The Routine Advantage | Simple Habits, Routines and Systems to Get Your Life Organized, Build Consistency and Reduce Overwhelm

Have you ever noticed that when you feel overwhelmed, you stop taking care of yourself the way you should be? Then, because you aren’t taking care of yourself very well, you don’t feel your best and start slacking off which, in turn, puts more pressure on you because your responsibilities and to-do list starts piling up, causing you to feel even more overwhelmed? And since you feel overwhelmed, you stay in that rut. This is a nasty...

Do you ever feel like no matter how many times you repeat your home routine, there are still areas that are getting neglected? It can be incredibly overwhelming when everything seems to pile up on our to-do lists faster than we can cross them off, so it’s important to have a system that not only helps you feel more organized, but is also effective so you can actually get things done. That is what we are talking about today!

Do you ever get confused on how many accounts you should have when I’m talking about putting a budget routine in place and all of the “funds” I recommend? I want to clear the confusion so you can have clarity and begin making those positive changes to your financials. I only recommend three, so this will be pretty quick.

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Renae

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Have you ever looked at your stock of Mason jars and wondered if there is a way you could use them instead of letting them continue cluttering your shelf? Today is your lucky day! 

Mason jars can be used in a variety of ways, but today we are going to talk about how you can utilize them in your meal planning routine. You probably have a bunch on hand already, and even if you don’t, you will likely come across some nice jar...

Sometimes we create a massive list of lofty health goals, thinking “THIS time…it’s going to work!” We are excited to start our new health routine, but it quickly becomes overwhelming to keep up with. We eventually give up on all of it, until we feel the desire to make some changes again, only to have the cycle repeat itself.

I know this feeling all too well, because I have been there! Today I am sharing five tips to stop s...

Have you been wanting to create a good morning routine, but it seems like no matter how hard you try, it’s just not working? Before you give up on your morning routine, I want you to listen to this episode! It might change your perspective and help you finally begin the morning routine you have been praying for.

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Renae

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A messy kitchen can be overwhelming in itself, but it can also affect other routines in our life - like meal planning or even our morning routine. When a messy kitchen starts getting in the way of our lives, we need to look at some habit shifts. Today I have five habits to help you keep your kitchen clean! If doing all five feels overwhelming, simply start by focusing on one. Then once you are comfortable with it, add another and c...

My husband and I recently went on a vacation to the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. We started in Oregon and worked our way up to the North Cascades area in Washington. Our goal was to go on a number of hikes and during our first hike, my husband introduced me to something called “secondary fun”....it sounds odd to be combining my hiking story and organizing our life with routines, but it DOES make sense and I think ...

 Do you ever find yourself building a nice routine, but then you never seem to have the motivation to actually complete it? When we build routines, it’s important to keep them simple and concise so they aren’t overwhelming, but there is also one thing you should be aware of. Your trigger task. Using a trigger task is like hacking your mind to reduce procrastination and actually get things done.

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Have you thought about a budget routine and wondered whether it would be helpful or more stressful?

In our first years of marriage, my husband and I had been introduced to budgeting and had several people in our lives following Dave Ramsey’s 7 Baby Steps program to get out of debt. I always rejected the idea thinking that we didn’t have enough money to budget, it would be too restrictive, and it would cause more stress tr...

We all tend to get a little more “snacky” in the summer, right? I know in this household, the heat generally makes it harder to eat a big meal, so instead, we often find ourselves eating smaller snacks throughout the day.
 
If you also find yourself in this situation, but being prepared with snacks for you and your family also stresses you out a bit - get ready for today’s episode! We are going to run through three quick ti...

I have an exciting episode for you today - I have a guest joining me to talk about how we can make small changes to improve our health and energy without overhauling our life. This episode is longer than normal, but she shares so many nuggets of information that I’m sure you are going to love it!

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Renae

Links to learn more about Elizabeth and her resources:

• Total Health in Midlife...

We are heading full-swing into summer. It’s a season that is wonderful when we are trying to soak up the sunny days, focus on social gatherings, and live as happy and carefree as we can. It’s also a season that can throw a lot of our routines out of whack, causing us to feel somewhat overwhelmed and a little frazzled.

I want all of us to have a fabulous summer, so let’s talk about four steps to refresh your morning routine...

Are you often overwhelmed by the amount of dishes greeting you every time you walk into the kitchen? If you have a habit of letting the dishes pile up and dread the moment it’s time to tackle that food-crusted mess, you are going to love this episode! I have six tips to share to help you keep up with those dishes so they no longer have to stress you out and you can actually feel good walking into your kitchen.

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If you find that you clean your home and it immediately starts getting messy afterwards, you’re going to feel like it’s an endless divide of clean versus messy with no in-between. You will feel like you either need to be constantly cleaning in order for your home to feel presentable or you must simply accept living in a pigsty. But it doesn’t have to be one or the other. We can actually create small intentional habits (that also ta...

Do you know the feeling of multiple thoughts rushing into your head at random times and thinking, “I need to remember that later”? Then we get busy and forget all about it until something triggers our memory, but then we can’t remember what we were supposed to remember!

Our brains can only hold onto so much information and the more we try to keep everything in our minds, the more decision fatigue and overwhelm we start to ...

I know it feels like an odd time of year to be thinking about Christmas and all the expenses that can come along it. However, this is actually a great time to think about it if you don’t already have a plan set up. Today, we are going to talk about how to take steps with our budget NOW to make sure that the financial stress that comes in around the holidays is non-existent this year. Instead of the financial burden of making the ho...

Do you find that every time you sit down to write your grocery list, you are repeating the work over and over? Sure, some of the items might be different, but most of your list contains the same items that were on the list last week.

One of the ways we can get time back in our days is to recognize when we are repeating steps and simplifying the process so we can streamline our time. A simple way to make your meal planning ...

Do you need a little motivation boost to keep showing up for your workouts? We all struggle sometimes, so today I’ve got a little pep talk for you. I’m sharing six tips to help you shift your mindset so you can consistently show up for your workouts, even when you aren’t feeling motivated!

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Renae

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