027: The Secret To Getting Your Time Back As A Busy Mom

11/07/19 • 38 min

If you're anything like me, you struggle to get everything done in a day and often feel like you can't fit in the important things.

You need a way to find more time in your week!

This week on the Simple Home Podcast I interviewed Jamie Dadant. She's an expert when it comes to finding extra time in your day and setting your priorities so you can feel good about what you've accomplished by the end of each week. She breaks down 5 simple steps you can take each week to find 5 or more extra hours of time.

I learned so much from this episode and was easily able to take her tips and apply them to my life right away. These are my favorite kinds of episodes. (Practical and easy to implement!)

The best part is, Jamie gives you a free PDF worksheet to walk you through the process she outlines in the episode. Make sure to download the worksheet before you listen.

Key Takeaways

Why ‘busy’ can feel like a badge of honor.
The mom guilt that comes along with doing less.
How to get clear about your priorities.
5 simple steps you can follow to find 5 or more hours in your week.
The mindset shift that's essential to living a more intentional life.

Learning how to find more time and use your time with intention will change your life. No longer will you constantly say, "I'm busy", or feel drained at the end of every day.

Learn how to use this 5 step process to plan your week.

Links For This Episode

Another Episode About Time Management (For you overachievers!)- How To Get More Time In Your Week
Jamiedadant.com
Weekly Planning Worksheet
From Burnout To Balanced Course
#1000 things challenge
Time tracking workbook

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If you're anything like me, you struggle to get everything done in a day and often feel like you can't fit in the important things.

You need a way to find more time in your week!

I learned so much from this episode and was easily able to take her tips and apply them to my life right away. These are my favorite kinds of episodes. (Practical and easy to implement!)

The best part is, Jamie gives you a free PDF worksheet to walk you through the process she outlines in the episode. Make sure to download the worksheet before you listen.

Key Takeaways

Why ‘busy’ can feel like a badge of honor.
The mom guilt that comes along with doing less.
How to get clear about your priorities.
5 simple steps you can follow to find 5 or more hours in your week.
The mindset shift that's essential to living a more intentional life.

Learning how to find more time and use your time with intention will change your life. No longer will you constantly say, "I'm busy", or feel drained at the end of every day.

Learn how to use this 5 step process to plan your week.

Links For This Episode

Another Episode About Time Management (For you overachievers!)- How To Get More Time In Your Week
Jamiedadant.com
Weekly Planning Worksheet
From Burnout To Balanced Course
#1000 things challenge
Time tracking workbook

Previous Episode

026: The 6 Phases Of Successful Decluttering And Organization

Have you ever been in the never ending cycle of organizing and reorganizing and putting things in new containers, and moving things to a new room and organizing again? It feels like it never stops, doesn’t it? I know this all too well from my own experience.

Decluttering and organization can be never ending.

The terms, organization and decluttering, often get confused. Or the decluttering phase gets overlooked completely.

Organization looks different for everyone. Being organized is about creating spaces and systems that make your life easier, not just prettier. There are a few steps to put into place to ensure your organization systems work so you can get out of that never ending cycle we talked about above.

In this episode of The Simple Home Podcast, we’ll talk about the difference between organization and decluttering and help you set up a system that works for you.

Key Takeaways

What happens when you organize and what doesn’t happen.
The 1st step you must take for successful organization (that often gets skipped).
How to start with small, attainable steps.
My 6 phase approach to make decluttering possible and much simpler.

Links From This Episode

Next Episode

028: Paper Clutter And Kids- What To Do With Schoolwork, Artwork, And Other Kid Papers

I know I'm not the only parent who gets piles of papers from my kid's school every week. From notes to fliers, to artwork, and school work. It is a constant source of paper clutter that I'm battling daily.

Even if you don't have school age kids yet, I bet you get paper from the library, the dentist or doctor, artwork your child does, stuff from daycare, and more. The paper clutter that comes into our homes from our weekly mail is a lot, but add on the paper that comes from our kids and it can quickly get overwhelming.

On this episode of The Simple Home Podcast, we're going to conquer the paper clutter.

You'll learn how to manage the endless stream of clutter and curate a few special pieces for your children as they grow.

Instead of keeping boxes of schoolwork, you'll learn an easy system for keeping the memories in a simple way that will allow you and your kids to enjoy them.

No more piles of papers on your counter and your desk top, begging for your attention.

Instead, put systems in place that make piles unnecessary and easy to handle.

Key Takeaways

How to store the paperwork and what to keep.
What to do each time papers enter your home.
An easy way to display the drawings and other creations your kids make daily.
My exact process for dealing with paper and keeping mementos for my kids.

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Transcript

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Hey there, you're listening to the Simple Home, a podcast for the modern mom looking for a slower pace, a life with less stuff, less to do and more time for what really matters. Let me simply is more than just getting rid of clutter. It's about letting go of expectations, to create a life of intention. Motherhood is the ultimate ground hog day experience, where much of every day is spent on the logistical stuff necessary to keep everyone alive so you can wake u