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Not Just a Pretty Book – How I Actually Use My Sprouted Planner

I’ve been asked to share more behind-the-scenes peeks into how I plan. So…here are some spreads from my 2025 Weekly Sprouted Planner!

Exercise Tracking

I’ve been using Sprouted planners for almost 4 years (a huge thanks…

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  • Organization, Planning, Time Management
  • May, 03, 2025
  • 38 Comments

Currently Working: Winter 2025

Occasionally I remember it’s helpful to evaluate the effectiveness of my current routines and habits. Instead of functioning on autopilot, why not ask myself: What’s going well…and what’s not? Too often I keep doing…

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  • Personality Insights, Planning, Time Management
  • Feb, 11, 2025
  • 52 Comments

A (Short) Festive Bloggy Break

I’m feeling behind on life.

Year-end organization for the upcoming tax season. Prep for work responsibilities in 2025. Sleep. Christmas. Housework. Margin.

So…I’m going to be gone for the next few days! The only way…

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  • Blogging, Time Management
  • Dec, 09, 2024

A Day in My Life: Monday, 7 October 2024

My last A Day in My Life post was back in April. For kicks, I decided to quickly scan how that particular day transpired and the similarities are uncanny.

For instance: I wore the same…

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  • Home, Life, Personality Insights, Time Management
  • Oct, 10, 2024
  • 45 Comments

A Day in My Life: Wednesday, 10 April 2024

A number of cool kids (Hi Nicole, Lindsay, Birchie…and more!) have been posting Day in the Life – or Week in the Life – recaps. I realized I haven’t done a single DITL post…

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  • Habits, Home, Life, Personality Insights, Random, Time Management
  • Apr, 16, 2024
  • 39 Comments

Rhythms, Routines, and Little Things Currently Working

I have been thinking a lot about rhythms (I continue to misspell this word at least 90% of the time; why is it so hard?) and routines lately. Maybe it’s my sudden interest in…

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  • Habits, Life, Personality Insights, Time Management
  • Jan, 31, 2024
  • 39 Comments

The One Where I Don’t Post On Monday (And Then Post On Monday)

Last week kicked my butt. Mostly in a good way – you know when you finish an epic workout and you’re proud of what you accomplished? But, also, you feel like you’ve been hit…

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  • Demerits, Random, Time Management
  • Dec, 18, 2023
  • 35 Comments
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