Category: family
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How exactly to achieve the nine most popular New Year’s goals (Ultimate Goal Setting & Getting Guide)
According to this popular website, the following the goals are the most common. These are the New Year’s resolutions people commonly make and, unfortunately, commonly break as well. We have a system at Ideal Balance that we walk each and every client through and we’re going to work through some of that with you today…
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Do things the “manual” way to improve your life
As healthy adults or at least adults who want to be healthy, we should be getting about 10,000 steps everyday. The problem is, that is really difficult to do in our modern sitting & driving society. Our client has been working on her health habits and losing weight. She’d gotten consistent with 8K steps but…
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How to fund homeschool all year round
Oh, the joys of homeschool curriculum. Sometimes you can plan when you need new curriculum, sometimes it happens unexpectedly. Other times there are new and fun ideas you want to implement. But! PAYING FOR THEM! That can be stressful. Related: Implement this 4 step system to automate your bills With our homeschool clients we set up…
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You can tackle the decluttering! Here’s how.
The clutter creeps in slowly and before you know it, it’s taken over. And then it seems like it’s too big to tackle. It’s not. You just have to make it a priority and it helps to have some tools and strategies at your disposal. More than anything though, it’s most important to own how…
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September Gifts
Happy September! We hope you had a wonderful summer and are ready to ease into fall and everything that comes with it. While you’re enjoying Labor Day weekend, we thought we’d pop in your inbox with some things to do to make your September awesome! First of all, you know it’s time to do your…
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How to eat healthy when your family doesn’t want to
Lessons from the Sessions is our weekly blog that gives you insight from what we’re coaching on in our coaching sessions. Today we were coaching a client who is making two different dinners: her’s & her family’s. This is in an effort to eat healthy. Here’s the problem: The family needs to eat healthy too.…
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You can serve others while serving yourself
Too many women buy into the idea that they have to choose between taking care of themselves or taking care of their families. Even if they do not consciously believe it, they certainly behave like it. Too busy to workout because of all the extracurricular activities. Can’t eat healthy because they’ll complain. No time for…
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7 reasons why transitioning to a SAHM is so hard & 5 tips to make it better
Were you a successful person before you had kids? Did you forge a path through school and into the workplace that you were proud of and excited about? Next thing you know, you suddenly acquire a new identity. You’re going to be a mom! Then everyone stopped asking about you and started asking only about…
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Teaching kids about money
Let’s talk about teaching your kids about money today. We know you want the best for your kids. If you’re here, you’re probably like us and that “more” isn’t defined as more stuff or more wealth necessarily. More likely, you want them to have the knowledge and tools to pursue a life of purpose, impact,…
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Close the kitchen to make getting healthy easier
Guess what? The more time you’re in the kitchen, the more likely you are to eat food in the kitchen. AND! The more food you eat, the more dishes there are. Thusly, we have laid out the very simple and easy plan for you to eat less and have fewer dishes: