Just before I got married last summer, I quit my job in Austin, Texas and moved three hours away to a city 30 miles north of Dallas, where my then-fiancé was living. Phew! That sentence encompasses three major life transitions: getting married, changing jobs, and moving cities. Today, I’m focusing on just one transition: changing jobs. (Though this [Continue Reading…]
How I Use My Simplified Planner
I find a lot of joy in planning ahead. It makes me feel at peace and helps me to prepare for what’s coming up. It helps me stay on top of my responsibilities and it holds me accountable for the things I don’t enjoy (like cleaning the floors!). On the day the 2016 edition was [Continue Reading…]
Social Media Is a Job and You’re The Boss
Here’s a truth: social media is a job. For some it’s light freelance work, just a few hours a month. For others, it’s part-time, an hour or two every day. For many, it’s a full-time gig, taking up lots of time every day. And for the rest, it’s a full-time job plus overtime–social media is a [Continue Reading…]
How I Stay Motivated When I Work From Home
The question that I get asked most frequently about being a full-time blogger is “How do you get anything done working from home?” which is usually followed up with something like, “I am so unmotivated when I’m at home. If I were you, all I’d do is stay in my PJs, watch TV, and sleep.” [Continue Reading…]
13 Ways I Refocus Myself During The Day
I have a wandering mind full of gypsy thoughts. They just meander, making random connections, pulling my attention away from the task at hand. I believe my bouncing thoughts are often what spark my creativity, so I rarely become frustrated with myself when I can’t focus. Instead, I have an arsenal of refocusing techniques that I use to pull [Continue Reading…]
9 Truths About Blogging + 33 Questions To Ask Yourself Before You Start a Blog
If I had a dollar for every time someone approaches me about wanting to start a blog (or wanting to grow their blog), I would have enough money to take that fakecation to Miami I wrote about a few weeks ago…plus some leftover! The following questions are easily the most frequently asked that I get [Continue Reading…]
8 Must-Haves for Bloggers Who Want To Take It To The Next Level
A lot has changed since I’ve gone from blogging as a hobby to blogging full-time (you can read more about that decision here)! Whereas I once posted sporadically, whenever I had the time, I now schedule out my editorial calendar and post predictably at 8:00am each day Monday through Friday. As with any hobby-turned-career, there is [Continue Reading…]
My Evening Routine
If you want to get an idea of my full daily routine, check out My Morning Routine post and My Afternoon Routine post. Today, I’m sharing what I do on a typical day from the time that Riley gets home from work until the time I go to bed. This is easily my favorite time [Continue Reading…]
My Afternoon Routine
If you want a better picture of how my entire day flows (well, 2/3 of it), read My Morning Routine post first. You can expect My Evening Routine post next. Let’s dive right in! 1:00pm | Break For Lunch I left off on my last post at 12:50pm, when I prepare lunch. I do it [Continue Reading…]
My Morning Routine
I really love to read “day in the life” posts. It just fascinates me to learn how other people spend their days! I wrote my own a couple of years ago here, but clearly my day-to-day has drastically changed since that post was published. So, I decided to break up my current day in the [Continue Reading…]
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