What Would Your Ideal Day Look Like? Redesigning Your Schedule for Better Balance

How to Be a Grownup: A Humorous Guide for Moms, with CK & GK

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"Spoiler: Your to-do list isn’t the problem—it’s your brain (and maybe your phone). This week, TULA’s Debra Doliner returns to help us hack time management, ditch guilt, and finally make that 5-minute phone call we’ve all been avoiding for months."

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Who Should Listen

• Moms who’ve ever cried over an empty laundry basket (why is it always full again by noon?!).
• Anyone whose "ideal day" involves not answering emails on a ‘break’ in the bathroom.
• Women ready to embrace Dolly Parton’s wisdom: "Don’t get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life."

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What You Get In This Episode

1. Your "Ideal Day" Is a Compass
   • Write down what your actual perfect day looks like (yes, tacos count). Then add what fills your cup (game nights! walks!) and subtract what drains you (pointless meetings, we’re looking at you).
2. The 3-Task Rule
   • Only put 3 must-do items on your daily to-do list. "Finished them? Congrats! Everything else is bonus points."
3. Delegate Like a CEO
   • That vet appointment you’ve avoided for months? The donation pile judging you? Outsource it (babysitters, TULA, or a neighbor going to Goodwill anyway).
4. "No Agenda? No Atten-da!"
   • Stop attending meetings that could’ve been an email. Protect your time like it’s the last cookie in the jar.
5. Phone Jail Is Real
   • Debra uses a literal lockbox (ySky Cell Phone lockbox) to break her phone addiction. Way to stick to those boundaries.

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Mentioned in This Episode

• TULA Life Balanced (Use code GROWNUP20 for 20% off personal assistant/chef services!)
• The Finisher’s Journal (For ADHD brains who need focus)
• The Mom Psychologist (Instagram gold for parent-child connection)
• The Daily Stoic (Ryan Holiday’s wisdom for chaotic minds)

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Chapters

1. Episode Introduction and Sound Issues (00:00:00)

2. Defining Your Ideal Day (00:01:27)

3. Adding Meaning, Subtracting What Doesn't Work (00:05:44)

4. Brain Patterns and Time Management (00:09:15)

5. Prioritizing and Delegating Effectively (00:12:49)

6. Breaking Through the Culture of Self-Reliance (00:22:03)

7. Setting Boundaries with Technology (00:32:14)

8. Final Thoughts and Obsessions Share (00:39:27)

9. Wrap-Up and Discount Offer (00:48:04)