How to Effectively Use Time Blocking as a Stay at Home Mom (or Work at Home Mom)

How to Effectively Use Time Blocking as a Stay at Home Mom (or Work at Home Mom)

I have struggled, almost my entire life, with time management. I am a proacstiplanner (procrastinating with planning) at heart and I have a terrible time focusing. Sometimes I’ve wondered if there was something else at work because when I do focus? I hyperfocus. I am so narrowed in on something and I feel like I can accomplish everything. As an autistic mom with a neurodivergent family, and as a work at home mom? My attention is pulled in so many different directions at any given time. So if my time isn’t being managed properly, I will get to the brink of stress and burnout. If time management is one of those things that you struggle with as a stay at home or work at home…

Mindful Time Management Tips for Moms

Mindful Time Management Tips for Moms

As much as we would like to have more, there are only 24 hours in every day. And let’s face it, it’s actually less than that for the average human being since we do have to factor in things like sleep. But, by being mindful about how we use our time, we can make the most of our time and be more intentional with how we use our time. Today I’m sharing mindful time management tips for moms to help you make the most of your time. We’ve already discussed simple time management tips and creating a time management plan, so now let’s be mindful about how we use the time that we have. Why use mindfulness with time management? With mindfulness, you can take control…

How a To Do List Changed My Time Management for the Better

How a To Do List Changed My Time Management for the Better

I have never been great with time management, which doesn’t really work well with being a work at home, homeschooling mom. So how am I changing this? By implementing a to-do list. Yes, that’s right. Here’s how using a to-do list changed my time management.  Time management has never been my strong suit. Sure, I work well under deadlines but if I know that I have an abundant amount of time to complete a project? I wait. Yes, I am a procrastinator at heart. Sometimes that has worked in my favor because I will hyper-focus on my project. But usually it just amounts to a lot of unnecessary stress. If this sounds like you, please do keep reading. I was desperate to learn new solutions and…

Eight Simple Time Management Tips for Moms to Increase Productivity

Eight Simple Time Management Tips for Moms to Increase Productivity

Now, you may be wondering why I started including time management tips for moms in a section that’s supposed to be about Homemaking. But, I’ll explain. For me, time management is crucial to homemaking. I need to balance my hours properly so I’m getting everything done during the day. Between blogging, chasing after a toddler, and homemaking- there’s not enough hours in the day! Or so it would seem. Today, I want to share simple time management tips for moms to make the most of the time you have. 8 Simple Time Management Tips for Moms * Set Priorities – There are really only four choices: 1. Most important 2. Most urgent 3. Least important 4. Least urgent When you identify tasks and set your priorities…

How to Create a Time Management Plan for a Stay at Home Mom

How to Create a Time Management Plan for a Stay at Home Mom

Let me ask you a question: how is your time management? Are you good with utilizing the hours that you have in the day or do you find yourself pushing things over to the next day or letting them go all together? I’ll be honest- my time management skills could use some work. I especially struggled after starting a blog- to the point where I felt like a failure as a stay at home mom. Learning to balance running a business at home, homeschooling, and being a stay at home mom wasn’t easy. Working at home was a goal for me, but I also knew that if I wanted to work at home and be a stay at home mom; I needed to create an…

Time Management Tips For Kids of All Ages (From Toddlers to Teens)
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Time Management Tips For Kids of All Ages (From Toddlers to Teens)

Is time management for kids that much different than time management for adults? I would argue, yes. Even as a child, this was a problem area for me. Part of my problem is a developing strategies and then sticking with them. Sometimes it could be as simple as some of these time management tips for kids. Maybe if I’d tried some of these as a child, those habits would have stuck with me as an adult. You could even say that time management is another key for raising kids with character. 10 Time Management Tips for Kids These skills must be developed and practiced on a regular basis. And time management goes a long way when it comes to establishing self-discipline in kids. Here are…