Family Sanity Naomi Bocaniciu

Today's episode describes what Batch Scheduling is and how to do it. For some more context and examples check out my Batch Scheduling 101 eBookHere are some notes:Batch scheduling is:1. Grouping similar things you need to do 2. Assigning times for doing themAfter making categories you can do 1 of two things:Plan times to do certain categories Sundays from 3-4 I will do all my meal prepTuesday mornings before kids wake up is when I do family related things on the computerORCreate a...

Today I want to discuss why schedules are important and but how you can have a scheduled but not let it dictate your life.Definition of a schedule is a plan for carrying out a process or procedure, giving lists of intended events and times.Key words are plan and intentionYou can plan anchor times (which we talked about in episode 24)You have an idea of what's happening in your dayYou can plan predictable routines in your dayThese are great, but if you don't follow them perfectly THAT'S OK!!!T...

Welcome to Season 2! This season of the Family Sanity Podcast will be shifting from daily quarantine specific ideas to weekly tips on how to manage family life especially when it comes to your schedule and teaching your child. Today's tip: time management is the single most effective sanity saving tool! Being aware of your time helps get tasks done and helps eliminate anxiety and necessary stress.When I had to create a time distribution for my classroom, it was helpful to have somet...

This is the last episode of Season 1: The Quarantine Diaries. Starting in Season 2 episodes will air 2 days a week and will dig into more specific tips for prioritizing parenting and maintaining your sanity while being an intentional parent and family member. Thank you for a wonderful season, see you in Season 2!TRANSCRIPTI can not believe I started this podcast a month ago! It feels like just yesterday and also like an eternity. Since quarantine life isn’t so new anymore and maybe hopefully ...

We all lose it sometimes. What's important is how we deal with the aftermath. Repairing the relationships is the key to moving forward even if things are bad. Try this 4 step plan to repair and renew after a time you lost it. TRANSCRIPTYou know that feeling of boiling anger where you can almost see the smoke coming out of your ears because your husband forgot to turn on the dishwasher or your child is doing something you specifically told them not to do and they're just blatantly disobeying y...

Feels like the word overwhelmed is coming up a lot these days. There is so much going on in our homes. I felt like this and needed to take a mental break so I found this amazingly simple but powerful poem. I hope it gives you a moment of peace today.TRANSCRIPTTo be honest, I didn’t want to get this episode together. I am overwhelmed and I feel like the daily podcast commitment may have been too overzealous. Since the internet is kind of a black hole, I’m not quite sure if what I’m saying is u...