Last night my husband told me about this old proverb that describes what happens when you cut a strip of rug and sew it onto the other side, expecting a longer rug. Nothing. Sometimes that's exactly how I feel about my days this month. Easily overwhelmed. I wake up on weekdays and start my … [Read more...] about What To Do When You’re Easily Overwhelmed
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How to Write a Romance Novel Even If You’re Single
How do you write a book? Write what you know. Unless of course you'd rather write about something you don't know anything about. The summer after my sophomore year of college, I wrote my second book. The first book I'd ever written lies deep within my computer's archives and will never see the … [Read more...] about How to Write a Romance Novel Even If You’re Single
We Bought Our First House
When Devin and I first start looking at houses, we quickly found the process to be overwhelming. But I'm glad we persevered, because I love the pretty peach house we bought last month! We looked for months before we found it. And between the market we're in (houses go up as For Sale one day and … [Read more...] about We Bought Our First House
Organize your Entire Life with the Moleskine Dotted Journal
Interested in how I skyrocketed my productivity, even amid the demands of a busy schedule? I spill all my secrets in this tell-all post about how to organize your entire life with moleskine dotted journal. This post contains affiliate links. Read my full disclosure policy here. In college, I … [Read more...] about Organize your Entire Life with the Moleskine Dotted Journal
My Favorite Books of 2017
At fifteen, I got my first job, and I'm pretty sure I spent my entire first paycheck at Barnes and Noble. If there is anything I love finding beneath the Christmas tree with my name on it, it's books. If you're a book-lover like myself, you probably know a few fellow bibliophiles and you may be … [Read more...] about My Favorite Books of 2017
How You Can Achieve Inbox Zero Every Day—Guaranteed
I shut down my computer and sighed because I knew I hadn't accomplished everything I wanted to do that day---and worst of all I felt as if there was something I was forgetting. Ever had that feeling? I used to have that feeling all too often, all because of my love/hate relationship with email. I … [Read more...] about How You Can Achieve Inbox Zero Every Day—Guaranteed