Efficiency Rox

Everyone's experience with breastfeeding. I learned some critical things along the way that helped me go beyond one year!

What to think about as you prepare meals to help get through the first couple of weeks after baby's arrival --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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A quick introduction to season three is topic: Pregnancy and postpartum care for yourself and your home

What can you do to make meal prep a bit easier? You can automate parts of the process and develop a few habits to support your goal. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Meal planning can feel intimidating, but if you follow a few key guidelines including knowing how you like to deal with routines and habits, you can make a version of meal planning that helps you keep life flowing and efficient! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

If you're new to cooking it's a little too easy to get overwhelmed by all the gadgets out there. In this episode we'll talk about keeping it simple when you're making meals at home. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Wave good-bye to all this talk of clutter! In the next season our focus will be all about Homecooked meals.

You've decluttered, hooray! Now what? Be sure you keep these tips in mind to prevent and/or slow clutter from reappearing throughout your home. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

You don't have to get rid of EVERYTHING! Use the selective minimalism approach to decide what in your life can be kept to a bare minimum and what you can have a bit more fun with. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

How do you get rid of all those things in an ethical and environmentally friendly way? There are lots of options out there and it's important to be familiar with your cities resources and philanthropic endeavors to pick the best options for your items. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Getting rid of things is just one part of decluttering. Now you need places to put things that also encourage you to keep organized. In today's episode we'll chat through the basic approach and the common pitfalls of organization. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Learn the most basic steps to starting to declutter. We won't get into the psychology of clutter but instead just focus on tackling it one phase a time. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

If you're about to declutter - don't forget that this is a great way to repurpose items in your emergency kits. Listen to this quick episode about some easy items to include that you've probably accumulated and have extras of. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Which mindset do you have around clutter? In this episode I give a brief overview of the most common pitfalls around why we keep things that end up becoming clutter in our home. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Introducing our topic for season 1. In this season we will address how clutter happens and what we can do to prevent it, they ways that decluttering and preventing clutter help us and the environment, and we will do a deep dive into strategies for dealing with clutter in specific rooms/spaces.

It's a new year and a new structure. I've made some changes to how I structure and plan the podcast to continue bringing you helpful, home and self-centric content all in the name of being the most efficient with your time, values, and resources.

Save money and resources by learning these five tasks and skills. Efficiency Rox is a podcast dedicated to bringing you tips, tricks, habits, and skills to help you efficiently manage the home, all while keeping your day job and social life. You can find more content on Instagram @EfficiencyRox and new episodes of the podcast on Wednesdays! Don't forget to rate, review, and share this podcast with a friend. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Gift cards can still be personal and meaningful. In today's episode we'll explore ways to personalize a gift card and ensure the recipient knows you care! Efficiency Rox is a podcast dedicated to bringing you tips, tricks, habits, and skills to help you efficiently manage the home, all while keeping your day job and social life. You can find more content on Instagram @EfficiencyRox and new episodes of the podcast on Wednesdays! Don't forget to rate, review, and share this podcast with a friend. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Moving can be a pain, but with a little intentional planning and these moving hacks you can make the process easier. Efficiency Rox is a podcast dedicated to bringing you tips, tricks, habits, and skills to help you efficiently manage the home, all while keeping your day job and social life. You can find more content on Instagram @EfficiencyRox and new episodes of the podcast on Wednesdays! Don't forget to rate, review, and share this podcast with a friend. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Mornings can be hectic - they can also be productive! In today's episode I will talk through some ways you can improve your morning routine to make it work better for you and reconsider what should exist in the morning routine and what could be placed elsewhere in your day. Efficiency Rox is a podcast dedicated to bringing you tips, tricks, habits, and skills to help you efficiently manage the home, all while keeping your day job and social life. You can find more content on Instagram @EfficiencyRox and new episodes of the podcast on Wednesdays! Don't forget to rate, review, and share this podcast with a friend. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

It might feel like keeping the house clean is impossible - well keeping it perfectly clean is impossible unless you're willing to make it your main enterprise. But you can decrease the amount of time spent cleaning without sacrificing quality or your free time by implementing these three strategies. Efficiency Rox is a podcast dedicated to bringing you tips, tricks, habits, and skills to help you efficiently manage the home, all while keeping your day job and social life. You can find more content on Instagram @EfficiencyRox and new episodes of the podcast on Wednesdays! Don't forget to rate, review, and share this podcast with a friend. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Emergency kits are important to have regardless of whether or not you live in an area with predicted, extreme whether. Be prepared to be without by including these items in your emergency kit. Efficiency Rox is a podcast dedicated to bringing you tips, tricks, habits, and skills to help you efficiently manage the home, all while keeping your day job and social life. You can find more content on Instagram @EfficiencyRox and new episodes of the podcast on Wednesdays! Don't forget to rate, review, and share this podcast with a friend. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

You could have to scrub your sink out every few days, or you could form these habits that prevent it from getting grimy in the first place and be more efficient with short and simple maintenance cleaning strategies. Efficiency Rox is a podcast dedicated to bringing you tips, tricks, habits, and skills to help you efficiently manage the home, all while keeping your day job and social life. You can find more content on Instagram @EfficiencyRox and new episodes of the podcast on Wednesdays! Don't forget to rate, review, and share this podcast with a friend. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

You don't have to crank the AC higher in order to keep your home cool. Follow these tips and habits to help you beat the heat! Efficiency Rox is a podcast dedicated to bringing you tips, tricks, habits, and skills to help you efficiently manage the home, all while keeping your day job and social life. You can find more content on Instagram @EfficiencyRox and new episodes of the podcast on Wednesdays! Don't forget to rate, review, and share this podcast with a friend. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Life calendars can help big picture tasks that are not daily but are necessary throughout your year feel less daunting, take less time and energy, and cost less. In this episode we will talk through what should go on your calendar, why it's important, and how to set it up. Efficiency Rox is a podcast dedicated to bringing you tips, tricks, habits, and skills to help you efficiently manage the home, all while keeping your day job and social life. You can find more content on Instagram @EfficiencyRox and new episodes of the podcast on Wednesdays! Don't forget to rate, review, and share this podcast with a friend. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this final installment of the food budgeting mini series we will talk through unexpected bulk bin items to help you save money and reduce waste as well as the importance of having a plan to utilize everything you buy in a given period. Efficiency Rox is a podcast dedicated to bringing you tips, tricks, habits, and skills to help you efficiently manage the home, all while keeping your day job and social life. You can find more content on Instagram @EfficiencyRox and new episodes of the podcast on Wednesdays! Don't forget to rate, review, and share this podcast with a friend. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

After you've had some time to practice new spending habits you can consider bulk buying and taking advantage of stock up sales. In this episode we will chat through the needs to knows and what to be aware of before you try it out. Efficiency Rox is a podcast dedicated to bringing you tips, tricks, habits, and skills to help you efficiently manage the home, all while keeping your day job and social life. You can find more content on Instagram @EfficiencyRox and new episodes of the podcast on Wednesdays! Don't forget to rate, review, and share this podcast with a friend. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Just jumping into controlling your food budget without a plan will result in burn out - In part one of this food budgeting series, we will start by making sure you follow some phases of making small changes first and recognizing your habits and starting to make more conscious spending decisions. Efficiency Rox is a podcast dedicated to bringing you tips, tricks, habits, and skills to help you efficiently manage the home, all while keeping your day job and social life. You can find more content on Instagram @EfficiencyRox and new episodes of the podcast on Wednesdays! Don't forget to rate, review, and share this podcast with a friend. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Having a good system for what you bring to the laundromat and how use the machines will make your trip more effective and less frustrating. In today's episode I'll go over some tricks and routines to help you get there. Efficiency Rox is a podcast dedicated to bringing you tips, tricks, habits, and skills to help you efficiently manage the home, all while keeping your day job and social life. You can find more content on Instagram @EfficiencyRox and new episodes of the podcast on Wednesdays! Don't forget to rate, review, and share this podcast with a friend. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Staying focused throughout our days is tough, but adding in a physical ritual that helps your brain close out and transition to the next task will help. Learn why you should develop a work vinyasa routine to help you go from task to task and stay productive and focused. Efficiency Rox is a podcast dedicated to bringing you tips, tricks, habits, and skills to help you efficiently manage the home, all while keeping your day job and social life. You can find more content on Instagram @EfficiencyRox and new episodes of the podcast on Wednesdays! Don't forget to rate, review, and share this podcast with a friend. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Spring cleaning isn't the only time some things should be washed. In today's episode I'll talk through some commonly missed household linens that should be getting washing more often than you think. Efficiency Rox is a podcast dedicated to bringing you tips, tricks, habits, and skills to help you efficiently manage the home, all while keeping your day job and social life. You can find more content on Instagram @EfficiencyRox and new episodes of the podcast on Wednesdays! Don't forget to rate, review, and share this podcast with a friend. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In case you haven't noticed, we often spend extra money eating out right before and immediately after returning from a long trip. You can avoid that with these planning and cooking strategies. Save money and do your good for your health too! Efficiency Rox is a podcast dedicated to bringing you tips, tricks, habits, and skills to help you efficiently manage the home, all while keeping your day job and social life. You can find more content on Instagram @EfficiencyRox and new episodes of the podcast on Wednesdays! Don't forget to rate, review, and share this podcast with a friend. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Meal prepping can feel restrictive, use too many containers, and just take too much time. Instead you can batch cook key main ingredients throughout your week so that you have multiple basics to choose from to assemble tasty, home cooked meals. Efficiency Rox is a podcast dedicated to bringing you tips, tricks, habits, and skills to help you efficiently manage the home, all while keeping your day job and social life. You can find more content on Instagram @EfficiencyRox and new episodes of the podcast on Wednesdays! Don't forget to rate, review, and share this podcast with a friend. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Minimalism is gaining popularity and has some great benefits! But don't feel like you need to get rid of everything "extra" in every aspect of your life. Some things are worth having the specialized tools and toys for. Efficiency Rox is a podcast dedicated to bringing you tips, tricks, habits, and skills to help you efficiently manage the home, all while keeping your day job and social life. You can find more content on Instagram @EfficiencyRox and new episodes of the podcast on Wednesdays! Don't forget to rate, review, and share this podcast with a friend. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Working from home might be a newly permanent thing for you - or there may be an end in sight. Whichever the case may be for you, be sure to try some of these hacks to help you get more done at home without getting sucked into accidentally using work time to manage these tasks. Efficiency Rox is a podcast dedicated to bringing you tips, tricks, habits, and skills to help you efficiently manage the home, all while keeping your day job and social life. You can find more content on Instagram @EfficiencyRox and new episodes of the podcast on Wednesdays! Don't forget to rate, review, and share this podcast with a friend. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Having a little stockpile of your most basic clothing not only helps you control and predict your budget over the course of the year, it will also help make sure you don't find your self in a panic situation realizing you have no useable undershirts or socks or that all the elastic on your undies has frayed and you have lumpy lines showing through your slacks. Efficiency Rox is a podcast dedicated to bringing you tips, tricks, habits, and skills to help you efficiently manage the home, all while keeping your day job and social life. You can find more content on Instagram @EfficiencyRox and new episodes of the podcast on Wednesdays! Don't forget to rate, review, and share this podcast with a friend. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

You can save money in a lots of places throughout the home, but just choosing less expensive or fewer items isn't the only way. Being a good steward of what you have will help your products last long and stretch further. Efficiency Rox is a podcast dedicated to bringing you tips, tricks, habits, and skills to help you efficiently manage the home, all while keeping your day job and social life. You can find more content on Instagram @EfficiencyRox and new episodes of the podcast on Wednesdays! Don't forget to rate, review, and share this podcast with a friend. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Ever wonder if it's worth buying larger quantities of produce at a warehouse store? Here are some ways you can make sure food doesn't go to waste because you bought too much! I support the local food movement and hope that as time goes on I will be able to dedicate more of my income to it. At this point in my life, there are certain seasons I am able to prioritize doing that, and certain products that I can fit into my budget year round. Having savings through "conventional" shopping means is currently a way I am able to have a few line items that are exclusively local. But just because it doesn't cost more, doesn't mean I am going to waste any of it - listen to this week's episode for what to think about before your purchase produce in larger quantities. Efficiency Rox is a podcast dedicated to bringing you tips, tricks, habits, and skills to help you efficiently manage the home, all while keeping your day job and social life. You can find more content on Instagram @EfficiencyRox and new episodes of the podcast on Wednesdays! Don't forget to rate, review, and share this podcast with a friend. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Remove yourself from the need to get all your cleaning in one shot and instead use naturally time-limited opportunities to get one or to tasks, or phases of a task, done throughout your day so that when you have time to relax, you truly can! Efficiency Rox is a podcast dedicated to bringing you tips, tricks, habits, and skills to help you efficiently manage the home, all while keeping your day job and social life. You can find more content on Instagram @EfficiencyRox and new episodes of the podcast on Wednesdays! Don't forget to rate, review, and share this podcast with a friend. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Your vacuum is a wonderful tool to keep your floors clean, but it can do so much more than that! We'll cover the various ways you can use your vacuum and all the attachments that came with to help take your housekeeping to the next level. Efficiency Rox is a podcast dedicated to bringing you tips, tricks, habits, and skills to help you efficiently manage the home, all while keeping your day job and social life. You can find more content on Instagram @EfficiencyRox and new episodes of the podcast on Wednesdays! Don't forget to rate, review, and share this podcast with a friend. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Your never ending to do list and your schedule aren't going anywhere but there are some sneaky things in your life that might unnecessarily be contributing to your tired-ness. Take back your energy by keeping an eye out for these common energy zappers. Efficiency Rox is a podcast dedicated to bringing you tips, tricks, habits, and skills to help you efficiently manage the home, all while keeping your day job and social life. You can find more content on Instagram @EfficiencyRox and new episodes of the podcast on Wednesdays! Don't forget to rate, review, and share this podcast with a friend. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Eating more produce and cooking more from scratch is a common goal. In this episode I will highlight a few ways you to change what you define as "scraps" and reduce your food waste and get more bang for your buck! Today we will focus on carrots, stems from greens, broccoli and cauliflower. Efficiency Rox is a podcast dedicated to bringing you tips, tricks, habits, and skills to help you efficiently manage the home, all while keeping your day job and social life. You can find more content on Instagram @EfficiencyRox and new episodes of the podcast on Wednesdays! Don't forget to rate, review, and share this podcast with a friend. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Laundry can be a task that bogs us all down - well not me, because I love it, but it doesn't have to be something you spend your precious weekend or free time always doing. Stick to this system and you'll avoid laundry back up and never spend your entire day doing it again. Efficiency Rox is a podcast dedicated to bringing you tips, tricks, habits, and skills to help you efficiently manage the home, all while keeping your day job and social life. You can find more content on Instagram @EfficiencyRox and new episodes of the podcast on Wednesdays! Don't forget to rate, review, and share this podcast with a friend. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Ever go through phases where you're inspired to send everyone a holiday card and then quickly realize you bit off more than you could chew. With a little systematic planning you'll never waste that time or money again and you'll get those cards out in time for the holiday. Efficiency Rox is a podcast dedicated to bringing you tips, tricks, habits, and skills to help you efficiently manage the home, all while keeping your day job and social life. You can find more content on Instagram @EfficiencyRox and new episodes of the podcast on Wednesdays! Don't forget to rate, review, and share this podcast with a friend. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Cleaner floors means a cleaner, healthier home, but it shouldn't be a huge project that takes an entire day once a month. Instead, make prevention and maintenance cleaning a brief part of your regular routine with these tips. Efficiency Rox is a podcast dedicated to bringing you tips, tricks, habits, and skills to help you efficiently manage the home, all while keeping your day job and social life. You can find more content on Instagram @EfficiencyRox and new episodes of the podcast on Wednesdays! Don't forget to rate, review, and share this podcast with a friend. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode I talk through a few simple ways to increase how efficiently 3 common household appliances run and delay their need to be repaired or replaced. Efficiency Rox is a podcast dedicated to bringing you tips, tricks, habits, and skills to help you efficiently manage the home, all while keeping your day job and social life. You can find more content on Instagram @EfficiencyRox and new episodes of the podcast on Wednesdays! Don't forget to rate, review, and share this podcast with a friend. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

The hope of this podcast is to help you find ways to live a little better at home without sacrificing large amounts of time or energy. In fact, I hope to help you improve your home life in ways that actually free up more of your time, energy, and money while still keeping home central. Efficiency Rox is a podcast dedicated to bringing you tips, tricks, habits, and skills to help you efficiently manage the home, all while keeping your day job and social life. You can find more content on Instagram @EfficiencyRox and new episodes of the podcast on Wednesdays! Don't forget to rate, review, and share this podcast with a friend. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app