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I have to laugh as I was recording this episode because I kept accidentally saying \u201cthe motherload\u201d every time I went to say \u201cthe mental load of motherhood\u201d.\xa0And let\u2019s be honest.\xa0The mental load of motherhood is THE MOTHERLOAD.\xa0\nThe Motherload (aka the mental load of motherhood) includes the 175 running lists you keep in your head in every single moment of #everydamnday.\xa0\nIt includes:\n\nevery school form you need to sign tonight\n\nhow much creamer you have left in the fridge\n\nhow many rolls of TP you have in the house\n\nwhen you need to call your mom\n\nwhat bills you need to pay by next Wednesday\n\nwhen the kids have their next day off school\n\nevery single email you need to reply to today and which ones can wait until tomorrow\n\nwhat time the babysitter is coming on Friday\n\nwhich hotel you need to book for spring break\n\nwhich of your kid\u2019s friends can\u2019t have peanuts\n\nwhich of your kid\u2019s friends you need to buy bday gifts for\n\nwhich socks your kid will NOT wear\n\nhow many pairs of clean undies every single person in the household has left before you have to do laundry again\n\nwhat you\u2019re having for dinner tonight and tomorrow and the next night and the next night and the next night and the next night\n\nwhich kid will eat crusts\n\nwhich kid will eat carrots\n\nwhich water bottle the kid will drink out of\n\nwhich water bottle the kid won\u2019t drink out of\n\nYou are a damn library of information. You are basically hosting your own world wide web in your head.\xa0\nIt\u2019s a lot.\xa0\nIt\u2019s too much.\nIt\u2019s maddening.\nAnd sometimes it feels SUPER unfair.\nThe Motherload is exhausting on so many levels.\xa0\nI want to give you some hope.\xa0But I\u2019m going to warn you that this will require some work on your part.\xa0But the work will be REWARDING.\xa0The work will lessen the load!\nWhen it comes to The Motherload, we tend to make it really hard on ourselves.\xa0We get in our own way over and over.\xa0We get stuck in perfectionism and martyrdom and make ourselves miserable.\xa0\nListen in as I give you 4 methods to manage the madness.\xa0These methods are simple (although not necessarily easy if you\u2019re Type A like me) and they are going to dramatically improve your life and create space in your head (who doesn\u2019t need more space in their head?!)\xa0\nLinks Mentioned:\nJoin me for Inspired Mama in Grand Haven, MI on March 23rd: Inspired Mama\n\nThank you to our sponsors:\n\n\nThird Love: To find the perfect fitting bra and get 15% off your first purchase got to Third Love\n\n\n\nInstacart: Get your groceries delivered to your door! Save $10 off your first order at Instacart or on the Instacart mobile app when you use the promo code SHAMELESS10 at checkout.\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices