The Unbusy Mom: Because you’re ambitious, you want to grow your business, and you still want a life.
You're ambitious. You want the money, the challenge, the launches, the strategy, the satisfaction of figuring out a hard problem and thinking, yep, I nailed that.So how did we end up here?Working all day and still not getting to the thing you actually wanted to do. Feeling pulled in a million directions. Putting your own projects off again. Being the CEO of your business and somehow also the COO of everybody else's life.‘Cause you can make the launch work. The kids' schedules work. The team work. The Sunday night work. The vacation-with-the-laptop work.You can make almost an...
Inside the chart: Her overthinking wasn't the problem.
Okay, this one was interesting.
She has a brain that wants to ask: “But do we have enough money? Do we have enough time? Do we have the right people? What happens if this goes sideways?”
And you could look at that and decide she's being fearful.
I didn't - I started looking at what that’s actually trying to DO for her.
Because the thing you've been trying to shut up is actually one of your most useful instincts. 😂
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Real life vs. human design: What happens when your life is built around constant output?
She was handling the kid - the clients - the house - the business….
And basically never stopping.
Which would be a lot for ANYBODY.
But when we looked at how she actually works? Her whole life was set up around constant output.
And her energy doesn't work that way.
So we started talking about what would happen if she stopped trying to be “on” all the time.
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Today's shout out: Elizabeth Whittington's LinkedIn & Facebook business page! Catch he...
Inside the chart: Your Human Design can't delegate your laundry.
We already know your Human Design chart can't delegate your laundry. 😂
It can, however, tell us some really interesting things about how you want to work.
And once we put that against your actual life? That's when the fun starts. 😂
This reading gets into energy, work style, delegation, family responsibilities, and what she's going to have to change if she wants her business to actually fit her.
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Today's shout out: Christine Sponsel's free resource and community! Catch them at https...
Real life vs. human design: You’re using the wrong productivity system.
I bet your productivity system's fighting the way you're actually designed to work. 😯
'Cause the way you're trying to schedule yourself is making everything harder, not easier.
Same thing for her....
We talked about where she wants freedom in her day, where she actually needs structure, and why a rigid “must do this in this order” schedule may be exactly the wrong setup for her.
Come listen to me pick this apart →
Nope - you don't actually have to choose between...
Inside the chart: She couldn't figure out why she wasn't getting more done.
She thought she had a motivation problem - I wasn't so sure.
(You know, the kind of day where you KNOW you should be working, but you just can't seem to get yourself moving....)
So I started poking around in her energy, her work style, and what happened on the days when the business was the only thing on her plate.
And we found something really interesting.
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Today's shout out: Amanda Fortin's Instagram! Catch her at...
Why Does It Only Work for 2 Weeks?
The routine looked great on paper - but then Tuesday happened. ;)
A client call ran long, school pickup shifted, somebody suddenly needed poster board….
Eventually, that poster board can get taken care of - without taking your whole afternoon with it. :D
If consistency seems to disappear the moment real life shows up….
Nope - you don't actually have to choose between the business you want and the life you want.
That's what the Business Cleanout is for.
You send me the messy version of your...
This Wasn't Just a Busy Season
The funny part?
Your schedule details keep changing - but that too-full feeling doesn't.
Different planner. Different season…. Same frustration.
Imagine if "after this" could disappear from your mom vocabulary. ;)
That's usually worth paying attention to.
Nope - you don't actually have to choose between the business you want and the life you want.
That's what the Business Cleanout is for.
You send me the messy version of your business, your responsibilities, your projects, your team, your life.
I'll take you...
Oops - Busy Won the Day Again
You worked all day - but somehow the thing you cared about most is still sitting there.
The annoying part? Plenty of other things got done. ;)
One day, “productive” and “important” become the same workday.
If you keep ending the day wondering where the time went...
→ Start your Audit
Nope - you don't actually have to choose between the business you want and the life you want.
That's what the Business Cleanout is for.
You send me the messy version of...
The Client Call That Came Along to Grocery Pickup
You're answering a client message, thinking about dinner, remembering the permission slip, AND trying to finish the podcast script in front of you….
All at the same time.
Which is impressive in a way that isn't actually helpful. ;)
But one day... the podcast script gets your WHOLE brain.
If your day always feels a little fragmented….
→ Start your Audit
Nope - you don't actually have to choose between the business you want and the life you want.
That's what the Busi...
Problem Is, Your Brain Never Left the Last Meeting
You're getting things done. Like, a LOT of things.
The calls happen. The tasks get checked off…. But somehow the project that needed your whole brain gets whatever attention is left.
But one day, checking something off actually lets your brain cross it off, too. ;)
If your to-do list keeps moving, but your brain doesn’t….
→ Start your Audit
Nope - you don't actually have to choose between the business you want and the life you want.
That's what the Business Cleanout...
Why Do My To-Do’s Feel Like a List of Things to Manage?
You wanted flexibility.
Instead, some days feel like one long series of things needing you. Client thing. Kid thing. School thing. Package thing. Snack thing....
But one day, your day stops answering everybody ELSE first.
If your days feel harder than they should….
→ Start your Audit
Nope - you don't actually have to choose between the business you want and the life you want.
That's what the Business Cleanout is for.
You send me the messy version of your busin...
You Have 47 Tabs Open Again
Some days you wake up motivated - some days you don't.
But it's kind of suspicious when the same project keeps getting delayed on both kinds of days.... ;)
At least, ‘til motivation stops deciding whether Tuesday works.
That's where my brain starts asking questions.
→ Start your Audit
Nope - you don't actually have to choose between the business you want and the life you want.
That's what the Business Cleanout is for.
You send me the messy version of your...
Your Brain Has Been Filing Complaints Since 2:15pm
By 2pm, everything starts feeling harder.
The focus is gone. The kid patience is pretty much nonexistent…. And the copy project that actually needed your best thinking is still sitting there.
But one day... 2pm is just 2pm again. ;)
Most moms notice when their energy disappears - I'm usually more interested in what got it first.
→ Start your Audit
Nope - you don't actually have to choose between the business you want and the life you want.
That's what the Business Clea...
Why Am I the Brain for Everyone Else?
Future-you didn't magically find more hours.
She just stopped spending Tuesday afternoon on things that never needed Tuesday afternoon in the first place.
Which sounds obvious… right up till you realize how much of your week is built around them.
If your days still depend on you for everything….
→ Start your Audit
Nope - you don't actually have to choose between the business you want and the life you want.
That's what the Business Cleanout is for.
You send me the...
Why Does Growth Feel Like More Babysitting?
You send the reminder. Then the follow-up. Then the "just checking in" message.
At this point, it's fair to ask why you're the only one who remembers this project exists. :D
But one day, your "just checking in" template disappears from your drafts folder.
If you've ever wondered: "Why am I still doing this?"
….That's the kind of thing I'd look at.
→ Start your Audit
Nope - you don't actually have to choose between the business you want and the life you w...
You Keep Meaning to Make Time for This….
You already know what matters....
The weird part is how often it loses to something that felt urgent for 20 minutes.
Not because you forgot - because something else got there first.
But one day, the things YOU care about beat them to it. ;)
If the things you care about keep losing their spot....
→ Start your Audit
Nope - you don't actually have to choose between the business you want and the life you want.
That's what the Business Cleanout is f...
What If Growth Didn't Need Tunnel Vision?
Funny how one project can somehow take over the entire week…..
The content gets pushed. The laundry gets pushed. The thing you actually wanted to finish gets pushed.
….And suddenly everything is adjusting around the same thing.
But one day, the content gets finished, the laundry still gets folded, and neither one has to steal the other's afternoon. :)
If you've ever caught yourself thinking: "When did this become the only thing?" ….That's where I'd get curious.
→ Start your Audit
Nope - you don't ac...
Why Your Day Depends on Everything Going Perfectly
You don’t have a timing problem.
Your days just don’t have enough room for real life to happen to them.
So everything looks manageable on paper… until something takes longer than expected.
Then suddenly:
– you’re late
– running behind
– carrying things into the next block
– trying to catch up for the rest of the day
In this episode, notice:
– where your days start getting away from you once something runs over
– what your schedule can’t make room for
– where pressure starts stacking throughout the day
Why This Still Doesn’t Feel Like the Business You Were Promised
You didn’t imagine this wrong.
The version of “work-from-home freedom” most women were sold doesn’t really account for how their actual days move.
So you keep trying to make it work… and something still keeps feeling heavy underneath it.
Not because you’re doing it wrong.
Because your days were never really built for this many things competing for the same time and attention.
In this episode, notice:
– where your work and life keep competing for the same attention
– where your day starts feeling heavy instead of spaciou...
You've Been Thinking About This for Years. So Why Is Nothing Different?
Inner work can absolutely create awareness.
But awareness alone doesn’t automatically change how your time is being used.
So it’s possible to keep:
– processing
– understanding
– uncovering patterns
…while the actual structure of your day stays mostly the same.
In this episode, notice:
– where awareness has become a place you keep returning instead of moving from
– what hasn’t materially changed despite the insight
– where your days may still be falling back into the same patterns
If your calendar insight isn’t translating into practical c...
Your Life Changed. Your Plans Didn't.
Your life expanded.
But most schedules don’t automatically expand with it.
So the same day that used to feel manageable now starts feeling heavy much earlier than expected.
In this episode, notice:
– where your attention starts splitting sooner than it used to
– what your day keeps trying to fit at the same time
– where the work that matters most starts getting pushed later
Most women think they need better planning.
Usually their current structure is still built for an older version of their capacity.
→ The...
You Can’t “Try Harder” Your Way Out of This
You’re not behind because you’re distracted.
You’re behind because your day is holding too much - and expecting you to stretch to meet it.
That’s why pushing harder keeps spilling into dinner, into evenings, into the parts of your life you actually care about.
If your work keeps bleeding into everything else, there’s a structural problem underneath it.
→ This is where to look.
Nope - you don't actually have to choose between the business you want and the life...
You Know You Can’t Do It All - But Your Day Still Tries To
You already know you can’t do everything.
But your day is still trying to hold it all.
So the business gets squeezed in.
Your time disappears into maintenance.
And nothing really opens up.
Because it’s not about knowing you need to drop things.
It’s about where that actually happens - and where it doesn’t.
Until that shifts, your schedule keeps filling back up.
→ If your work keeps getting squeezed out, this is where to look.
Nope...
Why Getting Help Still Feels Like a Last Resort (Even When You Need It)
You don’t see support as part of how things work.
You see it as something you reach for when you can’t keep up.
So even when help is available… you hesitate.
Because somewhere underneath it all, you still think you should be able to hold this alone.
And as long as that’s true, bringing in support will always feel off.
Not natural. Not stable.
Just temporary relief.
→ See what’s keeping support from actually locking into place - right here...
You Don’t Hate Your Business - You’re Still Holding the Wrong Parts
You love your clients.
But the rest of the business?
It’s starting to feel heavy.
And even though you could get support… you’re still the one doing it.
So the part you’re actually great at - the part that grows things - gets squeezed out by everything else.
Not because you don’t know better.
But because something in your structure still says: this is yours to hold.
And that’s where the bottleneck forms.
→ Find where your business is still routing thr...
You’re Not Too Busy - You’re Still Holding What Should Be Gone
You already know this doesn’t need to be yours.
But it’s still sitting on your plate.
Not because no one else CAN do it - but because you haven’t fully released it.
So your time stays tight.
Your energy keeps draining.
And your future keeps getting planned from an overloaded version of you.
At a certain point, it’s not about adding help.
It’s about what you’re still choosing to hold.
→ See exactly what isn’t being released in your day -
You’re Not Losing Progress - You’re Taking It Back
It’s not that you don’t know what to stop holding.
It’s that in the moment - you take it back.
So nothing actually changes.
→ If things keep returning to you, this is where to look.
Nope - you don't actually have to choose between the business you want and the life you want.
That's what the Business Cleanout is for.
You send me the messy version of your business, your responsibilities, your projects, your team, your life.
You Delegated It - But You’re Still the One Holding It
It’s not that you didn’t delegate.
It’s that nothing fully transferred.
So you’re still the one holding it - just in a different form.
→ If delegation isn’t actually making things lighter, this is where to look:
https://yourunbusylife.com/human-design-reading
Nope - you don't actually have to choose between the business you want and the life you want.
That's what the Business Cleanout is for.
You send me the messy version of your business, your responsibilit...
Why You’re Not Letting Yourself Get Help Yet
You can see what support would look like.
You’ve seen other people living it. Having help. Having space.
But for you, it still feels… out of reach.
So you wait.
Until you make more.
Until things calm down.
Until it makes sense.
And nothing changes.
Because it’s not just about resources - it’s about what you’ve decided is allowed RIGHT NOW.
If help still feels like something for “later,” that decision is already shaping your time.
→ See what’s actually k...
Why Self-Care Isn’t Actually Giving You More Time
You’re trying to take care of yourself… but nothing is actually coming off your plate.
So the bath, the walk, the “quick break” - they don’t change anything.
Because the issue isn’t self-care.
It’s that your time isn’t being freed up.
Until something is fully released, your day stays full - no matter how much you “pour back in.”
If your schedule still feels tight even when you’re doing all the “right” things, this is where to look.
→ Find where your time isn’t actually openin...
Getting 2 Hours of Me Time on a Workday Can Be Your Reality (Even with the Amount of Time Your Kids Need in This Season) - I’m Living Proof!
You’re sipping your lukewarm coffee, scrolling through your almost-complete sales page, thinking “yep, finally nailed it.”
Hit save, then publish, and you’re off to grab the kids from school….
Then start on the 6 tasks that DIDN’T get done because you focused on that sales copy.
(It HAD to get out - you’ve got that digital primer product coming out soon - but the prioritization is killing you.)
Does it always have to be like this, dropping one glass ball for another as a working mom??
(You barely rem...
Feel Like THIS Every Day as a Work-from-Home Mom? You’re Already in Burnout. (So Here’s How to Get Out.)
You check off the final task for your daughter’s spring break trip, double check that the hot dogs for supper are in the fridge (not the freezer), and text your mom that you can drive her to that specialist appointment tomorrow (even though it’s going to play merry hell with your schedule).
Your mind blanks out - it’s been a full day at work, plus you’ve been running around taking care of all these OTHER house/family/school tasks, and you really can’t think past cooking supper.
Because in about 5 minutes, y...
High Performance Habits for Solopreneurs with Robin Emdon of GoalBusters
Stuck on high performance habits for solopreneurs?
I brought on the funniest neuroscience-and-procrastination coach ever, Robin Emdon, to talk about how to finally finish what you start.
Grab a free copy of Robin’s book at https://ReallyUsefulTips.com.
You’ve got this!
Alyssa
Free up your time as a work-at-home mom: https://yourunbusylife.com/
Nope - you don't actually have to choose between the business you want and the life you want.
That's what the Business Clean...
Too Booked Up to Streamline Your Business? Here’s My Calendar Solution for You as a Fellow Working Mom.
You touched base with all 18 of your clients today, plus ran sessions for 4 of them, but you’re still feeling dissatisfied with your business….
So you pull up Basecamp again, check on everyone’s to-do lists, and make a note to yourself to brainstorm the main tenets of your coaching work (so you could turn them into some sort of evergreen course or hybrid mastermind)....
Because that evergreen program pivot is still there in the corner of your brain, taunting you.
And if you didn’t have to see 18 clients this week, you could st...
How I Set the Time Boundaries I Need to Hit My Priorities Every Single Workday as a Mompreneur with 5 Kids - Selfcare Included!
Have you checked off your invisible to-do list today?
You know, the one that reads “serve my clients so well that I get 2 testimonials today, serve a whole-foods supper to the kids tonight, do enough stairs that I lose another pound next week, get a compliment from my husband”??
We don’t even put our most closely held, “what I want out of life” priorities on the task list in the first place.
(They just sit there, on the back burner of our brain, pushing us into doing more.)
So what happens if...
I’m Anti the “Good Enough for Now” Mindset for Working Mothers - Because It’s Stealing THIS from You
You’re so #blessed to work from home….
The dishes piled up in the sinkThe kids who pop in when you’re on client callsThe one-off errands right in the middle of your last work block for the dayThe constant distractions of wet laundry, beeping timers, and dogs who need to go outYeah, it’s an amazing life, isn’t it?!
Time to take responsibility for the pressure you’re feeling - take back your power around family routines - and set up what YOU need as the CEO mom.
You’ve got this!
<...The Busy Test: How Would You Fill an Unexpected Pocket of Spare Time as a Working Mom?
You finished wireframing your 2nd client’s “work with me” page an hour early - yay!
But now you have to decide what to do with all this free time.
Should you grab the laundry basket and your earbuds and fold something?Work your way through your overfull LinkedIn DMs?Go down a Reddit rabbit hole on the latest period tracking app?Research financial aid options for your high school senior?Answer a couple of podcast questions (to get a head start on your next “ask me anything” episode)?Dust the bookshelves in the living room??(You kno...
Mini Human Design Business Reading for 3/5 Generator (Esther)
Sneak peek for you into the Human Design side of my business....
You’ve got this!
Alyssa
Free up your time as a work-at-home mom: https://yourunbusylife.com/
Nope - you don't actually have to choose between the business you want and the life you want.
That's what the Business Cleanout is for.
You send me the messy version of your business, your responsibilities, your projects, your team, your life.
I'll take your whole pile and turn it around within 30 da...
Mini Human Design Business Reading for 3/5 Projector (Danielle)
Sneak peek for you into the Human Design side of my business....
You’ve got this!
Alyssa
Free up your time as a work-at-home mom: https://yourunbusylife.com/
Nope - you don't actually have to choose between the business you want and the life you want.
That's what the Business Cleanout is for.
You send me the messy version of your business, your responsibilities, your projects, your team, your life.
I'll take your whole pile and turn it around within 30 da...
Mini Human Design Business Reading for 2/4 Generator (Kendall)
Sneak peek for you into the Human Design side of my business....
You’ve got this!
Alyssa
Free up your time as a work-at-home mom: https://yourunbusylife.com/
Nope - you don't actually have to choose between the business you want and the life you want.
That's what the Business Cleanout is for.
You send me the messy version of your business, your responsibilities, your projects, your team, your life.
I'll take your whole pile and turn it around within 30 da...
