Ep. 587: Design Your Summer! We Share Our Plans—Plus the Fun of Creating a Signature Drink

We share our "Design Your Summer" plans—an annual tradition. We also discuss a common happiness stumbling block–an item that’s too nice for its purpose—as well as a know-yourself-better question related to chores. Resources & links related to this episode: Download the Design Your Summer guide here Start Designing Your Summer here on the Happier app Elizabeth: Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke (Amazon, Bookshop) Gretchen: Casting Off by Elizabeth Jane Howard, which is part of the Cazalet Chronicles (Amazon, Bookshop) Get in touch: podcast@gretchenrubin.com Visit Gretchen's website to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the Happier app. Find the transcript for this episode on the episode details page in the Apple Podcasts app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Ep. 587: Design Your Summer! We Share Our Plans—Plus the Fun of Creating a Signature Drink is an episode from Happier with Gretchen Rubin by Lemonada Media.

This episode is 38:57 long.

This episode was published on May 20, 2026.

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