Mom Made Plans - Intentional Motherhood

Mom Made Plans - Intentional Motherhood

We often feel really scattered trying to juggle ”all the things” as moms. We’re on a mission to make mom-life feel easier by getting out of survival mode and in to intentional motherhood. The solution is never super complicated systems and exhausting routines... it’s simple, practical insights and strategies that allow you to become more than just productive; you become efficient and impactful in your home. Hi, I’m your host, Julie Redmond, a mom of twins and a straight shooter on finding solutions to nagivate mom life with intention and love. Join me on this journey as we try to be the best wife, mom, and friend that we can be and always with plenty of grace. If you’re overwhelmed and not sure where to start - take the quiz and find out which part of your home/life to focus on improving first! www.mommadeplans.com/playlistquiz

Episodes

December 16, 2024 25 mins
The Enneagram is an amazing tool when it comes to self awareness and others awareness. Today we are going to see how this tool can have a huge impact on our parenting as well as our marriage. Our different personality types cause us to parent and interact with our kids in different ways. So this can be really eye opening for your parenting with some things you do really well and some trouble spots you may not realize are there.   ...
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The Enneagram is an amazing tool when it comes to self awareness. Today we are going to get even more from this tool by looking at it from a parenting perspective.  Our different personality types cause us to parent and interact with our kids in different ways. So this can be really eye opening for your parenting with some things you do really well and some trouble spots you may not realize are there.    In part 1 we first debunk ...
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Get Your Motherhood Cheat Sheets:  4 Cheat Sheets Every Mom Needs To Stress Less And Enjoy Motherhood More: Conquer Clutter, Master Time, Set Boundaries & Simplify Dinner!  www.mommadeplans.com/cheatsheets --- Getting real today with this idea of getting out of overwhelm... it's just not possible to have no overwhelm in motherhood. There are way too many balls we are juggling to stay on top of organizing our home, parenting, s...

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Take the 2024 survey to share your advice and win the chance for free earrings! www.mommadeplans.com/survey -- Creativity in your kids doesn't look like just arts and crafts; although that's what we typically associate with creativity. Today we unlearn creative standards and realize what creativity actually looks like... it has a lot more to do with our mindset than our painting skills. There's some awesome practical tips on how ...

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Join The Style & Strategy Club: Earring of the month subscription for overwhelmed moms. FREE 2ND PAIR OF EARRINGS - DECEMBER SHIPMENT ONLY www.mommadeplans.com/club --- You gotta love our daytime optimism when we think we are going to do all these things after the kids go to bed. Somehow we never learn when night after night we are too tired to do anything productive... Today I'm going to help you have a more productive night...

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Take the 2024 survey to share your advice and win the chance for free earrings! www.mommadeplans.com/survey -- Emotional intelligence is something we are starting to hear more of and that's a good thing. According to Dr. Jenny it has way more impact on our life than our IQ. Handling emotions does feel so hard to do in reality so hearing some of the data and practical tips in today's episode is going to make it easier to work on. It...

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A hard part of parenthood is watching our kids shy away from experiences we know they would love. Everything from just talking to other kids to taking a new class or trying a sport. So how do we help them build confidence to say yes more often? I came across a really simple but powerful method to helping my daughter overcome some of that nervousness. It's given us a simple way to communicate and help work through those anxious fe...

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200th episode giveaway- 2 options to enter, entries accepted through 10/26. Email julie@mommadeplans.com with subject line "200" or Share the episode on social media and tag me @mommadeplans -- When you're constantly feeling overwhelmed, it's a good reminder that you need to implement a productivity strategy. Whether it's just trying to manage all the regular daily tasks or you have extra projects and deadlines to meet, it's reall...

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Once October hits it feels like time flies by to the end of the year and it gets filled with all the seasonal activities. The pressure begins to rise as you see all the fall and Christmas activities, crafts, food and decorations. You see all the things everyone is doing and inspiration images of all the possible ways to be the "Pinterest Mom". Then the guilt sets in as time goes by that you aren’t doing anything or enough of all th...

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Get your meal planning strategy box here. What's for dinner is such a stressful topic. It's one of those things that stresses us out almost every day... the pressure of coming up with something for dinner. What can I cook, what ingredients do I have, do I have time to make that, will anyone eat it? So today I'm going to help you out with some simple dinner ideas to include in your upcoming meal plans.   Don't miss the dinner bowl...

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We're always on the hunt for a routine that actually works. But even when we find a routine we like, it's hard to get our kids on board. All those basic functions of the day like getting dressed, cleaning up and taking a bath are met with so much resistance that it takes forever to get anything done.  The phrase framework for creating a daily routine provides a fun take on getting the kids to go with the flow of a routine without ...

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Truth bomb - we're not designed to do everything by ourselves. 

You're marriage is a partnership where you work together for the desired outcome. If you don't define what that is, you end up in the default parent role doing everything and building resentment along the way. That is not the example we want to model for our kids in their future partnerships.

But instead of just complaining about having to do everything, today we actua...

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September 16, 2024 13 mins

Non-negotiables have become a trendy topic and for good reason; they're really important. However, they tend to always be about creating those self care non-negotiables and we're missing the next step.

So we're going to define what these are, how you know what your non-negotiables are and then who else we need to think about that may need them. The first step is self awareness which is a practice of noticing and it goes along way. ...

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One of the big transitions in life is going back to work after becoming a mom. This can easily feel overwhelming and chaotic. Thankfully, there's people like Jackie who can give us all the tips to make going back to work a smooth process. 

This step by step plan for going back to work includes:

-what to think about before going back to work -the conversations you need to have and who to have them with when it comes to childcares an...

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Where To Start Quiz: -Motherhood is overwhelming - take the quiz and find out which part of your home/life to focus on improving first! Where To Start Quiz --

We joke about how we spend all our time looking for things for everyone in the family but what if we didn't have to waste our time endlessly searching?

In this episode, we’re uncovering the ONE question that will help you master home organization and always know where everyth...

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Earring Personality Quiz For Moms: What do your earrings reveal about your personality? Find out in this fun quiz!  www.mommadeplans.com/stylequiz --

Managing our time well is something most moms struggle with. We're always trying to find a better routine, feel more productive and efficient... but we usually fall short of our expectations for ourselves and our family. We build up a lot of pressure on ourselves over this idea of "ti...

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Earring Personality Quiz For Moms: What do your earrings reveal about your personality? Find out in this fun quiz!  www.mommadeplans.com/stylequiz --

Bedtime can be really challenging when our kids get overly anxious and worried about every topic under the sun! Everyone's tired and it's hard to help them work through their worries. It's easy to get sucked in and try to reason with them but that never really helps. 

It's time for so...

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Where To Start Quiz: -Motherhood is overwhelming - take the quiz and find out which part of your home/life to focus on improving first! Where To Start Quiz --

The school year always sneaks up so quickly. We try to make the most of the end of summer but then don't always take time to set ourselves up for a smooth transition into the school year.

Today I have 5 tips to work on for being more intentional going into the fall season. Le...

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Where To Start Quiz: -Motherhood is overwhelming - take the quiz and find out which part of your home/life to focus on improving first! Where To Start Quiz --

Getting our kids to do just the basics is often a battle of the wills. Simply asking to brush teeth, clean their room, get dressed, or pickup after themselves is met with massive meltdowns and fights. It's exhausting and how we end up doing to much as moms honestly, because w...

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Where To Start Quiz: -Motherhood is overwhelming - take the quiz and find out which part of your home/life to focus on improving first! Where To Start Quiz --

Part of intentional motherhood is wanting to insert more quality time and fun with our kids. A great way to do that is through some creative snacks and sweets. Of course nothing complicated or time consuming. Just simple snack ideas that give us a mom win and put a smile on e...

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