A Simple Way to Free Up Mental Space While Getting More Done

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Hey mama, welcome to the inside out mama's podcast. I'm Brittany Turley, mom of six, and I know what it's like to feel stuck and overwhelmed trying to be the perfect mom. But everything changed for me when I learned that small changes on the inside can bring big results on the outside. Each week, I will share simple yet powerful inside shifts or outside tips that can transform your approach to mothering, helping you thrive from the inside out. Ready to ditch the mom guilt and enjoy this season of life? You're in the right place. Maybe you can relate to this. I remember after having my first baby being very overwhelmed at how I was going to do the housework with a baby. I remember I even had a friend who had a baby around the same time and talking with her and thinking, Maybe we should watch each other's babies so we can get the housework done. And looking back at that now, it just seems silly that I was so worried about two grown adults and an infant, how messy can that really be? Versus now, we've got eight people, all able to move themselves and things anywhere. But I was very overwhelmed with how I was going to manage this. And I don't remember how, but we both found a way to get things done without ever trading babysitting. But I do remember that it took a lot of my brain space and energy thinking through how to get that done and How to manage it with a baby. As our family grew I had to continue to change the way I accomplished the household work And what I discovered is that the more I systematized things the easier It was. I think this grew out of the example from my mom. Growing up, we had laundry day every Monday. Monday was the day that my mom washed clothes. It was actually really nice to have a laundry day because we could plan on it. We would plan our outfits around it, never had to wonder when things were going to get washed. We just knew if our clothes were in the laundry basket on Monday that they would get washed and we could plan out our outfits for the week. Just having one day when you do laundry creates a lot of freedom for your brain. Not having to decide each day if you need to wash or not or when you should wash. It's already been decided. This morphed into me creating a system for all the housework. I decided that most household things can be done on a weekly basis. So, I vacuum, and sometimes dust, once a week. I mop once a week. I grocery shop once a week. I clean the bathrooms once a week, and so on. Obviously, there are some things that need to be done daily. Like, in the kitchen, our kitchen floor gets so dirty, it has to be vacuumed daily, but I'm talking about the bigger household things for this idea. There are many reasons why I love having a household system. One of them is I'm able to plan my days better. I already know what I need to do for the house each day, and so I can plan and schedule other things around that. For example, my wash day is Wednesday and so I know I don't plan a lot of appointments or things on that day Because I'm going to wash that day unless something big comes up and I just decide I'm gonna move my wash day to a different Day, but I rarely do that. I also love that it puts the work into smaller, easier to accomplish chunks, especially when you're trying to accomplish things with little kids. You know, if I know that today is bathroom day, All I need to do is spend, 20 minutes or less cleaning the bathrooms. That's really doable, rather than, oh, the whole house needs to be cleaned today and trying to carve out the time with kids to get that all accomplished. I also love that it makes my house feel cleaner because instead of the work piling up and it getting dirtier, dirtier, dirtier, dirtier. Every day, something is being cleaned or accomplished, so the house just feels more clean and organized overall. But the reason I love having a system the most, is because I don't have to wonder when I need to do things. I don't have to spend time thinking about when I'm going to do things and how to get them done. I just know. And that frees up so much brain space and energy and time really, because I already know what I need to do each day. And I even kind of systematized when I would do it, especially when my kids were a lot younger. I would get the older ones off to school and then that time right there is when my younger kids usually were better at playing either with themselves or with each other. And so I'd let them go play and I'd just quickly get my task done for that day. Or they were more willing to be in the grocery cart to do the grocery shopping or things like that. So I would just generally get mine done first thing in the morning. And, then I was done for the day, and I didn't have to worry about it. The rest of the day was free to do the other things I knew I needed to do, or do some fun things with the kids. So, I love how much, Extra mental capacity. It gives me systematizing these household things that I know need to be done on a regular basis, and now I don't have to figure out when or how. It's just part of my routine. Now, because I believe small changes on the inside bring big results on the outside, each week I'm going to give you a small changes challenge. Something small you could do throughout the week if you choose that could end up bringing a big result in your life. So the small changes challenge for this week is to systematize one household task. Pick one thing whether it's laundry or maybe vacuuming or whatever. Maybe pick the one that is the most challenging for you and figure out a way to systematize it. Decide how often you want to do it and maybe even pick the time of day you want to get it done and make a plan for it. I totally love the weekly system because it's just simple and I don't have to wonder, you Wait, is it the right week or not? But pick a time that makes sense for you and your family and systematize one household task and then watch and see how much that frees up mental space for you. Then when you're ready if that system worked good for you systematize more tasks. If you're interested, I created a simple PDF of my weekly system. If you want to see what worked for me to help you get your ideas flowing, click on the link in the show notes to get access to it. Thank you for joining me for another episode of Inside Out Mamas. My hope is that our time together inspires more feelings of peace, confidence, and joy in your mama journey. Be sure to subscribe so you never miss a show. And if you're ready to take these insights even deeper, head over to brittanyturleycoaching. com to check out my digital workshop designed to help you reduce daily mom overwhelm without adding to your to do list. Thanks for listening, and remember, Small changes on the inside bring big results on the outside.