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

We have been put through the wringer, especially the last year and counting with Covid.  Moms more than anyone suddenly took on more roles and had to adapt to more changes than any other group.  After adjusting to life, then life with Covid and distance learning, and now adjusting back to a different form of school is all a bit difficult to adjust to.  This year more than ever I feel overwhelmed w...

Now your kids are finally in school, so what do you do now? What does your day look like? Especially if you have very little ones who have just started kindergarten.  Your day was full of running around, playing games, breaking up fights, keeping kids busy, feeding kids, and all the things.  Now that they are off to school your house may seem a bit quiet, and a bit sad and a bit lonely.  I have be...

Do you want to know how to train your spouse?  We all secretly wish we could train our husbands to stop doing the things that drive us crazy. Right? Leaving laundry around the house, forgetting to clean up after themselves, doing dishes, all the things.  So what is the secret? Listen up, in this episode I talk about ten steps to training your spouse....so let's dig in!  I pray this blesses you!  M...

Hello friends! Do you find yourself getting sucked into the black hole of social media on your phone? Are you spending countless hours you don't have scrolling through social media sites, or browsing the internet?  Maybe you want to detach and numb the craziness around you or the screaming children or the dishes in the sink.  Maybe you are feeling depleted and just down.  I have been there to my f...

Hello friends! As a mom our day can seem like a roller coaster of emotions, kids, needs, wants, the urgent.  Our day can be joyful one moment and down in the dumps the next.  It is just part of the job of being a mom and dealing with kids who are still learning to regulate their emotions, control their reactions, and care for others.  In this episode I share why I started podcasting, and the top 1...

Hey friend, as summer melts into fall and the seasons change.  We tend to take the time to connect and reflect on where we are with our yearly goals.  It's a good time to contemplate what things we want to change and what things are going well.  Often times we focus on our weight or our body image, whether that is due to the constant bombardment by our culture or indulging over the summer or the f...

It's fall y'all! As the summer is fading away and the school year is starting up we are all feeling a bit stressed at this new transition to structure and schedules.  Do not fear! In this episode I give seven practical, easy tips on how to make the transition back to school smooth and seamless for you and your family.  Do you want to know now what can help you in the next few weeks reduce stress a...

We just recently concluded our Summer Success Series.  As moms we have so much to learn from each other!  In this episode I touch on my top take aways from our series from meal planning, teaching kids life skills, relationships, the importance of taking time for yourself, and so much more.  I also touch on a few problems that we as moms face from laundry, to kids, to emotional baggage, to every da...

Do you fight the comparison monster too?  Thinking about "what if."  We are constantly faced with comparison in our world.  Every day we may feel that where we are is not enough, what we have is not enough, the job we have is not enough, the house we have is not enough, etc.  What if we had a boat or a beautiful ski house or a house on the beach?  What if I looked amazing like her? If only my chil...

The continuation of our fun conversation with my dear friends Alise & Elise.  Come grab a cup of coffee and pull up a chair and listen in.  We talk about the value of friendship, realness about parenting, and the hard days vs. the joyful times.  The ladies share fun summer memories, and all kinds of craziness.  Listen in, laugh, and connect with the real parenting problems & solutions.  Enjoy!  I...

Have you had time to reflect over this summer? A time to connect with your family and yourself to check in?  Have you done the bucket list things you want to do?  Have you had time to recharge with your kids? This fall will be a huge transition for all of us.  The time of Covid, social distancing, masks, distance learning, and all the things.  It will take a lot of energy and grace to return to no...

Come grab a cup of coffee and pull up a chair and listen to my two dear friends Alise and Elise.  We talk about the value of friendship, realness about parenting, and the hard days vs. the joyful times.  They share fun summer memories and all kinds of craziness.  Listen in, laugh, and connect with the real parenting problems & solutions.  Enjoy!  I pray this blesses you!  Michelle  PS. If you need...

In this episode we tackle a great question that came up in our Facebook group, The Busy Vibrant Mom.  We explore what to do when your kids leave a wake of toys, food, and stuff all over the house.  Kids are wonderful collectors of stuff and not very good about putting things away, right?  Here we talk about some simple tricks and tips to get your kids to pick up, so that your house does not look l...

Grab some coffee and sit down with myself and my good friend Larissa as we discuss summer after covid with kids, dealing with tweens, encouraging summer fun, and so much more! Larissa is a professor, mom to three energetic boys, and an amazing wife.  This is an honest conversation about the growing pains of summer after covid, dealing with the constant screen battle, waking up early, encouraging k...

Are you dreading the sex talk with your kids? Thinking that it will be awkward and embarrassing.  Are you avoiding it?  Listen up, in this episode we will cover four easy steps to make this talk easy and fun, instead of a dreaded awkward conversation.  We talk about cultivating communication, why to establish yourself as an expert, what resources to use, and how to make it fun and special, rather...

I am very excited to introduce my sister, Suzanne Lima who is a busy mom of two very young boys (ages 2 and 4 months), a wife, and a humans rights lawyer in DC.  Talk about busy! We tackle life with crazy active toddlers, how to make time for you, what to prioritize, how to keep your house picked up, and how to make your days move joyful and less like a routine.  Lots of good advice, especially fo...

Summer can be fun, but also frustrating at times, especially after being at home all together for over a year.  We are finding that our kids have picked up swearing from TV, outside sources, friends, and other influences.  In this episode we talk all about swearing - how to start talking to our kids about swearing, our policy as a family in regards to swearing, what to do when your kids swear, and...

Summer is a wonderful time to create fun memories with your family.  In this episode I get a chance to talk to my very good friend, Cassie Tenny.  She is a busy vibrant mom as a pastor's wife, a homeschool teacher for her two bouncy boys, a piano teacher, a worship leader, and the list goes on.  We talk about one of the very common pain points of running errands, cleaning up clutter at the end of...

 I can't believe this is the 50th episode!  To celebrate today I thought it would be great to talk about a light topic like porn. Crazy right? But no seriously, God put this on my heart as a necessary conversation to have with your kids now while you have extra time this summer and again before school starts.  The statistics of our youth as young as 8years old dealing with a porn addiction is stag...

Summers can be difficult especially when our normal schedule and routine gets tossed out the window.  Listen in to my conversation with Heidi Bramm from Covered Beloved.  We talk about how to fit in work and watching your small kids, and helpful fun tips that might keep your little ones busy for a bit so that you can get some necessary work done.  We also talk about how summer is an important time...

Come jump into our first guest interview in our Summer Success Series.  In this interview with Jennifer Berry, a teacher and mom of three elementary age kids.  We go over a very common pain point, the laundry!  We talk about tips and tricks to getting laundry done when you are exhausted.  We also talk about lots of summer hacks and tricks to create a fun memorable summer!  I pray this blesses you!...

Hello wonderful moms out there in podcast land!  My goal in starting this podcast was to use the gifts God has given me, and the tips and tricks that have worked for me as I raise our three small pets (I mean kids).  In looking back at this goal I thought it would be fun to do something different for the summer.  This summer I'm interviewing several moms.  Coaching them through easy solutions that...

Heidi Bramm is a sweet friend who has opened her heart to God and works to seek faith infused motherhood, mindset, and holistic living.  As a wife and mother of four Heidi shares how her faith journey began, how to hear God's voice, how to encourage your kids to connect with God, how to cultivate an atmosphere of heaven as a busy mom, how to keep a clean healthy toxin free home, and 3 simple steps...

Hey moms it's summer! I feel like every time I turn around I'm reminded of diet, weight loss, healthy eating, hydration, or working out.  Is it just because it's swimsuit season? Or do you feel that way too? We are constantly bombarded by healthy decisions and body image.  It can be exhausting!  In this episode I want to encourage you wherever you are in your health journey by giving you some easy...

The last year has been challenging to say the least.  As moms we have had to take on more roles and help uplift the physical, emotional, academic, spiritual, and mental pieces of those in our household.  We have comforted friends who have lost loved ones, friends who have experienced a difficult marriage or divorce, friends who have lost a job, friends who have dealt with health issues both physic...