The Busy Vibrant Mom - Strategic Time Management, Home Organization, Productivity, Christian Mom, Christian Parenting, Declutter

Happy December! Welcome we made it through the gauntlet that was Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and probably a few awkward family moments and conversations over the dinner table. We just got back from our first family trip out to DC for Thanksgiving, and we are so glad to be back home in warm, sunny CA.  So first - take a deep breath.  You did it! Now there’s just Christmas and New Year’s to get through, no big deal.  De...

You are in for a special treat! This is another episode of Coffee & Tea (with M&E) Real Moms Talking About Real Things.  Join Emily McDermott, the host of Moms Overcoming Overwhelm and I as we talk about what didn’t work this week, how we pivoted, what things we are excited about, and things that made us laugh! In today's episode we talk about holiday planning, including strategies for managing time, gift-giving, and tradit...

I hope you are enjoying Thanksgiving week and looking forward to spending time with family and eating yummy food.  Thanksgiving is such a special time to gather and remember things we are grateful for, and I just wanted to say that I am so very grateful for YOU! The Busy Vibrant Mom podcast is almost five years old! As I look back I am so thankful that you took time out of your busy day to listen.  It's not easy as moms to find a m...

This is just a short bonus episode to introduce you to the Rest & Reclaim Bundle.  All month we’ve been talking about why your week feels like a race that you can’t win - the constant catching up, the lack of margin, broken routines that keep falling apart.  It’s not you! We as moms try so hard to keep everything together, and work smoothly for us and our family.  We balance responsibilities, home management, work, kids, schedu...

We are now officially in the busy holiday season, after Halloween, close to Thanksgiving, almost to Christmas and New Year’s.  This season is a mixture of excitement for the holiday season, filled with so many more to do’s.  It's such a fun season, but it can be overwhelming too.  We try to plan and smooth out our week.  If you’ve ever spent a Sunday night mapping out your week, thinking through all the logistics— color-coded sched...

We’re heading into that season where the calendar fills up fast — class parties, work deadlines, travel plans, time with family, fun events — and somewhere in there, you’re supposed to feel merry and bright and create perfect family memories.  But if you’re anything like me, you might already be feeling that low hum of stress starting to build. The pressure to do everything and curate perfect family memories over the holiday, on to...

If you’ve ever found yourself racing through your week, running late to the school car line, frantically yelling at kids to get in the car, heating up your morning coffee for the third time, and wondering why it always feels like you’re playing catch-up? Then today’s episode is for you.  Most of us feel like we’re barely holding it together (some days more than others, right?).  You’re juggling work, home, kids, meals, and about a ...

As moms we take on a lot over the holiday season, whether that be Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s etc. So what can we do now that will make the holiday season lighter and more enjoyable.  As a natural planner I have found that this is in direct parallel to how I enjoy the holiday season.  The more tasks and to-do items that I can get off my list before Thanksgiving and Christmas the less anxious and stressed I feel a...

More often than not we just have too much in our head.  Too many tasks that we can’t even write them down…that’s when we need to stop.  How do I know? This was me last week.  Maybe it was because we were in a busy season of three kids doing sports, or that I was traveling every weekend and playing catch up during the week, or maybe it was all the things that I take care of and the invisible mental load piling up.  We as moms hold s...

You are in for a special treat! This is another episode of Coffee & Tea (with M&E) real moms talking about real things.  Join Emily McDermott, the host of Moms Overcoming Overwhelm, and I as we talk about what didn’t work this week, how we pivoted, what things we are excited about, and things that made us laugh! We wanted to provide moms with real life examples of time management, organization, and pivoting when life throws...

Do you ever just feel exhausted? Your head feels full of to-do items, should do tasks, must do timeline deadline tasks.  In a world full of messages we often miss the fact that we are bombarded with noise, hidden agendas, and constant consumer messaging non stop.  It's hard not to notice when our inbox is overflowing with emails, and we need to sift through to find what is urgent and what is just junk.  Every time we pop in our ear...

Do you ever feel inadequate to train your kids spiritually? Maybe you feel uncomfortable asking them deep questions? Is it difficult  knowing where to start to encourage your kids in their faith?  It can be hard to model our faith to our kids, and so many of us may feel inadequate, uncomfortable, and overwhelmed.  I am so excited to introduce you to Beth Meverden.  Beth Meverden has been ministering to children, teens, and their pa...

Are you finding it hard to get everything done on your to-do list?  Do you feel discouraged at the end of the day when you look at all the unfinished tasks? Are you just wondering how to balance it all? I am so excited to introduce you to Lori Oberbroeckling! Lori and I connected when we both spoke at the Busy Mom’s Blueprint Summit in the spring.  Lori Whitney Oberbroeckling is passionate about helping women who want fulfilling ca...

As busy moms we so often put ourselves at the bottom of the list.  We are so busy managing our home, shuttling kids, figuring out logistics, finishing projects, that we just don’t have the time or bandwidth to manage our health and our needs.  There is a better way my friends, and that is exactly why I wanted to introduce you to our guest, Barbara Kris.  Barbara and I connected when we both spoke at the Busy Mom’s Blueprint Summit ...

You are in for a special treat! This is another episode of Coffee & Tea (with M&E) Real Moms Talking About Real Things.  Join Emily McDermott, the host of Moms Overcoming Overwhelm and I as we talk about what didn’t work this week, how we pivoted, what things we are excited about, and things that made us laugh! We wanted to provide moms with real life examples of time management, organization, and pivoting when life throws ...

Are you struggling with a newborn or a toddler that won’t sleep? Have you just given up and resorted to having kids sleep in your bed or waking up throughout the night? Are you feeling frustrated, sleep deprived, and at the end of your rope? I am so excited to introduce you to Sue Mcglinchey! Sue and I connected when we both spoke at the Busy Mom’s Blueprint Summit in the spring.  Sue is a Certified Pediatric Sleep Consultant, a Ce...

How is your school year going? Is your calendar exploding? Mine is.  As moms we are constantly bombarded with tasks, activities, to-do’s, and decisions. Combined with the constant demand of kids, managing the house, social media, email and driving in traffic it’s no wonder that we are feeling overwhelmed and everything feels like too much. Clutter and chaos can drain our mental energy more than we think and leave us drained before ...

It’s officially fall now.  Kids are in school, leaves are changing colors, fall decorations are out, pumpkin spice latte’s are back, and we can’t wait for it to be full on sweater weather.  Now that our days are full, work projects have ramped up, our calendar has exploded with events, and we shuttle kids like an unpaid uber driver. You may be wondering where your time goes.  How do you actually get stuff done while balancing work,...

How is your transition from summer to school going? Did you get a chance to jump into our Back 2 Basics School Challenge? Hopefully you did and were able to get a few steps ahead of the freight train that is school.  If not, go back and check out those bonus episodes with our guests to make the transition to school a bit easier.  Today we are diving into something really special.  If you’ve ever felt like you’re barely holding it a...