In this episode, we dive into the challenges of managing overwhelming to-do lists, especially for busy moms and neurodivergent individuals. We emphasize the importance of prioritizing tasks and offer practical strategies to help you focus on what truly matters.

I share my weekly planning process, which includes categorizing tasks based on urgency and importance using a matrix system. We chat about how to break down your to-do list and outsource or eliminate tasks that don’t contribute significantly to your goals.

Episode Highlights:

• Managing Overwhelming To-Do Lists: We discuss the importance of recognizing that it's impossible to do everything and the necessity to prioritize tasks that matter most.
• Weekly Planning Process: Learn how we clear our minds every week by jotting down all our tasks and appointments, and then using a matrix system (levels 1-4) to prioritize tasks that drive our business forward.
• Task Prioritization for Neurodivergent Brains: For those who struggle with keeping tasks in their minds, we explain how writing things down can help prevent overwhelm and ensure important tasks don’t get lost.
• Effective Task Management: We share our top three priorities strategy—focusing on the most critical tasks each day and leaving room for flexibility.
• Outsourcing and Delegating: We also discuss the benefits of outsourcing tasks that are urgent but not important, such as bookkeeping or certain emails.

Additionally, we'll talk about insights into the upcoming launch of the 2025 Capture the Chaos Planner, highlighting new features and exclusive discounts.

• Get your planners on October 8th when they are 20% off!
• The first 20 shoppers will get free shipping.
• The very first shopper will receive a $50 Amazon gift card.
• The first 5 shoppers will get a $25 Amazon gift card.
• Shop on launch day you’ll be invited to the virtual planner set-up party in November so I can show you all the best ways to take advantage of the planner!
• Join the email list to get exclusive VIP perks

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In this episode, Brittnie sits down with Alysha, a photographer and mom of a toddler who manages multiple businesses, including a rental studio. They discuss their personal and professional experiences, touching on everything from ADHD struggles to managing multiple ventures with the help of the Capture Chaos Planner. Together, they explore practical tips for staying organized, planning content, and balancing life’s demands.

Key Takeaways:

1. Before and After Using the Capture Chaos Planner Alysha describes her shift from using basic planners from Marshalls to adopting the Capture Chaos Planner. She highlights how having everything—tasks, notes, and schedules—in one place has been a game-changer for her productivity and focus.

2. Planner Challenges & Solutions Alysha shares the challenges she faced with time-blocking and how she’s adapted by incorporating theme days to stay organized. Brittnie empathizes with her struggles and offers encouragement, acknowledging that time-blocking can be difficult, especially as a mom.

3. Managing Multiple Businesses & Projects They discuss the challenge of juggling multiple business ventures. Alysha shares how Brittnie’s suggestion to use the monthly content grid for each project has helped streamline her workflow. They also explore strategies for managing multiple social media channels for different businesses.

4. Prioritizing Daily Tasks Both Brittnie and Alysha emphasize the importance of setting top priorities each day. Alysha explains how this helps her maintain balance and feel accomplished by the end of the week, while Brittnie highlights how focusing on fewer tasks can reduce stress, especially during busy or difficult seasons.

5. Content Planning & Marketing Focus Alysha discusses how the planner helps her stay accountable with her content planning and marketing strategy. They both stress the importance of having a clear marketing focus while also being flexible enough to manage the present and immediate future.

6. The Planner as a Tool for Balance Alysha reflects on how the planner has supported her through personal challenges, including the passing of her father. Brittnie and Alysha agree that the planner not only helps them stay organized but also serves as a tool for managing life’s ups and downs without letting business take over.

7. Self-Care and Weekly Planning The importance of taking things week by week, prioritizing self-care, and how planners can help manage both personal and professional tasks. Alysha opens up about navigating grief, and Brittnie reminds listeners of the importance of connecting and sharing their experiences.

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Alysha is multi-passionate mompreneur, living life with inattentive ADHD. She runs a photography business, creative studio rental business and is working to relaunch her mompreneur focused podcast/brand to encourage and serve other mamas who find themselves in the thick of those messy, early years. She does it all mostly from home while raising her busy toddler and trying to keep up with all things life.

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Let's explore the benefits of establishing regular routines, especially for moms and kids, and how they can help create a sense of balance and organization in daily life. I'll share my own experience of initially being hesitant about routines but eventually recognizing their value, particularly during difficult times. We will discuss the advantages of having clear goals, making routines enjoyable, and the importance of incorporating flexibility to prevent burnout. Using the Capture the Chaos planner, I will explain how to develop sustainable, adaptable routines, with special emphasis on creating morning routines that can positively impact the rest of the day.

Key Takeaways:

1. The Benefits of Routines in Daily Life Brittnie discusses how routines, especially for children, can help manage behavior and establish stability. She reflects on a challenging summer when she implemented structured routines for her kids, leading to improved behavior and a more harmonious family life. Contrary to common beliefs, routines can be natural, enjoyable, and customized to individual needs.

2. Brittnie’s Struggles With Routine Maintenance Brittnie opens up about her personal challenges in maintaining consistent routines, highlighting issues such as a lack of motivation and conflicting goals. She stresses the significance of aligning routines with specific objectives and making sure they stay enjoyable to prevent feeling overwhelmed or bored.

3. Preventing Burnout with Daily Routines Routines can reduce stress, improve work-life balance, and promote better physical and mental health. Brittnie highlights how including relaxation time in your schedule is crucial for preventing burnout, which is easier to prevent than recover from.

4. Fostering Positive Habits with Flexible Routines Routines don't have to be rigid. Brittnie encourages listeners to embrace flexibility, allowing room for unexpected changes or shifts in priorities. She reminds us to give ourselves grace in the process and understand that routines are meant to evolve over time.

5. Creating Sustainable Morning Routines Brittnie breaks down her method for developing a sustainable morning routine, starting small and gradually building habits. She stresses the need to make routines enjoyable and aligned with personal preferences. The Capture the Chaos planner is a helpful tool for tracking progress and staying on course. Flexibility is key—routines should adapt when necessary to keep them effective.

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Natalie and Brittnie share their struggles with traditional planning methods, particularly in the context of managing family life with ADHD. They explain how the "Capture the Chaos" planner has revolutionized their routines, helping them stay organized and increase productivity. They also emphasize the important role of community support in staying consistent with the planner, the advantages of scheduling and time blocking, and how these strategies have positively affected their lives. Looking ahead to the 2025 planner, they share their experiences with ADHD and motherhood, providing listeners with insight into the planner’s transformative impact.

Key Topics:

1. Organization and Time Management with ADHD:

   • Natalie and Brittnie discuss their struggles with conventional planners, which often failed to capture the complexity of their lives, especially with ADHD in the mix.
   • They share their journey from sticky notes and multiple notebooks to finding a system that works for them.

2. Discovering the Capture the Chaos Planner:

   • Natalie recounts how she discovered Brittnie’s planner through a podcast, followed her journey on social media, and was drawn in by an effective email marketing campaign.

3. Planner Usage and Accountability:

   • Both women share their ups and downs with maintaining a planner routine, especially during chaotic times, and the importance of community support for accountability.

4. Scheduling, Time Blocking, and Productivity:

   • They delve into the benefits of scheduling and time blocking, emphasizing how these techniques have helped them create a balance between family and work life.

5. Impact of the Planner and Upcoming 2025 Version:

   • The conversation shifts to the positive impact of the planner on their daily lives, their excitement for the 2025 version, and the new features that will be included.

6. ADHD, Motherhood, and the Planner’s Role:

   • Natalie and Brittnie reflect on how the planner has not only helped them manage their businesses but also brought structure and calm into their family lives.

If you're a mom or a creative business owner struggling with ADHD and looking for a planning system that truly understands your needs, the Capture the Chaos planner might be your answer. Stay tuned for the release of the 2025 planner and consider joining our community to start your journey toward better organization and productivity!

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Go behind the scenes of Brittnie's content planning process, sharing the tools, strategies, and systems she uses to stay organized and ahead of the game. Whether you're a creative entrepreneur or a busy mom managing a small business, you'll find valuable insights in her approach to content creation and planning.

Key Highlights:

1. Brittnie's Content Planning Toolkit:

   • Brittnie shares her go-to tools for content planning, including her phone calendar, Capture the Chaos planner, Google Docs, Google Sheets, Canva, Flow Desk, Pinterest, and Google for research.
   • She discusses her exploration of online task management systems like Meiser Task, Notable, Airtable, Trello, and Asana, noting that she's still on the hunt for the perfect long-term solution.

2. Strategizing for Sales and Promotions:

   • Planning content with sales, promotions, and events in mind is crucial. Brittnie explains how she aligns her content calendar with key dates, such as promoting mini sessions during the fall and timing her planner launches.

3. Content Strategy for Special Events:

   • Using her upcoming "reveal day" as an example, Brittnie outlines her multi-platform approach to event-driven content, including email, social media, and YouTube. She emphasizes the need to start planning content well in advance and shares her focus on promoting her email list and the 2025 planner, rather than blogging specifically about the reveal day.

4. Content Creation and Niching:

   • Brittnie dives into her content creation process, from managing ideas in a Google sheet to organizing them into categories like podcasts, YouTube, blogs, and freebies. She stresses the importance of having a clear purpose and call to action for each piece of content.
   • The episode also touches on the power of niching in marketing and messaging, which Brittnie plans to explore further in a future episode.

5. Repurposing Content Across Platforms:

   • Brittnie discusses her plans to repurpose podcast content for email, YouTube, and potentially her blog. She shares her thoughts on whether YouTube is the right platform for her and how routines fit into her content strategy as one of her key pillars.

6. Content Organization and Planning Strategy:

   • Using Google Sheets and Pinterest for keyword research, along with her Capture the Chaos planner, Brittnie breaks down her content planning process. She organizes her planner into four columns—Inspire, Educate, Behind the Scenes, and Promote—and details how she applies this system across various platforms like podcasts, email, and social media.
   • Listeners are encouraged to take advantage of Brittnie's free printable content planning pages and mini-course on using the planner to maximize their content strategy.

7. Instagram Content Planning:

   • Brittnie shares her content planning approach for Instagram, emphasizing the importance of preparation, organization, and consistency. She offers insights into her upcoming email series on content planning and invites listeners to sign up for her email list to access additional resources.

Whether you're just starting out or looking to refine your content strategy, this process provides a roadmap for success in managing content across multiple platforms.

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In the latest episode of The Organized Creative, Brittnie opens up about her recent struggles with the economy and her business. She's shifting the focus of her podcast to help creative business owners and busy moms find balance through productivity tips, time management strategies, and emotional connections. Brittnie shares her personal challenges with anxiety, depression, and juggling motherhood with entrepreneurship, emphasizing the importance of routines and time management. She also discusses her ADHD and its impact on her creativity and productivity. Brittnie reveals plans for the 2025 Capture the Chaos Planner and encourages fellow business owners to prioritize well-being and seek balance in their lives.

Key Takeaways

Brittnie discusses her decision to change the direction of her podcast, focusing more on helping creative business owners and moms find balance in life through productivity and time management.

She opens up about her struggles with anxiety, depression, and balancing motherhood with entrepreneurship, highlighting the importance of self-care and mental health.

Brittnie shares her discovery of having ADHD and how it influences her creativity and productivity, offering tips for managing it effectively.

Brittnie reveals her plans for the 2025 Capture the Chaos Planner, with key dates for the planner reveal on September 9th and the launch on October 8th

She emphasizes the importance of trimming unnecessary tasks and focusing on what brings joy, encouraging others to do the same.

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It's important to acknowledge that the outfits our photography clients wear can significantly impact a photo shoot. The clothes they wear and the colors of those clothes should ideally complement your style as a photographer, your location, and your editing style. Whitney Irene Ford assists photographers and their clients by providing styling services to ensure the best outcomes. Offering styling services to your clients and their families is essential for creating beautiful photographs that will help you stand out online.

Here’s where we dive in:

• Start with the mom and work from there
• Consideration for kids with texture issues
• Ask your clients where they shop

Whitney Ford is the Stylist behind Styled By W.I. - specializing in family photography styling, in addition to styling couples, newborn sessions and seniors. Mama of 3 little ones, who met her husband on a blind date and they reside in Mesa, Arizona. A California native who grew up in the photography industry since (before) birth, her parents were international models turned photographer & make-up artist, so it’s safe to say Whitney is no stranger to the photography world.

Prior to styling families Whitney worked in the digital marketing space as a social media and brand manager for business across the country, from small cafés to Fortune 500 companies. Her first job out of college was what she would say a “dream job” working in the Brand Management department for a shoe designer in Los Angeles, which laid a lot of the groundwork for understanding the fashion world.

Her passion for styling is rooted in the desire for people to prioritize having these special seasons of life documented, and loving the outcome, which starts with loving what you’re wearing.

How to work with Whitney:

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