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How To Always Achieve Your Goals By Harnessing the Power of Rewards
Goal Setting

How To Always Achieve Your Goals By Harnessing the Power of Rewards

Rewards are one of the most powerful tools you have to achieve success and reach your goals. Here’s how to reward yourself effectively!

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Are We Done Yet? 3 Reasons We’re Still Loving Life On The Road
Modern Minimalism

Are We Done Yet? 3 Reasons We’re Still Loving Life On The Road

After 3 years on the road, most people are expecting us to wrap it up and settle down. But here’s why we’re not quite ready yet.

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Why You Need To Make Your Bed Every Day (Even If You Don’t Feel Like It)
Habits + Routines

Why You Need To Make Your Bed Every Day (Even If You Don’t Feel Like It)

Making your bed every day might seem like a trivial habit, but the results of being consistent about this simple task can be life changing!

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Take Your iPhone Home Screen From Blah To Beautiful In 3 Easy Steps
Planning + Productivity

Take Your iPhone Home Screen From Blah To Beautiful In 3 Easy Steps

Give your phone a GLOW UP! Learn which apps are truly essential (and which ones you can delete) so you have room to create a beautifully customized and cohesive home screen. You’ll smile every time you pick up your phone!

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The Top 7 Books I Read In 2021 (+39 Other Awesome Titles!)
Books + Reading

The Top 7 Books I Read In 2021 (+39 Other Awesome Titles!)

Life is too short to read boring books. Here are the ones I loved in 2021 and can’t stop thinking about!

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5 Surprisingly Effective Planning Tools To Set You Up For Success in 2022
Planning + Productivity

5 Surprisingly Effective Planning Tools To Set You Up For Success in 2022

Change your planner system every year? You might need more than one tool! Here’s a peek into my own hybrid planning setup with a mix of five digital and analog methods.

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How to Build the Etsy Shop You Can’t Stop Thinking About (in Six Short Weeks!)
Goal Setting

How to Build the Etsy Shop You Can’t Stop Thinking About (in Six Short Weeks!)

If you’ve ever wondered how to open an Etsy store, this quick guide has all the details. Plus, I’ll share my secrets to getting your shop up and running in just a few short weeks!

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Manage Emails Like A Pro With The Help Of These 8 Genius Tips
Planning + Productivity

Manage Emails Like A Pro With The Help Of These 8 Genius Tips

It’s all too easy to let your email inbox spiral out of control. Here’s how to manage your email effectively! Learn which organization folders you really need (and which ones you don’t) along with smart hacks to streamline your email processing routine.

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The Surprisingly Simple and Effective Way to Meal Plan Using Google Calendar
Habits + Routines

The Surprisingly Simple and Effective Way to Meal Plan Using Google Calendar

If your meal planning routine could use a refresh, this simple Google Calendar hack is your new favorite, completely out-of-the-box solution. It works just as well for scheduling events as it does meals!

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Practical Dreamer: The Go-Getter’s Guide to Crush Your Goals Six Weeks at a Time
Goal Setting

Practical Dreamer: The Go-Getter’s Guide to Crush Your Goals Six Weeks at a Time

Through a unique blend of structure and flexibility, Practical Dreamer offers a fresh goal setting framework that will inspire you to create the life you’ve always wanted, starting in six short weeks.

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The Only Streaming Services Worth Your Time (Plus, Shows You’ll Love!)
Money

The Only Streaming Services Worth Your Time (Plus, Shows You’ll Love!)

The best streaming sites can be hard to find amid all the options! We’ve done the hard work for you, so now you can sit back and relax.

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9 Quick and Easy Organizing Projects You Can Complete in a Weekend (or Less!)
Planning + Productivity

9 Quick and Easy Organizing Projects You Can Complete in a Weekend (or Less!)

In as little as weekend (or less!), you can easily organize these areas of your home to create a cozy, more streamlined space. Ready to tackle your junk drawer? Pantry? Or receipts? I got you.

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The One Decluttering Rule You Have Probably Never Heard Of
Modern Minimalism

The One Decluttering Rule You Have Probably Never Heard Of

Sticking to this rule is the easiest way to adopt a minimalist lifestyle. You can apply it to anything and everything!

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Every Place Thrifty Bookworms Know to Look for Free Books (Including Paperback Books!)
Books + Reading

Every Place Thrifty Bookworms Know to Look for Free Books (Including Paperback Books!)

Love to read? Here’s how to find thousands of free books—including paperback, eBook, and audiobook options—to feed your bookish addiction on the cheap. Download your favorite titles today!

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Refresh and Reset: A 7-Step Guide to Spring Clean Your Finances
Habits + Routines

Refresh and Reset: A 7-Step Guide to Spring Clean Your Finances

Spring is the perfect time to simplify, organize, and set yourself up for financial success for the rest of the year. These 7 steps help you clean and spruce up your finances from start to finish!

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HEADS UP: I’m heeding my own advice and taking a HEADS UP: I’m heeding my own advice and taking a break from this account. 

I’ve felt the tug to step back and reassess what the content here looks like, it’s purpose, and whether it’s time to pivot or not.

I do know one thing—I’ll still be on Instagram! 

I’d love to have you follow the brand new @brainbooklibrary account. Even if you’re not a member, I’ll be sharing allll the productivity and planning tips there that you can use with any tool. But if you’re partial to paper planners, you’re going to be in for a treat.

And of course, I’ll still be active on @openroading as we travel up the west coast and share what full-time RV life really looks like.

I hope to see you again here at some point. But until then, I hope to connect with you on those other accounts! 

Thank you so much for being here. I APPRECIATE YOU. 

Most of all, I hope you give yourself permission to heed that nudge if you’ve needed a break too. Clarity comes when we remove ourselves from the situation long enough to approach it again with fresh perspective. 

Love you all! 🤍
I WAS INTERVIEWED FOR A PODCAST! I always assumed I WAS INTERVIEWED FOR A PODCAST!

I always assumed podcast interviews were for really important people that run multi-million dollar companies. Not for little ol’ me. 🤣 

So I was extremely honored that
@dr.laurencook from The Boardroom Brain invited me to be a guest. We had the most delightful conversation that I know you are going to LOVE!

We talked about: 

➕What it looks like to run a business when you battle depression
➕How to fall in love with Mondays (for real!)
➕Where to start when you’re completely overwhelmed by your to do list

…and more! 

Grab your headphones and listen on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, or Amazon Music.🎧

I’d love to know what you think after you listen! ❤️
Who wants to win a cart FULL of stylish office sup Who wants to win a cart FULL of stylish office supplies? 😍📒🖊

In honor of 10 years of blogging (I know, I still can’t wrap my head around it!) I’m giving away a $100 gift card to my favorite discbound planning company @levenger. 

Their notebooks are SO high quality, but also a little pricey. So this should give one lucky winner permission to grab a few things without feeling guilty! 

✨TO ENTER: ✨
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All you have to do us tag a friend who would adore some new office supplies below. 👇🏻
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Technically, I’m not allowed to ask for a follow, but if you feel compelled to click that blue button, I won’t stop you. 😂

FYI: Neither Levenger or Instagram is sponsoring this giveaway. I just want to show my appreciation for all the love and support you’ve shown me over the years! 

🌎Open to all
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#giftcardgiveaway #levenger #officesuppliesmakemehappy #giveawayalert #entertowin
Have you ever waited over an hour to respond to a Have you ever waited over an hour to respond to a text? Or let a week go by without replying to an email? 📱

As much as you’re tempted to, you don’t need to start the conversation with “SO sorry for my delay.” 📣

All this does is perpetuate an unreasonable standard of responsiveness.🙅

Who gets to decide the appropriate response time while you are living your life? 🧐

Just because our phones are by our side 24/7, we don’t owe our undivided attention to them. 🧘‍♀️

In fact, I’d go so far as to say that real-life community and experiences are more important than our phones. 🌵

So when you hear that buzz coming from the small black rectangle in your pocket in the middle of a conversation or chore or work project, remind yourself that you don’t have to answer it. 🚫

You can get to it later. On YOUR time. Without an apology attached to it.✨

▶︎ Do you start your replies with an apology if you don't think you've responded quickly enough? 
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It’s okay if you skip a day. 😅 I know that p It’s okay if you skip a day. 😅

I know that permission slip doesn’t jive with the unrelenting pressure you put on yourself to maintain a perfect streak of habits. Because if you’re anything like me, the moment you “break the chain” is the moment you give up on that habit entirely. 

I mean, I almost threw my journal in the TRASH. 😱📔🗑️

At the beginning of the year, I purchased a regular planner and turned it into a daily journal.🖊️ 

I'm proud to say that I kept this habit... for about 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀. Eventually, I began skipping an evening here and there. 🥱

Now, my “journal” looks like a puzzle that isn’t quite complete. I’ve already shattered my vision of me, next January, looking back over an entire year of memories. 💔

What is the point of keeping up with it now, when I’ve already missed so much? 🤔

Maybe that sounds silly, but I know there’s someone out there who struggles with this all-or-nothing mentality too! 👌

The thing is, we can’t rate the success of our habits by a “streak.” We can certainly use that data to see how consistent we are.🔥 

But if we:

- skipped day 5 of our workout program,
- forgot to write down our daily gratitude list,
- or missed doing the Wordle of the day,

𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗼𝗸𝗮𝘆. ✨ 

We have to remember that 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱. 💯

What really matters is that 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸 when you miss a day. Because 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺 has nothing to do with yesterday. 📅

▶ Are there any habits you’ve been subconsciously applying this all-or-nothing mentality to?
I’ve never really shared this before. But the I’ve never really shared this before. 

But the reason I’m so passionate about sharing organizational systems, productivity strategies, habits, routines, and goals is because they are critical to my own mental health.

If you’re new, you might not know that I battle depression and anxiety on almost a daily basis. I wake up never knowing which days will be good or bad. 

And while I extend myself a lot of grace, I also don’t want my struggles to control me. 

✨STRUCTURE ✨helps put the pieces back together when I feel like I’m falling apart. 

That’s what I want to do here. To share the same topics I’ve been sharing for the last few years, but also bring mental wellness into the conversation as the foundational WHY behind everything else.

Because if I’m being truly honest, I can’t help but notice its subtle existence behind all of the content I share... I’ve just never called it out before because it feels really scary and vulnerable! 

And yet, I’ve never more sure that this is the next right step.

Even if a struggle with mental illness isn't part of your story, we all experience challenging days where we're just trying to survive. You are always welcome here.

But if you’ve been waiting for someone who gets how hard it can be to do something as simple as take a shower some days, who knows you’re not lazy, and understands the need to balance doing hard things with grace and rest, I'm here to guide you in the right direction... and to help you feel a little less alone.💕

➤ If any part of this message resonated with you, leave a comment so I can meet you!
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