"A good marriage is two people who know deep down that, if they had to, they could survive on their own."
.
We found an EXCELLENT episode of @seancroxton 's The Quote of the Day podcast on marriage. My husband actually enjoyed it first and told me I had to listen! And we think you should too!
.
Link in bio has this podcast episode along with our whole week's picks!
.
https://community.graceintherace.com/c/podcast-playlist/podcast-playlist-10-5-20 ...

"When my family piles onto our bed to read, I swoon inside. I relish these family moments more than anything."
.
If your heart just melted a little bit, read On Choosing "Less is More" as a Family Motto at the link in bio and comment on your swooniest memories!
.
#motherhood #mothership #motherboard #thegraceexperiment #thatsgrace #keepshowingup #momwithoutaplan #timemanagement #wellness #growth #family #home #graceintherace #grace #chaoscoordinator #organizedmom #stayathomemom #workingmom #momstruggles #whotakescareofmom #whyamisuchahotmess #hotmess #selfcare #mommotivation #strongmom #momgoals
.
https://community.graceintherace.com/c/girlit ...

While the idea of less sounds dreamy - less stuff, less mess, less chaos - the reality is often the opposite (cue the GPS guy).
.
Side note, we call our UPS driver the "GPS guy" because when my now-teenager was little and the big brown truck would stop in front of our house he'd yell, "Mom, the GPS guy is here." And so it stuck... Ok, back to the story...
.
Despite packages arriving all too frequently, I recognize the necessity to better discern what I really need from what I think I need.
.
2020 has proven that, above all, we "need" copious amounts of toilet paper (and evidently, yeast). 2020 has also shown us that the need for more can quickly turn dangerous.
.
Hoarding aside (that's fodder for its own GIRLetter issue)... before we know it, our stuff becomes clutter, clutter incites overwhelm, and overwhelm consumes our mind, messes with our energy, and negatively impacts our productivity.
.
It's a vicious cycle and it's constantly contributing to our chaos. The kicker is that we're allowing it... inviting it even!
.
So, what do we do about it? Read more at the link in bio or comment below with your favorite anti-hoarding hacks
.
https://ckarchive.com/b/mvu7h5h2xwkk ...

If that recipe sounds delightful, read Owning Less is Great, Wanting Less is Better at the link in bio.
.
#motherhood #mothership #motherboard #thegraceexperiment #thatsgrace #keepshowingup #momwithoutaplan #timemanagement #wellness #growth #family #home #graceintherace #grace #chaoscoordinator #organizedmom #stayathomemom #workingmom #momstruggles #whotakescareofmom #whyamisuchahotmess #hotmess #selfcare #mommotivation #strongmom #momgoals
.
https://community.graceintherace.com/c/girlit ...

Are you intentional about the stuff you invite into your life? Does it tend to bring you joy or chaos?
.
It is said that less is more, however, there is a powerful societal force driving us to believe that we need more; that we should actively seek more.
I know it's true because I am a willing-victim of that force.
.
Comment below with your thoughts and read our latest newsletter: Less is more at the link in bio.
.
https://ckarchive.com/b/mvu7h5h2xwkk ...

What do you do with your kids' mementos? You know, the projects, team t-shirts, and other treasures worth keeping?
.
Do you have bins labled & stored? Do you chuck everything in an old diaper box? Do you secretly throw everything out when no one's looking?
.
We want to hear your solutions. Let us know all your ideas at the link in bio.
.
#motherhood #mothership #motherboard #thegraceexperiment #thatsgrace #keepshowingup #momwithoutaplan #timemanagement #wellness #growth #family #home #graceintherace #grace #chaoscoordinator #organizedmom #stayathomemom #workingmom #momstruggles #whotakescareofmom #whyamisuchahotmess #hotmess #selfcare #mommotivation #strongmom #momgoals
.
https://community.graceintherace.com/c/general-mom-stuff ...

Whether you're a good witch or a bad witch, there's no place like home.
.
There's also no place like a mom-cave; your personal, private retreat when you feel the need to flee.
​.
Read @thiswellplannedlife's article I Built a ‘Mom Cave’ And Here’s Why You Should Too.
.
#momcave ##motherhood #mothership #motherboard #thegraceexperiment #thatsgrace #keepshowingup #momwithoutaplan #timemanagement #wellness #growth #family #home #graceintherace #grace #chaoscoordinator #organizedmom #stayathomemom #workingmom #momstruggles #whotakescareofmom #whyamisuchahotmess #hotmess #selfcare #mommotivation #strongmom #momgoals
.
https://community.graceintherace.com/c/home/i-built-a-mom-cave-and-here-s-why-you-should-too ...

The legend of the full moon is not a myth. There's definitely something to it. Plan your life around the phases of the moon and your menstrual cycle for better use of your energy and productivity. Chances are they are already synced - track yours and see.
​.
​In this podcast episode at the link in bio, @jimkwik interviews author and cycle expert @alisa.vitti who teaches us how "the female brain changes predictably during the course of a month in ways that can be planned for—so the infradian (28-day) cycle can be used by women to hack their productivity. Check out the flo app @floliving

#floliving #floapp #kwikbrain #motherhood #mothership #motherboard #thegraceexperiment #thatsgrace #keepshowingup #momwithoutaplan #timemanagement #wellness #growth #family #home #graceintherace #grace #chaoscoordinator #organizedmom #stayathomemom #workingmom #momstruggles #whotakescareofmom #whyamisuchahotmess #hotmess #selfcare #mommotivation #strongmom #momgoals
.
https://community.graceintherace.com/c/podcast-playlist ...

Communication is the first step to dispelling the curse of the witch. Make no assumptions! We must all use our words in order to keep the witch at bay. But not too many words, and not so loud... and stop talking with food in your mouth! The witch is always at the ready. We must tread carefully.
​.
​Listen to this podcast interview with Zibby Owens of Moms Don't Have Time To Read Books and Carla Naumberg, author of How to Stop Losing Your Sh*t With Your Kids.
.
The link in bio has this podcast and more of our favorites on our new GIRListen podcast playlist on Spotify!
.
#spotify #podcastsformoms #GIRListen #motherhood #mothership #motherboard #thegraceexperiment #thatsgrace #keepshowingup #momwithoutaplan #timemanagement #wellness #growth #family #home #graceintherace #grace #chaoscoordinator #organizedmom #stayathomemom #workingmom #momstruggles #whotakescareofmom #whyamisuchahotmess #hotmess #selfcare #mommotivation #strongmom #momgoals
.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5yeO8h6qbJpVRf51gjZwm3?si=yWhpDs9GTomDbv1pKhDVZA ...

On motherhood and the making of a witch... "There is so much messaging out there, and it doesn't just tell women that there is a right and wrong way to do this, but also that there's a more right way than what they are doing. It's, at best, exhausting. At worst, it evolves into significant self-doubt and depression."
​.
Read Motherhood Is Rotten For Women's Self-Esteem. Here's How We Can Make It Better at the link in bio.
.
#motherhood #mothership #motherboard #thegraceexperiment #thatsgrace #keepshowingup #momwithoutaplan #timemanagement #wellness #growth #family #home #graceintherace #grace #chaoscoordinator #organizedmom #stayathomemom #workingmom #momstruggles #whotakescareofmom #whyamisuchahotmess #hotmess #selfcare #mommotivation #strongmom #momgoals
.
https://community.graceintherace.com/c/growth/on-motherhood-and-the-making-of-a-witch ...

Misophonia. It’s “a disorder in which certain sounds trigger emotional or physiological responses that some might perceive as unreasonable given the circumstance.”
.
The crazy part? It’s very uncommon (or in my opinion wildly underdiagnosed), mainly affects women, and Amanda and I both have it. Months ago, Amanda wrote an article on Misophonia for Grace Stories (link in bio) and I read it and was like, “whoa, yeah, I have that!”
.
Despite experiencing symptoms for most of my life, I never knew there was a name for it until Amanda enlightened me. Turns out there are support organizations for it all around the world, however, doctors and medical science are only just starting to recognize it as a legit condition. OH, IT’S LEGIT ALRIGHT!
.
I noticed it in middle school, right around the time I came into womanhood. (Oh my!) So, of course, I did what all of society does and chalked it up to being a moody teenage girl. It was just typical female hysteria, wasn’t it?

Interesting fact: did you know that “hysteria” is Greek for uterus? A coincidence? I think not.
.
So, I’ve come to recognize my own affliction as Misophonia. But that’s not the full prognosis. My uterus is indeed a player in the bigger picture…
.
#misophonia #motherhood #mothership #motherboard #thegraceexperiment #thatsgrace #keepshowingup #momwithoutaplan #timemanagement #wellness #growth #family #home #graceintherace #grace #chaoscoordinator #organizedmom #stayathomemom #workingmom #momstruggles #whotakescareofmom #whyamisuchahotmess #hotmess #selfcare #mommotivation #strongmom #momgoals
.
https://graceintherace.com/misophonia-i-hear-that/ ...

Interesting fact: did you know that “hysteria” is Greek for uterus? A coincidence? I think not.
.
Did you also know that it wasn’t until 1980 that the American Psychiatric Association finally did away with using the word “hysteria” to label all kinds of mental afflictions that women experienced? 1980 – only 30 years ago!
.
That’s 287 years after the Salem Witch Trials from which one source is cited saying, “As 1692 passed into 1693, the hysteria began to lose steam.”
.
Ha! It took the U.S. 287 years to officially “lose steam” in connecting female mental afflictions to the same underlying evil that defined witchcraft.
.
#witchcraft #misophonia #motherhood #mothership #motherboard #thegraceexperiment #thatsgrace #keepshowingup #momwithoutaplan #timemanagement #wellness #growth #family #home #graceintherace #grace #chaoscoordinator #organizedmom #stayathomemom #workingmom #momstruggles #whotakescareofmom #whyamisuchahotmess #hotmess #selfcare #mommotivation #strongmom #momgoals
.
https://ckarchive.com/b/0vuwh9hn358k ...

A few newsletters back we recommended the book Do Less: A Revolutionary Approach to Time and Energy Management for Ambitious Women by @katenorthrup. In it, she has a chapter on tracking your menstrual cycle as well as the phases of the moon. Check out how to get this book at the link in bio.
.
Both are comprised of four phases and cycle approximately every 28-days. And so I tracked mine and found the results to be profoundly helpful in understanding my fluctuating energy levels as well when I’m most or least productive.
.
The moral of the story is that there are ways to come out from under the spell of the witch within us.
.
#doless #motherhood #mothership #motherboard #thegraceexperiment #thatsgrace #keepshowingup #momwithoutaplan #timemanagement #wellness #growth #family #home #graceintherace #grace #chaoscoordinator #organizedmom #stayathomemom #workingmom #momstruggles #whotakescareofmom #whyamisuchahotmess #hotmess #selfcare #mommotivation #strongmom #momgoals
.
https://ckarchive.com/b/0vuwh9hn358k ...

In the article How to Increase Your Productivity Using Boundaries, you'll learn to not only increase your productivity but to maximize it.
.
Many of these strategies align with what we teach in Launch, our mom-life-management system for busy moms, including using blocks in your calendar, setting aside time to review your week and plan your upcoming week, and establishing a daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly productivity system.
.
Read all about it at the link in bio.
.
​#settingboundaries #motherhood #mothership #motherboard #thegraceexperiment #thatsgrace #keepshowingup #momwithoutaplan #timemanagement #wellness #growth #family #home #graceintherace #grace #chaoscoordinator #organizedmom #stayathomemom #workingmom #momstruggles #whotakescareofmom #whyamisuchahotmess #hotmess #selfcare #mommotivation #strongmom #momgoals
.
https://community.graceintherace.com/c/productivity/how-to-increase-your-productivity-using-boundaries ...

Seeking work-life balance? What you need are better boundaries. You can make that happen, even when toddlers lurk nearby, ready to photobomb. Read how to separate work from home while working from home at the link in bio.
.
#settingboundaries #motherhood #mothership #motherboard #thegraceexperiment #thatsgrace #keepshowingup #momwithoutaplan #timemanagement #wellness #growth #family #home #graceintherace #grace #chaoscoordinator #organizedmom #stayathomemom #workingmom #momstruggles #whotakescareofmom #whyamisuchahotmess #hotmess #selfcare #mommotivation #strongmom #momgoals
.
https://community.graceintherace.com/c/home/boundaries-working-from-home ...