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How to Update Your Flip-Flops in Five Minutes
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How to Update Your Flip-Flops in Five Minutes

No more boring flip-flops! All you need is 5 minutes and $5 bucks to turn a plain pair of sandals into fancy footwear. This step-by-step tutorial is a fun Mother/Daughter project, or doubles as an activity for a girly birthday party.

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DIY Activity Bin for Kids
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DIY Activity Bin for Kids

Keep kiddos quietly entertained with this simple DIY Kids Bin. Rotate different activities in and out every month, and you’ll have hours of creative play at your fingertips!

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Easy DIY Candy Jar Gift
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Easy DIY Candy Jar Gift

Don’t waste your time scrolling through “thousands of candy jar ideas”. This is THE DIY candy jar you’ve been looking for!! Quick. Easy. And oh-so-cute. Perfect for teachers, co-workers, and friends!

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21 Handmade Gifts You Can Make in Less Than an Hour
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21 Handmade Gifts You Can Make in Less Than an Hour

Think handmade gifts take a lot of time? Think again! These 21 easy handmade gift ideas take less than an hour to make and are guaranteed to get those creative juices flowing. Knock out a bunch this weekend and get your Christmas list DONE.

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Cheap & Easy Weed Control
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Cheap & Easy Weed Control

Keep those pesky weeds from ruining your latest landscaping project. This unique form of weed control is easy, effective, and barely costs a thing! Proven to prevent weeds even better than landscape fabric.

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How to Frost Cupcakes Like a Pro
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How to Frost Cupcakes Like a Pro

Learn how to frost cupcakes like a pro with this super simple technique. Everyone will think your homemade treats look just like a professional bakery!

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Cake Week: 5 Days to Create Professional-Looking Cakes at Home
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Cake Week: 5 Days to Create Professional-Looking Cakes at Home

Learn how to make simple, yet professional-looking cakes at home! This series teaches you all the basic skills you need to take your homemade cakes to the next level. The best part? You don’t have to be a professional to use these tricks!

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Canning 101: How to Preserve Your Favorite Foods
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Canning 101: How to Preserve Your Favorite Foods

Interested in canning, but not quite sure where to start? You’ll learn step-by-step how to properly {and safely} can your favorite foods using the water bath method. It’s the BEST way to enjoy your garden all year round, and saves money too!

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DIY Streak-Free Window Cleaner
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DIY Streak-Free Window Cleaner

Say goodbye to Windex—this homemade window cleaner works so much better than store brands, and costs just $.12 per bottle! With three simple ingredients, its easy to make, contains no toxic chemicals, and leaves nothing but sparkling glass panes behind.

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How to Distress New Wood (Fixer Upper Style)
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How to Distress New Wood (Fixer Upper Style)

If you love HGTV’s Fixer Upper, you’ll love this super simple distressing technique. It makes new wood look old with Joanna Gaines’ signature Rustic Farmhouse and Shabby Chic style. In fact, this headboard is an exact replica of the one she has in her own bedroom!

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Printable Star Wars Valentines
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Printable Star Wars Valentines

Have a kiddo that geeks out on all things Star Wars? Skip the overpriced boxes at the store, and download these printable Star Wars Valentines instead. Great last minute option that’s still cute and creative!

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DIY Save Spend Give Jars
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DIY Save Spend Give Jars

Teach young children how to manage their money with Save Spend Give Jars! This afternoon project takes minimal supplies to get started, and is a fun way to get the whole family on board with budgeting. Kids will love decorating their own up-cycled canisters!

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From Drab to Fab: Stenciled Scarf Makeover
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From Drab to Fab: Stenciled Scarf Makeover

Have a plain scarf hanging in your closet? Give it new life with a stenciled scarf makeover! A little bit of paint and trendy design can turn your old piece into a work of art. Just one of many scarf ideas being shared during Scarf Week!

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25 Stunning Seashell Projects
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25 Stunning Seashell Projects

You can do practically anything with a handful of pretty shells, and best of all, they’re FREE for the taking! Collect various shapes and sizes on your next trip to the beach, and turn them into one of these beautiful seashell projects. They truly are a work of art!

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DIY Colander Planter
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DIY Colander Planter

Repurpose an old kitchen strainer into these adorable DIY Colander Planters! They bring Spring and Summer color to your back patio with a charming farmhouse look. Also a great mothers day gift or hostess gift idea!

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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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