006: Streamline Your Life as a Working Mom

10/30/18 • 17 min

In this episode I'll be diving into one of my FAVORITE topics, streamlining! As a mom of 4 and CEO, I find the best way to make time for my family and business is by outsourcing and automating.

Grab a copy of the Streamline Your Life Template in the Shop to start prioritizing and delegating!

The benefits outsourcing will have on your business, family and personal wellness.
How to evaluate time to cost and determine which tasks you should be outsourcing.
Applications and websites to utilize for finding people to help you with those boring household tasks.
Specific resources I recommend for the working mom, including dog walkers, clothing subscription boxes (for me and the kids!), meal prep services and more!

Listen Now on iTunes, Spotify, and Google Play!

Links to products mentioned during this episode

Meal Plans & Prep

Grocery Shopping

Amazon Prime Now https://primenow.amazon.com/
Shipt https://www.shipt.com/
Instacart https://www.instacart.com/

Hiring a Chef

Dog Walkers

Rover https://www.rover.com/
Wag! https://wagwalking.com/

Laundry

Cleanly https://cleanly.com/
Rinse https://www.rinse.com/
Push Laundry https://www.pushlaundry.com/

Shopping for Clothes

Stitch Fix https://www.stitchfix.com/
Trunk Club https://www.trunkclub.com/
Frank and Oak https://www.frankandoak.com/
Mac & Mia https://www.macandmia.com/
Kidbox https://www.kidbox.com/
Kidpik https://www.kidpik.com/

Odds & Errands

TaskRabbit https://www.taskrabbit.com/
Handy https://www.handy.com/

Family Memory Organizing

In this episode I'll be diving into one of my FAVORITE topics, streamlining! As a mom of 4 and CEO, I find the best way to make time for my family and business is by outsourcing and automating.

Grab a copy of the Streamline Your Life Template in the Shop to start prioritizing and delegating!

The benefits outsourcing will have on your business, family and personal wellness.
How to evaluate time to cost and determine which tasks you should be outsourcing.
Applications and websites to utilize for finding people to help you with those boring household tasks.
Specific resources I recommend for the working mom, including dog walkers, clothing subscription boxes (for me and the kids!), meal prep services and more!

Listen Now on iTunes, Spotify, and Google Play!

Links to products mentioned during this episode

Meal Plans & Prep

Grocery Shopping

Amazon Prime Now https://primenow.amazon.com/
Shipt https://www.shipt.com/
Instacart https://www.instacart.com/

Hiring a Chef

Dog Walkers

Rover https://www.rover.com/
Wag! https://wagwalking.com/

Laundry

Cleanly https://cleanly.com/
Rinse https://www.rinse.com/
Push Laundry https://www.pushlaundry.com/

Shopping for Clothes

Stitch Fix https://www.stitchfix.com/
Trunk Club https://www.trunkclub.com/
Frank and Oak https://www.frankandoak.com/
Mac & Mia https://www.macandmia.com/
Kidbox https://www.kidbox.com/
Kidpik https://www.kidpik.com/

Odds & Errands

TaskRabbit https://www.taskrabbit.com/
Handy https://www.handy.com/

Family Memory Organizing

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005: Time Batching, Self-Care and Working Mom Hacks with Erika Karl

This episode of She Starts Up is perfect for you new mamas and those of you that are working at home with kids. Erika Karl came on the show to talk about how she manages her business from home with a baby while still finding time for self care!

About Erika

Erika is the co-founder of Boom Creative, a boutique marketing agency serving clients in the fashion, beauty and luxury space. She is also a wife, new mama and the blogger behind BABESKILLS, where she shares the secrets to clean living through a glamorous lens. As an advocate of self-care, better beauty and authenticity, her mission is to help women design their thoughts to recognize the incredible power and positivity they can bring to their lives when they decide to love themselves!

Join Erika as she tells you her story while also presenting you with tips and resources that you can apply to your life!

Challenges that go along with working from home with a child and how new mamas can overcome them.
How time batching maximizes work productivity and allows for more meaningful moments with the family.
Prioritizing as a working mom, along with strategies to implement into your life.
Making time for yourself in unconventional ways as an entrepreneur and working mom with simple hacks.
Taking advantage of outsourcing tasks to gain the ultimate luxury, time.

Listen now in iTunes, Spotify, and Google Play!

Products mentioned during this episode!

I done this: https://idonethis.com/

5 Minute Journal: https://www.intelligentchange.com/products/the-five-minute-journal

TaskRabbit: https://www.taskrabbit.com/

heyboomcreative.com

Babeskills.com

Next Episode

007: Startup Moms Don't Have to be Super Mom with Heather Whaling

I am joined by a fellow startup mom on this episode of She Starts Up. Heather Whaling is president and founder of a PR and communications firm in Columbus, Ohio. She inspires me because of how she involves her son in her business and achievements to show him what it's like to be a strong working woman.

About Heather:

Heather Whaling is president and founder of Geben Communication, a communications firm in Columbus, Ohio. Her commitment to innovating communication best practices and advocating for social good (specifically paid leave) earned her recognition as an EY Entrepreneur of the Year.

Paid parental leave and how Heather makes it possible at her company.
How and why you should apply startup productivity hacks to your family, including the importance of creating family values.
How to incorporate giving back and doing good for others in your family life for younger children.
Reflecting on what your family is thankful for with a gratitude jar.
The power of asking for help as a working mother and why it's okay not to be "super mom."
How taking care of herself and asking for help allows her to be a better mom.

Follow Heather on Twitter and Instagram for more of her amazing insights and tips.