How many times have you fallen into this trap – the trap of “I can’t leave my kids behind because I’m a mom now, first and foremost, so they have to come everywhere with me”?Listen – you’re allowed to take yourself out of the house for a few hours, and leave your husband with the kids.You’re allowed ...
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Client Case Study: Help – I just took a vacation, and I didn’t intend to! (How to fix a work backlog!)
How do you readjust when taking a needed break for yourself, that wasn’t on the schedule? Because sometimes your husband takes a day off when *he* needs to, but you couldn’t afford to skip everything on your own schedule.But you did.And now, you have to pick up the (productivity) pieces.How do ...
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You’re allowed to delegate what you haven’t mastered yet in your WAHM life!
Have you fallen into this trap? The "I must master everything" trap?It's propagated by well-meaning coaches. Taught by outsourcing industry experts. Passed on by older moms, well-intentioned-ly mentoring younger ones.And it's this. You're not allowed to delegate something if you haven't mastered it. ...
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Why keeping your house perfect shouldn’t be your top priority as a mom! Motivation Monday
Here's why keeping your house perfect shouldn’t be your top priority as a mom.Does that sound counter-intuitive? Counterproductive, maybe?(You don’t know what my kids are like! If I weren’t on top of the house, there’d be mud all over every surface, every day!)Sure, sure – I get that. But I’m asking ...
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Client Case Study: Kids skipping chores because it’s summer break (and expecting you to do them)?
So, here’s the background: my client was totally overwhelmed (because the summer’s even busier than the school year), her kids aren’t doing their share anymore (and expecting her to make up for their weight), and she was feeling very grumpy towards her family.Here’s what I told her. It’s totally ...
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