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November 20, 2022May 30, 2023by Amy Motroni

Moms Need To Make Lists And Here’s The Most Efficient Way!

Use your phone to make list and get organized for your day

Moms need to make lists. Learn how to make effective lists by ditching the paper list and use these techniques today.

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November 19, 2022September 11, 2024by Amy Motroni

The Ultimate Mom Morning Routine for the Best Day!

Must Do's in a Morning Routine

Here are 8 Must Do’s in your morning routine for busy moms! Your morning routine should serve you and not be rigid. Get the tips!

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November 17, 2022October 14, 2023by Amy Motroni

A Doable exercise routine for busy moms

Doable Daily Exercise Routine

This daily workout routine for busy moms is a quick cardio workout paired with body weight exercises that will have you reaching your goals!

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October 14, 2022April 11, 2024by Amy Motroni

6 simple steps to declutter, organize and simplify your home!

Declutter, Organize and simplify your home

Learn how to take the first steps in Decluttering and Organizing with this simple “how to”. So you can feel more productive in your day!

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October 12, 2022May 29, 2025by Amy Motroni

How to Fake Clean Your Home in Minutes: 8 Quick Tips 

Why you should learn how to quickly fake clean your house

9 simple steps to fake clean your house, your house will smell and look amazing in just minutes. Ready for unexpected guest!

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October 4, 2022May 29, 2025by Amy Motroni

The Perfect Sunday Reset Routine For Busy Moms

Hello Sunday - Reset Sunday Routine

Give yourself the chance to start your week off right feeling prepared and organized by having a simple, but affective Sunday Routine. My 5 simple steps will change your week!

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This stuff isn’t magic ⬇️ I didn’t need a This stuff isn’t magic ⬇️

I didn’t need a $400 organization haul to finally get my home on autopilot. I didn’t even need matching bins.

I just needed effective routines & productivity tools to create an easy to clean & functional home on autopilot.

This one change was game changing💃

Routines are easier for our brain. They become autopilot, things we naturally know to do once you create the habits. 
This is important as a busy mom because you will use less brain energy and these tasks will naturally get done with minimal effort.

Here’s the truth:
	1.	If your home doesn’t have a rhythm, no amount of plastic containers will fix the chaos. Pretty doesn’t equal practical.

	2.	If you’re constantly decluttering without routines, you’ll stay stuck in the same cycle. You don’t need a 30-day clean-out, you need systems.

	3.	If your house looks perfect but you’re still mentally drowning, it’s not working.

	4.	If you’re “organizing” things you don’t actually use… you’re just rearranging clutter.

	5.	If your setup doesn’t support your kids helping… you’ll always be the one doing it all. Function > aesthetics.

	6.	You don’t need a reset weekend. You need a reset routine that takes 20 minutes or less.

	7.	No basket, bin, or “hack” replaces doing the internal work of leading your home differently. 
Systems & routines will save you.

✨ If you’re ready to have an easy to clean home on autopilot …

Comment HOME for a link to the exact guide I used to put our home on autopilot and eliminate my mom stress with 4 kids, including twins.
Tired of the frantic weekends of doing nothing but Tired of the frantic weekends of doing nothing but cleaning, I was too!

So I started doing this instead👇🏻

This may sounds extreme, but getting my home on autopilot, eliminating my mom stress caused by the chaos of my home, has been life changing for me as a busy mom of four kids, all close age gaps, with twins!

HERE’S HOW⬇️⬇️⬇️

I had a baby and a toddler and I was very stressed and my husband worked long hours.

One day when “trying” to put towels away with a baby on my hip and toddler at my feet, in an over stuffed linen closet I lost it. The towels fell to the ground and unraveled right in front of me. All that work completely wasted. I fell to the ground crying, overwhelmed, & angry. 

I looked around my messy chaotic home, and realized  it was my HOME that was causing me my overwhelm &  stress and not my 2 young children like I thought.

I tried different things, like ruthless decluttering, reorganizing with fancy bins, and making huge long to do lists, but none of these things kept the mess away and worked. The mess came back. 

UNTIL THIS!!!⬇️⬇️

I added efficient routines & productivity tools to create an easy to clean & functional home on autopilot.

This one change was game changing💃

Routines are easier for our brain. They become autopilot, things we naturally know to do once you create the habits. 
This is important as a busy mom because you will use less brain energy and these tasks will naturally get done with minimal effort.

Even with four kids, three years old and under, I was able to:

✨Eliminate the overwhelm and stress plagued by most moms
✨ Get HOURS of “me” time each week without having my kids sit on TV or devices
✨ Created a home I love that takes minutes to clean each day
✨ Escaped laundry prison and no longer have piles of laundry everywhere 
✨ Have energy to be an active present mom even with toddlers and babies 
✨ Get more done in less time 
✨Stopped spending hours frantically cleaning on the weekends 

And now I get to help other overwhelmed moms eliminate their stress, get their homes on autopilot, get more done in less time, and enjoy their homes more!

Comment “HOME” and I’ll send you the link straight to your DM’s.
Comment “CHECKLIST” for a FREE Top 10 daily Ch Comment “CHECKLIST” for a FREE Top 10 daily Checklist to transform hour messy home🫶🏻

Do you feel stressed and overwhelmed as a busy mom by the chaos in your home?

Feel like it’s impossible to have an easy to clean & tidy home? Especially with little children?

Princeton did a study that showed the direct relationship to our environment (our home) and our stress levels. If your environment is messy and chaotic, you will be more stressed. 🤯

But there is hope! And some simple tools go a long way. 

I remember when I was crying on my floor drowning in the chaos of my home with extreme stress with a baby and toddler.

I see this is so many other moms I coach now too. Struggling with the daily tasks of your home and motherhood. 

I realized when I started making a few daily habit changes with my home, so much started to shift for me. 

Grab my FREE checklist to transform your home today.

But first make sure you are following me so you can see my DM I send you. If you aren’t following me first, you won’t be able to see it and get it. 

Comment “CHECKLIST” and start transforming your messy home into a home that you love and is easy to clean and manage.
Comment “FAVES” and I’ll send the links your Comment “FAVES” and I’ll send the links your way!

I wouldn’t survive my busy mom era without these🫶🏻
I STOPPED making it a yes or no question. 🤯 Yo I STOPPED making it a yes or no question. 🤯

You KNOW you are guilty of doing this! We are all. But…

A yes or no question gives freedom for your kids to say “no”.

If you genuinely are ok with “no”, then carry on.

But if you are trying to tell your kids to come and do something and there is no option for “no”, “later” or “in a minute” you need to change how you say it.

Ready to stop feeling like Cinderella and start running your home like a TEAM?

Are you constantly the only one cleaning up messes and managing your home? While your kids claim they can’t help, or it slows you down, or whine so much it feels it’s not even worth it. 

Here’s what you probably aren’t doing⬇️

➡️Your home is not set up to be functional. 🤯

➡️And you aren’t setting clear time expectations with a large visual clock for your kids.🤯

➡️You aren’t using the RIGHT language to create a teamwork family 

➡️You aren’t teaching your kids how “SEE” the mess 

These changes are a game changer for small kids.

I remember when I had newborn twins, plus a 3 yr old and 2 yr old at home.

My husband worked long hours and I would be home with four kids by myself all day.

I needed the “older” two to help me.

These changes made it was easy for my young 3 & 2 year old to be super helpful!

I then started using a large visual clock for when we did our Sunday Reset or doing cleanup after playing and it worked like magic. 

I played fun music, was very clear in my expectation of what I needed from them, and gave them an understanding as to how long it would take. 

Now, 7+ years later, my four kids have learned the value of having a “Teamwork is light work” family and I’m no longer Cinderella & Mommy is not doing everything. 

Want the exact scripts & strategy I used to get my kids helping without the drama? 👇

I changed the way I asked… and EVERYTHING shifted.
✨ No more pushback
✨ No more nagging
✨ No more feeling like Cinderella

💥Comment “TEAM” to get details on my new guide “Teamwork is Light Work”
Pinterest lied. You don’t need another label or Pinterest lied.
You don’t need another label or matching container, you need a functional home and systems with effective routines that actually work for your real-life…. 

Where messes are made and kids live. 

Comment HOME and I’ll send you the link to the exact guide that changed everything for me & 6,000+ other busy moms.
This used to feel impossible with 4 kids under one This used to feel impossible with 4 kids under one roof… chaos was the norm.

But a few shifts in how I ran my home…

Effective routines, functional over organized, productivity tools, changed everything.

If you want to eliminate your stress caused by your home, have a home that runs on autopilot, and get hours back in your week…

✨comment HOME and I’ll send you a link to my exact guide that helped put our home on autopilot.

Let’s make your home work for you, not against you.
This used to feel impossible with 4 kids under one This used to feel impossible with 4 kids under one roof… chaos was the norm.

But a few shifts in how I ran my home…

Effective routines, functional over organized, productivity tools, changed everything.

If you want to eliminate your stress caused by your home, have a home that runs on autopilot, and get hours back in your week…

✨comment HOME and I’ll send you a link to my exact guide that helped put our home on autopilot.

Let’s make your home work for you, not against you.
Listen, if you’re constantly cleaning while your Listen, if you’re constantly cleaning while your kids just watch… this one’s for you.

These 5 rules are the reason I’m no longer doing it all myself:

THE NON-NEGOTIABLE FIVE (creating team players in your home!)

1. NO MAYBES.
If you want your kids to help, stop asking & start giving clear direction. “Can you please come help me?” is a yes/no question. Use direct language and make it non-negotiable.

2. KEEP IT SIMPLE.
Color-coded chore charts? No thanks. A 20-minute room reset with music and a big visual timer? That works.

3. TEACH, THEN EXPECT.
Don’t assume your kids know how to help. Walk them through it (more than once). Expectation without training = frustration.

4. MAKE IT WORK FOR YOUR FAMILY.
My routines fit our rhythm. Stop trying to copy systems that don’t fit your life stage or energy levels.

5. THE 30-MINUTE RULE.
No more weekend clean-a-thons. I set a timer, we all help, and it’s DONE. Everyone contributes, no burnout for mom.

If you’ve been trying to carry the whole house on your back… stop. Let me show you how to build a teamwork family where everyone plays a role.

✨I packed every script, routine, and strategy into my Teamwork Is Light Work guide, and yes, even toddlers can help!

✨COMMENT “TEAM” and I’ll send the link to my Teamwork Is Light Work guide straight to your DM’s.

Let’s ditch the Cinderella life, for good.

Follow @geniusmomhacks for more ways to eliminate your stress caused by the chaos of your home.
Comment “GENIUS” and I’ll send you the link Comment “GENIUS” and I’ll send you the link to my 2 guide bundle, Genius Home Hacks Guide & Teamwork Is Light Work, that will help you eliminate your stress caused by the chaos of your home, with effective routines, productivity tools and create an easy to clean, functional home on autopilot, AND give you the exact steps & scripts Inused to stop being Cinderella and start teaching my kids to be team players. 

In fact!! True story!! These 17 bags of donations my 4 kids did all by themselves from decluttering their rooms! I didn’t lift a figure!🤯

Yes, decluttering & organizing are helpful when trying to get through the junk to have a clean slate to start. 

But just decluttering once and throwing a bunch of stuff in fancy cute bins will not help you create an easy to clean home. 

You need to have tools that go farther than that, deeper than that, you need to get to the root issue. 

I remember when I first realized it was my home causing me my stress (and not my kids like I thought!), I started with decluttering. But then after a month or so the mess came back. I didn’t solve anything permanent, just temporary. 

I kept trying several different other things, like organizational bins and long to-do list, but nothing really worked, until this!

Here’s what worked for me and what you need to do instead:

I Added effective daily routines, productivity tools & teamwork!🤯

Routines are easier for our brain. They become autopilot, things we naturally know to do once you create the habits. 

This is important as a busy mom because you will use less brain energy and these tasks will naturally get done with minimal effort.

Productivity tools help you get more done less time and that is something every busy mom needs more of. 

Lastly, I focused on setting my home up to be functional over it being organized. So everyone in my home can help, & it not all fall on mom!

Stop wasting your weekends managing all of the clutter and create a home that you love, that’s easy to clean, takes only minutes and the whole family can finally carry their weight and help🥳

And don’t forget to comment “GENIUS” so I can help ya with this!🫶🏻
Tired of the frantic weekends of doing nothing but Tired of the frantic weekends of doing nothing but cleaning, I was too!

So I started doing this instead👇🏻

This may sounds extreme, but getting my home on autopilot, eliminating my mom stress caused by the chaos of my home, has been life changing for me as a busy mom of four kids, all close age gaps, with twins!

HERE’S HOW⬇️⬇️⬇️

I had a baby and a toddler and I was very stressed and my husband worked long hours.

One day when “trying” to put towels away with a baby on my hip and toddler at my feet, in an over stuffed linen closet I lost it. The towels fell to the ground and unraveled right in front of me. All that work completely wasted. I fell to the ground crying, overwhelmed, & angry. 

I looked around my messy chaotic home, and realized  it was my HOME that was causing me my overwhelm &  stress and not my 2 young children like I thought.

I tried different things, like ruthless decluttering, reorganizing with fancy bins, and making huge long to do lists, but none of these things kept the mess away and worked. The mess came back. 

UNTIL THIS!!!⬇️⬇️

I added efficient routines & productivity tools to create an easy to clean & functional home on autopilot.

This one change was game changing💃

Routines are easier for our brain. They become autopilot, things we naturally know to do once you create the habits. 
This is important as a busy mom because you will use less brain energy and these tasks will naturally get done with minimal effort.

Even with four kids, three years old and under, I was able to:

✨Eliminate the overwhelm and stress plagued by most moms
✨ Get HOURS of “me” time each week without having my kids sit on TV or devices
✨ Created a home I love that takes minutes to clean each day
✨ Escaped laundry prison and no longer have piles of laundry everywhere 
✨ Have energy to be an active present mom even with toddlers and babies 
✨ Get more done in less time 
✨Stopped spending hours frantically cleaning on the weekends 

And now I get to help other overwhelmed moms eliminate their stress, get their homes on autopilot, get more done in less time, and enjoy their homes more!

Comment “HOME” and I’ll send you the link straight to your DM’s.
So glad you’re here! Let me give you the run-do So glad you’re here!

Let me give you the run-down on what you’ll find around here (because I’m the same way—if I follow someone, I want to know what I’m in for).

✔️ Bite-sized routines that make your home run smoother—with less brain power

✔️ OLAD (One Load A Day) to end likes of laundry & overwhelm for good

✔️ Kid-approved strategies that actually get your kids to help & become team players. Bye bye feeling like Cinderella 

✔️ Everyday mom hacks that work even with babies & toddlers 

✔️ An easy-to-manage home that doesn’t require a minimalist lifestyle or buying more stuff

All built by a mom of four (including twins!) who was completely overwhelmed… until she created systems that saved her sanity.

Comment HOME and I’ll DM you the link to get started with Genius Home Hacks—so you can finally have a home that is easy to clean & feels peaceful, not chaotic.
Here’s what helped me go from surviving motherho Here’s what helped me go from surviving motherhood to actually loving it again:

THE NON-NEGOTIABLE FIVE
(aka the exact shifts I made that changed everything in my home, energy, and mindset)

	1.	STRUCTURE > STRESS
I created daily routines for mornings, evenings, sleep, and even play. Less decision fatigue. More peace.

	2.	WAKE UP BEFORE THE CHAOS
Even 20 minutes before my kids gave me control of my mornings again. It’s not just a hack—it’s a lifeline.

	3.	TEACH TEAMWORK
Getting my kids involved with resets and home care gave me HOURS back. It’s not about perfection, it’s about participation, instilling in them early (as young as 2 years old), that our home runs on teamwork and everyone is a team player. Mommy doesn’t do everything alone.

	4.	WALK IT OUT + FUEL YOURSELF
Daily movement and high-protein meals helped me drop stress weight, regain energy, and stop feeling like a zombie. A healthy mom is a more present mom.

	5.	SLEEP IS A STRATEGY
No screen is worth the meltdown I’d feel the next day. I started prioritizing sleep like it was my job, and everything changed.

🤝🏼Nothing happens overnight.
Stick with the plan, not your mood.

Try these five things consistently over the next few weeks… and you won’t just see changes in your home—you’ll feel them in your body, mind, and soul.

If you’re ready for a motherhood that feels lighter, calmer, easier, and more enjoyable…

Comment GMH and I’ll send you my full Motherhood Manual Bundle—5 guides, over 200+ pages, and a proven framework for real-life transformation. Thousands of moms helped!🫶🏻🥹

Let’s do this together.
Five things I wish I started when I first became a Five things I wish I started when I first became a mom years ago…

(And what finally helped me go from drowning in chaos to a calm, functional home) ⬇️

	1.	DAILY 20-MINUTE RESET
It’s not about cleaning for hours. It’s about consistency. One simple reset each day keeps the mess manageable.

	2.	WAKE UP BEFORE YOUR KIDS
Not 2 hours early—just enough time to start the day on your terms. Peace before the chaos changes everything.

	3.	EFFECTIVE ROUTINES
Laundry, meals, and tidying don’t need to feel like a full-time job. I built habits that save me hours a week, and I teach them all in Genius Home Hacks.

	4.	A FUNCTIONAL HOME SETUP
You can’t clean what has nowhere to go. I stopped relying on bins and started making my home work with me, not against me. Easy enough for a 2 year old! (True story!)

	5.	REALISTIC SYSTEMS OVER TO-DO LISTS
If your list is longer than your arm, it’s not a plan—it’s pressure. I ditched the noise and created systems I could stick to no matter how busy the season.

🤝🏼 Nothing happens overnight—especially not with toddlers in tow.

Stick with the plan, not your mood.

Good homes take time. Great homes take systems.

Give these 5 things a few weeks (some moms have told me it took only 7 days!) and your home will feel completely different.

Want my exact routines and home reset strategies?

Comment HOME and I’ll send you the Genius Home Hacks guide that’s helped thousands of moms breathe again.

This isn’t aesthetic. This is real. This is doable. And this WORKS.
I used to spend my whole weekend cleaning… and s I used to spend my whole weekend cleaning… and still felt behind.

Now we reset our entire home in 20 minutes or less—with the kids helping, being team players.

No, it’s not magic. It’s routine, productivity tools, and realistic expectations.

Here’s what makes our resets work:
✔️ Everyone has a role (yes, even toddlers)
✔️ A visual timer = less resistance
✔️ Same time, same flow, & music to make it fun

When your home is set up to be functional, is easy to manage, & your kids know what’s expected, everything changes.

Want to eliminate your stress caused by the chaos of your home AND teach your kids to be team players?

Comment GENIUS and I’ll send you my bundle, so you can stop cleaning in circles and actually enjoy your home again.
You don’t need more Pinterest boards, chore char You don’t need more Pinterest boards, chore charts, or pressure.

You need real support, proven systems, and a community that actually gets it.

Inside the GMH’s Community, you’ll learn how to:
	•	Put your home on autopilot (yes, really)
	•	Reduce your mental load with flexible rhythms
	•	Build a team culture so you’re not doing it all alone
	•	Get coaching + community + guest speakers every step of the way

If you’re ready for a home that feels like peace instead of pressure…

Comment “WAITLIST” and I’ll send you the link to join us at founding member pricing. Doors open June 2nd!🥳

This is where things start to change. Let’s do it together.
You don’t need more Pinterest boards, chore char You don’t need more Pinterest boards, chore charts, or pressure.

You need real support, proven routines, and a community that actually gets it.

Inside the GMH’s Community, you’ll learn how to:
	•	Put your home on autopilot (yes, really)
	•	Reduce your mental load with flexible rhythms
	•	Build a team culture so you’re not doing it all alone
	•	Get coaching + community every step of the way

If you’re ready for a home that feels like peace instead of pressure…

Comment “WAIIST” and I’ll send you the link to join us at founding member pricing. Doors open June 2nd!

This is where things start to change. Let’s do it together.
Comment “CHECKLIST” for a FREE Top 10 daily Ch Comment “CHECKLIST” for a FREE Top 10 daily Checklist to transform hour messy home🫶🏻

Do you feel stressed and overwhelmed as a busy mom by the chaos in your home?

Feel like it’s impossible to have an easy to clean & tidy home? Especially with little children?

Princeton did a study that showed the direct relationship to our environment (our home) and our stress levels. If your environment is messy and chaotic, you will be more stressed. 🤯

But there is hope! And some simple tools go a long way. 

I remember when I was crying on my floor drowning in the chaos of my home with extreme stress with a baby and toddler.

I see this is so many other moms I coach now too. Struggling with the daily tasks of your home and motherhood. 

I realized when I started making a few daily habit changes with my home, so much started to shift for me. 

Grab my FREE checklist to transform your home today.

But first make sure you are following me so you can see my DM I send you. If you aren’t following me first, you won’t be able to see it and get it. 

Comment “CHECKLIST” and start transforming your messy home into a home that you love and is easy to clean and manage.
This stuff isn’t magic ⬇️ I didn’t need a This stuff isn’t magic ⬇️

I didn’t need a $400 organization haul to finally get my home on autopilot. I didn’t even need matching bins.

I just needed effective routines & productivity tools to create an easy to clean & functional home on autopilot.

This one change was game changing💃

Routines are easier for our brain. They become autopilot, things we naturally know to do once you create the habits. 
This is important as a busy mom because you will use less brain energy and these tasks will naturally get done with minimal effort.

Here’s the truth:
	1.	If your home doesn’t have a rhythm, no amount of plastic containers will fix the chaos. Pretty doesn’t equal practical.

	2.	If you’re constantly decluttering without routines, you’ll stay stuck in the same cycle. You don’t need a 30-day clean-out, you need systems.

	3.	If your house looks perfect but you’re still mentally drowning, it’s not working.

	4.	If you’re “organizing” things you don’t actually use… you’re just rearranging clutter.

	5.	If your setup doesn’t support your kids helping… you’ll always be the one doing it all. Function > aesthetics.

	6.	You don’t need a reset weekend. You need a reset routine that takes 20 minutes or less.

	7.	No basket, bin, or “hack” replaces doing the internal work of leading your home differently. 
Systems & routines will save you.

✨ If you’re ready to have an easy to clean home on autopilot …

Comment HOME for a link to the exact guide I used to put our home on autopilot and eliminate my mom stress with 4 kids, including twins.
So happy you’re here! Now, what can you expect So happy you’re here!

Now, what can you expect from my account? (Because same—I always want to know what I just followed.)

Here you’ll find:

✔️ Simple routines that actually run your home on autopilot (without draining your energy)
✔️ Systems like OLAD (one load of laundry a day) that keep laundry from spiraling
✔️ Mom-tested strategies to help your kids pitch in (without the whining)
✔️Game changing mom hacks 
✔️An easy to clean home that doesn’t rely on ruthless decluttering, expensive storage bins, or huge long to-do lists 

All built by a busy mom of four (with twins!) who needed to eliminate her stress so she could have more calm and less chaos!

Comment “HOME” and I’ll send you the link to get started with Genius Home Hacks this week!
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