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I’ve Read Over 60 Books This Year. Here are the Top 10
I wanted to read 12 books in 2021. I made a list of to-do items (i.e. a list of goals but named differently to trick myself into thinking of them NOT as goals) with it smack dab at the top of this list. I may have outdone myself with this one. There are just a few...
What You Should Plan to Do in January
With 2022 right around the corner, it's time to start preparing to start the new year off right. With new planners kicking off, here are a few thing to plan for in January. Schedule health and wellness appointments for the entire year Usually the next dentist...
5 Things I Bought in October
Let's be accountability buddies, shall we? Now I haven't been a big spender in many, many years. Gone are the days of wandering the mall on a free afternoon and leaving with arm-fulls of currently trendy clothing. I've curbed my shopping addiction and would consider...
Why the Cultivate What Matters Powersheets Didn’t Work for Me
With the new Cultivate What Matters planners appearing on social media, it felt time to talk about my failed experiences with Powersheets. I gave them an honest go for two years in a row with disappointing results. It boiled down to five reasons why the Cultivate What...
The Best Things to Do on the Big Island of Hawaii
My husband Alex and I are wrapping up our month long stay in Kona, Hawaii. It has been a once-in-a-lifetime trip that has us feeling recharged, inspired, and beautifully tan. Over the past 29 days we've explored all over the island and I've gathered over 15 of our...
BoxyCharm Giveaway
I'm giving away the July BoxyCharm subscription box! They randomly sent me two, so might as well make it your gain!
21 Things to Do in 2021 | 6 Month Check-In
Six months into 2021 and it felt time to check in on how progress is going on my 21 Things to Do in 2021 List. If you want to see the reasoning behind these 21 things, go check out that post first. Create an embroidery design from my own pattern The photo of the...
Embracing Life’s Natural Flow
Maybe it's because I'm approaching 30 or maybe it's because I've spent 99% of my time this past year in my home, but I'm embracing life's natural flow these days. There is a time and season for everything it seems whether we willingly enter into it or not. This past...
5 Ways to Increase Productivity at Your Desk
To all the still somewhat new people working from home, I see you. I've been self-employed for six years now and it's still a struggle to be productive at my desk when there are so many more entertaining things just outside my office door. Over the years I've found a...
Goals for 2021
This year I’m ditching my past as a goal-quitter and going for it full on. If you haven’t visited YouTube in a while, I’ve been posting a series of videos about my goals for this year and how I plan to accomplish them. I’ll leave the videos linked at the end of this...
The Digital Detox Anyone Can Do
A digital detox doesn’t mean you have to leave your phone somewhere for days on end. There are ways to digital detox while still using technology. My version of a digital detox anyone can do without going phoneless. We usually feel like we need a detox because what...
21 Things to Do in 2021
We’re all more than happy to kick 2020 to the curb. Unfortunately as much as we can hope, I doubt January 1st will look that different. So I’m focusing on the positive and sharing my to do list to have something to look forward to in the upcoming year. What would be...