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

Are you tired of diets that don't work? Do you want to lose the weight, but don't know how?  In part one of this episode I talk with Ashley Carlotta about her company Better Health by Accountability, that she started to help moms!  Ashley Carlotta is originally from San Jose, California, but now resides in Mckinney, Texas with her husband and three kiddos. She knows that it is absolutely possible...

We all have a morning routine.  Whether you roll out of bed or you get up early.  Our morning routine may look different and that is ok!  How do you create a successful morning routine that works for you?  What habits needs to be in your morning routine? What are some examples of a morning routine? In this episode I share five must have habits that are in every morning routine.  This episode will...

We all love new products or new tools that can help our day too day lives run smoother and be more productive.  In this episode I share my five favorite tools that changed my life.  They are great productivity tools that help me manage all the things.  They help me communicate with my husband, keep track of all the things, manage my time, save useful brain space/power, prioritize my day, and the l...

Do you need more energy in your day?  Are you feeling exhausted? Do you hit that 3pm energy slump? Ah, yes! That is why we drink coffee, right friends! As moms it feels like we are always in need of extra energy because we are doing all the things, keeping track of all the things, and busy keeping the small people alive.  It can be overwhelming and the to do list just goes on and on.  In this epis...

Summer is ending and it is time for school! Are your kids excited about school?  Are you excited about school? Have you gone back to school shopping?  Any transition can be difficult.  Transitioning from the relaxation, homework free, flexible routine of summer to the scheduled, homework and activity packed routine of school can be overwhelming!  The best thing for us to do as parents, in this sea...

Do you find that your evening routine needs dusting off? It might need a bit of fine tuning or shuffling.  Did you know that your evening routine sets the pace for the next day? What you do the night before can drastically impact your morning, and even the rest of the day!  In this episode I share my top 5 must have habits of my evening routine.  These have helped me to start the next morning with...

Summer is coming to an end, and a new season is starting soon.  It's that time that all parents enjoy, the back to school shopping! Have you had nightmare shopping trips where it started off so well, but to soon you realized that you forgot the shopping list, your children started putting candy into the cart and other random items, and then everyone broke down!  Fun times! In this episode I offer...

Do you feel overwhelmed by your stuff?  Does it pile up around the house and make you feel frazzled? It can even make you feel depressed or out of control.  It is crazy how decluttering and cleaning out a few items you haven't used in years makes you feel on top of the world! In this episode I share my fifteen spots in any house that will take fifteen minutes or less to declutter.  These top spots...

What is the one thing your child needs to ensure that they grow healthy, minimize colds, and learn to regulate their emotions? It's sleep! Sleep is so important to help kids grow and develop, both physically and mentally!  How much sleep does your child need? Are they getting a good restful, refreshing night's sleep (or are they waking up in the middle of the night)? How can you tell if your child...

Many of us are not naturally organized.  Our house is definitely not Pinterest perfect, in fact it's not even guest perfect!  We dread someone coming to our house unannounced.  We wonder why being organized seems to come so easy to other moms, but not to us.  Did you know that people are not naturally organized?  It takes time and practice.  In this episode I share my top seven tricks to being mor...

It's easy to feel out of control of your day.  Especially as a mom with children at home your day can take a wrong turn at any moment, or suddenly change.  It's hard to be productive or feel in control or even be organized when you are just trying to fit in a lukewarm cup of coffee and a shower to your day! Right? In this episode I share my top five productivity hacks that help me stay on top of m...

We are more than halfway through the summer! How is your summer going? Are you creating memories and enjoying the time with your kids or are you counting down the hours before that first school bell rings? Do you feel overwhelmed, exhausted, energized, excited, or maybe even relaxed?  In this episode we slow down a bit to reflect on our summer.  We reflect what we have done so far, and what we wan...

Our world today can get the best of us.  So much of the media, news, current events, covid, and all the things can bring us down.  We may not even notice that we have a cloud of darkness over our head, or understand why we feel a heaviness in our soul.  These macro issues in the world can easily lead to micro issues in our health, like anxiety, depression, sadness, discouragement, or worry.  In re...

Our days can easily slip away from us, especially over the summer when there is little to no schedule.  The days just run together, and get jumbled up.  How do you manage your time wisely? Stay productive with kids jumping all over the house? Actually feel that you accomplished the tasks you set out to do that day?  This summer I have had to rethink about my day, and what it looks like to be produ...

How do you get your kids to eat healthy foods? Are your kids picky eaters? Do they hate trying new foods or cry at the thought of a piece of peach on their plate?  As a mom it can be frustrating, and exhausting to wage this war with your children.  At the end of the day we are all tired, and do not have the strength or energy to die on the hill of food.  So how do we get our kids to eat healthy wi...

Are there habits or things you would like to start, but just don't seem to do for some reason? Small actions, that you have trouble sticking to day after day.  Actions that you would like to become intentional habits, but they just slip through the sands of time day after day.  We all have those little actions and things that we try to remember to do, but just forget.  Like reading our Bible more,...

Cooking for your family can take forever and be overwhelming! Often times we have to stop what we are working on and try to figure out what to make for dinner, usually at 4pm when we are the most exhausted.  We race off to the grocery store and wander down the aisle aimlessly, or decide our time is just not worth it and order delivery.  In this episode I share my three easy tips to meal planning....

Do you find it hard to be organized and get stuff done?  Are things piling up or slipping through the cracks? Does the idea of being organized seem overwhelming?  Maybe you are like me and have stacks of peppers and junk cleverly displayed around your house.  It's easy to get discouraged or think that you are the only unorganized person without a Pinterest perfect house.  I hear you my friend.  Th...

Do you have a family communication board? It might look like a shared family calendar, a pin board, a chalk board, or a command center where you keep all the information that you want your people to know about all the things.  Until just recently we only had a tiny calendar that lived on our refrigerator door.  It was getting harder and harder to write out plans, and all the other information my f...

What is the messiest room in your house? It's probably the room you spend the most time in, right? For us like most families it's our kitchen!   Now with the kids home 24/7 for the summer I am finding it hard to keep my kitchen clean and decluttered...anyone else? We have cereal boxes, projects, dirty dishes, mail, books, papers, and so much more.  If you are like me, you find that it's hard to be...

Are you an extrovert? Do you recharge by being with people?  Extroverts can be quiet too, or enjoy a good book, or being by themselves at coffee shop.  By definition the main way extroverts recharge their batteries is by being around other people.  Did you know that you have special extrovert super powers? God has made you uniquely you and you are amazing! Listen in and find out your super powers...

It's summer! Are you ready for your kids to be home all day, every day, all the time? Are you already wishing that you signed them up for more activities so that they are out of your hair? Do you find yourself checking the calendar daily and already starting to count down the days until school starts again? I have done all these things, and more! Its hard transitioning from school to summer schedu...

Are you finding that you are fatigued and exhausted? So many moms wear fatigue as a badge of honor.  We are fierce advocates for our children and their health, but we forget to take care of ourselves.  Today we are taking with holistic health coach, and podcaster of Treasured Wellness, Michelle McCoy.  Michelle has coached many women through fatigue, stress, diet, and working through emotional sup...

Are you excited? It's summer! Yes! No more racing out the door in the morning hoping that your kids are wearing shoes.  No more crying over doing homework, or studying for tests and quizzes.  You are transitioning into the relaxed summer rhythm of staying up late with the sun, waking up late, and heading to the beach or the pool.  But....wait before you start your summer what is that huge bag of p...

As extroverts we need to fill our social bucket!  It is very important to have girlfriends that we can hang out with, have fun, and cultivate relationships.  In our society so many social events involve meeting up for drinks or drinks at get togethers etc.  Now don't get me wrong, I love a good glass of wine especially with a charcuterie board or a well cooked meal.  So what if you are on a diet?...