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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

The Subtraction Project

January 19, 2019 by not your average mom 5 Comments

How many of you vowed to declutter your house and get your sh*t organized on January 1st, only to find yourself too overwhelmed to begin? Or you had one bad day and a temporary derailment turned into a permanent one? How many of you have watched that Marie Kondo show on Netflix and say to […]

Filed Under: Moneysavers, Sound Mind Sound Body, Timesavers Tagged With: clutter, decluttering, marie kondo, organizing, The Subtraction Project

5 Simple Ways To Begin The Habit Of Meal Prepping

January 15, 2019 by not your average mom 2 Comments

There is no doubt that meal prep is a great way to save time and money and create healthy options for you and your family that you can heat up quickly on busy week nights or just grab and eat. But if you’ve never done it before, it can seem overwhelming. Especially if you venture […]

Filed Under: Food, In the Kitchen, Lessons I've Learned, Life at My House, Moneysavers, Parenting, Timesavers

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