You're listening to 3-30 takeaways from moms episode 196, creating back-to-school routines

for a smooth transition.

Welcome to 3-30, a podcast for moms who want to create more meaning in motherhood.

Each 30-minute episode will feature three doable takeaways for you to try at home with your

family this week.

I'm your host Rachel Nielsen.

Thank you so much for being here.

Close your eyes and envision your ideal morning with your children.

Would you get up before them or wait for them to crawl into bed with you?

What routines would you have in place to limit chaos and contention?

Now work backwards and envision step-by-step what you would need to do the night before in

order to make your ideal morning a possibility.

If this seems like a far-off dream, I get it.

Mornings are some of the hardest times in our house and I am too embarrassed to tell you

how many tardies my children had last year.

But today's guest has given me hope that our home and our routines can be much more organized

this upcoming school year.

This is an encore episode from several years ago with my dear friend Mika Perry.

Mika is a former professional organizer turned online educator and mom of three girls.

And by way of update, since this episode originally aired, Mika has taken a big step back from

the online world so she can be more present with her family.

She no longer post to Instagram, but her amazing content is still available there as an

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