• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Not Your Average Mom

Not Your Average Mom

Always evolving.

  • Blog
  • Home
  • About

Timesavers

You don’t need more time. You need a shorter deadline. (Parkinson’s Law)

May 20, 2025 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

“I just don’t have enough time.” How many times have you said this? I know I say it all the time. Probably daily. But here’s the truth: It’s not always about needing more time.Sometimes it’s about using the time you already have differently. There’s a principle called Parkinson’s Law that explains why we do this: […]

Filed Under: Timesavers Tagged With: how to stay focused, making time, managing your time, Parkinson's Law

The Pomodoro Technique

April 29, 2025 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

Back in 1987, Francisco Cirillo was a college student struggling to stay focused when he was studying. He started using a kitchen timer that looked like a tomato (pomodoro in Italian) to help and developed the method of using a timer to break larger work blocks into smaller, focused blocks. He’d work/study for 25 minutes […]

Filed Under: Setting Boundaries, Timesavers Tagged With: how to stay focused, staying on task, time management for adhd, time management techniques

If You Are Having Trouble Getting Sh*t Done At Home, Try Time Blocking

February 27, 2019 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

I was a teacher for ten years. And if there is one thing teachers know how to do it’s use time effectively, manage lots of kids with different needs, and get sh*t done. Once I had a few years of teaching experience under my belt, I was a machine. My classroom was organized, I had […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned, Life at My House, Parenting, Timesavers Tagged With: efficiency, planning, scheduling, time blocking, working from home

Which Way Are You Training Yourself?

February 25, 2019 by not your average mom 6 Comments

I learned something yesterday. Over the past couple months I have really been trying to be aware of what I do and when I do it and WHY I do it. And boy have I had a wake up call. One thing I have really been paying attention to is my lack of focus. I […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned, Mental Health, Sound Mind Sound Body, Timesavers Tagged With: brain training, distraction, efficiency, productivity, relief

Especially for the Kids

February 20, 2019 by not your average mom 1 Comment

A couple weeks ago I had one of the worst mornings I’ve had with the kids in a long time. A LOOOOOOOONG time. They were at each other’s throats, pushing buttons relentlessly and doing whatever they could to piss each other off. We had multiple massive meltdowns before 7:30 a.m., and I all but dragged […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned, Life at My House, Parenting, Timesavers Tagged With: chaos, chaos and kids' behavior, clutter, decluttering, disorganization, disorganization and kids' behavior, organization

Grandparent Goals

January 28, 2019 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

Just in case you were feeling like you didn’t have your shit together, let me take this opportunity to make you feel not so alone. Every year I have a hard time taking the Christmas tree down and putting the decorations away. I just love my house when it’s decorated for the holidays, and I basically […]

Filed Under: Humor, Lessons I've Learned, Life at My House, Parenting, Timesavers Tagged With: Christmas chicken, Christmas decorations, grandparent goals, grandparents

  • Go to page 1
  • Go to page 2
  • Go to page 3
  • Interim pages omitted …
  • Go to page 17
  • Go to Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

Looking for a particular post?

Follow Me!

Categories

  • Exercise
  • Food
  • Funny Stuff
  • Lessons I've Learned
  • Life at My House
  • Mental Health
  • Parenting
  • Self Care

  • Home
  • About
  • Blog Posts
  • Privacy Policy