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Stop winging it: simple planning for overwhelmed moms

reading time: 4 minutes

If you feel like you are constantly winging it as a mom, you do not need a complicated planner or a total life reset. You need a simple planning routine that helps you see what matters today.

When you stop trying to carry every responsibility in your head, you can make calmer decisions, follow through on the essentials, and stop feeling like the day is running you.

We’re all starting back to regular routines right about now, and trying to gear ourselves up to stick with the plan as best we can. We’ve probably all tried all three of the options before – schedules, routines, and winging it – and found none of them satisfactory. What should we try next?

So often, those first days back, when our good intentions are so strong, something happens: kids get sick, someone breaks an arm, the baby gives up on napping – something happens that throws us off our game.

So we’re tempted to give up in despair. Why try? Why have good intentions? What good do they actually do?

From Overwhelmed to Organized: The One Practice That Changes Everything

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Productivity & mindset for Christian homemakers

by Mystie Winckler

We can actually enjoy housework and love being homemakers when we focus on truth and work with gratitude.

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