Ever fall into bed at night thinking, "Where did the day even go?" I used to feel that way all the time. Between kids, cows, and the chaos of farm life, it felt impossible to get even a few moments to myself. But everything shifted when I started to really look at where my time was going—and in today’s episode, I’m walking you through the 3 effective steps I took to budget my time better and finally make room for myself in the day.

These steps aren’t complicated, but they’ve been game changers: first, I started tracking my time in 15-minute blocks to see where the day was actually going. Then I focused on protecting those little pockets of time once I’d found them (which meant setting boundaries, even with my husband!). And finally, I gave myself permission to embrace unstructured time—not every moment has to be productive. If you’ve been craving a bit more space in your day, I hope this chat feels like a breath of fresh air.

Key Points Covered in this episode:

• How tracking my time in small blocks helped me find free moments I was missing
• Why protecting time with boundaries made a huge difference
• The power of unstructured time (and how I plan for it!
• Letting go of routines that don’t work for this season of life
• How budgeting my time better made me feel more present, calm, and in control

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• Grounded Farm Wife Journal
• Values Bundle

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Find the complete show notes here: https://www.groundedfarmwife.com.au/podcast-1/34