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How many times does that huge to-do list cause you to give up? Give up on lists, give up on everything you want to accomplish, and drive you into survival mode instead?!
I have been there and done that! I know you understand.
Here is a cool trick to that crazy to-do list! Getting rid of it and replacing it with sticky notes instead.
For the 'how' and 'why' ... listen in on today's episode. (it's super easy!) And it will help make things more manageable.
You got this busy mom!
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When you are neck-deep in working on your side hustle, or your part-time job from home or a volunteer position and lost all motivation to continue.
Wondering why in the world you started in the first place ...
Let's jump into this and find your motivation and inspiration to finish strong.
It's easy to do, just hard to walk through. (there may be some ugly crying on the floor) But don't let it scare you because you got this, you can handle it.
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FREE WORKSHEET TO START YOUR TIME MANAGEMENT: https://www.elitemomplanning.com/timemanagement/
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When we have so much going on ...
When we have so much that we want to do ...
Where do we even start?
How do we create time for the things that we want to do that we know will change our lives?!
In today's epsiode I'll walk you through step-by-step how we can begin!
Let's jump in ...
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FREE WORKSHEET TO START YOUR TIME MANAGEMENT: https://www.elitemomplanning.com/timemanagement/
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How easy is it to dream up and wish you could "one day" do an amazing dream your heart is set on doing.
But then what?!
... what about finding the time?
... what about when you're too tired to do the work?
... what about when the results don't come easy and you are running gout of patience?
Then what?!
How about setting the barrier for starting ... really low. Like ridiculously low. And have a reward at the end of that achievement.
Guess what?
You started! You achieved!
Now go again.
And it's these little, consistent motions forward that will turn your river of dreams into an ocean of reality!
You've got this!
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There are these crazy points and time in our mom life that we have taken care of everyone else and #allthethings else around us that we've leftover care till last.
Worse than last, because frankly, we don't get around to doing it.
There is no time, effort, or energy enough to work on or work out ourselves.
Stress rising and anxiety moving faster than we can handle ... where do we start taking care of ourselves?
Two options are if we can make some time in the margins of our life, to work on it. Or if we can build our self-care right into the daily habits that we do.
Let's start!
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Our thoughts direct how we feel and our feeling drives our actions.
What if you couldn't figure out how you feel let alone what you are thinking because everything is jumbled up inside your heart and mind?
Where would you start in trying to figure out what is going on?
Or take it a step back ... where would you even start to process what you are feeling today?
A simple answer that could be your next best thing ... journal therapy.
What is it?
Why is it important?
And how can you use this tool to find peace of heart and mind every day of your life? ... That's what we dive into in today's episode.
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FREE MINI WORKBOOK CALLED 'FINDING YOUR LEFTOVER TIME, SELF CARE FOR THE BUSY MOM': https://www.elitemomplanning.com/time/
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Telling people "No" is a skill that we busy moms need to practice because most of the times we trade our self-care hours for saying yes to other people.
Whether we are asked to trade shifts, or to volunteer at our kid's school, or to work more hours, or take on another client, or to sign our kids up for another after school activity.
The endless list of "yes's" has us running around in circles.
How do we say "no"? Especially when face-to-face with people.
And why should we say "no"?
What is the true cost of saying "yes" all the time?
Saying "no" is a learned art that is so hard to do. Listen in on today's episode for the motivational why's and the practical how's.
You got this!
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There is nothing like the mad rush of school mornings that will frazzle any busy moms day.
What if we could take a little off our plate by getting organized the quick and dirty way for school lunches.
Not Pinterest Perfect!
A huge help in the kitchen would be to NOT make our kid's school lunches but to have them do it themselves.
It will be training and teaching.
It will be messy and flops.
It will be successful and independent decision making kids that we will train.
Thinking of this as step one and a precursor to doing their own laundry to cooking food to moving out and being successful adults!
Let's dive into tips and trick to get you organized for the kids to be successful at making their own school lunches.
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Morning routine and getting out the door is the number one thing that is most stressful about our elementary kids' school day.
How can we get more off our plate when there is so much to do. How about ... by teaching the kids to do things for themselves.
This step, I believe, helps the morning chaos but more importantly, it teaches our kids the skillset that they need in order to become grown full functioning adults in society.
Teaching our kids independence in getting ready for school is messy and hard to see the boundaries lines of when to step in and teach and when to step back and let them try.
But kids with their independence have the chance to be responsible to fail and learn and grow.
With independence, they are given the power to choose what is right for themselves. And no! we are not talking serious life-altering independence (i.e. like if they can take the car for a spin) but yes! let them chose between an apple and banana for lunch even though you know they hate bananas.
This is fantastic practice for the future 17-year-old version of son or daughter that is right around the corner.
Let's jump into independent actions our kids can take for school routine.
And yep, I advocate pack-your-own-lunches, for kids ;)
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Making goals for the new school year is what we are talking about today.
Goals make us aim for a life that we want instead of life just happening at us. And September is the perfect time to reset goals and have a fresh start.
What do you want the new upcoming school year to look like?
What do you want to do and accomplish this new school year?
What do you NOT want to do?
What about your kids?
What do you want them to accomplish?
Not that they have to live up to high academic exceptions and become a grade A+ student.
But that you and the kids have a school goal to aim for. i.e. to read with my Grade 2er most school nights before bed.
What is the most important thing that you can support your kids with this new school year?
Let's set some new school year goals!
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Halfway through the summer and there is a nagging feeling like you have this looming deadline of 'back-to-school' coming at you.
What if I told you that you can get your kids prepared for school without leaving the comfort of home. Without trying to figure out your list, and your budget beforehand.
The secret weapon to back to school shopping the relaxing way ... and with NO kids in tow is --- online shopping.
In this episode, I give you solid reasons why back to school online shopping is for you. Plus tips and tricks on how to make it the smoothest experience possible.
Let's jump in.
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When you have a moment in your busy mom time what do you do?! What do you reach for that fills you up and brings you joy?
Sometimes diving through all the things that we want to do can be overwhelming and we spin in circles and get nothing done.
Other times we forget.
We've been so busy with our work, kids, home, and hubby that we are a little lost from the sassy girl we used to be.
How do we know what to do ... what to spend our time on that will make us a better mother.
The easy answer is that when we spend time on ourselves on things, tasks, books, worship songs that fill us up then we close our 5 minutes or 2 hours with a smile on our face but more importantly a smile on our hearts.
And that smile is contagious.
Our kids will see it and be affected. OUr husband will see it and be affected. Our home will be joyful and more at peace. Not perfect but calm.
So let's dive into the how-to the step-by-step figuring out what it is that you love to do and the one thing that you should be focusing on in your next spare moment.
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There are so many things that we want to do. Pet projects, a side-hustle, finishing a novel, listening to a great audiobook. A painting project.
When we are busy mommying it. Anything that is beyond the next load of laundry or the next email to "just" send can feel overwhelming.
What if we want to get into shape? What if we want to write out our grandmother's history and stories before we run out of time with her?
How do we find the time to accomplish the things that we really want to do?
I say ... let's make a plan!
A super simple plan.
With just enough of a list and productivity into it to call it a plan.
How?!
I go through a step-by-step way that you can break down any big goal and make it actionable for you today.
Listen in on today's episode.
I also created a Big Dream Goals Worksheet to help break it down visually. Plug and play the goal that you have been wanting to accomplish in the back of your heart and get started on your first small step today.
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There can be so many things that are pulling us in different directions which is overwhelming. Trying to focus on too many tasks. Trying to get all the things done ends up leaving us at the end of the week with nothing accomplished.
Or feeling like nothing is accomplished. And a whole lot of half finished projects.
Enter into time-blocking.
After setting up our day with a "normal day routine" which acts as the bone to the structure of our day we then jump into time-blocking.
Time-blocking is a great tool that can be used to keep you on track doing the most important thing, first. It can be great for not overwhelming ourselves with all the things that we feel like we should do and gives us a clear snapshot of how much we can handle.
Let's break down how time-blocking can be used by us busy moms and how to start planning out our week using time-blocking.
Need a little motivation ... time-blocking is what I used to write 1 novel in a year. Sure, it took me a year ... but I wrote 1 whole huge novel. And now I can check that off my bucket list :) Whoo hoo!
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It can be so easy to just keep a running list of all the things that we need to do. As the day goes along we can cross a couple of tasks off the top and then what happens ...
We add five more tasks on the bottom.
It's depressing and very unmotivating to look at the terrible to-dos and realize going to bed that you have more than ever when you get up in the morning.
It makes me not want to get out of bed!
I've tried a number of different systems and different to-do lists, from planners to family wall calendars, to sticky notes to complicated to simple systems.
Until ...
I came across Lisa Woodroff's Sunday Baskets episode on her podcast.
She talks about taking your to-do list and making it a to-do basket instead. One that sits on my kitchen counter, that I fill up throughout the week. And then on one day of the week, you sit down and go through it. In an organized way.
After taking her system and making it my own I've used it for over three months now and see amazing results.
My kids are independent for asking for what they need because they write it out and put it in my Friday Basket. My finances are checked and bills paid on time. I don't forget field trip forms and they don't get lost.
For more reasons why a Sunday Basket may be an answer to your to-do list and how to set one up the super simple way ... listen to today's episode.
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Why even bother thinking through and writing down a normal day routine?!
The short answer --- because it saves you time!
When you know where you are spending your time and what tasks during the day you really want to accomplish, then you know what you can handle and how fast you can handle it.
With 5 kids, my evening routine takes me about 4 hours to do. I know when I push everything back --- things will get really crazy and I will be staying up late putting kids to bed.
Creating a normal day routine is not something to use to mark yourself as a success or a failure but it's like a guidepost. Like going on a healthy diet where you know what food you can eat and when.
It cuts down on decision fatigue, time managing in the moment, and helps you say "No." to daily tasks that pop up because like an emergency.
Let's walk through ... step-by-step how to set up a normal day routine in today's episode.
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When the kids are home for the summer it's a great opportunity to take some time and intentionally make memories together.
When the kids are home from school you have this opportunity to say ... "Let's go out!" Here are a few tips and tricks to keep in mind as you start your adventure.
Field trips with the kids are fun but (especially if you are by yourself) they can be one of the most challenging things that you do as a parent. I know that whenever I go out I feel like I am always on.It's not for myself that we go on these adventures but we go for the experiences that the kids get. Which is great. Amazing and exhausting.
When the kids are home for the summer it's a great opportunity to take some time and intentionally make memories together.
In this episode, we are talking all about how to plan for and execute an 'out-side-of-your-comfort-zone' trip with your kids.
It can be a super simple but a powerful memory maker for you and your kids. Let's start making memories and building intentional relationships with our kids.
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When the kids are home for the summer it's a great opportunity to take some time and intentionally make memories together.
In this episode, we are talking all about how to plan for intentional time at home with your kids the easy way.
It can be a super simple but a powerful memory maker for you and your kids. Let's start making memories and building intentional relationships with our kids.
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Because sometimes you need to know what you are going to do during the summer. The kids are home and things can get a little crazy.
There are all the good intentions of taking your kids out to the zoo or the park or to get them to read more by going to the library. But sometimes the summer just happens and in the blink of an eye it's over and you are left with disappointment and mom guilt about all the summer 'should have's'.
So let's go over these 8 steps to easily get started in creating a summer plan for you and your kid's that actually works!
Today I'm spilling all my summer planning secrets.
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When you are so exhausted and in the place of surviving ... maybe you have a newborn. Or maybe the hubby is working his butt off and you are holding down the home fort alone. There are these self-destructive habits we can use to just "get through it."
Unfortunately, these habits can become an unbreakable pattern for us that leads us to ultimately self-sabotage.
This was me four years ago. And it got to the point where it was so bad that I came to crossroads. One path that if I chose wrong I would live with the consequences of my actions forever. It's been my dirty little secret of how Elite Mom Planning got started.
Today I'm spilling all in my first ever podcast episode.
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