I absolutely love connecting productivity concepts from high-powered business executives to mom life and homeschooling. It just gives me joy to make my life at home more efficient and effective. I fully believe in the concept of work smarter, not harder.I view productivity as tips and ideas to make my life easier so that I…
Why do we need to treat homeschooling as a job? For a long time I thought what I did as a mom and as a homeschool mom did not count. I fell into the trap of believing that other people are out in the world doing something “important”. Sometimes I still get caught in these myths.…
Let me begin by saying that balancing any kind of activities is a myth. It is a concept we are all trying to chase without success. But it is catchy. It is a phrase that is accepted in productivity conversations and something we are all hoping for. So however you or I define it, what…
I have found freedom in list-making. I know those two are contradictory statements but stick with me for a minute. When I know what I need to get done, what is expected of me, what I want to see accomplished, then I can choose what to do. I can make a conscious decision to spend my…
In 2016, I was spending my time in a reactive state. Constantly overwhelmed by everything that needed to be done. I felt like I never actually made progress on the things that mattered to me. I was wondering if this was really what my life was supposed to look like. I lived in an exhausted…
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