We often feel really scattered trying to juggle ”all the things” as moms. We’re on a mission to make mom-life feel easier by getting out of survival mode and in to intentional motherhood. The solution is never super complicated systems and exhausting routines... it’s simple, practical insights and strategies that allow you to become more than just productive; you become efficient and impactful in your home. Hi, I’m your host, Julie Redmond, a mom of twins and a straight shooter on finding so ...
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179. The Bible's Example of Gentle Parenting - with Peter James
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Monthly Momentum subscription box is live! This week only, purchase the June box for intentional parenting and get the practical resources in your hands. We're making it easy to make change happen. All those who purchase the June box will be entered to win a fun pair of earrings! https://www.mommadeplans.com/box -- Gentle parenting is a buzz word w…
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We've got big plans to start moving you out of survival mode one month at a time. Get on the waitlist for Monthly Momentum subscription box and be entered to win a fun pair of earrings! https://www.mommadeplans.com/box -- When you're in the thick of motherhood, you don't have time to think about how to make things better. You're consumed by getting…
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177. 3 Insights That Helped Me Become A Better Parent - Where To Start Series Part 4
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Motherhood is overwhelming - take the quiz and find out which part of your home/life to focus on improving first! Where To Start Quiz We've got big plans to start moving you out of survival mode one month at a time. Get on the waitlist for Monthly Momentum subscription box! Listen to today's episode to find out the theme. https://www.mommadeplans.c…
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176. Juggling Mom Guilt and Constant Frustration With Your Family? - Where To Start Series Part 3
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Motherhood is overwhelming - take the quiz and find out which part of your home/life to focus on improving first! Where To Start Quiz We've got big plans to start moving you out of survival mode one month at a time. Get on the waitlist for Monthly Momentum subscription box! https://www.mommadeplans.com/box -- We constantly struggle with not feeling…
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175. I Never Had Enough Time Until Now - Where To Start Series Part 2
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Motherhood is overwhelming - take the quiz and find out which part of your home/life to focus on improving first! Where To Start Quiz We've got big plans to start moving you out of survival mode one month at a time. Get on the waitlist for Monthly Momentum subscription box! https://www.mommadeplans.com/box -- We're always trying to figure out how t…
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174. Is Your Cluttered & Unorganized Home Stressing You Out? - Where To Start Series Part 1
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Motherhood is overwhelming - take the quiz and find out which part of your home/life to focus on improving first! Where To Start Quiz We've got big plans to start moving you out of survival mode one month at a time. Get on the waitlist for Monthly Momentum subscription box! https://www.mommadeplans.com/box -- The where to start series kicks off tod…
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173. How To Properly Teach Learning To Read Without It Feeling Like One More Thing On Your To Do List with Erin
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Motherhood is overwhelming - take the quiz and find out which part of your home/life to focus on improving first! Where To Start Quiz Those preschool years can feel a little daunting when we think about having to teach our kids skills like learning to read. It feels like it's just one more thing we have to cram in the day. Thankfully, we have well …
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172. What It Really Takes To Parent Challenging Kids + The 3 Steps To Get Through A Meltdown with Dayna Abraham
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Motherhood is overwhelming - take the quiz and find out which part of your home/life to focus on improving first! Where To Start Quiz -- Parenting is incredibly difficult and even moreso when you face a lot of challenging behaviors with your child. It can feel very lonely and like it's an impossible job that you'll never be good at. Well, we want t…
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171. When You're Feeling Overwhelmed - 4 Things To Try To Get Out Of It
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Motherhood is overwhelming - take the quiz and find out which part of your home/life to focus on improving first! Where To Start Quiz -- Feeling overwhelmed can be a constant companion to moms. We're always feeling like our responsibilites and to-do list are an impossible task. From managing our home, working on our marriage, raising kids, other re…
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170. How To Setup Your Minimum Viable Daily Routine - Homemaker Fundamentals Part 2 with Mystie Winckler
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Do you want the top takeaways from this 2 part conversation? Episode takeaways are something I will start putting out if you ask for them ;) So send me an email julie@mommadeplans.com or DM me on Instagram to make it happen! -- Every mom struggles with getting everything done on her to do list. We're always searching for that perfect routine that e…
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169. Are You A Homemaker or A Home Stager? Homemaker Fundamentals Part 1 with Mystie Winckler
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Motherhood is overwhelming - take the quiz and find out which part of your home/life to focus on improving first! Where To Start Quiz -- So much of our focus as moms is to get more organized and be better at managing our home. We can quickly slip into the role keeping everything tidy and running efficiently... but forgetting our job is to use our h…
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168. What's For Dinner Tonight? You Won't Find It On Pinterest...
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Meal Planning 101 - Finally stop stressing about what's for dinner and be able to consistently meal plan simple dinners. www.mommadeplans.com/mealplanning101 Usually our first reaction to the panic of figuring out what's for dinner is to go to Pinterest. We know this is a major time suck where we get overwhelmed and can't pick anything and eventual…
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167. 6 Ways To Get A Break In Your Day When You've Got Kids At Home
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Motherhood is overwhelming - take the quiz and find out which part of your home/life to focus on improving first! Where To Start Quiz -- We are always complaining about needing a break. Well let's find some ways to insert little breaks in our day to help ourselves out. Don't worry, this doesn't include before they wake up, nap times or after bed ti…
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166. Everyday Mom Guilt + How Are You Spending Your Time?
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Motherhood is overwhelming - take the quiz and find out which part of your home/life to focus on improving first! https://www.mommadeplans.com/playlistquiz The results are in, most moms are saying they struggle with mom guilt EVERYDAY. Is that really the kind of mom life we all want to have? Are we all content to just feel like we're screwing up al…
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165. What To Do When You're Bitter Because Your Husband Works Too Much and Is Never Home To Help
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Motherhood is overwhelming - take the quiz and find out which part of your home/life to focus on improving first! https://www.mommadeplans.com/playlistquiz Becoming parents has a huge impact on a relationship. And that marriage relationship can really take a hit when you're not on the same page. And all too often that involves the husband working s…
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164. How To Intentionally and Effectively Show Love To Your Family and Friends
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-Printables to help you take action on your intentional life https://www.mommadeplans.com/shop What do you get someone for Valentine's Day? Or anytime of the year when you want them to feel special and loved. There's some tips of how to show love on a regular basis so that it becomes a skill we get better and better at. It's always worth investing …
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Motherhood is overwhelming - take the quiz and find out which part of your home/life to focus on improving first! https://www.mommadeplans.com/playlistquiz -- There's always laundry to do. There's always laundry to put away... no matter what this chore just haunts us! Well, I took a poll and some moms chimed in with laundry systems that are helping…
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162. Don't Miss This Step Before Delegating Chores To Your Kids
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Share this episode with a friend who is struggling to get her kids to help around the house. https://www.mommadeplans.com/162 And if you found this episode helpful, let others know this is a good place to find tips by leaving a rating or review - thank you! -- We all want our kids to chip in more and help around the house, right? But it never quite…
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161. How To Get More Done Without Waking Up Early and Staying Up Late
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Learn the Assign A Time method in less than 14 minutes to boost your productivity Assign A Time Productivity System - Mom Made Plans -- How do you do "all the things" as a mom? How do you actually get it all done? Well, you don't, at least not without sacrificing a lot mentally and physcially. So how do you really do it all without constantly feeli…
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160. How To Plan Areas Of Focus Instead Of Goals
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Motherhood is overwhelming - take the quiz and find out which part of your home/life to focus on improving first! https://www.mommadeplans.com/playlistquiz -- Felt the pressure to pick your resolutions, a word of year, or new goals? Maybe it didn't happen this year or you're already slipping up. It's hard because mom life can feel like you just do …
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159. What To Do Step By Step When You Get Raging Angry As A Mom - with Natalie Hixson
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You're overwhelmed with all the tasks of motherhood - take the quiz and find out which part of your home/life to focus on first! Then use your custom podcast playlist for practical steps to see improvement right away. https://www.mommadeplans.com/playlistquiz -- It's so easy to get intensely angry as a mom. It's something we feel guilt over all the…
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158. What It’s Really Like To Be A Kid With Anxiety & The Power Of Using A Story To Relate To Them with author Mark Cheverton
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Anxiety looks different for everyone but maybe it sounds a lot like "what if" about everything or listening to worries all day long... There's many faces to anxiety but when your kid is struggling it can be a lonely battle. It's hard to understand what they're going through and even harder to parent them through it. Today we go over a unique resour…
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157. Ultimate Clothing Hack - Capsule Wardrobe & Laundry System with Jennifer McDaniel
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Picking outfits, laundry and putting away clothes are some big stressors of mom life. Well today we're talking about the magic of capsule wardrobes. Your questions of what this really looks like are getting answered. The practical way to simplify your wardrobe and still have fun clothes is what we discuss. So you're going to walk away with knowing …
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156. Update On The 4 Gift Rule and Other Ways To Make Gift Buying Easier & More Intentional This Holiday Season
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Get your 4 gift rule printable tags here: https://mommadeplans.com/gifttags Christmas shopping can be super stressful especially when you don't know what to buy. It also can feel like a lot of pressure to buy too much and spend more money than you wanted to for your kids and loved ones. We're reigning it in today with some simple strategies to have…
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155. The Two Root Causes For Frustration, Resentment and Hurt With Your Family
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It seems we as moms are always frustrated about something... it's the kids, our husband, family or our home. There's always these nagging issues driving us crazy and causing us to live in a constant state of frustration and resentment. Well I've come to learn many of these scenarios are the result of two key issues - setting and communicating expec…
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154. Automation, Delegation and Rituals - A Different Kind Of Village To Make Motherhood Easier with Lauren Mora
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We’ve all heard the phrase “it takes a village” when it comes to raising children. But what happens when you don’t have enough people consistently supporting you and it feels like you’re doing motherhood all alone. To some degree, we’ve all been there. Today, we get a fresh take on how to create a village from a different perspective. A way to ensu…
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153. The Steps To Leaving The House On Time With Kids
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Getting anywhere on time is hard enough without kids but add them to the mix and you easily end up as "that mom" who's always late. So how do we actually leave our house on time and do it without so much screaming and rushing. Well, as usual, it's not a complex system to follow. It's a few simple steps that if you actually do them will help you get…
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152. How To Organize Photos On Your Phone + The Surprising Impact Of Printed Photos For Your Kids - with Chatbooks co-founder Vanessa Quigley
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Are you in the 1,000's or 10,000's of photos on your phone? The struggle is real with dealing with all the photos that accumulate on a weekly basis in our phones. From the ones we actually want, to the random screenshots to the blurry half selfies from our kids. It's an overwhelming feat to tackle decluttering and organizing our phones. Well thankf…
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151. Decluttering - When You Don’t Have Time and Need A Quick Fix, You Need The Extras Bin
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Want more decluttering & home organizing tips? I've create a custom playlist just for you with all the decluttering theme episodes in one place. Just hit play to start the journey or scroll through to find the episode that matches what you're working on now! https://www.mommadeplans.com/declutterplaylist One of the best times of year to declutter i…
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150. Organizing Your Home Is Never Just About The Physical Stuff - How To Stay In The Progress Zone - with Samantha Brown
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We all want that before and after impact of an organized home. We wish someone could wave a magic wand and make it all decluttered and organized. But there’s important lessons along the decluttering journey that can only happen when you do the work. And it’s never just about the stuff. Today we discuss the mental and emotional connection with our s…
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149. November Expectations - What Are You Forgetting? Be Prepared and Avoid The Rush Scenarios
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We are jumping into November and it's time to prepare for what's coming up over the next two months. Otherwise, you end up at the end of the year stressed out because of all the last minute scrambling and being unprepared. Let's choose the easier, happier path shall we? ;) This quick episode is a reminder of some key things to take action on and so…
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148. Raising Confident Young Kids - When To Let Them Struggle with Calli Studebaker
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We all want to raise confident kids who can face all that life throws at them. But part of that journey is letting them struggle a bit and problem solve. And a lot of this journey is for us as parents in really noticing the nuances of their behaviors and learning the skills to communicate in a way that fosters confidence. Today’s conversation is li…
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147. Intentional Awareness - How To Get Confident In Handling What You’re Not Good At
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It's easy to be confident in what you're really good at. The hard part is handling what you're not so great at. Just being able to navigate the frustrations from your kids or work or dealing with tasks that you struggle with. Can you really be confident about the tough stuff? I have a new definition of confidence for you today. One that is amplifie…
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146. How To Stop Giving In and Always Buying More Stuff For Our Kids and Ourselves - with Robyn Reynolds
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We all pretty much struggle with too much clutter in our homes. Today we try to address one of the root issues of how we get there... our buying habits that get us into trouble of constantly bringing new stuff to pile up in our house. It can start in the store with caving into our tantrum throwing children who won't stop asking for a toy or candy o…
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145. Feel Like You Just Do The Same Thing Every Day? Plan A Fancy Day
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What do you do when you're tired of the monotonous daily chores of motherhood? If your day seems to revolve around endless cycles of laundry, dishes, and picking up after your kids, then this episode has a simple yet exciting fix. Our daily routines and schedules can help us make life easier but it also has the potential to feel boring. Check out t…
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144. How To Have Routines With Your Kids When Your Schedule Is Always Different - ”What”, Not ”When” Routines
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Mom guilt is never in short supply... there's always something we feel guilty about not doing better. A lot of that can come into play based on what we think our daily routines should look like. Today, we explore the power of prioritizing meaningful moments with your children over rigid routines, especially when your changing schedule doesn't accom…
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143. October Expectations - What You Need To Get Done Now To Stay Ahead This Month
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October is here and it's time to check our expectations for the month and what we need to accomplish. I've got a super practical episode today to run through the main things of what we need to take action on in order to stay ahead. Let's avoid the last minute halloween costume purchases and not having a warm jacket for the kids. Simple things that …
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142. What Pursuing Dreams Looks Like As A Mom - The Everyday Dreams and The Big Ones - with Polly Payne of Horacio Printing
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It can be so challenging when you're in the thick of motherhood and just surviving the day, to find your own path again. To remember and pursue those personal aspirations and dreams you want to achieve. It's a form of self care to take a little time to explore what those are. Today we have a conversation on how to dream again as a mom and using the…
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141. Practice Makes Progress... Not Perfection
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Today we talk about changing one word that has a huge impact in the lessons you teach your kids. A massive shift in the expectations you place on them and yourself. A seemingly harmless phrase- "practice makes perfect" is something that is said all too often. Perfections sets up the opportunity to always find failure. Progress allows us continual o…
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140. Are You A Working Mom or A Mom Who Works? The Journey Of Doing It All... - with Jenna Worthen of Mom Who Works
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If you consider yourself a working mom at any capacity then you need to hear today's conversation. We're breaking down what it means to be a working mom and the shifts to make to better balance our work and motherhood. We're going to redefine what you want your motherhood to look like. If you don't define YOUR "all" then you end up doing EVERYONE E…
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139. 5 Self Awareness Questions To Ask Yourself In Order To Be More Productive
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Today you uncover your productivity personality by asking yourself 5 simple questions. If you've struggled to find the right daily routine or schedule that allows you to get everything done, then this episode is definitely for you. Don't forget to head over to www.mommadeplans.com/1step to get the hack to finally get ahead on "all the things"! Afte…
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138. The Unexpected Tradeoff With Becoming Efficient + Prioritizing Simple Habits with Julie Lowe - part 2
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Today continues into Part 2 of the conversation with Julie Lowe. We move from how to handle stress to dealing with one of the it's big contributors which is trying to get everything done each day. However, as we go on the journey to become more productive and super efficient, we don't end up spending our time the way we thought. Our need to always …
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137. Kid Clutter - How To Get Rid Of Stuff When Your Kid Loves Everything
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We all struggle with managing kid clutter... the toys, papers and all the stuff that comes along with kids quickly ends up taking over our house. The tricky part is when we try to declutter and get rid of some of their toys and they suddenly love everything. You know the toy they never play with is all of a sudden their long lost favorite toy... Th…
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136. Why You Shouldn’t Rely On Motivation + The Helpful Side Of Stress with Julie Lowe - part 1
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As a go-getter mom, we are always on the pursuit of being productive and getting things done. That lifestyle can be hard to keep up and be filled with added stress. So today, our guest joins in to bust the myth of motivation and what it really takes to see things through.Also, a very important dive into the impact of stress. I learned a lot about s…
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135. September Expectations - What Parts Of Your Day Do You Need To Change Your Expectations For + The Impact Of Not Communicating Expectations In Your Home
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It's that time to set expectations again with the start of a new month. We really take some time to realize the importance of setting expectations but the vital need to communicate those with our family. This includes shared responsibility and hearing from our kids. (Your free kids lunch printable is below!) Today we talk about our routines and fin…
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134. What Daily Systems Really Are and How To Use Them With Your Kids - with Laura Hernandez of Mama Systems
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The word systems can sometimes come across as a rigid method you follow... but in the life of a mom, it's simply a method to get stuff out of your brain and into a routine that makes your daily life easier. Today is all about some practical ideas on how to get through each day successfully by identifying the transition periods of your day, preparin…
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133. Daily Schedule: How To Work Part Time At Home With Kids
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Today I'm answering a listener question that I think we all have... how in the world are we supposed to work from home when we have kids?! A lot of moms have part-time jobs working at home. Which is great but it comes with a lot of challenges when you have little ones interrupting you constantly. So I go over a sample schedule for the day to achiev…
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132. Using The Seasons Method To Organize and Store All The Activities and Craft Supplies Your Kids Accumulate
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Summer is ending and we will soon switch to fall. Let's not let the summer activities and supplies continue to invade our space into fall, ok? Or the Christmas books and activities take-up space in the middle of August? All of these little things sneak their way into larger and larger amounts of clutter. Today's hack of using the seasons method wil…
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131. When Your Anxious Thoughts And Angry Emotions Spiral And Takeover - with Melissa Peduzzi of Mom Life by Design
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Have you ever felt yourself get angrier and angrier as a mom when your kids or spouse aren't doing what they should around the house? Everything starts pushing your buttons and you turn into the rage mom only to feel guilty about yelling... anyone? We have a wide array of thoughts from anxious ones to angry ones. And we tend to let those thoughts f…
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130. School Routines - Step By Step To Figure Out Your Daily Routine For The School Year Before It’s Too Late
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Back to school time! With this comes the time to transition out of laid back summer mode and get into more of a structured routine. If you don't want to feel frantic in the mornings and evenings this year, then you need to listen all the way through today's episode. I'm going to walk you through all the parts of the day so you can be ahead of the g…
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