You are in for a special treat! This is the first episode of Coffee & Tea (with M&E) Real Moms Talking About Real Things. Join Emily McDermott, the host of Moms Overcoming Overwhelm and I as we talk about what didn’t work this week, how we pivoted, what things we are excited about, and things that made us laugh! We wanted to provide moms with real life examples of time management, organization, and pivoting when life throws you curveballs. So grab your coffee or tea, pull up a chair, and join us! I pray this blesses you! Michelle PS. If you need some extra accountability or help with productivity hacks, time management tools, mapping out a more efficient daily or weekly schedule, time blocking and so much more. We will break down what isn’t working in your schedule, create new personalized goals for you, and determine the next new steps you need to take to have more freedom and live with more joy and laughter! Grab a coaching call with me at: Email: contact@byrdmichelle.com website: www.byrdmichelle.com Free Productivity Planner - my gift to you! Just go to my website Come join our Facebook Group: Home Management for Working Moms - Organization & Time Management…

Spring is on the way my friends! You might already be feeling the itch to declutter or big black trash can energy that usually comes in January. If you are feeling overwhelmed as you look around your house. Maybe all the papers piling up on the kitchen counter have finally pushed you over the edge, or tipping over the growing pile of shoes in the hallway. Either way today we are going to talk about a few decluttering secrets and tips for busy moms who have no time. Sound familiar? Decluttering and organization are one of my favorite topics, so hang onto your seats as we dive in! I pray this blesses you! Michelle PS. If you need some extra accountability or help with productivity hacks, time management tools, mapping out a more efficient daily or weekly schedule, time blocking and so much more. We will break down what isn’t working in your schedule, create new personalized goals for you, and determine the next new steps you need to take to have more freedom and live with more joy and laughter! Grab a coaching call with me at: Email: contact@byrdmichelle.com website: www.byrdmichelle.com Free Productivity Planner - my gift to you! Just go to my website Come join our Facebook Group: Home Management for Working Moms - Organization & Time Management…

Do you find yourself frustrated at the end of the day? Maybe you didn’t quite get all the projects you were working on finished. You thought maybe I need a new planner or a new system or to be more focused or manage my day better. If I just ______ then I would be productive and feel accomplished and successful at the end of my day. Our society pushes the message that if you just do ___ you will be successful, but the truth is it’s not your fault. Recently I have been reading The Plan by Kendra Adachi, the host of The Lazy Genius podcast. I love her perspective on productivity. In today’s episode I wanted to talk through how our current perspective of productivity might be skewed, how we can change our perspective, and how that shift will help us to be kind to ourselves and those around us. Definitely grab that coffee - let’s dive in! I pray this blesses you! Michelle PS. If you need some extra accountability or help with productivity hacks, time management tools, mapping out a more efficient daily or weekly schedule, time blocking and so much more. We will break down what isn’t working in your schedule, create new personalized goals for you, and determine the next new steps you need to take to have more freedom and live with more joy and laughter! Grab a coaching call with me at: Email: contact@byrdmichelle.com website: www.byrdmichelle.com Free Productivity Planner - my gift to you! Just go to my website Come join our Facebook Group: Home Management for Working Moms - Organization & Time Management…

Are you struggling to get dinner on the table? To stop snapping at your kids? To patiently help them with homework? Do you feel exhausted trying to manage all the evening activities? Do you just want to turn on a show and tune out? Why do evenings feel so hard? I don’t know about you, but everything seems harder in the evening. More struggles, more frustration, more mental overload, more exhaustion. Tasks that seem simple or take less energy earlier in the day seem overwhelming at the end of the day. There is a reason why evenings are so difficult and in today’s episode we are going to discuss why and tricks to make our evenings more enjoyable. Let’s dive in! I pray this blesses you! Michelle PS. If you need some extra accountability or help with productivity hacks, time management tools, mapping out a more efficient daily or weekly schedule, time blocking and so much more. We will break down what isn’t working in your schedule, create new personalized goals for you, and determine the next new steps you need to take to have more freedom and live with more joy and laughter! Grab a coaching call with me at: Email: contact@byrdmichelle.com website: www.byrdmichelle.com Free Productivity Planner - my gift to you! Just go to my website Come join our Facebook Group: Home Management for Working Moms - Organization & Time Management…

Valentine’s Day is coming up! How do you celebrate as busy moms without it feeling like one more to do item added to your insanely long list? What are some fun creative ways to love others, and enjoy the day? In last week’s episode we talked about ways we can sprinkle in some self care into our week to fill our bucket, so that we can pour out energy and love to those around us. So go back and check it out if you missed it. In today’s episode we are going to talk about some practical easy ways to get your kids involved with showing love to those around us without making it overwhelming. Let's dive in! R Grab the LA Bundle, 100% donated to help LA, only offered until February 14th! Hurry! https://michellebyrd.myflodesk.com/la-bundle I pray this blesses you! Michelle PS. If you need some extra accountability or help with productivity hacks, time management tools, mapping out a more efficient daily or weekly schedule, time blocking and so much more. We will break down what isn’t working in your schedule, create new personalized goals for you, and determine the next new steps you need to take to have more freedom and live with more joy and laughter! Grab a coaching call with me at: Email: contact@byrdmichelle.com website: www.byrdmichelle.com Free Productivity Planner - my gift to you! Just go to my website Come join our Facebook Group: Home Management for Working Moms - Organization & Time Management…

Are you frustrated taking care of everyone else? Do you feel squeezed out of your schedule? Tired of being at the bottom of the list? Feeling that everyone else’s needs are more important and prioritized? One of our listeners’ left this heartfelt message asking how she can make time for herself as a busy mom. If you want to leave a message and be featured on the podcast too, just go to my website ( www.byrdmichelle.com ) and leave a voice memo with a question and I’ll answer it right here! Essentially free coaching! It can be easy to feel frustrated at always being “on,” taking care of everyone else, and feeling squeezed out of the schedule. It communicated that your needs are not important and over time this can harbor frustration and resentment. Today we are going to talk through this very important question that we all I’m sure have asked at times. Let's jump in! Grab the LA Bundle, 100% donated to help LA, only offered until February 14th! Hurry! https://michellebyrd.myflodesk.com/la-bundle I pray this blesses you! Michelle PS. If you need some extra accountability or help with productivity hacks, time management tools, mapping out a more efficient daily or weekly schedule, time blocking and so much more. We will break down what isn’t working in your schedule, create new personalized goals for you, and determine the next new steps you need to take to have more freedom and live with more joy and laughter! Grab a coaching call with me at: Email: contact@byrdmichelle.com website: www.byrdmichelle.com Free Productivity Planner - my gift to you! Just go to my website Come join our Facebook Group: Home Management for Working Moms - Organization & Time Management…

As we dive back into this new year we are going to explore some of the basic time management tools that should be in your everyday tool belt. One of the best time management tools that you should be using every day is batching! It’s my favorite go-to time management tool, the Swiss Army knife of tools! Today we will talk through what batching is exactly, why it’s my favorite tool, and what tasks you can batch to save hours in your week. So pop in those ear buds and listen up as you toss in a load of laundry! Grab the LA Bundle, 100% donated to help LA, only offered until February 14th! Hurry! https://michellebyrd.myflodesk.com/la-bundle I pray this blesses you! Michelle PS. If you need some extra accountability or help with productivity hacks, time management tools, mapping out a more efficient daily or weekly schedule, time blocking and so much more. We will break down what isn’t working in your schedule, create new personalized goals for you, and determine the next new steps you need to take to have more freedom and live with more joy and laughter! Grab a coaching call with me at: Email: contact@byrdmichelle.com website: www.byrdmichelle.com Free Productivity Planner - my gift to you! Just go to my website Come join our Facebook Group: Home Management for Working Moms - Organization & Time Management…

As we move into this new season you may feel like you have a tidal wave of new activities and commitments that are all over your calendar. In this new season there are often so many fun new activities to say yes to! Did you know that you can leave a message on my website and get featured on the podcast? Just leave a voice memo (leave your name or not) with a question and I’ll answer it right here! Essentially free coaching! One of our listeners left a message on the website asking how to navigate meal times with an already busy schedule. She was overwhelmed and feeling behind, trying to get to all the family activities and fit in meal times. Well today on the podcast in this episode we are going to talk about how to navigate her question. Let’s dive in! Grab the LA Bundle, 100% donated to help LA, only offered until February 14th! Hurry! https://michellebyrd.myflodesk.com/la-bundle I pray this episode blesses you! Michelle PS. If you need some extra accountability or help with productivity hacks, time management tools, mapping out a more efficient daily or weekly schedule, time blocking and so much more. We will break down what isn’t working in your schedule, create new personalized goals for you, and determine the next new steps you need to take to have more freedom and live with more joy and laughter! Grab a coaching call with me at: Email: contact@byrdmichelle.com website: www.byrdmichelle.com Free Productivity Planner - my gift to you! Just go to my website Come join our Facebook Group: Home Management for Working Moms - Organization & Time Management…

Are you feeling frustrated trying to get the kids out of the door in the morning? Is trying to fit in all the daily tasks getting overwhelming? Is it a struggle to get dinner on the table? Do evenings feel like a hot mess? If you answered yes to any of these questions then this is the episode for you! We are going to be going back to basics this month and reviewing some of the foundations to your day, so that we can fix some of the everyday stress points. In this episode we are going to talk about why routines are so important, three steps to create routines that work for you, and how to change them up if they aren’t working. Grab that lukewarm coffee and let’s get started. I pray this blesses you! Michelle PS. If you need some extra accountability or help with productivity hacks, time management tools, mapping out a more efficient daily or weekly schedule, time blocking and so much more. We will break down what isn’t working in your schedule, create new personalized goals for you, and determine the next new steps you need to take to have more freedom and live with more joy and laughter! Grab a coaching call with me at: Email: contact@byrdmichelle.com website: www.byrdmichelle.com Free Productivity Planner - my gift to you! Just go to my website Come join our Facebook Group: Home Management for Working Moms - Organization & Time Management…

Today you are in for a treat! Recently I connected with Linsey Driskill from the For Girls Like You company at MOMCON 2024 in Denver. The For Girls Like You company is an amazing non-profit organization dedicated to minister and encourage tween girls. Through a magazine specifically designed for tween girls, and so many other resources, For Girls Like You created spaces to encourage and equip tween girls to grow in their identity in Christ and to unfold their story within God’s greater story. In this episode, Linsey will talk about the For Girls Like You company and the amazing resources they have for tween girls. My daughter has enjoyed this magazine for years, so I am so excited to introduce you to this amazing organization. Let’s dive in! You can connect with For Girls Like You at: Instagram: @ForGirlsLikeYou.com Website: ForGirlsLikeYou.com Contact Linsey: Linsey@forgirlslikeyou.com Special Discount Code: 20% off our magazine subscription and store: Moms2024 I pray this blesses you! Michelle PS. If you need some extra accountability or help with productivity hacks, time management tools, mapping out a more efficient daily or weekly schedule, time blocking and so much more. We will break down what isn’t working in your schedule, create new personalized goals for you, and determine the next new steps you need to take to have more freedom and live with more joy and laughter! Grab a coaching call with me at: Email: contact@byrdmichelle.com website: www.byrdmichelle.com Free Productivity Planner - my gift to you! Just go to my website Come join our Facebook Group: Home Management for Working Moms - Organization & Time Management…

Welcome back - happy 2025! Are you finding yourself overwhelmed reading all the New Year’s emails? Feeling pressured to create new goals? Every time we turn around it seems like we are bombarded with “new year, new you.” Don’t get me wrong, it’s important to reflect and to create new achievable goals for 2025. Let’s do it in a way that gives ourselves flexibility, grace, and inspiration. We want to feel excited about the new year and use that new year energy to inspire us to set achievable goals and work towards them. Today we are going to talk through three steps to set achievable goals in 2025, and not feeling overwhelmed or pressured to set goals. Grab that cup of lukewarm coffee and let’s get started. I pray this blesses you! Michelle PS. If you need some extra accountability or help with productivity hacks, time management tools, mapping out a more efficient daily or weekly schedule, time blocking and so much more. We will break down what isn’t working in your schedule, create new personalized goals for you, and determine the next new steps you need to take to have more freedom and live with more joy and laughter! Grab a coaching call with me at: Email: contact@byrdmichelle.com website: www.byrdmichelle.com Free Productivity Planner - my gift to you! Just go to my website Come join our Facebook Group: Home Management for Working Moms - Organization & Time Management…

Are you feeling frustrated when you try to declutter items? Are you holding onto things you know you won't use? Do you feel defeated because you want to keep everything? Today we are going to talk about seven cognitive biases or ways our brain tries to simplify our experiences, that can be preventing us from decluttering and getting rid of stuff. We are joined by our guest today, Emily McDermott. Emily McDermott is a wife, mother of two energetic boys, and simplicity seeker. She is also the host of the top 1% globally ranked podcast Moms Overcoming Overwhelm, where she helps moms declutter their homes, heads, and hearts. As a virtual and in-person decluttering coach, she works with moms one-on-one to define what matters, eliminate what doesn’t and automate the rest. Emily enjoys writing custom poetry, dancing, and eating peanut butter out of the jar. We had a great conversation and one of my favorite quotes was, "A gift given out of love doesn’t need to be kept out guilt." I know you will just love our conversation, so grab some coffee and pull up a chair. Let’s dive in! You can connect with Emily at: Moms Overcoming Overwhelm Podcast: https://momsovercomingoverwhelm.podbean.com Simple by Emmy: http://www.simplebyemmy.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simplebyemmy/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@simplebyemmy Facebook Group - Decluttering Tips and Support for Overwhelmed Moms: tinyurl.com/momsovercomingoverwhelm Contact E-mail: info@simplebyemmy.com Freebie: 5 Mindset Shifts To Help you Let Go of Clutter: https://simplebyemmy.com/mindset/ I pray this blesses you! Michelle PS. If you need some extra accountability or help with productivity hacks, time management tools, mapping out a more efficient daily or weekly schedule, time blocking and so much more. We will break down what isn’t working in your schedule, create new personalized goals for you, and determine the next new steps you need to take to have more freedom and live with more joy and laughter! Grab a coaching call with me at: Email: contact@byrdmichelle.com website: www.byrdmichelle.com Free Productivity Planner - my gift to you! Just go to my website Come join our Facebook Group: Home Management for Working Moms - Organization & Time Management…

We are officially in the busy, yet fun, magical season of Christmas! This season often feels like a race to the finish line instead of a time of contemplation and reflection on our Savior’s birth. As moms we feel overwhelmed keeping up managing the house, getting dinner on the table, the astronomical load of to do tasks, new errands to run and things to take care of, not to mention managing all the things for all the people. Our goal today is to give you some practical mental self-care practices that you can do in this season, so that you can have more peace and feel less overwhelmed. Now this is not to add more to-do tasks on your plate, but to give you some tools and reminders of how to take care of yourself during this season. Let’s dive in! I pray this blesses you! Michelle PS. If you need some extra accountability or help with productivity hacks, time management tools, mapping out a more efficient daily or weekly schedule, time blocking and so much more. We will break down what isn’t working in your schedule, create new personalized goals for you, and determine the next new steps you need to take to have more freedom and live with more joy and laughter! Grab a coaching call with me at: Email: contact@byrdmichelle.com website: www.byrdmichelle.com Free Productivity Planner - my gift to you! Just go to my website Come join our Facebook Group: Home Management for Working Moms - Organization & Time Management…

We are officially in December! It’s time to enjoy the holiday twinkling lights, smell fresh trees, snuggle up with a warm beverage, and all the things! Now as we jump into all the things you might be getting overwhelmed with the number of Christmas activities, so today we are going to continue to help you get ready for the holidays. To be able to have more peace and feel less overwhelmed, so that you can actually enjoy the holiday season. In this episode we are going to talk about how to navigate the many Christmas activities, so that you won’t feel pulled in every direction! Let’s dive in! I pray this blesses you! Michelle PS. If you need some extra accountability or help with productivity hacks, time management tools, mapping out a more efficient daily or weekly schedule, time blocking and so much more. We will break down what isn’t working in your schedule, create new personalized goals for you, and determine the next new steps you need to take to have more freedom and live with more joy and laughter! Grab a coaching call with me at: Email: contact@byrdmichelle.com website: www.byrdmichelle.com Free Productivity Planner - my gift to you! Just go to my website Come join our Facebook Group: Home Management for Working Moms - Organization & Time Management…

We are now in December! Wow, time flies by. Hopefully you had a wonderful Thanksgiving eating yummy food and spending time with family and friends. Today we are going to continue to help you get ready for the holidays. To be able to have more peace and feel less overwhelmed, so that you can actually enjoy the Christmas season. In this episode we are going to talk about how to have a peaceful, joyful Christmas season even when we need to spend time with difficult family members. Some family members are easier to get along with than others, but we all have difficult people in our lives. So how do we enjoy December with a difficult family? Let’s dive in! I pray this blesses you! Michelle PS. If you need some extra accountability or help with productivity hacks, time management tools, mapping out a more efficient daily or weekly schedule, time blocking and so much more. We will break down what isn’t working in your schedule, create new personalized goals for you, and determine the next new steps you need to take to have more freedom and live with more joy and laughter! Grab a coaching call with me at: Email: contact@byrdmichelle.com website: www.byrdmichelle.com Free Productivity Planner - my gift to you! Just go to my website Come join our Facebook Group: Home Management for Working Moms - Organization & Time Management…