Time management tools Archives – Simplified Motherhood

Family Routine Examples: Our Routine and How to Create…

November 12, 2024September 12, 2025
by Jessica Whitney

The beginning of fall always has me thinking about family routines. The beginning of a new school year. Kids’ activities. The Holidays. I love it all, but it also has me all “super-active-getting-organized” mode. I love finding new family routine examples to add to our days, weeks, months.

I have to make a confession… I’m a routine-junkie. I’m that mom that sticks to bedtime and naptime routines and loves eating dinner at the same time every night.

By putting systems in place, I ensure we prioritize what’s important to our family!

And I want to provide some easy family routine examples for you too! So, grab your coffee and let’s chat.

This post was originally written in Sept 2019 and then updated in November 2024!

Family Routines

[Free] Printable Weekly Planner PDF

February 15, 2019December 11, 2024
by Jessica Whitney

Yaaassss! I’m so excited for this printable. A simple planning tool for moms that actually works. THAT is the reason I created a free printable weekly planner to be used by busy moms to organize the chaos. If you don’t have the time to draw a pretty bullet journal every week or your to-do list gets lost in every single app, then this easy free printable is for you!

I encourage you to download this printable with caution! Only download it if you want to practice gratefulness, stay focused, and prioritize your list. Okay, that sounds a little extreme I must admit… but since there are blocks for you to write all those things down, then I thought I would say it… haha.

As a reminder this is a weekly planner.

If you’re looking for a daily planner, you might want to read how to make an effective to do list for moms because there’s a great printable over there too!

Productivity + Planning

How to make an effective to do list [for…

September 26, 2018November 18, 2020
by Jessica Whitney

As a new stay at home mom, I’ve been trying to figure out how to balance my to-do list, which seems never-ending, and spending time with my 3 kids. I’ve found a really awesome time management tool to help with my to do list that I wanted to share with you!

This to-do list is tried and tested and mom approved. Whether you are a new mom, working mom, or stay at home mom, I know that if you follow this to-do list tip, you’ll drastically improve your day-to-day productivity.

I know that’s a big claim to make, but here’s the thing, when it comes down to it, I know I feel like I “get more done” when I actually focus on my priorities.

But how do you stay focused on priorities when things like e-mail, social media, and small tasks get between you and the important stuff?

Productivity + Planning

Time management tips to be more present [step by…

June 22, 2018July 23, 2020
by Jessica Whitney

I get it, time management just isn’t your thing. You’ve tried all the time management tips in the book, but you just can’t seem to keep it together. You’re always busy and you always feel overwhelmed. You’ve just accepted being late as part of your personality. In fact, it’s pretty much an inside joke between you and your friends.

You’re always the last one to the play date or to the church group or to brunch with your friends. The Kesha lyrics to “Tik Tok” are pretty much your theme song (or your excuse), “The party don’t start ’til I walk in.” Am I right? Now, what if you could change this?

The thing is, I already know you have great reasons to be late. How do I know? Because you’re like me. You’re a productive boss lady with lots of obligations, a family, a mom, and you’re an overall rockstar.

Family Routine Examples: Our Routine and How to Create…

[Free] Printable Weekly Planner PDF

How to make an effective to do list [for…

Time management tips to be more present [step by…

Do you have a copy of the free simple budget printable?