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Well the time is here! Abby is finally getting a back surgery we knew would need to be done despite all the cortisone shots and physical therapy. I donât share this so you can plan when your next family member needs you for a surgery. Iâm sharing all my planning thoughts and iterations because where else do we hear this stuff? How do you learn how others plan? This is for any event you have coming up that requires a lot of shifting and planning. Iâm going into a time where there will be a plan and I can not just ânot feel like it.â I have to do what is on the plan in order to have success.
Operation âTake Care of Graysonâ
What does this mean for me? Full time primary care giver to Grayson. Honestly, Iâm using the lens that this is a unique opportunity to spend these months with Grayson and support Abby.
The first thing I knew I needed was to think about how I was going to entertain this active big 4 year old. I have a routine I am going to try out based on tiny details of care that Grayson needs and what heâs used to. And Iâve thought about a lil lunch box I can pack for on the go, what all needs to be in my purse at all times for Grayson, and a backpack in the back of the car with things we may need when we are out. The routine is in small chunks of time that I can start to give back to Abby as she recovers.
Next Layer: The Family
When going into a time of new demands on your time and capacity, you need to look at it in reverse order to figure out how to still meet as many personal and family obligations as possible. So next my brain went to the rest of my family. How will I care for Greg, Joey, and help Abby through recovery. Greg has this trip to the Keys planned to take with Joey and his dad. Itâs important and I encouraged them to still take it. Itâs during the first week after Abbyâs surgery. Iâm asking Greg to take on a few tasks to make sure we all get fed and Grayson gets to and from Daycare.
Iâve been reading up on this surgery and the recovery process. I have tried to consider the physical things Abby may need to aid her in her recovery. But I have also been considering the emotional toll this may have on her. Might be tough watching me play mom to her child for a while. I will do my best to include Abby to keep her spirits up. And the physical therapy! Likely I will have those scheduled before the surgery takes place.
Iâm sneaking in an adult field trip before surgery to fill my cup and one after Abbyâs surgery to give me something to look forward to. I also looked at work and rearranged the things I need to be in person at, to the mornings, when I will be in the office. Iâve decided to work from home for the first week. And Saturday showed itself as a day I can take advantage of being in the office because Greg can be home with Abby and Grayson on Saturdays. I will be working on my dissertation starting now because I have time and then Saturdays. Please cross your fingers all the research Iâm going to do in advance about Prospective Memory will be worth it because I have not got the green like on this yet. But itâs a risk, for times sake, that I have to take.
How Will My Planning Day Workbook Look This Time?
So after taking 32 minutes to tell you all about my planning, I opened the Planning Day workbook. I walked through the workbook and shared, off the cuff, my thoughts about how I will plan according to each page. Ha! I was actually caught off guard on a couple of upcoming things like birthdays and our anniversary. Yeah, Abby needs an oil change and I checked but my car is good for a while. These are the things you should be thinking about going into something this big, what can I get done now to make this upcoming busy time more smooth?
I am trying to think of everything. I will continue to mull over my calendar and rearrange things as necessary. This is a ridiculous amount of planning that my future self will thank me for doing. This is the kind of detailed planning we do in Planning Day!
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The Sunday BasketÂź
Planning Day
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We work fast! So excited to share the Embrace Add on that we created in collaboration with Heather S. As you heard in the previous episode, Transformation with Heather S., she has a 6 step process to help you really process life, understand where you are now because of events you have gone through, and ultimately move beyond those emotions. Emotions can hold us back from moving forward.
Step 5 is realizing you are worthy! And now you need to ask yourself, âWhat you want from life?â
And finally, Step 6 is getting to a place of realizing your value. And since you have so much to offer, ask yourself âwhat can I give or contribute to life? How can I use my gifts?â
What if we just started to dream again? Even if you have done Embrace in the past, you are a new person than the last time. You have lived more since then and it may be time for you to rediscover what you are uniquely created to do. You can now get the Embrace add on which has water colors, special markers, water color paper, and other goodies to process your emotions through art therapy. Heather will take 2 hours to walk you through the prompts and activity to get the most from your Embrace experience.
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Embrace Add On
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In this episode, I introduce you to Heather S. She is a mental health counselor who is married and mom to 5 children. They have their own little âfarmâ they call home. Heather was in a hard season of life when she heard Sara Dean interviewing me on the Shameless Mom Academy Podcast and I was talking about the Sunday BasketÂź. Heather was a grad student, her dad was ill and Heather was his primary caregiver, not to mention she had a 21/2 year old at the time. Her brain felt very busy and she thought the Sunday BasketÂź could help. Heather believes that planning and organization is one of the best gifts we can give ourselves.
Sometimes, as women, it seems as though we are expected to know how to keep a house. Itâs ok if you donât know how and you need to hire someone or purchase a course to teach you. We both agreed that organization is self care! Thereâs one component of being a household manager that negatively impacts a person and itâs the emotional. Itâs based on how well we think we are at the managerial and cognitive pieces of running the home. And thereâs a lot of negative internal chatter about it! The Sunday BasketÂź quiets those comments.
Heather had been successfully using a DIY Sunday BasketÂź with her large family, so Heather and her husband agreed to invest in the Organize 365Âź Sunday Basket to get additional support. She shared about how she does Christmas. She shared her hacks on how not have to wrap presents the night before, how she makes her kids lists, and how to not overspending! And wait till she explains her sick box, genius solutions! And since that was such a success, it made sense to invest in the old All Access program to get their house in order to sell. It made $20,000 in sense! Once they decluttered and met with their realtor again, they added $20,000 to the selling value of their home by just painting and decluttering! Then they moved, Heather got her Masters, added some dogs, and a child!!
The last half of our conversation was about Embrace, currently the self-guided retreat until I am done with the PhD. She pointed out how important it is to do the journaling and coming to terms with your past. Through journaling we can all notice what we say to ourselves, the lies we tell ourselves, and look at what we wrote to decide if itâs true. We can journal to explore what we want. And specifically with Embrace, it made so much sense to Heather because sheâs done that hard work of journaling and reflecting. And there is are many scientific benefits of pen to paper. The reality is you canât get to âWhat is my unique purpose and how can I share it?â until you have accepted that you are worthy and have great value to give.
She lost her father shortly after having her 5th child. How does one grieve and celebrate a new life at the same time? Heather had to use her planning and journaling skills to work through that grief while still taking care of her family the way she wanted to. She scheduled her grieving time and you may need to do the same. Take the time to process your past to get to the place where you can feel worthy of organization. You can then realize you have so much to offer this world. And finally with embrace, explore how you can impact the world with your unique gifts and talents. Heather has this great 6 step art therapy journal prompting process that she takes her clients through. She really shared a lot about the process and I believe so many people would benefit from doing the internal work before diving into Embrace. We are all worthy and valuable.
Heatherâs advice is, âWe need to start with the internal work. Sitting and taking time to do the internal work first will let you stay motivated and on track to do what you need to do.â
Heather shared her desire to do so in collaboration with Organize 365Âź someday. If you liked Heather and her ideas, you DONâT want to miss the next Coffee Chat!!
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Embrace
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Weâre spending all this time invisibly planning. I desire for it to be more visible. For home, I have always planned in these trimesters, 120 day chunks. You can hear all about it in ep. 132. I call these chunks summer, fall, and winter. When the PhD is finished (hopefully in Dec.) I will have planned 9 chunks. Each chunk of time starts with this natural break in the hustle of life and gives us these organic bursts of energy to declutter, organize, and reset. It became very clear to me the energy of each season during this PhD journey. What did I plan? How did it go? And how am I leaving this PhD phase of life?
Summer (May-August)
Sing it with me âSchooooooolâs out for summerâ...these are the more relaxed months of the year. The invisible work you would have done for this chunk was planning how to keep the kids busy, summer vacations, and this is usually a personal development time for me. The PhD is all personal development. Summer of â23 was âBusyâ because Iâd applied and been accepted into the PhD and lil Grayson turned two so he was into everything! I had each minute planned with the goal of getting my PhD that I basically missed summer! This summer was the hardest. I took less time to plan because Greg and I went to England. And I donât regret it! Grayson was 3 and he was on to me. He KNEW when I was home and he wanted to play. But Iâd made the choice to pursue this PhD and I had to choose it over Grayson for this season. So I moved almost everything to the office. Another lost summer.
Fall (September-December)
Fall seems to be an easy chunk of time for me. This season you have planned for back to school and the holidays. Things seem to go easier and thank God for football. Because Greg loves football and that means I donât have guilt getting in a few more hours of studying or completing more assignments. Iâd only taken 2 classes which lightened the PhD demand on me. In fall of 2024, I had to ask myself âHow do I not do again, what I just did in summer?â I took a trip with Greg, I only took 2 classes and focused on the holidays.
Winter (January-April/Mayish)
Winter starts with all of us coming back from Christmas/Holiday breaks. In 2023, I planned to change all my habits and routines to be a PhD student, you can hear all about that in ep. 519 and/or the Monday PhD episodes I did around that same time. I knew it was going to take me 25 hours so I blocked that time off my calendar. It's no good to set a goal but not set aside time to achieve it. For my 2024 winter chunk, Iâm calling it âtreading waterâ. This was a really hard chunk of time because Greg had rotator cuff surgery, weâd remodeled Joeyâs condo, and we were planning to remodel Abbyâs space downstairs next.
How Iâm Ending My PhD Phase
Iâm calling this last chunk of time âthe grindâ. I have finished the classes portion of completing the PhD. As I see the finish line in sight for the PhD, I am walking away so happy and proud! Iâm proud of myself for the mental capacity Iâve grown. I am so proud that I put earning a PhD as one of my priorities. I would cheer anyone on in my family to do the same for themselves. It forced me to set better boundaries with my family. I encourage you all to do Planning Day and I do it for myself too to make sure I am pouring into my marriage and family, that I am prioritizing self care, to travel, and breakdown a big project I want to accomplish. Sometimes you get that project done in one 120 chunk and sometimes itâs multiple chunks over the course of 3 years. Just make sure you prioritize your family and have good communication so they have accurate expectations. None of this happens accidentally, like a PhD, you have to plan for it!
EPISODE RESOURCES:
The Sunday BasketÂź
Home Planning Day
120 - Productivity #6 - 10 Ways to Find More TimeEp. 519 - Organizing my PhD journey Part 1
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PLANNINGâŠitâs the one thing that you can control in these unsettling times. Planning Days are now 20% OFF! The best part is, when you sign up for the subscription, that price is locked in for future planning days. Planning will help you to make better choices and establish routines and new habits. Routines and habits take a little more time to become second nature. Routines and habits change your character of who you are over time through intention and discipline. Thatâs what we do in Planning Day. There are three types that Organize 365Âź offers; Home, Friday WorkboxÂź and now the little sisterâŠTeacher Planning Day.
Planning days help you to look at your time and plan ahead for the next 120 days for the Home or 90 days for Work. You will establish routines that will lead to habits that end up freeing up your cognitive load. You will look at how you are currently spending your time and think about how you want to spend your time. Each planning day comes with a workbook to work through what your next 120 or 90 will look like.
You all may be familiar with Home and Work Planning Days but I want to share with you a little bit about what to expect in the Teacher Planning Day. You will look at the personal development goals you have for yourself, not the ones given to you by your administrator. Youâll look at theme days, your planning time, and how to be productive. Iâll go over the Teacher Workbox with you and weâll talk about the pink slash pockets and what you want to do for personal development or ideas for your classroom. The purple slash pockets used for 3-5 projects you want to complete. With the blue slash pocket youâll think about a communication goal, your team, and maybe a goal you all set together. And then the green slash pocket, Iâll explain how to use it for administrative tasks and your checklists.
OOOPSâŠwe made a mistake and I have decided to roll with it. I know how planning will help you to feel in control in a time when you may feel uneasy. So the Complete Home Organization Bundle accidentally got included in this sale. I feel so strongly that planning is what we all need right now so Iâm keeping this on sale too. If you have been interested in the bundle, now is your time to get it. And at this price your planning day is almost free. You will get the Productive Home SolutionÂź as well as a Sunday BasketÂź, the Paper Solution, Binders, and the workbooks, check out the link below for full details.
If you wanna be around other go-getters, driven, and positive people then Planning Day is the day you donât wanna miss. Once the Planning Day has happened pricing will go back up. So take advantage of this deal and get in the driverâs seat and get the Planning Day that is right for you!
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Home Planning Day
Friday WorkboxÂź Planning Day
Teacher Planning Day
Complete Home Organization Bundle
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Happy Monday! Today weâre talking all about habits like what ones do we have, how they are established, some really interesting studies about habits and routines, and how you too can reprogram yourself to have productive habits. Brown University defines a habit as a repeated action that becomes an automatic behavior with little to no thought.
Life Long Intentionality Setter
As a child, I was in charge of my fun. I remember going to the stationary store and getting planners about three times a year. Anna pointed out the coincidence of Friday WorkboxÂź Planning Day happening three times a year as well. I like to maximize my time. I get my planner out and fill in the tasks that need to be accomplished and then I start thinking about what I want my routines to be. I intentionally set routines to include somethings Iâd like to end up as a habit with the understanding these things will make me more productive and achieve my goals. I feel like a person can successfully add a new habit each Planning Day. On average it takes a person 66 days to establish a new habit.
Effortless Self Control
Habits are stronger than your beliefs. You may believe fruits and vegetables are better for you. However if you habitually eat cookiesâŠthat habit will likely continue unless you make environmental changes. Remove the cookie jar and put healthy food in its place. Now when you habitually visit where the cookie jar was you will grab a piece of fruit.
And with our habits we have lower emotional reactions. We talked about a study where studentsâ habits were questioned. They determined 43% of their day was habitual. Your emotional response to waking up early on daily is reduced when you have done it for a long time. And once you decide to clean your kitchen, the routine is habitual and you can sing along to music or think about something else because you have a routine to how you clean your kitchen.
Context Clues also support effortless self control. If you have a habit of putting on your deodorant after you brush your teeth, your toothbrush is the clue. But letâs say on vacation you have all your toiletries in a bag. You brush your teeth but because your deodorant isnât in plain sight, you go sight seeing and remember you forgot to put on deodorant.
Prospective Memory
This is the theory Iâm thinking I will do my dissertation about. Itâs something you are reminded you need to do but in the future. Say you are talking to someone about the grocery store and that reminds you that you need to pick up a card for a wedding next time you are there. Itâs like you are trying to remember things for the future. They are related to a location or a time. You could be reminded about the card by time as in the wedding is a 5pm and you need the card by then.
Are You Maxed Out on Habits?
A person can only do so much everyday, even the amount of habits they have. Are you programmed correctly? Planning Day, with Organize 365Âź, really helps you to analyze your time and look at what you are currently doing. You may see some changes you need to make and then plan how you will do it . To do lists and diaries have been found to be inefficient because thereâs no place for holding things like a card for an upcoming wedding or ideas you are simmering on. When you write one task on an index card and throw it in your Sunday BasketÂź, you are able to categorize, make a plan of completing those tasks, and delay decision making until necessary. I hope you can join us May 3rd for Home Planning Day or June 6th for Friday WorkboxÂź Planning day to get productive habits in place so you have more cognitive space for other areas of your life.
EPISODE RESOURCES:
https://www.brownhealth.org/be-well/why-habits-can-be-good-thing
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/04/230417155750.htm
https://www.apa.org/monitor/2020/11/career-lab-habits
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ejsp.674
Wood, W., Quinn, J. M., & Kashy, D. A. (2002). Habits in everyday life: Thought, emotion, and action. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 83(6), 1281â1297. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.83.6.1281
Sunday BasketÂź
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This important update is being recorded on April 8th at 3pm. I hope there havenât been too many changes by the time you listen to this episode. There have been so many economic changes and the atmosphere is starting to feel a little uncertain like it did about 5 years ago when Covid reared its ugly head. There are 3 types of responses to whatâs going on. Those who know too much and they are thinking way too far in the future, those who stick their head in the sand and donât want to know about any of it, and those who know just enough to make positive, proactive, profitable choices for their homes. As a CEO I am in the last category. Iâm in preservation mode to preserve Organize 365Âź and my employees' jobs. I tried to give you different perspectives of what is going on from the overall economy, from a CEO, and as a household manager.
Job Security & The Stock Market
There are three things people are worried about right now. Two of them are job security and the stock market. Come to find out federal jobs arenât secure! In 2008/2009, people didnât think it was possible to lose your house. In 2020, people didnât think we could be locked in our homes.
I told you in a previous episode that I don't understand the stock market so I donât have much advice. Greg and I decided long ago to invest in the stock market, Greg takes care of that. Our children are invested in the stock market. And historically the stock market always comes back.
Supply Chain
There was never a toiler paper supply issue. We had plenty of toilet paper because itâs made here in the U.S. Size was the problemâŠit was only available in industrial sizes for like schools and stadiums. But where we are going to see supply chain issues will be from items that come from China. We are in an economic war. My recent order from China is going to be tariffed at 121%!!! Thatâs right! Half of this episode is about sourcing my supplies and how & how it has changed. Due to the tariffs, expect to see fewer choices at come point and quantity available to decrease if it comes from China. I explained a lot about how the tariffs came to be, how they added up, and what they mean for the American supply chain. I offered solutions to keep your household supply chain supple.
How is Organize 365Âź responding?
As a CEO that looks into the future, I always have an 18 month to 2 year supply of physical products. Organize 365Âź isnât going anywhere! We arenât passing the tariff expenses to our customers, we donât have to, as I explained, because of the way I have financially structured Organize 365Âź. And we arenât ordering from China for now.
I am anticipating working with an American company for our Sunday BasketsÂź in addition to other products and may continue to work with them once this whole thing blows over. I speculate it will be a good 18 months till our economy stabilizes again. Weâre running leaner with daily operations. And weâre thankful we didnât raise expenses by moving like we wanted or getting the ERP system.
And most of all, always wondering as economics are changing, how can we meet our customers where they are. So, we have decided to offer upcoming planning days for home (5/3) and Friday WorkboxÂź (6/6) and Teacher planning day (7/9) for a 20% discount from $250. You will get the planning prep day, additional videos, the 4 hour planning day live webinar with replay access for 6 weeks, and the workbook. Stop spiraling, think about the root cause of the supply shortage you experienced during Covid, and start planning. The sky is not falling. Planning is the one thing you can do that will give you more time, help you make better decisions, make your money go further, and make you feel like you are in the driverâs seat.
EPISODE RESOURCES:
The Sunday BasketÂź
Home Planning Day
Friday Workbox Planning Day
Teacher Planning Day
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In this episode, I introduce you to Julie D. Julie and her husband have, in their home, a daughter, a son, and Maggie their dog. Julie heard someone talking about the Sunday BasketÂź and was intrigued and figured she could figure it out. Julie wasnât looking for organization as much as she desired systems. Before the interview, Julie drew out a mind map. She wanted to make sure to share ALL of the products and ways that Organize 365Âź has benefitted her life. Make sure you catch the episode to hear all the areas that have been impacted in Julieâs life.
Julie came from 20 years in the retail space where she used to be in charge of 13 week projects that consisted of resetting a store or setting up new stores. The way the Organize 365Âź systems break down 90 (for business) and 120 (for home) days, was familiar to Julie. That is how they would organize the resetting of the stores. Theyâd make a plan and then run that plan for the next chunk of time.
Your home is like a small business right? So your family members we joked are like employees uninterested in the success of your small business. Itâs harder to get them motivated to keep things organized. We talked about how men from the Boomers generation who witnessed a stay at home mom, AKA the primary parent taking care of the home and children and a dad âbringing home the bacon.â So their expectations were similar for their families. The systems let her do just that as theyâd planned. The kids program has helped her to have them do some of the organizing. Sheâs invested in the kid program to which the kids know a lot of âwhat Lisa says.â
Julie has thoughtfully implemented all of the Organize 365Âź systems. She has multiple Sunday BasketsÂź and even got her mom and big sister to invest in Sunday BasketsÂź. She loves spreading the âgospel of Organize 365Âź.â It was a way for them to do life together till her mother passed away. Of course, she inherited her moms. She feels the Sunday BasketÂź is so important in her life that when they remodeled her kitchen she had to make sure she knew where sheâd be able to put it once it was finished. During the remodel, she had a Sunday BasketÂź dedicated to the remodel and it was convenient for her and her contractors. It kept the remodel moving along and organized.
Julieâs son, John, has level 3 autism and that has added to the demand for systems. She values the Warrior Mama binder to have in DON (determination of needs) meetings. She made a point to put a picture of John as a baby on the front to remind administrators and physicians in the meetings that her son is a person and he has come a long way. Sheâs got a Friday WorkboxÂź for her daughter in regards to Julie being leader of the parent council (Canadian speak for the PTO), being the pizza mom, girl guide leader, and as the registrar for speed skating. Once she realized she wasnât going to continue being the leader of the parent council, she could see taking off that train car gave her more capacity for something else. Sheâs got a financial binder for each kid to keep track of receipts and medical visits. And John throws her plenty of challenges too, but, she has peace of mind that sheâs basically created playbooks for everything so when the wheels start to look like they may fall off she knows how to prevent it and get back to smooth sailing.
Julie often wonders how 20 year old Julie would have benefited from the Organize 365Âź products and systems. She was in a chaotic period of time and wonders how things would be different. Whatâs different now? Julie has more peace of mind and capacity to prioritize her crafts. Sheâs able to âdo more projects that make me feel like me.â This is one line item in the budget that will not go away.
Julieâs advice is, âDo a blitz. Then itâs not a huge commitment to some ongoing system you have to learn.â
EPISODE RESOURCES:
The Sunday BasketÂź
The Paper SolutionÂź
The Productive Home SolutionÂź
Household Manager 21 Day Bootcamp
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The PhD is almost over and Iâve been thinking about âWhat do I want?â When I committed to the PhD, I knew it was a lengthy commitment of time and hefty commitment of money. There are things we agree to in life and we know the long term commitment it will require! And now that the PhD finish line is in sight, I know itâs project time again!! I love a meaty project and Iâve identified what I want to do over the next 120 days. I want to redo my living spaces, WITH a budget in mind so it doesnât get crazy like it did last year with one project expense leading to another project expense.
Do you struggle with this too?
Up until I abdicated grocery store shopping and cooking, I hadnât really been on the list. Iâd always put my familyâs needs before my own. If I wanted something, Iâd think about the price, and Iâd decide we could use the money towards something else the family needed. Iâd also give them my time before using it for myself or business. We took care of the kidsâ living spaces last year. Joeyâs plumbing got an upgrade which meant his bathrooms got an upgrade too. Then Abbyâs space basically got completely remodeled, but honestly her life was demanding it. And now I feel like we have finished launching them. And then I got to looking around my living space. And I am choosing to use available time and money for myself and Greg, Iâm on the list again.
My Wish List on a Budget
When Grayson came along, Greg and I started sleeping in separate rooms so I could help with the baby. And we like it, so, we are keeping it that way. Remember, use your home for your current phase of life! I want to cement Greg and I into the empty nest/grandparent phase. In my room, I look around and see all hand me down things. Iâve dreamed of what this space could be and hereâs what I came up with. Iâd like to have a household manager command center, an office space dedicated to running our house! Iâd like to bring up all my Sunday BasketsÂź and binders upstairs and put them all in one bookshelf for easy access. And new bedding that makes me feel like a girl. I want to rearrange the room to be able to open the curtains and make room for said bookshelf. And I want more light in this room for projects and scrapbooking. Iâd like as much upstairs as possible because if I want to get anything done I have to hide from Grayson. He loves to play with me and I love to play with him but, butâŠI like to get projects done too! My dreaming didnât stop thereâŠ
Rezoning in the Woodruff Household
Iâve decided the room between Greg and I, which used to be the nursery and then a guest room, should be reimagined into a gift wrapping room. On a previous episode, I suggested HDX shelving with a long counter top to be used as a gift wrapping station. I have not stopped thinking about that and I finally will have time to make this transition happen. Iâm no longer using the kitchen as our home office so Iâll move those resources upstairs. Iâd like to make communal items more easily available to Abby on the first level like band aids and things, maybe in the laundry room. I just need to go through the laundry room period now that Abby has her own and Iâm doing all of this reimagining and functionality of our living spaces.
Speaking of the laundry room, thereâs more project supplies that I will move upstairs that arenât for Grayson and I. Gifts for Grayson will go up because he knows the laundry room is my hiding place. AND, all in one washer dryer upgrade. It arrives tomorrow!! I canât believe I hit the purchase button. I did the cost analysis and itâs not good but boy is my lil heart excited! We got to talking about it in the small business mastermind and everyone encouraged me to get it saying how much they loved theirs. Also Iâm keeping the dryer so I can get two loads done at once. So that justifies the cost a little too. I wanted to get Abby her own washer dryer so I could get mine back. In the process of sharing my washer door would get stuck and then it started to stink! Now the washer smells despite my efforts to correct it. It annoys me! So itâs on itâs way! And Lastly, I think Iâll clean out the closet downstairs. Most of it will end up in my household manager command center and then Abby can get more storage. I hope youâll join me for planning day to get your next projects planned for your next 120 days!
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The Sunday BasketÂź
Lisaâs Favorite Things
Home Planning Day
The Productive Home SolutionÂź
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Elaine Willing was on the Monday Connection episode and we have been working together to get this PCS Planning Course just right. Youâll get a workbook, training videos, and a community in the Organize 365Âź app. Elaine worked on a way to mentally process PCS. Sheâs figured out how to stop the spinning in your brain with the mention of PCS and turn it into productive actions. Hear all about it in yesterdayâs episode!! The workbook helps you to process your emotions and proactively make a plan for the relocation. PCSâing can be a lonely isolating process that only builds in complexity as your family grows and you âsurviveâ another duty station. We realize the need to get to community quicker in these moves. The places Elaine has been pained to leave were those when she had a supportive community.
You guys!!! I am so excited to be able to offer the PCS Planning Course AND on top of thatâŠitâs 90% off till May 9th, 2025 because that is Spouse Appreciation Day! This is not an April Foolâs joke!! Please tell everyone you know about this course to help soldiers and their families PCS with less stress. And as I shared in the coffee chat, there is an option to have our base get a virtual or in person training for the PCS Planning Course. You will get lifetime access so even if you are not in a PCS season, take advantage of the pricing now so you have it available to you when you need it again.
*4 Hr. Virtual Planning Day for your base via zoom.
*6 Hr in person (in the 48 continuous states), on base training. Includes the PCS bundle. Two hours will be interactive with me in a questions and answer or book signing interactive capacity.
*With this in person opportunity you get the PCS Planning Course, Workbook & The PCS Productivity Bundle.
PCS Productivity Bundle: Portable Sunday Basket, 2.0 slash pockets (pink, purple, blue, green), and 2.0 Productivity tabs. Your pink slash pocket is for travel, purple slash pockets is for all things related to your home, blue slash pocket for your family and pets, and green for finances including an expense tracker so you get things paid for that should be by the military.
**If you have questions and/or interest in one of these opportunities please email [email protected]
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PCS Planning Course
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Happy Monday! Today I get to introduce you to Elaine Willing, who is officially on staff as teh lead for our new PCS (Permanent Change of Station) initative. At Organize 365Âź, weâve developed a course to help spouses, supporting their soldiers, to find community faster and make each move a little easier. I first met Elaine through her father in law at a home school co-op conference. He was sent to get a picture with me. Elaine found Organize 365Âź about 10 years ago when she was maxed out and looking for solutions. Then I got to meet Elaine and the rest is history! I share in her desire to help military spouses through the PCS process. Elaine has supported her husband for many years, is raising her three boys, and now itâs her turn to do something that fills her cup! She sees how spouses just kind of circle in the lower levels of Mazlowâs Hierarchy of Needs and never get to rise to the level where you explore your purpose, what you are uniquely created to do. Elaine knows all too well about PCSing (13 times) and understands the struggle with #alltheemotions, #allthepaperwork and is eager to get to spouses organized and in community sooner.
The Emotional Toll
Elaine was very vulnerable in sharing her experience, to this point, being a military spouse. She shared aspects of her life I had never thought of! I never considered the friendships they have to build quickly and let go at a momentâs notice. The grieving process you go through as you leave your current station (although she joked that sometimes you are relieved to leave if it just wasnât a good fit) and anxiety or excitement about what lies ahead with a new duty station. Think of how much you trust the people you put down for your childrenâs emergency contactâŠElaine has to find that stranger quickly, as all the forms continue to request it, as she gets her family settled in each new location. Thereâs a different at home cadence with each location based on the soldierâs new job. My jaw was on the floor as she explained to me how she got to fly home to see family. Yes they get free SA (space available) flights, but Iâm not sure thatâs a flight I want to take. And their stations overseas, theyâve only had one car which made daily activities challenging with little ones in tow.
All the Moving Pieces
Oh the checklists weâve accumulated and compiled to assist with the repetitive nature of PCSâing. There are checklists for utilities, vehicles, homes, packing the house, and what not to pack. I included 10 steps to an organized move. When military families move, lots times they are living out of a suitcases for 30 days. You better believe thereâs a checklist for those suitcases. Some bases are equipped with a lending closet for basic things like maybe some toys for your kids or small appliances that werenât necessities. And then where do you get groceries in your new location (tricky for Elaine with her family having food allergies), house keepers, after school activities, sports, babysitters, and even for you to find friends. Thereâs a checklist of services youâll need to find and establish. A lot of the post-move checklists you could review on the plane ride to your new duty station. The very last checklist âJust tell me what to doâ for when you are drained but know you need to keep going.
What to Expect
Over the many moves, Elaine has found a way to mentally process PCS. Sheâs figured out how to stop the spinning in your brain with the mention of PCS and turn it into productive actions. The workbook helps you to process your emotions and proactively make a plan for the relocation. PCSâing can be a lonely isolating process that only builds in complexity as your family grows and you âsurviveâ another duty station. We realize the need to get to community quicker in these moves. The places Elaine has been pained to leave were those when she had a supportive community.
Two Opportunities to Build Community:
*4 Hr. Virtual Planning Day for your base via zoom.
*6 Hr in person (in the 48 continuous states), on base training. Includes the PCS bundle. Two hours will be interactive with me in a questions and answer or book signing interactive capacity.
*With this in person opportunity you get the PCS Planning Course, Workbook & The PCS Productivity Bundle which includes a Portable Sunday Basket, 2.0 slash pockets (pink, purple, blue, green), and 2.0 Productivity tabs. Your pink slash pocket is for travel, purple slash pockets is for all things related to your home, blue slash pocket for your family and pets, and green for finances including an expense tracker so you get things paid for that should be by the military.
**If you have questions and/or interest in one of these opportunities please email [email protected]
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PCS Planning Course
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Your home is like âhome baseâ in tag, itâs the safe spot. In 2024, we spent resources on Joey and Abbyâs homes. In 2025, I want to do some renovations on the second floor of our home, where Greg and I spend a lot of time. I wanted to share how I plan to attack those renovations but first I felt it appropriate to offer this bonus economic episode to give insight to all this Tariffs talk and the swift changing of the government right now. I based my choices off of the large picture and this is how you can too as the household manager!
Hire It Out vs. DIY
There is a direct relationship between the money you have to invest and the amount of time a project will take. Either you hire a contractor to complete the task with a timeline shorter than you couldâve done. Or you do it yourself but it will take longer usually. And then thereâs a hybrid option somewhere in there. I have decided on the projects I want to complete upstairs, however if I hire it all out like I did with the kidsâ projects Iâll be broke soon! Next episode Iâll tell you all about it.
YOUR House
When considering your household budget and anything you want to do you need to look at what is going on in your household budget. Just because the economy is bad doesnât mean your household is. The example I share here was the Organize 365Âź budget (remember our homes are small businesses) in regards to shipping costs, de minimis value, and taxes. I also shared how physical nexus and economic nexus affects Organize 365Âź sales and taxes so you could get an understanding of the complexity of what seems like a simple purchase or subscription from our community. You GOTTA hear the episode. And I say that to encourage learning. Always be moving forward.
Everyone may not be happy about this adjustment but when I looked at the entire shipping process and considering what the customer has to pay, in addition to their receiving end, it does not make sense to continue shipping internationally. If I donât make this adjustment and Organize 365Âź does under, then thereâs no money anyway. Better to adjust and make unpopular decisions. You may be looking ahead and realize that in order to celebrate your child's graduation like you may have for a previous child you need to cancel the annual summer vacation. As the household manager, in order to keep the budget afloat, this decision may make the most responsible financial sense. This is where you need to cut costs first, at the household level.
Economic Outlook
Are we in a recession or not? I talked about my opinion of the stock market. It may be an indicator of the emotional climate but not the economy. Right now, everyone can feel how volatile the economy feels. The President is making changes more quickly than people are used to. There is a lot going on with Tariffs and we are toeing the line with financial war. This is not in our control. My best advice, with all the economical uncertainty, is to attend planning day so you can plan out and allocate money for the next 120 days AND look over the next 3 years.
What Do You Need?
As a household manager, looking at the current economy, I would not embark on the PhD. I know for my household budget and looking into the future over the next three years, now would not be a financially responsible time to tie up funds for that. However, I offered multiple ideas for how to continue personal development. If you canât attend a conference this year like you normally do, try a different mode of learning. I know I want to do some renovating this year as my time is becoming available. If there is a financially hefty project you want to do, you may need to contribute some blood sweat and tears this time, in addition to or instead of hiring someone to complete the task. Can you invest more time and still get what you want?
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Home Planning Day
The Sunday BasketÂź
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In this episode, Monique is here to tell you all about her experience at Small Business Mastermind. You know how I always say I am where work comes from? Well Monique is where in person events have come from in the past and youâve probably heard her on the podcast. Sheâs been a professional organizer, certified by Organize 365Âź, for 12 years now! She has attended our events as a customer, as staff, as an organizer, and now, a small business owner looking to grow an online business.
From the moment everyone arrived at the hotel, everyone just jumped right in. Due to the private chat set up in the app before the mastermind they all had a chance to connect. They were able to connect prior to the mastermind. Monique shared her surprise that more attendees werenât organizers. But they all were women creating business.
Day one started with an energy in the room like a bunch of old friends reuniting, even for me because of all the Voxer conversations Iâd had with all the women. And because of all of those conversations and the extensive survey everyone had filled out I knew the main struggle for everyone attending was green work. Everyone was asking âHow do you get it all done?â We had a lengthy conversion about Executive Assistants and Chiefs of Staff and how you know which you need. Monique shared how she got so much value out of the first session. Everyone looked at their admin tasks and they calculated a dollar value for that task. Itâs like I shared about economic stage 6, it may make more sense to pay someone to do something you are capable of doing because it takes you out of your business. Monique said that was one of the most impactful things she learned. We joked, once we had that session Monique was ready to go home and conquer her business!
Iâve shared transparently that on day 2, I didnât really know what I was going to teach but I had no doubt that it was going to be meaningful. As we try new things, if we keep the person we are doing it for in mind, it will be impactful because we want better for them. Thatâs when I decided to do 12 minutes with Lisa to really drill down on one struggle or thought or project. I didnât know till Monique shared but as people came out they all shared what they asked and what we came up with.
Monique brought to the table an online business that she wanted to grow. I advised that was a tough road if she wanted to go down it due to social media being such a beast like a part time job itself, all the noise online in general, and all the back office automations and such she would need would take years to build out. But Monique really did want to incorporate her coaching, paper organizing and productivity. But itâs funny both Monique and Lisa D. couldnât remember their original idea they came to me with because what we imagined together was so much better and a perfect solution that they were so excited about. The day ended with the women attending Friday Workbox Planning Day live. Iâve never had applause at the end of Planning Day.
Monique is offering an amazing package to come to your house for a week and organize. But we all know how easy it is to fall off the wagon after a reset like that. So you will also get 3 months of coaching on the systems and staying organized. So once you get it organized it can pretty much stay that way! Sheâs only taking 10 clients per year so make sure you get your package booked today!! We pay people to do a lot of things for us like watching our kids, cleaning, our accounting so why not for organizing our homes and coaching to support this change?
EPISODE RESOURCES:
Small Business Mastermind
The Sunday BasketÂź
The Paper SolutionÂź
The Productive Home SolutionÂź
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What have you thought of this series so far? At the beginning of this episode, I recapped economic stages 1-5. Itâs important to understand them and how to advance if youâd like. But also if you find that your economic stage was once 4 and you are back to 1, you are not alone. It can happen to anyone and honestly I think all of America is in stage one, trying to reduce expenses to match their income. The economy changed which affected our small business AKA our homes. Itâs important to understand and own the economic impact our home has on the global economy. Thinking about stage 6 should prompt you to look at your expenses and set expectations for what you can expect financially.
Stage 6: A business bigger than yourself; but thereâs no playbook
If you choose to go to stage 6, get ready for a life long journey of development. You may make some expensive mistakes or have some hires not work out. In stage 6, your business becomes bigger than just you and your household budget. You are looking at your budget and realizing you can increase your expenses to (in the long run) make more money. Itâs time to start interviewing people, explore their uniquenesses, and hire accordingly. And get ready for your income to decrease. In growing your business and getting structure in place, just know you will likely have little to no income for about 3-5 years. I wish there was a playbook that could have warned me. Take heart, in America, the 4 positions that can provide exponential wealth are doctor, lawyer, sales, and business owner. So if you are embarking on stage 6, thereâs a lot of income potential due to all the extra help you have in your company now.
Stage 6: Taxes
And with structuring your company, you will become a W2 employee, at least that is how I set up Organize 365Âź. My income was capped by my salary. I have learned more about the IRS than you ever wanted to know. There will be new tax implications on your businessâs income. And your business income is not solely yours anymore. Due to the structure you put in place, you will pay yourself, your employees AND employment taxes. You get to learn about human resources and youâll be where benefits come from! Remember, life long journey of learning and development.
Stage 6: Itâs so fun!
Even if I had known the growing pains I could expect, no one could have stopped me. I love having a company, a team, and leading them!! Details arenât my strength and it makes me really happy to hire those tasks out. Itâs time to get your home in order to give way to the time and attention you need to direct towards your business. Get that home train running smooth to allow capacity at work so you can really make an impact.
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The Sunday BasketÂź
Friday WorkboxÂź
POTT START
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Happy 7th Birthday to the Sunday BasketÂź, letâs all break out in song. Just kiddingâŠI am so excited to tell you the Paper Organization Certification course is 20% off till April 1st. Once you have finished the certification and get your license, you can charge for your services and receive 30% commission on products you sell.
Once upon a time I was a very frustrated mama. Joey was only 6 months old and Abby was 2. Lil Joey didnât like to nap very long and I had a pile of actionable papers but no time to go through them much less accomplish anything. One night the Sunday BasketÂź was born. I knew the more planned, organized, and efficient with my time I could multiply the amount of tasks I could conquer. Links below to hear the evolution of the Sunday BasketÂź.
Once the Sunday BasketÂź took off and people were implementing it in their lives they were longing for more training. So I started to offer workshops. But I knew in my heart of hearts that with the growth of my company, there would not be enough Lisa one day. Thatâs when the opportunity to become a certified paper organizer started to be offered.
Some people can DIY it and implement it successfully. Some people, like me, prefer 1:1 explanations and donât mind paying for the speed of implementation. And yet others want to be tricked into it with a little get together, snacks, music, and friends. I used to be a part of Creative Memories, a scrapbooking company. I loved our monthly Friday night workshops and envisioned the certified organizers taking a playbook from Creative Memories. We had such rich connections and were really doing life with each other. And with simply learning to ask âCan this wait till Sunday?â you have a safe place to hold all your actionable papers till Sunday and externalize all the things you want to do.
When people come to the paper organizing retreats that are just one day mind you, they walk away with friends. It is a non-judgmental space. Itâs a safe place to ask questions about the paper you have with you. Lots of times another attendee has organized the type of paper in question. And itâs through those conversations that friendships are developed.
Depending on the stage of life you are in, it can be really hard to make friends. I think of how my mom and myself have made friends over the years. I have never really been in the phase of life to plan or attend girls nights out. Those Creative Memory workshops were that for me. And the Paper Organizing Retreat or the other in person event may be that for you. 50% of the people attending are usually settling an estate which can be isolating and lonely and sometimes itâs their spouses. You canât make friends in the walls of your homes. 5 years after COVID, itâs time to get back to in person events. People are in need of people more than ever right now. And itâs us, the people and community of Organize 365Âź that makes it so unique.
So if you are interested, you have the heart of a teacher or a friend, and you want to become a Certified Paper Organizer now is your time!! You will be certified in the Sunday BasketÂź, and the Financial, Medical, Household Reference, and Household Operation Binders. Once you are certified, you can even add on certifications like The Friday WorkboxÂź, Teacher Workbox, and The Productive Home solution. We need more certified paper organizers! If you want to take it a step further, become a professional organizer; we have a course for that too called POTT START, check it out. If you just need to talk it out or ask more questions please reach out to customer service at [email protected].
EPISODE RESOURCES:
The Paper Solution Certification
POTT Start for Professional Organizer Certification
521-Lisa's Organization Story 2002
522-Lisa's Organization Story 2007
523-Lisa's Organization Story 2012
524-Lisa's Organization Story 2017
525-Lisa's Organization Story 2022
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Today on the Connections Episodes from Organize 365Âź, Iâm talking to Corie Weathers, author of âMilitary Culture Shiftâ. Once Corie was married she and her husband desired to invest in marriages, in a private practice. That was until he decided to pursue being a chaplain in the Military. And so began a life long adventure of serving and PCSâing with two boys. Corie is currently gearing up to PCS soon and vulnerably shared how she feels about it. Corieâs strength is not in adjusting to change. As a therapist, Corie advises others to adjust their expectations and look for the things you are excited about in the new location. Itâs important to grieve the loss of your current lifestyle, feel it, process it, and then climb out of those feelings by looking for purpose in the new. And while it is a military familyâs choice to serve, she pointed out there are a lot of sacrifices and choices you forfeit. Corie is deeply committed to serving the military community.
Military Culture Shift
We talked about the culture shift among military families over the years. It used to be that 1 in 4 people knew someone serving and now itâs 1 in 200 that know someone serving in the Military. Americans had a better understanding of the sacrifice service men and women and their families make, on a daily basis. The overall support system used to be greater. Because military families know the struggle of moving so often, when you arrived in your new location, you could count on the community to embrace you. The spouses acted as the backbone and placed on the back burner for their families. They volunteered so their active duty servicemember could focus on the mission. Honestly, the Military relies on the volunteers. Itâs volunteers who help the families settle in. Also as spouses, you need to get your family established, then you could explore work opportunities. But by that time it was almost time to move again. In the 80âs the marketing had a fatherly figure kind of message as in you could count on the military to supply all your needs.
That shifted to âwe take care of our families so they can take care of themselvesâ kinda vibe. They were trying to break the dependency of families on them for every need. Families were starting to get used to 2 income households so they didnât have to rely on the military so much and because spouses wanted to work. Spouses face many challenges in relocating and often that second income is undependable. Where the spouse has a license or certification, in some cases they arenât recognized in other states or countries. We got into a deep discussion about possible solutions and whose job is it to develop and implement those solutions. Social media has filled some of the gaps but due to more spouses working, volunteerism went down and community decreased.
Military Initiative Funding
We also talked about how funding gets assigned to different buckets. And the appropriation process to make sure the money gets spent as intended. And what happens when money is supposed to be set aside but comes up short and then some programs donât actually get fully funded. It directly affects those that protect us. We talked a lot about the process. And that goes for every bill that becomes law, not just for the Department of Defense (DOD) initiatives. And when families fall on hard times due to programs not getting funded, now they no longer have that tight knit community to lean on.
Corieâs Challenge: âWho is going to be the people group that implements this thing that is so important to me?â
We agreed that itâs time for everyone to look at the issues with fresh eyes and come up with outside of the box ideas as solutions. As states are starting to have more control, itâs time for us and private institutions to step up and provide actionable solutions for those who protect our freedom. Could you be part of the solution for an issue personal to you?
EPISODE RESOURCES:
Military Culture Shift by Corie Weathers
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In this episode, Lisa J. and I sat down to recap the Small Business Mastermind; If you remember, she owns a farm in Australia. Lisa J.âs farm and life has been improved by the products and systems from Organize 365Âź. When she heard there was an in person opportunity to work with me, she jumped on the opportunity!! Lisa J. was also excited to be in a room with like minded accomplished women but what she didnât expect to walk away with was so much more self confidence in business.
I put out a survey asking the attendees what they were hoping to learn. Glad I asked because I was on the wrong track as far as what I had planned to teach. I love learning about other peopleâs businesses and consulting them how to move forward and grow and I wanted to address what they needed. I decided to hop on voxer with everyone and get a better understanding of who they were and their businesses. This also got them talking with their teams and more focused on what they wanted out of the mastermind. Once they arrived, I opened with me introducing them to the group. And then we talked about all the ways I analyze time. It was time for lunch and I needed a break because Impostureâs Syndrome was setting in. These were amazing accomplished women. What could I teach them?
Coming back from lunch they introduced themselves to the group and talked about their strengths and weaknesses. I talked about the Kolby Index test. Once they took that and heard them explain themselves, it opened the door for authentic conversations in a safe space, advising each other how to overcome their weaknesses, strengths they saw in each other, and true camaraderie.
That was a huge success but how would I continue to provide value to these women going into day 2? I knew what to do, 12 minutes - one to one with me. I remember from my coaching days that by 8 minutes people would be so overwhelmed with actionable to-doâs that they wanted to go start strategizing on ways to implement those ideas. I also knew we needed a couple of minutes to say hi and hug. But then what would everyone do while I was tied up in these one to oneâs? I had Tanya available for remote work conversations, Steph for Chief of Staff conversations, and Anna was available for information and documentation conversations. They could shop or tour the warehouse and of course check out Joeyâs car. Lisa J. said they all agreed that the 12 min one to oneâs were genius because it gave a deadline as to when the conversation was going to end so you really needed to be prepared going into the coaching session. She said everyone should have been recorded leaving the one to oneâs because of the confidence they exuded.
One of the biggest benefits was all of the networking all of the attendees got to do during the day and at night. They all stayed at the same hotel, chose to have meals together, and explore the area a little. Due to being connected before the mastermind via the app, they were able to get the backstory of everyone and know what they needed help with. They are now a group of 20 friends doing business together and making connections in business. From our one to one, Lisa J is working on a retreat for farmers where they can work on the transfer of their farm to another owner or a younger generation. Canât wait to catch up later this year. If you too are looking for guidance and a network of like minded business owners, get signed up to attend the next Small Business Mastermind!
EPISODE RESOURCES:
The Sunday BasketÂź
The Friday WorkboxÂź
Transformation with Lisa J.
Small Business Mastermind
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You have found pockets of time to make a little extra money here and there. Now you are enjoying making the extra money and even are relying on it. This new stream of income is usually a little unconventional in the sense that itâs not W2 work. Your family loves how flexible it is because you are still available for them and thereâs extra money. You are challenged by how flexible it is. You still have all of your previous responsibilities but now you the additional ones the new stream of income demands too. Itâs time for a âreorganizing of the company.â
Just the Facts
This is just the facts people, no one is debating that women do more house work than men. Men normally go to work for 8-10 hours and the rest of their time is considered to be leisure. How much leisure time do women claim to have? Women on the other hand (generally speaking) do the house work and take care of children or pets, doesnât leave much leisure time. And once you have a side hustle that is consistently bringing in money for your family, YOU have more responsibilities and almost no leisure time. This was mirrored in my childhood. Dad worked then golfedâŠa lot! And mom took care of the home, my sister and I, and she created a business in our basement. She was always working. As a business owner, which we established you are now, you are thinking about the daily operations of your business, ways to develop your business skill set, ways to grow the business, additional services or products you want to offer, and possibly being responsible for workers.
Fire Yourself
Letâs revisit stage 1. Remember you didnât have a lot of extra money but you did have time? You were the one painting the walls or making the things you wanted. It may be time to evaluate all those tasks and hire someone to do them instead. Does it make sense for you to spend a day painting your walls OR would the time be better spent on your business because now you can afford to pay someone instead? Even if your family is counting on the money you bring in, could you do one more organizing job to pay to get that room painted? You spend more time in your business AND you get the room painted? Itâs the same thing with hiring a house keeper or book keeper.
The Tradeoff
There is always a trade off right? Either you spend time or money. I say spend your money on tasks that donât take you out of your business hours and instead use that time to get more experience in your business. In Home Planning Day, you can evaluate just the next 120 days. What do you want accomplished? How much will it cost? And who will do it? Then all you have to do is run that plan.
It doesnât mean you are boujie because you hire someone in your home. The first hires I always recommend are a house keeper, book keeper, or an executive assistant. And my first hires were contractors for only like 5 hours a week.
A. That person is likely grateful for the work. I was so thankful that people let me clean their homes so I could send my kids to private school. You could really be helping someone out.
B. Hiring someone to do those tasks not associated with your business or the non CEO tasks reduces your task switching and increases your focus on your business.
In stage 5, you are focusing on finding body doubles to give you more time to commit to overseeing your business and be more cognitively available for your family.
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Youâre a business owner - Congratulations!! In stage 4, there needs to be a mindset shift. You are no longer just doing this little side hustle, you are an entrepreneur! I will never forget when a friend said to me that I was a home organizer. That was it!! The common thread of all my side hustles was some aspect of home organizing. But I identified as a stay at home mom. However, she was right and thatâs when my mindset shifted because now my unique talents had an identity. Did you know that 39.1% of all businesses are owned by women? Those women, on average, are 42 and have been in business for 11 years. The most common reasons people start new businesses are to pursue a passion, seeking financial freedom, and to increase flexibility in their life.
Do you do this?
Now that your household is counting on this income, you need to get the math straight. The trap a lot of us fall into is still thinking like a W2 employee. Before we got a $2000 paycheck and all of that was for our house. Now, as an entrepreneur, you need to account for your business expenses AND taxes. So if your business had $500 in expenses and you need to save $500 for taxes, all your house really gets is $1000. In stage 4 you may need to evaluate your services or product offerings to make sure you are working smarter not harder. Because you are both the business owner and the admin, it can make it challenging to hit income goals.
Entrepreneurs
As an entrepreneur, you are officially dedicating time outside of your W2 employment and all your time is no longer for household tasks and leisure. This can include volunteer/charity work where you are dedicating your time to benefit people outside your home. And the longer you are in this work, the more you will narrow down the services or products you want to offer, keeping the ones with the best money exchanged for your time. Thatâs the beauty of entrepreneurship, flexibility. You also have flexibility in your time. This can be a double edged sword because since you are likely working from home, all your household tasks are there, begging for your attention. When you go to your W2 work they donât expect you to clean the bathrooms. But at homeâŠ
How to Organize Administration and Track Profitability
And you may think your business isnât taking that much time. But you probably arenât tracking how long it takes for your administration tasks. Just like in your home, you use the Sunday BasketÂź to get it all done, you need a Friday WorkboxÂź at work to get everything done. You are wearing a lot of hats in your business now. There are 4 types of work I teach you about in the Friday WorkboxÂź and they are color coded.
The pink slash pockets are a safe place for ideas you have for the business, future products or services, and personal development youâd like to consider. The purple slash pockets are for projects with deadlines or products that are making money. With all of your paid work is plenty of invisible unpaid work too. And all of those tasks fall into administrative work which is in green slash pockets. Administrative work is bookkeeping, invoicing, emails, leads, tracking expenses, monthly P&L, and more. And blue is for the team we will talk about in stage 5.
In stage 4, itâs time to legitimize your business by organizing all of your tasks and creating an LLC. Administration is the key in stage 4. You need systems in place to free up capacity to be more productive and profitable.
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One of the inspirations for me to pursue my PhD was âThe Secret of Home Economicsâ by Danielle Drelinger and I got to interview her for this episode. Danielle and I were able to discuss some of the topics but, honestly, you gotta read the book!! Danielle wanted to write this book, because she covered education as a journalist. She knew she wanted it to be about education, include all races, all genres, all economic classes, and cover history. Thus was born âThe Secret History of Home Economicsâ!
Origins of Home Economics Pre World Wars
The first thing I wanted to discuss was the role of home economics pre-wars. From the 1800âs leading up to the wars, home economics was really for any person, AKA not gender specific. Home economics was more the actual tasks and how labor intensive they were due to lack of electricity, running water, and staff. That staff was often immigrants and black women once slavery had ended. A black student I know, from a different PhD program, joked that they have always done laundry. Not even a question to outsource it, black women remember were slaves first but then hired help. But even in those days, it was common to outsource your laundry. It was outsourced to locations that had running water and other conveniences.
Importance of Home Economics During the Wars - Science of Food
The discussion shifted more towards home economics during WWII. It was during this time that women entered the work force in America. Home economics was teaching these women how to cook and maintain their homes with the additional demands of working. Women were creating clothing patterns to make work clothes and teaching clothes how to mend and make do due to limited supplies. They were also experimenting with food to keep their families fed and feed our soldiers. Home economists wrote cookbooks for each arm of the military. The Angels of Bataan, planted to supplement prisoners of war rations in the Philippines. At home, they had victory gardens to supplement rations too. Canning discovered through home economics was discovered and became popular to ensure food supply.
And the industrial revolution brought home appliances to help with labor intensive tasks like laundry and ovens that had temperature regulation. Along with conveniences came higher expectations. This is where I pointed out that I am working on the definition of housework because some of the âmale tasksâ seem more to me like âhousehold ownershipâ. And itâs peculiar how the definition of home economics became mostly a womanâs role after the war.
The Deliberateness of Stay At Home Mom Depiction
The men had come back, they fired a majority of the women, and men were back to work. Now stay at home moms were in charge of emotionally supporting their children and the care of their upbringing and all the text books reflected that. âKids need their moms and moms need to be available all the time.â It was then I realized that I have a degree in Family and Consumer Sciences but the only thing that schooling taught me was early childhood education! The bureau of Home Economics that once was making patterns for adjustable bib overalls for women in the workforce was now selling patterns for shopping coats for women to wear while shopping for groceries.
How Should We Move Forward?
Danielle feels strongly and I agree that the name should be changed back to Home Economics. A majority of people Danielle speaks to feels this is a class that should be added back to the curriculum of school - to teach basic life skills. And considering all of the subdisciplines, we should be offering a more holistic teaching of home economics; like eating healthy more affordably and consuming more responsibly. You guysâŠyou gotta read or listen to the whole book!
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