Hi Friend! I want to talk about automating everything you possibly can.  I am so squirrley and always have many projects going on, so in order to stay sane at home and in my online business, I automate almost everything. In our home, we have systems and automations that help things run smoothly.  One of the biggest saving graces is having our money and bills automated.  There are very few things that I have to worry about due dates with.  From our insurance payments to our electric bill, it is all automated and because we live very frugally and with attention, we never have to worry about insufficient funds.  I also have my transfers to our savings bucket and expense accounts all automated.  We have an envelope system like Dave Ramsey has, but it is all electronic with automations in each bucket and that works really well.  I’m pretty sure our bank thought I was crazy when I set it up like I did, but it has been amazing!  There aren’t too many surprise expenses when you have a simple automated system to save and spend money!   Next, Laundry routines which have gotten much easier over the years as our teenagers do their own.  I do bedding on Mondays and 1 -2 other loads during the week depending on what we have.  My routine is to start the coffee, toss a load in the wash, grab my coffee and do my Bible study, so it works well.  Dishes we do as we go-for the most part other than when we get a little behind in crazy times like harvest season.     I would not be able to run my business in less than 1-2  hours a day if I didn’t have automations.  I have taken several different experts advice and made it into a super simple system~even on instagram!  If you remember when I was so exhausted with instagram last year and could only do a few weeks and get frustrated, it was because I hadn’t figured out to simplify and streamline it.  Once I had all my direct messages optimized and the scheduling done, there isn’t a whole lot else to do but watch the sales role in and that has been really fun!  It seems so simple and I don’t have to worry about going on there all the time, in fact, I rarely scroll or comment on others posts~some people will tell you that you need to do that, but my account is growing at a super fast rate with multiple daily sales, so I disagree that you need to engage unless you have time to or enjoy that.   Content is automated, sales are automated along with automated emails and this keeps your business running even when you are not available.  It has been the most simplest and efficient way I have found to run a business.  I actually don’t even need my website or all the extras I was paying for before I simplified it all.     I am super excited that I am working on a project for you if you want to learn how to do this too.  If you want to be a SAHM or retire early, this system can work for you while you are working full time in small amounts of time and I can’t wait to help you do the same with less stress and overwhelm.     If this is something you are interested in, please send me an email at monica@claimingsimplicity.com as I am gathering a group of beta testers and I would love for you to be a part of it!!!!!   See you next week!  God Bless! Monica