open.spotify.com/album/6J9I47nVfmSiqYdyTbwQfx?si=qk5yP02aRP-s7GQkT0FsfA] * Big Flower Light Go Bloom by Henry Jamison [https://open.spotify.com/album/4C27UvumyTSiKspelTt7tJ?si=Y2faHJ9HR7O6vNW-8TT3FA] * Sign up for our every-other-week podcast recap email called Latest Lazy Listens. [https://www.thelazygeniuscollective.com/listens] * Sign up for my once-a-month newsletter, The Latest Lazy Letter. [/newsletter] * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen [https://amzn.to/3fDIbb3] or The Lazy Genius Way [https://amzn.to/3hdAicx]! (Affiliate links) * Download a transcript of this episode. [/s/473-How-to-Deal-with-a-Messy-House-All-Summer-Long.pdf] Want to share your Lazy Genius of the Week idea with us? Use this form to tell us about it [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfoHYR1ZHcHYVkH9yk_UU9dJHymje-wIgKPP3hCjJdPgLOUfA/viewform?usp=header] or record your idea and share your voice on the show. [https://www.speakpipe.com/TheLazyGenius] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy [https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

15. juni 202647 min
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Easy Summer Reading Ideas

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8. juni 202649 min
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5 Things to Do Before Summer Begins (Rerun)

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4. juni 202622 min
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#471 - Easier Summer Chores for Families

When kids are home all the time, the house gets dirtier, patience gets shorter, and the pressure to make every day count mounts. Today, we’re going to talk about how to create easier summer chores for families in a very Lazy Genius way. The first part of the episode will be about you and how you think as a parent of these kids, and the second part will be some practical ideas of how to get chores done in your house without you and your kids hating the chores or each other. Let’s jump in. Helpful Companion Links * Order my book The PLAN [https://www.thelazygeniuscollective.com/theplan] or ask your library to consider carrying a copy. * Episode #330: How I Manage a Busy Season [www.thelazygeniuscollective.com/lazy/busy] * Episode #382: How to Manage Calendar Logistics [www.thelazygeniuscollective.com/lazy/calendars] * Sign up for our every-other-week podcast recap email called Latest Lazy Listens. [https://www.thelazygeniuscollective.com/listens] * Sign up for my once-a-month newsletter, The Latest Lazy Letter. [/newsletter] * Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen [https://amzn.to/3fDIbb3] or The Lazy Genius Way [https://amzn.to/3hdAicx]! (Affiliate links) * Download a transcript of this episode. [https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6419d9e9c7527734c8cff21b/t/6a175469aca71f430253514b/1779913833617/471+-+Easier+Summer+Chores+for+Families.pdf] Want to share your Lazy Genius of the Week idea with us? Use this form to tell us about it [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfoHYR1ZHcHYVkH9yk_UU9dJHymje-wIgKPP3hCjJdPgLOUfA/viewform?usp=header] or record your idea and share your voice on the show. [https://www.speakpipe.com/TheLazyGenius] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy [https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

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