Prepared Enough

🎙️ Saving, Storing, and Letting Go of Kids’ Art (Without Guilt) (episode 39)

Welcome to the Prepared Enough podcast, a space where we organize and prepare our homes enough so our kids can use them more independently and our mom brain overwhelm lessens.

Five things in this episode:

*Systems and routines for managing finished artwork.

*Saving art—temporarily vs permanently.

*Ideas for displaying kid art.

*Ideas for permanently storing kid art.

*Creative ways to save art and ditch art without guilt (for you or for your kids).

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🎙️ Designing an Arts & Crafts Space Kids Can Actually Use (episode 38)

Welcome to the Prepared Enough podcast, a space where we simplify motherhood, nurture our families, and design homes that help us raise independent and helpful children.

Episode Talking Points:

assessing the size and space we have available

assessing how you will use the space with your family size and ages of kids

choosing art display, storage and workspaces

material and art organization depending on the age of your kids

suggested art materials

** Last month’s paid member perk—editable Canva morning checklists

** This month’s paid member perk—upcoming video of our current home art spaces.

Resources & Links:

I need to update this but here are some of our favorite art materials!

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🎙️ 10 Things We Do At Night To Make School Mornings Easier (episode 37)

Welcome to the Prepared Enough podcast, a space where we simplify motherhood, nurture our families, and design homes that help us raise independent and helpful children.

Episode Talking Points:

10 Things We Do At Night To Make School Mornings Easier

Kid bedroom tidy (kid task)

Reset main living spaces

Reset kitchen

Fill waters

Quick peek at meals for tomorrow

Prep coffee

Lunches

Calendar check

Weather check

Outfits & outerwear

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* Declutter Your Gmail Inbox Workshop for $17

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🎙️ How To Use A Morning Checklist: BACK TO SCHOOL (episode 36)

Welcome to the Prepared Enough podcast, a space where we simplify motherhood, nurture our families, and design homes that help us raise independent and helpful children.

Three things in this episode:

* What is a morning checklist and how to use it

* What are “kid to do” lists and how are they used

* Our new job board for paid jobs

Resources & Links:

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🎙️ 3 things to do before back to school (episode 35)

Welcome to the Prepared Enough podcast, a space where we simplify motherhood, nurture our families, and design homes that help us raise independent and helpful children.

Three things:

Good ol’ fashion brain dump

Preparing the entryway school zone

Setting up a plan for an after school reset

Resources & Links:

*** A Few Open coaching slots for Fall! ***

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🎙️ 12 Products I'm Loving This Summer (episode 34)

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Resources & Links:

Stainless steel coffee lids (affiliate)— Hanna from Yapping All The Way showed me these and I am forever grateful

Chaco sandals — flip flops I’ve worn for over a decade and look brand new

Pocket bible — I keep in my car

Livy & Kate swim suit. Here is the one I got — Top and bottom

Kids coffee mugs (affiliate) — a yeti rambler 12 oz, the top is great for younger kids

The Earthling Co shampoo and conditioner bars & I use it with Maui brand conditioner from Target

Cute notebook from Target that I use as a hopeful family log book

This target t shirt is my FAVORITE t shirt I own but they don’t have it in stock. I’m hoping it’s like those tanks that are from there that come back every year.

Plant supports (affiliate) that work perfectly and are affordable

Letter Tray for Kids Art Drying Rack (affiliate) — large, cheap, and sturdy enough. wish I had this as a teacher

Small wooden loom for kid weaving — wayyyyy better than making one out of cardboard.

Cute yellow hanging planters (affiliate) — plastic but super cute and it has a self draining system for indoor use and the plugs can be taken out for outdoor use. Three pack—I have one indoor, one outdoor, and one not in use….what plant should I get….no…..but if I were to be getting a hanging plant, what would I want to buy….?

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🎙️ What's Working, What Needs Tweaking: Summer Edition (episode 33)

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Three things in this episode:

* kids watering plants

* dwell bible app and bible in the bathroom

* administrative mom work

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🎙️ Kids Clothing: Organizing Clothes for Kid Independence, Laundry Habits, Seasonal & Size Swapping (episode 32)

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Three things in this episode:

* Loose Marie Kondo style of folding

* How to not overstuff your drawers

* When to do a seasonal refresh

...and other things

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🎙️ 10 Summer Decisions I Only Make Once (episode 31)

Welcome to the Prepared Enough podcast, a space where we design organized, intentional spaces and rhythms that build your child’s responsibility and bring more ease into your day. 

Join my newsletter called “Drink Water Eat Snacks”!

Most newsletters have the following four short and sweet, actionable, practical, and inspiring sections.

Drink—good news to fill your cup and inspire

Water—water your health, habits, home, etc.

Eat—literal food. food ideas for busy moms and some listening recommendations for while you cook

Snacks—bite size personal updates and stories

Links

* Sunscreen from Raw Elements

* Mini lunch boxes for picnics

* Owala water bottles

* Reading and handwriting materials from The Good and the Beautiful—we use the Booster Cards (or whatever each grade level teacher reference is called) along with the associated book packs for each grade level. I linked to kinder for example. We also love their handwriting books.

* Summer workbooks—IXL Ultimate Summer Workbooks. This year we are using the books for the summers between grades Pre-K & K, grades K & 1, and grades 2 & 3 (affiliate links).

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🎙️ 3 Independent Habits to Teach Before School Starts (episode 30)

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This summer, we are focusing on independence in three big areas:

*Morning Room Reset (making beds, opening curtains, reset space)

*Laundry (putting away clean clothes, folding own laundry)

*Dishes (clearing plates, food to chicken bin, rinse dishes, dishes away in dishwasher)

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drink water, eat snacks.

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