Summary: In this episode we're chatting about all things time management as a wife and mom and homemaker. You can download the blank time blocking sheet at www.holyhotmessmom.com/timeblock Basically, you're going to take this blank sundy-saturday spreadsheet with the hours of 6am to 10pm marked down. You're going to start with your essentials. For us I always put in meal times, nap times, wake times, and the normal mass time we usually go to. Next put in your weekly expectations that have a legit standard time. For us that is our homeschool co op from 830am-1230pm on Thursdays. It takes us about 30 minutes to get to the co op before and after so I add in that travel time as well. Next i'll add in the things that should be done each day but that could flex if I needed them to. Monday, Tues, Wed, and Friday is homeschooling LJ while the other kids nap in the afternoon. But also, Crossfit at noon monday, tues, wed, friday and 10am on saturday. I also put in 30 min travel time before and after so I'm aware. That is what my week looks like right now. This I like to color code and print out. I use a happy planner so I can print it out on cardstock and use the happy planner hole punches to put it right in the front of my planner. When I'm scheduling doctors visits, etc I can glance at my white space on the planner and know when would be the most ideal time to schedule something. This is also wonderful for when you're looking to schedule a play date, or add a new activity to your schedule or, if you need to say "no" to something. SAYING NO IS OK!! I've added this time blocking guide to my blog so you can download it, or open it in google documents, save as a copy so you can modify it and create your own weekly time block. You can head over to holyhotmessmom.com/timeblock to get the time blocking sheet and workbook. When you create this visual you can see the days of the week that you are super busy and you need to make sure you've got either a fast meal or a crock pot meal for that day. You can see when the laundry needs to be fit in, or maybe even days that are too crazy and you need to back some things off of the schedule. It's a great tool to have and one that you can even plan to reevaluate every month or so. right now, I've got babies who have ever changing nap schedules so we're updating our time block pretty frequently. I have a time block sheet that actually has the schedules for all of us - me, the two oldest kids, the twins, and my husband. It helps me know when I can realistically prep dinner during each day, the days that maybe need to be prepped ahead of time, things like that. Don't forget to hook up with me and some other mamas! My Instagram and Facebook pages @HolyHotMessMom our exclusive mama Facebook group - HolyHotMessMamas Holy Hot Mess Mamas Closed group · 5 members Join Group This is a place for encouragement, advice, sharing stories and continuing convos all things Holy Hot Mess Mom & the Holy Hot Mess Mom Podcast. Got a ... If you're looking forward to more episodes then hit that subscribe button so you get notified every time we release a new episode! As always, if you've got ideas of topics you'd like to hear on the podcast please email me at podcast@holyhotmessmom.com
