The Routine Advantage | Simple Habits, Routines and Systems to Get Your Life Organized, Build Consistency and Reduce Overwhelm

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216 | A Weekly Planning Routine to Stay Organized - 10 Steps to Repeat Each Week

2025-10-0931:06

When you sit down to plan out your week, are you feeling excited or overwhelmed? If part of you feels overwhelmed and unsure where to start, I want to give you a 10-step routine that you can copy today that will help get this important routine in place ASAP! Having a solid plan before the week begins doesn’t mean your week will run perfectly every time, but it will help you feel more prepared, more confident about what needs to be done and where your time needs to be spent. It can also help ...

215 | 3 Healthy Habits to Build into Your Daily Routine

2025-10-0613:30

Next time you are feeling sluggish or simply can’t muster any energy throughout the day, I’m going to give you three places to start. These small and simple habits can be incorporated into your daily routine and will help provide you with the boost of energy we all need sometimes. Let's get to it! Renae . . RESOURCE LINKS: > Check out our website for resources and how to work with Renae: renaematt.com > Send an AUDIO REVIEW or ASK A QUESTION: speakpipe.com/theroutineadvantagepodca...

214 | House Feeling Dirty? 5 “Deep Clean” Tasks to Complete this Month

2025-10-0214:03

Even if you have your Daily 7 Home Routine in place, you might be entering this fall season and feel like the house could use a good cleaning before the holiday season begins. If you have a lot going on, it can be tough to figure out where to even start. I’m here to help! Today, I have five “deep clean” tasks for you to complete this month so that your house feels fresher without it being overwhelming. Just choose one of these tasks each week and your house will feel better in no time. ...

213 | The #1 Thing that Helps Me STOP Impulse Purchases

2025-09-2911:27

If you are anything like me, you can go long periods of time without spending money on anything unnecessary. Then, for some odd reason, you hit a point where you want to buy all. the. things. If this sounds familiar, I’m going to share a little not-so-secret secret with you - it i’s the #1 thing that stops my impulse purchasing frenzy I find myself in sometimes! Let's get to it! Renae . . RESOURCE LINKS: > Check out our website for resources and how to work with Renae: renaematt.com ...

212 | 4 Skills You'll Want in the Kitchen to Make Meal Planning Easier

2025-09-2520:45

One of the best things we can do to simplify our lives and reduce the overwhelm of responsibilities is to get our meal planning routine in place. The burden of figuring out what to make for dinner, what to pack for lunch, what to get at the grocery store and so many other things related to meal planning can be a lot to deal with! A meal planning routine helps make this huge responsibility so much easier to manage and gives you back time throughout your week! There are four main skills you ca...

211 | How I Color Code Day Stacks - My Easy Time Blocking Method

2025-09-2216:06

Have you been trying to organize your day in a paper planner by using a color coding system, but can’t figure out what would work best? You certainly don’t have to color code anything, but I find that it can be very helpful when looking at your week to see what might be missing or to see if your time is being distributed the way you intend it to be. Today I want to share my color coding categories so that if you are feeling stuck, you can simply copy mine and see how it goes. Test it out for...

210 | Identifying Barriers in Your Morning Routine | 4 Questions to Ask Yourself

2025-09-1813:51

If you are struggling to get your morning routine in place, I have four questions you can ask yourself to help figure out the issue and get back on track. So let’s get right into it! Renae . . RESOURCE LINKS: > Check out our website for resources and how to work with Renae: renaematt.com > Send an AUDIO REVIEW or ASK A QUESTION: speakpipe.com/theroutineadvantagepodcast > A.U.D.I.T. Your Habits: AuditYourHabits.com > YOUR ORGANIZED LIFE BLUEPRINT: YourOrganizedLifeBlueprint...

209 | How to Build Lasting Momentum with Your Home Routine

2025-09-1529:52

One of the biggest struggles many of us have is maintaining a consistent home routine. We might spend every weekend cleaning and catching up on laundry so that we can start the week with a clean home. The week begins and our home might be clean, but we are exhausted since we never had time to fully reset over the weekend. We continue on with the “busy-ness” of life, trying to keep up with everything that continues happening throughout the week, and our home care tasks start getting pushed off...

208 | Shifting Your Movement Routine Mindset to be Motivated without Shame

2025-09-1113:20

Is there part of you that would love to create a movement routine in your life, but you struggle staying consistent with exercising? Maybe it’s because life gets busy or maybe it’s because you have tried so many things, but you can’t seem to stick to something long enough to get results and it only makes you feel worse about yourself so you’re scared to try again. Believe me, I’ve been there more times than I can count. Over the years, I have found that I am happiest and most consistent with...

207 | 9 Tips for When Routines Feel Hard

2025-09-0829:15

Do you struggle staying consistent with your routines and always feel like you are starting over? This can feel really discouraging, but it doesn’t have to! Today we are talking about what to do when you are struggling to stick to a system or routine. Let's get to it! Renae . . RESOURCE LINKS: > Check out our website for resources and how to work with Renae: renaematt.com > Send an AUDIO REVIEW or ASK A QUESTION: speakpipe.com/theroutineadvantagepodcast > A.U.D.I.T. Your Habit...

206 | How Much Do I Need in an Emergency Fund? 3 Important Steps for Your Budget Routine

2025-09-0423:47

Have you already set up your emergency fund as a part of your budget routine? Or are you questioning what an emergency fund is? Having an emergency fund in place plays a HUGE role in reducing financial stress so you can start building more confidence in your budget routine. Whether or not you already have one in place, let’s talk about what it is and how much is enough! Let's get to it! Renae . . RESOURCE LINKS: > Check out our website for resources and how to work with Renae: ...

205 | TWO Simple Meal Planning Hacks for Busy Lives

2025-09-0116:09

If you ever find yourself needing to come up with a quick meal on the fly, you are going to love this episode. It will be short and sweet so you can get back to the laundry or driving or whatever it is you are currently doing in your busy life. The two hacks I’m talking about today have saved me more times than I can count, and my husband appreciates them, too. I know you are curious, so let’s get right into it! Renae . . RESOURCE LINKS: > Check out our website for resources and how to...

204 | 4 Signs a Routine is No Longer Working and What to Do About It

2025-08-2814:33

Have you ever had a routine in your life that works really well for a long time and then, all of a sudden, it feels like it’s more work than it used to be? There are times in our lives when a routine needs to be scrapped completely and then there are times when they just need to be tweaked. Today we are talking about four signs to look for to know if a routine is no longer working and what to do about it. Let's get to it! Renae . . RESOURCE LINKS: > Check out our website for resources ...

203 | How to Adapt Your Morning Routine on Busy vs Slow Days

2025-08-2513:21

If you are struggling to keep a consistent morning routine because your schedule often changes and it’s tough to stick to a consistent schedule, it’s okay! This is completely normal and just because every morning doesn’t look the same, it doesn’t mean you can’t have a really great morning routine that is also consistent. You just need to know how to adapt it. So let's talk about it! Renae . . RESOURCE LINKS: > Check out our website for resources and how to work with Renae: renaematt.c...

202 | Tired of a Messy Living Room? 4 Simple Habits to Keep it Tidy

2025-08-2114:33

A living room is a space in our homes that is often used. This also means it can generally get pretty messy pretty quickly. If you are tired of a messy living room, let’s go through four simple habits to help you keep it tidy. Let's get to it! Renae . . RESOURCE LINKS: > Check out our website for resources and how to work with Renae: renaematt.com > Send an AUDIO REVIEW or ASK A QUESTION: speakpipe.com/theroutineadvantagepodcast > A.U.D.I.T. Your Habits: AuditYourHabits.com &...

201 | How to Build Your Default Daily Movement Routine

2025-08-1815:28

If you struggle staying consistent with a workout routine or getting movement into your week, you have come to the right place. This one little routine is going to make daily movement so much easier and it will help you build the consistency to help you maintain your energy and motivation to move your body. Let's get to it! Renae . . RESOURCE LINKS: > Check out our website for resources and how to work with Renae: renaematt.com > Send an AUDIO REVIEW or ASK A QUESTION: speakpipe.c...

200 | Prioritization…Mindset Shifts…and Splitting Tasks, Oh My! 200th Episode Q&A!

2025-08-1439:40

Today we are celebrating our 200th episode! So before we get into it, I just want to take a moment to thank you for being here. Whether you have been here from the beginning when I started this podcast two years ago, or you’ve just recently found us, we appreciate you listening! Thank you for your support, thank you for sharing your favorite episodes with friends, thank you for leaving a rating and review, and thank you for being you! I’m glad we are doing this together. We thought it ...

199 | 6 Ways to Cut Down on Groceries When the Budget is Tight

2025-08-1114:03

This episode is for the next time you look at your budget or your bank account and think there is no possible way you can be eating that much food. We’ve all been there and if we aren’t careful, that grocery budget can climb higher than we’d like! Today we are going to talk about six ways to cut down on groceries to get a little more wiggle room in the budget. Let's get to it! Renae . . RESOURCE LINKS: > Check out our website for resources and how to work with Renae: renaematt.com &g...

198 | How to Stay Flexible with Meal Planning When Your Week Doesn't Go as Planned

2025-08-0720:59

I’m sure we all know the saying… “If you want to make God laugh, show him your plans.” No matter how much we try to take control of our routines, life happens and plans will get derailed. It’s inevitable. It took me a long time to realize that just because a plan doesn’t go as planned, it doesn’t always mean we should throw our hands up and let go of the rest. We simply need to adjust. When it comes to meal planning, life often throws us curve balls. The chicken isn’t fully thawed, company...

197 | 3 Ways to Get Out of a Slump and Start Making Progress

2025-08-0415:41

Do you ever find yourself comparing your life or home to those around you? Maybe you are looking at how other women seem to have it all together (in real life or on social media) and think, “Why can’t I do that?” Today we are going to focus on three things you can do to help you reset your frame of mind so you can get out of that slump and start making progress without comparison. Let's get to it! Renae . . RESOURCE LINKS: > Check out our website for resources and how to work with Re...

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Ruth Freyholtz

Thanks for the beautiful tips. I really needed the reminder to be present with my kids and purposeful. Using more words of affirmation and less yelling is great. I'm very much in the thick of motherhood. We're expecting #10 this fall. Remembering that I'm shaping their character is very humbling. Thank you for your insights and wisdom! God bless

Apr 23rd

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