Today was one of those “meh but still productive” kind of days. Hubby and I got off work this morning and retreated to the den, where I did my usual “pretend I’m chilling but actually start working on the website” thing. Brainstorming, scheming, plotting—I’m on a mission to wrap this month up strong.
And let me tell you—I was on fire. I cranked out six (yes, SIX) new printables today. Three basics (month, week, day) and three budget ones. They all match in theme and font because your girl is building a cohesive digital planner empire. I want at least 5–10 products on the site before launch, and guess what? The launch is officially happening on my birthday. Symbolic, right? Me stepping into my 29th year like: new age, new planner, new me.
Hubby and I also had a whole discussion about keeping the house “TLC ready.” Basically, the place should look clean enough at all times that we could star on a reality show without a moment’s notice. Lofty goal, but I love it. Tomorrow, we’re actually filming our first TikTok together—a time-lapse of us cleaning every room. Post number one: watch us scrub, dust, and pretend we’re HGTV hosts.
On the productivity front, Notion has been giving me life lately. I built a dashboard where I stash all the AI images I make for the website, plus another property where I link the Google Docs of the Pinterest descriptions ChatGPT writes for me. Streamlined, efficient, main-streamed (yes, that’s a word now). Most of the work I knock out at my job on my iPad, then just polish it up at home on the computer. Honestly, it feels like I’m running a tiny tech start-up from the breakroom.
Hubby and I also have Tuesday off together, which sparked the ultimate question: do we stay home and enjoy our freshly cleaned, reorganized, TLC-ready kingdom? Or do we squeeze in one last little trip before the nice weather peaces out? On one hand: cozy home vibes. On the other: travel bug whispering “live your best life.” Decisions are hard, okay?
Part of me knows that my mental health used to decide these things for me—manic me would be like “ROAD TRIP BABY,” and depressed me would vote “stay home forever.” But now? I’m just…stable. And stability is great, don’t get me wrong. But sometimes it feels like I’m floating in the middle, just existing, and it’s hard to figure out what I actually want. Still, I’ll take “stable and indecisive” over “chaotic and unstable” any day.
Anyway, tomorrow the house gets its final push toward put-together glory. Amazon is delivering a storage bin and a jewelry organizer so I can finally turn the hallway closet into a real closet. Maybe Tuesday will be a stay-home day after all—because what’s the point of scrubbing, organizing, and remodeling if you don’t stop and enjoy it?
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