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Organization, Planning

Tips for Trying Emily Ley’s Simplicity Challenge

Although many Simplified Planner users do a month-long Simplicity Challenge at the beginning of the year, I decided to try mine in December. Read on for what I learned during…

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January 4, 2020
Organization, Planning, Uncategorized, Work-Life Juggle

My 2022 Planner Lineup

2022 is here and so is my latest line-up of planners for the new year. There are many of us planners out there who use more than one planner at…

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January 4, 2022
Organization, Planning

Ditch the Weekly Chore Chart & Simplify Household Tasks

Unless you have a cleaning service, finding time to get the house clean without ruining the weekend or exhausting yourself can be a challenge. Weekly chore charts are an overachievers…

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November 17, 2019
  • Organization,  Planning,  Self-Care,  Work-Life Juggle

    Week 10 of Quarantine- How to Refocus and Reset Goals: 10 Action Items that Work

    May 26, 2020 /

    Yup- we're talking about goals again. This time, let's get down to the heart of the matter- you're struggling with setting goals or feeling unmotivated to work on them. Why? You lack focus. During this very unsettling time, it's no wonder so many of us feel scattered. Read on for ways to center yourself so you can effectively focus on goals that will help you through this uncertain time.

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    Planner Review: 2022 Simplified Daily Planner

    October 19, 2021

    11 Ideas for Setting Meaningful Intentions for Your Journals

    February 1, 2022

    Using a Plum Paper Monthly Planner for Blog Content Planning

    September 21, 2021
  • Encouragement,  Self-Care

    Quarantine Update- Week 9 of Quarantine: Five Types of Emotional Baggage & How to Let Them Go

    May 19, 2020 /

    While being in quarantine provides a great opportunity to practice self-reflection and resilience, we first need to see what things might be holding us back from being able to truly bounce back and be better than we were before this pandemic started. Read on to learn about the 5 types of emotional baggage that may be keeping you from fully realizing your potential and some tips for letting those things go.

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    8 Action Items to Turn Those “Someday” Dreams into Today’s Goals

    September 15, 2020

    Why Having a Positive Mindset is a Choice and How Making Changes in 3 Key Areas Can Help Change Your Perspective

    June 16, 2020

    How (and Why) to Plan During Down Times

    October 13, 2020
  • Planning,  Self-Care

    Quarantine Update- Week 8 of the #StayAtHomeChallenge: The 10 Best Journaling Prompts for Reflecting on This Time in Quarantine

    May 12, 2020 /

    We are living during some crazy times. And, no matter what your take is on it-- whether you are frustrated or enjoying some newfound freedoms-- this break from our "old normal" can be a great opportunity to reevaluate where we were when this all started and where we want to be when it comes to an end. Read on for 10 journaling prompts that can help you reflect on this situation and explore where you might be headed as we transition into the next "new normal."

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    Quarantine Update- Week 7 of the #StayAtHomeChallenge: How an Organized Mind Creates a Hopeful Heart

    May 5, 2020

    Spring Cleaning our Mindsets, Schedules, and Routines

    April 13, 2021

    Planner Review: 2021 PowerSheets Goal Planner and Tips to Help You Breeze Through the Prep Work

    November 3, 2020
  • Organization,  Planning,  Self-Care,  Work-Life Juggle

    Quarantine Update- Week 7 of the #StayAtHomeChallenge: How an Organized Mind Creates a Hopeful Heart

    May 5, 2020 /

    We have pretty much been cooped up in our home for the past 7 weeks, and there is a big temptation to just let chaos take over. It's not like company is coming over any time soon. That said, there is something to be said for the positive vibes we get from have our space and minds clutter-free. This week's post explores the connection between organization and a hopeful perspective.

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    Using Multiple Planners and My 2021 Planner Lineup

    December 22, 2020

    Monthly Planning Reviews: Seeing Where You’ve Been to Know Where You’re Going

    October 27, 2020

    Goal Planning 101: 5 Simple Actions To Take Before Starting a Goal Planner

    November 9, 2019
  • Self-Care,  Work-Life Juggle

    Week 6 of the #StayAtHomeChallenge: Blending Leadership with Self-Compassion

    April 29, 2020 /

    Being at home as we shelter-in-place leaves time for self-reflection. This week's life lessons had me thinking about my role as a leader in my family as well as the need to treat myself compassionately as I serve those around me. Read on to learn how these two concepts blend together to help us through times of crisis and uncertainty.

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    Week 5 of the #StayAtHomeChallenge: Focusing on Habits and Tweaking Traditions

    April 18, 2020

    Long-Term Goal Planning: Write a Letter to Your Future Self

    February 1, 2020

    How and Why to Write Yourself a Love Letter

    February 9, 2021
  • Encouragement,  Planning,  Self-Care,  Work-Life Juggle

    Week 5 of the #StayAtHomeChallenge: Focusing on Habits and Tweaking Traditions

    April 18, 2020 /

    From rescheduled daily routines to spending a holiday in quarantine, change can be hard. Read on to learn how focusing on positive habits and allowing ourselves to change up our holiday traditions has gotten us through another week at home.

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    Ideas for Motivation, Productivity, and Focus from “Smarter, Faster, Better”

    June 15, 2021

    The Art of Pivoting: How to Use Planners and Journals to Handle Life’s Detours

    December 15, 2020

    How (and Why) to Plan During Down Times

    October 13, 2020
  • Family Fun,  Planning,  Self-Care

    Week 4 of the #StayAtHomeChallenge: The Less is More Spring Break Where We Found Joy

    April 11, 2020 /

    With our school keeping its regularly-planned spring break, I was tempted to go with the popular idea of crafting a week filled with special staycation ideas. That was until I realized that a more unstructured week with lots of down time would bring us some much needed joy. Read on to learn why doing less on spring break meant we had more time for ourselves and each other.

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    Every Family Needs a “Thing” And Ours is Halloween

    November 2, 2019

    Swapping Guilt for Grace This Holiday Season

    December 7, 2019

    Coronavirus Update- Week 1 of the #StayAtHomeChallenge (And the Story of How We Survived the Bug Invasion of 2020)

    March 21, 2020
  • Encouragement,  Planning,  Self-Care

    Week 3 of the #StayAtHomeChallenge: Dealing with Loss During Covid-19 and Using A Goal Planner to Get Back on Track

    April 4, 2020 /

    It seems that grief was part of my current struggles with the "new normal" that we have in the age of Covid-19 and social distancing. In this post, I explore the losses I've experienced. I also discuss how goal planning and trying Rachel Hollis's #Next90Days Challenge is helping get me out of my coronavirus rut.

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    Why Having a Positive Mindset is a Choice and How Making Changes in 3 Key Areas Can Help Change Your Perspective

    June 16, 2020

    “Successful Mornings Depend on Productive, Well-Planned Evenings”

    May 11, 2021

    Lettering Ideas if You Hate Your Own Handwriting

    May 25, 2021
  • Encouragement,  Planning,  Self-Care

    Coronavirus Update- Week 2 of the #StayAtHomeChallenge (A Tough Gig for Working Moms)

    March 28, 2020 /

    It's week 2 of staying at home due to the Coronavirus, and we are starting to feel the strain. From paranoia about having the virus to learning to be more virtually social, here is a snapshot of our week and some of the lessons learned as we adapt to sheltering in place during a pandemic.

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    Book Review: “13 Things Mentally Strong Women Don’t Do”

    October 5, 2021

    Week 5 of the #StayAtHomeChallenge: Focusing on Habits and Tweaking Traditions

    April 18, 2020

    The Power of The Word: Ways to Brainstorm and Choose a Word of the Year, Season, Month, Week, or Day

    December 1, 2020
  • Family Fun,  Organization,  Planning

    Coronavirus Update- Week 1 of the #StayAtHomeChallenge (And the Story of How We Survived the Bug Invasion of 2020)

    March 21, 2020 /

    We are hunkering down and staying at home while we try to do our part in slowing down the spread of the novel coronavirus. Here is how our first week of homeschooling and teleworking went, complete with a story of how we narrowly survived a bug invasion.

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    Getting Back to Old-Fashioned, Handwritten Communication

    February 17, 2020

    Making Holiday Traditions that Work for Your Family

    December 29, 2019

    Every Family Needs a “Thing” And Ours is Halloween

    November 2, 2019
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