Finding a “Balance”: Life Changes and Shifting

One of the top things I get asked the most, whether it be real or hypothetically, is how I manage to do it all. And I have no straight-forward answer. I wish I had a beautifully adorned routine I could send your way. I wish there was some secret app that held all of my tasks, deadlines, and goals in one place. I wish I had a set schedule Monday-Friday that allowed me to work uninterrupted. But the reality is, no two days look the same. No two months look the same…

Especially not in the season I’m in right now.

The Small Changes as of Lately

With Sadie just over one-years-old now, life has looked a lot different than it did over the past year. I can finally sit everyone down with breakfast and continue to clean up the kitchen. No more spoon feeding anyone. I can finally get a few, dedicated hours of work in a day, now that we’re consistently sleeping independently. I can finally leave the house for more than a few hours without needing to be back to feed the baby or pump.

So life looks much different than it did just a few months ago. And these changes will forever flow throughout our household.

My Biggest Tips

If I had to give any tips on how to find a better balance in managing all the things it’s this:

Discipline.

The hard truth: stop scrolling.

We waste so much valuable time in a single day.
It’s not about “finding time” — it’s about what you’re doing with the time you already have.

✨ Turn on Do Not Disturb.
✨ Hide your phone.
✨ Get out of your own way.

Discipline is what separates “I wish I could” from “I did it.”
The truth is, most of us don’t have a time problem… we have a discipline problem.

Make a List.

Start by making a short, achievable weekly to-do list. Then assign each task to a specific day and time in your schedule. This way, fun plans—like a night out—won’t derail your progress. When you know Wednesday is “bathroom day,” your mind can let go of that mental clutter and stay focused.

Find Your Village.

You’re not meant to do it all alone.

Find people willing to help you.
Whether it’s…
🧹 A cleaning service
🍲 A meal delivery kit
👶 A babysitter or family member watching the kids
📅 A household schedule that carves out your time

…whatever it may be, let others step in.

Asking for help doesn’t make you weak — it makes you wise.
Because the truth is: you can’t pour into your business, your family, or yourself if you’re running on empty.

The Blessing in Working for Yourself

But “balance” will never fully exist in our household. And instead of chasing the idea of a perfectly aligned scale, it’s more realistic—and freeing—to focus on the flexibility working for myself has brought us. Some weeks work will need more of us, other times our family or personal life will take the lead. Balance looks different every day, and that’s okay. The win isn’t in achieving perfection, it’s in continually adjusting, prioritizing what matters most in the moment, and giving ourselves grace in the process.