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One day, our kids saw a bear climb over our neighbor's fence. This scared them. 

We then started to try to explain to my daughter how the bear will not come in and get her. It didn't seem to work.

So, we decided to make Bear Spray - water and lavender oil. 

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Today, let's talk about the 3 ways we use our whiteboard. 

First, we use it for our brainstorm process. It makes it visual. 

Second, I use our whiteboard for meal planning.

Last, we use it for countdowns for medicines so that no doses are missed.

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When we talk about kids' room maintenance, it's important that we include the kids. We have a routine where the kids pick up most of their things.

Make cleaning and maintenance a part of your routine.

Of course, there are going to be some things that collect. Try to keep them in one portion of the room.

I break down my maintenance into once a week, once a month, and once a quarter.

Today, I'm joined by Katelyn Bowden to talk about image-based abuse for our children. 

Image-based abuse is anything from sextortion, leaked nudes, revenge porn, faked nudes, deepfakes, and more. We have to talk about online safety and relationship abuse for teens as well.

A lot of kids don't realize that the metadata of photos can exist longer than the "24-hour" window. There are so many ways to disable the screenshot notification and save images on Snapchat. It's one of the most unsecure ways of sharing nudes.

We talk about ways to protect yourself and your children.

For more info on your personal identification information, listen to our episode with my friend Jason Faulhefer.

We dig into a good response if someone were trying to sextort you. Most of the time they don't actually have any information, nor is it very marketable.

Use a password manager like OnePassword or LastPass.

We also dive into agency and education around consent. 

Katelyn is the CEO and founder of the BADASS army- a nonprofit organization dedicated to fighting NCP and other forms of image-based abuse.

Learn more about Katelyn at badassarmy.org

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You need a backlog so that you have a running list of what needs to be done to make you see success in your target.

In your first meeting, write down all of your ideas for things that come up. 

Get clarification on what each person needs for each idea. 

Prioritize the items on your list.

We are trying to make them into bite sized pieces to fit your sprints.

Do the things at the top of the list!

Seasonal lists are great because they are filled with things that YOU love to do! 

2020 looks quite different, but many seasonal activities can be done social distanced or safely in your own home. 

Sit down with everyone in your family and have everyone name two things that they want to do.

These are perfect to have as intentional moments.

Sign up for the 3 Pillars to Your Agile Transformation which is crucial for this episode. You'll go over your meal plan every morning and know exactly what you'll need. 

On Sundays, I fill in the meal plan. We do some days the same every week. 

Look at what you need prepped for the weekly dinners and add that to the schedule.

Next, look at the ingredients we have and what needs to be bought.

We try to keep our meals seasonal.

How do you set a 90-day plan?

1. Determine a very specific focus. 

2. Set your priorities. 

3. Set your goals using the M.O.S.C.O.W. method.

4. Determine how you will measure success.

What are your goals for the next 90 days?

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We are all on a mission to go a bit more paperless. These are my top apps.

1. My Google Calendar. This is so important to put it in our calendar as soon as the appointments are set.

2. GoodNotes. This is where I journal, bullet journal and brainstorm. This is the place I go for lists and processing.

3. Evernote/OneNote.

4. Microsoft ToDo.

5. Amazon Alexa App. This is the best place for my grocery list. Everyone can add to this list because they know how to speak to Alexa.

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It's important to have something that winds you down in the evening.

I like to watch television with my husband. 

I write my gratitude list.

I go outside and enjoy our balcony. 

I do my nighttime hygiene routine and then my husband gives me a scalp massage.

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