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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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The Top 7 Books I Read In 2021 (+39 Other Awesome Titles!)
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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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The Surprisingly Simple and Effective Way to Meal Plan Using Google Calendar
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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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Every Place Thrifty Bookworms Know to Look for Free Books (Including Paperback Books!)
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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
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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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How to Start a Weekly Finance Routine (And Why You Need One!)
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How to Start a Weekly Finance Routine (And Why You Need One!)

This one simple financial habit will change everything! Know exactly where your money is going and when, how much you can still spend, and feel in control of your finances for the first time ever.

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5 Gratitude Journaling Tools to Be More Thankful Every Day
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5 Gratitude Journaling Tools to Be More Thankful Every Day

When you take the time to keep a gratitude log, you’ll approach each day with infectious joy and positivity. Here’s how!

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How to Organize All (Yes, All!) of Your Books in Goodreads
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How to Organize All (Yes, All!) of Your Books in Goodreads

Wondering how to organize ALL of your books? This time-saving app catalogues everything you’ve read and want to read. It’s a book lover’s gold mine!

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How to Track Your Mileage (The Simple Way!)
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How to Track Your Mileage (The Simple Way!)

If you haven’t been tracking your mileage, you could be missing out on some big tax deductions for both business AND personal drives! This in-depth post break downs exactly how mileage deduction works, what you can deduct, and by far, the best way to easily keep track of everything.

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21 of the Best Morning Routine Ideas You Need to Try
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21 of the Best Morning Routine Ideas You Need to Try

Not a morning person and need some morning routine ideas? These 21 options will jumpstart your productive day so you can reach the goals that are most important to you!

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The Meal Plan Rotation Hack that will Save You Time
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The Meal Plan Rotation Hack that will Save You Time

Don’t start from scratch every week! Personalize this monthly meal planner template and never again ask “What’s for dinner?” in the panic of 5pm!

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The Budgeting App That Will Make Managing Your Money Crazy Simple
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The Budgeting App That Will Make Managing Your Money Crazy Simple

Your search for the perfect budgeting system stops here. After 10 months of rigorous testing with my own accounts, I recommend this game-changing tool 110%!

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7 of the Best Budgeting Systems You Need to Try
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7 of the Best Budgeting Systems You Need to Try

Whether you’re new to budgets or you’re a budget pro who wants to change it up, here are 7 budgeting programs you need to try! Warning: you might even find that budgeting can be fun!

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How to Stay On Top of Dishes Without Losing Your Sanity
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How to Stay On Top of Dishes Without Losing Your Sanity

Nothing is more frustrating than a trail of dirty dishes multiplying across the countertops! Here’s how to do dishes (and fewer of them!) without spending hours scrubbing and sweating over your kitchen sink.

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10 Daily Habits that Will Make You Incredibly Productive
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10 Daily Habits that Will Make You Incredibly Productive

Ever had a day that can only be summed up with the word “UGH!”?…There is hope! These ten powerful habits increase mental clarity and eliminate distractions so you can have a productive day EVERYDAY. (A few may even surprise you!)

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Can we please STOP saying self-care is selfish? 🛑

This mostly comes from the Christian community who labels self-care as "misguided," "unbiblical," and even an "idol." (I share this faith, but not this viewpoint). 

Let me be clear: I *do* agree that we shouldn't neglect our responsibilities completely for the sake of a little me-time. Your family still needs you. Your church still needs you. Your community still needs you.

But people don’t need a frazzled, stressed-out martyr who serves out of 😕obligation😕 rather than ✨joy✨.

Because when we demonize rest, we inadvertently swing the pendulum the other way and create an idol out of working/serving/hustling.

When it comes down to it, self-care is all about doing things that help make you a better person—spiritually, emotionally, and physically.

And that's not selfish. It's just wise.

👉🏻 What are your thoughts on self-care?

Follow @kalynbrookeco for more self-care tips and relatable mental health content.
Has time been a source of your anxiety lately? I Has time been a source of your anxiety lately? 

I can’t stop thinking about how little time I have and how much I need to cram into each day. 

Thus… why I’m reading this book. Well, partly. You helped me pick it out when I asked you to vote in IG Stories on what title I should read next!

I can’t wait to share all the tidbits I learn from this highly recommended read. 

👉🏼What book are you reading right now?

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Humans don’t like hard. We’re wired to do wh Humans don’t like hard. 

We’re wired to do whatever’s easiest… like comparing ourselves to the Instagram account that makes us feel crummy instead of going for a run. 

That’s why our habits need to be ✨CONVENIENT ✨ so they actually stand a chance against our human nature. (And so we can still do them even when we don’t feel mentally so great!)

👉🏼 Like creating a donation box so every time you spot something you don’t need, you can throw it inside. 

👉🏼Like setting out your workout clothes the night before so you don’t spend extra time deciding what to wear.

👉🏼Like keeping a set of cleaning supplies in every bathroom so you don’t have to walk back and forth.

Take a good look at the habit you want to cultivate and identify what about that habit makes it so hard to do. Then find ways to eliminate and streamline those obstacles as much as possible. 

If you need help brainstorming, tell me what habit you’re struggling with and why, and I’ll give you some ideas! 👇🏻

Follow @kalynbrookeco for more life management strategies for mental health. 
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SECRET OF SURVIVAL ⬇️ Plan a Buffer Day after SECRET OF SURVIVAL ⬇️

Plan a Buffer Day after a BIG DAY.

A “Buffer Day” helps your mind and body recover from exerting so much energy the day before. If you jump right back into your normal life, you’ll actually be LESS productive trying to push through the fog. 

But you have to PLAN AHEAD to be successful. 

On your Buffer Day:

🤍 Don’t schedule any social activities or appointments

🤍 Limit your to-do list to your top three must-do’s

🤍 Practice a lot of self-care!

We’re humans, not robots. 

A Buffer Day helps you respect your limits. 🙌

👉🏻 Are you going to try this? Don’t forget to SAVE + SHARE!
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Why is it SO DANG HARD to quiet your mind? 🤦‍ Why is it SO DANG HARD to quiet your mind? 🤦‍♀️

Sometimes my head physically hurts because I can’t stop the 159 thoughts bombarding it all at once. (Especially with OCD).

If you can relate, here are some tricks I’ve learned to calm the crazy:

🧠 Take a deep breath… multiple times. 

🧠 Pull out a notebook and brain dump EVERYTHING that is going on in your mind right now. Write until you run out of things to say (or your hand starts cramping) 😆

🧠 Tackle the easiest thing off that list. This will motivate and encourage you!

🧠 Establish separate worry times. Tell yourself you can worry about the THING that’s bothering you later. This gives you permission to let it go for now.

🧠 Go for a walk or hike. Just being in nature will soothe your mind and soul. 

Most of all, remind yourself that you are in control. You’ve got this!

Don’t forget to SAVE + SHARE. 

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Who else is giving themselves an ounce of serotoni Who else is giving themselves an ounce of serotonin this weekend?

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