Hey there, you're listening to The Lazy Genius Podcast. I am Kendra Adachi. This podcast is not

about hacking the system to find more time or hacking your energy to get more done.

Hustling to be the best or to make the most out of every opportunity is exhausting and unsustainable.

So here we do things differently. On this show, we value contentment, compassion, and living in our season.

We favor small steps over big systems. Here we are lazy geniuses, being a genius about the things that

matter and lazy about the things that don't. And I'm so glad you're here. Today is episode 461,

the overlooked secret to loving your home. A few weeks ago,

I followed my boys into the house, like as they were walking into the house, and one of them said,

man, I love home. And the other said, me too. Home is pretty great. And I try to play cool,

and thankfully did not cry because that would have

embarrassed them so much. But I was so grateful to hear them say those words. And it got me thinking,

why do they love home? Why do any of us love being home? I was able to identify a couple of things

that surprised me. And I'm excited to share those thoughts

with you today. After we talk about loving our home, we will have a little extra something that

helps us love where we live on a larger scale. We're going to talk about how to actually call your

representatives and share your thoughts. This was requested as an episode topic, but it felt like just the right

size to put here is a little extra something. We hear this often as citizens of the U.S.,

call your reps, call your reps. And yet so many people don't because of all the unknowns.

You know, who do you talk to? What do you say? Is the person on the other line going to like get

angry at you if you disagree with them?

How often should you call? Does it actually work? I want to demystify calling your reps.

It's a core part of our democracy that we, the people, have a voice. So if you would like to do that,

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