How Are You Really Spending Your Time?

Have you ever done one of those trackers, where you write down what you do every 15 minutes for a few days? I admit that I have not, but I think it would be truly eye-opening to see exactly where your time goes during the day. I think we are hard on ourselves for "wasting time", when we may have less available time than we think we do (not to say we aren't wasting time on Facebook or Instagram).

In February, we had an electric car on loan. One of the features of this car was a setting that would tell you how long you had been driving, and it was cumulative until you reset it. In a month, I spent 40 hours behind the wheel. That's an entire work week! We only took one long-trip, which was about 3 hours. Where on earth was I going for those other 37 hours?? Dropping my kids off, picking them up, sports, clubs, meetings, volunteer responsibilities, grocery shopping, dry cleaning pick up, etc.

How to Get the Most Out of Your Workday

Work smarter, not harder. How many times have you heard that phrase lately? Probably a lot. With an ever-growing population of small business owners and entrepreneurs in our midst, everyone wants to know how to get more done in less time. Face it, we are busy with life too - you know, spouses, friends, kids. We took on a "be your own boss" role, in hopes of building something and having more time with those we love, you know that thing called "balance."

A few months ago, I signed up for a 21-Day productivity challenge. While my organization skills are strong, there are times where I feel overwhelmed and struggle with productivity. In addition, I have never been a super strong goal setter. Adding these two things together can cause days where I'm "busy", but not productive. So I was hoping the challenge would help me see the light.

5 Ways To Make Life Easier Every Day

Life is hard. I am a firm believer that there is absolutely no reason to make it any more difficult than it needs to be. In this post for the Working Mom Hustle series, I'm going to share my top 5 strategies for making my own life easier. All the plans and processes and strategies in the world won't help you, if you aren't using them. The true key to efficiency is finding what works for YOU.

The Working Mom Hustle

First of all - I firmly believe that EVERY MOM is a working mom . . . running a household and raising a family is WORK - you will never get an argument from me about that. But I want to take a look at those of us that are moms AND have a "side hustle".

Besides being a mom, maybe we do freelance writing, or we walk dogs, or we're a lawyer or doctor. I want to explore how we are making that work for us. Maybe it isn't working for us, and that's where this loose series comes into play. I want to share inspiration and ideas for making your side hustle work for you.

I'll share ideas and inspiration on Periscope, Twitter, Facebook and here on the blog too. And I would LOVE your input. What is or isn't working for you? Where do you need help? What are you rocking?

Finding Content for Your Blog

I've been blogging since 2005. My goal, is to post at least once a day during the week. Some weeks I reach my goal and some weeks I don't. Like any writer, I occasionally fall prey to writers-block. Or the opposite, which is when I have SO many thoughts, I can't pick one to write about.

Many of my non-blogger friends ask me how I find my topics to write about.  I tell them "it depends." (my favorite response to just about anything)