Do you share a to-do list with your husband or partner? You know you can't do it all, and especially not all by yourself, but sharing responsibilities can be challenging. Sometimes I think we overcomplicate things. When someone asks me how they should share a to-do list with their husband, I ask - "how can you keep it simple?"
Read MoreReady to radically simplify your life? Do a time audit and pick ONE area to simplify. Brainstorm ideas and then decide how you’re going to do that (automate, eliminate, or change how you think about it). Commit to it for two weeks to start and then evaluate - is this working and do you want to continue?
Read MoreIt takes effort and energy sometimes to do the mundane, adulting chores that are just a part of life. When you batch, it means less energy spent "getting the wheels turning". Once they're rolling, you just keep rolling. And that to me is worth it. As you're thinking about what chores or recurring tasks you can batch, here are a few tips that I've learned over the years that make for a successful batching session, regardless of whether you're batch cooking or processing paperwork.
Read More"I need to figure it out"
It's a phrase I hear frequently and I want to talk about it because it's sneaky and often drains your mental energy.
How? Because it's not specific.
It creates open loops and unanswered questions that your brain desperately wants to close. And that constant scanning and thinking in the background takes extra energy that most of us don't have to spare.
Here's what you should say instead.
Read MoreYou deserve weekends that are full of life. That are fun, playful, relaxing, and re-energizing. Weekends where you make the most of the time you have focusing on the things that matter most. Life is about more than work. And you can start by reclaiming your weekends and making them a beautiful respite that's full of living.
Read MoreI implemented a few simple routines that I could do each week to prioritize my own career growth and ensure that I'd always at least have some ideas about where I was headed and what I was working toward.
Read MoreIn a recent conversation with Allison Tolman on her podcast, New Little Life, we talked about prioritizing and making time for the important things as a busy, working mom, including how to fit pumping into your day-to-day life.
Read MoreIf you have been thinking about how to stop resenting and start loving your partner too, you're not alone. What if you started evaluating all of the other things that you do in a day? You can decide that asking for help and delegating is the fastest way to get what you ultimately want - more time and space in your days.
Read MoreDo you make time for things you love that have nothing to do with work or being a mom? If you don't have a regular practice of doing this, why? Well, I want to tell you how I consistently make time to read so that you can take this lesson and apply it to the thing YOU want to go do.
Read MoreIf you’re an overwhelmed working mom, I hope you meet Katelyn and get some of these big gifts from Beyond Balance. Not a silver bullet. Because the real, messy, nitty gritty, down and dirty, silly and serious life stuff is so much better.
Read MoreThinking about a goal and taking action toward a goal are two different things. I've had the same goal for myself for the last three years but have very few results to show for it. Why? Because I realized I've been spending my time thinking, researching, and planning instead of DOING.
Read MoreHaving a plan for dinner, knowing you have all the ingredients you need, and having food on the table at a reasonable time is like the biggest exhale. Not to mention it helps keep that bedtime train on the tracks. So I thought I would share the nitty-gritty of how I meal plan for our family of 5 with a simple routine.
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