January has become synonymous with new beginnings. Although you do not need to wait for January or the first of a month or a Monday to start something new, why not take a moment to reflect and visualize what you want for yourself this month? I know, I know, it’s actually February and you might be saying but January is over! But like I said, we don’t need the first of anything (year, month, week) Read more
How do you keep track of the books you’ve read? In the past I have used only Goodread then I added blog posts and in 2022 I tried a reading journal. I kept it simple (and small) because I wasn’t sure what I would put in it or if I would keep up with it. Turned out I wanted to keep a lot in there and kept up with it. Mostly. I usually went in Read more
Are carbon shoes worth it for a middle-of-the-pack runner? The price point of the lightest, fastest shoes is a bit steep for many recreational athletes, and the small benefit they gave may not be worth it. If you have the money and want some fancy speed work and racing shoes, then you should pick up a pair but they aren’t a necessity. Before we dig into all the specifics on the Adidas Adizero Adios Pro Read more
Will the Hero’s Journal work for someone with ADHD? The Hero’s Journal ($50) is one that has often been recommended for people with ADHD because it gamifies goal setting and each day’s page looks a little different so you get the newness factor. It is not a typical planner. It is a quarterly goal planner meant to help you through one goal, or quest. The Hero’s Journal is split into three acts and is meant Read more
How do you keep track of all your bills and when they are due? A monthly budget calendar is a great way to see at a glance what bills you have coming up and what paychecks you will have to pay those bills. You do not have to buy a separate calendar for this but it does help to have one you can see quickly and at a glance. You can easily print out a Read more
Do you choose a word of the year or rather, does a word choose you? I’ve done word of the year in past years but it wasn’t until 2022 that I created a spread and let my word guide me. For 2023 I decided to dig deeper with my word and am participating in Ali Edward’s One Little Word. You do not need to do something like One Little Word to have a word of Read more
This was a tough one. I am not even sure why it was on a list for people with ADHD. It seems more geared toward trauma, depression, and anxiety. I know people with ADHD can also have those but this was more than just a planner. This is meant more for someone in therapy and taking multiple medications. At first flip through, I realized I would never use a lot of the included sections but Read more
How do you keep track of your cleaning routine and home projects? Recently Erin Condren released a Companion Planner and at first, I was like, no, I don’t need this. But after thinking about it for a few hours I realized it would be perfect for my Clean Mama routines and trying to get all the stuff done around the house. This would also work really well for budgeting, project planning, and continuing education. The Read more
I finally read four books in a month! But none were from my Shop Your Stash. DOH! Three were library holds and one was to get an extra point (?) in the Kindle Reading Challenge. But it was a book I already owned, just a Kindle book, not a physical one. I have about a million Kindle books but they don’t take up precious floor or shelf space so they are second to physical books Read more
Have you ever looked at a planner and thought it was simply adorable and you had to have it? Yet, once you got it you had no idea what to do with it! The obvious way to use a pocket planner is on the go but many of us use our phone calendars when out and about to track appointments and other things and there isn’t a real need for a pocket planner. But, if Read more
