The Good Stuff in August
The Good Stuff in August

August lingered in my life a lot longer than most months. It gave me plenty of time to discover some new favorites and seriously check things off my to do list, so I'm not complaining.  I've been having one serious love affair with IT Cosmetics lately. After a...

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Life Lately
Life Lately

Life lately has been filled with a lot of dogs. We've been watching my parents' two dogs during the work week for about five months now and it really has been enjoyable having pups around. It's made us rethink getting one for ourselves though since it feels like quite...

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How to Make Friends | The Kindergarten Method
How to Make Friends | The Kindergarten Method

One thing has become painfully obvious after two years of working from home. It's hard to make new friends. Sure I could ditch the robe and start hanging out at coffee shops trying to meet people, but that seems like an expensive habit to pick up without any...

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Styling a Shelf with Items You Already Own
Styling a Shelf with Items You Already Own

Our bedroom got a new addition recently and I've been in #shelfie mode ever since. Plus with a new budget keeping our excess spending in check, I had to get creative with how I decorated it. Didn't want to spend that precious eating out money on decorations. Girl...

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On Failure and Change
On Failure and Change

There are a lot of things as small business owners we don't feel comfortable talking about. Definitely in the planner community. It's one of the closest tight-knit groups of girl bosses I've ever experienced, and yet we almost altogether avoid on thing in particular....

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My Quest to Set Better Goals
My Quest to Set Better Goals

Everyone always talks about the importance of setting goals, but I'm basically rubbish at it. I've never been good at writing goals down and I'm even worse at checking back in to see progress. That's no excuse to not set goals though. So I'm working my butt off to be...

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KAYLA BENDA

Amateur potter. Cat enthusiast. Sad poetry writer.