If you constantly feel like you don't have enough time to do life admin and housework, do you actually need more time — or a different relationship with it? In this refreshed return of the podcast, a new co-host, time management coach Christie Flora,  joins Mia Northrop to unpack why "busy" language creates a sense of scarcity, how time, energy, and attention together form the real foundation of sustainable planning, and how to find your natural rhythms across days, weeks, and seasons. 

We dig into practical tools like time audits, calendar math, and realistic household standards, explore the psychology of why time feels fast or expansive, and close with concrete nudges: notice your language, track your time, and plan with more self-compassion.  

Chapters: 

00:00 Intro 

00:13 A refreshed podcast returns with a new co-host and a new question about time 

02:14 Why 'busy' language creates time scarcity and reduces our sense of agency 

05:57 Time, energy, and attention: the real foundations of sustainable planning 

12:55 Finding your natural rhythms across days, weeks, and seasons 

17:41 Zooming out to the week: time audits, and seeing where time really goes 

25:38 The psychology of time: why it feels fast, scarce, or expansive 

29:41 Turning insight into action with calendars, priorities, and realistic household standards 

38:41 Practical closing nudges: notice your language, track your time, and plan with more self-compassion

Episode Resources:

 * Time Tracking Timesheet - https://www.lifeadminlifehacks.com/timetracking
 * HOLA Holistic Life Audit - https://florandorder.com/resources/hola/
 * Ep 88:  Finding more time in your day - https://www.lifeadminlifehacks.com/podcasts/life-admin-life-hacks-podcast/episodes/2148412411
 * Essentialism - Greg McKeown  - https://link.amazon/B0dANdiYt
 * Tranquility by Tuesday - Laura Vanderkam - https://link.amazon/B03wp2d4D

Life Admin Life Hacks:

 * Subscribe to Mia’s Momentum newsletter - https://www.lifeadminlifehacks.com/maintain-your-monthly-momentum
 * Subscribe to Christie’s The Weekly Unrush newsletter - https://florandorder.com/
 * Buy the Life Admin Hacks book - https://link.amazon/B0ibkkHdo
 * Preorder the Everyday Ease book - https://link.amazon/B0ftEDE3E





101: Your Relationship With Time

In this milestone 100th episode, Mia and Dinah tackle listeners' questions, including how to get out of overwhelm and just start, environmental design, digital overload and meal planning. They also talk about their favourite episodes and highilghts over the last 5 years.

For the full show notes, head to http://www.lifeadminlifehacks.com/Life Admin Life Hacks. [https://www.lifeadminlifehacks.com/podcasts/life-admin-life-hacks-podcast]

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100: Ask Us Anything life admin

In this episode, Mia and Dinah explain what personal boundaries are and why having rigid or porous boundaries can result in too much of a life admin workload. They talk about how to set healthy boundaries with others so you  can prevent resentment and burnout if your life admin load is too high.

For the full show notes, head to http://www.lifeadminlifehacks.com/Life Admin Life Hacks. [https://www.lifeadminlifehacks.com/podcasts/life-admin-life-hacks-podcast]

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099: Personal boundaries for manageable life admin

In this episode, Dinah and Mia delve into decluttering, providing insights and strategies to help you streamline your household. From understanding your personality type to navigating differing styles within your household, this episode offers practical tips to enhance your organisational skills and create a harmonious living environment.

For the full show notes, head to http://www.lifeadminlifehacks.com/Life Admin Life Hacks. [https://www.lifeadminlifehacks.com/podcasts/life-admin-life-hacks-podcast/episodes/2148804696]

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 * LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/life-admin-life-hacks/?viewAsMember=true]

098: Decluttering and organisation styles

In this episode, Mia interviews Elke Einhalt, a coach passionate about empowering women to create fulfilling lives. Elke shares insights on acknowledging life phases, getting to know oneself deeply, and mastering self-talk for personal growth.



Resources

 * Coach Eke's website [http://coachelke.com.au/] - Elke’s website

For the full show notes, head to http://www.lifeadminlifehacks.com/Life Admin Life Hacks. [https://www.lifeadminlifehacks.com/podcasts/life-admin-life-hacks-podcast/episodes/2148585523]

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 * LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/life-admin-life-hacks/?viewAsMember=true]

097:  Get out of your head and into action with Elke Einhalt

In this episode, Mia and Dinah take Alpha Schulte, money coach and ex-tax accountant, on a deep dive into good and bad debt, credit scores, credit cards and loans, how to prioritise what debt to pay off first, and the help available if you have unmanageable debt.

Resources

 * ww.money-madesimple.com.au [http://www.money-madesimple.com.au/]
 * Money With Alpha podcast [https://www.money-madesimple.com.au/podcasts/money-with-alpha]

For the full show notes, head to http://www.lifeadminlifehacks.com/Life Admin Life Hacks. [https://www.lifeadminlifehacks.com/podcasts/life-admin-life-hacks-podcast/episodes/2148585523]

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 * LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/life-admin-life-hacks/?viewAsMember=true]

096: Managing debt with Alpha Schulte

In this episode, Mia delves into the world of circular fashion with expert Kathrin Baumann.  Discover how circular fashion can reduce your mental load and save you time in managing your kids' or your own wardrobe.

Resources

Little Renters [https://littlerenters.com/] - Children’s clothing rental

Promo code: LIFEADMINHACKS10

This provides your subscribers with a 10% (or $5) monthly discount for the first 3 month of subscription to Little Renters.

The Volte [https://thevolte.com/] - Adult clothing hire

For the full show notes, head to http://www.lifeadminlifehacks.com/Life Admin Life Hacks. [https://www.lifeadminlifehacks.com/podcasts/life-admin-life-hacks-podcast/episodes/2148577240]

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 3. LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/life-admin-life-hacks/?viewAsMember=true]

095: Circular fashion with Kathrin Baumann

In this episode, Mia interviews Sharon Collon, an award-winning ADHD coach, who shares insights into the strengths and challenges of the ADHD brain and how individuals and families dealing with ADHD can get organised in a way that works for them.

Resources

 * The Functional Family [https://www.thefunctionalfamily.com/]
 * ADHD Families Podcast [https://www.thefunctionalfamily.com/podcast]

For the full show notes, head to http://www.lifeadminlifehacks.com/Life Admin Life Hacks. [https://www.lifeadminlifehacks.com/podcasts/life-admin-life-hacks-podcast/episodes/2148570656]

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094: ADHD organisation tips with Sharon Collon

Transition from a dedicated life admin day to a more efficient approach for better organisation.

In this episode Mia and Dinah delve into the concept of a Life Admin Day and its effectiveness in managing the overwhelming tasks of adult life. They explore the challenges and benefits of dedicating a specific day to tackle life admin tasks and provide alternative approaches for a more efficient and sustainable life admin routine.

For the full show notes, head to Life Admin Life Hacks. [http://www.lifeadminlifehacks.com/]

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093: Graduating from a 'life admin day'

In this episode, Mia and Dinah talk about improving the way you and your household cope with climate-related events and emergencies. This is known as climate resilience and it isn’t about preventing climate change or taking action against climate change, but preparing for escalating climate-related issues and disasters.

Resources

Emergency kits and evacuation plans

https://www.getready.qld.gov.au/emergencykit

https://www.getready.qld.gov.au/plan#household-emergency-and-evacuation-plan

 * Red Cross Preparing for emergencies [https://www.redcross.org.au/prepare/]

State climate change websites

- Australian Capital Territory [https://www.environment.act.gov.au/cc]

- New South Wales  [https://climatechange.environment.nsw.gov.au/]

- Northern Territory [https://climatechange.nt.gov.au/]

- Queensland [https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/climate/climate-change]

- South Australia [https://www.environment.sa.gov.au/topics/climate-change]

- Tasmania [http://www.dpac.tas.gov.au/divisions/climatechange]

- Victoria  [https://www.climatechange.vic.gov.au/]

- Western Australia. [https://www.wa.gov.au/service/environment/environment-information-services/western-australian-climate-change-policy]



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092:  Making a climate resilience plan

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LifeAdminLifeHacks (@mlnorthrop)

Tools, techniques and tips to tackle your life admin and housework with efficiency. Mia Northrop and Christie Flora  introduce ways to drop your mental load, save you time and money, create peace of mind and restore harmony in your household.

Life Admin Life Hacks

We help professional women streamline their life admin and improve their personal and household organisation, so they can save time, save money, drop their mental load and nurture household harmony.  We recommend systems, processes, apps and tools to optimise their approach to paperwork and the homework of adult life.