#98: Routines That Survive Summer Schedules, Busy Seasons, and Real Life
If your routines feel like they fall apart the second summer starts, the calendar gets busy, or life stops being predictable, this episode is for you.
Because sometimes the problem is not that you lack discipline.
Sometimes the problem is that you are trying to run a full-capacity routine in a reduced-capacity season.
In this episode of The Organized-ish Parent Podcast, I’m sharing a different way to think about routines, especially during summer, busy seasons, travel, activities, sick days, or any season where your normal structure feels completely out of whack.
I also share two real-life examples from my own family: one summer when the kids were younger, home more, in and out of the pool, and the house simply could not stay “tip-top clean,” and another season when Onnig had a lot of volunteer commitments on top of jiu-jitsu, and we had to decide what was truly creating the biggest impact for our family.
The big takeaway?
Your routine may not be broken.
Your capacity may be maxed out.
And when your capacity is maxed out, the answer is not always to try harder.
Sometimes the answer is to adjust the routine, reduce the load, or let something go.
