#62: The Lazy Genius Summer Strategy: Mindset

<p id="yui_3_17_2_1_1525434939766_24179">Even now in May, summer already feels overwhelming. We want to get a lot done, rest, have time alone and away from our kids, and figure out the perfect balance between structure and freedom. While that balance might not actually exist, a new mindset can certainly help you try. </p> <p>In this, the first episode in a four-part series, we're going to develop a strategy for the summer, and as always around here, we begin with a little reframing. Listen in.</p> <p>Stuff Mentioned In This Episode:</p> <ul id="yui_3_17_2_1_1525434939766_27161" dir="ltr"> <li id="yui_3_17_2_1_1525434939766_27160"><a href= "http://emilypfreeman.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-cke-saved-href="http://emilypfreeman.com">Emily P. Freeman</a>, author of four books, including <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Simply-Tuesday-Small-Moment-Living-Fast-Moving/dp/0800722450" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-cke-saved-href= "https://www.amazon.com/Simply-Tuesday-Small-Moment-Living-Fast-Moving/dp/0800722450"> Simply Tuesday</a> that is a lovely reminder of the beauty of smallness</li> <li id="yui_3_17_2_1_1525434939766_28284">John Freeman, husband to Emily and <a href="http://www.gracegreensboro.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-cke-saved-href= "http://www.gracegreensboro.org">non-profit director</a> who ran that parenting workshop I mentioned</li> <li id="yui_3_17_2_1_1525434939766_29559"><a href= "http://www.thelazygeniuscollective.com/lazy/ceremony" target= "_blank" rel="noopener" data-cke-saved-href= "http://www.thelazygeniuscollective.com/lazy/ceremony">the episode about opening and closing ceremonies around holiday time</a>... the concepts work for summer, too</li> <li id="yui_3_17_2_1_1525434939766_29615">follow me on Instagram <a href="http://instagram.com/thelazygenius" target="_blank" rel= "noopener" data-cke-saved-href= "http://instagram.com/thelazygenius">@thelazygenius</a> to meet me live every Thursday around 12:15pm EST</li> <li id="yui_3_17_2_1_1525434939766_30948"><a href= "