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Embrace Bold in 2025: My Ambitious Goals for the Year

Are you ready to go boldly into 2025 and conquer your goals? You’re not alone – I’m right there with you! I want to share my goals for 2025 and how I’ve crafted a personalized goal-setting system that works for me. Over the years, I’ve tried countless systems and courses, but combining Jess’s EPIC Goals from JashiiCorrin and Sarra Cannon’s Your Path Forward/HB90 has been a game changer. Jess’s supportive community keeps me accountable, while Read more

By Jenna, ago

How to Set Up Your New Planner for 2025

As we get ready to dive into 2025, there’s nothing quite like the excitement of cracking open a brand-new planner (or planners, if you’re like me!). Whether you are setting up one or many planners, this post will walk you through getting your planner or bullet journal set up for the new year! Using multiple planners might sound overwhelming, but for me, it’s the secret sauce to staying organized, productive, and creative. Each planner serves Read more

By Jenna, ago

2025 Planner Stack: Tools for Organizing My Messy Mind

Are you ready for 2025, or like me, trying to convince time to SLOW DOWN? I’m definitely not ready! In my last post, I shared all the changes I made to my planner stack in 2024, and now I’m excited to reveal my plans for 2025. I’ve thought about this for what feels like way too long, but I really want to carry over what worked and leave behind what wasn’t serving me. Your purchase Read more

By Jenna, ago

2024 Planners in Review

2024 was a year of planner… upheaval! Well, at least for me. Let’s look at which planners made it through and which were sacrificed for planner peace. My planner stack changed a bit over the year and that’s ok, we are always evolving and it’s ok to switch it up if it’s not working for you! Links are affiliate links. I will earn a commission if you purchase through them. Let me know, did you Read more

By Jenna, ago

Erin Condren Reading Log and Journal

Are buying books and reading them two different hobbies? I believe they are and we have a third hobby, tracking our reading! We are going to take a closer look at the Erin Condren A5 Book Lovers Reading Log and Journal (affiliate link – I will earn a commission if you purchase) to see if it will work for you! The cover is a pastel ombre mid-century circle with gold accents. You can personalize it Read more

By Jenna, ago

*NEW* Budget By Paycheck Workbook

Imagine a world where you have a clear financial plan, your savings account is growing, and you’re stress-free about money. Sounds too good to be true? Let’s find out. Let’s take a closer look at the new Budget Mom Budget by Paycheck Workbook! This year, she has launched it in a new, smaller szie. The smaller version measures 7×9.5 and retails for $44 on sale. You can also get the large size, listed as 10×11 Read more

By Jenna, ago

How to Write a Non-Fiction Book Review

Have you ever wondered how to write a fair non-fiction book review? I struggled with fairly assigning a rating and one day I thought, why don’t I use the system I use for my fiction books? Then I realized that probably wouldn’t work great but it was a good starting point. I used the same structure as my fiction reviews but changed up the categories. I did a lot of googling to decide what categories Read more

By Jenna, ago

How to Start a Nature Journal

Do you want to feel more connected to nature? Why not start a nature journal? If you want to take a break from screens, be creative, and reset your soul, grab a notebook and some art supplies and head to your backyard or neighborhood park. We are headed into fall and the change of season is the perfect time to start a nature journal. You can start simply by noting the changes you’re seeing in Read more

By Jenna, ago

Cafe Noir | July 2024

July was a slower month for me and I only read three books. I focused on non-fiction this month and improving my skills. What did you read in July? How to Shoot Video That Doesn’t Suck by Steve Stockman☕☕☕☕☕ / 5 Although this was more directed at people making movies or capturing their family events, I took a lot away from it for my own videos. It was very easy to read and flowed really Read more

By Jenna, ago