Mornings can be stressful.  Whether it be trying to get kids out the door to summer camp, out the door to school, trying to figure out the day, or just mentally dealing with the demands of kids first thing in the morning.  I don’t know about you, but I need some time to mentally wake up and be prepared to deal with what comes my way.  I am far more level headed, clear, kind, and patient when I have some time to myself.  So how do we structure and manage our morning when we are missing the...

Are you feeling overwhelmed and frustrated as you begin the summer with kids at home? How do you keep things organized, stay on task, and declutter your home when you have kids who need your attention every moment?  In this episode we have an amazing guest, Emily McDermott, podcast host of Mom’s Overcoming Overwhelm.  She is a mom of two boys, a wife, and has been decluttering for over 10 years!  Recently Emily was on The Busy Vibrant Mom podcast on episode 290, teaching us how to declutter...

It’s summer y’all! In times past I have shared the top ten things that are saving my life that season.  You enjoyed the past episodes, so I wanted to do one specific to summer and what things are saving my life in this current season.  These include things associated with parenting, kids, work, time management, personal care, mental capacity etc. Grab a notebook so that you can write down and take away what works for you.  Hopefully some of these things might spark your creativity and give...

You may be stressing over trying to balance work and kids over the summer.  Answering the question, is this possible? How do I get client work done with my kids home over the summer? If so, you are in the right place.  Today we have a special guest, Camille Kurtenbach.  She is a multitasking mom of two, a loving wife, a coffee lover, and a proud dog mom.  With nine years of experience in the social media space, she has honed her skills as a freelancer creating engaging content, managing...

We all love a good vacation right? Hanging out on the beaches of Hawaii, listening to the waves lap against the shore, while you sip on a tropical drink with a fancy umbrella.  As parents our vacations never look like this! When was the last time you actually sat down or relaxed on vacation with kids? Most of the time you are packing up for a day of adventure, feeding your kids snacks, seeking anything that will keep them busy other than screens.  Right? In this episode we will talk about six...

Today you are in for a special treat as Erin Attere joins us.  Erin left her 6-figure job in corporate America to change her life, her family’s life, and the lives of women worldwide. Erin now works for the fair trade company Thread WorldWide, where they help empower women and give them the tools to escape poverty.  It is an incredible company that I recommend you check out.  Erin is such a delight! In this episode we sat down together and talked through how to plan a summer adventure, how to...

It’s summer y’all! MayCember is crazy and then we get dropped into summer.  It takes awhile to adjust and relax into a new schedule.  Once things settle down, and we all settle into a more relaxed schedule our kids start whining that they are bored.  Do you have that problem too? My son actually wrote his own list of 130 things to do when he was bored.  He wrote them on several pieces of paper and then taped them to his wall in a long line.  Mind you some of them were “ask mom when we can...

Can you believe school is out (or maybe it will be soon) and summer will be here? Summer is a different animal.  It’s fun having your kids home, a more relaxed schedule, and planning adventures. One of my favorite podcasts, The Lazy Genius, asked a very important question that we will dive into today: what can you do now that will make summer easier? It's a question we often ask, what can we do now to make it easier for future me?  Today we will dive into three things you can be doing now...

Summer is coming my friends! Summer is a different animal than the rest of the year.  Our rhythms change, our schedule changes, logistics change, and most everything else.  It's a good time to slow things down, and make room for other things.  I heard a speaker, Emily Ley talking about how she created the “how to be a person camp” and it took off! I love this idea, so I wanted to share it with you and try it this summer with my family.  Ambitions, I know! In this episode we will talk through...

Summer is almost upon us my friends! School is coming to an end.  It’s the middle of May, life is crazy.  You might be starting to think about your summer plans and the fact that soon your children will be home all day, every day, eating snacks and crying that they are bored.  While you are desperately trying to get work done, meet deadlines, and be productive as if you didn’t have screaming children in the room next door.  So how do you survive the summer you ask, without going insane!? Glad...

We are definitely in a season of spring and refresh! As we inch closer to summer and kids start counting down the days to summer, and we start counting down the days until our schedule drastically changes, it is important to evaluate our time.  We know that when summer hits our schedule and our time will look different.  In preparation for our kids to be home more we need to evaluate our time and what habits we need to change for summer.  In this episode today we will be talking about...

Welcome to MayCember! Its that crazing time of year when everything happens! School honors awards, end of year sports awards, teacher appreciation, concerts, productions, etc.  All the things! It’s just like Christmas, but no presents at the end! So how do you get through it without pulling out your hair? Good question! Today we will talk about six tricks to make your life easier during this chaotic time.  Grab that notebook or just listen in.  Let’s get started!  I pray this blesses...

It’s Maycember, are you feeling burned out yet? It’s that end of school season when all the parties, performances, sports events, shows, awards, teacher gifts, and everything gets jammed into the last few weeks before school is out!  This idea of re-evaluating priorities can not come at a better time! It's the season of spring, and that means cleaning, and re-evaluating priorities - what things might be working for you and what might not! In this episode we will talk about how to re-evaluate,...

We are heading into spring! As we do so I wanted to help us think about ways we could declutter not just physical spaces, but also mental and even emotional clutter. Oftentimes we focus on decluttering the physical things that we can see, but so often we need to declutter our mental spaces as well.  It's easy to focus on the physical things because those grab our attention, but we also need to evaluate our mental clutter.  An overload of mental clutter can lead to decreased productivity,...

Do you feel overwhelmed at all the day to day tasks?  Keeping everything together, managing all the things, remembering all the things, staying on top of all the tasks and things can be overwhelming!  In this episode I want to give you some practical easy household tips to help you feel less overwhelmed and exhausted.  If you have a notebook handy feel free to grab it.  If not just listen in as you are driving or doing laundry.  Let’s get started!  I pray this blesses you!MichellePS. If you...

It feels like we all wear a badge of exhaustion and overwhelm as moms, whether we work full time, part time, or volunteer.  If you ask anyone how they are doing they will probably say “crazy busy.” Our society values productivity, time management, goals, achievement etc.  We all know that if we continue at this pace of more, more, more, it will just lead to burn out: physically, mentally, socially, spiritually, or emotionally.  So how do we stop the merry-go-round if we still need to actually...

It feels like we all wear a badge of exhaustion and overwhelm as moms, whether we work or not.  If you ask anyone how they are doing they will probably say “crazy busy.” Our society values productivity, time management, goals, achievement etc.  We all know that if we continue at this pace of more, more, more, it will just lead to burn out: physically, mentally, socially, spiritually, or emotionally.  So how do we stop the merry-go-round if we still need to actually do all the things? In this...

Being a mom as we all know takes work, and it can feel lonely and weary at times.  We do so many of the same tasks in and out.  It can seem like a never ending merry-go-round of routines, meals, cleaning, laundry, making lunches, driving carpool, working on homework etc.  So what is the one thing that all tired, weary moms need that can flip the switch to energize them and give them joy? Besides a close daily relationship with God and time in His word, they need community! We are created for...

Oftentimes we feel invisible as moms, or that our work, and day to day tasks don’t really matter.  We do the same things day after day, and get little or no appreciation or praise.  Usually it’s the opposite, we feeling exhausted, drained, overwhelmed, mentally tired, and run down by the end of the day.  But I’m here to let you in on a little secret, your work does matter! One quote that I love is: when you look back you will realize that all the little things were actually big things.  Today...

Do you feel frantic as you try to get out the door every morning? Maybe your kids continuously forget things or you feel frustrated that you are always late.  It can feel like an accomplishment to just get kids to school, right?! If you are looking for an easier non yelling, calmer, and more peaceful morning then you are in the right place.  Your morning doesn’t have to start with feeling frantic and stressed.  In this episode we will talk through three quick tips to a stress free morning. ...

Are you struggling with worry or anxiety or overwhelm? I’m so glad you are listening today.  We are going to talk through six mentally calming habits that I encourage my clients to fit into their schedule.  My clients and I work together to make sure that they have time to do the things that light them up and that decrease worry, anxiety and overwhelm.  If you’ve felt anxious or just wound up and don’t know why this might be the episode for you.  We will talk through six mentally calming...

Are you frustrated trying to find time to declutter? Do you feel overwhelmed by your stuff? As working moms its hard to find the time to declutter.  Our weeks are filled with projects, work, managing our home, taking kids to school, helping with homework, meal planning, attending sports games.  The list goes one and on, so when do we have time to declutter? In this episode we will talk about some of the reasons why mentally it’s hard to declutter, how to fit decluttering into our busy...

Do you feel guilty at the idea of ordering take out again? It can be a struggle to get healthy food on the table.  As busy moms it’s easy to get in a rut or to throw up our hands at the end of the day.  How many times are you deep into a project and finally finish up to realize it’s time for dinner and you have no clue what you’re cooking? You open the fridge, but everything seems like too much effort, so you just order DoorDash for the 3rd time that week.  Or you bring kids home from a long...

Do you find it next to impossible to fit in a workout? Do you constantly feel guilty about not working out? Are you frustrated at not having the time to workout? Are you jealous of other moms that make it look so easy? Working out can be hard, and fitting it into your already busy schedule can be even more challenging.  In this episode we talk about three solutions for fitting in a workout, how to stick with it, and how to make it work for you.  Grab that notebook, we are going to dive right...

Oh, the laundry! Our nemesis and our friend! Do you feel frustrated when your child uses their sweatshirt as a napkin? Is your laundry room a hot mess? Are you tempted to just put the dirty clothes back in the drawer and hope they last another week? Laundry, the mail, taxes, they are all things that never end! And they can be overwhelming, frustrating, and annoying because they just keep growing! So if you are a busy mom who doesn’t have time to deal with laundry then let’s figure out a game...