Your home life? It's a business. Really. If you find yourself feeling overwhelmed with all the stuff and responsibilities and endless task lists, Lisa Woodruff of Organize365 is here to help! She joins AllMomDoes host Julie Lyles Carr with a fresh perspective on how much time it actually takes of run a home and family, why analyzing those jobs through a business lens brings greater clarity, and how you can equip yourself to get out of the quicksand of modern life.

Show Notes: https://bit.ly/4d3UkzD

Key Topics:

1. Household management as an economic engine
2. Statistics on household spending and time
3. Mental models for household organization
4. Strategies to reduce overwhelm and increase productivity

Takeaways:
Households are a $68 trillion industry in the US economy.
On average, 28 hours a week are spent on household chores.
Applying business principles to household management can increase efficiency.
Planning and contingency strategies improve goal attainment.
Small, intentional changes can significantly reduce overwhelm.Sound Bites:"Small, intentional changes can significantly reduce overwhelm."
"Planning and contingency strategies improve goal attainment."
"Households are a $68 trillion industry in the US economy."

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction and Lisa's origin story
02:05 Household management as an economic engine
04:26 Statistics on household spending and time
07:24 Applying business principles to household management
11:11 Strategies to reduce overwhelm and increase productivity
14:25 The importance of planning and contingency strategies
19:20 Self-care and rethinking priorities in midlife
28:51 Escaping quicksand: the metaphor for overwhelm
34:54 Resources and where to find Lisa WoodruffResources:

• The Sunday Basket
• Escaping Quicksand Book