Reclaim your Lost time with 5 Simple Life Strategies

Reclaim your Time w/ Simple Life Systems

I’m a big believer in that you have more time than you think you do. In this post I walk you through the 5 life strategy systems that I use to reclaim my lost time.

1. Less Screens:

know easier said than done (as you’re reading this on a screen) but it’s effecting you. It’s effecting your spouse. And it’s effecting your kids (if you got them). You want to be able to savor your day?? Keep your phone in one location and go to it rather than carrying it around with you while at home. Set firm screen time app boundaries and stick to them. Honor your time, these reminder are there to help you.

2. Have a Weekly Meeting

How often are you and your spouse feeling like you are two ships passing in the night? You feel like you are spending too much money on take out, you hardly see each other, and you have no time to talk? IT wasn’t until my husband and I set up a weekly meeting to hash out what the next week is going to look like that ease started entering meal times and our responsibilities as parents and souses. In this meeting we talk about childcare needs, who’s dropping the kids off, what we are going to have for dinner, who is going to cook, and what groceries we will need for the week. It’s SIMPLE. We have the logistics taken care of and when know what we are going to eat.

3. Weekly Menu/ Seasonal Meal Rotation 

Make life simple as you simplify your menu. Create a list of all your family favorite meals. Give them a night of the week. Give yourself a structure like Mom makes Mondays, Taco Tuesday, Pasta Wednesday, Dad Takes over Thursdays, What feels good Fridays (AKA Leftovers). Giving each night or season it’s own theme simplifies what you are making week to week. I’m a huge supporter of everything tastes better at home and eating nightly meals together as a family. We often eat by candlelight and it makes for a calming experience for everyone.

4. Establish a family Rhythm: This will transform your family.

I think in processes and truly thrive when there is one. Take notice of how you naturally function and repeat it over and over again. Pretty soon your kids will be following along and telling you that you are doing it in the wrong order! My son often does this with bedtime. After snack its brush our teeth, then a book. If his sister heads right to the couch for story time he will say “No momma, we need to brush our teeth!” You can give anything a process. Lunch making, getting out the door, breakfast, etc. Observe your rhythm, you’ll find you have them naturally occurring already.

5. DO less My friend: Minimize your schedule. Rid your life of excess. This could be physical items, but also excess commitments, activities, and get togethers. Your time is so precious. Make 2025 the year where you hone in on what’s working and fix what isn’t. Your life won’t simplify itself. Say no to external things so that you can focus on more of what is happening inside of your home. Reclaim your time by doing less.

I hope these strategies help you reclaim your lost time and live more intentionally. See you soon 🙂

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