Your day starts at 6 a.m. and ends at 9 p.m.
Where are you in it?
You make room for work, family, appointments, meals, messages, and tomorrow. By the time the day becomes quiet, you are too tired to use what is left.
Make Room for Yourself helps you see where your hours go, protect a realistic pocket of time, and decide what you want to do with it.
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The whole day is already spoken for before you get a say.
When does your part of the day begin?
This is not simply a time-management problem. It is automatic agreement, invisible planning, interrupted energy, work that follows you home, and guilt when you try to keep anything for yourself.
Find the time. Protect it. Use it for something that belongs to you.
See your day clearly
Map a real day and notice which hours serve work, family, other people, and you.
Prepare your boundary
Use practical scripts for work, home, family, and friends—then adapt them to your voice.
Begin small enough to continue
Choose one realistic pocket of time and build a 30-day practice without treating a difficult week as failure.
You do not need another book that tells you to “make time.”
You need a way to look at the life you actually have and decide what can change within it.
- 11 chapters combining relatable stories and practical guidance
- A three-day time audit and energy check
- Boundary scripts for work, family, and friends
- A 30-day plan with a clickable tracker
- 30 journal prompts and letters from fictional guide Aunty Mae
- A weekly check-in, room-at-a-glance page, and 90-day vision
- Fillable answer boxes and clickable PDF navigation
“You’ve spent years making room for everyone else, love. Begin by keeping a few minutes for yourself today.”
Aunty Mae
Fictional guide in Make Room for Yourself
Reflection becomes useful when it leads to one honest action.
These workbook pages help you notice the pattern, name what needs to change, and write the next step in your own words.
The Six-to-Six Life
Why a full day can still feel as if your own life is missing from it.
Where did your time go?
See which hours were chosen, required, interrupted, or given away.
What would you reclaim?
Type into the fillable PDF or print the worksheet pages.
Make Room for Yourself
One-time purchase
- 74-page interactive, fillable PDF workbook
- EPUB reading edition for ebook apps (not writable)
- Immediate access after successful payment
- Use the PDF to type and save worksheet answers
Digital download. No physical item is shipped.
A practical invitation to begin again.
I have spent more than 18 years working in international development, program leadership, funding strategy, and grant writing. Like many women, I know how easily work and responsibility can take the best hours of a day.
I wrote this book to help you notice what you need and choose one step that fits the life you have now.
Frequently asked questions
Can I write directly in the workbook?
Yes. Use the interactive PDF in a PDF reader that supports forms. Download it, type in the answer boxes, and save your copy. You can also print the worksheets.
Can I write in the EPUB?
No. The EPUB is a reading-only edition for ebook apps. Its worksheets are not fillable or interactive. Download the PDF to click through the workbook, type your answers, and save them.
Is it only for mothers?
No. It is for women whose work, caring responsibilities, or availability to others leave little room for themselves.
How much time do I need?
There is no required daily target. Read one section, answer one question, or try one small change.
Is this therapy or medical advice?
No. It is an educational self-reflection guide and does not replace medical care, therapy, or individualized professional advice.
Can I try it first?
Yes. The free sample includes the complete first chapter and its fillable worksheet.
Your day will keep asking for you.
It is time to keep a little of yourself, too.
Begin by seeing one ordinary day clearly. Then choose the first space you want to reclaim.
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