My Process for Reaching Goals

Are you taking "photos" of your life? Are you taking snapshots and notes so that someday in the future you can look back and celebrate how much has changed? How much you've changed and grown? And are you taking the time to dream about what it is that you want to "plant" in your life? Being able to see and celebrate your progress is a skill and it’s not one that most of us are taught. But it’s crucial to feeling good in your life.

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How to Survive Maycember

This is the time of year when everyone realizes that it’s almost the end of the school year and so we rush to fit all the things into the calendar while also juggling the holidays and other events that are fixed in May. I don’t have it all figured out, but I’m borrowing some of the strategies I use in December to create an intentional holiday season and applying them here.

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What to Do When You Over-Commit

It's incredibly easy to get swept up in the excitement of warmer weather, being with friends, celebrating end of school and everything else. So of course, the topic of over-committing is top of mind. Maybe it is for you too. Maybe, like me, you’re in a position where you’re already in the thick of it, wondering what you can do. What can you do if you've already said yes, submitted the registration, or made the commitment in some shape or form?

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How to Share Household Tasks with Your Spouse

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?"

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Katelyn Denning
Does Batching Save You Time as a Working Mom?

It 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.

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Trying to 'Figure Out' Life as a Working Mom?

"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.

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How to Make the Most of Your Weekends as a Working Mom

You 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.

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