The Busy Vibrant Mom - Strategic Time Management, Home Organization, Productivity, Christian Mom, Christian Parenting, Declutter

Being a working mom and trying to manage kids, school, chores, sports, vacations, and all the things I have found one extremely helpful tool that I want to share with you in this episode.  It is the Command Center!  It has helped communicate to my family what is happening when, where people need to be, what events to look forward to, and it answers the top 3 weekly/daily questions I refuse to answ...

We feel so busy every day.  How would you like to have 2-3 extra hours in your week? Yeah, right you are thinking is this a joke? Of course I would love to have extra time in my week! The possibilities of what to do first are endless....take a nap, or a shower or more coffee, or just me time!  In this episode I map out what do with my clients to help them find 2-3 extra hours in their week.  We wi...

We as working moms do so much and strive to balance work life, and all the things.  Throughout our day we are bombarded by negative messages from our culture.  We lay awake at night telling ourselves lies, and how we could do better.  Today in this episode I want to put these lies out in the open so that we together can have more peace, and know that we may not be perfect, but we are doing amazing...

Does your house look more a three ring circus than family dinner time?  I don't know if it is just in my house, but my kids are hangry and I'm tired and hangry.  No one has any patience at 5pm.  Everything feels twice as hard, and twice as complicated.  In this episode we will go over 3 simple tricks that will help you get healthy meals on the table consistently, with less stress.  Get ready, grab...

Did you know that you are doing an amazing job? So often as working moms we have guilt that we are neglecting our family or our kids, or that we aren't where we want to be at work, always feeling behind in some arena.  Like most moms you don't get very many thank you's, and your mom guilt may have you on the edge of tossing in the towel, but I wanted to encourage you that you are doing an amazing...

It can seem overwhelming to think about organizing your home or your day.  Especially if organization does not come naturally to you.  In this episode we talk about five easy habits highly organized people do naturally that help them find balance in their schedule and stay on top of it all.  These are five habits that will make your day and your week just a little easier.  Definitely grab that not...

Valentine's Day can seem like just another Hallmark holiday for couples.  You feel pressure to buy flowers, cards, chocolates, gifts and go to a fancy dinner etc.  It can be expensive and limiting to only couples.  In this episode I want to help you broaden your vision for celebrating Valentine's Day.  How do you make it fun for the whole family? How do you create your own traditions? Which tradit...

Is your kitchen counter like mine? An assortment of random items that seem to grow, find more things, and then those things have a party and invite more things?  No matter what I do stuff lands and collects.  As busy moms we don't have time to keep every surface clean, or deal with all the things that walk in the front door.  A cluttered space can cause anxiety, stress, and make you feel overwhelm...

We all feel exhausted right?  As working moms who manage kids and home and work and meals and sports and deadlines and all the to do items big and small,  it can be overwhelming and exhausting.  Running from place to place and trying to finish tasks left and right, as you cross off your to do list and drink your third cup of coffee, can make life seem as if there is not rest for the weary.  How do...

Happy 2023!  It's time to set some goals for this new year.  In episode 204 we discussed goal planning, but you may not know just where to start.  Do you feel overwhelmed at the thought of setting new goals?  Maybe you are discouraged about the goals or events of last year.  Does goal planning just seem like a waste of time?  You don't have much time anyway as a busy mom managing to do tasks, your...

Do you find time slipping away throughout your day?  You get ready to go pick up the kids from school and wonder where your day went?  We have all been there my friend! I love procrastinating especially when there is a task I am not too excited to get started on, sound familiar?  In this episode we will talk about three tips to stop procrastinating and be more productive.  Pop in those ear buds my...

Do you want to save time and be more efficient during your work block?  If you are like me then you only have a few precious hours to work during the day when your kids are busy or at school.  How do you save time in your work block so that you can be productive and make the most of your time?  Today we are going to talk about 3 easy, yet important steps that will help you focus and stay productiv...

Do you feel overwhelmed trying to find the balance between work and life?  Are you scrambling to get in work hours before you have to go pick up kids?  Do you find yourself putting in extra time after the kids go to bed?  Or are you finding that you just don't have the time to make dinner, engage with your kids after school, or take a deep breath?  We as moms wear so many hats.  It's hard to keep...

It's the new year! The new year feels so shinny and new, it just begs us to reset, reflect, and set some new goals for 2023.  In this episode we discuss three areas to set goals, tips to setting goals that get results, and how to help you dream about the goals you would like to achieve by December 2023! Start thinking about your goals for this next year, and pop in those ear buds.  Grab that coffe...

It's 2023! I am so excited to share my vision for this next year, some fun things coming up in the podcast, and get back to basics.  This next year I want to help you as a working mom to have more time in your week so that you can pour into your kids, your marriage, and yourself.  My goal is to give you practical time saving tools to help you have extra hours in your week, so you have time to take...

This month we are focusing on starting a new healthy habit each day.  It's a new year and I want to help you start some new habits to keep you feeling great with more energy and more vibrancy.  As we go through this challenge for this month, you may be finding it hard to stick to these new habits, so I have three helpful tips for you in this episode.  I talk about three secrets to how to make it e...

Happy New Year! The most popular New Year's resolution is to loose weight, but it never works. Right? We all have good intentions and want to get healthy.  The start of a new year seems like the perfect time for a fresh restart.  But diets and trying to loose weight never seem to work out the way we think they will.  In this episode I talk about why New Year's resolutions don't work, and three eas...

Thank you friends! I am beyond excited that this podcast has made it to 200 episodes!  Thank you so much for being a part of this adventure with me! I want to give back to you and bless you. Imagine starting out 2023 with extra hours in your week.  What would extra time in your week look like? More sleep? More time with your family? More time for your spouse? More time to do the things you want to...

Are you overwhelmed by kid clutter?  All the new Christmas toys? All the stuff that piles up around the house?  Now is the perfect time to declutter and teach your kids how to declutter.  They have new fun toys that they received over Christmas, so they are more likely to let go of some of the things the older toys they haven't used.  In this episode we talk about three simple steps to make declut...

Hello friends, do you find that you need more energy in your day?  Do you drink more coffee than water? Are you running into the afternoon energy slump? Maybe you have foggy brain, and you just can't seem to be productive during your work block and get things done.  Well you may be missing the number one key to giving your body more energy.  You may be sleep deprived! In this episode we will troub...

Christmas is such a magical and beautiful season.  The decorations, twinkling lights, festive music, cozy blankets, Christmas trees, beautiful packages, yummy food, warm drinks on cold nights, the list can go on and on.  So why do we feel like something is missing?  In this episode we will do a bit of reflection and a deeper dive into why we feel this strong sense of something missing, especially...

Do you ever find yourself mindlessly scrolling through your phone? Is your phone the first thing you reach for when you wake up? Do you catch yourself texting at red lights or when your kids want your attention?  We have all been there my friend.  In this episode I interview Arlene Pellicane, the author of Calm, Cool, and Connected.  Her newest book reminds us to slow down and take a look at our d...

Its almost the 2023!!! Let's start this next year out right and find the perfect planner for 2023.  Finding the perfect planner for you may take some extra time, but it is definitely worth it.  In this episode we walk through three must have things in your next planner that will help you manage your time, organize your thoughts, plan out your week, and categorize your to do list.  Grab that notebo...

It's the Christmas season! It is such a wonderful magical season with so many fun events to go to and things to do.  At the same time it can be overwhelming!  As a mom a lot of the Christmas to do list falls on our shoulders, not to mention the mom guilt to make the season magical and memorable for our kids.  In this episode I want to share some of the things I purposefully don't buy and that I do...

Do you find yourself digging through piles of paper?  Hoping that you don't find an overdue bill or a notice from your child's school or something worse at the bottom of the stack?  Maybe you are looking for tickets to an event, a lost document, something your child brought home that you need to find and sign by yesterday? If we are living in a digital world then why do we get bombarded, and feel...