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Podcast Junkie? The 10 Shows You’ll Want to Try Today
Mindset + Motivation

Podcast Junkie? The 10 Shows You’ll Want to Try Today

The best podcasts of all time all have 3 things in common. Here are those 3 elements, and my top 10 list of podcasts you need to try!

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How to Conquer Your Inner Critic (For Good!)
Mindset + Motivation

How to Conquer Your Inner Critic (For Good!)

The choice is yours. Listen to that critical inner voice or believe your weaknesses have the potential to become your greatest strengths.

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3 Powerful Ways to Make the Most of Past Mistakes
Mindset + Motivation

3 Powerful Ways to Make the Most of Past Mistakes

Dwelling on past mistakes doesn’t serve you or anyone else. In sharing the worst financial mistake I ever made, I hope these powerful lessons help you move past your own decisions so you can make smarter ones in the future!

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How to Choose Your Word of the Year (and Stick With It!)
Goal Setting

How to Choose Your Word of the Year (and Stick With It!)

Your friends are all choosing a word of the year to be their rallying cry for the next 12 months. So, should you do it? And if so, how??

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How to Fight the Battle Against Depression (And Win!)
Mindset + Motivation

How to Fight the Battle Against Depression (And Win!)

Even with depression, it’s possible to be on the winning side. Learn how to take back your mind (and life!) with five practical action steps that will jumpstart your healing process. Every one of these made a significant difference in my own recovery!

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This is My Story: What Depression Really Looks Like
Mindset + Motivation

This is My Story: What Depression Really Looks Like

I’ll bet there’s something you don’t know about me…and I’ll bet you know someone else who struggles with this, too. Today, I break my silence about the mental illness I’ve been hiding for the last 17 years.

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7 Life Lessons I Wish My 20 Year Old Self Knew
Mindset + Motivation

7 Life Lessons I Wish My 20 Year Old Self Knew

Are you in your twenties (or soon to be)? If I had a time machine, I’d give this advice to my younger self about finances, relationships, and life goals. Feel free to eavesdrop!

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HYGGE 101: Here’s What Happens When You Adopt This Cozy Trend
Mindset + Motivation

HYGGE 101: Here’s What Happens When You Adopt This Cozy Trend

Do you long for the simpler things in life? These life-changing hygge ideas prove the secret to happiness isn’t about wanting more. 

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Overwhelmed with Life? 7 Strategies to Simplify Right Now
Mindset + Motivation

Overwhelmed with Life? 7 Strategies to Simplify Right Now

Are you over-committed? Stressed? Exhausted? Or just plain need a break? These practical strategies simplify your life so you have the freedom to streamline your schedule, create more margin for rest, and tackle your to-do list with laser focus.

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7 Powerful Confidence Boosters to Improve Your Self-Esteem
Mindset + Motivation

7 Powerful Confidence Boosters to Improve Your Self-Esteem

Do you struggle with low self-esteem? Don’t let the fear of failure erase your drive to succeed. These seven confidence boosters break through the flurry of negative thoughts, so you can find emotional healing and embrace your true worth.

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The Book That Changed My Life
Mindset + Motivation

The Book That Changed My Life

Does this sound like you? “I struggle to say yes, but when I say no I feel guilty.” Girl, you need to read The Best Yes. This resource helps you make smart decisions with total confidence!

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How to Beat the Afternoon Slump (Without Caffeine)
Planning + Productivity

How to Beat the Afternoon Slump (Without Caffeine)

Do you feel sleepy around 2:00pm? These 5 tips help you beat the afternoon slump so you can be more productive throughout the day. They’re simple, effective, and give you a boost when you need it most!

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5 Powerful Ways to Fight the Winter Blues
Mindset + Motivation

5 Powerful Ways to Fight the Winter Blues

If you’re experiencing extreme sadness and low energy levels during the Winter months, there IS hope! These 5 simple solutions to fight the winter blues will help lift your spirits and make every day just a little bit easier. You have the right to feel better!

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How to Build a $1,000 Emergency Fund in 90 Days
Money

How to Build a $1,000 Emergency Fund in 90 Days

Emergency Funds are crucial to survive life’s unexpected expenses, but where do you find the extra money to start one? Here’s how I turned my medical emergency into a money making challenge, and what I did to build an Emergency Fund FAST!

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Why Your Kid Doesn’t Need a New Backpack This School Year
Mindset + Motivation

Why Your Kid Doesn’t Need a New Backpack This School Year

The pressure to buy brand new back to school supplies is ON this time of year, but do our kids really need all that stuff? Here’s why your child can do without the latest and greatest, as well as how NOT to spend quite as much.

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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! 

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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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