I want to start fresh in the new year with better habits for managing the parenting hustle. A schedule for meals, for myself (working out, showering 😜.), and work boundaries— any advice?

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Something that’s really helped me is committing to a 6am Monday workout class. It’s only one class, but its a low bar to meet, it starts my week off right, reminds me to put myself first and gets my head in the game for the week. I usually make it to a second or third after that but getting that one in early is great. Would love other people’s tips, too.

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Think about what’s really important and where you will put your effort and time. You will have time to do some things awesomely but not everything! For me, I keep meals very simple, and donate $$ to school instead of volunteering, for example.
From the showering comment it sounds like you have young children (?). For that phase of life, I reco prepping as much as possible the night before- all clothes ready to go (for you plus kids), bags/lunches packed, dinner planned for next day, take showers/baths, etc. Keep it very simple though!

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Thanks! Great advice- and yes to the young children. My concern is night before prep often gets pushed aside because I have to log back in and work quite a bit.

Set some boundaries around your avails. Such as, not available between 5-8 pm. And communicate that out, in a professional way of course.

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It is easier and more efficient to get everything done if you have focused chunks of time. Like, before 8 is all kids and next day prep. After kids are in bed, work.

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