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 year has been a year of reflection, self-exploration, and understanding of...
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 few ways to increase productivity. Keep Your Space Clean This is one of those...
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 post if you fancy a watch. Ok, admin things out of the way, let’s get into goals....
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 we’re viewing online isn’t making us feel good or providing us with anything...
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 on your 2021 list? Create an embroidery design from my own pattern I’ve done a...
Wishing You a Very Merry COVID Christmas
So this Christmas is pretty weird, I’ll give you that. But honestly I’m kind of happy about it. It’s the very first Christmas without my dad who unexpectedly died at 56 in January. It was going to be a very hard year to begin with and I take a weird sense of comfort knowing that it’s hard for everyone, just for another reason. I’m sitting at our...
How to Get Started with Embroidery
If you're looking for a new COVID-friendly hobby, embroidery is the way to go. It's quite simple, easy to start, and portable so you can take it anywhere in the house. Trust me when I say you'll want a craft you can do lounging in bed that doesn't involve glue or extra gadgets. To get started you'll need to pick out your first kit. I recommend...
5 Questions You Should Ask Before Choosing Your Next Planner
Sure we didn't have anything really to put into our planners for 2020 (here's a post about ideas if you don't have anything to plan), but 2021 brings a lot of optimism. So while you're shopping for your next planner, keep these five questions and your answers in mind.1. What did you like (and not like) about your current planner? Was it too big,...
How to Plan When There Isn’t Anything to Plan
As the pandemic keeps pushing on, it may seem like there's legitimately nothing to put into your planner. When everything shut down and plans stopped, I seriously considered just chucking the whole thing into the bin and trying again in 2021. But here are a few ways I've found to make the most of my planner when there really isn't anything to...
How I Plan Out My Blog/YouTube Content
With over a decade of creating content online, I've tried my fair share of content planning. I've used tangible planners, Google Calendars, and pages of lists. Yet my current content strategy has been by far my favorite and the one I've kept up with the most. I use Monday.com, but you could probably recreate this in excel or another project...