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Efficiency Rox

Roxanne Friedlandpodcasters.spotify.com
Lessons learned, tricks, and routines for managing your home, your work, and life. We cover urban homesteading, modern homemaking, money saving, reasonable habit formation, and their intersection with work and social priorities.
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Episodes

S3: E3 Breastfeeding

Everyone’s experience with breastfeeding. I learned some critical things along the way that helped me go beyond one year!

Nov 07, 202325 minSeason 3Ep. 3

S2: E2 Meal Planning 101

Meal planning can feel intimidating, but if you follow a few key guidelines including knowing how you like to deal with routines and habits, you can make a version of meal planning that helps you keep life flowing and efficient!

Jul 26, 202226 min

S2:E1 Essential tools to get started cooking at home

If you're new to cooking it's a little too easy to get overwhelmed by all the gadgets out there. In this episode we'll talk about keeping it simple when you're making meals at home.

Jul 13, 202217 minSeason 2Ep. 1

Season 1 Wrap Up

Wave good-bye to all this talk of clutter! In the next season our focus will be all about Homecooked meals.

Jul 07, 20225 min

S1: E7 Prevent clutter accumulation

You've decluttered, hooray! Now what? Be sure you keep these tips in mind to prevent and/or slow clutter from reappearing throughout your home.

Jul 07, 202215 min

S1:E6 Selective Minimalism

You don't have to get rid of EVERYTHING! Use the selective minimalism approach to decide what in your life can be kept to a bare minimum and what you can have a bit more fun with.

Feb 09, 202210 minSeason 1Ep. 6

S1:E5 What to do with everything you decluttered

How do you get rid of all those things in an ethical and environmentally friendly way? There are lots of options out there and it's important to be familiar with your cities resources and philanthropic endeavors to pick the best options for your items.

Feb 02, 202220 minSeason 1Ep. 5

S1: E4 Tools to keep organized

Getting rid of things is just one part of decluttering. Now you need places to put things that also encourage you to keep organized. In today's episode we'll chat through the basic approach and the common pitfalls of organization.

Jan 26, 202217 minSeason 1Ep. 4

S1:E3 Methods for Decluttering

Learn the most basic steps to starting to declutter. We won't get into the psychology of clutter but instead just focus on tackling it one phase a time.

Jan 19, 202213 minSeason 1Ep. 2

S1: E2 Ways to reuse extra items

If you're about to declutter - don't forget that this is a great way to repurpose items in your emergency kits. Listen to this quick episode about some easy items to include that you've probably accumulated and have extras of.

Jan 12, 20226 minSeason 1Ep. 1

S1: E1 Mindsets around clutter

Which mindset do you have around clutter? In this episode I give a brief overview of the most common pitfalls around why we keep things that end up becoming clutter in our home.

Jan 05, 20227 minSeason 1Ep. 1

Season introduction: Dealing with clutter

Introducing our topic for season 1. In this season we will address how clutter happens and what we can do to prevent it, they ways that decluttering and preventing clutter help us and the environment, and we will do a deep dive into strategies for dealing with clutter in specific rooms/spaces.

Jan 05, 20223 min

Efficiency Rox is Back!

It's a new year and a new structure. I've made some changes to how I structure and plan the podcast to continue bringing you helpful, home and self-centric content all in the name of being the most efficient with your time, values, and resources.

Dec 30, 20212 min

Ep. 30 Five Money Saving DIYs

Save money and resources by learning these five tasks and skills. Efficiency Rox is a podcast dedicated to bringing you tips, tricks, habits, and skills to help you efficiently manage the home, all while keeping your day job and social life. You can find more content on Instagram @EfficiencyRox and new episodes of the podcast on Wednesdays! Don't forget to rate, review, and share this podcast with a friend.

Sep 29, 20218 minSeason 1Ep. 30

Ep. 29 Gift card giving hacks

Gift cards can still be personal and meaningful. In today's episode we'll explore ways to personalize a gift card and ensure the recipient knows you care! Efficiency Rox is a podcast dedicated to bringing you tips, tricks, habits, and skills to help you efficiently manage the home, all while keeping your day job and social life. You can find more content on Instagram @EfficiencyRox and new episodes of the podcast on Wednesdays! Don't forget to rate, review, and share this podcast with a friend....

Sep 15, 20218 minSeason 1Ep. 29

Ep. 28 Your next moving plan

Moving can be a pain, but with a little intentional planning and these moving hacks you can make the process easier. Efficiency Rox is a podcast dedicated to bringing you tips, tricks, habits, and skills to help you efficiently manage the home, all while keeping your day job and social life. You can find more content on Instagram @EfficiencyRox and new episodes of the podcast on Wednesdays! Don't forget to rate, review, and share this podcast with a friend.

Sep 08, 202116 minSeason 1Ep. 28

Ep. 27 Optimize your morning routine

Mornings can be hectic - they can also be productive! In today's episode I will talk through some ways you can improve your morning routine to make it work better for you and reconsider what should exist in the morning routine and what could be placed elsewhere in your day. Efficiency Rox is a podcast dedicated to bringing you tips, tricks, habits, and skills to help you efficiently manage the home, all while keeping your day job and social life. You can find more content on Instagram @Efficienc...

Sep 01, 202110 minSeason 1Ep. 27

Ep. 26 Three ways to get faster at cleaning

It might feel like keeping the house clean is impossible - well keeping it perfectly clean is impossible unless you're willing to make it your main enterprise. But you can decrease the amount of time spent cleaning without sacrificing quality or your free time by implementing these three strategies. Efficiency Rox is a podcast dedicated to bringing you tips, tricks, habits, and skills to help you efficiently manage the home, all while keeping your day job and social life. You can find more conte...

Aug 18, 202117 minSeason 1Ep. 26

Ep. 25 Build your emergency kit

Emergency kits are important to have regardless of whether or not you live in an area with predicted, extreme whether. Be prepared to be without by including these items in your emergency kit. Efficiency Rox is a podcast dedicated to bringing you tips, tricks, habits, and skills to help you efficiently manage the home, all while keeping your day job and social life. You can find more content on Instagram @EfficiencyRox and new episodes of the podcast on Wednesdays! Don't forget to rate, review, ...

Aug 11, 202140 minSeason 1Ep. 25

Ep. 24 Tips for a cleaner sink

You could have to scrub your sink out every few days, or you could form these habits that prevent it from getting grimy in the first place and be more efficient with short and simple maintenance cleaning strategies. Efficiency Rox is a podcast dedicated to bringing you tips, tricks, habits, and skills to help you efficiently manage the home, all while keeping your day job and social life. You can find more content on Instagram @EfficiencyRox and new episodes of the podcast on Wednesdays! Don't f...

Aug 04, 202113 minSeason 1Ep. 23

Ep 23 Ways to beat the heat this summer

You don't have to crank the AC higher in order to keep your home cool. Follow these tips and habits to help you beat the heat! Efficiency Rox is a podcast dedicated to bringing you tips, tricks, habits, and skills to help you efficiently manage the home, all while keeping your day job and social life. You can find more content on Instagram @EfficiencyRox and new episodes of the podcast on Wednesdays! Don't forget to rate, review, and share this podcast with a friend.

Jul 14, 202111 minSeason 1Ep. 23

Ep. 22 Reduce stress and cost with a life calendar

Life calendars can help big picture tasks that are not daily but are necessary throughout your year feel less daunting, take less time and energy, and cost less. In this episode we will talk through what should go on your calendar, why it's important, and how to set it up. Efficiency Rox is a podcast dedicated to bringing you tips, tricks, habits, and skills to help you efficiently manage the home, all while keeping your day job and social life. You can find more content on Instagram @Efficiency...

Jul 07, 202124 minEp. 22

Ep. 21 Easing into a food budget part 3: unexpected bulk bin items and double use ingredients

In this final installment of the food budgeting mini series we will talk through unexpected bulk bin items to help you save money and reduce waste as well as the importance of having a plan to utilize everything you buy in a given period. Efficiency Rox is a podcast dedicated to bringing you tips, tricks, habits, and skills to help you efficiently manage the home, all while keeping your day job and social life. You can find more content on Instagram @EfficiencyRox and new episodes of the podcast...

Jun 30, 202116 minSeason 1Ep. 21

Ep. 20 Easing into keeping a food budget part 2

After you've had some time to practice new spending habits you can consider bulk buying and taking advantage of stock up sales. In this episode we will chat through the needs to knows and what to be aware of before you try it out. Efficiency Rox is a podcast dedicated to bringing you tips, tricks, habits, and skills to help you efficiently manage the home, all while keeping your day job and social life. You can find more content on Instagram @EfficiencyRox and new episodes of the podcast on Wedn...

Jun 09, 202115 minSeason 20Ep. 1

Ep. 19: Easing into keeping a food budget - part 1

Just jumping into controlling your food budget without a plan will result in burn out - In part one of this food budgeting series, we will start by making sure you follow some phases of making small changes first and recognizing your habits and starting to make more conscious spending decisions. Efficiency Rox is a podcast dedicated to bringing you tips, tricks, habits, and skills to help you efficiently manage the home, all while keeping your day job and social life. You can find more content o...

Jun 02, 202115 minSeason 1Ep. 17

Ep. 18 Laundro-mat hacks to save time, money, and frustration

Having a good system for what you bring to the laundromat and how use the machines will make your trip more effective and less frustrating. In today's episode I'll go over some tricks and routines to help you get there. Efficiency Rox is a podcast dedicated to bringing you tips, tricks, habits, and skills to help you efficiently manage the home, all while keeping your day job and social life. You can find more content on Instagram @EfficiencyRox and new episodes of the podcast on Wednesdays! Don...

May 12, 202113 minSeason 1Ep. 18
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