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Do Less
Do Less: A Revolutionary Approach to Time and Energy Management for Busy Moms | Kate Northrup
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A practical and spiritual guide for working moms to learn how to have more by doing less. This is a book for working women and mothers who are ready to release the culturally inherited belief that their worth is equal to their productivity, and instead create a personal and professional life that's based on presence, meaning, and joy. As opposed to focusing on "fitting it all in," time management, and leaning in, as so many books geared at ambitious women do, this book embraces the notion that through doing less women can have--and be--more. The addiction to busyness and the obsession with always trying to do more leads women, especially working mothers, to feel like they're always failing their families, their careers, their spouses, and themselves. This book will give women the permission and tools to change the way they approach their lives and allow them to embrace living in tune with the cyclical nature of the feminine, cutting out the extraneous busyness from their lives so they have more satisfaction and joy, and letting themselves be more often instead of doing all the time. Do Less offers the reader a series of 14 experiments to try to see what would happen if she did less in one specific way. So, rather than approaching doing less as an entire life overhaul (which is overwhelming in and of itself), this book gives the reader bite-sized steps to try incorporating over 2 weeks!
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This was great food for thought and super applicable to my life and roles as mother/homeschooler/writer. I also read this at the perfect time as my mother is living in our home, I‘ve been with my kids 24/7 in quarantine, and I‘m preparing for the arrival of an infant next month. I highly recommend to women caregivers who never feel like they‘re doing enough and for the overachieving mothers who can‘t seem to get the hang of self-care.

Nebklvr Gorgeous 4y
saresmoore Photo is of the morning light in my favorite room—one of the things I noted for the appreciation exercise. 4y
kellock I have shelf envy over here 😍 4y
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callielafleur I'm jealous of how neat and organized your shelves are. What a lovely room 4y
Cinfhen Morning light is heavenly 😇Beautiful 4y
Mishu94 The room looks amazing! 😍 4y
cdcnmac Beautiful space, so serene 🥰 4y
Suet624 Beautiful! 4y
batsy Love your space 💜 4y
Kalalalatja Sounds like a great book! And beautiful room 😍 4y
ScoobySnacks3 Congratulations! I‘m also due next month. 4y
LeahBergen All that in your life and your house is still so beautifully tidy. 😆 4y
saresmoore @ScoobySnacks3 Congrats! I hope all goes smoothly and wonderfully for you! 4y
saresmoore @LeahBergen I tidy when I‘m stressed. 🤪 4y
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Sitting in the car, waiting for my husband to be released from an unanticipated outpatient surgical procedure (he was also diagnosed celiac this week) in 85 degree heat with one very active baby in an 8-months-pregnant belly. I haven‘t slept in weeks and the kids have needed me constantly for all the things, while my husband and mom have been relying heavily on me for their mental health. SERIOUSLY, what would I do without books?!?! 🙏📖

Blackink_WhitePaper Omg 😮 How do u manage so much! Please take care 💐 4y
Branwen Omg you are a superhero my friend! 💖 Sending you tons of hugs and positive thoughts! 4y
andrew61 Gosh, hope he is ok, look after yourself as well. 4y
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AmyG Hope everything works out ok for your husband. When it rains, it pours. 4y
squirrelbrain Oh no you poor thing. Sending love and positive vibes 💕 4y
rubyslippersreads Sending ❤️❤️❤️ 4y
saresmoore @Blackink_WhitePaper @Branwen @andrew61 @AmyG @squirrelbrain @rubyslippersreads Thanks, all! It has been quite the month for so many. It puts things in perspective! ♥️ 4y
Cathythoughts Take care. What a beautiful bump❤️ 4y
batsy I hope he's ok. Take care of yourself and sending lots of ❤️ 4y
zezeki Sending love 💕💕 4y
Suet624 Good Lord, Sara. I insist that once that baby arrives you do an old fashioned bed rest of 3 months. Let them all take care of themselves. ❤️❤️❤️ 4y
Bookwomble Transmitting transatlantic love and best wishes for you and your fam 💗💖💗 4y
Megabooks Oh I‘m so sorry! Sending support. I have celiac as well. Any questions feel free to ask! Megabooksreads@gmail.com 4y
BiblioLitten Sending lots of love.💕 4y
CarolynM So hard! Sending love💕 4y
Jess Sending positive vibes and plenty of hugs. 4y
Jas16 Sending love and support. 4y
Cinfhen Omg!! That is the loveliest baby bump 💗💗💗stay hydrated/ and wishing you peaceful weeks ahead 🙏🏼 4y
erzascarletbookgasm Lots of ❤️, hope he‘ll be fine. Take care of yourself too. 4y
Reggie Sending good thoughts. Take care of yourself. (edited) 4y
Bookworm223 Reading helps us through a lot of things. Take care. 4y
ValerieAndBooks Sending positive thoughts your way! Hope hubby is all better soon. 4y
ReadingEnvy I think it's time to let the kids know their post baby duties so they can practice now. One can take on laundry and the other can cook the meals! Give mom a break! Celiac is difficult so sending good thoughts to all. 4y
sprainedbrain That‘s a lot! Sending love your way. ❤️ 4y
kspenmoll Sending positive thoughts & love your wAy. You have may plates spinning- books are the best. 4y
LeahBergen Oh dear. You poor thing! Sending lots of love your way. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ 4y
Centique Oh boy that is a huge amount on your plate💕 Sending you prayers and wishes for more support around you. I have a good friend who is celiac, also her daughter is - she says it was hard work at first, but once you have your pantry sorted, it goes a lot more easily. 🤞🤞 4y
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Turns out, I‘m loving this book. It‘s empowering, enlightening, and life-giving.

Also drinking iced tea in a wine glass because my wine glasses were feeling neglected. 😥

saresmoore From today‘s chapter: “Women who feel unworthy of getting their needs met (or even having needs in the first place) or who are cranky from years of not getting their needs met tend to be blind to the help that‘s all around them. They don‘t expect help, so they don‘t see help. We tend to get what we think we‘re worth of.” 4y
Josee.lit.a.lu.et.lira It can be hard to recognized what you have never been introduced to and do not know. 🤍 that you are taking care of your wine glass and your thirst by the same occasion 😉 (edited) 4y
LauraBeth I owe you an email! OMG - CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!! So happy for y‘all! ❤️❤️❤️ 4y
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Suet624 Wow, that quote from today‘s chapter! Rang a great big bell inside me. I think Lyme Disease finally made me even accept the idea that I could receive help. 4y
saresmoore @Suet624 Yes! This brutal pregnancy is helping me with that acceptance. Especially since I‘m having to do so much extra work to keep up with my mental health. It feels much better than the alternative. And I‘m less cranky when I accept my limitations...most days. 😬 4y
saresmoore @LauraBeth Thank you!!! Redemption is such a sweet, powerful, grace-filled thing to experience. ♥️ 4y
kspenmoll It humbling to accept help- too bad it took a car accident for me to work on acceptance! Perfect truthful quote. (edited) 4y
saresmoore @kspenmoll It is so humbling! I‘m a novice, but I‘m learning. It still amazes me how the hardest life things help us grow the most. 4y
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I‘m skeptical. It‘s self-help. But I need some help for myself in this area BIG TIME, so I‘m also hopeful. #rainydayread

Avanders 🧐 I‘m intrigued... 4y
Sace I can say without qualm that I don't need a book to tell me to do less. I do less like a BOSS 😂 (but my child is grown so that helps.) 4y
saresmoore @Sace 😂 My mom would say the same thing! 4y
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saresmoore @Avanders I‘ll let you know how it is! 4y
Lindy 🍀 4y
Suet624 I need a book on how to get off the couch. 4y
Avanders Thanks! And lol @sace maybe someday I‘ll be able to repeat the phrase: I do less like a BOSS 🤣 4y
Sace @Suet624 that's crazy talk! 😂 4y
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