Want to know one of my best productivity secrets? It’s the way I can accomplish all the things as a MOMpreneur. Mom-ing, working, life, meals, chores, projects, blah blah blah... all. the. things. Here ya go:
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Annie’s busy with her kids, home-based business & trying to keep up with the house. She’s goes and goes, but just can’t seem to get ahead. There’s clutter in every room, creeping onto surfaces and spilling onto the floor. She picks up, cleans around it, and stuffs what she can behind closed doors... feeling beyond frustrated, she is just over it. She has better things to do, but here she is *again* shuffling around stuff and getting nowhere. It’s time for a change. It’s time to move seamlessly through her day, popping things easily back into their homes once they’re no longer being used, and saving her precious time (& frustration) every dang day. It’s time for her house to feel like a home... where she can play with her kids, entertain her friends on weekends, and just unwind with her hubby at night. But how? One of my pet peeves is wasted time! Mama you are too busy to waste time when you could be saving it. When I have the chance to automate anything, I do it. I’m a believer in not recreating the wheel, when the wheel works so well. As promised, here’s a peek behind the curtain on how I’m working efficiently & saving time. “How could I possibly add one more thing to my to-do list?” you ask yourself as you stare blankly at the pages of your overly full planner. “I already don’t have enough time to get all of this stuff done, now I’m supposed to do *this* too?” Exasperated and frustrated, you sink back into your chair. So how are you going to do it? How are you going to add that one more thing busy mama? Whether it be homeschooling... or cyber schooling... or a weird alternating schedule that combines traditional school with on-line school... we’re about to embark on an interesting school year. My 16 y.o. son is going to be heading back to that weird... ahem, unconventional option I mentioned while my almost 5 y.o. son will be staying home for a traditional homeschooling experience, led by yours truly (with some help from my MIL on my workdays). I have to admit, I have some apprehensions about how it’s all going to play out.
I realized rather abruptly that I need a plan. You need a plan too. And anytime you’re going to add something to your schedule, well something’s gotta give. Your options are: It’s early morning and I’m in my kitchen, trudging from the coffee pot (where I pour a fresh cup of life) to the pantry to get out breakfast (cereal & fruit today, because homemade pancakes are reserved for slow Saturday mornings). After the kids eat and they’re washed up and playing, I’ll dust the living room and then answer some emails in between wiping bottoms, filling sippy cups, and getting down on the floor to read a board book (for the thousandth time) to my fair-faced baby-girl or join the land of make believe pushing cars and tractors around with my creative little guy. Sometimes there’s a break for mindless social scrolling... and on occassion, there’s the need to put out a fire (figuratively speaking of course, well there was that one time - but that’s a story for another day). Checking my watch I see it’s almost lunch time, so there I head, back to the kitchen to prepare another meal. Pulling out leftovers I notice the feeling of emptiness, and my mind wanders... there has to be something else to focus on, something more than just going through these motions, just making it through the day. Eww, mom’s aren’t supposed to think like that, are they? My mom-guilt kicks in shaming me, can’t you just be grateful you have these precious little people to take care of. Yes mom-guilt... of course I am grateful, 1,000% I am. After giving myself a talking to I try to ignore the pull that won’t leave. Now so strong it’s echoing in my mind, that maybe there is something more. Could I be made for something more than this? I know there are some of you reading this saying YES, yes, I know those feelings! I have been torn like this before. Maybe, you’re torn right now. Maybe you’ve been there and shoved it back down, buried under the discomfort of said mom-guilt. Or perhaps, you went with it; saw it as a sign, that yes, your purpose was even bigger than this. Yet, you find yourself still struggling with that heavy motherly burden, that has been instilled in us (not even subconsciously, but often times like a bat to the face - that this isn’t what a “good mom” does). Still with me? It's about to get really GOOD! |
AuthorBobbie Dull is The Simplifying Specialist! Using her background as a Professional Organizer, Time & Home Management Consultant, and Certified Life & Health Coach she works with women who feel stuck, stressed and depleted by the daily monotony of life {especially mom-life}. Don't Miss It
September 2020
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