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Christmas is my favorite time of year. Actually, the entire holiday season from Thanksgiving to New Year is my favorite time of year. One of the reasons I love the season so much is I give myself permission to kick back and read the best Christmas books. 

I thoroughly enjoy a good holiday themed book. Whether it is a mystery or a fun story from some of my favorite action adventure authors. There is nothing more that I enjoy than curling up with a pile of books, sipping my coffee with the fireplace flickering in the background, and the Christmas lights are twinkling on the tree. This is my perfect Christmas. 

Here are some of the best Christmas books. 

Show notes and links: https://lifeunboxed.blog/best-christmas-books/ 

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Self-care is a word that I love to hate. Mainly because the Instagram version of it is in conflict with reality. Is there a better way to self-care than what we see on Instagram? 

Self-care is a trendy buzzword now, and I am fully aware that it can seem inaccessible for work from home and homeschool moms. We are always busy. Always exhausted. Running on coffee and the most convenient snack we can pull out of the pantry.  

But that's why I like to talk about it. I want to change our social media ideas of self-care and make it very practical for work from home and homeschool moms. 

Self-care isn’t reserved only for those who have time, money, or a nanny. True mom self-care isn’t about luxury or escapism (ok maybe this one a little bit), but it is about restoration. Finding your equilibrium in the pockets of your day. 

Mom, let’s uncover the self-care secret so you can thrive. 

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Some days feels like chaos as a working at home mom. Even to the point of researching private school tuition and wondering if you should get an office job. 

Mom, if you’re juggling work, homeschool, family, and everything in between, then grab your coffee (you need that to conquer the world), let’s tame the chaos, and create a plan for working at home mom.

Show notes and links: https://lifeunboxed.blog/working-at-home-mom/

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RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW:

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Schedule vs Routine Course: https://payhip.com/b/xmP9D

Avoid to do List Overwhelm: https://youtu.be/Rm49wHjMEns

To Do List Notebook: https://www.amazon.com/Get-More-Done-Do-Notebook/dp/B0CKMW3Z7S

Get More Done Notebook: https://www.amazon.com/Get-More-Done-Do-Notebook/dp/B0CKMW3Z7S

Living a Creative Life for Your Mental Self-Care: https://youtu.be/TEy4hTaPu00

Mom's No Good Very Bad Day: https://youtu.be/ZkupJ2o7Lls

Journals and Notebooks for Mom + Homeschool Resources: https://geni.us/Jodiethemom

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REBEL MOM CHECKLIST: A NO NONSENSE GUIDE TO WORKING FROM HOME AND HOMESCHOOLING

Ditch the overwhelm and struggle. It is possible to work from home and homeschool confidently. Get actionable suggestions and practical help. 

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The plans will go off the rails, so you need strategic planning to make a new plan. 

Planning Strategies Part 1: https://youtu.be/zdYsGsfoU3Q 

Show notes and links: https://lifeunboxed.blog/strategic-planning/ 

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REBEL MOM CHECKLIST: A NO NONSENSE GUIDE TO WORKING FROM HOME AND HOMESCHOOLING

Ditch the overwhelm and struggle. It is possible to work from home and homeschool confidently. Get actionable suggestions and practical help. 

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I am a homeschool mom of 6, running two businesses, and I am a self-proclaimed productivity guru. With this much going on all the time, it requires planning strategies. 

I've been homeschooling and working from home for over 10 years now. I've homeschooled every single grade, most of them two or three times. In all my years, I've come to appreciate how necessary it is to have planning strategies. And they usually look like this: make a plan, execute the plan, the plan goes off the rails, we make a new plan. 

This is how life works. We need to make a plan and then adjust as necessary. For smaller families it is easier to make the adjustment. It is like driving a speedboat. You can just turn and head in an different direction. For larger families, it is more like turning a battleship. You need to plan way ahead of the turn and start making it in slow increments.  

Show notes and links: https://lifeunboxed.blog/planning-strategies/ 

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REBEL MOM CHECKLIST: A NO NONSENSE GUIDE TO WORKING FROM HOME AND HOMESCHOOLING

Ditch the overwhelm and struggle. It is possible to work from home and homeschool confidently. Get actionable suggestions and practical help. 

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Working moms from home, do you feel like the to do list is never ending. You finally get to check a project off this list, just to add three more to it. It can feel overwhelming and never ending.  

What is the secret to mastering time management for working moms from home?

Show notes and links: https://lifeunboxed.blog/working-moms-from-home/ 

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RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW:

Avoid to Do List Overwhelm: https://youtu.be/Rm49wHjMEns

All In One Homeschool Curriculum: https://youtu.be/jtTWm4rdxfQ

How to Set Personal Boundaries: https://youtu.be/OquuZjL-Q9I

Create a Morning Routine: https://youtu.be/cXD66yiM3vw

Freelancer Contracts: https://youtu.be/KhrIAkTLc40 

Journals and Notebooks for Mom + Homeschool Resources: https://geni.us/Jodiethemom

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REBEL MOM CHECKLIST: A NO NONSENSE GUIDE TO WORKING FROM HOME AND HOMESCHOOLING

Ditch the overwhelm and struggle. It is possible to work from home and homeschool confidently. Get actionable suggestions and practical help. 

https://lifeunboxed.blog/homeschool-and-work-from-home/ 

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Have you been a highly motivated person, and then suddenly your motivation is gone? 

What do you do when motivation is suddenly gone? 

Yes, it can happen. And it is something that I do not like. I’ve been struggling with a lack of motivation for some time now. I haven’t diagnosed it, yet. But going from a highly motivated person to almost zero motivation has been a serious struggle, and, honestly, I hate that feeling. I’m not motivated to read, or to do my class assignments, or to even work on my business.  

So what do we do when we find ourselves without motivation? Things still need to get done. The books need to be read, the assignments need to get done, and the business needs to be built. Is it even possible to get big things accomplished without motivation? Asking for a friend.  

Show notes and links: https://lifeunboxed.blog/motivation/ 

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REBEL MOM CHECKLIST: A NO NONSENSE GUIDE TO WORKING FROM HOME AND HOMESCHOOLING

Ditch the overwhelm and struggle. It is possible to work from home and homeschool confidently. Get actionable suggestions and practical help. 

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Let’s talk about the thing we don’t want to talk about, staying fit working from home.

There is enough on your plate. Staying fit or getting in shape is usually the last on your to do list. Even when you have the convenience of work out routines at home, it still seems like an impossible task. 

Show notes and links: https://lifeunboxed.blog/part-time-work-from-home-job-part-2-start-a-virtual-assistant-business/

Grab your guide today! The Momtrepreneur's Guide to Homeschool Curriculum 

RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW:

Working from Home with Kids
Sitting is the New Smoking
Facts on not exercising
Mom's Realistic Guide to Working Out
Recommended Workout Time
Pinterest

Journals and Notebooks for Mom + Homeschool Resources: https://geni.us/Jodiethemom

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I know. You are already a busy mom, so adding one more thing to your plate seems ridiculously impossible. But your physical and mental health are your greatest assets and you can't ignore them. 

Finding the time to exercise feels impossible for busy mom. We all know that we need to do it. Sitting is the new smoking has been said for years now. But how do you actually do it between running businesses, homeschooling, laundry, and they want to eat again. 

The problem is not that a busy mom doesn't care about fitness. It is that most fitness advice is not written with a busy mom in mind. Just like everything else, we are rebel moms redefining everything, this is just one more area that we need to make work for us. Not Pinterest perfect with all the matching workout clothes, but practical and maybe even a little ugly. And that's ok. We don't actually need to post our workouts online. 

A busy mom needs a fitness plan that bends with real life. It needs to work when the baby wakes up early, when math takes three hours, when work deadlines explode, when dinner is cereal or frozen pizza (no judgement here), and when the only quiet moment of the day happens after everyone is asleep and you no longer have the will to move your own body. 

So let’s talk about practical fitness for busy mom. Not extreme fitness. I can't promise you a beach body in 30-days, but after six kids who actually wants to wear a bikini. This is not a system that requires you to become a completely different person by next Monday. 

Show notes and links: https://lifeunboxed.blog/busy-mom/ 

Grab your guide today! The Momtrepreneur's Guide to Homeschool Curriculum: https://lifeunboxed.blog/homeschool-curriculum/ 

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REBEL MOM CHECKLIST: A NO NONSENSE GUIDE TO WORKING FROM HOME AND HOMESCHOOLING

Ditch the overwhelm and struggle. It is possible to work from home and homeschool confidently. Get actionable suggestions and practical help. 

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I know it silly that I cried over groceries, in hindsight. At the time, it seemed like a perfectly natural response because sometimes moms just have a no good very bad day.

Have you ever had those times when the pressure gets to you, and you finally break over the smallest thing? If we are honest with ourselves the answer is probably yes. It was a difficult week. Nothing seemed to be going right for me, and it all came to a head over groceries.

Moms, sometimes we just have a no good very bad day and we just need to cry it out. Yes, it is ok to cry. This can actually be a really good thing. Crying detoxifies your body, improves your mood, dulls pain, and helps restore emotional balance, among others.  

Show notes and links: https://lifeunboxed.blog/no-good-very-bad-day/

 RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW:

Keep Calm, Mom On
Sometimes You Just have a Bad Day
Keep Calm Mom On Journal
Ambulance Ride with Baby
Exercise releases stress hormones
Benefits of Crying

 Dot-Grid Journals and Notebooks for Mom

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