5 Ways to Make Your Life Easier

5 Ways to Make Your Life Easier

We are all looking for ways to make our lives easier. We are looking into technology and applications to change our way of life. We try to shorten meal planning by having the same things over and over again. Honestly, I’ll admit that sometimes those things work. Other...
The 12 Principles of Agile Applied to Family and Home

The 12 Principles of Agile Applied to Family and Home

The Agile Manifesto maps out 12 basic principles in order to be Agile. These principles were designed so that software developers could get software to market before someone else, with satisfactory results, AND within a budget to name a few key qualities.    I...
Parenting Waterfall vs Parenting Agile

Parenting Waterfall vs Parenting Agile

The first thing I want to do is define waterfall.    Waterfall is top-down project management.    What does this mean in relationship to parenting?   Waterfall parenting is the I’m the parent and I know best so you do what I say approach to parenting....
The MoSCoW Method

The MoSCoW Method

What is the MoSCoW Method?    It is a method used in project management meant to reach a common understanding on tasks and goals with all the stakeholders. Your stakeholders are also your family. I’ve talked a little bit about what that means on the podcast. ...
The Weekly Basket

The Weekly Basket

[This post may contain affiliate links. If you click them, I will receive a few dollars for your purchase.]   Agility means finding new ways to do things that work for you during certain stages of your life. That’s how the weekly basket was born. You see before...
My Favorite Self-Care Items

My Favorite Self-Care Items

I know you’ve heard me say a million times that self-care is not the answer, and that’s true. It isn’t the answer. Self-care will not solve burnout or just plain overwhelm but it is a necessary part of life. Ignoring self-care for too long can be part of what leads to...