Hey there, fellow moms! We get it – life can be overwhelming, and it often feels like we have to do it all. But guess what? We don’t have to do it all. One way to make life easier is to teach our kids to do some of the things we usually handle, like keeping […]

Do you have a bad habit you wish you’d change easily? Create a functional system from the bad habit by making small changes for your family and implementing new habits.

Learn how to create a before school morning routine for your kids to create consistency and help curb those early morning meltdowns.

When I get on instagram, I constantly see mom’s cooking meals that require recipes and sometimes intense recipes. But I have realized in my stage of life, recipes are not helpful for me. Unless I know the recipe by heart, I am not able to read a new recipe while cooking with a toddler either […]

I have a hard time with perfectionism. I typically want to do everything I “could” do. However, if I do all those things, I won’t make it to Friday. I have to figure out what are the most important things to get done and to what extent. I am still a work in progress, but […]

Why should we have habits? You can live your life without them, but it will make it much harder, even if you’re not a schedule person. Creating habits during your day will ease your decision fatigue. We only have so much decision making power during the day. If you use it all up in the morning, it will be harder to make good decisions in the afternoon. So, when you haven’t created a wardrobe habit of what to wear, you use that decision making power in the morning rather than saving it to make healthy choices at dinner. When you haven’t decided what breakfast to have that morning, you use that power in the morning rather than saving it to remain calm while you child is having a meltdown. For me, I have to save a lot of decision power for the afternoon when my kids have less of it and are prone to meltdowns.

When raising kids, one of the main goals in our house is they become productive members of society. Will that happen when I do everything for them? Or should I start giving them some independence and ability to complete tasks themselves? Clearly, even with young kids, it’s time to start teaching them some life skills […]

When you’re creating a new routine or workflow, a checklist can help you remember what is next without wasting brain energy on the task. If you want to start a bedtime routine, writing down the routine in order will help you remember what comes next. I use checklists for my personal and business routines and workflows in my life.

As women, we are busy. There is a lot going on that we have to manage, especially if you have kids! There is the house, schedules for everyone (you, kids, husband), likes and dislikes, etc. I know we are working towards equality in the household, but in our house, I am still in charge of all the things. When we go out of town, I like to say to my husband, “You pack for one person. I pack for four.” And let me say, I have had my husband pack for the boys and either I have to make a list or they forget something!

So with being so busy, there is a lot going on in our schedules and our brains. The best thing to do is get it on paper. I used to think I was really good at remembering things (and I am), but it frees up so much space in my brain when I know it’s on paper.

Each week and each day, I take the time to plan. Most of this is through the lens of a working mom with childcare, but I will talk about what I did as a stay at home mom. I learned most of this system when I started working full time, but I did use it when I was home full time with 1-2 kids.

The key to a smooth running household is routines – both for children and parents. Think about each routine and what would work well for your family with the ages of your children.