Hello, hello everybody. I'm Lexi Lombard, your host of the Alexi

podcast. Thanks for tuning in. I love that you're here. I'm happy to be here. I was in Mexico for the past three days on a brief vacation and it was so nice. I feel rejuvenated. I myself have trouble relaxing and I went on vacation with two of my friends who also have trouble relaxing and the three of us truly did nothing but swim in the pool, go to the beach, eat food, drink cocktails, relax and it was really good for us.

And as I get older I realize the importance of relaxation

LASiness and relaxing are not the same thing and I know rest is important. I know the importance of sleep. I know that that's

very necessary to be a high functioning person but the older I get the more I

realize that relaxation is also a key component in being healthy and happy and balanced.

So it was nice, it was nice.

I have a little suntan. Happy to be traveling though simultaneously.

This has been a really good summer for me. I went to Spain. I went to England, I've been to Mexico, and I'm going to the Hamptons this weekend.

I've made it clear before, I'm a fan of the day trip, but God, I'm a fan of the weekend trip too. Getting in an airplane with only a carry-on and getting

to your destination and not having to wait for your bag, a seemingly simple component with astronomical impact.

The ease, because A, you don't need to get to the airport as early because you don't need to check a bag.

B, when you do get to the airport, you don't even have to go through the trouble of that.

Not only do you not have to use the time, you don't have to do the task.

And that task is not that fun, because waiting in line is just not that fun. And you have to lift up a bag because all of your stuff is quite light. And then when you get off the plane, not having to take that extra stop makes a difference. It was nice. So I only brought a carry-on to Mexico and that was so lovely.

Also the house we stood at.

I was in Salilita, which is outside of Puerto Vallarta,

and I loved it.

It's incredibly walkable. We stayed in a villa and we're in

walking distance from the downtown but I would say the downtown if you live in

New York is like the size of the East Village or

the West Village. Like it's a very small neighborhood. LA comparative, I couldn't even think of

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