The Mother Like a Boss Podcast

For 8 years, my husband and I (with 2 kids eventually) lived in a tiny 900 square foot apartment. Having very limited space and only one closet made staying organized challenging. Through that experience, I learned a lot about how to organize and manage small spaces by utilizing what I did have and editing out what we didn't need. In today's episode, I'm talking about how to organize your smaller...

Put an end to the idea of perfect routines (because, psst...they don't exist) and getting started with what I call "Good Enough Routines."  Good Enough Routines allow you to be successful, save time and be productive in the season you're in NOW, without worrying about what you "should" be doing. In this episode, I'll walk you through what they are and how to start implementing them now.

How many times have you spent your precious time decluttering, purging and editing your spaces only to have a tornado of stuff back in your house within a few months?  This phenomenon is what I call "boomerang clutter" and I want to help you deal with it and end it for good. 

We all know mom advice is everywhere, but it's usually unsolicited and comes with a heaping side of judgment. Today, we're changing that narrative. I asked my Homemakerish U™ students to provide the best mom advice they've ever received and the answers were incredible. I'm sharing them with you today. This is an episode you'll want to listen to more than once.

When the habits you're trying to build seem difficult and unattainable, I have a phrase that will change everything. Just. For. Today. In this mini episode, I'm going to let you know why this phrase has completely shifted my mindset and helped me create better routines and habits that are easier than ever to stick with.

They say teamwork makes the dream work, but what creates teamwork? Creating a culture of teamwork is a top priority for many families, but the question is "Where do I start? How do I promote this in my own home?" Today's episode is a deep dive into how to define teamwork in your family and how to get started with getting your family on board no matter what season you're in now.

If I could turn back time, I'd tell myself a lot. I'd teach my younger self all the things I learned the hard way so she didn't have to. Most of all, I'd show her grace and compassion so she could enter adulthood feeling prepared without worrying about being perfect. Today's episode is dedicated to the everything I'd teach my younger self about adulting.

On air coaching is back and I'm so excited to share this episode with you. Robin Prudhoe is a busy lady with older kids in a different season of her life that demands more of her than she anticipated. In this episode, we talk through simple ways for her to get started with prioritizing her schedule and getting tasks done without becoming overwhelmed.

This is my favorite concept and truly the backbone of everything Mother Like a Boss. Today we're talking about how to use the power of momentum and 5 minutes at a time to get things done without exhausting yourself. 

You ever spend the entire weekend organizing your bedroom closet only to have it back to the way it was in a month? We talk a lot of lip service in the organizing niche about "getting organized" but what about staying that way? Really, it's all about systems. So let's talk about how to create simple, sustainable systems in your life that you can keep up with.

As a time travel enthusiast (read: nerd) I love talking about the ways we view time in our society. We see it as linear and as something we have no control over. The truth is, time (as we know it) is a made up concept that we have far more control over than we think.  It all starts with changing our relationship with time and today we're going to talk about how to get started so we can unbusy our...

Productivity has nothing to do with our innate worth, but that doesn't stop us from making that leap and letting it hold us back. In mom culture, there is an overwhelming attachment from how much we get done to how worthy we feel and frankly, it has to stop.  Today we're going to talk about where this comes from and how to end it.

Modern homemaking isn't just for one "type" of mom. It isn't even just for moms. Every person living in a home is by definition a homemaker.  There are so many ways to run your home, schedule your routines and get things done, but where to start? Today's episode is dedicated to helping you find your own personal homemaking style so you can cultivate a space that feels good for your family and your...

"It's out of control!"  It's how a lot of moms feel about our houses. With everything we're responsible for focusing on, it's easy for everything to feel out of control at home. I want to help you take your home back, finally and for good. 

The idea of home management is pretty overwhelming and aren't we all overwhelmed enough?  I have a simple 2 week plan to help you manage your home without spending hours a day doing it (and even if you have no idea where to start!)

Let's face it: one sized fits all routines don't work and they haven't for a long time.  One of the reasons so many moms believe routines don't work for them is because they've been sold the belief that routines have to be rigid, have to look a certain way absolutely have to be done the same way every day until eternity. Wrong. Whether you stay at home with your kids, work outside the home, own a...

A lot of things in life are highly subjective. Messes are one of those things.  A mess to one person is perfectly acceptable and tidy to another. Clean to one person is dirty to another.  As someone that ran a cleaning business for over a decade and served hundreds of clients, I can tell you that everyone has a very different threshold for messes. Knowing what yours is (and everyone else that live...

The Mother Like a Boss™ podcast has reached a big milestone: 300 episodes! To celebrate this incredible occasion (and celebrate every single one of you that has listened over the years) I'm bringing my best friend Erika Tebbens to the podcast to interview me. I'm answering questions submitted by our audience and students, and a few Erika is throwing in for good measure.  Thanks to each and every o...

If you feel like you spend your life putting out fires, this episode is for you. One of the greatest shifts I've made in my life, in my home and as a mother is becoming more proactive than I am reactive. Whether it's in my day to day routines or my mindset, I'm going to show you have to set yourself up for success so that you spend less time reacting to the moment. 

Opinions: everyone has them, about everything, all the time.  When it comes to the inner workings of how you run your home, from bedtime rituals to how you plan your meals to the amount of screen time you allow your children, opinions are everywhere. The come from those we know and love, and those we've never met. Today, let's talk about how to deal with those opinions, whose advice you should be...

I've been putting this episode off for a while, but it was finally time to take it off the "maybe someday" list and record my feelings and thoughts.  Just like most other women, my journey to self love and acceptance hasn't been easy. In fact, some days it's been downright grueling and heartbreaking. But as my years pass, I've been able to embrace my truest self by allowing her to shine through. I...

I love food and I love helping moms simplify their home management, so the idea of "bite-sized homemaking" is right up my alley.  In a world that continues to push the "go big or go home" narrative, we're turning the tables and doing things completely differently. The Mother Like a Boss™ way of doing homemaking is modern, simple and sustainable.  I'm going to break down what the bite-sized method...

On air coaching is back and I'm so excited to share this episode with you. Jennifer Akins is a busy musician and a grandmother of a 7 month old that she takes care of often. In this episode, we talk through simple ways for her to get started decluttering and organizing her home and sticking to routines, even when she's completely overwhelmed.

"I feel like all I do is clean my house!" is one of the most comment complaints and struggles I hear from my followers, so if this is you mama, you are not alone. The thing is, after cleaning hundreds of homes over an 11 year period, I know the real reasons that it takes you so long to clean and why you feel like it's all you do. The good news is I have a solution. The bad news is it's going to ta...

I've always been a solution-oriented person, so nothing sticks in my craw quite like the fact that we discuss mom burn out constantly and yet have no real solutions to work through it. What if we worked to stop burn out before it happened? Is that even possible? I'm going to share my thoughts and the simple solutions I've found to move me away from burn out and over to a place of peace and ease.