Mom Made Plans - Intentional Motherhood

165. What To Do When You're Bitter Because Your Husband Works Too Much and Is Never Home To Help

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Becoming parents has a huge impact on a relationship. And that marriage relationship can really take a hit when you're not on the same page. And all too often that involves the husband working so much while trying to provide; meanwhile, you're getting more and more upset that he's not around to help.
It's not a good path to be on and today I've got a one step solution to get you back on track. It's time to improve your communication and be willing to hear each other out. You're one conversation away from a huge boost to your relationship. A shift that will take you out of the spiral of negative feelings while you're in the overwhelm of motherhood. No matter what stage of motherhood you're in, this is something crucial you need to hear for the sake of your relationship.
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MORE FROM JULIE:-Motherhood is overwhelming - take the quiz and find out which part of your home/life to focus on improving first! https://www.mommadeplans.com/playlistquiz
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164. How To Intentionally and Effectively Show Love To Your Family and Friends

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What do you get someone for Valentine's Day? Or anytime of the year when you want them to feel special and loved. There's some tips of how to show love on a regular basis so that it becomes a skill we get better and better at.It's always worth investing in loving our people well, right? The good news is that it's super easy little things that make such an impact. Showing love to your family and friends in a meaningful way is about to be something you can do consistently without it feeling like one more thing on your to do list.
Here's some of the tips to be on the look out for in today's episode:
-Know their love language so your efforts actually make impact-Light up when someone walks in the room, my current favorite!-Be fully engaged without multi tasking-Using your calendar for connection cues
And don't forget to share the love with a review of this podcast if you have enjoyed it even for one episode! Appreciate the love so much!
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-Learn the Assign A Time method in less than 14 minutes to boost your productivity Assign A Time Productivity System - Mom Made Plans
-Printables to help you take action on your intentional life https://www.mommadeplans.com/shop
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163. Mom Tips - How To Manage Laundry

Motherhood is overwhelming - take the quiz and find out which part of your home/life to focus on improving first! https://www.mommadeplans.com/playlistquiz --There's always laundry to do. There's always laundry to put away... no matter what this chore just haunts us! 
Well, I took a poll and some moms chimed in with laundry systems that are helping them stay on top of this household chore. We're going over how often, what time of day to do it, who helps, how to stop sorting and what to do with socks...
Don't miss all these tips to start making laundry so much easier. This is a good one to share with your mom friends!
 
MORE FROM JULIE:-Motherhood is overwhelming - take the quiz and find out which part of your home/life to focus on improving first! https://www.mommadeplans.com/playlistquiz
-Learn the Assign A Time method in less than 14 minutes to boost your productivity Assign A Time Productivity System - Mom Made Plans
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162. Don't Miss This Step Before Delegating Chores To Your Kids

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And if you found this episode helpful, let others know this is a good place to find tips by leaving a rating or review - thank you!--We all want our kids to chip in more and help around the house, right? But it never quite goes the way we want. Their version of helping never really meets our standards. That's because we've skipped a vital step when passing out chores.
The problem isn't your child's inability to perform a task. Have you ever taken on a new role at work or gotten a new job? Part of the expected process is that you will receive training. Duh, right? Well are you asking your kids to take on new jobs that you haven't specifically trained them on at their level? (sorry, you performing the task around them every day doesn't count) If we're honest, we skip this step because we think it's obvious and not something we experienced. Or we have unrealistic expectations without regard to their personality and age appropriate skills.
The system is flawed. So I'm bringing you the 5 important parts to include before you completely hand over a new task to your kid and expect them to complete it flawlessly. 
MORE FROM JULIE:-Motherhood is overwhelming - take the quiz and find out which part of your home/life to focus on improving first! https://www.mommadeplans.com/playlistquiz
-Learn the Assign A Time method in less than 14 minutes to boost your productivity Assign A Time Productivity System - Mom Made Plans
-Printables to help you take action on your intentional life https://www.mommadeplans.com/shop
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161. How To Get More Done Without Waking Up Early and Staying Up Late

Learn the Assign A Time method in less than 14 minutes to boost your productivity Assign A Time Productivity System - Mom Made Plans--How do you do "all the things" as a mom? How do you actually get it all done? Well, you don't, at least not without sacrificing a lot mentally and physcially.
So how do you really do it all without constantly feeling drained and resentful? Today we go over a process to help you map out more efficient days that don't leave you carrying too much. Here's an overview of some highlights in today's chat:
-identify your absolute essentials-assign a time to actually do your essentials consistently-habit stacking-your job is to teach and train, not do it all-practice to find your sweet spot
MORE FROM JULIE:-Motherhood is overwhelming - take the quiz and find out which part of your home/life to focus on improving first! https://www.mommadeplans.com/playlistquiz
-Learn the Assign A Time method in less than 14 minutes to boost your productivity Assign A Time Productivity System - Mom Made Plans
-Printables to help you take action on your intentional life https://www.mommadeplans.com/shop
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160. How To Plan Areas Of Focus Instead Of Goals

Motherhood is overwhelming - take the quiz and find out which part of your home/life to focus on improving first! https://www.mommadeplans.com/playlistquiz --Felt the pressure to pick your resolutions, a word of year, or new goals? Maybe it didn't happen this year or you're already slipping up.
It's hard because mom life can feel like you just do the same thing everyday anyway, right? So when you're in the thick of motherhood, how do you even pick a goal or set intentions for the year?
We're going to go over exactly how to do that. How to feel like you have some focus on what to prioritize this year without being locked into specific goals.MORE FROM JULIE:-Motherhood is overwhelming - take the quiz and find out which part of your home/life to focus on improving first! https://www.mommadeplans.com/playlistquiz -Learn the Assign A Time method in less than 14 minutes to boost your productivity http://www.mommadeplans.com/1step  -Printables to help you take action on your intentional life https://www.mommadeplans.com/shop CONNECT WITH JULIE:Website > http://www.mommadeplans.comInstagram >  https://www.instagram.com/mommadeplans/Email >  julie@mommadeplans.comEmail List Signup > https://tinyurl.com/mommadeplansemail

159. What To Do Step By Step When You Get Raging Angry As A Mom - with Natalie Hixson

You're overwhelmed with all the tasks of motherhood - take the quiz and find out which part of your home/life to focus on first! Then use your custom podcast playlist for practical steps to see improvement right away. https://www.mommadeplans.com/playlistquiz --It's so easy to get intensely angry as a mom. It's something we feel guilt over all the time. We're long overdue for the tangible tips that actually give us a way to handle our anger in the moment without exploding every time.
Thankfully, today's guest, Natalie, brings us just that. We get super real and vulnerable about mom rage but she delivers step by step options that are realistic and doable to navigate our anger. It's life changing stuff today moms...
 
CONNECT WITH NATALIE HIXSON:
Natalie Hixson is a wife, mother, auntie, and certified professional life coach who helps discouraged Christian moms overcome destructive anger and burnout. After learning to thrive in motherhood and process anger in a healthy way, Natalie became convicted to help other moms avoid those dark years of motherhood by helping them to appreciate and process their anger, learn to identify their triggers, and ultimately control their reaction to those triggering situations. She enjoys her own motherhood journey by hanging with her husband Mike and their three daughters in beautiful Bozeman, Montana. She recharges with Jesus, coffee, and adventures with her family like skiing in the winter, hiking in the summer!
Website: www.nataliehixson.com
 
Blog: www.nataliehixson.com/blog
 
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With bold love, peace and intention,
Julie
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158. What It’s Really Like To Be A Kid With Anxiety & The Power Of Using A Story To Relate To Them with author Mark Cheverton

Anxiety looks different for everyone but maybe it sounds a lot like "what if" about everything or listening to worries all day long... There's many faces to anxiety but when your kid is struggling it can be a lonely battle. It's hard to understand what they're going through and even harder to parent them through it. 
Today we go over a unique resource to help make this part of your motherhood just a bit easier. It comes in the form of a book and the magic of letting your kid relate to the main character and pick up on some skills they may be hearing in therapy sessions as well. 
CONNECT WITH Mark Cheverton:Mark Cheverton is an ex-high school teacher turned research physicist, turned author of books for kids. He's an internationally published New York Times bestselling author of 27 novels. His most recent book, Facing the Beast Within, deals with anxiety in kids.Checkout all the different themes his novels help with (and submit your kids stories) from his website:
https://www.markcheverton.com
https://www.facebook.com/mark.cheverton.94/
https://twitter.com/MarkC_Author
download an excerpt: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/vcr2spgq7f
Purchase the book: https://www.amazon.com/Facing-Beast-Within-Mark-Cheverton/dp/1735878162/
 
 
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With bold love, peace and intention,
Julie
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157. Ultimate Clothing Hack - Capsule Wardrobe & Laundry System with Jennifer McDaniel

Picking outfits, laundry and putting away clothes are some big stressors of mom life. Well today we're talking about the magic of capsule wardrobes. Your questions of what this really looks like are getting answered. The practical way to simplify your wardrobe and still have fun clothes is what we discuss. So you're going to walk away with knowing exactly how to implement. You don't have to consider yourself a minimalist to join the capsule wardrobe club... You just have to say yes to not losing your mind in piles of clothes all the time :)
One of my favorite takeaways is the laundry system. Super simple but it allows you to not spend all your time sorting piles of clothes... major win! 
 
CONNECT WITH JENNIFER
I'm Jennifer McDaniel - Pro Organizer, Wardrobe Stylist, Task Efficiency Expert, Life Coach, Mom Mentor. I'm here to help you create more efficiency in your day, by decluttering the things that are inessential, creating simplified wardrobes that let your personality shine, and organizing and staging your home into a space you can be proud to show off!https://www.thesosmom.com/
https://www.instagram.com/thesosmomshowhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/thesosmomshow
 
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**Stop stressing about what’s for dinner - www.mommadeplans.com/mealplanning101 **
With bold love, peace and intention,
Julie
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156. Update On The 4 Gift Rule and Other Ways To Make Gift Buying Easier & More Intentional This Holiday Season

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Christmas shopping can be super stressful especially when you don't know what to buy. It also can feel like a lot of pressure to buy too much and spend more money than you wanted to for your kids and loved ones.
We're reigning it in today with some simple strategies to have a less stressful holiday shopping experience this year. This replay of episode #62 includes a new update on the gift ideas hack and includes all the helpful tips that I don't want you to miss. We go over a few key tips today:
1. Having conversations on gifting expectations with your family
2. Create a shopping game plan before going in the store
3. The 4 to 8 gift rule to help stick with your plan
4. The ongoing gift idea list hack in your phone
Have another gift buying hack - send me a message and I'll give you a shoutout!
 
**If you're always struggling with the same task or situation, (you know the thing that just popped in your head) let's make solutions happen, checkout the "pick your brain strategy session" with me: https://calendly.com/mommadeplans/strategy**You're less than 14 minutes away from finally getting ahead with this 1 step productivity system -  http://www.mommadeplans.com/1step   **
**Stop stressing about what’s for dinner - www.mommadeplans.com/mealplanning101 **
With bold love, peace and intention,
Julie
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