Ep. 433: Batching & Birthday Celebrations
Ep. 433: Batching & Birthday Celebrations  
Podcast: Happier in Hollywood
Published On: Thu Aug 28 2025
Description: Inspired by recent conversations with other Content Creators, Liz and Sarah talk about their determination to start “batching,” especially when it comes to all of their non-TV work. In Take A Hike, Sarah reveals why planning a celebration for her recent birthday has made her happier. Spoiler alert: fondue is involved. Then, in The Craft (& Fain), they share listener Kayla’s advice to drastically lower their daily goals as they work on their novel. This week’s Hollywood Hack will improve your puzzling: The NYT Games app. Finally, Sarah recommends the memoir How To Lose Your Mother by Molly Jong-Fast   Sign up for Liz and Sarah’s free weekly newsletter at  https://happierinhollywoodpod.substack.com. Get in touch on Instagram: @Sfain & @LizCraft Get in touch on Threads: @Sfain & @LizCraft Visit our website: https://happierinhollywood.com Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/HappierinHollywood/ Happier in Hollywood is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better. Check out the other Onward Project podcasts—Happier with Gretchen Rubin, and Side Hustle School . If you liked this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and tell your friends! LINKS: Stay In LA: https://www.stayinla.org/   The Melting Pot: https://www.meltingpot.com/thousand-oaks-ca/   How To Lose Your Mother by Molly Jong-Fast: https://amzn.to/4mwGmdd   Photo by Brooke Lark on Unsplash See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices