Welcome back to The Busy Vibrant Mom podcast! I'm so glad you're here. Have you ever opened your email, your calendar, or your planner and instantly felt overwhelmed? Lately, I've been on a mission to get a better handle on my email — and I'll be honest, I had almost 200 unread messages just sitting there. The system I had in place wasn't working. I felt like I was constantly in reaction mode trying to keep up with tasks, get back to people, remember appointments, manage my kids' schedules and somehow still figure out what I was actually supposed to be focusing on. And more often than not, I'd start in my inbox and never even make it to the things that actually mattered. Does any of that sound familiar? That feeling of a never-ending to-do list. Trying to keep up with everything, but never quite feeling caught up?

Recently, I attended a workshop by Lori Oberbroeckling on decluttering your calendar — and it was a game changer. I discovered there was one small thing I was doing wrong that was throwing everything off. In today's episode, we're going to walk through how to declutter that overwhelming to-do list and the one simple shift that brought me so much more clarity. And honestly? It might just be the missing piece for you too. So grab your coffee, take a deep breath, and let's dive in.

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Michelle

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