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