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

Summer can be magical, and stressful at the same time.  While we enjoy being together it can be easy to get frustrated and stressed trying to manage expectations, finish work demands, and meet the needs of other humans.  You might be past the fun of summer - the pool has lost its excitement, kids are bored, you want a break from feeling that you need to entertain them or you are just tired of sibl...

Are you struggling to come up with easy meals that take little to no effort, meals you can easily have on hand, and meals that are generally liked by everyone?  It can be overwhelming to find recipes that meet these criteria.  We all know that some days getting a meal on the table seems like pulling teeth or an uphill battle, especially after a long day of work and shenanigans.  In this episode we...

The summer can be tricky as far as finding momentum.  Our rhythms and schedules are off, not to mention it's a stop, start timeline with traveling for vacation.  The weather can also play a big role in motivation.  We may be enjoying the sunshine, but the heat can leave us feeling deflated, unmotivated, and lethargic.  So how do we snap out of summer vacation mode into productivity mode? After all...

Are you tired of the stress of making healthy, easy, quick meals that everyone likes? It can feel like an uphill battle to get a healthy meal on the table.  The hours of 4-8pm are the worst for trying to be productive, make a dinner, manage everyone’s attitudes (let’s face it we are all usually running low on energy and patience).   That is why I am so excited to bring on our guest today, Taylor S...

Are you dreading coming back from a peaceful vacation? Vacations can be amazing! They motivate us to get projects done beforehand, provide the mental rest and relaxation our brain needs, and they can give us the energy we need to kickstart a new work week.  So how can you make re-entry easy, simple, and manageable, instead of stressful, crazy, overwhelming, exhausting, and chaotic? Today we are go...

Do you find yourself mindlessly checking out more often than not? Maybe you find yourself always scrolling social media, or constantly being busy and productive, or leaning on retail therapy.  None of these actions are unhealthy in and of themselves, but if we are using them to medicate deep wounds we are just using a temporary bandage.  Today we have a special guest, Carla Arges.  Carla is a Chri...

Do you avoid looking at your email inbox? Do you feel overwhelmed and don’t know where to start? Are you worried that you might have missed that all important, time sensitive email? Me too! Recently I had over 2k emails in my inbox, and I was able to get them down to just 200! This is actually a project I have been meaning to do, but never got around to it.  Today we will talk about six tips and t...

Summer is a more relaxed season that naturally lends itself to self-care.  As busy moms we often put our needs at the bottom of the list.  We are busy putting out fires, navigating logistics, caring for the needs of others, managing the house, figuring out the schedule, cooking the meals, running a business, and the list goes on and on.  So how do we find time in our busy schedule to sprinkle in s...

How is your summer going? Are you enjoying it?  The second quarter of the year is now over and it’s the perfect time to re-evaluate your goals.  The summer is a great time to look back on the last two quarters, the goals you established for the new year, and to look forward to the next two quarters.  Summer tends to be a bit more relaxed in our schedules, so it lends itself to reflection.  Whether...

Summer can be challenging.  It can be fun at times, but also frustrating.  Routines, structures, and normal life are tossed up in the air.  This can be exciting, and stressful at the same time.  You might be a bit frustrated at trying to juggle it all this summer. Does it feel like things just aren’t working? No matter what you do? I hear you! It's fun having my kids home, but I feel the need to e...

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 hav...

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! ...

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...

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 socia...

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 any...

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 deligh...

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...

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 no...

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...

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 child...

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...

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 chaot...

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 mi...

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 eva...

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 yo...