The Work+Life Harmony Newsletter

Why Your Calendar Has "Free Time" But You Don't

You've been told to leave white space on your calendar, right? Don't book every minute of your day. Keep some breathing room. Leave yourself open time. So you do it. You're diligent about not overscheduling. You look at your calendar and see those beautiful blank spots. But then the end of the we...

by Megan Sumrell — Nov 30, 2025

Why You Can't Pick a Restaurant

Tell me if this sounds familiar. It's the end of the day. You and your family decide to go out for dinner, and everyone looks at you and says, "So, where do you want to go?" And on the inside? You're dying a little. You just want to yell, "For the love, someone else please decide. I don't care!" ...

by Megan Sumrell — Nov 23, 2025

How to Do a Digital Detox

Can I tell you something embarrassing? Last week I found myself standing in my kitchen, mindlessly swiping through my phone, with absolutely no memory of why I'd picked it up in the first place. I'm guessing this has happened to you too. I've been learning from Shawn Lemon, founder of The Digital...

by Megan Sumrell — Nov 16, 2025

Rethinking Your Holiday Traditions

Thanksgiving is less than three weeks away, which means the holiday season is about to hit full force. And if you're anything like most women I know, you're already mentally running through your list of everything you "should" be doing. The cards. The baking. The hosting. The decorating. All thos...

by Megan Sumrell — Nov 09, 2025

Planning Traps

We're in that weird space between Halloween and the holiday chaos. You know what that means? In about eight weeks, everyone's going to be talking about New Year's resolutions and fresh starts. But before you even think about January planning, we need to talk about why your plans keep falling apar...

by Megan Sumrell — Nov 02, 2025

Morning Task List vs Morning Routine

Do you have a morning routine? If you said yes, I need you to pause for a second because there's a good chance you actually have a morning task list, not a morning routine. And there's a huge difference. If you're waking up and immediately emptying the dishwasher, packing lunches, making breakfas...

by Megan Sumrell — Oct 26, 2025

I’m Not Ending The Year Strong

Everywhere you look right now, you're seeing messages about "ending the year strong" and "digging deep" to push through Q4. Well, I'm here to tell you something different: I'm NOT ending the year strong, and I strongly encourage you not to either. When you're constantly told to "dig deep" and "p...

by Megan Sumrell — Oct 19, 2025

The One List Rule

You've got your house project list on your phone, your personal goals notebook by your bed, maybe your work stuff lives in a separate app, and don't even get me started on the individual lists you're managing for each family member. You created all these lists because putting everything on ONE li...

by Megan Sumrell — Oct 12, 2025

You Can’t Live Outside Your Time Means

I witnessed the sweetest moment while on vacation with my family. I was in line at a resort market behind two little girls, probably about seven years old. Their parents had clearly given them some spending money to pick out candy, and I watched as they carefully selected their treats and brought...

by Megan Sumrell — Oct 05, 2025

How to Gain an Extra Month in Your Year

What if I told you that you could add nearly three extra weeks to your year without sleeping less, working harder, or giving up anything you actually enjoy? Here's the math that might shock you: the average person now spends 2.5 hours daily on social media and mobile apps. That adds up to 38 days...

by Megan Sumrell — Sep 28, 2025

How to Plan for a Move or Declutter

Moving is stressful no matter how organized you are, but here's what makes it absolutely brutal: trying to pack everything at the last minute while making decisions about what to keep, donate, or toss. I've moved more times than I can count (military kid life, then several post-college moves, pl...

by Megan Sumrell — Sep 21, 2025

Are you paying the divided attention tax?

You know that feeling when you're "busy" all day but somehow feel like you got nothing done? When you're exhausted but can't pinpoint why? One sneaky culprit might be what I call the "divided attention tax." It's the hidden cost of being pulled in too many directions at once, and while it's not ...

by Megan Sumrell — Sep 14, 2025

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