If you are running your own business from home, you might already be aware of the many challenges you may face as you attempt to grow it. You might have noticed a lot of other business owners have a blog that they can direct people toward as a marketing tool. If you use it in the right way, a blog can be a useful way to boost your small business. I'm sharing how a blog can boost your ... Read more
How to Switch Career This Year
If ever there was a good time to change your career and try something different, it was 2020. Now, with the global pandemic set to continue well ino 2021 the opportunity for changing careers to something more suitable or aligned with your talents or interests is still viable. In this post we take a look at some of the ways you can make the career switch and live the life you've dreamed of for ... Read more
My 2021 Golden Coil Planner
I'm trying a new planner in 2021. I have used the Erin Condren planner for the past three years or so, but it's time for a change. I chose the 2021 Golden Coil Planner because it is customizable and simple. I found that I would use many of Erin Condren's typical pages anyway, so I wanted to choose the pages I know I will use. When you customize your planner you can choose the layout as ... Read more
Make Pins More Easily With Tailwind Create
This post contains affiliate links, meaning that if you choose to click through and make a purchase, I will receive a small commission at no cost to you. I was also compensated to create this post, though all opinions are my own.One aspect of blogging in which I need to improve is making more Pins to share on Pinterest. That's why I was excited to hear about the new Tailwind Create, which makes ... Read more
How I Juggle My Full-Time Job, Parenthood and Blogging
I've heard that being a mom is equal to 2.5 jobs. I am also a work-from home mom and a blogger. That means I have several jobs, apparently. The key to being successful at each is to first know that perfect balance in all areas of life is impossible. You can't be perfect at everything. With this in mind, I juggle my full-time research editor job, parenting and blogging with the following tips: ... Read more
Day in the Life of a Work-From-Home Mom
It's been about two years since I've shared a typical day in the life and since then things have changed drastically. If you're new here, I work from home and my 11-month-old stays home with me. Some days I have my preschooler at home, too. We have a routine down now that makes juggling work and mom life much easier. I also play the role of household manager, which can make things overwhelming ... Read more
Using the Erin Condren Notes Page for Blogging
This year I've started to use my Erin Condren more for blog planning, specifically the monthly notes page. It is helping me stay organized and helps me keep track of my blogging ideas, pitches, goals and to-do lists. Today I'm sharing how I utilize the page for blogging. I have four sections on my monthly notes page. I typically use one color pen for consistency and I stick with a ... Read more
2018 Word of the Year, Plus Simplifying To-Do List
For the past few years I have chosen a word to guide the following 12 months. Each year I have watched that word change my life, sometimes in ways I didn't expect. When I saw the following word last week, it spoke to me. I knew this would be my chosen word for 2018, as well as an intention: Believe. Believe is my 2018 word of the year. I believe in myself and that I can make my goals a ... Read more
August Goals
Yet again I am shocked by how quickly time passes. Will that ever stop happening?In June I set an intention to invest in myself and my blog, and in July I continued doing that. As you might have noticed, I had several collaborations that came about because I set that goal. I also invested any earnings from Floradise blog back into tools that will help me continue to improve it. I enrolled in ... Read more
June Goals & a Lesson from May
I blinked and it suddenly became June. May was full of celebrations but also challenges. The overall lesson for May was invest in yourself: in time for myself, in career and personal growth, and what my body and mind need. I learned this lesson by neglecting myself on many occasions in the previous months. I put my fitness and career goals on hold and it was beginning to affect my outlook on life. ... Read more