Actionable Ways to Love Your People
It’s so easy to get lost in the busyness of our lives and take the people we love for granted.
I talk a lot about appreciation at work, but it’s really important in our personal lives as well. Keep reading for several tips you can implement today to love on your people.
Reflections to Change Your Perspective
Sometimes, when we feel like we’re spiraling in life, all we need is a little shift in perspective to help us find our feet again. Keep reading for a few reflections and exercises to change your perspective.
Staying Organized in a Chaotic World
I love helping folks get and stay organized, whether at work or at home (but, usually, both), and I share all of my best tips in my weekly Friday Five Newsletter. If you haven’t gotten on my email list yet, or can’t wait for Friday to come, here are a few tips for staying organized in a chaotic world.
What Is It Like to Run a Little Free Library? Here’s How It Became My Favorite Daily Ritual
We started a Little Free Library in our neighborhood a while back, and honestly? It's become one of my favorite parts of each day.
I'm talking about those adorable little boxes you've probably seen around town—the ones that look like tiny houses filled with books where you can "take a book, leave a book." What started as a simple community project has turned into this wonderful daily ritual that I didn't see coming.
Creating Community Through Monthly Potlucks: Our Stewarts' Sunday Supper Story
In a world where we're all busy and often isolated, creating regular opportunities for genuine connection has become almost radical. Our Sunday Suppers aren't solving world problems, but they're doing something important: they're helping us remember that we're not meant to do life alone.
Unconventional Travel Tips for Your Next Trip
Over the years, I’ve picked up some tips and tricks for making travel easier and more organized, especially when traveling with children. I share a lot of tips (travel and otherwise) in my popular Friday Five Newsletter, so if you’d like to get weekly tips straight to your inbox, sign up for that here.
Now, let’s discuss a few unconventional travel tips you may want to incorporate into your next trip.
How Can I Support a Friend Going Through a Tough Time?
After supporting friends through losses, new babies, and challenging life transitions, I've learned that practical support often means more than we realize. Today, I want to share some meaningful ways to show up for someone who's struggling.
Have a Little Fun Even When Life is Stressing You Out
I’m always looking for ways to incorporate more joy into my life, and I often share these things in my popular Friday Five newsletter.
If you’re looking for something to spark a little joy in your life today, I’ve got a few suggestions for you.
3 More Ways to Boost Your Productivity
I share weekly tips in my popular Friday Five Newsletter, many of which are about keeping organized at work and at home… and I have a few more to help with your productivity goals.
The Working Parent's Guide to Simple Self-Care: 6 Easy Systems That Stick
In order to show up with our best in both of those spaces, we have to remember to take care of ourselves.
Here are a few tips and tools to assist in improving your health…
5 Tips to Reconnect with Your Friends
The research is really clear that being in community with others is important. We need friends! But it's hard to make and see friends in busy adult lives.
Not to worry, I’ve got some tips below that you can use to help reconnect with friends.
8 Methods to Boost Your Productivity
I’ve made it my business to share tips and tricks that actually work for being organized at home and at work, and I share weekly tips in my popular Friday Five Newsletter (go ahead and subscribe if you’re into this sort of thing). Keep reading for a few of my favorite productivity tips that actually work.
9 Home Tips to Simplify Your Life
How often do you go to grab a tube of mascara or box of kitchen trash bags only to realize it’s empty? Do you know where to keep all those recipes you’ve downloaded from the internet? How do you determine what to air dry versus what to machine dry? How many times have you forgotten to take an item with you on your way out of the house?
There are so many decisions to make day-to-day in our homes; so many things to do and remember. Let’s take some of the stress away by simplifying a few areas in your home.
4 Mindset Tips to Improve Your Life
When it comes to mindset tips, I appreciate ideas that help to actively improve my life. Let me share four of the best life-improving mindset tips I’ve come across.
Finding Flow: How FLOWN Transformed My Remote Work Experience
The magic of FLOWN lies in its simplicity: you join a call with other focused individuals, commit to distraction-free work, and somehow, work just flows. What I've found most valuable is:
Structured Accountability: The presence of others creates gentle pressure to stay on task
Professional Facilitation: Expert guides help maintain focus and energy
Supportive Environment: A community that understands the challenges of deep work
Flexible Schedule: Sessions are available when I need them, even at very early or late working hours given the global community
4 Impactful Ways to be a Better Person
Being a better person is not a goal we can reach, but a constant practice, and I’m always learning new ways to have a positive impact on the people in my life. If you’re looking for impactful ways to be a better person, read on to learn four of my top tips.
Decide Once Digest
One of the most replied-to emails I ever send are ideas for deciding once instead of deciding over and over again. Decision-making can really fatigue our overworked brains, so what can we do to stop re-deciding? Here are some examples…
How to Get a Free Stanley Tumbler
If you're not yet an owner of one of these magical things, you should be. Especially if your location is headed into summer. I put ice water into mine this past Sunday afternoon, left it on my nightstand for 48+ hours, and it was still full of ice on Tuesday night. Truly miraculous. So here's how you get one for free if you want one:
How to Have a Joyfully Managed Holiday Season
I created a FREE 15-page guide and workbook to help you plan a holiday season that has more joy and ease than overwhelm and stress. It will help you figure out what matters, learn some tips to create more joy and ease, and plan ahead so that you feel completely together when it comes to celebrating this year's fall and winter holidays.
How We Keep Our Family Car Organized
Here are our top tips for keeping your car organized, with videos and links!