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Hi, I’m Bunmi. I’ve been a work-at-home mom for 17 years. Follow for encouragement, advice, and ideas. Join the club at: https://www.facebook.com/share/EBmKUatsFNJD8MJA/?mibextid=K35XfP Pop by the website: www.peacefulwahm.com
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The Unbusy Mom - time management strategies for work at home moms

Alyssa Wolff - Time Management Coach for Work at Home Moms

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Welcome to the Unbusy Mom Podcast, where I help you get enough hours to work on your business, prioritize your time, establish a no-guilt work/life balance, and set up the family routines that hold it all together as a mompreneur. Hi, I’m Alyssa - I’m a homeschooling WAHM with 5 kids, and #momlife is easy is for me. And I know exactly how to get that for you, because I started my business when my 5th baby was 7 months old. And I was homeschooling. And I STILL didn’t have to go into hustle mo ...
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What do you need to “prepare the day to embody your higher self?” That’s a quote from Allie Casazza. What do you need to have ready for you in the morning? What do you need to start off your day that you haven’t been giving yourself? Today’s topics: Practical morning routine prep ideas How to infuse your next version self into your current morning …
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Look – it’s not healthy to have a “go-go-go” family life. To feel like you’re at the mercy of your schedule. You’re the mom. YOU put those things on your schedule. And if haste and hurry aren’t serving you (which, of course, they aren’t), then you get to move those things right off your calendar. Today’s topics: The surefire way to pinpoint why you…
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This is motivation Monday, and today we’re talking about why you’re allowed to need a mentor for part of your work from home life (aka, being supermom is not a requirement!). It’s okay – you’re allowed – to feel that what you really need right now is a personal mentor to walk you through this particular area. Because at this point in your life, in …
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This is a Client Case Study, and today we’re talking about what it actually looks like to make over your schedule as a mom – aka, how you go about the process of change. Ever wondered how you actually go about the process of transforming your week (or your hour) as a mom? This is exactly what I told a client of mine recently when she wondered what …
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Are you willing to get it wrong to get it right? That's a quote from Amanda Weber. "Be willing to get it wrong to get it right." Do you know what this means for your #momlife - truly means? Today’s topics: Why your fear of taking action is actually dooming you to perpetual failure How perfectionism holds you back from your personalized route to suc…
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This is motivation Monday, and today we’re talking about why you shouldn’t wait to be sure you’re on the right track before getting started (in your new schedule or business direction). Here’s why that’s a waste of time. Why you’ll make far more progress in the same amount of time by starting messy – aka, trying anything. Episode transcript: https:…
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Today we’re talking about why you’re going to feel mom guilt even when you’re working from home – plus how to cope. So, here’s your truth bomb for today: Every mom deals with guilt. EVERY mom. The only question is what that guilt’s going to be about. You’ve got this! Alyssa Routines for introverted work-at-home moms: https://yourunbusylife.com/ Epi…
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Today we’re talking about how to get your productivity (which just means the tasks you’re working on today) in line with your priorities. If this sounds strange to you, let’s unpack it a little. Productivity is just a fancy word for what you’re putting on your to-do list. Today’s topics: The difference between productivity and your real priorities …
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This is motivation Monday, and today we’re talking about the real truth if you’re afraid that starting a business means taking time away from your kids. Are you cringing inside at the thought of your kids finding out you have something else to do with your life? Something that you genuinely want to spend your time and your talents on, that’s not ab…
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So one trap moms often fall into is thinking, “Well, but I might regret making that change. My family won’t like it. Or it won’t turn out to be the right thing for me. So I better not try it.” Here’s why I can practically *guarantee* that you’re never going to wish you’d kept everything the same…. Today’s topics: Why imperfect action is the key to …
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Do you realize that as a mom, you’re allowed to delete things? Pause a moment and let this really sink in. As one of my clients said, “Why is this so hard? What are the pressures I feel that make it so hard to just delete something from my life?” Today’s topics: Powerful prompts to uncover why you’re actually scared to delete commitments from your …
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This is motivation Monday, and today we’re talking about what to think about if you’re trying to DIY your way to business results (plus when you need to quit!). How much time are you wasting by saving money? Because at a certain point, you have to invest seed money and learn how to do the skills. Episode transcript: https://yourunbusylife.com/tryin…
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This is a Client Case Study, and today we’re talking about why you feel so much more productive when your house is tidy. Yes, it’s a thing – a neat and tidy house makes you feel more productive. This is what one of my clients discovered for herself recently. It’s like decluttering is the secret hack to get you into the productivity zone for your bu…
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Do you know when you're most productive in the morning? And are you blocking out that time for yourself, or are you letting it get taken up with everyone else's to-dos and chore lists for you? Today's rut-changing quote is from Allie Casazza, who says, “I respect myself enough to block out my mornings and shift my work schedule according to how I n…
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This is a Client Case Study, and today we’re talking about what happens when deciding what you’re going to do today takes up way too much of your time. We’ve all done it. It has to happen, you’ve got to choose today’s to-do’s, and it’s a crazy time suck. See, we don’t need to waste time making ourselves wrong for how our brain works. We just need t…
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This is a Client Case Study, and today we’re talking about how I’d have you make over your day if you’re a mom of preteens (and they just switched class schedules). Ever wondered exactly what I’d have you tweak in your day if you were my client? Well, you’re in luck, because if you’re a mom of preteens who just switched classes (and now you need to…
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Listen - restoring yourself is the most important to-do. Do you really believe this? And if you do, are you acting like it? Today’s topics: How to pinpoint the “not enough margin” problems in your daily schedule Practical, nitty gritty strategies for moms to add in rest during your business day Why taking breaks allows you to be the best coach or w…
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This is motivation Monday, and today we’re talking about why you need to get out of this time management trap NOW if you’re a 6-figure business owner. If you’ve hit the 6-figure mark, you may be thinking that you’re immune from all this productivity advice. You don’t need it anymore; you’ve already hit your goals, and unless it’s something about te…
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This is a Client Case Study, and today we’re talking about how to keep going when you’re doing the time management work, but not seeing any results yet. ‘Cause sometimes the results you see from a productivity reboot are instantaneous – and sometimes you have to stick with it just a little while longer! Episode transcript: https://yourunbusylife.co…
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Will self care turn me into a narcissist? Won't selfcare make me selfish? Isn't it fundamentally self-indulgent? Aren't I already taking too much time off? That's the question that's top of mind for most moms as soon as I tell them they need to be taking more time off. Today’s topics: What's really beneath this from a self-worth level How much alon…
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This is motivation Monday, and today we’re talking about upgrade culture vs. uplevel culture: which mindset is right? (Or are they both wrong?) An upgrade is allowing yourself to have a newer, better, fancier something that’s already in your life. (More travel, nicer clothes, sushi instead of McDonald’s, you get the drift.) An uplevel is when you b…
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This is a Client Case Study, and today we’re talking about how to use your intuition correctly to guide your next life choice – ‘cause yes, you’ve got a gut instinct that’s worth following. Here’s how. Because there’s one thing for sure – just being told to “follow your gut instinct” isn’t enough to make it happen! (I’m sorry, we don’t all just int…
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All right. You got up today and started through the motions, same as always. But at some point, you stopped to think. Is this all there is? Is this ever changing? Am I always going to have to slog through (the breakfast rush, school drop-off, night wake-ups) like this? Today’s topics: What future you has to do with your present How to pinpoint what…
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This is motivation Monday, and today we’re asking, are you making mom life hard just to prove a point? Here’s how to stop and let rest back in. I want you to give yourself permission to choose ease. Yes, you. Right now. Exactly where you are. In the middle of your kids’ messes. In the middle of that new baby, or launch for your business, or family …
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A new series on the podcast! This Week’s Tea in the Facebook group. Topics covered: Are work-at-moms neglectful? The latest scams. Sneaky MLM comments & more! Jess Jansen of Happy Studio graphic design: https://happystudio.co.za/work-with-us.html Join the group: https://www.facebook.com/share/EvhCoRqLHePSFr7B/?mibextid=K35XfP…
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This is a Client Case Study, and today we’re talking about how you can take multiple days off work when you need time to get ready for the new school year – or whatever your reason is. You know that dream of “I take whatever days off I want to with my family, whenever the need arises”? Well, my client started doing that – automatically – without me…
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So your kids have outgrown naps. And now your lovely, quiet-filled afternoon schedule has completely collapsed, never to be seen again. Screech - rewind! No, that's not how this is going to happen. You get to have a little something different about your day going forward - aka, you get to keep naptime (even when your kids are older). Today’s topics…
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This is motivation Monday, and today we’re talking about why you’re allowed to take a break from being “mom” for 2 hours – plus how to do it. Listen – you’re allowed to take yourself out of the house for a few hours, and leave your husband with the kids. You’re allowed to go to the grocery store by yourself instead of letting them all come with you…
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This is a Client Case Study, and today we’re talking about what happens when you take a vacation when you didn’t intend to – aka, how to fix a work backlog! Because sometimes your husband takes a day off when *he* needs to, but you couldn’t afford to skip everything on your own schedule. But you did. And now, you have to pick up the (productivity) …
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Have you fallen into this trap? The "I must master everything" trap? It's propagated by well-meaning coaches. Taught by outsourcing industry experts. Passed on by older moms, well-intentioned-ly mentoring younger ones. But I call bunk. Today’s topics: Why you don't’ need to prove you can master something first before you’re allowed to outsource it …
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This is motivation Monday, and today we’re talking about why keeping your house perfect shouldn’t be your top priority as a mom. Does that sound counter-intuitive? Counterproductive, maybe? (You don’t know what my kids are like! If I weren’t on top of the house, there’d be mud all over every surface, every day!) Sure, sure – I get that. But I’m ask…
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This is a Client Case Study, and today we’re talking about what to do if your kids are skipping chores because it’s summer break – but expecting you to do them! Because it’s totally understandable why you’re feeling like this, and yes, it needs to change (the chore load, not your feelings). Here’s what I told my client when she was in this situatio…
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Today we’re talking about why your handicap is actually your greatest strength (both in #momlife and in biz). This is a really weird thought, right? That the way you handle your "handicap" frees or chains other women who have that same exact trait? (Think generationally - your daughters?) Listen to what Jennifer Allwood says: "The enemy wants to ta…
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This is motivation Monday, and today we’re talking about how to find time to plan your new school year routine for the family. Hooray, it’s a new school year – except that that means now you have to plan who’s doing what subjects, and what classes, when! (Plus how this is all going to affect your nice, tidy, comfortable schedule that you spent all …
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This is a Client Case Study, and today we’re talking about what to do when your inbox is overflowing, and every time you start working on it you get distracted. This is where decluttering decision fatigue comes into play – and why you never want to make yourself look at your email (or kitchen table) again (because no matter how much of the stack yo…
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Today we’re talking about how to use the power of saying no to quit the hustle zone in time management advice. All right. You’ve got too much to do, your body is already in stress mode with the pressure building on you, and you don’t know how to fix it (for good). Here’s what you do, courtesy of Marcus Urbanski, a Swedish business coach. Today’s to…
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This is motivation Monday, and today we’re talking about the difference between motivating your kids to help out vs. leaving them to fend for themselves. Sometimes this is a bit of a tricky needle to thread for a mom, mostly because of her internal fears and what the culture is telling her about delegation and childhood, so I want to offer you a ne…
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This is a Client Case Study, and today we’re talking about whether taking breaks will help you love your business for the long term – and if so, how to actually schedule them. Do you know what you need to actually stay in this online business thing for the long haul? No, it’s not loving your job – it’s quitting hustle mode. *That’s* the secret key.…
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Today we’re talking about how much productivity it costs you when you stay up late each night. You know what I’m talking about, right? That “do I have to get up this morning” groan that rips from your throat without you even having to think about it, when you’ve pushed your bedtime just a liiiiittle bit too far (okay, a lot too far) the night befor…
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This is motivation Monday, and today we’re talking about why I just re-joined a monthly mentorship program (plus what you can learn about your own self-development from my decision). Have you ever wondered what *your* coaches are spending money on? What *they’re* investing in? Well, wonder no more, because today I’m sharing with you the latest memb…
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This is a Client Case Study, and today we’re talking about the cure for when you need to get organized, but you don’t actually want to do all that organizing or setting up systems yourself. (Yes, it’s a thing!) Have you ever had that task in your life that required a ton of organization before you could even set up and use the system? Maybe it was …
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Today we’re talking about why introverts need minimalism: this is why you MUST be a practicing minimalist if you want your family to thrive! And what I really mean is you to thrive. Because when you’re happy, and fulfilled, and moving through life in a grace-centered way? Your kids benefit, too. So here’s how minimalism actually fits in the "unbusy…
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This is motivation Monday, and today we’re talking about how to make the right decision when you’ve got 2 paths ahead of you and you’re avoiding choosing your next life direction. You know you’ve got to get off the fence and make a choice. Because this road you’re on eventually runs out, and then there is no more runway. No more room to dither. No …
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