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time management

Prioritizing Your Time as a Busy Parent

October 24, 2025October 26, 2015 by valplowman
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Feeling pulled in a hundred directions? This post shows how to truly prioritize your time—focus on what matters, drop what doesn’t, and live your season instead of just waiting for …

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Categories Organizing Tags time management 1 Comment

Figuring Out What is Essential (free printable)

October 6, 2025September 4, 2015 by valplowman
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Life can feel overwhelming when everything seems urgent. This post offers a simple framework to help you prioritize what truly matters—so you can focus on the essentials and let go …

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Only a Few Things Are Essential

October 6, 2025September 2, 2015 by valplowman
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Life is full of “good” things—but are they all necessary? This post invites you to sort through your busy schedule and focus on what truly matters. Learn how to cut …

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Categories Motherhood, Organizing Tags productivity, time management 2 Comments

I will no longer apologize for having a clean house!

April 19, 2024April 18, 2014 by valplowman
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How Clean Should You Keep Your House? As clean as you want to. You should not be made to feel guilty for having a clean house. How clean do you …

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Categories Cleaning, Motherhood Tags time management 3 Comments

Balancing Household Responsibilities with Family Time

March 28, 2024April 9, 2014 by valplowman
Balancing Household Responsibilities with Family Time

For me, one of the hardest things to figure out as a parent is the balance of taking care of my house and taking care of my family. I have …

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Mothers: We Don’t Need to Live at a Frantic Pace

September 11, 2023October 2, 2013 by valplowman
Mothers: We Don't Need to Live at a Frantic Pace

Inside: How to slow down and live the life you want to live and not the life you think you must life. Mothers: We Don’t Need to Live at a Frantic …

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Categories Motherhood Tags prayer, time management 7 Comments

Making Time For Fun as a Parent

August 29, 2022September 12, 2012 by valplowman

This is my Dad. My Dad is one of the best people I have ever met. You know how you use your dad to measure anyone you date against? I …

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Categories Fatherhood Tags service, time management 2 Comments
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Valerie Plowman

Valerie Plowman, known as "the Babywise Mom", is the happy mother of four children. She has been helping parents with their parenting concerns since 2007 and loves helping others absolutely love being a parent.

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