Thanks for visiting! If you’re new here, you may want to sign up for my RSS feed or automatic email updates - it’s free!Have you ever wondered why you’re always busy, but at the end of the day, feel like you haven’t accomplished much? I used to struggle with that feeling everyday, that is, until [...]
How Working Moms Put the 80/20 Rule into Action
August 28th, 2008 · 6 Comments · Balance, Time Management
Tags: 80/20·happiness·life balance issues·pareto principle·priorities·swot
Sample Calendar from Mommy Summer Camp
June 11th, 2008 · No Comments · Articles, Time Management
Since posting how I created my Mommy Summer Camp program, a few readers have asked me to share my typical day-to-day schedule. I hope that our day will help you design your own “mommy camp” schedule this summer. Keep in mind that my kids are young: 2-1/2, 5 and 7.
My day starts early with “mommy [...]
Tags: craft ideas·mommy time·priorities·summer camp schedule
How to Put Out Life’s Fires – Part III
December 10th, 2007 · No Comments · Articles, Balance, Time Management
One of the many complaints from busy mothers is the feeling that there is never enough time to accomplish everything to truly enjoy motherhood. A mother’s life is busy; this is a fact. Yet, the busyness of motherhood doesn’t have to steal the joy, contentment and fulfillment you deserve. In this final part of the [...]
Tags: fighting fires·motherhood·priorities·Time Management·urgent matters·work life balance·working mother
How to Put Out Life’s Fires – Part II
November 5th, 2007 · No Comments · Articles, Motivational, Time Management
Many moms struggle with managing their time and putting out life’s fires. With so many priorities it can be difficult to keep everything together. The good news is that it’s not impossible. You can reclaim your time. It begins with knowing the difference between “important” and “urgent,” (discussed in Part I) and then adopting three [...]
Tags: fighting fires·motherhood·priorities·Time Management·urgent matters·work life balance·working mother
How to Put Out Life’s Fires – Part I
October 17th, 2007 · No Comments · Articles, Balance, Motivational, Time Management
As a mother, there are moments in life when your days are consumed with fighting fires – tearing apart feuding siblings, dealing with an unforeseen issue with your car, attending three children’s birthday parties in one day, paying bills you forgot about, responding to urgent projects at work, etc. The smoke from extinguishing these fires [...]
Tags: fighting fires·motherhood·priorities·Time Management·urgent matters·work life balance·working mother
How to Manage Career, Motherhood and Life Without Losing Yourself
March 8th, 2006 · No Comments · Articles, Balance
Somewhere between working woman and working mother, life changes – dramatically. Priorities shift. Responsibilities expand. Time passes with greater speed. Worst of all – you begin to lose yourself in the haste of work, family and life until suddenly you wake up to realize that you’re always last on your “to-do” list.
You constantly put your [...]
Tags: discontent·life changes·motherhood·priorities·tough times·working mother·working woman












