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52-in-52 update: 4 down, 21 to go

Header reading “52-in-52 update: 4 down, 21 to go” over a partially completed jigsaw puzzle

Well, we’re officially well into the second half of the year. In fact, there are only 20 weeks left in the year, and of my 52-in-52 list (52 things to do in 52 weeks), I’m still sitting at 26 items left to go.

I refuse to tick them off until I’ve blogged them, so it’s time to get that number down!

Completed

Create a realistic, achievable blog schedule

When I wrote this one, I intended to come up with a specific frequency and deadline that I had to follow.

What I didn’t expect was that this would turn into a deep-dive on where I was finding friction in the blogging process. What was causing me to drag my heels with blogging was the process of reviewing and editing my posts, creating the image headers, etc.…

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August Gratitude Day 9: Something to thank myself for

Header reading “August Gratitude Day 9: Something to thank myself for” over an open weekly planner

In my last gratitude post, I talked about feeling most content when, amongst other things, I’ve done a few things on a Sunday night to make myself feel “on top of it”. Doing my weekly plan every Sunday night is a fundamental part of that. It’s nice to know what’s coming up and make sure I’m prepared!

Luckily for me, today’s gratitude prompt lined up with my Sunday night planning, so I decided to share my weekly planning process.

Do one small thing that will make your life easier tomorrow.

Planner Layout

To be specific, I use a Saint Belford Curate Daily Planner. It sold out for 2026, and the 2027 versions are being released later this month. So, here’s the link to the 2026 version if you want to take a look.…

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August Gratitude Day 8: When I Feel Most Content

Orange sunset along the horizon behind silhouetted trees

As I write this, I’m feeling pretty content. I’ve been hanging out with a good friend of mine all day, doing Lego, watching TV, and having a low-key day. 

We just won’t talk about the incident with the Lego flowers that fell off the table, smashed everywhere, and was promptly packed away in the box and ignored.

We’ve even cooked dinner together (neither of us cook, like ever) and even watched the sunset.

The sunset over the mountain ridge

We’re now relaxing with a vodka lime and soda, watching another episode of Elsbeth. Yep…content.

Which brings me to the daily gratitude prompt from The Optimistic Muse.

I feel most content when…

Now, this might be a surprise to all of you, but I didn’t overthink it.…

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