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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!)
Habits + Routines

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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✦ Let’s fight depression + anxiety
✦ Through sustainable strategies, structure + self-care
✦ RV Life @openroading | Founder @brainbooklibrary
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Kalyn Brooke | Life Management for Mental Health
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! ❤️
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!
Does it sound a little crazy to bribe yourself to Does it sound a little crazy to bribe yourself to complete housework? 🤑

Maybe...

But it’s also effective. ✨

Wasn’t it Mary Poppins who said,
“In every job that must be done
There is an element of fun
You find the fun and snap!
The job's a game.”

We respond to incentives. So find the fun and reward yourself after the task is done. 🪙

But pick something that TRULY motivates you. 🏃

It could be watching another Netflix episode or reading another chapter of the book that left you on a cliff-hanger. Maybe you want to soak in a hot bath, go for a walk, treat yourself to a brownie, order delivery, or light your brand new candle. 🛀

Whatever inspires happiness at the mere thought of doing that thing, choose that as your reward. And see if you don’t get more done when you dangle the adult equivalent of a chore chart sticker in front of yourself. 😄 
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