If being busy is good and not being busy is bad, but dreaming is good, yet we have no time to dream because we're too busy, how does this all work together? Make it make sense! If you miss dreaming as a busy, working mom, check out this week's Mama Work It blog and podcast.

It's back to school season, and our schedule changed quite a bit. This year I really needed to look at my routines, my systems, and see what I needed to tweak in order to make this work as a working mom. As a working mom now for over a decade, I've transitioned schools and schedules multiple times and even lived through a global pandemic. The back to school routine is ever evolving and ever changing. So this is what's working for me right now. Hopefully some of these tips w

Why you probably need a makeover, and what a makeover can look like for you in mom life.

Mental health issues affect 1 in 5 Americans each year. I don't think I'm wrong when I assume moms may be a bit more susceptible to mental health concerns, at least during certain seasons of motherhood. As I always say, when you feel good, you do good. So, if you're not feeling your best from a mental health perspective, now's the time to seek support. Some ideas to get you started in today's Mama Work It blog post.

Are you ready to start the year with all the motivation and intensity it’s going to take to accomplish those new year’s resolutions? Or are you already feeling like by January 7th or so, that drive is going to fizzle, as it likely has in years past? For nearly a decade, I’ve been able to fulfill my new year’s goals using the following six tips. If you’re serious about executing those goals this year, read on to see how you can work it in 2024 and accomplish ALL THE THINGS you

When it comes to making healthy meals happen at home while juggling all the things we do as moms, here are some of my best tips that work for me (and hopefully will work for you too). These practices have allowed me to save countless hours, avoid tantrums and meltdowns, instill healthy habits, and feel like I have it together more often than not.

Here's the debrief on how a social media detox changed the way I was managing my time.

Do you multitask? As someone who has been named an expert in time management and productivity AND someone who also gets what it means to juggle ALL. THE. THINGS. when you're a working mom wearing so many hats, I want to share with you my stance when it comes to multitasking.

Here are some tips for success when you’re a working mom juggling sick kids at home from working mom of four, Marisa Lonic.

If you're feeling that summer fever right now that it doesn't need to be ALL or NOTHING. You can still get LOTS done without it feeling hard, tedious or like you need to make a choice between this or that. Here are 3 quick tips to stay on your time management game and still enjoy those summer vibes.

Marisa Lonic, working mom of four, shares how to manage your time effectively and explains how to get passed the stuckness you feel when you're staring at a to-do list that simply cannot get done.

As a time management and productivity coach, mom of four, entrepreneur, wife, house manager, and self proclaimed Time MOMager and Biz MOMager, I'm here to tell you this. If you want to level up how you’re spending your time and living your life, checking your social media first thing in the morning is a BIG no-no. Here are 3 practical tips on how to kick the social media time sucking, morning habit to the curb so you can start your day in a way that will help you feel motivat

What happens when you feel overwhelmed? You feel stuck. You feel fuzzy, unfocused, unsure. You start questioning everything. You can’t make a decision. You’re demotivated. Learn how to beat overwhelm as a busy, working mom.

Working moms, listen up. Your Outlook calendar may be a helpful friend reminding you of anything and everything because #mombrain, but don't let her become your codependent abusive partner either. I.E. stop letting your calendar, schedule, appointments control you. Sound easier said than done? Maybe. But, also, it can be THAT easy to free yourself of your calendar confinement. Here are three super simple ways to stop letting your schedule control you so you can take back your

I don't know about you, but when you're rolling into year three of a global pandemic and you pair it with kids who haven't been in contact with germs in over a year and consequently are a year behind in their immunity levels and then sprinkle in cold & flu season with a splash of the holidays, the new year and regular, everyday expectations, life can feel a little hairy. Or maybe a lot hairy-like Cousin It style hairy. If you're a mom and you're feeling a bit unstable right n

Tips for negotiating a flexible schedule as a working mom.

It feels like as moms, especially working moms, mom guilt is always there, even when you think have it all under control. Mom guilt can be a real B when it comes to being a mom and especially a working mom, disrupting MANY areas of your life.

Marisa Lonic's experience working with a sleep consultant to help her fourth baby (and her) sleep through the night.

How to manage homeschool during the pandemic as a working mom of four kids.

Routines are necessary for our mental health, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic!