Mom Made Plans - Intentional Motherhood

87. Frustrated That Everything You Plan As A Mom Never Goes The Way You Want? Learn To Let Go and Just Facilitate The Core Goal

Whether we want to admit it or not, as moms, we bring on a lot more stress to ourselves than we need to. We like to plan family activities and feel the need to do Pinterest worthy crafts, nature walks, movie nights and all kinds of things in the name of being a good mom. But then we do all the hard work and our kids could care less...
Insert the mom meltdown where we completely lose it on our kids because we are doing all this work for them! Why don't they want to do this fancy fun craft we spent all this time preparing for?!!
Well, I'm about to give you a mom hack... one question to start asking yourself has the power to eliminate some of your extra stress on a daily basis. Yes, I believe in it that much. 
We have a tight grip on the control reigns of how different activities are supposed to go and sometimes we just need to stop and remember what the core goal is. And our job is to simply facilitate the core goal.
Let me explain... listen in on today's chat...
 
With bold love, peace and intention,
Julie
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86. Do You Need Sleep, Food, or Have To Pee? Back To The Basics On Figuring Out Why You’re Snapping At Your Family So Much

If you've ever had a baby or taken care of a baby, you know the 3 questions to ask when they're crying... do they need changed, fed or are they just tired?
Well friends, the same can be asked of us when we are extra cranky! It's important to take care of the fundamental needs of our bodies so that we can show up as happier people for ourselves and our family.
We've all snapped at our kids when it wasn't that big of a deal and immediately regretted it but there was no going back. Well, sometimes all it takes is a quick fix to resolve our short temper. Yes there's plenty of other potential things going on but lets check the basics first to get rid of some unnecessary yelling at our kids. 
 
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With bold love, peace and intention,
Julie
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85. Why I Don’t Use Planners and The Simple Thing That Works Instead To Plan Your Day

It's January and everyone has planners on the brain. Trying to find the perfect one and the one planner you'll actually use. Maybe it was even your new years resolution to use a planner to organize your life and not feel so chaotic and rushed all the time.  To actually have a plan, know what you're doing each day and finish the day feeling accomplished. 
Well, I don't use a planner at all to accomplish this! There is a way to keep it really simple and basic to keep track of your appointments and tasks for the day/week/month. Sometimes all the fancy planners overcomplicate things take away from the main purpose of making life easier and more efficient.
So let's dive into how to make that happen... but don't forget to sign up for my email list so you can be entered to win the Life Planner Bundle! It includes 10 printables to keep you organized and on track this year to crush your productivity and goals!
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With bold love, peace and intention,
Julie
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84. What Kind Of Mom Do You Want To Be This Year? Anything You Want To Change In Your Current Motherhood?

Hey,
Motherhood is hard... can I get an amen?! We feel guilt all the time of not doing this mom thing right. Literally everything from cooking, to playing, to dressing our kids can find a way into our brain and tell us we are a bad mom because of it. Well, instead of focusing on all our supposed shortcomings, let's get intentional on what we want to do better.
In today's chat, we are going to go through some questions to think about in your motherhood and different areas you could improve. We are going through things we can get really intentional at to develop more quality time with our kids and raise awesome little people!
So get ready to focus on the parts of your motherhood that you would love to improve on and focus on these positive tweaks instead of sulking in all our failings. It's a much better way to happier motherhood and happier kids!
With bold love, peace and intention,
Julie
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83. Are You Focused On Productivity Like Martha? Hear A New Side Of Martha and Find The Spiritual Habits To Keep You Productive But Still Focused On Jesus - with Karina Dusenbury of Focused His Way

Hey,
Where are my "Martha's" at?! The doers, the ones who are looking to accomplish things and feel productive? Usually we feel good about this quality but sometimes it takes over and some guilt can creep in. We think we need a little more "Mary" in us...
Well, our guest today highlights a whole new side to the popular Martha and Mary story from the bible. You will walk away from today's episode feeling encouraged about your natural desire to get things done. And you're going to have practical insights into how to check your heart and make sure you're not missing the presence of God when you're so distracted by your to-do list.
 
Today's guest:
Karina Dusenbury is the founder of We Abide Together, a company that equips Christian women with tools and skills to live out spiritual habits and prayed-over priorities. She combines her love for God and productivity-nerd research to develop practical, faith-based planners and goal journals. Karina lives in the sunny South with her husband and two children under 7. That means simplifying, prioritizing, and getting a little messy are a part of her everyday life.
 
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With bold love, peace and intention,
Julie
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82. Setting Goals For The New Year - What Is The Difference In Your New Year’s Resolution and The Rest Of Your Goals? How To Make All Your Goals Happen

Hey,
We start the new year with the desire to improve so many things in our life. It can be overwhelming to figure out how to make it all happen and what to focus on.
Well, today we are clearing up the difference in a resolution and a goal. You treat them differently and we go through some practical strategy and examples of how to make it all happen.
Some simple strategy goes a long way in taking a written down goal to actually accomplishing that improvement or change. When you don't try to do it all at the same time, it's very doable!
So join me as we make the plan for this year easy to implement and achieve those goals!
With bold love, peace and intention,
Julie
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81. How To Pick The Right New Year’s Resolution For You

Hey,
Happy new year! It's time to make those new year's resolutions! The tricky part is picking the right one... how do you know you picked the right one? The right goal and lifestyle change that you will actually follow through on?
Today we are going to discuss the strategy of how to pick the right resolution for you. You will be able to walk away with confidence that you can really do this. You can actually pick a goal for the new year and really stick with it. 
Imagine being able to say you picked a new year's resolution and you actually did it! You found one that meant enough to you... you wanted the result of that change enough to find a way to make it happen.... you took out the distraction of other changes and prioritized this one so that you could go all in on this one change.
Get out your paper and pen, because we are nailing down the specific resolution that will work for you this year!
With bold love, peace and intention,
Julie
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80. It’s Not Time To Start Those New Year’s Plans Just Yet... What It Really Means To Be Still and Know

Hey,
It's the end of the year and you know what that means... new year's resolutions and goal planning. We get caught up in the pressure of planning out the direction of our lives. There's an important step before you start the path of goal setting for the year.
First you have to be still. It's a lot harder to do than to say. And it's a catchy Bible verse about "Be still and know that I am God".  But I dug deeper into what "be still" is really saying here within the context. It's important to stop and submit to God before we dive into plans. He is the one in control and there's some convicting pieces of scripture we dive into today.
So let's prepare our hearts and minds before God before we try to force all our plans on this year...
With bold love, peace and intention,
Julie
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79. How To Use A 2022 Year In Review To Set Yourself Up For A Successful and Intentional New Year! - Avoid Being Late, Missing Deadlines and Stressful Activities

Hey,
This episode is a step by step guide to reflecting on the last year and learning from it so you actually make changes next year to make life even better. And these changes we discuss, only take a few minutes today and leave you feeling like you have a personal assistant next year to keep you on track.
Join me in this practical conversation so you can prepare for an intentional new year that helps your life feel easier, run smoother, and overall more enjoyable. I'm helping you "get your act together" :). Mom life just got a whole lot better!
 
Get your calendar out because we are going to be proactive and help you with some simple hacks to
1. not miss deadlines
2. prevent last minute rushing
3. add more fun activities to your schedule
And overall, feel like mom life can really be easier and not have to be chaotic all the time. Let's do this!
With bold love, peace and intention,
Julie
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78. Holiday Mindset Check In - What Are You Prioritizing The Week Before Christmas?

Hey,
Less than 1 week until Christmas! Can you believe it's here already?! This last week can be a stressful mad dash or you may be able to enjoy a low key week. Regardless of where you're at, we're going to do a check in to ensure you can have an intentional and enjoyable week.
We're going to go over some key things to think about including:
1. Conversations to have in order get extra support you may need to be able to get everything done this week.
2. Reviewing your schedule to make any changes so that you get the most important things to your and your family done. 
3. The main question is to remember what your priority is for this time and what you want the atmosphere to be in your family leading up to Christmas. Make your decisions based on that intention. 
 
You're going to be so grateful you took a moment to step back and reset in order to be intentional and fully present for an enjoyable week! Let's do this!
With bold love, peace and intention,
Julie
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What did she say?! Here’s the links to what I mentioned today:
Episode 72 - get help from your husband
Episode 73 - plan your schedule with intention
 
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