Life Unboxed Blog
Helping homeschool moms & work from home moms thrive. Sharing mom life strategies that work. Less chaos. More confidence. Life Unboxed is a momtrepreneur's guide to raising kids, running a business, and keeping your sanity. For more great momtrepreneur content check out lifeunboxed.blog. New episodes posted weekly.
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Episodes
232 episodes
10 Genius Hacks for Moms Working From Home
Moms working from home, we all want to get stuff done without losing our minds. Most days that happens, but it does take some planning. If you want a day without the chaos, yes, it is possible, then you need to have a plan an...
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Practical Tips to Achieve Goals for Moms (Part 4)
Are you fed up with all the promises on how to achieve goals that fail again and again? If you need a practical solution to crush your mom goals, this is for you.I want you to walk away from this post with actionable steps to take. Once ...
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How to Leverage Your Habits to Achieve Goals for Life (Part 3)
You have habits. I have habits. Whether good or bad, we all have habits that will propel us forward toward our goals for life. Or keep us from achieving them. If you truly want to achieve your goals for life, then you need to...
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5 Tips to Get Started Setting Goals in Life so You Can Crush Them (Part 2)
Are you tired of following all the all the steps to accomplish your goals in life, just to fail again and again?Welcome to part 2 of the setting goals in life series. This series is for the mom who is tired of trying goal system after go...
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A Mom's Realistic Guide to Goal Setting (Part 1)
When you hear the words goal setting what feelings are brought to the surface? Excitement? Expectation? Eagerness? Or dread? Trepidation? Dismay? There are so many goal setting systems that everyone says are foolproof. "Just do this...
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Unwrap the Best Cozy Christmas Mysteries
Since it is Christmas time, we've focused on finding the perfect book to curl up in front of the fireplace with, and you can't get any cozier than cozy Christmas mysteries.Show notes and links:
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Escape the Chaos with Books for the Holidays
For the month of December, we're focusing on books for the holidays. And this week, it's all about Christmas chapter books for your young readers. Let's talk about the five best Christmas chapter books for kids. S...
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Cozy Up! The Best Christmas Read Alouds
For the month of December we are doing book reviews on the website and podcast and I'm so excited about it because I thoroughly enjoy reading a good book. This week we are talking about Christmas read alouds! What makes...
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5 Best Christmas Books For Mom
Christmas lights are twinkling, the fire is crackling in the fireplace. You're curled up in your favorite chair with some coffee. And the only thing that would make this perfect is books for mom. This month on the podcast, we...
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Ideas For Christmas Day Dinner And More For A Simple Christmas
Christmas doesn’t have to be complicated to be magical. Here are some easy ideas for Christmas Day dinner and more to keep Christmas simple and magical. Think back on your favorite Christmas memories. Are they memories of Pin...
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Hello Moms: My Story From Corporate Workhorse To Momtrepreneur
I hope you are enjoying the conclusion to the holiday season. Winter, Thanksgiving, and then Christmas is my favorite time of year. Since I gave myself December off (I am a really good boss), I wanted to do something a little different. I want ...
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Work, Homeschool, Repeat? Get It Done And Keep Your Sanity
Balancing work, homeschooling, and everyday life can often feel like starring in your own three-ring circus—with no intermission. This is my circus and these are my monkeys. So how do you get it done and keep your sanity? It...
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Take The Overwhelm Out Of The Holiday Season: Simplify And Enjoy More
Do you long to go back to the holiday season of carefree childhood bliss? Where the only thing on your mind is to enjoy the season. Now, those days are replaced by overwhelm, stress, and the pressure to make this the most amazing Christm...
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The Power of Early Mornings: Transform Your Day
I’ve always cringed at the idea of early mornings. I would prefer to be a night owl and enjoy the quite at the end of the day. But early mornings can be a powerful tool for work from home and homeschool moms. For years, I was...
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Finding Your Niche is Central to a Good Business Plan, Or is it?
Download your free Mom Boss 2.0 workbook and start a business without a niche. Do an internet search and type in how to make money from home or how to start a business. You pr...
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Parent Guide to the Hardest Stage: Your Ultimate Survival Manual
Parenting is hard, but it is also the greatest thing we will ever do. This parent guide is going to walk you through the hardest stage of parenting. No, it isn’t the infant, toddler, or preschool stages. The hardest stage of parenting is...
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5 Practical Tips to Keep Grades for School When You Hate to Grade
Grading. This is the dreaded task. You know the kind of task you need to psyche yourself up for days ahead of time. And grading for 4 kids multiplies this feeling by 4. Teaching multiple grades, figuring out the right curriculum, and keeping gr...
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Essential Tips for Homeschooling High Schoolers
Homeschooling high schoolers means you are almost finished homeschooling. Unless, there are younger kids, then it is just the start of a new and exciting chapter in your homeschool journey. But homeschooling high schoolers mi...
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How to Make Money from Home and Homeschool Your Kids
Are you wanting to live your impossible dream, but you don't know how to make money from home and homeschool your kids? Show notes and links: https://lifeunboxed.blog/how-to-make-money-fro...
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Highschool Credits Made Simple: Guide To Homeschooling Highschool
Highschool credits are important regardless of the path your teenager takes. If your homeschooling highschool, then you need to know about highschool credits. Understanding homeschool highschool credits is going to hel...
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Homeschooling Online: Screen Time or Not to Screen Time
Homeschooling moms are divided on this issue. We want to homeschool for the freedom to not be tied to our desks. Yet, homeschooling online opens the door for so many opportunities. What's a mom to do? There are pros and cons to h...
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The Self-Care Secret Every Exhausted Mom Needs to Know
Show notes and resources mentioned in the episode: https://lifeunboxed.blog/self-care/Self-care is a word that I love to hate. Mainly because the Instagram version of it is in co...
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Planning For Homeschooling: Everything You Need To Know
It is that time of year, planning for homeschooling! Out with the old curriculum or posted on Ebay, and in with the new. Planning for homeschooling can be fun and exciting, but it can also be a bit overwhelming. Whether you are new ...
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Survival Guide for Working at Home Mom: Coffee, Chaos, and a Plan
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 b...
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Flexible Fall Homeschool Schedule: Planning Your Homeschool For Fall
Creating a flexible fall homeschool schedule is going to give you the homeschool freedom you want while ensuring those little clones you created are learning. The transition between summer break and starting a new school year isn't ...
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