This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #NewYearNewWater #CollectiveBiasI’ll be honest. Rest is not in my vocabulary. As a mom of 4, I’ve always just figured that people with this many kids just don’t get rest. That the busy, on-the-go lifestyle is embedded in you once you leave the hospital with baby #2 (or 3 or 4…). But that ...
Time Management
Rewriting My To-Do List into a Ta-Dah List
Some days it feels like there is so much on your plate. Between all the things you have to do and all the things you want to do, there don’t seem to be enough minutes in the day to do it all. During stressful seasons of life, I’ve been known to write a to-do list that runs the length of an entire sheet of paper. And how much of it did I actually get done? Not much of it!What if there was a ...
Finding Joy When Life is Crazy Busy
As a working mom of 4, I’m becoming quite the expert on how to survive as a busy parent. But while survival is great, if that’s all I’m trying to do is just survive, then I’m selling myself short. The real challenge is to get through each day with a smile on your face and a bounce in your step. That, my friends, was the struggle I found myself in not long ago. I felt like my life was so busy that ...
How Does a Busy Mom Get it All Done?
Your coworkers are all stressing about upcoming deadlines in your department. You’re bogged down by emails, and there is a pile of paperwork overflowing from your inbox. As the day turns into afternoon you plod through the day’s tasks and daydream of eventually getting home to your kids. To get out of the office (or classroom, in may case) in a timely manner, I brainstorm all the tasks that I ...
Stay Focused, Momma! Getting More Done at Work and Home
I have what I jokingly refer to as “Flashy Light Syndrome”. Because of this disorder I am easily thrown off task by any and every flashy light in the distance. If I were a fish in a pond, I’d be hooked by a shimmery lure, no problem! In reality, it’s not just flashy lights and glittery objects that get me distracted. It can be Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter… Who am I kidding, the whole internet is ...
Make the Most of Your Time
If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be the greatest prodigality. -Benjamin Franklin Have you noticed that people can’t wait around anymore? With the increase of available technology, it seems that we are no longer capable of just standing in line. We reach to our cell phones or eReaders the second we are forced to wait for anything. Instead of spending 10 minutes ...
Be More Productive in 1 Easy Step
If you want to have more free time and improve your time management, all you need to do is list 3 things. When you start your day, take a few minutes and list 3 things that you have to get done during the course of the day. They can be any 3 things, but they must be things that you can get done in one day. Think of this list like a daily to do list. And just like a useful to do list, ...
Why You Never Have Enough Time in the Day
Have you ever thought about why it feels like there just aren't enough minutes in the day? Although I am the Rushed Mommy, I actually put a lot of effort into making sure that I have enough time during the day to spend with my family. They are my biggest priority, so it is important to me to make sure that my "free" time is spent with them. But how much free time does a working mom really have? Of ...
Saying No
One of the easiest ways to free up more time for yourself is to limit your responsibilities.For those who work, this means that maybe you don't accept the request to join another committee. Or maybe when you are at a meeting that goes past business hours, you politely excuse yourself and say you have an appointment. No one needs to know your reason for declining their request. If you feel ...
Kitchen QuickTip
I don't know about you, but I'm always looking for ways to save time in the kitchen. Between work, football practice/lacrosse practice/youth group, making dinner, lesson plans, busy babies, and everything else that's going on, I could always use a few more free minutes!One way I shave off a few minutes of cleanup time every now and then is by putting a layer of baking foil down on a dish ...