Hannah Morgan sits down with Kristina Molinaro, co-founder of Twenty Five and Pine, a handmade furniture company she runs with her husband, Nick. After their son was born, they shifted toward kids' furniture designed to grow with the whole family. Kristina shares how she protects her work time as a mom entrepreneur: daycare days for woodworking, nap time for computer work, and mornings for her son. She also explains how she plans her month and uses AI to turn a long to-do list into a manageable weekly schedule.
Key Takeaways
- Build hard containers for your time. Kristina's work window is nap time, and it doesn't move.
- Match the work to the window. Daycare days are for woodworking in the shop, and nap time is for computer work.
- Protect your off-hours. Mornings are for playing with her son, not dishes or laundry.
- Plan big, then break it down. She maps out the whole month, then sorts tasks into daily work sessions.
- Create a dedicated workspace. Having an office she can walk into helps her click into work mode.
- Use AI to lighten the mental load. She uploads her list, tells it what belongs in nap time, and asks how long tasks will realistically take.
- Find the system that works for you. It's different for everybody.
Quotes From The Episode
"My work window is my nap time. So it's a hard container no matter what day of the week it is, whatever season we're in." (Kristina)
"I just have buckets and you figure it out." (Kristina)
"I feel like the best businesses and ideas and ventures are built during nap time." (Hannah)
About Our Guest
Kristina Molinaro is the co-founder of Twenty Five and Pine, a handmade furniture company she runs with her husband, Nick.
- Website: twentyfiveandpine.com
- Instagram: @twentyfiveandpine
Resources Mentioned
- How I Built This podcast
- Claude.ai
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