Mom Goals
b'New year, new leaf! In this episode we\\u2019re talking \\u201cmom goals\\u201d for the coming year. Productivity guru (and mom of four) Laura Vanderkam says that \\u201cgoals should be our tools, not our masters.\\u201d But since we need to set goals in the first place in order to make them achievable, we\\u2019ll take her advice, skip the feel-bad part, and kick this year\\u2019s butt.\\n\\xa0\\nAmy\\u2019s mom goals for this year are:\\n\\n* more meditation, because it makes me a happier and calmer parent.\\xa0Headspace is a great app offering a user-friendly introduction. My kids like it too.\\n* more one-on-one time with each of my kids (and I may steal Margaret\\u2019s idea for one-on-one birthday dinners)\\n* keep up the #devicefreedinners, and institute device-free playdates (a great idea from author Daphne Uviller)\\n* reconnect with three old friends\\u2014 and Facebook doesn\\u2019t count (from Gretchen Rubin\\u2019s podcast episode \\u201cRevive a Dormant Friendship\\u201d )\\n* more books, less smartphone scrolling\\n* structure more time for my personal goals by writing them down. I got a great Christmas present\\u2014 the Productivity Planner\\u2014 that I love so far!\\n\\nMargaret\\u2019s mom goals for this year are:\\n\\n* get fit, and she\\u2019s not playing. She\\u2019s going to use self-help dude Keith Ferrazzi\\u2019s goal-setting system to lay out how she\\u2019ll accomplish this in the next five days, five weeks, and five months.\\n* yell less. If she needs more advice on this topic, she might look to this foremost parenting expert quoted in this New York Times article, who prefers the word \\u201chollering.\\u201d\\n* set specific personal goals for the rare free non-kid-focused hours that she has. Vague goals=Candy Crush.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'