Welcome back to the seventh episode of my brand new podcast: The Homemaking Foundations Podcast –Where we give you the tools, inspiration, and encouragement you need to craft a Gospel-Centered Home. In case you missed it, you can listen in to the last episode here: Episode #006: Freezer Cooking & My Homemaking.

As a busy wife, mom, and blogger, it can be really hard sometimes to know where I should spend my time. Between all the chores around the house, cooking 3 meals a day, trying to show love to my husband, caring for and nurturing my kids, and squeezing in some time to write...some days I just don't know where to start or what I should spend my time on. If I didn't have to sleep or eat, maybe I could get it all done. But it's impossible. I can't say yes to everything, I know that I need to have priorities in my homemaking but the hard part is knowing what those priorities should be!

That's what today's episode is about: Setting priorities for our life and homemaking so we can better determine where we should spend our time as homemakers. 

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In This Episode, You Will Learn:

The importance of knowing when to say YES and when to say NO to opportunities

How to create a priorities list for your life, family, and homemaking

Finding the freedom in knowing you CAN'T do it all

Breaking your personal priorities down into bite size pieces

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Episode summary

I created our personal and family priorities last Summer and it has been so freeing knowing what my husband and I have decided on as priorities in our lives. It allows me to freely say yes to the priorities we've established and happily say no to the things that don't line up. I was inspired to do this last year by the book Say Goodbye to Survival Mode by Crystal Paine.

“Creating a personal priorities list is vital in enabling us to determine what is truly important and what opportunities we can pass up. After all, if we don’t know what is most important to us, how will we know it when it comes our way?” – Crystal Paine, pg 17.

This is the challenge we are tackling today. We are going to walk through creating a personal priorities list for your life. I encourage you to block some time out for this, go somewhere quiet, grab a cup of coffee and really let yourself pray and think about where your priorities in life are.

Links & Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

Hf #1: What Does it Mean to be a Homemaker?

Hf #3: Setting the Atmosphere in Your Home for God's Glory

Say Goodbye to Survival Mode

How I use Freezer Cooking to Help my Homemaking

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Book of the Week:

Say Goodbye to Survival Mode: 9 Simple Strategies to Stress Less, Sleep More, and Restore Your Passion for Life - Crystal Paine

Of course today I am going to highlight one of my very favorite books, Say Goodbye to Survival Mode. The author is Crystal Paine from Money Saving Mom and I just can't get enough of what she has to say! Her book has been transformation when it comes to how I run my household and feeling like I'm actually in control of my home!

Let me just tell you, that with 4 young kids, I often feel this desperate survival mode. Like I'm walking through each day just barely surviving. Just holding on until bedtime for when I wake up and do it all over again.

If you have ever felt this desperation at trying to manage it all and feeling like you are barely treading water (or maybe you feel like you are drowning!!) then this book is for YOU!